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Oct. 31 -- No 18. Missouri may meet its mirror-image in "must-win" game against Texas Tech: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- For No. 18 Missouri, keeping its Big 12 North championship hopes alive rests on beating Texas Tech Saturday.

Oct. 31 -- Christo will try to straighten erratic offense: LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- It's nine weeks into the season, and injury-plagued Nebraska is looking toward Monte Christo in this week's search for a reliable starting quarterback.

Oct. 31 -- Memory of last year's game fresh for Cowboys: STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Mention last year's game with Texas A&M to an Oklahoma State football player and you're sure to get a wince.

Oct. 31 -- Baylor will play it close to the vest vs. Notre Dame: SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- This isn't the kind of football Dave Roberts wants to play, but it's a brand that is keeping his improving team in games until the end.

Oct. 31 -- Western Conference Finals re-run a test for Stars: IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Champ versus contender. North versus South.

Oct. 30 -- Big 12 women's sports coaches see need for more self-promotion: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Say it loud, say it clear, say it often. If the Big 12 wants to be recognized as one of the nation's strongest leagues for women's basketball, a little self-promotion could go a long way, several coaches said.

Oct. 30 -- Williams isn't the only baseball playing Longhorn: Even after a season of minor league baseball and more than half of a season of college football, Adam Dunn has no idea what he wants to do with his life.

Oct. 30 -- Houston businessman says he may pursue Broncos if stadium referendum fails: HOUSTON (AP) - Houston businessman Robert McNair, who is trying to get an expansion team in his city, says he may try to buy the Denver Broncos if a stadium referendum fails there Tuesday.

Oct. 30 -- Stars' coaches find time to help high school teams: DALLAS - With Stanley Cup champion Detroit coming on Saturday, Stars' Coach Ken Hitchcock is toiling late Monday at the Dr Pepper StarCenter, frantically marking X's and O's on a board while assistants Doug Jarvis and Rick Wilson lace their skates and grab their whistles.

Oct. 30 -- Texas running back poised to collide with Cornhuskers: LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Ricky Williams seems destined to become the NCAA Division I career rushing leader. The Texas running back knows a big game at Nebraska wouldn't hurt his Heisman Trophy chances, either.

Oct. 30 -- Converse Judson hopes to capitalize on No. 1 ranking: Bragging rights for Class 5A are up for grabs. Converse Judson High School is on top in the high school football rankings, only after state defending champion Katy was ordered to forfeit one game for playing an ineligible player.

Oct. 29 -- Schoolboy rushes 602 (552?) yards in single game: SOMERVILLE, Texas (AP) - The winners say their star running back ran for 602 yards. The losers say it was 552 yards. Either way, Darryl Ellis of the Class 2A Somerville Yeguas had a heck of a game in last Friday night's 70-68 victory over Thrall.

Oct. 29 -- 'Oversight' will allow Rangers catcher to play winter ball: ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez can play winter ball if he wants to because of what a team official called an "oversight."

Oct. 29 -- Star gymnast declared an adult: HOUSTON (AP) - Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu was declared an adult Wednesday in a settlement giving her financial independence from her parents.

Oct. 29 -- Poor goal production troubles Hull: (KRT) IRVING, Texas - Brett Hull is second on the Stars in scoring, and is still frustrated. The winger, the Stars' big free-agent pickup in the off-season who signed a three-year deal for $17 million, has seven points in seven games, second only to Darryl Sydor's 11 for the Stars.

Oct. 29 -- NFL will decide between Houston and Los Angeles by winter: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Either Houston or Los Angeles, deserted by NFL teams during the "franchise free agency boom" of the mid-90s, will probably be back in the NFL by next winter.

Oct. 28 -- Heisman Poll: UT's Williams holds lead: Ricky Williams maintained his lead in this week's Scripps Howard News Service Heisman Trophy poll, and UCLA's Cade McNown regained second place after falling into a second-place tie with Kentucky's Tim Couch last week.

Oct. 28 -- Big 12 closes in on deal with Independence Bowl: The Big 12 Conference is expected to announce an arrangement with the Independence Bowl in the next several days, a source close to the proceedings said.

Oct. 28 -- Owls expect to be competitive despite size: HOUSTON (AP) - Rice University is the smallest school in the country playing NCAA Division I-A football, and it's doing so with players most other schools don't want.

