Texas High School Sports News

Rangers broadcaster Eric Nadel smiles during a press conference after he was named the winner of the Ford Frick Award for broadcast excellence at The Ballpark in Arlington December 11, 2013.

After leading Irvin to the playoffs each of the past two seasons, Alex Pena is moving to Burges where he will be the new head baseball coach.

The Lady Blues volleyball program got its first taste of two-a-days this week with some of the best high school coaches in Texas.

Flower Mound's Kyle Johnston is Player of the Year on the Texas Sports Writers Association's Class 5A All-State Baseball Team.

Brandon Moss hit a grand slam and the Oakland Athletics gave Jeff Samardzija more run support Thursday than he has had all season in a 13-1 victory over the Houston Astros.

For the second year in a row, TCU has found one of its recruiting class' first members in the Austin area.

It's a capricious business rating a city's most influential sports people. Who's to say Bill O'Brien, who has yet to coach a game in Houston, suddenly matters more than Kevin McHale, who coached the Rockets into the playoffs last season? Or that Bo Porter, who probably deserves Manager of the Year consideration if the Astros don't lose 100 games ... (more)

The Kansas special-teams unit is mediocre. Senior Trevor Pardula was the Big 12's third-leading punter last season with a 43.7-yard average, although junior Eric Kahn punted all four times in KU's spring game for an average of 39.5 yards.

On Thursday, Bowie junior catcher Joe Davis was recognized as a first-team honoree on the Texas Sports Writers Association's Class 5A all-state team.

Five players from the 2014 Class 4A state champion Aledo Bearcats baseball team earned spots on the Texas Sportswriter's Association 4A all-state baseball team.

Amarillo High had two second-team selections and an honorable mention pick on the Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A baseball team, which was released Tuesday.

JULY 23: The Texas Rangers wait as the umpire and managers discuss the weather during a rain delay on July 23, 2014 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.The game was called after four and a half innings giving the New York Yankees the 2-1 win.

The Texas Rangers have traded closer Joakim Soria to Detroit for right-handed pitching prospects Corey Knebel and Jake Thompson.

NCAA rules prohibited NCAA Division I coaches from giving lectures at the 82nd annual Texas High School Coaches Association state convention, but Hall of Honor inductee Art Briles was the exception on Wednesday's final day.

The East Central University men's basketball team will be bolstered by the addition of four players to the 2014-15 roster.

Sophomore Jaston McBee provided a spark at the top of the lineup for the Chico Dragons throughout the season.McBee batted .506 with a home run and 34 RBIs for the Dragons on their way to the area round of the playoffs.

Castillo, the District 1-3A MVP, was named a first-team Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State baseball selection on Tuesday.

Miles Mikolas earned his first win as a starter, pitching into the eighth inning Monday night and leading the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the sloppy New York Yankees.

"How can you defend and protect something that nobody can take? 2013 is gone forever.

Sunnyvale's Jake Wilcox is Player of the Year on the Texas Sports Writers Association's Class 2A All-State Baseball Team.