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DALLAS — Luka Doncic drew laughter from reporters by saying he would take about a week off after Dallas lost to Golden State in the Western Conference finals, ending the longest season of the young superstar's career.

OMAHA, Neb. – After finishing one of the most dominant runs in Southeastern Conference history, Tennessee was selected the No.

INDIANAPOLIS – There’s a memorable old quote about Chip Ganassi, uttered in jest quite a few championships and quite a few Indianapolis 500 wins ago. The context is long gone, but what former driver and IndyCar team owner Jimmy Vasser said on a race weekend at Milwaukee a quarter century ago remains a humorous sound bite.

STEPHENVILLE — A late-season push earned Tarleton’s men’s rodeo team a slot in the College National Finals Rodeo, while two members of the women’s team qualified individually. The CNFR is set for June 12-18 in Casper, Wyo.

INDIANAPOLIS – Roger Penske motioned toward the turn four grandstands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His father took him to those seats in 1951 and a 14-year-old Penske was instantly hooked by the sights and the sounds of “The 500-Mile Sweepstakes,” won that day by Lee Wallard.

FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy needed a moment to collect his emotions at the podium. Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence was checking his phone between meetings, awaiting updates from his wife that their children had returned home from school safely.

JUSTIN — The Stephenville Yellow Jackets have advanced to the Class 4A regional semifinal with an 8-6 victory over Iowa Park on Saturday at Justin-Northwest High School. The Yellow Jackets (22-10-1) will take on Snyder on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Following the Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC) event held May 16-18 inside the historic Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, not only are there new event champions crowned, but the event reached a new level of competition.