Tim Dobbins

NFL Team Report - Houston Texans - INSIDE SLANT As soon as the Texans' rookie minicamp began, all eyes were on receiver DeAndre Hopkins, the first-round draft choice from Clemson. Hopkins (6-1, 214) is under a lot of pressure to learn fast enough and...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Houston Texans - INSIDE SLANT Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak is taking a wait-and-see position on the possibility of moving outside linebacker Brooks Reed inside to play next to Brian Cushing. Assistant coaches...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Houston Texans - INSIDE SLANT Coach Gary Kubiak has thrown up a stop sign on the possibility of moving outside linebacker Brooks Reed inside to play next to Brian Cushing. The coaches believe Cushing and Reed, who...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Houston Texans - INSIDE SLANT Three days before the first round of the draft, Texans general manager Rick Smith told the media he would never reach in the first round but if need meets value, the team hits a home...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Houston Texans - INSIDE SLANT General manager Rick Smith enters the draft looking for a wide receiver, offensive tackle, outside linebacker, inside linebacker, nose tackle and safety. The Texans have nine picks,...

|TV SPORTS| PGA Golf--Masters Tournament, 2 p.m. (ESPN) Men’s College Hockey--NCAA Division I Playoffs, semifinal, Yale vs. UMass-Lowell, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2); St. Cloud State vs. Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL Hockey--Pittsburgh Penguins at...

Ravens officials made it clear at this week’s NFL meetings that their primary focus over the next month is not what remains on the free-agent market. With 12 selections in next month’s draft, the organization is busy evaluating college...

In hiring Marc Trestman to replace Lovie Smith, Phil Emery and the Chicago Bears must hope that his reputation as a quarterback guru pays off with Jay Cutler. The soon-to-be 30-year-old quarterback – his birthday is in April – is...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY Aberdeen Cougars vs. Huron, Odde Ice Center, 8 p.m. JUNIOR HOCKEY Aberdeen Wings at Austin Bruins, 7:15 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL South Dakota Aberdeen Central vs. Rapid City Stevens, Golden Eagles...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Men’s College Basketball--Pittsburgh at Rutgers, 10 a.m. (ESPN2); Wake Forest at Duke, 11 a.m. (ESPNU); Purdue at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas at Baylor, 1 p.m. (ESPNU); Ohio State at Illinois, 1:15 p.m....

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Manchester City at Newcastle, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. China, 6 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--East Carolina at North Carolina, 11 a....

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks, 7 p.m. (TNT); San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers, 9:30 p.m. (TNT) NFL Football--Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) High School Basketball--Teams...