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COLLEYVILLE, Texas — The man who took four people hostage in a Texas synagogue on Saturday was a British national, according to the FBI and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. >> Read more trending newsThe FBI identified the man as 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, according to The Associated Press. BREAKING: FBI identifies the hostage taker at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville as 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, a British citizen. https://t.co/3dkkRYkmNn — Fort Worth Star-Telegram (@startelegram) January 16, 2022“We pursue our national interests and project the UK as a force for good in the world. Siddiqui is in federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas, where she is serving an 86-year sentence, the Star-Telegram reported.

Texas Synagogue Standoff Colleyville police secure the area around Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 in Colleyville, Texas. Authorities say a man has apparently taken hostages at the synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas. The Colleyville Police Department tweeted Saturday afternoon that it was conducting SWAT operations at the address of Congregation Beth Israel (Jessika Harkay/Star-Telegram via AP) (Jessika Harkay)COLLEYVILLE, Texas — (AP) — Authorities say a man apparently took hostages Saturday during services at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that an angry man could be heard ranting and talking about religion at times during the livestream, which didn't show what was happening inside the synagogue. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The synagogue had been livestreaming its service on Facebook when listeners started to hear muffled audio between an alleged hostage taker and negotiators.

Texas Synagogue Standoff Colleyville police secure the area around Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 in Colleyville, Texas. Authorities say a man has apparently taken hostages at the synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas. The Colleyville Police Department tweeted Saturday afternoon that it was conducting SWAT operations at the address of Congregation Beth Israel (Jessika Harkay/Star-Telegram via AP) (Jessika Harkay)COLLEYVILLE, Texas — (AP) — Authorities say a man apparently took hostages Saturday during services at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas. The Colleyville Police Department tweeted Saturday afternoon that it was conducting SWAT operations at the address of Congregation Beth Israel. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

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Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers, told The Washington Post via Getty Images, February 28, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas, that the government is trying to inflate the rogue actions of a few members into an alleged conspiracy committed by the organization on Jan. 6, 2021. Federal authorities on Thursday charged Stewart Rhodes, the leader and founder of the extremist far-right Oath Keepers militia, and 10 other people with seditious conspiracy for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Rhodes was arrested early Thursday afternoon. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

TCU Baylor Basketball Baylor guard Kendall Brown (2) smiles as he, forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, center back, and guard Adam Flagler (10) walk off the floor after an NCAA college basketball game against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll once again, while fifth-ranked Southern California climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five decades. The reigning national champion Bears earned all 61 first-place votes in Monday’s poll for the fourth time in five weeks. That came after the AP Top 25 featured no new teams for each of the past two weeks. ___Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at https://twitter.com/aaronbeardap___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Baylor is once again the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, and fifth-ranked Southern California climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five decades.

TCU Baylor Basketball Baylor guard James Akinjo (11) looks to pass the ball to a teammate in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. 1 Baylor with 18 of his 22 points in the second half, and the Bears extended their national-best winning streak to 21 games with a 76-64 victory over TCU on Saturday. The freshman from England had to be helped off the court and came out with his teammates for the second half with crutches and a walking boot. Baylor had nine turnovers in the first half, which helped fuel a 14-0 TCU run, but just three in the second half. TCU is trying to incorporate eight newcomers, and will move on in Big 12 play with confidence off this showing.

William Moncrief Jr Obit William Alvin "Tex" Moncrief Jr., then 85, patriarch of the Moncrief Oil family poses for a photo, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in Fort Worth, Texas. A spokeswoman for Moncrief Oil confirmed his death to The Associated Press Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. A spokeswoman for Moncrief Oil confirmed his death to The Associated Press Wednesday but could not immediately provide further details. His father, William Alvin "Monty" Moncrief, was among the early wildcatters to drill for oil in East Texas. “He was an incredibly generous man and a real legend in the Texas oil and gas industry,” Geren said.

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Armed Forces Bowl Football Army, left, and Missouri players, right, watch the coin flip at the start of the first half of the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Emil Lippe) (Emil Lippe)FORT WORTH, Texas — (AP) — Cole Talley kicked a 41-yard field goal as time ran out and Army rallied to beat Missouri 24-22 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Wednesday night. After the Tigers took a 22-21 lead on a touchdown with 1:11 to play, third-string quarterback Jabari Laws led Army (9-4) downfield to the Missouri 24-yard line, setting up Talley's game-winner. Anderson and JaKobi Buchanan scored on TD runs of 22 and 10 yards, respectively, for Army. Missouri played without second-team All-America running back Tyler Badie, who was held out by coach Eliah Drinkwitz in advance of the NFL draft.

