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$45K Offered for Killer of Sacred White Buffalo

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:58:46 CDT

A heartless hunter killed and skinned a rare white buffalo calf, and the Indians who believe the young animal was sacred are offering $45,000 for the killer's capture. White buffaloes are believed to occur once in several million births, and they're revered by the Lakota Sioux and other tribes....

Ball Catchers Celebrate as Tyke Sobs

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:54:06 CDT

A couple congratulated each other on snatching a baseball that was tossed into the stands by a Texas Ranger during a Yankees game on Wednesday night—seemingly oblivious to the kid two seats over who burst into tears. As the woman posed for a cell phone photo, the tyke sobbed...

Texas Rangers Would Like You to Pay $26 for a Hot Dog

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:44:20 CDT

There are hot dogs, and then there are hot dogs. The Texas Rangers will be serving the latter this season. The "Boomstick" has a $26 price tag, reports Yahoo Sports , but there is an upside. For all that dough, you get a lot of ... well, bun and meat. It's a...

Baseball Star Josh Hamilton Admits Relapse Into Drinking

John Johnson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:19:17 CST

Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton had to step before the cameras today and admit he had a "weak night" this week when we went to a bar and had "three or four" drinks, reports the Dallas Morning News . A pro athlete tipping back a few wouldn't normally be news, but...

Cardinals Win World Series

John Johnson — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:23:40 CDT

It lacked the drama of Game 6 , but Cardinals fans don't care: St. Louis beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 tonight to win the World Series. The Cardinals went up for good in the third on a solo home run from Allen Craig that made it 3-2. As...

Game 6: The Greatest Ever?

Kevin Spak — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:48:05 CDT

The words “best ever” are being thrown around a lot this morning, after the Cardinals’ epic 10-9 win over the Texans in Game 6 of the World Series. Here’s what the breathless sportswriters out there are saying: “The term ‘baseball game’ doesn’t begin to do justice to this remarkable life...

World Series Goes to Game 7

Rob Quinn — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:09:00 CDT

The World Series is going to Game 7 for the first time since 2002 after a thrilling game in St. Louis. The Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the series at 3-3. The team rallied from two-run deficits in the 9th and 10th innings before David...

Bullpen Phone Screwup Costs Cardinals Game 5

Kevin Spak — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:35:25 CDT

Nobody loves working pitching matchups like Tony La Russa, so it was a bit surprising when he let lefty Marc Rzepczynski in to pitch to Mike Napoli with the bases loaded last night. Napoli knocked a double off him, scoring what would be the two winning runs. But what happened...

Texas Romps, Heads Back to World Series

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:14:00 CDT

After waiting until their 50th season to reach their first World Series, the Texas Rangers are going right back. Nelson Cruz had one more big blast, Michael Young caught the final out long after hitting a pair of doubles in one of the highest-scoring postseason innings ever and the Rangers...