When Puerto Ricans belt the name Roberto Clemente in song, they want the world to understand their pride, unity and culture. Clemente, for them, is the pinnacle of what it means to be a true Puerto Rican. His name is in their songs, and kids read about his story in school. His picture hangs in the houses of many Latino ballplayers.
STEPHENVILLE — Following the latest release of the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR), Tarleton State University continues to thrive in the classroom and maintains its elite standard in the second year of reclassification.
NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was fined $25,000 for coming onto the court to confront a referee and directing inappropriate language toward him during a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA announced Wednesday.
STEPHENVILLE — The goal of any collegiate student-athlete is to excel both on the playing field and off of it, and no one accomplished that better than Tarleton Football defensive lineman Segun Ijiyera in 2022. For his efforts, he was named an Academic All-American on Tuesday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes has always pushed the boundaries of what is possible on the field.
An inexplicable botched lateral, a deflected pick-6 and a touchdown run provided one of the rarest days in NFL history. For the second time ever Sunday, three NFL games ended with a winning touchdown on the final play on the same day.
The bowl season is now three years removed from the last time every postseason game was played. The pandemic whittled the 2020 bowl season down to a shell.
The tributes officially started in 2019 with Dirk Nowitzki Way, a street that was renamed in Dallas to honor the greatest Mavericks player of all time. Then in January, the Mavs retired his No. 41 jersey. Then in September, Germany retired the No. 14 jersey he wore for his country.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is not expected to play Saturday because of a sprained right shoulder, putting Gardner Minshew in line to start against the Dallas Cowboys.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy runner- up Max Duggan will skip his available extra season with the third-ranked Horned Frogs and make himself eligible for the NFL draft after the College Football Playoff.