The Sports Blog (by the Reporter-Telegram)

-About 90 minutes until first pitch for a game that should be a good one. One match up to watch is Travelers left-hander Trevor Reckling against RockHounds first baseman Chris Carter as both players have been selected to play in the Futures Game next week in St. Louis.

-Well, Reckling won the first battle, getting Carter to line out, but Carter earned a four-pitch walk his second time up against the southpaw. As for the game itself, the Travelers lead 5-1 after three innings. Mike Madsen lasted… Continue

FC Dallas 2, West Texas United 0 final

Rocha just added to FC Dallas' lead. It's now 2-0 in the 87th minute.

The Sockers' Rodolfo Collazo just got a a red card after taking down Andre Rocha. He will be out for the rest of the game and the Sockers will be down a man for the rest of the game. In the 86th minute it's 1-0 FC Dallas.

FC Dallas just broke the scoreless tie. Anthony Wallace took a pass from Dax McCarty and knocked it past the Sockers' new keeper Austin Stevens. It's 1-0 FC Dallas.… Continue

BCS story

Check this story out from the hearings by Congress into the BCS.
Look at the Nebraska President's remarks. Hey, it may be harsh but at least he's honest and doesn't give us the double-talk about an academic calendar.
I like to watch teams like Utah and TCU play in big-time games, but most people want to watch Nebraska, the SEC, Texas and other big schools fight it out for the national title.
I don't know… Continue

Here are two great quotes from two NASCAR drivers about Jeremy Mayfield's potential return to racing. Mayfield didn't make the deadline to race on Saturday after a judge issued an injunction against Mayfield's suspension.
No matter, these are some gems.

“If he’s out there on the race track with me, it doesn’t bother me,” Kyle Busch said. “Normally, we’re ahead of him anyway.”

“As far as racing with Jeremy, I don’t ever race with Jeremy,” Kasey Kahne said. “He’s at one end; I’m at the other.”… Continue

-After three the Missions lead 2-1. A pair of RockHounds errors in the second led to a pair of Missions runs. After a throwing error by Adrian Cardenas, Alex Valdez dropped a throw from Josh Horton at second base that likely would have resulted in a double play. The RockHounds scored their run in the bottom of the second after a leadoff double by Chris Carter. Valdez followed with a double and Josh Donaldson drove Carter in with a single through the left side. Despite those three hits to begin t… Continue