ARLINGTON — New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark declared the league “open for business,” saying that while nothing is imminent all options will be considered as he takes over with conference realignment again shaking college sports.
LOS ANGELES — Juan Soto bet heavily on his own talent and health by turning down a massive, long-term contract extension from the Washington Nationals. Soto then went to the Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium and showed why he almost certainly can’t lose.
LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry lets his play do the talking during the NBA season. Give him a mic as host of The ESPYS and some famous folks might finally be hearing trash talk from one of the league’s best-liked players.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Cameron Smith made eight birdies on the final day of the British Open. His 8-under 64 was the lowest closing round at St. Andrews by the champion golfer of the year. His name on the claret jug includes his score of 268, the best ever on the Old Course.
Waxahachie returning catcher Kadin Vire has been named honorable mention all-state on the Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 6A team that was announced on Monday and is one of seven Ellis County selections.
A community meet-andgreet for Waxahachie head girls’ track and field coach June Villers has been set for Thursday evening, July 21, from 6 to 7 p.m. The event will take place at The Avenue Church at 1761 Highway 77 in Waxahachie.
Ennis Lions quarterback Jackson Gilkey has been named as “one of the top 10 quarterback recruits” in Texas high school football this 2022 season. This honor was announced in the month of May in Dave Campbell’s “Texas Football Magazine”. The popular publication placed Jackson Gilkey at the Number 9 position in the Class of 2023 QB prospects.
ARLINGTON — On the surface at Big 12 football media days, nothing really appeared much different. The 10 mannequins lining the main stage donned the uniforms of the same schools that have made up the conference for a decade.
The drill for catching channel catfish in numbers this time of year is pretty basic - feed them and they will come! I’ve written enough words about catching catfish to fill a very large book through the years and caught and cooked my share but just a few sentences can pretty well sum up the ease of catching lots of channel catfish during the summer months.
ARLINGTON — Two of the three new head coaches in the Big 12 aren’t really new at all when it comes to the state of Texas, the conference and the traditional Dallas-area home of the league’s football media days.