Cole Talley kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired and Army rallied to beat Missouri 24-22 in the Armed Forces Bowl.

A grand jury in Texas has returned a capital murder indictment against a man authorities have said confessed to killing five people, including three whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster earlier this year. Jason Thornburg, 41, was indicted Monday on a charge of capital murder in the deaths of David Lueras, 42, Lauren Phillips, 34, and Maricruz Mathis, 33, the Tarrant County district attorney's office said. Surveillance footage of a vehicle at the site of the dumpster led authorities to Thornburg.

General Motors-Magnets This image provided by MP Materials shows a new a new factory to be built by MP Materials in Fort Worth, Texas, starting in 2023. It's also negotiating what is likely to be a joint venture with Vacuumschmelze (VAC) of Germany to build a U.S. factory to make electric vehicle motor magnets. Shilpan Amin, GM's head of purchasing and supply chain, said it has a parts supply agreement with MP Materials with no GM capital investment. At present there are no factories in the U.S. equipped for large-scale production of electric vehicle motor magnets, Amin said. Even at 2 million, EV sales still would be only about 12% of U.S. new vehicle sales.

General Motors has taken two more steps to make sure it has the raw materials for the transition from petroleum to battery power, this time involving magnets for electric vehicle motors.

The same weekend Texas was embarrassed by Kansas (in football!) former TCU coach Gary Patterson happened to be in Austin.

Alleged stalker: Stanley Frank Szeliga, 54, is charged with murder in the Oct. 26, 2021, killing of 22-year-old Abigail “Abby” Saldaña, an exotic dancer in Fort Worth, Tex. Stanley Frank Szeliga, 54, is charged with murder in the Oct. 26 killing of 22-year-old Abigail “Abby” Saldaña. Saldaña’s family told Fort Worth news media that the young mother was afraid in the weeks before her death. The affidavit, which was obtained by the Law & Crime Network, states that three shots went through Saldaña’s car. From the spot on the freeway where Saldaña’s car came to rest, they could see Rick’s Cabaret.

The officer took a photo of the man’s bloodied face and showed it to colleagues, according to a lawsuit which was recently settled.

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A man accused of murdering a Fort Worth woman on Oct. 26, 2021, had been a customer at the strip club where she worked and had threatened her with blackmail, according to court documents. The warrant stated that Szeliga was accused of using the tracking device to follow Saldana, the Star-Telegram reported. The shooting occurred Oct. 26 near Rick’s Cabaret, and investigators found items inside Saldaña’s car indicating that she worked as a dancer at the strip club, KDFW reported. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, managers at the club confirmed to police that Saldaña worked there but did not work on the night of the shooting. Szeliga, who was arrested for Saldaña’s murder on Wednesday, remained jailed Monday night, with bond set at $250,000, KDFW reported.

Grounded: American Airlines has canceled more than 1,200 flights over the Halloween weekend. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)American Airlines, citing poor weather and thin staffing, canceled another 634 flights on Sunday, bringing its weekend total to more than 1,500. >> Southwest Airlines cancels hundreds more flightsAmerican Airlines canceled 342 flights on Friday and 737 were delayed, according to KXAS. Saturday’s canceled flights nationwide included 96 at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, a spokesperson for American Airlines told the Star-Telegram of Fort Worth. Southwest canceled more than 2,000 weekend flights earlier this month.

“If they want it, they’re gonna get it.”

WATCH: Police, animal control officers rescue kitten from freeway in heartwarming video A scared kitten is now safe, thanks to a few Texas police and animal control officers. (Fort Worth Police Department)FORT WORTH, Texas — A scared kitten is now safe, thanks to a few Texas police and animal control officers. “Officers and Animal Control brought the little kitten to safety, and he is now in good hands at the Chuck Silcox Animal Care & Control Center. Officers and Animal Control brought the little kitten to safety and he is now in good hands at the Chuck Silcox Animal Care & Control Center. “It’s so heartwarming to see one of our animal control officers and FWPD working together to save this tiny kitten!” Fort Worth Animal Care & Control wrote in its own Facebook post.

