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Scorpions soccer teams set for playoff games today

UTB-TSC SERVICES

The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College will face Biola University at 6 p.m. today at REK Center Field, one of 15 NAIA national men’s soccer championship opening-round games. On the women’s side, UTB-TSC will... Full story

Scorpions soccer teams set for playoff games today

UTB-TSC SERVICES

The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College will face Biola University at 6 p.m. today at REK Center Field, one of 15 NAIA national men’s soccer championship opening-round games. On the women’s side, UTB-TSC will... Full story

NBA Capsules: Revamped Spurs stumbling to meet expectations

By PAUL J. WEBER, The Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili swatting down a wayward bat on Halloween is one thing. But who saw this coming? The San Antonio Spurs emerged from the offseason with some big additions, refreshed and a favorite to seriously contend for a fifth... Full story

Texas and Big 12 Football Capsules: Record, title, turmoil in Kansas vs. No. 3 Texas

By JIM VERTUNO, The Associated Press

AUSTIN — When Colt McCoy started his first game at Texas in 2006, the second pass of his career was a sign of things to come: a 60-yard touchdown in a rout of North Texas. He still calls it one of his fondest memories at Royal-Memorial... Full story

Texas and Big 12 Basketball Capsules: Baylor finally comes to Bay Area to face Cal

By JANIE McCAULEY, The Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calif. — Alexis Gray-Lawson and her California teammates are long overdue to face Baylor on their home court. Little did they know they would have to prepare for defending the dunk. The teams were supposed to meet at Haas Pavilion... Full story

Auto Racing Capsules: France thinks Johnson’s dominance fine for Chase

By JENNA FRYER, The Associated Press

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — NASCAR chairman Brian France wants Jimmie Johnson to be commended for his four-year run atop NASCAR, and not used as an example of why the championship format might be flawed. Johnson heads into Sunday’s finale at... Full story

Golf Capsules: Idle Ochoa leads LPGA Tour Championship

By CHRIS DUNCAN, The Associated Press

RICHMOND — Sophie Gustafson moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the LPGA Tour Championship on Friday before second-round play was suspended because of bad weather. Rain swamped the Houstonian Golf and Country Club before dawn and... Full story

NFL Capsules: NFL players getting hooked on fantasy football

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr., The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Fantasy and reality collided at the 1-yard line for Maurice Jones-Drew. The Jacksonville Jaguars running back passed up a sure touchdown and took a knee before the goal line, helping seal a win against the New York Jets last... Full story

Pacquiao’s PPV numbers add to megafight momentum

By TIM DAHLBERG, The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao proved he can be a box office hit. Now it’s up to Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to see what they can do together. Pacquiao’s big win over Miguel Cotto on Saturday was the biggest boxing show of the... Full story

Man accused of taping ESPN’s Andrews to appear in court

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — A judge has increased bond to $100,000 for an Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. Michael Barrett was in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Friday to face one... Full story

NHL Capsules: Avalanche activate Galiardi, Liles

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche have activated rookie forward T.J. Galiardi and defenseman John-Michael Liles from the injured reserve list. Both were activated before the team’s game Friday night against the Vancouver Canucks.... Full story

College Top 25 Football Capsules: No. 1 Florida showing fledgling FIU respect

By MARK LONG, The Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Urban Meyer believes Florida International will be in a bowl game in the next two years. It might help if the Golden Panthers stopped playing powerhouse programs like Alabama and Florida. The top-ranked... Full story

College Football Capsules: Hard luck ND, UConn seek to end losing streaks

By TOM COYNE, The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame and Connecticut keep coming up a play short. They do it in dramatically different styles, but the common theme heading into their game on Saturday is this: Their seasons could be drastically different if someone... Full story

NFL Feature Capsules: Ricky Williams a workhorse once again

By STEVEN WINE, The Associated Press

DAVIE, Fla. — Ricky Williams is having his best season since retiring. That was in 2004, when a marijuana habit drove Williams out of the NFL. The following year he began a comeback that proceeded fitfully because of Miami Dolphins coaching... Full story

Baseball Capsules: New-age stats shed light on old Cy Young votes

By BEN WALKER, The Associated Press

For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games. Denny McLain was a unanimous pick in 1968 and deservedly so. He posted 31 victories — the combined total of this year’s Cy Young... Full story

College Top 25 Women's Basketball Capsules: No. 1 UConn just keeps on rolling

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WORCESTER, Mass. — Maya Moore found something for top-ranked Connecticut's already stifling defense to work on even in another lopsided win. Moore scored 21 points, Tina Charles added 18 and the Huskies coasted to their 42nd straight... Full story

