World Series MVP Seager takes swipe at rival as Rangers celebrate 1st title with huge parade
Hundreds of thousands Texas Rangers fans lined up and stacked dozens deep in some areas along a 2-mile route near the teamโs ballpark for a parade Friday to celebrate the franchiseโs first World Series championship.
Cleanup begins after tornadoes hit in Texas and Florida, killing 4 and destroying homes
Cleanup efforts were beginning Friday morning after severe storms spawned tornadoes that left at least four dead, three in the Texas Panhandle and one in the Florida Panhandle as another series of fierce storms carved its way through Southern states.
The Latest: Appleby cleared to play for Florida
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)The Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):___7:45 p.m.Florida guard Tyree Appleby has been cleared to play and was in the starting lineup for No. 1 seed in the second round for a third time, joining the 2000 team against Arizona and the 2017 squad against Villanova. Sister Jean Delores Schmidt gave an inspirational pregame prayer to her Loyola Chicago team before the eighth-seeded Ramblers met top-seeded Illinois in Sundayโs second round. UCLA and Abilene Christian face off Monday, assuring that at least one double-digit seed will reach the Sweet 16. This is the first time four teams seeded 13th or worse made it to the second round.
Texas stunner: No. 14 Abilene Christian ousts 'Horns 53-52
In the most pressure-packed moment of his college career for Abilene Christian, Pleasant's two free throws were perfect from a spot where he'd struggled in the past. Another double-digit seed is moving on in the NCAA Tournament, and this one at the expense of the flagship school in Abilene Christian's home state. Abilene Christian was blown out by Kentucky two years ago when it made its first trip to the NCAA Tournament. Jones hit two free throws with 56 seconds left and his 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining put the Longhorns in front 52-51. Really disappointed, everybody is.โTexas was rolling coming into the NCAA Tournament after winning the Big 12 Tournament for the first time in school history.
The Latest: Every seed except 16 has a team in second round
In 2016, 2013 and 1991, seed lines 1-15 all had a team reach the second round. UMBC in 2018 is still the only 16 seed to make the round of 32, but no 15 seed won that year. Ad___8:00 p.m.Donโt expect a track meet when Villanova and North Texas play in the second round of the South Region on Sunday. The matchup between the fifth-seeded Wildcats and 13th-seeded Mean Green features two of the most deliberately paced teams in the NCAA Tournament. UNC Wilmingtonโs John Goldsberry holds the record for most 3-point attempts without a miss in an NCAA Tournament game.
North Texas comes up big with 78-69 upset over Purdue
For an underdog named Javion Hamlet and his group of scrapping North Texas teammates, that was an easy question. โIโve been waiting for this opportunity my whole life, just to show the world who Javion Hamlet is,โ he said. North Texasโ pesky defense held them to 36% from the field. โYou never know what happens when you get out there and scrap,โ North Texas coach Grant McCasland said. North Texas moves on to play Friday nightโs winner between Winthrop and Villanova.
In Texas, attention turns to storm repairs, political peril
Her kitchen appeared mostly undamaged, but the plumber that cut into Espinozaโs wall found water had been pouring in underneath the floor. AdSnow and ice melted across Texas over the weekend, but plumbers are still racing from home to home to patch uncounted stretches of burst pipe. Many residents are unsure when they'll be able to make permanent repairs, what they'll have to pay out of pocket or even when they'll be able to go home. Roberto Valerio, a plumber in North Texas, said the broken pipes and other problems caused by the storm had led to โbig chaos.โโWe canโt find what we need easily,โ he said. A rushing sound could be heard in Espinozaโs kitchen Saturday night, when Valerio turned the water back on.
Peoples sets bowl rushing mark, App State tops North Texas
Peoples ran for a bowl-record 317 yards and tied another mark with five rushing touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers past North Texas 56-28. North Texas (4-6) of Conference USA fell behind 28-7 and had no answer for Peoples or the App State rushing game, which finished with 500 yards. The Frisco Bowl, set to start bowl season last Saturday, was canceled when the virus struck SMU, one of that game's teams. โIf you're going to give up explosive (plays), you're going to have a long day,โ North Texas coach Sam Littrell said. Before the game, North Texas announced leading rusher DeAndre Torrey and second-leading receiver Deonte Simpson would not play against the Mountaineers.
Eyes turn to Texas as early voting surge surpasses 2016
โBut on balance, yes, if we reach 12 million voters weโll win this election.โRepublicans donโt buy it. Whereas the vast majority of states are allowing widespread mail-in voting because of coronavirus fears, Texas is only one of five that refused, choosing instead to expand early voting by one week. That extended period helps explain Texasโ huge numbers so far with still a week of early voting to go. โMy job, everybodyโs job,โ said Bailey, 60, ticking off his worries outside one of the more than 100 early voting centers around Houston, which is three times as many as a normal election year. โWeโre not making a lot of money.โ___APโs Advance Voting guide brings you the facts about voting early, by mail or absentee from each state: https://interactives.ap.org/advance-voting-2020/
Eyes turn to Texas as early voting surge surpasses 2016
โBut on balance, yes, if we reach 12 million voters weโll win this election.โRepublicans donโt buy it. Whereas the vast majority of states are allowing widespread mail-in voting because of coronavirus fears, Texas is only one of five that refused, choosing instead to expand early voting by one week. That extended period helps explain Texasโ huge numbers so far with still a week of early voting to go. โMy job, everybodyโs job,โ said Bailey, 60, ticking off his worries outside one of the more than 100 early voting centers around Houston, which is three times as many as a normal election year. โWeโre not making a lot of money.โ___APโs Advance Voting guide brings you the facts about voting early, by mail or absentee from each state: https://interactives.ap.org/advance-voting-2020/
Houston, FAU still waiting after virus disrupts 3 more games
The Houston Cougars are again without an opponent and still waiting to play their season opener as COVID-19 issues wiped out three more major college football games Wednesday. Tulsa's scheduled game at Arkansas State this week was also postponed. On Thursday, presidents' meetings will be held in both the Pac-12 and Mountain West, with both conferences eyeing late October starts to the football season after initially postponing all fall sports. The Cougars' next scheduled game is Oct. 8 at home against Tulane. The Mean Greenโs next scheduled game is their Conference USA opener at home Oct. 3 against Southern Miss.
Texas schools carry apprehension into kickoff amid pandemic
Then came the expanded protocols and increased costly testing necessary to play upper-division schools during a pandemic. It is for the Huskies, who return senior standouts at all offensive skill positions after a school-record five wins last season. Houston Baptist made the 300-mile bus ride to Denton, Texas, for the season opener Saturday night at North Texas. The Southland Conference would require only once-a-week testing, but the Huskies have to follow the rules of their opponents' conferences. So it's a lot of different emotions, and certainly more running the gamut than in a normal year," North Texas athletic director Wren Baker said.
Selena Gomez surprises students at her former middle school
MANSFIELD, Texas - North Texas-based super star Selena Gomez surprised students at her former middle school. Gomez visited Danny Jones Middle School, where she attended just a year before getting the job at Disney. And although students are only used to seeing Gomez on their TV screens, Locks said she was just like them. Gomez took the trip down to North Texas to show some of her friends her roots. Silerio continued to say that Gomez isn't just a big star, but is also a big role model for them.