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JIM REEVES When I caught Nolan Ryan on the phone Monday morning, he was in his car, in the middle of a dust storm raised by a street sweeper in Corpus Christi.'Can’t see a thing,' Ryan said in that distinctive drawl we’ve all smiled at more than once.Problem is, that little man-made dust cloud is nothing compared to the hurricane Ryan and the Texas Rangers find themselves trying to ride out today after the team’s drastically bungled attempt to persuade Michael Young to move to third base so they can install 20-year-old Elvis Andrus at shortstop.How, you have to ask yourself, does a team screw up even a team player like Michael Young to the point that he feels he has to ask to be traded?Jon Daniels?Anyone?Seriously, how does this happen?Somebody — and I nominate Ryan, the club president — needs to get some answers here, and fast.The Rangers found themselves in the embarrassing position of having to set up a conference call with local reporters late Sunday

By RICK HERRIN IRVING — Dallas Cowboys linebackers coach Reggie Herring was on vacation last week in Key West, Fla., and returned to the surprise of rumors he had accepted the Oklahoma State defensive coordinator position.No truth to it, Herring said Monday evening.Herring has not interviewed with the Cowboys and has not had any contact with Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy. In addition, Oklahoma State has not requested permission from the Cowboys to interview Herring, who has two years remaining on his three-year contract.Herring just completed his first year in Dallas and plans to attend the Senior Bowl workouts in Mobile, Ala., with the coaching staff next week to evaluate draft prospects.'I have not interviewed with Oklahoma State, and I have not had contact with Mike Gundy,' Herring said. 'Nobody has offered me a job at Oklahoma State. It’s as simple as that.'While he has not spoken with anyone officially with Oklahoma State, Herring did say a school representative mad

13 January 2009 Name suppression has lapsed for two of the three people accused over the killing retired Opotiki school teacher, John Rowe.Seventeen-year-old Courtney Churchward is charged with the m...

Upon entering high school, Sam soon realized that his scrawny physique wasn't the perfect body that he had always wanted. So, after learning the basics, he committed himself to fitness and packed on 45 pounds of solid mass. Read on to learn how he did it!

One of the nation's legendary programs has a new single-game scoring king, as Jodie Meeks exploded for a school-best 54 points thanks in part to a program-record 10 three-pointers in Kentucky's 90-72 rout of SEC compatriot and 24th-ranked Tennesse...

Arizona Interscholastic Association officials met with Mesa High on Monday and will now wait until Friday for a report on whether recruiting was involved in 6-foot-9 junior basketball player Blondy Baruti coming to the school.

In this edition of the 'Notebook' will take a look at Wake Forest's big weekend, the guard situation in 2010 and we'll preview the events this weekend.

When told that he has won more games, 305, than all but two active high school basketball coaches in Tucson, Rich Utter doesn't say a thing. He shrugs.

When yet another starting pitcher goes down in the middle of the season and the trade deadline has passed, there might be a solution for teams: Paul Byrd .

WHEN LAVOY ALLEN decided to attend Temple following a stellar high-school career at Pennsbury, few were as disappointed as La Salle coach John Giannini, who tried feverishly to land the prized recruit.