Gil LeBreton
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Firing pitching coach Doug Brocail would be a cop-out in Texas Rangers’ sputtering season
In baseball, a disappointing start to the season often is punctuated by firing the pitching or hitting coach. That would be the wrong thing to do with Texas’ Doug Brocail, who clearly appears to have the support of Rangers pitchers. → Read More
Convicted murderer shows up in Vegas courtroom wearing Tony Romo jersey
A 62-year-old man, convicted of the murders of his sixth wife and the hit man he hired to kill her, showed up in courtroom wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey with a familiar name and number. → Read More
Time for Rangers to show some tough love for Odor, Napoli
Mired in season-long slumps, Rougned Odor and Mike Napoli are forcing the Texas Rangers to make some tough decisions. → Read More
Mavericks finally get their man in Dennis Smith Jr.
After a long history of low picks and misfires in the draft, Dallas lands a playmaking point guard ready to contribute immediately in Dennis Smith Jr. → Read More
Yu Darvish ‘appreciation day’ overdue for Texas Rangers
Yu Darvish’s place among MLB’s pitching elite remains under-appreciated. With free agency looming, the Texas Rangers can either pay him or pay dearly to replace him. → Read More
After stealing Louisiana’s No. 1 QB, TCU finds itself on LSU’s blocked list
LSU football coach Ed Orgeron’s pledge to protect Louisiana from out-of-state recruiters has him at odds with Texas satellite camps and with TCU, which has a commitment from four-star recruit Justin Rogers. → Read More
Frogs weathered the field and head for another Super weekend
It was supposed to be one of the tournament’s toughest regionals, but the TCU Horned Frogs ended up sweeping the field, despite rain delays, postponements and contests that lingered long into the night. → Read More
TCU names football stadium's press box in honor of Dan Jenkins
Noted author, journalist and Fort Worth native Dan Jenkins was honored by his alma mater TCU by having the football press box named after him. → Read More
It’s way past time for NCAA to start seeding all 64 baseball teams
The NCAA should stop assigning teams to its baseball tournament regionals as if it was a car pool. The committee needs to seed all 64 teams, same as basketball. → Read More
On this day, Kisner made a name for himself at Colonial
With most of the gallery at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational at Colonial cheering for close pursuer Jordan Spieth, roundly unknown Kevin Kisner walked away with the victory and an unexpected plaid jacket. → Read More
Mark Cuban's 'tanking' wasn't quite the NBA lottery confession that some wished
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban admitted on the Dan Patrick radio show Wednesday that his team played ‘all our young players’ last season after it was eliminated from playoff contention. But despite the headlines, that wasn’t tanking. → Read More
Rangers have answered the schedule maker’s friendly knock
After a disappointing April, the Texas Rangers have made the most of a easier schedule to move within one victory of reaching the .500 mark. → Read More
Eight more years of annual big checks keeping Oklahoma in Big 12
Despite the radio rumor, Oklahoma isn’t “desperate” to go anywhere soon, not as long as the Big 12 holds its broadcast rights for another eight years. → Read More
Schlossnagle a remarkable TCU success story, 600 times over
Head coach Jim Schlossnagle won his 600th baseball game at TCU on Sunday, May 7, completing a weekend sweep of the Texas Longhorns. His 14 years at TCU have been marked with unprecedented baseball success. → Read More
Jones, Cowboys would be hard-pressed to match NFL Draft scene that took place in Philadelphia
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wants to host next year’s NFL Draft, but how can he possibly recreate the outdoor festival Boo-palooza that the city of Philadelphia just did? → Read More
Rangers’ spring MVP Delino DeShields now all but forgotten
Slimmer and quicker, Delino DeShields played like the Texas Rangers’ MVP in spring training, but he’s barely left the bench during the club’s stumbling, last-place start. → Read More
Rangers’ Gallo no longer being defined by his strikeouts
Joey Gallo of the Texas Rangers homered and drove in five runs Sunday in an 8-1 win over Oakland. Gallo credits his new approach at the plate, where strikeouts no longer haunt him. → Read More
Here we go again: analysts, ‘experts’ don’t like the Rangers’ chances
The TV analysts and self-styled “experts” have downgraded their expectations for the 2017 Texas Rangers. But it’s the same old story as last season, when the team was chided because of its one-run wins and run differential. → Read More
Can Rangers afford to extend Darvish and Lucroy?
Fretting over the luxury tax threshold, Texas Rangers ownership faces the prospect of extending the contracts of both Yu Darvish and Jonathan Lucroy. Can they afford to? Or better yet, can they afford not to? → Read More
Gonzalez’s injury another blow to Rangers’ homegrown pitching woes
The Texas Rangers’ rotation options to begin the season are thin, and No. 1 draft choice Chi Chi Gonzalez’s elbow injury doesn’t help things. → Read More