Oct. 28 -- Flower Mound Marcus receiver compared with school's best ever: FLOWER MOUND, Texas - Matt Kipp undoubtedly knows Ryan Smith's number. It's 25. The guy he can throw the ball to whenever he wants to see something really amazing happen.

Oct. 28 -- Parents of gymnast get emergency hearing: HOUSTON (AP) - A judge has granted the parents of Olympic gold-medal gymnast Dominique Moceanu an emergency hearing to determine if she is under the improper influence of three people who formerly worked at a gym owned by her parents.

Oct. 28 -- UIL lifts Katy's forfeit for violating amateur rule: AUSTIN (AP) - Katy, the defending Class 5A Division I champion and third-ranked team in the state this season, will not have to forfeit games because of overzealous support from parents, the University Interscholastic League ruled Tuesday.

Oct. 27 -- Williams nears Dorsett's rushing mark : AUSTIN (AP) - Ricky Williams needs to run for 444 yards in his remaining four games to break Tony Dorsett's NCAA Division I career rushing record.

Oct. 27 -- Big 12 quarterbacks having difficult time staying healthy: Being a starting quarterback in the Big 12 hasn't been a healthy assignment lately. They've been dropping all over the league and last week was no exception.

Oct. 27 -- Houston, Los Angeles make run for NFL: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Los Angeles and Houston, deserted by three teams during the franchise free agency boom of the 1990s, begin trying on Tuesday to get back in the NFL.

Oct. 27 -- Texas Sports Digest: Scelzi sets Top Fuel record ... Aggies return to old reliable Wrecking Crew defense ... Central Oklahoma remains undefeated, leads Lone Star ... NW State remains atop Southland standings

Oct. 26 -- Aggies learning how to beat ranked teams: COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M knows what to do when its offense falters: Go back to the old reliable Wrecking Crew defense.

Oct. 26 -- Close games make for exciting Big 12 weekend: It's becoming unwise to leave Big 12 games in the fourth quarter. You're likely to miss something good. Take Saturday.

Oct. 25 -- Houston group pushes to attract possible expansion team: HOUSTON (AP) -- A group from Houston, led by Bob McNair, and two groups from Los Angeles will be making their way to Kansas City next week for the annual NFL owners meeting -- with a mission.

Oct. 25 -- Arlington Heights' kicker denied chance at record: FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- With 24-seconds to play, an on-field fight has denied Tomas Sanchez of Fort Worth Arlington Heights his bid to break the national high school career field goal record.

Oct. 25 -- Southern Methodist 10, UNLV 7: DALLAS (AP) -- Southern Methodist, ineffective all day on offense, drove 80 yards for the winning score with 22 seconds left Saturday, defeating UNLV 10-7.

Oct. 25 -- Colorado State defeats TCU: FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- At the end of a beautifully sunny afternoon, Dennis Franchione strode to midfield and warmly clasped the hand of Colorado State quarterback Ryan Eslinger.

Oct. 24 -- No. 25 Raiders try to extend streak against No. 8 Aggies: COLLEGE STATION -- No. 25 Texas Tech's three-game winning streak against No. 8 Texas A&M is a hot topic among the Aggies. The Red Raiders wish the subject would go away.

Oct. 24 -- SMU will approach UNLV with caution: DALLAS -- The cliches are firmly in place. The answers come quickly, as if rehearsed.

Oct. 24 -- Players want to show solidarity, help charity: HOUSTON (AP) -- NBA players suited up Friday to prove a point and raise some money for charity.

Oct. 24 -- Sharks, Stars swear it won't be a Marchment grudge match: DALLAS (AP) -- At least two of the seven deadly sins come to mind when thinking about Bryan Marchment's return to Dallas on Saturday.

Oct. 24 -- Former Bedford coach stays close to Friday football action: BEDFORD, Texas -- Bill Curtis hasn't gone anywhere. After finishing his 27-year tour of duty with the Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district four years ago, the longtime area coach and administrator hardly has faded from the spotlight.

Oct. 24 -- Moceanu calls suing parents "the hardest thing I've done in my life": HOUSTON (AP) -- Gymnast Dominique Moceanu says the decision to sue her parents was "the hardest thing I've done in my life" and insisted no one influenced her decision.

