SCHUYLER DIXON

Associated Press
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OT loss to SMU latest blow to TCU's run of success

TCU's 22-game home winning streak is over. The Horned Frogs' long stay in the national rankings could be next.

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Super Bust: Woes were endless for Texas hosts

Roads froze and airports closed. Falling ice sent six people to the hospital. Finally, seats to the big game vanished hours before kickoff. Super Bowl week in Texas was not always so super.

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Texas needs late rally to save Super Bowl week

Mother Nature messed with Texas — and might not be finished.

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TCU parlays BCS bids into recruiting success

Now that TCU has crashed the BCS party twice, the Horned Frogs are being welcomed into living rooms they had no chance of visiting even five years ago.

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Super Bowl crowd in Texas could surpass 100,000

Super Bowl attendance could surpass 100,000 for the first time in 24 years when $1.3 billion Cowboys Stadium debuts as host on Feb. 6.

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Ex-mayor who brought Rangers to Texas dies at 84

Tom Vandergriff, the former Dallas-area mayor who lured the Texas Rangers out of Washington nearly 40 years ago, died Thursday. He was 84.

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Texas RB scores 8 TDs in state title game

Texas high school running back Johnathan Gray has rushed for eight touchdowns in a state championship game.

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Expanded bracket brings changes to FCS playoffs

Delaware coach K.C. Keeler interrupted preparations for a Football Championship Subdivision playoff game by letting his players go home for Thanksgiving. He'll probably do the same for Christmas if the Blue Hens are still playing.

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Coach's turnaround leads FC Dallas to 1st MLS Cup

It was a long, long year for Schellas Hyndman after he ditched a successful 31-year college career to coach FC Dallas.

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Baylor women loaded for run at No. 1 UConn

The five freshmen led by 6-foot-8 dunking sensation Brittney Griner are now the seven sophomores looking to take Baylor to a second straight Final Four.

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No. 16 Bears want more after run to regional final

Baylor climbed out of the basketball abyss with one of the best seasons in school history. The Bears want to go higher.

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N Texas fires former prep coach Dodge

North Texas fired coach Todd Dodge on Wednesday, declaring its decision to put a high school coach in charge of a Division I program a failure after 3 1/2 dismal years.

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Liverpool sale shuts another sports door for Hicks

A decade after his epic signing of Alex Rodriguez, Tom Hicks is one sale away from becoming a former pro sports owner — probably for good.

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No. 4 TCU's schedule ramps up after ho-hum blowout

No. 4 TCU played for the pollsters against overmatched Wyoming while their fans were largely absent, presumably distracted by a rare baseball playoff game just down the road from Amon G. Carter Stadium.

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Dalton, defense lead No. 5 TCU past Wyoming, 45-0

Andy Dalton stood in the pocket and spotted Bart Johnson about 40 yards away in the end zone with a defender in seemingly good position to make a play. The TCU quarterback threw it anyway.

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Dodge faces win-or-else season at North Texas

Todd Dodge is no longer the hot shot high school coach hired to energize the North Texas football program.

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SMU finds new life under pass-happy June Jones

June Jones watched four quarterbacks take simulated shotgun snaps while four receivers scattered across the SMU practice field. Moments later, four footballs went flying.

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Texas gunman worked security, often praised police

The man who killed himself during a shootout with a suburban Dallas police department once worked as a jailer and security guard and even praised the very officers he attacked, according to associates and records.

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Nowitzki's adviser: Dirk staying in Dallas

Dirk Nowitzki is sticking with the Dallas Mavericks.

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Map called key to faster Internet in rural Texas

The first map detailing high-speed Internet access around the state will highlight unserved rural areas in hopes of bringing service to those communities, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said Wednesday.

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Feds pursue claims of US oil bribes in Venezuela

The federal government is suing a former U.S. oil executive and settled another case with a drilling company, both over alleged bribes involving lucrative oil contracts in Venezuela.

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Agonizing wait ends happily with Bryant to Cowboys

Dez Bryant sat on the floor of a tiny workout room in the palatial Dallas-area home where he hoped to celebrate a first-round spot in the NFL draft. The cell phone beside him was dark and silent.

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4 incendiary devices found in eastern Texas mail

At least four incendiary devices have been found recently in mailboxes or postal processing facilities in eastern Texas, although none posed a danger to the public, authorities said.

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Baylor coach describes Griner as remorseful

Brittney Griner's coach says the standout Baylor freshman simply "snapped" and shouldn't be defined for throwing a punch and breaking another player's nose.

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Haywood leads Mavericks past Pacers 91-82

Brendan Haywood tied a career high with 20 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks improved to 4-0 with him as their starting center in a 91-82 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

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