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Basketball: No title, no problem for Rick

Before the Rick Barnes era of Texas basketball, the Longhorns had only reached the NCAA tournament 16 times.

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Serena Williams

Tennis: Williams sisters set to face off in finals

WIMBLEDON, England — The purple “W” logo at Wimbledon might as well stand for the siblings who have made the women’s championship their own playground. Yes, the Williams sisters are back in the Wimbledon final.

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong

Cycling: Armstrong feeling more love before the Tour

MONACO — For all of Lance Armstrong’s Tour de France victories, he still hasn’t won the hearts of the French. That may be about to change.

Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest

NBA: Artest is California dreamin'

Ron Artest is heading to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to various media reports.

Freshman sprinter Alexandria Pegram

Nobody does it better than Kearney

Winning 7 NCAA titles in 22 years is why women's track coach is best at UT

If you want to get something named after you, you have to be one of three things: one of the greatest at what you do, an important historical figure, or Red McCombs or Joe Jamail  — filthy rich and donate more money in one check than most of us will ever see in our combined lifetimes.

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The bright orange-clad Texian Army

Soccer: Dynamo outlast outmatched Aztex squad in US Open

With rowdy Houston fans taking over Austin, Dynamo drop Aztex

The Houston Dynamo brought the fireworks to Nelson Field on Wednesday night.

Dynamo defender Julius James

Soccer: Super-sub Ashe provides spark to push Houston past short-handed Austin

It took more than an hour, but the orange cloud circling Nelson Field most of Wednesday night finally overwhelmed the Aztex.

Eddie Reese

Swimming: Reese's pieces of aquatic history

If you’ve been on campus this week, chances are you noticed the children and teens being corralled up and down San Jacinto Boulevard as part of the University’s official swimming and diving camp.

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Venus Williams

Tennis: Venus, Serena advance to Wimbledon semis

WIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams are one round away from meeting in another Wimbledon final.

Soccer: Young Aztex hope to slay rival Dynamo

It’s just what a team stretched to its physical limit and weary with travel doesn’t need: Another game, another superior opponent. But when Austin’s struggling USL-1 newcomer takes on Houston’s perennial Major League Soccer power tonight at Nelson Field, it isn’t going to be your usual David -and-Goliath matchup. For starters, it’s a cup match, a winner-take-all scrap that more often rewards grit and physicality than talent.

Crystal Taylor

Dirk's ex on to Missouri

BEAUMONT, Texas — Dirk Nowitzki’s former fiancee was transferred from a Texas jail to a lockup in Missouri on Tuesday, authorities said.

Baseball: Garrido unmatched on 40 Acres

Imagine Yoda coaching college baseball, but without the green skin and at least 4 feet taller.

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Houston

NBA: Foot injury threatens to end Yao's NBA days

HOUSTON — Rockets center Yao Ming’s broken left foot could be a “career-threatening” injury.

Britain

Tennis Column: Missed action an unforced error for NBC coverage

Waking up to get my daily dose of Wimbledon before I had to go to class, I turned on NBC’s coverage of the tennis tournament and saw that Venus Williams was up 4-0 in the first set of a match against Ana Ivanovic.

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Sports Briefly: CWS sets viewership, fan attendence record in 2009

More people than ever before tuned in to see the Louisiana State Tigers become champions of college baseball this year.

Trey Hardee competes in the decathlon long jump

Track & Field: Past, current, future Longhorns soar

Texas sprinters shine at US championships, Hooker falls just short; Hardee wins decathlon, future Horn sets high school record

Melanie Oudin of U.S.

Tennis: Top seeds remain alive as round of 16 begins

At the midway point of the greatest tennis tournament of the year, there are endless possibilities for Wimbledon’s conclusion.

NBA commissioner David Stern

NBA: Exciting draft helps teams immediately improve

I like to think of the NBA as a permanent campaign. As soon as one team is crowned the world champion, everyone else is sent scurrying to reload and revamp their own teams.