Oct. 24 -- Texas hunters preparing for deer season and gun-sales rules: DALLAS (AP) -- Hunters in Texas are preparing for deer season and new background checks on rifle and shotgun purchases.

Oct. 23 -- Round Rock voters to decide stadium fate: ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- A school band and high school cheerleaders are the latest players caught up in a political controversy that's rocking Round Rock: Should public money help pay for a baseball stadium?

Oct. 23 -- Prairie View A&M suspension upheld by SWAC: NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An appeals committee of the Southwestern Athletic Conference on Thursday upheld the two-game suspension imposed on the Prairie View A&M University marching band for a brawl that ensued with the Southern University band at a Sept. 19 football game.

Oct. 23 -- Gymnast Dominique Moceanu remains in seclusion: HOUSTON (AP) -- Gymnast Dominique Moceanu remained in seclusion Thursday, three days after she obtained a restraining order against her parents and asked a court to make her a legal adult.

Oct. 23 -- WAC commissioner expresses interest in a bowl game in Houston: HOUSTON (AP) -- At least two conference commissioners are showing interest in a proposed new bowl game at Houston.

Oct. 22 -- Famed gymnast Moceanu sues for independence from parents: HOUSTON (AP) - Gymnast Dominique Moceanu, a member of the 1996 gold medal U.S. Olympic team, is suing for independence from her parents, alleging that they have squandered her fortune and oppressed her for years.

Oct. 22 -- TCU's rebirth surprises even their coach: Boulder and the University of Colorado had Camp Rick. Fort Worth and Texas Christian now has Camp Fran. TCU coach Dennis Franchione didn't have many nearby spots to take his team skiing last winter upon taking the Horned Frogs' job.

Oct. 22 -- When it comes to majors, it seems Texas is history: DALLAS - Pardon me for being provincial. But really now. What in the name of Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan and the Texas wedge has happened?

Oct. 22 -- State champion matchup stokes rivalry's fires: TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) - Rusty Dowling didn't have to look far for a benchmark when he arrived at the dawn of this decade to revive the long-dormant Texas City football program.

Oct. 21 -- SMU still struggling for respect: DALLAS (AP) - Southern Methodist is trying to prove there really is life after the NCAA death penalty. It's been and continues to be a struggle for the Mustangs' football program.

Oct. 21 -- McCown's leadership jump-starts Aggies offense: COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - When Randy McCown stepped into the Texas A&M huddle as the starting quarterback against Kansas, the Aggies' offense took off.

Oct. 21 -- Outstanding high school football performances: A fullback matched a national record for carries in a schoolboy football game, while a senior quarterback led his team out of a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to earn mention in this week's Associated Press honor roll.

Oct. 21 -- Prairie View A&M makes appeal in closed meeting to SWAC: NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Prairie View A&M University officials met with Southwestern Athletic Conference officials here Tuesday to discuss a fight between the Southern University and Prairie View marching bands at a Sept. 19 football game.

Oct. 20 -- Ryder Cup won't come to Colonial: FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Colonial Country Club has failed in its bid to host the Ryder Cup in 2003.

Oct. 20 -- Rodriguez sets mark for AL catchers with seventh straight Gold Glove award: ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ivan Rodriguez has been called the best defensive catcher of his era, and now he has a record string of awards to back that up.

Oct. 20 -- Brown says QB decision not yet made: AUSTIN (AP) - University of Texas coach Mack Brown said Monday he hasn't determined who will start at quarterback Saturday against Baylor.

Oct. 20 -- Big 12 Roundup: Missouri's Smith regrets coin-toss decision vs. Nebraska last year: What haunts Missouri coach Larry Smith about last year's loss to Nebraska is not the miracle play that led to overtime, but the ones that followed.

Oct. 20 -- Gymnast Brian Babcock dead at 38 in Houston: HOUSTON (AP) - Brian Babcock, who bounced back to champion status in gymnastics after just missing a spot on the 1984 Olympic team, has died of complications following a bone marrow transplant. He was 38.

Oct. 20 -- Report: Deal reached in Houston NFL stadium plan: HOUSTON (AP) - A deal reportedly has been reached in a dispute that's slowed Houston's effort to attract a new NFL franchise.