College Top 25 Men's Basketball Capsules: Fisher leads No. 5 Villanova past Dayton 71-65

By MIKE MELIA, The Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Corey Fisher claims he never got nervous after No. 5 Villanova nearly gave up an 18-point lead to Dayton in the second half. It showed at the free-throw line. Fisher scored 18 points and was perfect in four trips... Full story

College Basketball Capsules: High-scoring Grant gets hall of fame nod

By JOHN MARSHALL, The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — College basketball’s greatest scorer shot his way out of poverty with a tennis ball and a 5-gallon bucket tacked to his house. Long before he became known as "The Machine" at Kentucky State, scoring more points than... Full story

Soccer Capsules: FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier

By STUART CONDIE, The Associated Press

LONDON — There will be no rematch. Ireland’s hopes for a replay of its World Cup qualifier against France ended Friday after both FIFA and the French Football Federation rejected requests for another game. FIFA said it could not... Full story

Tennis Capsules: Nadal: In ‘perfect shape’ going into ATP finals

By MATTIAS KAREN, The Associated Press

LONDON — All the involuntary rest because of injuries gives Rafael Nadal a good feeling heading into the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. When most players are nursing weary bodies after a long season, Nadal says things couldn’t be... Full story

International Capsules: Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races

By JOHN KEKIS, The Associated Press

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The home-ice advantage for the U.S. skeleton team vanished for the second straight week in World Cup competition and Canada and Germany took advantage in the snowless Adirondack Mountains. With the Winter Olympics in... Full story

”The Blind Side” director remembers coach-dad

By T.J. AULDS, The Galveston County Daily News

TEXAS CITY — To hear Sue Hancock tell it, for years her husband asked their son, film director John Lee Hancock Jr., when he was going to make a football movie. Today, that football movie is in theaters. Hancock, who was born in Longview and... Full story

Horse Racing Capsules: Bittel Road wins Big A’s Monarch’s Maze Stakes

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Bittel Road beat Pitched Perfectly by one length Friday in the $70,700 Monarch’s Maze Stakes for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct. The race, originally scheduled for the turf, was shifted to the main track following heavy overnight... Full story

Scorpions boast a solid goalkeeper in ex-Pace standout Gamboa

By ROY HESS, The Brownsville Herald

When he was a freshman in 2007, it took only a few games for former Pace standout Juan Gamboa to prove himself as the goalkeeper who deserved to start for the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College men’s soccer team.... Full story

RGV Capsules: Bees try to have some fun before tough stretch

By BRIAN SANDALOW, The Monitor

HIDALGO — What was supposed to be a breezy three-on-three tournament at practice Thursday just kept going and going. And going. And going some more. Finally, after the final game stayed tied for about 15 minutes as six tired players struggled... Full story

NBA Capsules: Jazz get first win in San Antonio since 1999

By PAUL J. WEBER, The Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — A decade of misery for the Utah Jazz in San Antonio is over, but the Spurs’ early struggles show no sign of ending. Deron Williams scored 21 points and Carlos Boozer scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter,... Full story

Texas NFL Capsules: Obama to appear in PSA with 3 NFL players, including Cowboys' Ware

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware has played in dozens of important games and hung out with some of the biggest stars in sports. Still, he was nervous when he met President Barack Obama. "It’s something like no other,"... Full story

Texas and Big 12 Football Capsules: Big 12 offenses sputter without star QBs

By JEFF LATZKE, The Associated Press

NORMAN, Okla. — Colt McCoy remembers the Year of the Quarterback in the Big 12 last season. It’s no mystery to him why the league’s offenses haven’t been able to keep up the blistering scoring pace this year. "Graham and... Full story

Texas and Big 12 Basketball Capsules: No. 4 Kentucky outlasts Sam Houston State 102-92

By WILL GRAVES, The Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help No. 4 Kentucky outlast Sam Houston State 102-92 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge. Patrick Patterson had 20 points and nine boards and John Wall added 21 points... Full story

NFL Capsules: Williams leads Dolphins over Panthers 24-17

By MIKE CRANSTON, The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With Ronnie Brown lost for the season, the Miami Dolphins turned to their aging running back. Ricky Williams showed he’s still got it. The 32-year-old Williams rushed for 119 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the... Full story

Golf Capsules: Ochoa takes first-round lead at Tour Championship

By CHRIS DUNCAN, The Associated Press

RICHMOND — Lorena Ochoa shot a 66 on Thursday and has a 1-shot lead over Reilley Rankin after the first round of the LPGA’s season-ending Tour Championship. Michelle Wie, fresh off her first LPGA victory last week, shot 72. She limped... Full story

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