Collegiate
No. 1 Arkansas shuts out LSU 7-0
BATON ROUGE, La. — No. 1 Arkansas bashed LSU, 7-0, in the series opener on Friday night at Alex Box Stadium. The Razorbacks were no-hit for the first six innings of the ballgame before breaking […]
Month: April 2021
Professional
Martinez 2 HRs, leads majors with 9, as Red Sox beat Rangers
By STEPHEN HAWKINS ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — J.D. Martinez homered twice and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-1. Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers also went deep off Texas starter Kohei Arihara. Martinez […]
Arkansas High
Lakeside Rams explode late to stay alive in 5A South baseball race
TEXARKANA, Ark. – Lakeside Rams were possibly six outs away from being eliminated from the 5A South baseball championship race Friday night at Razorback Field against Arkansas High.
Collegiate
Future QB: Vikings pick Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond in 3rd round
By DAVE CAMPBELL MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have drafted Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond, with their first of four third-round picks. He’s a potential successor to Kirk Cousins. Mond was the No. 66 […]
Cowboys
Cowboys stick with D, take Kentucky CB Kelvin Joseph in 2nd
By SCHUYLER DIXON FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are keeping the focus on defense in the second round of the NFL draft by taking Kentucky cornerback Kelvin Joseph with the 44th overall pick. […]
Bowie County
City of Texarkana: Bowie County joint operations center still functional, not operating daily
TEXARKANA — The Bowie County joint operations center for COVID-19 does not operate daily, but is still functional, according to a statement from the city of Texarkana, Texas. Local data regarding COVID-19 can be found […]
Local News Stories
TXDOT continues to replace bridges at Sulphur River
The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) is still replacing the bridges at the Cass County and Bowie County line. For Cass County, this is the only roadwork TXDOT listed in its weekly road report. For […]
Professional
Vasilevskiy blanks Stars, again; Lightning beat Dallas 3-0
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Blake Coleman converted a short-handed penalty shot and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 shots for his 26th career shutout to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-0 victory against the Dallas […]
Professional
Porter scores 50, Rockets stun Bucks after Giannis exits
HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. scored a career-high 50 points, and the NBA-worst Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 143-136 after Giannis Antetokounmpo left less than a minute into the game with an apparent […]
Mavericks
Hardaway scores 42, Mavericks beat Pistons 115-105
DETROIT (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a career-high 42 points, helping the Dallas Mavericks overcome the absence of Luka Doncic in a 115-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Trey Burke added 15 points for […]
Rangers
Trevino homer pushes Gibson and Rangers past Red Sox 4-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas catcher Jose Trevino delivered a big blow after his battery mate’s final pitch. Trevino hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning. That pushed right-hander Kyle […]
High School
Kollers’ grand slam gives Lady Hawks 4A bi-district title over Henderson
MARSHALL, Texas – Pleasant Grove’s softball team won its’ 4A bi-district playoff championship Thursday night on Adi Koller’s inside-the-park walkoff grand slam in the seventh to edge Henderson, 6-5.
Cowboys
Cowboys get Penn St LB Micah Parsons after trade with Eagles
By SCHUYLER DIXON FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have selected Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons with the 12th overall pick in the NFL draft. They traded down two spots in a deal with […]
Local News Stories
No change in Texarkana gas prices over the last week
There was no change in the price of gas in the Texarkana area over the past week. According to new data from AAA Texas, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in […]
Local Schools
Texas High School Commercial Photography students place in Jostens photo contest
TEXARKANA — Texas High School Commercial Photography students produced 11 of the 91 selected photos in the Jostens 2021 Photo Contest with one student claiming the grand champion prize. The national winners were: Abby Elliott […]
Professional
Rangers single game tickets for final 3 months go on sale April 30
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers single game tickets for the final three months of the 2021 season will go on sale, TOMORROW, Friday, April 30 at 9:00 a.m. CT at texasrangers.com, by calling 972RANGERS, or at the Globe […]
Professional
Brock and Lakyn Holt to continue #holtoffcancer with Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — During his seven seasons as a member of the Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt was very active in community initiatives with an emphasis on bring awareness to research and programs for childhood […]
Arkansas High
Arkansas High to have two students honored during 2021 Governor’s Scholastic Honors Day
TEXARKANA — Arkansas High School will have two students honored during the 2021 Governor’s Scholastic Honors Day. The two honorees are Nicholas Watson, who will be attending Harding University, and Madison Atchley, who will be […]
Local Schools
Texas High School asst. principal to represent Region 8 for outstanding award
TEXARKANA — Texas High School assistant principal Debbie Davis has been selected to represent the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) as the Region 8 Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year. Davis has worked on […]
Professional
Castro’s walk helps Astros rally in 8th to beat M’s 7-5
HOUSTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Jason Castro drew a bases-loaded walk to put Houston in front during a four-run eighth inning, and the Astros rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5. Houston has won six of […]