Oct. 19 -- Top six stay put in AP poll; Aggies no. 8, Tech no. 25: It was not a good day for the state of Virginia. Virginia and Virginia Tech lost for the first time this season, and both took big falls in The Associated Press' Top 25 college football poll.

Oct. 19 -- Missouri, Nebraska set for rematch: It's time for the rest of the country to revisit the miracle catch that has haunted Missouri players for a long, long time.

Oct. 18 -- Aggies' forfeit yields revolutionary record-keeping approach: DALLAS (AP) -- The long and proud history of Texas A&M University is littered with ideas and inventions devoted to the betterment of humankind.

Oct. 18 -- Abner Haynes honored by school where he encountered racial indignities: DENTON, Texas -- A crowd began gathering around Abner Haynes as he talked.

Oct. 18 -- Dat Nguyen's unassuming stardom is his greatest legacy at A&M: COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- R.C. Slocum would've picked up the tab if he could've, because the Aggie coach really owed Dat Nguyen big time.

Oct. 17 -- Colorado's passing game a threat to Texas Tech's defense: BOULDER, Colo. -- Undefeated Texas Tech faces an unprecedented series of challenges Saturday when it meets No. 19 Colorado.

Oct. 17 -- Texas A&M is concerned about letdown vs. Baylor: WACO, Texas -- Is there a big, ugly letdown lurking around the corner, waiting to waylay a Texas A&M team that upset No. 2 Nebraska?

Oct. 17 -- Former Houston Rocket Robert Reid wins $285,000 award for slip on hotel floor: HOUSTON (AP) -- A state district jury has awarded former Houston Rocket Robert Reid $285,000 for a slip on a wet hotel floor three years ago.

Oct. 16 -- Drexler's return to the University of Houston causing ticket shortage: HOUSTON (AP) - The idea of hiring Clyde Drexler as basketball coach at the University of Houston was that he could rebuild interest in his alma mater's once proud program.

Oct. 16 -- Tenaha is state's only unanimous top-ranked team: DALLAS (AP) - Tenaha is the only team in Texas high school football this week to receive every first-place vote in a poll of sports writers and broadcasters.

Oct. 16 -- Warner Brothers nixes Superman logo at Texas high school: SCHULENBURG, Texas (AP) - The envelope may as well have contained Kryptonite. Instead, it was a letter from Superman's bosses with a simple warning to Schulenburg High School: Stop using his logo.

Oct. 15 -- Rebuilt offensive line carries Aggies into top 10: COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M offensive line coach J.B. Grimes never intended for his starters to take every snap against Nebraska.

Oct. 15 -- Big 12 making strides: A kingdom has been overthrown. Half of its citizens consider themselves worthy successors to the ousted Big Red horde.

Oct. 15 -- Successful Converse Judson coach preaches winning attitude: CONVERSE, Texas (AP) - If D.W. Rutledge weren't a high school football coach, he would probably be a preacher. The way he views it, the jobs are pretty similar.

Oct. 15 -- Group trying to attract NFL team says Houston Olympics bid could doom effort: HOUSTON (AP)- A dispute is brewing between competing Houston groups trying to lure a new NFL team and the 2012 Olympics because both would hope to use the same stadium now under consideration.

Oct. 15 -- This week's high school football schedule: DALLAS (AP) - This week's high school football schedule as provided by The Dallas Morning News, based on schedules compiled by the Texas High School Coaches Association.

Oct. 15 -- Hard-hitting Hull shows softer side: DALLAS - Brett Hull goes to work these days with a heavy heart. Back home, good friend and former St. Louis Blues' center Doug Wickenheiser lies in the intensive care unit of a St. Louis hospital fighting for his life.

Oct. 15 -- Prairie View A&M looks forward to appeal: PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) - Prairie View A&M officials are ready to explain why their banned band played on.

Oct. 14 -- Outstanding high school football performances: A state record by a kicker, a freshman defender leading his team to its first victory and an all-around effort that provided a team's first-ever victory over a rival are among the featured performances on this week's Associated Press high school honor roll.

Oct. 14 -- Kilgore freshman makes big debut on national television: COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - It turns out Ja'Mar Toombs and D'Andre "Tiki" Hardeman have more in common than apostrophes.

