Posted by Chace Murphy
Featured Stories, Sports
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
COLLEGE STATION-Texas A&M, the Home of the 12th Man, offers the largest percentage of student seats in a collegiate stadium with more than 30,000 tickets allocated to students each football season. At this time, the full-season football options for the 2012 season are sold out. A limited number of Maroon three-game packages which includes Florida, [...]
Posted by Chace Murphy
Sports
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
IRVINE, Calif. – Sophomore Shea Groom contributed two assists as the No. 14 Texas A&M soccer team (1-0) opened the 2012 season with 2-1 victory over UC Irvine (0-2) Monday at Anteater Stadium. The Aggies are now 17-3 all-time in home openers and avenged a 2011 loss to the Anteaters with the win. “This wasn’t [...]
Posted by Chace Murphy
Sports
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant will be treated for tendinitis in his right knee after an MRI revealed no tear to a ligament or tendon. Bryant injured his knee during a joint practice Monday with the San Diego Chargers. The Cowboys say Bryant will be evaluated on a day-to-day [...]
Posted by Chace Murphy
Sports
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
HOUSTON (AP) _ Rogers Clemens has signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League and is expected to start for them on Saturday at home against Bridgeport. The 50-year-old right-hander was acquitted in June of charges he lied to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens hasn’t played for [...]
Posted by Chace Murphy
Sports
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) _ A federal judge in Austin, Texas, has thrown out Lance Armstrong’s lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, an attempt to stop the drug case against the seven-time Tour de France winner. Armstrong has repeatedly denied doping. His lawsuit claimed USADA lacked jurisdiction and that its arbitration process violates his constitutional [...]
Posted by Chace Murphy
Sports
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
FRISCO, Texas (AP) _ The University of Incarnate Word will join the Southland Conference while Abilene Christian University said it has received an invitation to the league. The Frisco-based Southland Conference and Incarnate Word said Monday that the San Antonio-based university will become a member on July 1, 2013. Abilene Christian announced on [...]
Posted by Chace Murphy
Featured Stories, News
Monday, August 20th, 2012
Jury selection for a College Station an charged with capital murder has been moved back to January 7. Stanley Robertson, 44, is charged in connection with the August 2010 kidnapping and murder of his ex-girlfriend’s mother. Annie Toliver was kidnapped from the College Station Wal-Mart. She was found stabbed to death in Fort Worth. Robertson’s [...]
Posted by Chace Murphy
News
Monday, August 20th, 2012
One of Bryan’s busiest roads will see delays Tuesday as workers remove power lines. It’s all part of the new overpass going in on Harvey Mitchell Parkway at Villa Maria. Officials say road closures will begin about 10 a.m. with alternating closures for about an hour and a half. During the closures, both north and [...]
Posted by Chace Murphy
News
Monday, August 20th, 2012
The last day of filing for the College Station municipal elections produced the first multiple candidate race for city council. Arthur Pinto filed Monday for Place 4 and will run against John Nichols. The seat is currently held by Katy-Marie Lyles, who is not seeking re-election. Both Pinto and Nichols have run before. Pinto lost [...]
Posted by Chace Murphy
Featured Stories, Sports
Monday, August 20th, 2012
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) _ Rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill has won the Miami Dolphins’ starting job. Coach Joe Philbin announced following practice Monday that Tannehill will start the Dolphins’ opener Sept. 9 at Houston. Tannehill beat out Matt Moore, who finished last year as Miami’s starter. Training camp began with a three-way competition for the job, [...]