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57 results for "cruz"
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Does Victor Cruz's contract impact Dez Bryant?
Calvin WatkinsWhen you look at some of the younger wide receivers in the NFL, finances are a major part of the discussion. Which brings us to what the New York Giants' Victor Cruz is looking for from his team and what Dez Bryant could potentially demand from th...
Blog | May 08, 2013 -
Can Dez Bryant make the Pro Bowl roster?
Calvin WatkinsIRVING, Texas -- Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is just 120 yards away from his first 1,000-yard receiving season. He's produced four games with over 100 receiving yards, including 290 yards over the last two weeks. Has Bryant done enough to ge...
Blog | November 29, 2012 -
W2W4: Cowboys vs. Giants
Calvin WatkinsARLINGTON, Texas -- The rematch. This time, the Cowboys and Giants meet not at the end of the season but in October at Cowboys Stadium. In the first meeting, the Cowboys earned a 24-17 victory at MetLife Stadium. It was sort of revenge for the Giants...
Blog | October 28, 2012 -
Halftime adjustments: Cowboys 7, Giants 3
Calvin WatkinsEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- After one half, the Cowboys lead 7-3. We give you thoughts and first-half adjustments: * The Cowboys were slow in getting their playmakers the ball in the first half. Kevin Ogletree led the passing attack with five rec...
Blog | September 05, 2012 -
Rapid Reaction: Rangers 4, Athletics 3
Calvin WatkinsARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a four-run rally in the eighth inning for a 4-3 victory Friday night. The Rangers trailed 2-0 until the eighth when they exploded with a three-run triple by Craig ...
Blog | June 29, 2012 -
Rangers revisit Memorial Day play at the plate
Calvin WatkinsARLINGTON, Texas -- Matt Harrison said he was just standing there waiting. He wasn't sure if Seattle's Brendan Ryan was coming around third to try to score. He thought Ryan was going to get held at third. But Monday night's Memorial Day play fr...
Blog | May 29, 2012 -
The homer and the block for Mike Napoli
Calvin WatkinsARLINGTON, Texas -- Mike Napoli was busy for the Texas Rangers on Monday night. He smashed a three-run home run to right field, breaking a 1-1 tie, and his block of home plate in the eighth inning kept the Rangers with a little more cushion agains...
Blog | May 28, 2012 -
Nelson Cruz breaks out
Calvin WatkinsHOUSTON -- Over the last three games, Nelson Cruz had struggled. He was 2-for-13 in that span. He broke out of his slump Sunday. Cruz finished with three hits, including a two-out two-run single as part of a five-run first inning. "I thi...
Blog | May 20, 2012 -
Nelson Cruz gets a hit on a crazy play
Calvin WatkinsHOUSTON -- The Texas Rangers Nelson Cruz was credited with a single in the ninth inning of Sunday's 6-1 victory over the Astros. With Michael Young at first and one out, Cruz hit a ball that was caught, then dropped by center fielder Justin Maxwel...
Blog | May 20, 2012 -
Lineups: Nelson Cruz starts in right
Calvin WatkinsHOUSTON -- Good morning. Or is it good afternoon. Either way the first leg of the Silver Boot series ends today at Minute Maid Park. Nelson Cruz, who was taken out of Saturday night's contest with a tight quad, is in the lineup today. Also, Astros ce...
Blog | May 20, 2012 -
Buzz: Mike Adams needs one more day
Calvin WatkinsHOUSTON -- Right-handed reliever Mike Adams has missed the first two games of the Rangers-Astros series with a respiratory infection. Adams said Sunday morning he feels better and is ready to pitch, but manager Ron Washington wants to give him one mo...
Blog | May 20, 2012 -
Nelson Cruz has tight quad, struggling with RISP
Calvin WatkinsHOUSTON -- There was an interesting omission from the Texas Rangers defense late in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros. Right fielder Nelson Cruz wasn't in the outfield for the last defensive inning. He was taken out as a precaution with a ...
Blog | May 19, 2012 -
Rapid Reaction: Astros 6, Rangers 5
Calvin WatkinsHOUSTON -- The Texas Rangers blew an early four-run lead and had a rally fall just a run short in a 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park. Lefty Derek Holland, in his first starting appearance in eight days, had a fo...
Blog | May 19, 2012 -
Rapid Reaction: Rangers 4, Astros 1
Calvin WatkinsHOUSTON --The Texas Rangers got a gutty and sloppy pitching effort from Neftali Feliz and some timely hitting to beat the Houston Astros, 4-1, in Game 1 of the Silver Boot series at Minute Maid Park on Friday night. How it happened: It wasn't the ...
Blog | May 18, 2012 -
Lineups: Josh Hamilton returns
Calvin WatkinsHOUSTON -- The Texas Rangers begin their defense of the Silver Boot, taking on the Houston Astros in a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. After getting the day off Thursday, the sizzling Josh Hamilton returns to the lineup. Here are the lineup...
Blog | May 18, 2012 -
Rapid Reaction: Mariners 4, Rangers 3
Calvin WatkinsARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers will say it's not a crisis, but closer Joe Nathan blew a save, his first of the young season, as the Mariners rallied for three runs in the ninth inning for a 4-3 victory Wednesday night. It's the second time thi...
Blog | April 11, 2012