Oct. 14 -- Commissioner's office says new agreement prohibits "overuse" of players: DALLAS (AP) - The baseball commissioner's office has benched Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez for the winter.

Oct. 14 -- Franchione has Frogs winning again: FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A football fan, abubble over Texas Christian's heady 4-1 record, reminded coach Dennis Franchione this week that his Horned Frogs were "only five seconds away from being 5-0."

Oct. 14 -- Wetteland to have elbow surgery: ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas Rangers closer John Wetteland will have surgery on his pitching elbow this month to remove a bone spur.

Oct. 13 -- Coaches believe Big 12 has achieved elite status: DALLAS (AP) - With the Big 12 producing six of the nation's Top 25 teams, the third-year league is finally living up to its billing as a superconference.

Oct. 13 -- Upstart Texas Tech looks to Buffs for lucky seven: When the NCAA's hammer finally came down last summer, Texas Tech football players understood that this season would be the one to make noise before the program was muffled by scholarship sanctions.

Oct. 13 -- TV delay: Tech start up in air: What if they held a football game and no one knew when to show up? That remains the case for Saturday's Texas Tech-Colorado contest in Boulder, Colo., which has no assigned kickoff time and was not included on the list of Big 12 telecasts announced yesterday by league officials.

Oct. 13 -- A toast for Texas football: Something crazy happened Saturday night. I fell asleep in Texas and woke up in Florida. This had to be Florida, didn't it? Where else would you find cover-to-cover stories about triumphs by the local college football teams throughout the Sunday newspaper?

Oct. 13 -- Hamilton player dies 10 days after suffering head injury in a game: HAMILTON, Texas (AP) - A 16-year-old Hamilton linebacker has died of head injuries sustained after making a tackle in an Oct. 2 game.

Oct. 13 -- Stars' real enforcer this season could be the power play: IRVING, Texas - While the Stars acquired free-agent winger Brent Severyn in the off-season as a form of protection to keep opponents from getting too physical, the real enforcer for the team this season could be the power play.

Oct. 13 -- UTEP players named WAC players of the week: DENVER (AP) - UTEP quarterback Rocky Perez, defensive lineman Brian Young and return specialist Damon Gourdine were named the Western Athletic Conference players of the week Monday in the Pacific Division.

Oct. 12 -- Aggies stop Nebraska to join nation's elite: COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Two hours after one of the biggest football victories in Texas A&M history, some maroon-clad fans were still in the stands, savoring the moment.

Oct. 12 -- Texas A&M dethrones Nebraska in big weekend for Big 12 South: The Big 12 South was widely thought to be the league's weaker half when the season started. Texas A&M went a long way toward dispelling that notion with its victory over Nebraska this weekend.

Oct. 12 -- Nebraska drops, UCLA, A&M rise in Top 25 poll: Nebraska's loss turned into UCLA's gain. After Texas A&M ended Nebraska's 19-game winning streak with a 28-21 upset, the Cornhuskers tumbled from No. 2 to No. 8 Sunday in The Associated Press' Top 25 college football poll - their lowest ranking in more than five years.

Oct. 12 -- Stars open with win over Sabres on Saturday night: DALLAS - The Stars showed a form of banner envy on Saturday night that was enough to make Mike Modano chuckle.

Oct. 12 -- No blahs in evidence even though it's pre-playoff season: DALLAS - The Presidents' Trophy banner? Nice. The season-opening audience at Reunion Arena? Just fine. The new guy from St. Louis? He'll do. So, when do the playoffs start?

Oct. 12 -- 4 WAC teams still unbeaten in league play: While four teams remain unbeaten in Western Athletic Conference play, they're not the usual suspects.

Oct. 11 -- Tamer weekend tracks recent trend: DALLAS (AP) -- Fewer partiers have been arrested during the Texas-Oklahoma weekend, a traditionally rowdy rivalry that has become more subdued in recent years.

Oct. 11 -- Prairie View Panthers have groove back: HOUSTON (AP) -- The rocky road to Prairie View A&M's homecoming has culminated with what the Panthers hope will be their first home-field -- and homecoming -- victory in more than eight years.

