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Denton-Guyer High School football booster club treasurer arrested for stealing nearly $16k from organization
DENTON, Texas — The former treasurer of the Denton-Guyer Wildcats Football Booster Club is facing a state jail felony after admitting to investigators with Denton Police that she stole $15,826.48 from the organization for personal use, according to arrest documents. Shauna Martin, 43, is now charged with property theft...
UNT community remembers football great Abner Haynes after his death at age of 86
Ken Bahnsen was standing with the North Texas freshman football team’s bus driver before a game against Navarro College in Corsicana in 1956 when the challenge two of his young stars would face that season came into focus.
UNT alumni team rolls to opening-round win in The Basketball Tournament
We Are Bleed Green knew they were in for a new challenge this summer in The Basketball Tournament. The North Texas alumni team started out as a big underdog in its debut three years ago. We Are Bleed Green have quickly developed into a favorite since. They certainly looked like...
UNT won't face Memphis at Super Pit in men's basketball in notable twist to AAC hoops slate
North Texas will face defending American Athletic Conference tournament champion UAB both at home and on the road this season in men’s basketball. That series was among the highlights of the UNT men’s and women’s basketball teams’ conference pairings for the upcoming season that were released this week.
UNT coaches, boosters, officials band together to bolster NIL efforts, retain top players
Curtis Clinesmith was enjoying one of the many milestone moments of the last few years in North Texas basketball when he and another donor hatched a plan to address one of the program’s biggest challenges.
Meet Mechelle Freeman, the Frisco-resident who will select Team USA's women's track relay teams
Team USA women’s track has three relay races to fill spots for at the Paris Olympics. There is one woman who decides who will make the cut and who won’t. She is Olympian and Frisco-resident, Mechelle Freeman. Freeman walked NBC 5 through the arduous tasks of choosing these...
6A Girls Preseason Preview: Alexandra Fox
It seems like it was just yesterday, when I was in McKinney, Texas for the UIL 6A - District 5/6 Area Championship where I witnessed a group of girls who in the fall had just won their second straight UIL 6A cross country team state championship. At the time, they...
LSU offers 4-star safety from Frisco, Texas
Brian Kelly and his recruiting staff took a trip to Frisco, Texas, to extend a scholarship offer to a safety from the 2026 recruiting class. To land him, the Tigers will have to fend off SMU, now a member of the Power 4. Jordan Deck is a 6-foot-3, 180-pound, safety from Frisco where he plays for Lone Star High School. The Lone Star Rangers finished last season 10-2 with a loss to Forney in the second round of the 5A D1 playoffs. There are no crystal ball projections for him but SMU is a 34% favorite to land him per...
Kerens, Cross Roads softball players named All-State
Rylee Spivey of Kerens, shown pitching against LaPoynor in April, makes the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 2A All-State softball team. Cross Roads’ Brook Locke (throwing ball) is named Second Team All-State for Class 2A softball on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s list of players.
⚾ Wichita Wind Surge comeback attempt falls short versus Frisco
WICHITA, Kan.—The Wichita Wind Surge kept things close in an 8-5 loss to the Frisco RoughRiders at Riverfront Stadium. Wichita scored three straight through the eighth and ninth innings to show some fight against the top team in the Texas League. Frisco struck first in the top of the...
Brammer set for CFL debut starting with Roughriders against Blue Bombers
Jacob Brammer is set to make his first CFL start for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, filling in for the injured Jermarcus Hardrick. Brammer, previously with the University of North Texas Mean Green, faces a challenge against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Can he replicate his college success in the CFL?. Brammer helped...
Riders to host Dodgers-affiliated Drillers for a week featuring Military Appreciation Night, Frisco Corny Dogs and an appearance from John O’Hurley
FRISCO, Texas (July 18 , 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the World Series champion Texas Rangers, host their ninth homestand of the season with a stacked week full of promotional events spanning from Tuesday, July 23rd through Sunday, July 28th against the Dodgers-affiliated Tulsa Drillers. Buy...
Women's Soccer 2024 Schedule Released by Walker
ATHENS, Tenn.- Head coach Bryan Walker announced the 2024 schedule for the women's soccer team on Friday. The team will play 16 times in the 2024 regular season, including nine home games at the TWU Athletic Complex. The first three games of the regular season are set to be played...
122-acre sports complex coming to Roanoke
Play It Forward Sports Complex is a planned 122-acre development in Roanoke. (Courtesy city of Roanoke) The city of Roanoke announced on July 19 that a new sports complex will be coming to town. The Play It Forward Sports Complex will have 122 acres of sports field, dining and retail...
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