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Texas Rangers hire Skip Schumaker as manager, signing former Marlins skipper to 4-year deal

The Rangers agreed Friday night to a four-year contract with the former NL Manager of the Year. Skip Schumaker's deal was announced after Chris Young, the team's president of baseball operations, acknowledged earlier in the day that the team was focused on an internal candidate in its search to replace Bruce Bochy.

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SMU heads into College Football Playoff with former South Oak Cliff standout at QB

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SMU's Kevin Jennings is the only quarterback starting for his hometown team in the 12-team College Football Playoff. Jennings and SMU play at Penn State with second-year starter Drew Allar. That is the only first-round CFP game with both starters at their original schools.

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Josh Sborz (66) is checked on by athletic trainer Matt Lucero, center, and manager Chris Woodward after Sborz was struck by the ball on a single by Seattle Mariners' Mitch Haniger during the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.

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Rangers fire manager Chris Woodward short of his 500th game

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The Texas Rangers fired manager Chris Woodward on Monday, with the team on pace for its sixth consecutive losing season and fourth since he took over the team.