Dallas Morning News: Sports

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- The buzz about hair at the British Open had been about Tommy Fleetwood's flowing locks.On Saturday it shifted to the buzz Jordan Spieth got in the barber chair before going out for his third round."It looked like a military grade haircut," cracked Kevin Kisner, one of Spieth's housemates this week.Spieth said his hair was getting long so he went to a barber before heading over to the golf course.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

ARLINGTON -- Right-hander Austin Bibens-Dirkx, promoted from Triple-A Round earlier in the day, set a Texas Rangers' record on Saturday night that may never be challenged.Bibens-Dirkx replaced stater Bartolo Colon in the fifth inning of a 16-3 loss to Cleveland at Globe Life Park and was put in the uncomfortable position of having to "take one'' for the team.

ARLINGTON - Willie Calhoun started in left field for the Rangers on Saturday night in a 16-3 loss to Cleveland that was noteworthy for the end of Shin-Soo Choo's on-base streak at 52 games.About 40 miles north of Globe Life Park, left-hander Yohander Mendez continued his campaign to return to the majors with six good innings in a start with Double-A Frisco before stumbling in his last inning.

ARLINGTON - Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara could be on the disabled list longer than the minimum 10-day stay because a sprained right thumb.Mazara injured the thumb attempting to make a sliding catch on July 14 at Baltimore.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The Allen Americans have a new partner in the NHL.After ending a four-year run as the ECHL affiliate with the San Jose Sharks, the Minnesota Wild announced on Saturday they reached an affiliate agreement with the Americans for the 2018-19 season.

Training camp is less than a week away for the Cowboys after an offseason of change.This year's 25-day stay in Oxnard, Calif., will have a much different feel for Dallas with tight end Jason Witten and receiver Dez Bryant no longer around.The youth movement is in full effect with only three players left on the roster who are 30 or older.Over the next month, the Cowboys will whittle down their roster to the final 53 players and along the way show a few hints of what's to come in the regular season.

You can't blame Yogi Ferrell for leaving the Mavericks for about $900,000 more, which is what he got over the course of two seasons from the Sacramento Kings. At this stage of his young career, playing for money is what most players do.We can argue whether it's smart.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

(For recaps of Spieth's earlier rounds, click here: Round 1 | Round 2) Jordan Spieth didn't wait long to take advantage of Moving Day at the British Open.

As the Rangers prepare for the second half of the season and kick their organizational overhaul into first gear, they approach it with 2020 vision.Or 2021. Possibly 2022.What’s clear is the rebuild won’t be completed by the trade deadline or by the coming offseason.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Worth noting from the Texas Rangers' minor-league system on Friday:TRIPLE-A ROUND ROCK (46-52): CF Drew Robinson extended his hitting streak to 12 games during a 6-3 loss at Omaha (Kansas City).More | Talk | Read It Later | Share