After a slew of firsts in 2018, TCU aims for seconds and thirds in 2019
TCU basketball ran through drills during a 40-minute shoot-around at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Thursday afternoon, March 15, 2018. The TCU pep band and cheerleaders were on hand too. TCU plays Syracuse on Friday night. Stefan Stevensonsstevenson@star-telegram.com … Read More
Cowboys finally joining free agency party, hosting tackle Cam Fleming on a visit
Fleming, who played the New England Patriots the last four seasons, is set the visit the team's headquarters at the Star in Frisco Monday and Tuesday. The Cowboys have a need for a swing tackle after disappointing turns by Chaz Green and Byron Bell in 2017 but the interest in …
Nice guys don’t always finish last. Rangers believe they win championships
"He has been one of the stars of camp," manager Jeff Banister said Saturday, before Hood went 2 for 4 with a three-run homer and four RBIs. But what first caught Banister's attention this spring was an early-camp conversation with the outfielder. Hood is a quality person. Read More
Mansfield Timberview’s Chennedy Carter sends Texas A&M into Sweet Sixteen
… Tournament team. Carter was a two-time district MVP with Timberview and led the Wolves to the Class 5A state title game in 2017. She averaged 20.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.5 steals per game and shot 53 percent from the field as a senior and was named Star-Telegram …
Herb Kohl’s Wyoming ranch purchased for national forest
JACKSON, Wyo. — The Bridger-Teton National Forest has acquired a sprawling former ranch that had been the largest remaining private inholding along the Upper Gros Ventre River valley in northwestern Wyoming. The $3 million purchase of the 990-acre property roughly 30 miles east of Jackson was … Read More
Turkey’s forces capture Syrian Kurdish town of Afrin
Turkey's president said Sunday that the Turkish military and allied Syrian forces have taken "total" control of the town center of Afrin, a major development in the nearly two-month offensive against a Syrian Kurdish militia that controls the area. The Kurdish militia called the assault on Afrin an "occupation" … Read …
Dashcam video surfaces of Miami bridge collapse from view of driver who witnessed it
A new video posted Friday on Instagram shows the clearest view yet of the moment the Florida International University bridge collapsed. The shocking footage, sped up, appears to be from a dash camera on a vehicle that came to a stop next to a school bus on Southwest Eighth Street …
Unusual donors help South Dakota school purchase ukuleles
A South Dakota elementary school has purchased 17 ukuleles for its music program, thanks in part to a group of anonymous Eagles fans from Texas. Warner Elementary School teacher Jennifer Barkmeier decided to launch a fundraiser to buy her students ukuleles after purchasing one for her own child. Read More
Interior secretary defends Japanese comment to congresswoman
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is defending his use of a Japanese greeting when responding to a question from a congresswoman of Japanese descent. The Arizona Republic reported Sunday that Zinke was asked about his use of the word "konnichiwa" while touring the U.S-Mexico border in Arizona on … Read More
Man shot and killed in Carson
CARSON – A man was shot to death in Carson and sheriff's deputies are trying to determine how it happened. Deputies were called to the 600 block of East University Drive Carson Drive at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, March 17 to investigate reports of a gunshot victim, according to Deputy Wally …