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Durant leads USA to close win over Brazil - Kevin Durant scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Team USA held off Brazil at the final buzzer for a 70-68 win on Monday. Brazil intentionally missed a free throw and had a chance to win or tie, but Leandro Barbosa missed a shot at the final buzzer. Much has been made about the great depth of the U.S. team, but the starters, including Durant, all played very heavy minutes today. USA is 3-0 in the World Championships so far, and are lucky Anderson Varejao was out with an ankle injury today. They'll try to stay undefeated against Iran on Wednesday at noon. Source: NBC.com
Varejao (ankle) out again on Monday - A sprained right ankle is expected to keep Anderson Varejao out for Monday's game against the U.S., although the television announcers say he will come off the bench. He's in uniform, but did not warm up with his teammates, making it sound like he won't play today. Either way, he should be ready for Wednesday's game, but it looks like the U.S. caught a break on Monday. Source: John Schumann on Twitter
Jamal Crawford's agent to meet with Hawks - Jamal Crawford's agent will meet with Hawks GM Rick Sund this week to discuss Crawford's future in Atlanta. Crawford is asking to either be traded or signed to an extension, as he's entering the final year of his existing deal. He earned sixth-man of the year honors last season (averaging 18 points, 2.1 threes, 3.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds) and the Hawks' bench obviously needs his firepower. Source: Boston Globe
Jordan, Bobcats donate $250K to schools - Michael Jordan and his Bobcats NBA team will donate $250,000 to middle-school athletics programs in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city. The Charlotte Observer says the NBA hall-of-famer and North Carolina native will announce the gift Monday. Source: Associated Press
Nevada regulators probing Jordan son's partying - Nevada gambling regulators are investigating MGM Resorts International after Michael Jordan's underage son bragged on Twitter about partying at a nightclub on the Las Vegas Strip. Nevada Gaming Control Board enforcement chief Jerry Markling said Monday that regulators are looking at whether the casino operator violated laws prohibiting underage drinking or gambling. Markling says underage people often try to gamble or drink in Las Vegas. Punishment for venue operators depends on circumstances. Source: Associated Press
Wilson keeps rolling with gem against Royals - C.J. Wilson continued to shine over 7 2/3 innings as Texas topped the Royals, 3-0, on Monday in the opener of a three-game set. Wilson improved to 7-0 since the All-Star break. Source: Texas Rangers.com
Harden moved to 'pen, Holland to join rotation - The Rangers are moving Rich Harden to the bullpen and Derek Holland is going to the rotation. Holland will get the call, as he makes his sixth start of the year on Friday vs. the Twins. Source: Texas Rangers.com
Rangers plan on switching Triple-A affiliate - Club officials have confirmed that the Rangers are planning to switch their Triple-A affiliation from Oklahoma City to Round Rock for the 2011 season. The Rangers announced on Monday they are extending their working agreements with Double-A Frisco and Class A Spokane and Hickory. But Oklahoma City was left out of the announcement. Source: Texas Rangers.com
Clemens, in court, tells judge: 'Not guilty' - Roger Clemens put his right hand on the lectern, leaned down toward the microphone and made what might be the most important pitch of his life: "Not guilty, your honor." Source: Associated Press
Manny Ramirez joins White Sox - Manny Ramirez will have to follow two nonnegotiable rules if he's going to play for White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. No. 1: Stretch with your teammates. No. 2: Be on the field for the national anthem. Source: Associated Press
Happ breaks down Cards as Wallace breaks out - J.A. Happ threw a two-hit shutout, and Brett Wallace hit an RBI double as part of his first 3-for-3 game in a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals on Monday to open a three-game series. Source: Astros.com
Cards, Astros aces ready to go at it in Houston - Tuesday night's game between the Cardinals and Astros in Minute Maid Park shapes up as a classic National League Central pitchers' duel, and both starters have been in stellar form of late. Source: Astros.com
Dez Bryant returns to practice today, status for Miami uncertain - Bryant will return to the field today for the first time since suffering a high right ankle sprain on July 30 inside the Alamodome. Over the last two weeks Bryant has stepped up his rehab and ran routes before Saturday's game at Houston. Source: Dallas Morning News
