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The NBA board of governors and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized plans to create the first-ever NBA Foundation that will work to spur economic growth in the Black community, announcing Wednesday that the initial contribution will be $300 million over the next decade.

The Dallas Stars are preparing to play their second game in the NHL’s return-to-play tournament in Edmonton, and they will be doing so after two Stars players made a social justice statement before game one.

Stephen Piscotty hit Oakland’s second game-ending slam of the year and the A’s beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.

Azura Stevens had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Courtney Vandersloot added 14 points and 10 assists, and the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 82-79 on Tuesday night.

The NBA is back and so are the fans — sort of — as they occupy virtual seats inside the Orlando bubble.

Luka Doncic punctuated a triple-double by making the tiebreaking shot with 1:57 left in overtime Tuesday and leading the Dallas Mavericks past the Sacramento Kings, 114-110.

The French ministry of sports says more than 20 coaches working with the French ice skating federation or its clubs have been identified following an investigation into accusations of sexual assault, harassment or violence

Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one nonconference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered 2020 season continued to fall into place.

TCU’s chancellor said football coach Gary Patterson apologized Monday for repeating a racial slur when telling a player to stop using the slur in team meetings.

Will Carrier scored the tiebreaker with 5:12 left in the game, Robin Lehner had 24 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 in Western Conference round-robin play on Monday.

With a Memphis loss early Sunday, the Dallas Mavericks clinched their first playoff berth since 2016.

Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s four-game series at Detroit.

Former wrestling star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said he has acquired the XFL

Brothers Scott and Tyler Heineman walked out to home plate from opposite dugouts and represented the Rangers and Giants to confirm the lineup cards and then posed for a photo with the umpires.

So far, so good.

Devin Booker scored 30 points and the Phoenix Suns erased a double-digit deficit while their All-Star guard was on the bench with foul trouble, rallying for a 117-115 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.

Frisco native Britney Holmes was on the video screen singing the national anthem before the Mavericks’ game Friday night, at a time when she hopes the pregame tradition and recent flash-point can be redefined.

Willie Calhoun hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly after the Giants walked the bases loaded in the seventh inning, Joey Gallo followed with a three-run home run and the Texas Rangers beat San Francisco 9-5 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Donovan Solano hit a two-run single for an early lead and the San Francisco Giants overcame an injury to starting pitcher Drew Smyly to beat the Texas Rangers 7-3 Saturday night.

The Dallas Cowboys released Kai Forbath on Saturday, clearing the way for Greg Zuerlein to be their kicker in 2020.

Minnesota’s Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. anthem when he did so before Oilers-Blackhawks in Edmonton

The league announced Thursday its 14 teams will each play a 10-game schedule against fellow SEC opponents because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he’ll remain standing for “The Star Spangled Banner,” but professed respect and support for those who protest racism and social injustice by kneeling during the national anthem.

The coronavirus has forced baseball’s 17th postponement in 10 days, prompting at least two more players to opt out and casting doubt the league can complete the 2020 season

A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Miami Marlins have received no new positive results in their latest round of coronavirus testing.

James Harden scored 49 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Dallas Mavericks 153-149 in overtime Friday night in their first game in the NBA bubble. Harden made 1 of 2 free throws before Trey Burke made a 3-pointer to get the Mavericks within 3 with about 15 seconds left in OT. Harden made 1 of 2 free throws after…

Wilmer Flores hit a three-run homer off Mike Minor in the fifth inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Friday night. Darin Ruf drove in three runs, and Chadwick Tromp had his first major league hit and RBI for the Giants. Shin-Soo Choo hit an opposite-field home run for Texas on the game’s first...

The Texas Rangers say broadcaster Matt Hicks is among two people who have recently worked in the home radio booth who have tested positive for COVID-19.

The NHL returns to the ice Saturday with 24 teams spread out across two host cities. Eastern Conferences teams are in Toronto, while the Dallas Stars and other Western Conference teams are in Edmonton.

A former defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks again faces criminal charges, this time after being accused of stealing purses from a western Missouri property.

The Dallas Mavericks will resume their season Friday night in their first regular season game in the NBA’s Orlando “bubble.”

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has talked to union leader Tony Clark about the importance of players following the league’s coronavirus protocols

Mike Trout was placed on the paternity list before the Los Angeles Angels’ game against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night

The Texas Rangers will be without closer Jose Leclerc for most of the pandemic-shortened season with a shoulder injury similar to the one that sidelined starter Corey Kluber earlier this week.

Players and coaches from the New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers knelt alongside one another before the first games of the NBA restart.

Big league doubleheaders will now become a pair of seven-inning games in baseball’s latest radical rule change during a season reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic

A North Texas resident was given the opportunity to play one of the top golf courses in America last weekend as a gift honoring his perseverance through a very difficult health journey.

Two Phillies staff members have now tested positive for coronavirus, and all activity at the Phillies’ ballpark has been canceled “until further notice,” the team said in a brief statement Thursday.

