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Cowboys trusting Bryant to make call on finger
The Dallas Cowboys couldn't trust receiver Dez Bryant to even run the right routes less than two months ago. Now they're letting him dictate whether ...
Texas governor asks cancer agency to halt grants
A $3 billion cancer-fighting effort that's already under criminal investigation received yet more humiliation Wednesday when Texas Gov. Rick Perry ...
Heisman winner Manziel glad to get back in huddle
Johnny Manziel is ready to get back to being Johnny Football. After not talking to the media all season until Nov. 26, two days after the regular ...
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables ...
Latest winners of Carnegie Hero medals
Winners of Carnegie Hero medals awarded Wednesday: — Christopher M. Johnson, 20, of Bolingbrook, Ill., helped save teenage boy who broke through the ...
No. 3 Baylor women beat No. 10 Tennessee 76-53
Brittney Griner scored the first six points of the game and third-ranked Baylor had the first 17, extending its home winning streak to 45 in a row ...
Broncos gallop into top spot in AP Pro32 rankings
A nine-game winning streak has Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on top of the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings for the first time. The latest win came ...
Judge indicates Fort Hood suspect can keep beard
The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage apparently will be allowed to keep his beard during his military trial, after ...
Big 12 basketball lacking depth this season
The top of the Big 12 looks familiar, with Kansas in first place and ranked in the top 10. The rest of the league doesn't appear to be nearly as deep ...
Gulf investment arm takes Texas properties
Gulf investment house Investcorp says its American division has acquired five real estate developments in Texas for more than $100 million. The deals ...
Lin leads Rockets' rout in return to New York
Jeremy Lin will never forget that brief, beautiful stretch of basketball known as Linsanity. His first trip back to Madison Square Garden was ...
2 funerals begin a sad procession in Connecticut
Opening a long and almost unbearable procession of grief, Newtown began laying its dead to rest Monday, holding funerals for two 6-year-old boys — one ...
Peterson remaining focused while chasing Dickerson
The record many thought would never be broken is right there in front of him, and Adrian Peterson can smell it. His powerful legs have been chewing ...
ON FOOTBALL: Predicting the NFL is a fool's game
So you think you know the NFL? Perhaps you can predict the future, tame the weather and forecast winning lottery numbers, too. Those claiming to know ...
Texans clinch AFC South with 29-17 win over Colts
The Houston Texans won the AFC South on Sunday and immediately shifted their focus to the future. "We have bigger goals," Andre Johnson said after ...
Carr pick sends Cowboys past Steelers in OT, 27-24
Brandon Carr figured Ben Roethlisberger was throwing his way. Thousands of Terrible Towel-waving Pittsburgh fans at Cowboys Stadium weren't happy with ...
Moments of silence around NFL for shooting victims
The New England Patriots silenced their "End Zone Militia" on Sunday night, taking the muskets away from the Revolutionary War re-enactors who fire ...
49ers lead Patriots 31-17 early in 4th quarter
Colin Kaepernick threw three touchdown passes and the San Francisco 49ers led the turnover-prone New England Patriots 31-17 early in the fourth ...
Cowboys top Steelers in overtime 27-24
Brandon Carr found a way to silence thousands of Terrible Towel-waving Pittsburgh fans at Cowboys Stadium and send the Dallas crowd home happy.
Jesse Wright wins saddle bronc season title
Jesse Wright edged Cody DeMoss by $797 in the saddle bronc season standings for his first world title, finishing fourth with an 80.5-point ride on ...
Hamilton, Angels finalize $125M, 5-year deal
Feeling "a little upset" that Texas didn't move quickly enough to re-sign him, free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton donned a Los Angeles Angels jersey ...
Criminal probe adds to Texas cancer agency woes
Texas put up $3 billion in taxpayer money and promised cancer breakthroughs. But a criminal investigation, widespread rebuke from scientists and the ...
McHale, Garnett embrace after Rockets top Celtics
Kevin Garnett, his eyes fixed low, walked over to Kevin McHale after the final buzzer and gave him a long hug. Several other Celtics followed, ...
Uncle: Dad recalls crash that killed sons as blur
The uncle of two young brothers killed by a suspected drunk driver who was then fatally shot at the crash scene said Friday that the boys' father, who ...
APNewsBreak: Texas cancer probe draws NCI scrutiny
The National Cancer Institute confirmed Friday that federal officials are taking a closer look at a troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting effort in ...