Some things you need to know about Texans and Texas teams involved in sports: • • • • • • • 1. TCU football legend, noted orthopedic surgeon dies at 78< Dr. Jim Swink, the TCU football legend who became a noted orthopedic surgeon in Forth Worth, died Wednesday at 78 at his home in Rusk. ... He had led the Horned Frogs in rushing for three seasons and finished his career with 2,618 yards on 413 attempts. In 1955, he led the nation in scoring and finished second in rushing yards with 1,283 yards. An All-American running back as a junior and senior, he finished second to Ohio States Howard Hopalong Cassady in Heisman Trophy voting. ... The multi-sports threat at Rusk High School played offense and defense while leading TCU to the 1957 Cotton Bowl title with a 28-27 victory over Jim Brown and Syracuse. He was a man among boys, Swink said later. He was almost that in the professional ranks, so we didnt feel so bad. ... Swink’s teams at TCU went 21-11 and won the Southwest Conference title in 1955. The Horned Frogs made two Cotton Bowl appearances. ... He was one of the five best players in TCU history and should have won the Heisman, said Dan Jenkins, a TCU alum, football historian and writer when Swink won the Doak Walker Legends Award in 2005. ... After graduating, Swink was selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the Chicago Bears, but he chose to attend Southwestern Medical School in Dallas instead. In 1960, Swink signed with the Dallas Texans but only played five games. ... Also an Academic All-American, Dr. Swink was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980 and into the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame in 2000. He was drafted into the Army in 1966 and served in Vietnam as a medic. He reached the rank of captain and earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. ... He was an orthopedic surgeon in Fort Worth for 35 years and repaired knees for many a high school and college athletes. ... • • • • • • • 2. Lady Longhorns have easy time with New Mexico< Twelve of the 13 Texas players who appeared in the game scored as the Lady Longhorns improved to 6-0 with an 86-37 over New Mexico. ... Brady Sanders (Godley HS), making her first start of the season, scored 13 points for Texas, off to its best start of a season since 2008-09. ... Brianna Taylor (Spring Dekaney HS) and Brooke McCarty (League City Clear Springs HS) scored 11 points apiece for Texas and Tasia Foman (Duncanville HS) had 10. Nneka Enemkpali led UT in rebounds with 10. ... • • • • • • • 3. Lady Aggies dominate Northwestern State 75-42< It was high noon when the No. 5 Texas A&M took to the hardwoods of a crowded Reed Arena, and came away with a 75-42 win over Northwestern State. ... The win pushed Texas A&M to 8-0 for just the second time in school history, and first time since 2008-09. The Lady Aggies also extended their home winning streak to eight games, dating back to last season. ... The second annual Elementary School Game attracted 7,712 fans -- more than 4,400 of them schoolchildren. It was the largest regular season non-conference crowd for women’s basketball and the seventh largest for any women’s game at Reed Arena. ... Jordan Jones (DeSoto HS) led A&M with 15 points and 10 assists and seven rebounds, passing Sydney Carter for eighth on the career assist list. Courtney Walker (Houston North Shore HS) scored 10 points. ... • • • • • • • 4. No. 11 Baylor cruised to 96-42 win over Pan American< It was smooth sailing as No. 11 Baylor cruised to a 96-42 win over Pan American. Nina Davis hit 13 of 15 shots and scored 23 of her 31 points. ... Khadijiah Cave added 18 points, Kristina Higgins had 15 and Imani Wright (Liberty-Eylau HS) 11 for the Lady Bears (5-1). Niya Johnson had 10 assists. Pan American had a 12-11 lead when Davis scored nine straight points to start Baylor on an 18-0 run. The Bears stretched the lead to 54-22 at the half. Cave had 12 of her points in the second half. ... • Minta Spears (Bullard HS) scored 17 points to lead Texas Tech to a 61-44 win over Abilene Christian. Amber Battle had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Rayven Brooks added 10 points. Dayo Olabode (Mansfield Timberview HS) had 10 rebounds and eight points and Jamie Roe had seven steals. ... • • • • • • • 5. Ellis leads Mavs past Bucks in overtime< With Dirk Nowitzki resting because of a sore back, the Dallas Mavericks won their fifth in a row thanks to Monta Ellis fall-away jumper at the buzzer. ... Ellis scored 23 points, including eight in the final two minutes as the Mavericks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 107-105. Coach Rick Carlisle called Nowitzkis time off a precautionary move. ... Tyson Chandler had 18 points and 20 rebounds for Dallas. Chandler Parsons had 14, Al-Farouq Aminu and Jameer Nelson 13 