Oct. 11 -- Heisman winner had undiagnosed spinal problem: HOUSTON (AP) -- Heisman winner Earl Campbell's college and pro football career could have ended before it began -- if a physical exam had ever focused on his spine.

Oct. 11 -- Army 38, Houston 28: HOUSTON (AP) -- The battle between Army's offense and Houston's defense never got off the ground Saturday -- Army saw to that.

Oct. 10 -- It's not No. 1 vs. No. 2, but Texas-Oklahoma still important: DALLAS -- The last time Mack Brown was in the Cotton Bowl on the second Saturday in October, he was watching the two best teams in the country.

Oct. 10 -- No. 18 Aggies going all-out against No. 2 Nebraska: COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- Texas A&M is leaving no emotional stone unturned for its meeting with No. 2 Nebraska.

Oct. 10 -- Stars hoping to script a blockbuster ending: FORT WORTH -- A Hollywood ending, that's all Stars '98 lacked.

Oct. 10 -- Texas Tech works on bowl position: LUBBOCK, Texas -- When Texas Tech faces Oklahoma State in its homecoming game Saturday, the Red Raiders have a chance to secure their position atop the Big 12 South and meet the NCAA minimum bowl qualifications with a win.

Oct. 9 -- Texas Tech game could be a turning point for both teams: LUBBOCK - Oklahoma State caught everyone's attention when it came within a breath of beating No. 2 Nebraska, falling 24-17 after time ran out with the Cowboys within inches of the goal line.

Oct. 9 -- UT's Leaks paved a path for Williams: AUSTIN - Ever since he had the privilege to shake the hand of Doak Walker and soak up all the genuine humility and dignity that was the late, great Southern Methodist running back, Ricky Williams has been in awe of the man for whom a stadium was dubbed and for whom an award is annually presented.

Oct. 9 -- Baylor, Kansas have a lot in common besides Saturday's game: WACO, Texas (AP) - Kansas and Baylor have a lot more in common than a 6 p.m. kickoff Saturday in Waco.

Oct. 9 -- Top-ranked Longview hosts Marshall in key 5A contest: DALLAS (AP) - Few teams remain in the No. 1 spot of the weekly Associated Press poll of Texas high school teams with a loss, and this year is no exception.

Oct. 9 -- San Jose aims to throttle Rice's ground game: One week after surrendering 446 yards on the ground to nationally ranked Virginia, San Jose State faces the nation's No. 10 rushing team in Rice.

Oct. 9 -- Governors' wager dwindling: AUSTIN (AP) - Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating are scaling back their traditional Cotton Bowl bet.

Oct. 9 -- Hulking backup tackle has big future with Longhorns: AUSTIN, Texas - Teammates of 6-6, 350-pound Leonard Davis are in awe of his size and quickness. They talk about him like kids talk about The Incredible Hulk or Hercules.

Oct. 8 -- This week's high school football schedule: DALLAS (AP) - This week's high school football schedule as provided by The Dallas Morning News, based on schedules compiled by the Texas High School Coaches Association.

Oct. 8 -- Blake says he prefers Parker: NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma coach John Blake has seen Texas tailback Ricky Williams run over and through his players. Last year, Williams ran for 223 yards against the Sooners in a 27-24 Texas victory.

Oct. 8 -- Kicker heads for last scheduled game in home state of Texas: LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - If not for a strikeout in the Texas high school baseball playoffs, kicker Kris Brown probably wouldn't have become Nebraska's career scoring leader in football.

Oct. 8 -- SWAC reconsiders suspension against Prairie View: PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) - Prairie View A&M's suspension has been suspended.

Oct. 7 -- McCown ready for closer look at Nebraska: COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M quarterback Randy McCown was mostly a spectator last December when Nebraska pounded the Aggies in the Big 12 championship game.

Oct. 7 -- Outstanding high school football performances: A player who scored a touchdown on offense and special teams and made a key defensive play in a three-point victory, a quarterback whose four attempts all went for touchdowns and a 56-yard field goal kicker are among the honorees on this week's Associated Press high schol honor roll.

Oct. 7 -- Thompson wins first-round match: HOUSTON (AP) - Defending champion Carol Semple Thompson had to go two extra holes Tuesday before winning her first-round match at the rain-plagued U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur.

