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With the East Texas Pump Jacks coming home for a few games, a win to ignite a spark was just what they needed, and just what they got on Friday night. More ... IRVING (AP) - Even Terrell Owens will find it difficult to draw top billing this time, with so many other sideshows to gawk at when the Dallas Cowboys open training camp. As Owens has so eloquently put it before, "Getcha popcorn ready!" It's going to be a show. More ... HOUSTON (AP) _ Mario Williams showed he's far from a bust and the offense was much more potent, but the Houston Texans still finished last in their division and failed to get that elusive first playoff berth last season. The Texans won two more games than they did in 2006 to reach .500 for the first time. More ... IRVING (AP) - Dallas Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin won't have to wait until after the season for a long-term contract. The Cowboys and Hamlin agreed Tuesday on a $39 million, sixyear deal that includes a $9 million signing bonus and guarantees the Pro Bowler about $15 million. More ... Football time is fast approaching, and it's almost time to buy season tickets for Kilgore High School football. Season tickets for previous ticket-holders go on sale on Monday, Aug. 4, and can be purchased and picked up through Thursday, Aug. 7 at the athletic department offices on the KHS campus. Season tickets for the general public will go on sale Monday, Aug. 11. More ... SOUTHPORT, England (AP) - Even greatness comes with an expiration date. A man can't play golf at 53 the way he did at 23. Or even 43. Not when the hair on the back of his neck can judge the wind as accurately as any gauge. Not when the chill in the air touches every last veterbrae along his spine. More ... MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Glen Perkins pitched six shutout innings against a powerful Texas lineup in the Minnesota Twins' 6-0 victory on Friday night, the first time the Rangers have been shut out all season. More ... HOUSTON (AP) _ Hunter Pence spent most of the All-Star break facing a pitching machine in the batting cage at Minute Maid Park. The extra work produced instant results. Pence drove in the game-winning run with a double off Bob Howry in bottom of the ninth inning and gave the Houston Astros a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night. More ... • OPEN CAMP: July 25, Oxnard, Calif. • LAST YEAR: Their 13 victories matched franchise record and led to NFC's top playoff seed in first season under coach Wade Phillips. Had NFL-record 13 Pro Bowl players, including Tony Romo, Terrell Owens and Jason Witten with record-setting years. More ... |
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