FORT WORTH, Texas — (AP) — A former Boeing test pilot pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he deceived regulators by withholding information about a key system that played a role in two deadly crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets. Mark Forkner made his first appearance in federal court in Fort Worth since being indicted on six counts of fraud. Prosecutors say his actions led the Federal Aviation Administration to remove mention of the system from pilot manuals and training materials. In January, Boeing agreed to a $243 million fine as part of a $2.5 billion settlement with the Justice Department. The government agreed not to prosecute Boeing for conspiracy if it lives up to terms of the settlement for three years.

An administrator of the Carroll Independent School District in suburban Fort Worth says classrooms with books on the Holocaust have to have books with "opposing" views on it.

Texas TCU Football Texas and TCU fans let their feelings show during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins) (Ron Jenkins)FORT WORTH, Texas — (AP) — Texas and TCU fans shared tailgates just as they have in the past. 6 Oklahoma, which is going to the SEC with Texas by 2025 if not earlier, also played its first road Big 12 game at Kansas State. “It was awesome,” said Del Conte, the AD who brought TCU into the Big 12 in 2012 and is now taking Texas out of it. “That’s what it is.”In two years, TCU will have four new Big 12 opponents in BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and Central Florida.

The move by Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference is generating plenty of chatter in the Big 12.

“I wonder now that my family could have ended up sacrificed by him,” a former friend of Jason Thornburg’s said.

Police are trying to identify two sets of human remains, found just a day apart in the same general area of Chautauqua County.

Three burned, dismembered bodies were found last week in a Fort Worth, Texas dumpster.

Three burned, dismembered bodies were found last week in a Fort Worth dumpster.

SMU TCU Football SMU wide receiver Rashee Rice (11), followed by linebacker Brian Holloway (30) runs the SMU flag to midfield after they defeated TCU a NCAA football game in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. A short time later, Mustangs defensive back Brandon Crossley tried unsuccessfully to plant the flag before tossing it. TCU players then pulled the flag off the pole, and a player angrily threw the pole at the ground. “I think our guys tried to plant the flag at the middle of the field,” Dykes said. I apologize for that.”Rice made headlines the week of the game by saying he thought TCU was afraid to play SMU.

SMU coach Sonny Dykes has reiterated his respect for TCU while apologizing for any attempt by his players to plant a flag at midfield after a brief scuffle broke out following the Mustangs’ 42-34 victory at the home of the Horned Frogs.

3 dismembered bodies found in burning Texas dumpster Three dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. (Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images.jpg)FORT WORTH, Texas — Three dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster on Wednesday, Fort Worth police confirmed. >> Read more trending newsThe grisly discovery was made by Fort Worth firefighters responding to the dumpster fire at around 6:15 a.m., KXAS reported. Developing story in Fort Worth. Dumpster on fire at this spot Wednesday morning had dismembered bodies of adult male, teen/adult female and a young child inside.

Firefighters discovered the remains Wednesday, police said.

One of the two pilots injured when their military training jet crashed into a suburban Fort Worth, Texas, neighborhood over the weekend has been released from the hospital. The instructor pilot was released from the hospital Monday, the Chief of Naval Air Training in Corpus Christi said in a statement. Navy officials said Tuesday that the student pilot remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition.

Two pilots were able to eject from the aircraft and were hospitalized. The Red Cross was on the scene to help residents whose homes were damaged.

Military Jet Crash Lake Worth Police Chief J.T. Manoushagian, center, walks down Foster Drive near the location where a military training jet crashed on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Lake Worth, Texas. The jet crashed Sunday in a neighborhood near Fort Worth, Texas, injuring the two pilots and damaging three homes but not seriously hurting anyone on the ground, authorities said. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP) (Amanda McCoy)LAKE WORTH, Texas — (AP) — A military training jet crashed Sunday in a neighborhood near Fort Worth, Texas, injuring the two pilots and damaging three homes but not seriously hurting anyone on the ground, authorities said. Both pilots managed to eject from the plane before it crashed in Lake Worth, which is just west of Fort Worth, authorities said at a news conference.

Two pilots were able to eject from the aircraft and were hospitalized. The Red Cross was on the scene to help residents whose homes were damaged.

LAKE WORTH, Texas — (AP) — A military training jet crashed Sunday in a Dallas suburb, injuring the two pilots and damaging three homes. Both pilots managed to eject from the plane before it crashed Sunday in Lake Worth, which is just west of Fort Worth, authorities said at a news conference. Manoushagian said one pilot’s parachute got tangled in power lines and that both were being treated for injuries. He said the people who live in the three damaged homes will be displaced because of the crash, which the local fire chief said could have been much worse. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

A military training jet has crashed in a neighborhood near Fort Worth, Texas, injuring the two pilots and damaging three homes.

