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OXNARD, Calif. — Dak Prescott had fair warning before his first meeting with reporters at training camp that Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy had just delivered his best line so far in California.

David Cox, who formerly served as the assistant cross country/track and field coach at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, has been promoted to associate head track coach. As the jumps, throws, and combined events coach for the Lions, Cox is entering his third season with SAGU.

Ennis super mom, Kim Vernor, just recently returned home after competing at the USA Track & Field Masters National Championships at the University of Kentucky in Lexington on July 28-31. Her quest to attempt and enter four separate field events this year was a brilliant success.

ARLINGTON — The NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers acquired hard-throwing reliever and former No. 1 overall draft pick Matt Bush from the Texas Rangers on Monday night for infielder Mark Mathias and a top pitching prospect.

BOSTON — Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports are viewed in a racially divided country. The most prolific winner in NBA history, Russell marched with Martin Luther King Jr., stood with Muhammad Ali and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.

As the calendar flips from July to August, the sound of football pads popping and sneakers squeaking on the volleyball court returns to Ellis County campuses. The first day of volleyball practice, and football practice for those schools that did not participate in spring football, is Monday across the state of Texas.

In past years, I have eagerly awaited my yearly fishing trip up north to the remote fly in lakes in northern Saskatchewan. Thanks to the opening of the U.S./Canada border, I was once again able to make the trek up north to fish. This past week I went way up north to within a stone’s throw of the Northwest Territories.

Chase Elliott has been declared the winner of Sunday’s M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway after first and second place finishers, Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified following post-race technical inspection. It’s a series-best fourth race victory for the driver of the