Thursday, May. 08, 2008

News to know

1

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens visits Late Night With Conan O’Brien tonight (11:35 p.m., KXAS/Ch. 5).

2

The Dallas Stars will hold free watch parties for every Western Conference Finals game, home and away, on the AT&T plaza outside American Airlines Center. Tonight’s party begins at 6. Bring chairs. Limited seating and tables are available.

3

The first 20,000 fans at Friday’s Texas Rangers vs. Oakland A’s game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington receive a free T-shirt.

4

Conquering the Beast Pro Bull Riding is Friday-Saturday at Will Rogers Coliseum. Doors open at 6 p.m.; first performance is 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, under 6 free. Go to www.centralticketoffice.com or call 800-462-7979.

5

U.S. sprinters Sanya Richards and Allyson Felix will run for gold medals at the Olympics, then run for gold in a Swiss track meet. Felix, a two-time 200-meter world champion, and Richards, a former University of Texas star and U.S. record-holder in the 400, will compete in both events at the Weltklasse meet Aug. 29. If either wins both races, they will be rewarded with a pound of gold, worth about $14,000.