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Mets get 22 hits and their 6th win in a row, 14-2 over reigning World Series champ Rangers

Jun. 18, 2024 00:22 AM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — DJ Stewart hit a three-run homer and Brandon Nimmo also went deep around a bunch of singles as the New York Mets extended their winning streak to six games with a 14-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night. The Mets' 22 hits, five for extra bases,...

Texas A&M's Ryan Prager holds Kentucky without hit into 7th inning in 5-1 College World Series win

Jun. 17, 2024 23:13 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Texas A&M scored all of its runs in the sixth inning, Ryan Prager held Kentucky hitless into the seventh and the Aggies are off to their best start in a College World Series after their 5-1 win Monday night. The Aggies (51-13) are 2-0 in the CWS for the first...

Rangers' deGrom on mound for first time since surgery and Scherzer close to Texas season debut

Jun. 17, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom threw off a mound Monday for the first time since reconstructive right elbow surgery just over a year ago, while the next start for Max Scherzer could be his season debut for the Texas Rangers. DeGrom threw 15...

MLB Calendar

Jun. 17, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

June 20 — St. Louis vs. San Francisco at Birmingham, Ala. July 13 — Futures Game, Arlington, Texas. July 14-16 — Amateur draft, Arlington, Texas. July 15 — Home Run Derby, Arlington, Texas. July 16 — All-Star Game, Arlington,...

Editorial Roundup: Texas

Jun. 17, 2024 11:36 AM EDT

Austin American-Statesman. June 10, 2024. Editorial: Texas’ high court loses a chance to clarify abortion law and help save lives The Texas Supreme Court had a chance to offer compassion and much-needed clarity on the state’s punitive abortion laws ...

Ennis: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Jun. 17, 2024 06:46 AM EDT

MIDLOTHIAN, Texas (AP) — MIDLOTHIAN, Texas (AP) — Ennis Inc. (EBF) on Monday reported earnings of $10.7 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Midlothian, Texas-based company said it had profit of 41 cents. The clothing and label maker...

2 killed and 6 wounded in shooting during a Juneteenth celebration in a Texas park

Jun. 16, 2024 20:43 PM EDT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — A weekend shooting in a Texas park left two people dead and six wounded, including two children, authorities said. The victims were shot shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday during a Juneteenth celebration at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, about 19 miles (30...

LaViolette robs Florida of homer in 9th to preserve Texas A&M's 3-2 College World Series win

Jun. 16, 2024 03:00 AM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jace LaViolette robbed Cade Kurland of a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning, Justin Lamkin and two relievers struck out 16 and Texas A&M held off Florida 3-2 in a weather-delayed College World Series opener that ended early Sunday. The Aggies (50-13) will...

Daly's homer lets Kentucky celebrate 5-4, 10-inning walk-off win in its College World Series debut

Jun. 15, 2024 19:18 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Seven of the eight teams in the College World Series have hit at least 100 home runs this season. And then there's Kentucky. Well, the Wildcats showed the long ball can be a big part of their offense, too. Ryan Nicholson hit the tying home run in...

What we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assets

Jun. 15, 2024 00:27 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Bombastic conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to liquidate his personal assets as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which killed 20 first graders and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, was a hoax. ...