Adrian Beltre homered and rookie Justin Grimm won his second consecutive start and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Friday.

The Dallas Cowboys have taken safety J.J. Wilcox of Georgia Southern with their second of two picks in the third round of the NFL draft.

The Dallas Cowboys have taken Baylor receiver Terrance Williams with the first of two picks in third round of the NFL draft.

The Dallas Cowboys have taken tight end Gavin Escobar of San Diego State in the second round of the NFL draft.

The Houston Rockets could be without starting point guard Jeremy Lin when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 on Saturday night.

For the first time under head coach Don Hudson, Southeastern golf has earned a trip to the Central region tournament which will be held at The Club at Strawberry Creek in Kenosha, Wisc., May 6-8.

The East Central University baseball team opened the Great American Conference series with Southeastern Oklahoma State with a 6-5 win.

After the new turf project at Norris Field at East Central University started in February, the actual turf in now being laid. The project started with the removal of the old grass field surface, level and layers of sand and rock being laid.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and be out indefinitely.

Nick Tepesch pitched six strong innings for his second win while Elvis Andrus and Nelson Cruz each drove in runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.

The Dallas Cowboys have taken center Travis Frederick of Wisconsin with the 31st pick in the NFL draft after trading down 13 spots in a deal with San Francisco.

No. 3 Southeastern rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the bottom of the second inning against Southwestern Oklahoma State with Jessica Simmons stealing home with two outs to pick up a 3-2 walk-off victory in the first round of the Great American Conference Tournament.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Nelson Cruz capped a nine-run fourth inning with a three-run homer, Lance Berkman had four RBIs and the Texas Rangers helped Yu Darvish cruise to an 11-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in the rubber game of the series.

Seven members of the East Central University softball team collected honors at the 2013 Great American Conference Softball Banquet, on the eve of the 2013 GAC Championship Tournament. Senior Shelby Simmons and freshman Lacey Paulk led the group by earning All-GAC First Team honors and picking up one of the five major awards.

In the second NCAA Central Region poll released, Southeastern held firm in its No. 2 position heading into the Great American Conference Tournament April 25-27 in Bentonville, Ark.

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 29 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder recovered after squandering a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 105-102 on Wednesday night and take a 2-0 series lead.

The Dallas Cowboys are sending signals that they might trade down in the draft Thursday night.

Southeastern pitchers Jacee Bennett and Mindy McElroy join head coach Ron Faubion to highlight a group of eight Savage Storm players and coaches to earn Great American Conference accolades.

A charity operated by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has donated $100,000 for recovery efforts after a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in Texas.

For the second-straight week, Southeastern has moved up one spot in the NFCA Division II Softball Poll, climbing to No. 3 in the poll released on Wednesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Jeremy Lin's introduction to the playoffs couldn't be a much tougher one.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski scored goals 30 seconds apart late in the third period to help the San Jose Sharks clinch their ninth straight playoff berth with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Howie Kendrick hit his second home run of the game in the 11th inning and finished with four RBIs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

No. 4 Southeastern will set out in search of a Great American Conference Tournament championship when it opens the event with a 2 p.m. matchup on April 25 against Southwestern Oklahoma State in Bentonville, Ark.

Southeastern's Laramie Beal has been named the Great American Conference Player of the Week following her performance in helping the Savage Storm to a sweep of Northwestern Oklahoma State, thus locking up the school's first GAC regular season championship.