Oct. 7 -- Improved Miners still look a lot like the doormats of the past: EL PASO, Texas (AP) - This was the year Texas-El Paso was supposed to have gotten better - and it has.

Oct. 7 -- Houston tennis center becomes pseudo NBA camp: HOUSTON (AP) - Many of the names and faces are familiar. The uniforms are not. It's odd to see Hakeem Olajuwon, Nick Van Exel, Ron Mercer and other well-known NBA players racing up and down the court wearing a red or blue shirt that says "West Side Tennis Center."

Oct. 7 -- Members of Stars Bunch knows their lines: IRVING, Texas - The third- and fourth-line forwards of a hockey team are kind of like the Jan Bradys of the hockey world.

Oct. 7 -- Alfred to start; James to play, too: WACO, Texas (AP) - Jermaine Alfred, who guided Baylor's second-half comeback that fell just short against Texas Tech, will be the Bears' starting quarterback against Kansas.

Oct. 7 -- Texas runningback in Heisman picture: After taking a hard fall in the Heisman Trophy race a few weeks ago with a blowout loss to Kansas State, Ricky Williams is on his way back up the charts.

Oct. 7 -- UT president agrees to pay hike for DeLoss Dodds: AUSTIN (AP) - The University of Texas president has agreed to a 10-percent salary increase for men's Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds, whose pay already had gone up nearly 32 percent since 1995, The Daily Texan reported Tuesday.

Oct. 7 -- Williams takes new number to honor late Doak Walker: AUSTIN (AP) - University of Texas halfback Ricky Williams will be wearing a new number Saturday.

Oct. 6 -- SWAC suspends Prairie View over band flap: NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Prairie View A&M's athletic program was suspended indiefinitely today from the Southwestern Athletic Conference because the school violated an earlier two-game suspension of its marching band.

Oct. 6 -- Astros offense fizzles for second time in playoffs: HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros seemed to have everything they needed to reach the heights this season: Randy Johnson, the Killer Bs and Moises Alou.

Oct. 6 -- LPGA plans tournament to honor Harvey Penick: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - After a lengthy absence, the LPGA tour will return to Texas next year with a tournament honoring Harvey Penick, the local teaching pro whose students included some of the game's best players - both men and women.

Oct. 6 -- Texas Tech still unranked after going 5-0: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - The Texas Tech Red Raiders unfolded their newspapers Monday morning to find that making the Top 25 will take more than a 5-0 record accumulated largely at the expense of North Texas and Texas El-Paso.

Oct. 6 -- Texas Tech, Colorado enjoying the view from atop Big 12: DALLAS (AP) - Heading into the second Saturday of October, two Big 12 teams are 5-0 and 2-0 in league play. Somewhat surprisingly, those schools are Colorado and Texas Tech.

Oct. 6 -- Johnson good, but not lucky: SAN DIEGO (AP) - Better lucky than good? Ask Randy Johnson. The Houston Astros' strikeout maestro was very good in his two playoff games against the San Diego Padres.

Oct. 6 -- Stars pin hopes on improved defensemen: DALLAS - It took Darryl Sydor five years of NHL play to finally figure something out: The game isn't that complicated.

Oct. 6 -- Hamilton player remains hospitalized after Friday night injury: HAMILTON, Texas (AP) - Doctors are optimistic that a Hamilton High School football player will recover from a head injury sustained Friday night during a game, his coach said Monday.

Oct. 6 -- Williams, Nguyen, Walker are honored: DALLAS (AP) - Texas running back Ricky Williams, Texas A&M linebacker Dat Nguyen and defensive back Joe Walker of Nebraska are the Big 12 players of the week, the league announced Monday.

Oct. 5 -- Padres 6, Astros 1: SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres are going back to the NL championship series after a 14-year absence, thanks in large part to new hero Jim Leyritz.

Oct 5 -- Road games can be dangerous in Big 12: Nebraska, Colorado, and Texas A&M will attest that Big 12 road games can be dangerous. All three teams barely escaped determined opponents playing for home crowds on Saturday.

Oct. 4 -- Rangers season suffers power failure: ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Two years ago, the Texas Rangers couldn't beat the New York Yankees because they didn't have a closer like John Wetteland.

