Texas doctor who defied state's new abortion ban is sued

DALLAS (AP) — A San Antonio doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law all but dared supporters of the state's near-total ban on the procedure to try making an early example of him by filing a lawsuit — and by Monday, two people obliged. ...

Intrigue grows with role for Cowboys rookie defender Parsons

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The role for versatile rookie Micah Parsons in the Dallas defense just got a little more intriguing after the linebacker essentially replaced injured star pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence in a 20-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. While the Chargers...

Saints focused on communication breakdowns after drubbing

Sean Payton isn’t interested in discussing the challenges of being displaced, or missing injured starters, or having his available game-day coaching staff decimated by COVID-19 protocols. New Orleans’ coach says the Saints were simply out-schemed at the line of...

Denton Guyer moves up after winning Texas 6A top-10 matchup

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com’s high school rankings after Week 4, distributed by The Associated Press. CLASS 6A Rank School (Record) Week 4 Prv rank 1 Austin Westlake (3-0) Idle 1 ...

Analysis: 6 NFL playoff teams don't panic, avoid 0-2 starts

Judging NFL teams after one game has always been foolish. It’s even more absurd in a 17-game season. The Bills, Titans, Ravens, Browns, Bears and Washington lost their season openers after making the playoffs last season. No panic. Each team rebounded with a victory in...

FC Dallas fires Gonzalez in his 3rd season as head coach

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — FC Dallas fired coach Luchi Gonzalez on Sunday and replaced him on an interim basis with Marco Ferruzzi, the club's director of soccer operations. FC Dallas has won only six of its 26 games this season and has nine draws. The coaching change came a...

Ogunbowale, Wings keep LA from playoffs 87-84, Liberty in

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points and the Dallas Wings closed the WNBA regular season on Sunday with an 87-84 win over Los Angeles, which kept the Sparks out of the playoffs, giving the No. 8 seed to the New York Liberty. With Los Angeles and...

The Latest: Cowboys-Chargers make NFL 14-11 halftime history

The Latest on Week 2 in the NFL (all times EDT): ___ 6:30 p.m. The NFL has the first 14-11 halftime score in its 102 seasons. Dallas held the 14-11 lead over the Los Angeles Chargers, prompting the search...

U.S. military training jet crashes in Dallas suburb, injuring both pilots and damaging several homes

Dorsey's goal and assist help Dynamo beat FC Dallas 3-2

HOUSTON (AP) — Griffin Dorsey had a goal and an assist and the Houston Dynamo held on to beat FC Dallas 3-2 on Saturday night. Dorsey tapped in a side-netter in the fifth minute and then played a one-touch pass to Fabrice-Jean Picault for a point-blank finish in the...