The Dallas Cowboys announced new season ticket holder options for the 2020 season.

A criminal case against FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been opened by a Swiss special prosecutor

Joey Gallo hit a tying, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers scored three more runs after that to snap a three-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Merrill Kelly took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before giving up a home run as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Texas Rangers left-hander Brett Martin has been activated from the injured list after missing the start of the season because of a positive coronavirus test.

Ezekiel Elliott has made a lot of great plays on the football field for the Dallas Cowboys. But the biggest cheers for the star running back lately have come from South Oak Cliff High School

Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes is joining the ownership group of the Kansas City Royals.

The Texas Rangers announced that the club has donated several artifacts from the first regular season game in Globe Life Field history to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

There is a series of high brick arches along an outfield concourse reminiscent of their old stadium and asymmetrical outfield walls in the new home of the Texas Rangers. Still, Globe Life Field is no retro ballpark.

More than a dozen Miami Marlins players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak that stranded the team in Philadelphia, disrupting Major League Baseball’s schedule on the fifth day of the pandemic-delayed season

Two-time AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber could be done for the season. He is headed to the injured list after just one inning in his debut as a Texas Rangers starter.

Trevor Story homered twice for Colorado after Corey Kluber left his Texas debut with shoulder tightness, and the Rockies beat the Rangers 5-2 on Sunday.

Texas right-hander Corey Kluber left his first start in almost 15 months after just one inning Sunday due to shoulder tightness.

Daniel Bard has a new perspective after more than seven years away from the major leagues, and a win after one outing for the Colorado Rockies.

The Rangers now get to play inside deep in the heart — and heat — of Texas. They’re 1-0 under their new roof.

The Dallas Stars still have a chance to be a No. 1 seed in the NHL playoffs even though they haven’t won a game in five months.

Donna and Chuck Hogard planned to watch the Rangers home opener from their season ticket seats. Instead, they’ll be watching from home.

NFL training camps are set to open after the league and the players’ union reached agreement on several issues

After months without games and then quarantining in North Texas the last few weeks for training camp, the Stars will now leave town as a team Sunday.

John Blake, the former Oklahoma football player and coach who was the school’s first Black head coach in any sport, died Thursday. He was 59.

The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play in Buffalo this year amid the pandemic

The Texas Rangers officially open Globe Life Field, their new $1.2 billion stadium with a retractable roof. And they’ll do it with the same starting pitcher from the finale in the old stadium across the street.

The Dallas Cowboys and rookie receiver CeeDee Lamb agreed Thursday on a $14 million, four-year contract with $7.8 million guaranteed.

After months of waiting, Friday is finally Opening Day for the Texas Rangers as they officially christen their new $1.2 billion home at Globe Life Field.

As construction on the new baseball stadium Globe Life Park was underway, LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Grapevine was building its own model of the newly renovated baseball stadium.

The Texas Rangers announced the cutouts of fans in their “Doppelranger” program have arrived at the stadium.

Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the pandemic-delayed season, a decision that makes it likely teams with losing records will reach the postseason

“Iron Mike” is back. Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson announced Thursday that he will take on fellow boxer Roy Jones Jr. for an exhibition fight on Sept. 12.

The NHL’s newest team finally has a name: the Seattle Kraken

Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped the drunk driving and illegal handgun charges against Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver, who had been arrested in May during a traffic stop in Houston’s northern suburbs.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, now set to be held in 2021, will be unlike any other. What will it take to make Olympians feel safe enough to compete in next year’s Summer Games?

The postponed Tokyo Olympics have for a second time reached the one-year-to-go mark.

US cities, including Dallas-Fort Worth, will submit their bids to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Fletcher’s will serve corny dogs in the parking lot east of “Texas Live!” near Globe Life Field on Friday.

NFL fans attending games — assuming there’s a 2020 season and spectators are allowed inside stadiums — will have to wear facial coverings, the league said Wednesday.

Colorado Rockies rookie outfielder Sam Hilliard grew up going to Texas Rangers games as a kid with his dad, who two years ago was diagnosed with ALS. His dad, Jim, is now getting to watch his son as a big leaguer in their hometown team’s new stadium that otherwise is closed to fans because of the coronavirus pandemic.

With high school football fall Friday nights now scheduled to continue as the calendar turns to January, the people responsible for the rules of the game are grateful for a bit of calendar clarity.

The National Lacrosse League announced Wednesday that their 14th franchise has been awarded to Fort Worth, marking the first time the league has expanded into Texas in its 34-year history.

The head of the Tokyo Olympics says the delayed games could not be held next year if conditions caused by the coronavirus pandemic remain as they are.

The Dallas Cowboys will trade Oxnard, California for Frisco, Texas for training camp this year. But due to restrictions, camp is still out of reach for fans.

The NFL Players Association has agreed to the league’s plan to drop all preseason games for the 2020 season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press