Since the UIL pushed back the fall seasons for 5A-6A schools a few weeks, coaches and schools have been scrambling to make the modifications needed to get their schedules together for their respective seasons.

The National Basketball Association officially returned Thursday night with a pair of games. Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans Pelicans and LeBron James led his Los Angeles Lakers to a 2-point win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Dallas Mavericks take on the Houston Rockets in their first game Friday night.

ARLINGTON—After losing their opening series 2-1, the Texas Rangers hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks for a twogame set on Tuesday and Wednesday. After scoring a combined four runs in their back-to-back losses to the Rockies, Texas hoped to wake up their bats and find some offense against Arizona.

Sophomore Logan Butler catches a pass in the 7-on-7 portion of Cumby’s practice Tuesday. The Trojans went 8-4 last season and hope to have an even better year in their first season under new head coach Charles Boles. Cumby will have their first official day of practice Monday.

COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce has announced the five individuals and one team of the 2020 Lion Athletics Hall of Fame class, the Bobby Fox Award recipients, and the newest members of the Lion Athletics Hall of Honor.

10 YEARS AGO The Sulphur Springs Lady Cats started began their first practice on Aug. 1, just five days before their first scrimmage.

Sophomore Logan Butler lined up for a pass in Tuesday’s 7 on 7 portion of Cumby’s workout. The Trojans will have their first official day of practice on Monday and will have a few weeks to prepare themselves for the 2020 season. Cumby went 8-4 a year ago and made it to the Area round of the playoffs. The Trojans will hope to have an even better season in the first year under new coach Charles Boles. Cumby is predicted by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football to win District 9-2A. Staff photo by Tyler Lennon

Paris Junior College athletes earned both individual and team academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association. Despite the difficulties this year from the COVID-19 pandemic, 9,555 student-athletes from around the nation achieved a 3.60 grade point average or higher.

ARLINGTON—The Texas Rangers opened their season with a three-game set against the Colorado Rockies this weekend. The Rangers would lose the series after shutting the Rockies out 1-0 in the opener on Friday.

CUMBY—With the start of the 2020 high school football season just around the corner, the Cumby Trojans are excited to get their season started. The Trojans are set to begin their official first day of practice on Monday and will have just a few weeks to get in the flow of things before their first game. Cumby has one scrimmage scheduled before they play their first game: They will play Tom Bean on the road Friday, Aug. 21.