LAKE WORTH, Texas — A military plane crashed in a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, damaging several homes and sending at least two people to an area hospital, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsAccording to a tweet from the Lake Worth Police Department, the plane crashed in a residential area of the city, which is located northwest of Fort Worth. The Lake Worth Fire Department tweeted that between two and three people were injured in what was described as a training exercise. — Lake Worth Police Department (@lakeworthpd) September 19, 2021Two people were ejected from the aircraft, Lake Worth Police Chief J.T. The plane crashed in a neighborhood located about one mile north of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, KXAS reported.

Saints Football New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton looks on as players stretch during NFL football practice in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (LM Otero)NEW ORLEANS — (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have decided to continue practicing at TCU next week in preparation for their Week 3 game at New England before returning to their New Orleans-area headquarters in Week 4, when they will host the New York Giants in the Superdome, coach Sean Payton said Friday. They moved practices in Week 1 to TCU, where coach Sean Payton's son, Connor, is a student. At the time that decision was made, the city could not be certain it would have adequate services and hospitality assets up and running for an NFL game at 73,000-seat, downtown venue. New Orleans then returned to the Dallas area to prepare for its Week 2 game at Carolina this Sunday.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says the club has decided to continue practicing at TCU next week in preparation for their Week 3 game at New England before returning to their New Orleans-area headquarters in Week 4.

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We wanted to be the American Conference champions.”Just more than an hour after the AAC title game ended, the Cougars (24-3) were named the No. The Bearcats won the previous two AAC title game matchups before last year’s tournaments were canceled because of COVID-19 after Houston had won its second consecutive AAC regular-season title. This title game got lopsided, like their only regular-season matchup three weeks earlier, when Houston won 90-52 at home. SMU's 15-point win over Cincinnati in 2017 had been the largest margin in an AAC tournament final. The Bearcats got to their fourth consecutive AAC tournament title game with a 60-59 win over the top-seeded Shockers in their semifinal game Saturday.

Virginia was forced to withdraw from the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Saturday because of a single COVID-19 case. They were already missing David McCormack and Tristan Enaruna, who both tested positive before the conference tournament. Pitino is the fifth coach to lead five teams to the NCAA Tournament, joining Lon Kruger and Tuby Smith. The Cougars routed Cincinnati in the AAC final, ending the Bearcats hope of slipping into the NCAA Tournament field of 68 as an automatic qualifier. 7 Houston and Cincinnati, which needs to win to get in the NCAA field.

“The roadway was so treacherous from the ice that several of the first responders were falling on the scene,” Zavadsky said. Zavadsky said his crews carry a sand and salt mixture in the ambulances, which they used at the scene. AdIn suburban Austin, more than two dozen vehicles were involved in a pileup on an icy highway, and five people were taken to a hospital, emergency officials said. Goss said that smaller disturbances moving through the polar jet stream will bring “a shot of winter weather” into southern portions of the country. He said some areas that don't normally get snowfall will likely see heavy amounts over the next several days.

(AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)It's hard to decide who has been more dominant in men's college basketball this season: Gonzaga or the Big Ten Conference. The sixth-ranked Badgers began a run of Top 25 teams from the league, jumping three spots after wins over Nebraska and then-No. 12 Michigan State. The Hawkeyes dropped from fourth to 10th while surprising Rutgers began a run of four more Big Ten teams at No. Minnesota, whose lone loss came to Illinois and which was last ranked on Dec. 4, 2017, plays its next six against Top 25 teams: Michigan State, at Wisconsin, Ohio State, at Michigan, at Iowa and the Wolverines at home.

Kispert scored a career-high 32 points and tied a school record with nine 3-pointers, leading the Zags to a 98-75 romp over 16th-ranked Virginia on Saturday. After the Zags' game against No. Gonzaga: The Zags didn't cool off at all in the second half after Kispert came out hitting 3-pointers almost from the start. Gonzaga shot 68% after halftime to beat Virginia for the third time in four meetings in the series. Gonzaga: Northern Arizona at home Monday in the last of four consecutive games added after the five-game coronavirus pause.

FORT WORTH, Texas – NASCAR's playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway finally resumed Wednesday, three days after it started. The restart came nearly 72 1/2 hours after the race was red-flagged Sunday because of misty conditions and drizzle in the area that persisted until early Wednesday. It was overcast with temperatures still in the mid-40s when the race resumed, but there was no more precipitation in the forecast. The 40-car field resumed with four caution laps before going green on lap 57. Harvick won the last three fall races in Texas and is a nine-time winner this season, but was running 36th and a lap down.

