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Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 Hellmann’s Chevrolet, poses for photos after winning the pole award. TIM NWACHUKWU/GETTY IMAGES Chandler Smith, driver of the #18 Charge Me Toyota, celebrates in victory lane.

OXNARD, Calif. — Describing himself as playing a game of poker, Jerry Jones acknowledged he had options for who would be the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys this season.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — All-Star Corey Seager left the Texas Rangers’ game against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night with a bruise on his lower right leg.

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.

Welcome back to football. The Cowboys open training camp practices Wednesday in Oxnard, Calif. It’s coach Mike McCarthy’s third season running the show, but only his second with camp starting in Oxnard. This is the first time in McCarthy’s tenure with things close to a normal training camp experience.

The transformation of the U.S. women’s national team has been significant in the year since the Tokyo Games.

Justin Verlander has a little more gray in his hair and stubble these days. Despite those details — and the fact he pitches for the Houston Astros now — it’s sometimes hard to tell if this is 2009 or 2022.

NEW YORK (AP) — A decades-old, mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card could break a record at auction. The collector’s item from 1952 features one of baseball’s most celebrated and charismatic legends, and is widely regarded as one of just a handful in near-perfect condition.

SEATTLE — The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with former AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel on a minor league contract on Monday. Keuchel, 34, had stints earlier this season with the Chicago White Sox and Arizona before getting released by both teams.