Tony Romo can't redeem self as Cowboys fall hard to Seattle
SEATTLE -- Tony Romo returned to the scene of his famous bobble that still remains a chapter in his career as the quarterback in Dallas. The Cowboys' performance Sunday provided little closure for...
View ArticleSources: Obama launching China trade case
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will launch a new trade enforcement case against China on Monday, using the power of incumbency to counter Republican Mitt Romney’s criticism that he is ceding...
View ArticleReview of Boy Scout files shows a long history of hiding sexual abuse...
LOS ANGELES — Over two decades, the Boy Scouts of America failed to report hundreds of alleged child molesters to police and often hid the allegations from parents and the public. A Los Angeles Times...
View ArticleTexas piloting two new teacher evaluation systems
The teacher strike that has given Chicago kids an unwelcome vacation is partly about money but largely about teacher evaluations. Across the country, from California to Florida, demands for better...
View ArticleMoore: Cowboys 'shocked' after loss to Seahawks, but everyone else probably...
SEATTLE — Jason Witten makes no excuses for himself or the rest of his teammates. The Cowboys were as bad as they looked on this otherwise spectacular September afternoon in the Pacific Northwest. To...
View ArticleBrandon George grades the Cowboys' loss to the Seahawks: Jason Witten's...
Not like Witten: Thumbs down Tight end Jason Witten inspired the Cowboys by playing in the season opener despite an injured spleen. But Witten wasn’t himself Sunday. He dropped four passes and never...
View ArticleMatt Harrison spins birthday gem to top M's, help Rangers keep Oakland at bay
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The sun finally peeked through the clouds and a rainbow appeared beyond center field soon after the Texas Rangers finished playing. All around, it was a bright ending to a...
View ArticleMatt Harrison spins gem on birthday, delivers Rangers to crucial 2-1 win
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The sun finally peeked through the clouds and a rainbow appeared beyond center field soon after the Texas Rangers finished playing. All around, it was a bright ending to a...
View ArticleCulture clash between U.S. freedoms, Muslim beliefs underlies embassy riots...
CAIRO — Stepping from the cloud of tear gas in front of the U.S. Embassy here, Khaled Ali repeated the urgent question that he said justified last week’s violent protests at U.S. outposts around the...
View ArticleTalk of tolled HOV lanes signals new era of pay-as-you-go
As long as they’ve existed in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, HOV lanes — on Interstates 35E and 30, U.S. Highway 75 and elsewhere — have been free to any vehicle with two or more occupants. But that’s...
View ArticleSherrington: How Russell Wilson (with help from a superior gameplan)...
SEATTLE -- Early in Sunday's game, as the Cowboys were fumbling, bumbling, stumbling into a deficit they couldn't climb out of, the Seahawks' Russell Wilson threw deep. The ball hung like a kite. It...
View ArticleSherrington: How Russell Wilson (and superior planning) topped Tony Romo
SEATTLE -- Early in Sunday's game, as the Cowboys were fumbling, bumbling, stumbling into a deficit they couldn't climb out of, the Seahawks' Russell Wilson threw deep. The ball hung like a kite. It...
View ArticleSherrington: How Russell Wilson (and a superior gameplan) topped Tony Romo
SEATTLE -- Early in Sunday's game, as the Cowboys were fumbling, bumbling, stumbling into a deficit they couldn't climb out of, the Seahawks' Russell Wilson threw deep. The ball hung like a kite. It...
View ArticleSocial Security numbers on Medicare cards leave seniors vulnerable
Consider this piece of advice from the Federal Trade Commission’s website dedicated to preventing identity theft: “Don’t carry your Social Security card in your wallet or write your Social Security...
View ArticleGeorge: Cowboys have another miserable trip to Seattle: 'It's...
SEATTLE - Whether Seattle's home field is the loudest in the NFL is debatable. What's not, however, is that this is a place of misery for the Cowboys. That didn't change Sunday at CenturyLink Field....
View ArticleBearish analyst advises investors to put money into gold, inflation...
Although I’m generally bullish on the market, I still pay attention to the musings of short sellers and bearish prognosticators just to get another perspective on investing. And while I often find...
View ArticleCarlton: With high-flying offenses ahead, Texas defense needs answers in a...
The Texas defense can feel good about the offense now, coach Mack Brown observed after the Longhorns’ 66-31 win over Mississippi. The bigger chore might be for the defense to start feeling good about...
View ArticleFraley: Washington's faith in unpredictable Koji Uehara pays off for Rangers
ARLINGTON — On Sept. 1, Rangers manager Ron Washington made an unusual decision. It paid off Sunday. In a ninth-inning bind with closer Joe Nathan again unavailable, Washington gave right-hander Koji...
View ArticleMatt Harrison spins a gem as Rangers pick up crucial 2-1 win over Mariners
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Matt Harrison pitched into the ninth inning for his 17th victory and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on a drizzly Sunday to add to their AL West lead for the...
View ArticleWomen’s British Open title completes Asian sweep of four majors
HOYLAKE, England — A wave that formed 35 years ago with the Japanese star Chako Higuchi’s victory in the 1977 LPGA Championship crested Sunday when Jiyai Shin won the Women’s British Open in a rout....
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