FORT WORTH, Texas – A judge in Texas has tentatively set an August trial date for a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson, a Black woman who was fatally shot through a window. Judge David Hagerman on Tuesday said the scheduling may be fluid but that the case of former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean “needs to be tried next year,” the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Dean resigned after he was charged with murder in the Oct. 12, 2019, shooting death of Jefferson. Jefferson had been babysitting her 8-year-old nephew at her mother's home when a neighbor called a non-emergency police line to report that a door was ajar. At Tuesday's pretrial proceedings, Hagerman said he would likely consider a motion to change the venue of the trial from Tarrant County, which is home to Fort Worth.

Drying trucks continue to prepare the track for a possible NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)FORT WORTH, Texas – NASCAR will make a fourth attempt to complete its playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway on Wednesday after persistent mist and cold temperatures continued the long delay. The resumption of the race was set for Wednesday at 3 p.m. EDT at the Texas track. The Truck Series and Xfinity Series are scheduled for Friday night and Saturday afternoon, and both series completed racing in Texas. The bigger concern is likely the NBC production crews that must complete the Texas broadcast and then prepare Martinsville for Friday night's Truck Series race.

(AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)FORT WORTH, Texas – The NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Texas was pushed back yet another day without drivers completing any more laps Monday. Another 115 laps have to be completed to get to the halfway mark of 167 laps that would make Texas an official race. The only other race between Texas and Phoenix is Sunday at Martinsville, the shortest and oldest Cup track. The race cars remained parked in the garage, never rolling to pit road. There were several periods Monday when the track appeared to be drying, before more misty conditions would further soak the track.

Cars sit on pit road during a red flag period due to misty rain during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)FORT WORTH, Texas – NASCAR's Cup playoff race in Texas was postponed Sunday night after 52 laps on a misty day that slowly deteriorated to drizzle while it never actually rained before the event was called off. The pandemic-reduced crowd watched Clint Bowyer emerge as the leader with Jimmie Johnson second in the last Texas race as full-time drivers for both veterans. It was fitting that Bowyer and the seven-time series champion Johnson were leading when the race was stopped. The 41-year-old Bowyer, a 10-time winner in 16 Cup seasons and twice a runner-up in Texas, plans to move into the broadcast booth next season.

FORT WORTH, Texas – A federal grand jury indicted a former Los Angeles Angels employee on drug charges for allegedly providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs with the drugs that caused his overdose death. Eric Prescott Kay was charged Thursday with drug distribution and drug conspiracy in Skaggs' overdose death, according to the indictment in Fort Worth, Texas. Kay was the Angels’ director of communications, and he served as their public relations contact on many road trips. He was placed on leave shortly after Skaggs’ death, and he never returned to the team. Team officials said they had not been aware that Skaggs, a 27-year-old left-hander, was an opioids user and didn’t know any employees were providing drugs to players.

Kyle Busch heads for the front stretch during the NASCAR Xfinity auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)FORT WORTH, Texas Kyle Busch got his 98th victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, winning at Texas for the 10th time when he was never challenged on a final two-lap sprint to the checkered flag. There is only one more Xfinity race this season for Busch, who wants to reach 100 wins in the series. Busch has 212 wins combined in NASCAR's top three series, with 56 Cup Series wins and 58 in the Truck Series race. There were no spectators allowed for the Xfinity race, or the Truck Series race on Saturday night, but thousands of fan will be in the stands for the Cup race Sunday.

(AP Photo/Larry Papke, File)FORT WORTH, Texas The massive grandstands at Texas Motor Speedway are 2/3 of a mile long and were empty for the last race there. On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series race becomes the first major sporting event in Texas in more than four months to allow spectators. Speedway Motorsports, which owns Bristol and Texas, is a private company like NASCAR, and does not release official attendance numbers. Texas hosted the IndyCar season opener June 6 without any spectators, then submitted and received approval by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office to have fans at the NASCAR race.