Cowboys have nothing to gain by playing starters against Miami - Sit the starters for the final preseason game against Miami. It's not a popular position. When a team looks as bad as the Cowboys did against Houston, the competitive response is to get back out there and do something about it. Phillips indicated the starters would do just that in the moments after a 23-7 loss to the Texans. That was emotion talking. Phillips took a more analytical approach Monday, saying he was still in discussion with his staff. "Our philosophy has been pretty good," said Phillips, who traditionally leaves the final preseason game to his backups. "I like the way we've done it. Source: Dallas Morning News
Foster emerges as top back for Texans - Houston running back Arian Foster wants to get one of his offensive linemen into the Pro Bowl. He certainly wouldn't turn down an invitation for himself. Foster has emerged as Houston's top running back at training camp. That's a hopeful sign for a team that ranked 30th in the league in the category last season (92.2 yards per game). Source: Associated Press
TCU tops Texas as the state's top college football program - 1. TCU: The Horned Frogs have been building a case for years, and this is their best yet. Seventeen starters back from an 11-1 team. A Heisman candidate in Andy Dalton. The nation’s top-ranked defense two years running. Losing Jerry Hughes at defensive end certainly hurts, but Gary Patterson has a way of turning up players. Source: Dallas Morning News
Texas coach Mack Brown: Vince Young deserves Reggie Bush's Heisman - Texas coach Mack Brown told The Dan Patrick Show that he believes Vince Young deserves the 2005 Heisman Trophy won by Reggie Bush. "I think you have to go back and really give that choice to the Heisman Trust. If they take it away, I think Vince should be awarded the trophy . . . Vince was second in the voting, so even if they re-voted I would like to see Vince get it," the Longhorns football coach told Dan Patrick. "At this point it's irrelevant because the Heisman Trust has not decided to take it away," he added. Sources: Dallas Morning News
Showdown with Texas Tech offers big-game allure, early challenge for SMU - Part of the appeal of opening the season at Texas Tech is the opportunity it presents a surging SMU program. SMU hopes quarterback Kyle Padron won't be scrambling very often against Texas Tech this weekend. ESPN . Sunday afternoon on Labor Day weekend. Big 12 opponent. SMU is coming off its best season in 25 years. Of course there are risks as well. Last season SMU opened with Stephen F. Austin at home – and needed a comeback to win. Source: Dallas Morning News
Texas A&M's Mike Sherman: Four to eight freshmen could play Saturday - Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman and various players and coaches met with the media Monday for their weekly press conference. Here are a couple notes from the session. Source: Denton Record Chronicle
Mike Sherman embraces Texas A&M traditions Dennis Franchione ignored - Long before his secret booster newsletters weren't so secret, Dennis Franchione struck a lot of Aggies as more Austin than College Station. Source: Denton Record Chronicle
Tommy Tuberville on Sunday game: 'I want everybody to see what this program is about' - Texas Tech football hosted its first media conference and luncheon of its 2010 season Monday inside Jones AT&T Stadium. Source: Denton Record Chronicle
Texas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville plans to keep players fresh on defense - Fans might have a hard time keeping track of which Texas Tech players are on defense if if they don't close attention, writes Don Williams of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper. Source: Denton Record Chronicle
Stars officially announce Ice Breaker for Sept. 11 - The Stars last season had to cancel their annual Ice Breaker autograph session because of scheduling conflicts, but it is back this year on Sept 11 at The Galleria. It's that time of year again - September is right around the corner. That means Labor Day, school's back in session and best of all, hockey training camp begins! Dallas Stars Training Camp is only in a few weeks with the players heading to Prince Edward Island on September 17 for the first few days of practice. But before Training Camp gets going, it is time for the first official event with your 2010-11 Dallas Stars team and "break the ice" on a new season. Source: Dallas Morning News
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