Category: Sports

The Seattle Times: Get ready for a lot of Trevone Boykin at quarterback for the Seahawks Saturday By  Bob Condotta Seattle Times staff reporter If nothing else, the Seahawks battle at backup quarterback will make preseason games more interesting. The Seahawks haven’t really had any intrigue at the backup QB spot since the preseason opener…

FWST: TCU tabbed as state’s best bet for national title run in 2016 BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] Roughly one week of fall practices for the nation’s college football teams has triggered some updated odds about the most likely contenders to win this year’s College Football Playoff. But here’s the bottom line, per today’s update from Bovada…

FWST: TCU sack leader from two years ago ‘definitely back’ BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] It’s probably safe to say James McFarland did not expect to be chatting with reporters last week at a TCU news conference. Not because he doesn’t meet the requirements. He is, after all, a senior and a starter and a good player.…

The Sun Chronicle: PawSox liking what Witte brings to table BY PETER GOBIS SUN CHRONICLE STAFF PAWTUCKET – The impact that a 26-year-old, 24th-round draft pick such as Jantzen Witte has made upon the Pawtucket Red Sox this season goes way beyond his five-game hitting streak or his team-best 28 doubles and having just five errors…

Today’s U: TCU’s Gary Patterson has earned high regard By Wendell Barnhouse When it takes you just two decades to go from a relative unknown assistant coach to having a statue in front of the stadium, you’ve earned all the contract extensions. TCU announced Tuesday that it has extended its agreement with coach Gary Patterson for…

DMN: ‘We’re starting back at ground zero again:’ How will TCU replace Trevone Boykin, Josh Doctson? By Ben Baby, Staff Writer FORT WORTH — Two years ago, Sonny Cumbie and Doug Meacham converged on Fort Worth to implement a new offense that involved a lot of passing and a lot of points. But there was a…

DMN: Breaking down TCU football: Stars to watch, breakout candidates, predictions and more By Ben Baby, Staff Writer Contact Ben Babyon Twitter:@Ben_Baby Last season: 11-2 (7-2 in Big 12, T-2nd) Coach: Gary Patterson (143-47 in 15 seasons, all at TCU) Star watchJosh Carraway, DE: The Flower Mound Marcus product was one of the mainstays on a defense that was decimated…

FWST: TCU pitching coach Saarloos gets assistant of the year award BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] TCU pitching coach Kirk Saarloos was named assistant of the year by college baseball recruiting and analysis web site D1baseball.com. “With a pitching staff that was supposed to be in rebuilding mode, Saarloos went well beyond what was expected,” site editor Kendall Rogers writes,…

FWST: Patterson says TCU defense not as experienced as it may seem BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] TCU coach Gary Patterson said his defense is not as seasoned as it might seem. “It’s not an experienced group,” Patterson said after practice Tuesday. “That’s what you guys keep saying it is. It’s a bunch of guys that played.…

FWST: TCU gives Gary Patterson extension to 2022, raise to $4.7 million BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Aiming to secure its most successful football coach ever, TCU has awarded Gary Patterson a contract extension to 2022 that also makes him one of the highest-paid coaches in the country. The extension announced Tuesday takes Patterson, the school’s football…