Drivers come head onto the front stretch during an IndyCar auto race restart following a crash at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)FORT WORTH, Texas Texas Motor Speedway plans to open its massive grandstands to thousands of fans for a rescheduled NASCAR Cup Series race next month. No spectators will be allowed at the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series races at Texas the day before the Cup race. NASCAR is set to allow up to 30,000 fans at Bristol for its All-Star race four days before the Cup race in Texas. About 1,000 fans, mostly military personnel, were allowed for the Cup race last weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The tour administered 487 tests for the new coronavirus at Colonial, and the results on all of them came back negative. Berger made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole and heard the deafening silence of a big moment with no spectators allowed at Colonial. He got into a playoff when Collin Morikawa missed a 6-foot birdie putt for the win and Xander Schauffele missed his try from 25 feet. Justin Rose had an 18-foot birdie putt on the 18th that looked good all the way until it wasn't. He finished one behind along with Bryson DeChambeau and Jason Kokrak, who also missed birdie chances on the last hole.

(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)FORT WORTH, Texas Max Butcher and his buddies felt as if they had front-row seats at Colonial, even in the bushes with no spectators allowed on the course. The PGA Tour isn't allowing spectators the first month back after the long hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cheers from a temporary grandstand erected in a backyard near the 16th tee box could be heard at the far end of the golf course. It was definitely different because thats not happening really anywhere else on the golf course. The Dallas native who attended the Colonial at times growing up was asked if he would ever try to sneak on a course.

The leaderboard is a 'who's who' of golf right now, McIlroy said after a 63, with a bogey on the last hole, that left him two behind Varner among the early starters. Dating to the ShotLink era in 2003, it was the lowest score on the PGA Tour by a player who began his round with a triple bogey. I just wanted to make that putt just to get me back to even (for the round), Varner said. No spectators are allowed at the first five events on the PGA Tour. I felt like I gave myself some grace to say, Look, I havent really been practicing a ton of those kind of short-range putts,' Spieth said.

(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)FORT WORTH, Texas With one swing met with silence, the PGA Tour got back to business Thursday at Colonial. Ryan Palmer was selected to hit the opening tee shot at the Charles Schwab Challenge as a Colonial member who raised money for COVID-19 pandemic relief through his Pros For A Purpose campaign. The last PGA Tour event was March 12 at The Players Championship for the opening round. The tour first announced there'd be no fans the rest of the week, and by the end of the day canceled the tournament and eventually 10 more. Players also were told they should handle their own clubs, and caddies should wipe down flagsticks after handling them.

Players at the 8:46 a.m. tee time paused to pay their respects to the memory of George Floyd for a moment of silence, prayer and reflection. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)FORT WORTH, Texas Colonial already was quiet with no spectators around for the return of the PGA Tour on Thursday. As the PGA Tour commits to amplifying voices and efforts to end systemic issues of racial and social injustices, we have reserved the 8:46 tee time to pause for a moment of silence, prayer and reflection, Monahan said. Harold Varner III, one of four PGA Tour players of black heritage, was the strongest voice. He also pointed to Woods, not only as prolific a winner the PGA Tour has ever seen, but a player with a multiracial heritage.

Players return to a new set of rules, starting with mandatory tests for the coronavirus when they first arrive and having their temperatures taken before they can get to the parking lot. Of equal concern is what they do off the golf course, even with a designated hotel. And I think its an important week because golf can show that we can play in a socially distant manner, he said. But he recognized the importance of getting through this week without incident, so that golf can continue until just short of Christmas. I think its important to make sure that we go through all these things because I want to play, Koepka said.

In this photo provided by Chris Owens/INDYCAR Series, Scott Dixon, left, jumps off his car toward team owner Chip Ganassi as the two celebrate Dixon's IndyCar auto race win at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Chris Owens/INDYCAR Series via AP)FORT WORTH, Texas FORT WORTH, TexasThrough all of the uncertainty and unknowns after more than eight months since the last IndyCar race, Scott Dixon and another pair of former champs relied on their experience for podium finishes. NBC Sports said Sunday that the Saturday night prime-time telecast drew nearly 1.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched IndyCar race outside the Indianapolis 500 on any network since 2016. It was the biggest audience for an NBC telecast of any IndyCar race away from the Brickyard. I mean, it felt like a normal IndyCar race to me.

FILE - In this June 10, 2017, file photo, Will Power, of Australia, pumps his fist as he crosses the finish line under yellow to win an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)FORT WORTH, Texas Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi and the rest of the IndyCar drivers were in sunny Florida around spring break ready to start the season. Instead of the streets of St. Pete, the pandemic-delayed season will get started at the fast 1 1/2-mile track in Texas with an all-in-one-day opener. Practice, qualifying and the 200-lap race will be held Saturday, the same day that IndyCar has chartered planes to carry teams back and forth between Indianapolis and Texas Motor Speedway.