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Houston on long list to bid for 2024 Olympics

The Houston Chronicle covers the Olympics. Here's the latest on Houston's bid to host the Summer Games.

NFL DRAFT: Reviewing day 1

The 2013 NFL draft kicked off last night live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The TV ratings for the draft were as high as the third game of the World Series last year.

Cowboys trade down, Texans get WR in first round

New York, NY (KETK) The Dallas Cowboys traded down on the first day of the NFL Draft. The Cowboys traded their 18th pick to San Francisco for the 49ers' 31st pick in the first round.

Spring Hill tennis heads to the state tournament

The Spring Hill High School tennis team is headed to the state tournament. Coach Holly Ford tells KETK, she has five players who qualified for the prestigous tournament that will be held April 29-30 in College Station, Texas.

Groveton's Lane Johnson picked fourth overall in NFL Draft

New York, NY (KETK)  He was All-State at Groveton. He was a quarterback at Kilgore College. Thursday night, the Philadelphia Eagles made Lane Johnson the fourth pick of the NFL Draft.

Yu is Japanese for Cy

Mac Engel writes for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Here's the Big Mac Blog.

Pine Tree receives votes in latest baseball poll

Hayden Henry writes for the Longview News-Journal. He's got an update on the Pine Tree Pirates.

Hasty excited about Texas Tech offer

Jimmy Carter writes for the Longview News-Journal. He has the latest on a Lobo who might go from East Texas to West Texas.

Renewed Parker gives Spurs edge

With the win, the second-seeded Spurs grabbed a 2-0 lead in the series, which shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Friday.

Five reasons why NOT to give up on the Rockets

The Houston Rockets had a monster rally in the second half Wednesday night but lost 105-102 at Oklahoma City in Game 2 of the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Local baseball teams close out regular season

Heading into the weekend, several area teams have their postseason plans locked in. For others, a lot is riding on their regular season finales.

First college football title game will be played in Arlington

The first national championship game of the playoff era will be held at Cowboys Stadium on Jan. 12, 2015, based on Wednesday’s vote by college administrators in Pasadena, Calif.

Jack Stallard talks about the opening of Longview Spring Football

Longview, TX (KETK)  He's the Sports Editor of the Longview News-Journal. Jack Stallard talked with KETK Sports Director Danny Elzner about the start of spring football for the Longview Lobos.

Lobos' Hasty picks up first offer

Jimmy Carter writes for the Longview News-Journal. He's got the latest on recruiting in Lobo land.

The Gene and Jerry Jones Charity gives $100,000 to the Salvation Army to help with relief in West, Tx

The Cowboys are helping the victims in the tiny town of West. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has more.