apiece and Richard Jefferson 10. ... • • • • • • • 6. Rookies double-double gives Rockets win over Grizzlies< Houston rookie Tarik Black started in place of injured Dwight Howard and had 10 points and a season-high 11 rebounds for the first double-double of his NBA career, helping the Rockets to a 105-96 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. ... James Harden scored 21 points, and Trevor Ariza and Jason Terry added 16 each to help the short-handed Rockets cruise to victory. Houston was without three starters, including Howard who missed his seventh straight game with a strained right knee. ... The Grizzlies (15-3) had won five in a row, and their two previous losses this season had been by a combined five points. The Rockets led by 12 at halftime and scored the first 10 points of the third quarter to put the game out of reach. The Rockets led 94-68 entering the fourth quarter and neither teams starters played much after that. ... • • • • • • • 7. Nets snap Spurs win streak with overtime win< The Brooklyn Nets snapped San Antonios eight-game winning streak with a 95-93 overtime victory that left Spurs coach Gregg Popovich in a foul mood. ... They were very sloppy. They didnt compete as hard as the Nets did, for more of the 48, the Spurs coach said. The Nets wanted the game more than our starters did, I think. They might not agree with me, but I dont really care, because Im right. ... Tony Parker, who sat out Mondays victory at Philadelphia with a rib injury, played only 2 1/2 minutes after the third quarter, though Popovich said the former NBA Finals MVP didnt aggravate the injury. Parkers play did aggravate his coach. ... Not a bit, just played like ... played horrible. At both ends of the court, Popovich said. Now if hes hurting, thats a good reason to not play well. But if youre hurting, youve got to tell somebody. ... Danny Green had 20 points, 10 rebounds and the tying 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left in regulation for San Antonio. Tim Duncan had 14 points and 17 rebounds. The Spurs also had a 16-game win streak against Eastern Conference teams snapped. ... • • • • • • • 8. House turns back Sam Houstons upset bid< Danuel Houses (Missouri City Hightower HS) late 3-pointer to end Sam Houston States upset hopes. ... A desperation heave by the Bearkats clanged off the backboard and rim as time expired, giving Texas A&M a 66-63 victory. On the game-winning play, Aggie point guard Alex Robinson drove from the top of the key and fired a pass to House who hit the 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining. ... Kourtney Roberson led A&M (5-1) with 13 points and Alex Caruso (College Station A&M Consolidated HS) followed with 12. Jordan Green (Flower Mound HS) and Jalen Jones (Dallas Kimball HS) had 10 apiece. … Kaheem Ransom scored 17 points for Sam Houston. DeMarcus Gatlin (Fort Bend Bush HS Navarro College) and Jabari Peters had 12 apiece. ... • Devaugntah Williams scored a game-winning layup with a second remaining to lead Texas Tech to a 46-44 win over Auburn in a SEC/Big 12 Challenge game. Norense Odiase (North Crowley HS) scored 15 points to lead Tech and Toddrick Gotcher (Garland Lakeview Centennial HS) added 12. ... • • • • • • • 9. Mariners acquire Happ from Blue Jays< The Seattle Mariners acquired former Astros pitcher J.A. Happ from the Blue Jays in exchange for outfielder Michael Saunders. Happ, 32, went 11-11 with a 4.22 ERA in 30 games (26 starts) as the fifth starter for Toronto last season. The eight-year Major League veteran has a contract of $6.7 million for 2015 and will be a free agent after the season. ... • Logan Ondrusek (Shiner St. Paul HS and McLennan Community College was not tendered a contract by the Cincinnati Reds, making him a free agent. ... • • • • • • • 10. Browns return to Hoyer at quarterback; Miles Austin goes on IR< Cleveland coach Mike Pettine has announced that the Browns will go with Brian Hoyer at quarterback and not Johnny Manziel (Kerrville Tivy HS and Texas A&M) this weekend against Indianapolis. ... Pettine said the decision was difficult after the way Manziel played against the Bills. The Browns are 7-5, and Hoyer has started all 12 games. ... The Browns also placed wide receiver Miles Austin on injured reserve after he sustained a kidney injury in Sundays loss at Buffalo. Austin remains in the Eric County Medical Center, where he was taken by ambulance after complaining of stomach discomfort. ... • • • • • • • 11. FYI: This blog features Texas teams and athletes with Texas connections. It is compiled by retired newspaper journalist Bob Sonderegger (anglebob61@yahoo) who covered most of the teams mentioned. Your comments or additions are welcome.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:51:39 +0000
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