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NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Robert Coleman threw for three touchdowns, ran for two more and led Lamar to a 42-10 victory over winless Northwestern State on Saturday. Coleman passed 45 yards to Sevonne Rhea for the game’s first points then the quarterback added two short scoring runs in the second quarter for a 21-7 halftime

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Darian Mensah threw three touchdown passes, Makhi Hughes ran for a career-best 195 yards and Tulane held off a late rally to defeat North Texas 45-37 on Saturday. Hughes’ previous career high was 166 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette in September. With 939 yards, the sophomore is closing in on his second 1,000-yard

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are elevating running back Dalvin Cook from the practice squad, adding an option for the NFL’s worst rushing offense going into a prime-time meeting with rival San Francisco. Cook signed with the Cowboys late in the preseason but was inactive through six games. Dallas’ running back by committee

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Billy’s friends at his rural high school in the South don’t know he was one of thousands of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under then-President Donald Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy. At school, where he plays football and soccer, Billy doesn’t talk about what he

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 22 points and six other Houston players scored in double figures in the Rockets’ 128-108 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Dillon Brooks added 18, Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet both had 16, Jabari Smith Jr. had 14 points and 16 rebounds, Tari Eason had 13 and

AP Music Writer “I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said at a campaign rally for Kamala Harris. “A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to control

Associated Press A Texas man who wore a hat supporting former President Donald Trump punched an election worker who told him that wearing items endorsing a candidate are prohibited at voting sites, a sheriff said Friday. The election worker, identified as a 69-year-old man, was treated at the scene Thursday and returned to his election

AP Sports Writer When Chase Budinger was playing in the NBA, he had a locker room full of teammates who were working together to win and support each other off the court. Since switching to beach volleyball, it’s always been just him and a single partner. That’s changing this season on the AVP tour, with

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Star pass rusher Micah Parsons will miss another game for the Dallas Cowboys with a high ankle sprain, and the season debut for All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland will have to wait at least one more week. Parsons and Bland were ruled out Friday for the game at San Francisco on Sunday

AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin FC hired former Dallas head coach and United States national team assistant Nico Estevez to revive the club after missing the Major League Soccer playoffs for the second consecutive season. Estevez led Dallas to the MLS playoffs in 2022 and 2023 but was fired in June after

Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking to protect his personal social media accounts from being sold in the upcoming auction of his Infowars media platform to pay more than $1 billion he owes relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, claiming selling those accounts would violate his privacy and deny him a

Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Many of Donald Trump’s supporters left a Michigan rally before he arrived after the former president kept them waiting for three hours to tape a popular podcast interview. Those who remained at the outdoor rally on an airport tarmac huddled in the cold Friday night as they waited

AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson chatted up Tony Romo during a break early in the fourth quarter, not long before being so wide open for a 3-pointer, he paused, dribbled once, paused again to line up the shot and made it. The Dallas debut was quite a bit better than the finale

AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Klay Thompson added 22 points in his Dallas debut and the Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 in the opener for both teams Thursday night. Kyrie Irving had 15 points for the defending Western Conference champions, who got eight assists

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Casey DeSmith made 25 saves, Tyler Seguin and Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists each and the Dallas Stars handed the Boston Bruins their third straight loss, 5-2 on Thursday night. The Stars also got goals from Jason Robertson, Logan Stankoven and Roope Hintz. Mason Marchment had two

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Alyssa Thompson scored her first goal for the United States, Jaedyn Shaw provided the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute, and the Americans beat Iceland 3-1 in an exhibition on Thursday night. Sophia Smith also scored for the U.S. in its first match since winning the gold medal at the Paris

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats backing Rep. Colin Allred’s bid to defeat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are investing $5 million in an ad campaign focused on abortion, making a late-campaign play for what’s seen as a safely Republican seat. The announcement by Senate Majority PAC comes as Democrats face a challenging set of races nationwide to

AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday. “The downlisting of the red-cockaded woodpecker marks a significant milestone in our nation’s commitment to

Dallas (3-3) at San Francisco (3-4) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC BetMGM NFL odds: 49ers by 4 1/2. Against the spread: Cowboys 2-4; 49ers 3-4. Series record: 49ers lead 20-19-1. Last meeting: 49ers beat Cowboys 42-10 in Santa Clara, California, on Oct. 8, 2023. Last week: Cowboys had bye last week, lost 47-9 to Lions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it is launching a broad public inquiry on the state of competition in air travel, including the effect of mergers and joint ventures between airlines. The inquiry is being handled by the Justice Department’s antitrust division and the Transportation Department. The administration has successfully blocked three airline

Associated Press CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama lent their star power to Kamala Harris’ quest for the presidency on Thursday, as the vice president implored Georgia voters to consider the “brutally serious” consequences if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House. Harris asked voters to imagine who’ll be

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves hired Tim Hyers as hitting coach Thursday after a shake-up of manager Brian Snitker’s staff. The 53-year-old Hyers joins the Braves after spending the last three seasons in the same capacity with the Texas Rangers, where he was part of the World Series victory in 2023. Hyers replaces Kevin

Indianapolis (4-3) at Houston (5-2) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Texans by 6. Against the spread: Indianapolis 6-1; Houston 3-3-1. Series record: Colts lead 33-12-1. Last meeting: Texans beat Colts 29-27 on Sept. 8, in Indianapolis. Last week: Colts beat Dolphins 16-10; Texans lost to Packers 24-22. Colts offense: overall (16), rush

AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials said Thursday that there’s no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after investigating a mysterious infection in Missouri. The illness reported last month was different from the 30 other bird flu infections in people in the U.S. so far this year. Those cases have been

No. 5 Texas (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) at No. 25 Vanderbilt (5-2, 2-1), Saturday, 4:15 p.m. ET (SEC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas by 18 1/2. Series record: Vanderbilt leads 8-3-1. What’s at stake? These teams haven’t met since 1928 and are now brought back together with Texas joining the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns

AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gathered around the small screen captivated by a highlight reel from baseball World Cup qualifying last year, a Ugandan woman beams. Then one more smiles widely. And another. They take turns expressing how they too might shine on the big world stage one day. Indeed, an international star

Texas Tech (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) at TCU (4-3, 2-2), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: TCU by 6 1/2. Series record: Texas Tech leads 33-30-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Saddle Trophy that goes to the winner of this rivalry game. TCU will try to win consecutive Big 12 games for the