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By: Terry Davis

@terryd515 Gabriel Douglass be- came first African American gymnast to ever win the all- around gold medal and a gold medal in team compe- tition. The only other Afri- can American to win a gold medal in the women gym- nastics was Dominique Longhorns look to charge through the Big 12 this season. Dawes. Dawes was a 10 year member of the United By: Terry Davis high school hope to be- Gray was considered States National team and The Texas Longhorns come vital parts of a pro- one of the top running she earned her team gold opened preseason football ductive offense this year. backs in the country and medal in 1994 during the Gabby Douglass is the first African-American to will in a Team camp this week. The When asked do he has a will add much need depth Olympic Games in Atlanta, Gold Medal and Individual Gold Medal for All-around. Longhorns will have four preference to what position to the Longhorns running Georgia. weeks to determine who he wants to play Johnson back stable. Jones was a The American team event she participated in. dazzled the crowd with her the starting will said, “I don’t have a pref- top ten rated defeated the Russian and After the team com- performances. be this year. The Long- erence. I can play both in the nation last year. Romanian teams to claim it petition was complete Douglass has quickly horns will also use the camp sides of the ball. I got ac- Johnson will be used in the first team gold medal in Douglass participated in the captured the awe and re- to develop better offensive cepted at DB. They want wildcat formations and on team competition since individual all-around event spect of Americas. She has chemistry. me to play on offense at special teams. 1996. The members of the for the women. already landed a spot on the The Longhorns are wide receiver and running The biggest question American team included The events were the Kellogg’s Corn Flakes ce- considered the best defen- back. I will probably stick entering this season will be Douglass, Aly Raisman, same as the team competi- real box. sive unit in the Big 12 con- to offense, but I am pretty he will lead the team form Mckayla Maroney Kyla tion. Douglas defeated Douglass has already ference this year. Some equal on both sides of the the quarterback position. Ross, and Jordyn Wieber. Viktoria Komova of Rus- begun to inspire young added weapons on offense ball.” David Ash and Case McCoy The Americans won sia and Aliva Mustafina out gymnast across the country. will try to assist the defense Jones said, “I’m ex- are competing for the start- three of the four events in for the gold medal. Ameri- There have been many re- in winning football games cited to have a fresh start ing nod. Both taking the gold medal. The can teammate Raisman lost ports of young gymnast try- this year. Highly touted run- with everything. I’m trying had sparks while at the helm events they won were the the bronze medal to ing to imitate the moves of ning back Johnathan Gray to carry on the legacy of my last season, but both were beam, floor and vault ex- Mustafina on a tie breaker the Olympic gymnastics and returning dad being in the NFL inconsistent. ercises. Douglass was im- procedure. team in order to make it to Malcolm Brown hopes to [former Ash said, “This sum- pressive on in events score Douglass was impres- the next Olympics in Bra- take the pressure off of the LB Robert Jones]. I want mer I worked on accuracy. over 15 points on each sive in each event and zil. quarterback position this to do the same thing. My I worked on foot quick- year. cousin is a wide receiver at ness. I tried to spend time Dallas Cowboys Open Preseason Local players and Auburn, and he’s been suc- with the players – getting to wide receivers Caleb Jones cessful. I want to be suc- know the young guys and AgainstAgainst thethe OaklandOakland RaidersRaiders from Austin High and Daje cessful, and that’s what I’m building a relationship with Johnson from Hendrickson looking forward to.” everyone. By: Terry Davis The Dallas Cowboys The Rangers Attempt to opened up training camp at Oxnard this week and Separate From Division Rivals came out relatively injury free. The number one By: Terry Davis picked in this year’s NFL The Texas Rangers an- draft was swered many questions last injured in week one. week by putting a little dis- Claiborne had a major in- tance between them and their jury and will miss the next arch rivals the Los Angeles week and the opening Angels by taking three out of game against the Oakland four games against them in a Raiders. hopes to put off field issues to bed with his play on home series. The also The Cowboys hope to the field. helped their cause by taking put many off field distracts two out of three games to bed and look to take or the Cowboys may be ers at 7:00 PM CDT. against the Kansas City Roy- care of business on the faced with exercising their Jones stated earlier this als. field. The much maligned options with Bryant.” summer that the winner of The Rangers has a 5.5 wide receiver Dez Bryant Bryant had a domestic in- opportunity is closing on lead in the American League has gone about the business cident with his mother last this team, because of the West over the suddenly hot of football as usual be be- month. Bryant’s mother age of their team. Surprise Oakland Athletics and a 6 ing a consistent player in did not press any charges running back from last sea- game lead over the Angels. training camp. Claiborne against Bryant, but the Dis- son DeMarco Murray is The Angels were very busy before his injury was al- trict Attorney still has the competing with last week before the Major Ryan Dempster will add depth to the Texas Rangers ways paired against Bryant option to press charges for the starting running back League trading deadline by starting pitch. in an effort to shut down against Bryant. position. adding pitching and hitting in and compiled the longest time All-Star (2000 & 2008) the potential Cowboys re- The Cowboys Jones was the starting an attempt to catch the divi- scoreless streak in the ma- The Rangers have been ceiver Bryant during train- showed their dominance as tailback last year for the sion leading Angels. jors this season spanning beset by injuries to their ing camp. a national team by attract- Cowboys until he was in- The Rangers did not 33.0 innings from June 5- pitching unit all season and by The colorful Cow- ing over 30 thousand fans jured during the season last stand idling by while the An- July 14. Dempster went 5- adding Dempster the Rang- boys continue to generate at their Oxnard, California. year. Jones has express an gels were shoring up their 2 with a 1.40 ERA (7 ER/ ers hopes to contain the op- interest off the field when There were over 200 me- interest in fielding kickoffs roster. The Rangers ac- 45.0 IP) in his final 7 starts position bats. The once hot owner Jerry Jones made dia credentials that were this season. Jones suffered quired the services of Ryan with the Cubs spanning a stint Josh Hamilton has cooled out statements about the New issued while the Cowboys a slight injury in training Dempster from the Chicago on the disabled list. of late and so has the Rang- York Giants. Jones said, practice in California this camp this year, but is not Cubs. Dempster originally ers bullpen. “We are focused on kick- year. The Cowboys at- expected to miss any action Dempster has gone 5- signed with the Texas orga- Hamilton is in the final ing the Giants ass in the sea- tracted former players and this preseason. 5 with a 2.25 ERA (26 ER/ nization after being selected year of his contract and there son opener.” Jones made movies stars to their camp The Cowboys held a 104.0 IP) in 16 games/starts in the third round of the 1995 has been speculation that the the statement, because the this year. Former wide re- practice with the San Diego for the Cubs this season. June draft. He has a career Rangers are not willing to of- Giants are the first team that ceiver Drew Pearson and Charges this week. The Opponents have batted .210 record of 117-121 with a fer Hamilton a long contract the Cowboys will play on actor Rob Lowe attended Cowboys will end their (81-386) with 27 walks and 4.31 ERA over 535 games/ The Rangers did not enter- opening day. Sunday’s practice. west coast training camp 83 strikeouts. He ranks sec- 310 starts with Florida tain any offers for Hamilton Jones also said on the The Cowboys open with a preseason game ond in the National League (1998-2002), Cincinnati before the trading deadline, Dan Patrick show, “Bryant their preseason schedule against the Chargers next this season in ERA and (2002-03), and Chicago- because of the potential pro- has to get his act together Saturday against the Raid- week in San Diego. opponent’s batting average, NL (2004-12). He is a two- duction of Hamilton.