June 25 - July 1, 2021 Vol. 19, Issue 44 www.sportspagdfw.com FREE 2 June 25, 2021 - July 1, 2021 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 44 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 - Issue 44 | June 25, 2021 - July 1, 2021 3 June 25, 2021 - July 1, 2021 AROUND THE AREA Vol. 19, Issue 44 LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST sportspagedfw.com Established 2002 2022 Big 12/SEC Challenge Pairings Cover Photo: 4 AROUND THE AREA RANGERS REPORT 5 BY DIC HUMPHREY GOLF, ETC 6 BY TOM WARD TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP 7 BY PGATOUR.COM Frisco announce fun filled July promo- tional schedule Stars and Stripes, PLAYERS TO WATCH AT THE Pairings have been announced for the TRAVELERS DIRK NOWITZKI ANNOUNCED AS Christmas in July among some exciting 8 2022 Big 12/SEC Men’s Basketball BY PGATOUR.COM SPECIAL ADVISOR promos in July Challenge to be played on Saturday, MENS FINAL OLYMPIC GOLF DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks FRISCO, Texas - Coming off the January 29. 9 RANKIGS announced last week that Dirk Nowitzki busiest home month of the season in June, BY PGATOUR.COM The ninth annual event will consist of will serve as a special advisor to the fran- the Frisco RoughRiders are thrilled to 10 games as every Big 12 member faces 10 2021 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES chise. Nowitzki will assist with the hiring announce a massive July promotional 10 BY NCAA.COM programs from the Southeastern of both a general manager and head coach schedule. Over the course of the month, Conference. This will mark the seventh ONE WIN AWAY FROM THE as well as consult on other front office Frisco will host 10 games at Riders Field! COLLEGE WORLD SERIES consecutive year for all games to be played 11 BY BO CARTER decisions. To start off the month, from July 2nd in one day. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU “Mark Cuban approached me about a through July 4th, the RoughRiders cele- 2021 NCBWA ALL-FRESHMAN will combine to televise the contests. TEAM role as special advisor and I am happy to brate the U.S.A. with an Americana- 12 Big 12 teams are 44-35 (.557) in the Big BY NCBWA.COM support my Mavs,” said Nowitzki. “Donnie themed Stars and Stripes Weekend! Every 12/SEC Challenge. The Big 12 has a year- 2021 ALL-DISTRICT PLAYERS OF Nelson and Rick Carlisle were both men- night, the Riders will be wearing patriotic ly Challenge record of 4-2-2 with wins in 13 THE YEAR tors and played huge roles in my career uniforms and Saturday, July 3rd, will fea- BY NCBWA.COM 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019. One game was and the success of this franchise, and I am ture a replica t-shirt giveaway. Fireworks canceled in 2021 due to COVID. Ties COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS AND going to miss them. It is important for me will light up the skies every night over the 14 NOTES occurred in 2017 and 2020. In case of a tie, BY BO CARTER now to join Mark and contribute as much weekend, but on Sunday, July 4th, the the trophy stays with the conference that as I can as we move forward.” RoughRiders will have their biggest and THE TICKET WINDOW won it the previous season. 18 Nowitzki is the sole player in league brightest show of the year! 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Charlotte 4 June 25, 2021 - July 1, 2021 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 44 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com RANGERS WITH DIC HUMPHREY Rangers gain a split with Oakland crowd showed was overwhelming.” Elvis just two more hits in the five innings after allowing just one more run. Woodward said. He went 0-3 Monday but finished the the third. was very complimentary of Allard after the series with five hits. The Rangers finally put a dent in the game for bouncing back so well. Josh In the series opener, the Rangers wasted scoreboard in the fifth inning scoring four Sborz pitched the seventh inning and gave no time ending their six game losing runs to make the score 9-4. They added up another run on a wild pitch. That made streak. Texas took charge early with two single runs in the seventh and eighth the final score 5-1 with Bassitt going to 8-2 big hits resulting in a five run first inning. innings including a home run from White, with the win, and Allard going to 2-3 with Brock Holt singled with one out. Garcia but Demarcus Evans gave up four more the loss. followed with big hit number one. He runs in the ninth inning to make the final Joe Barlow made his Major League crushed a long double off the center field score 13-6. Hearn is 2-2 with the loss and debut in the eighth inning Thursday. He BY DIC HUMPHREY wall that scored Holt. It got the Rangers Oakland starter Cole Irvin was the winning became the 39th player for the Rangers this [email protected] on the scoreboard first, and it worked to pitcher going to 5-7.