Oct. 4 -- Foundation pursues plan to dome Cotton Bowl: DALLAS -- It's Texas vs. Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl and, as always, the stadium is soaked in colors -- UT's burnt orange on one side and OU's crimson and cream on the other.

Oct. 4 -- O'Connell loses final appeal, accepts probation: GALVESTON, Texas (AP) -- Galveston O'Connell has lost its final appeal and will serve a one-year postseason suspension, a result of possible improprieties in the recruitment and handling of a former star.

Oct. 3 -- The next Earl Campbell on his way to the NFL: AUSTIN (AP) -- A man among boys.

Oct. 3 -- McCarney wants players to ignore distractions: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Forget the tradition. Ignore the crowd. Tune out the band.

Oct. 3 -- Randy McCown prepared to lead Texas A&M's offense vs. Kansas: LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Randy McCown just wants to have fun. To that end, Texas A&M's new starting quarterback decided to have a serious talk with his Aggie teammates last Sunday.

Oct. 3 -- Texas A&M opens Big 12 season at Kansas: LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- If the Kansas Jayhawks survive October, they're on their way to a breakthrough season in just Terry Allen's second season as head coach.

Oct. 3 -- Texas Tech must limit Baylor's opportunities: LUBBOCK, Texas -- The biggest difference between Texas Tech and Baylor this season just may prove to be the difference in their ballgame Saturday.

Oct. 3 -- Jacksonville brothers clone success at quarterback role: JACKSONVILLE, Texas -- Talent, perseverance, and faith made three McCown brothers what they are today -- starting quarterbacks. And when they take the field this weekend they will share what may be a unique moment in Texas football history.

Oct. 3 -- Mark McLemore makes sure dedicated fan sees game: ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jerry Grant has spent the summer fighting cancer. But what almost happened on Friday might have been worse.

Oct. 2 -- New York trip a sign of nuns' support of Rangers: NEW YORK -- The Texas Rangers' two most faithful fans made an encore on Broadway on Wednesday afternoon.

Oct. 2 -- Rangers' offense vanishes: NEW YORK (AP) -- The Texas Rangers' trip to Yankee Stadium was a slumber party: The New York Yankees feasted and the Rangers slept.

Oct. 2 -- Prairie View eager for two-game winning streak: PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) -- No team is riding higher right now than the Prairie View A&M Panthers, finished at last with their NCAA record 80-game losing streak and determined not to start losing again anytime soon.

Oct. 2 -- PNG's twin tandem spells trouble for opposition: PORT NECHES, Texas -- The high school football scrimmage had just finished when all of the coaches met to shake hands and talk.

Oct. 2 -- Texas Supreme Court will hear Texas Tech case: AUSTIN (AP) -- The Texas Supreme Court will hear arguments in December concerning a Texas Tech football player who was ruled ineligible for academic reasons in 1996.

Oct. 1 -- Yankees 3, Rangers 1 -- NEW YORK - Add Shane Spencer to the long list of New York Yankees legends. An unknown a month ago, the compact rookie capped his amazing September by homering in his first postseason at-bat to lead Andy Pettitte and the Yankees past the Texas Rangers 3-1 Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in their AL division series.

Oct. 1 -- Astros need sting from Killer B's: HOUSTON (AP) - When the Killer B's don't hit, the Houston Astros don't win. The B's - Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio and Derek Bell - went 0-for-10 in Tuesday's Game 1 of their first-round playoff game. The result? A 2-1 victory by San Diego in which Kevin Brown struck out 16.

Oct. 1 -- Freshman quarterback leads the Longhorns: AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) - Major Applewhite has a play he'd like to see on the television highlights some day.

Oct. 1 -- Doak Walker's athletic prowess, humility will never fade: DALLAS - Doak Walker never outlived his fame. Perhaps that is the essence of his life and athletic career.

Oct. 1 -- This week's high school football schedule: DALLAS (AP) - This week's high school football schedule as provided by The Dallas Morning News, based on schedules compiled by the Texas High School Coaches Association.

Oct. 1 -- Longhorns find leader in feisty fifth-year senior: AUSTIN, Texas - Mack Brown, Texas' first-year football coach, knew he had a scrapper when he watched Wane McGarity fighting through stiffness in his surgically repaired knee during spring drills.