Baseball

ANDREWS — Matt Villanueva pitched the Anson Tigers to 3-0 victory in Game 1 of their Region I-1A semifinal series against Fort Hancock on Friday, striking out 12 Mustangs batters and allowing three hits over seven shutout innings.

Flynn Robinson, the former NBA guard who played on the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971-72 championship team, has died after a two-year fight with cancer. He was 72.

For the 65th year -- since Harry Truman was in the White House -- area golfers will chase the Edwards-Zuloaga Tournament championship trophy.

FORT WORTH — Matt Kuchar was hoping he would be able to finish his second round Friday night at Colonial. He ended up with the lead — and a very early wakeup call.

Kuchar had only three holes to complete in what so far was a bogey-free round, with his ball already on the 16th green. He was at 10 under and described the conditions as “just perfect right now.”

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Prima donna wide receivers are all the rage in today’s air-it-out NFL, demanding passes and attention, preening for crowds and cameras.

Not in Denver.

Led by the shy Demaryius Thomas, the soft-spoken Wes Welker and the selfless Eric Decker, the Broncos represent the antithesis of those high-maintenance superstars who are always going back to the huddle telling the quarterback they were open on that previous play.

The addition of Welker this offseason gives the Broncos a trio that combined for 297 receptions and 29 TD catches last season.

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INDIANAPOLIS — They have dinner together. They chat it up on Twitter. They offer congratulations on jobs well done, solace when things don’t go so well.

Clearly, there’s a lot of respect among the 33 drivers in Gasoline Alley.

Maybe a little too much.

While IndyCar is putting an increasingly entertaining product on the track — seriously, folks, this might be the best competition on the planet at the moment — it’s clear heading into the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” that something is still missing.

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Already four rounds deep in the Class 2A baseball playoffs, the Danbury Panthers have yet to taste defeat at all, a trend they would like to continue.

Midland High girls soccer players Megan Hoppel and Brianna Lopez signed letters of intent to play in college Friday.

Lance Morris celebrated his 19th birthday Friday in a big way. The senior came a single away from hitting for the cycle and drove in four runs, including the game-winner, as Ira dealt Stamford its first loss of the season in an 8-7 victory at Hardin-Simmons’ Hunter Field.

Lee junior Ciara Sheppard and Midland High freshman Brooke Ryan each received superlative recognition on the 2-5A All-District softball team, which was announced this week.

Baylor’s Christina Holland and Texas A&M’s Greg Coleman cruised through opening heats Thursday and into the quarterfinals of the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. Both former San Antonio area prep standouts will compete Friday at Myers Stadium in an effort to make it to Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., for the NCAA championship meet. Coleman will be joined in the men’s quarters by Joshua Smith and Jumarcus Shelvin from UTSA.  Both moved up a round on Thursday, as did UTSA’s Christopher Hall in the open 400. In the long jump, UTSA’s Roscoe Robinson placed 15th, narrowly missing a trip to the nationals.  Also failing to advance was [...]