Three Longhorns were rewarded

Baseball: Team receives warm welcome upon return to Austin after CWS

A hot dog at UFCU Disch-Falk Field might cost $3.50, but goodwill was free and bountiful on Thursday as fans clad in burnt orange welcomed home the Texas baseball team from its trip to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

Blake Griffin, the newest member of the Los Angeles Clippers

Basketball: Clippers take Oklahoma’s Griffin with first pick

NEW YORK  — On a day of head-turning trades around the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers made the obvious choice to start the draft.

Jared Mitchell dives trying to make a catch

Baseball: Football players lead LSU to sixth title

Longhorns could not come up with way to stop Most Outstanding Player

The Louisiana State baseball team definitely knows how to get the party started.

Baseball: Longhorns have season to remember

OMAHA, Neb. – Before all the magic, there was a simple sign this season was going to be something special for the Texas Longhorns.

Baseball: Looking back on Texas' roller-coaster ride

A look back at the 12 games the Longhorns' played this season.

Coach Augie Garrido (center) and Longhorn players watch

Baseball: Magical CWS run ends in heartbreak

Relief pitching can’t shut down Tigers in two losses of championship series

OMAHA, Neb. — It ended with a whimper.

Baseball: Loss doesn’t diminish Garrido’s legacy at UT

Forget the Kobe versus MJ comparisons. The lucky few who enjoyed this year’s College World Series have a much more apt discussion to consider.

Longhorn center fielder Conner Rowe strikes out

Baseball: Burnt orange blood, sweat and tears

Texas’ championship hopes disappear as Tigers score 7 unanswered

OMAHA, Neb. — It ended with a whimper.

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Texas catcher Cameron Rupp

Baseball: Longhorns have a case of ‘too little luck, too late’ in crushing loss

What would you do if faced with the best offense in America?

Junior guard Harrison Smith

Basketball: Smith elects to transfer from UT

AUSTIN – Harrison Smith, Texas’ junior guard, will transfer out of the University this fall, head basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Wednesday.

Freshman pitcher Taylor Jungmann

Baseall: 'Jung' and invincible

OMAHA, Neb. — On Monday, freshman pitcher Taylor Jungmann struggled. He threw six pitches, all were balls. Texas lost.

Freshman Taylor Jungmann throws a pitch

Baseball: Freshman throws Texas into game 3

OMAHA, Neb. — Taylor Jungmann stares back at the cameras and press corps surrounding him with a look that approaches disdain, when he cares to look at all.

Inflatable mascot keeps bullpen company as rainbows arc across the sky

Multiple momentum-killing plays end Tigers’ win streak; Free Willy — I mean Carlos, Texas’ new inflatable friend; Somewhere over the rainbow … there might be a Harrah’s; At home in Rosenblatt Stadium homering ‘Horns are lonely;

LSU’s DJ LeMahieu reacts after hitting a two-out RBI

Baseball: Tigers catch team of destiny in extra innings, 7-6

Despite 5 solo HRs, the Texas offense couldn’t produce at game’s end

OMAHA, Neb. — Texas rode a crazy wave into the College World Series championship.
 

Baseball: Magic reverses in first game of CWS; LSU takes 1-0 lead

OMAHA, Neb. — The Texas magic must have taken a night off.

Baseball Column: 06/23/09

Give it up for the College World Series, it’s living up to the hype in 2009

There’s something beautiful going on in Omaha.

Arizona State’s Kole Calhoun

Baseball: Horns two wins from CWS Title

OMAHA, Neb. — The ball launched in a straight line, exploding off of his bat.
 

Connor Rowe rounds around third base

Baseball: Texas advances on late long balls

OMAHA, Neb. — Connor Rowe stepped to the plate as 23,000 fans stood cheering, and heard complete silence.

LSU’s Anthony Ranaudo

Baseball: Road to championship different for Horns, Tigers

OMAHA, Neb. — The Tigers look great. Dominant. Scary.

Travis Tucker photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Texas needs one more to advance

OMAHA, Neb. — A day after their latest nearly incomprehensible and downright impossible win in a continuing string of such games in the NCAA tournament, two Texas seniors were reliving the magical moment.

Taylor Jungmann photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball Column: Comebacks, surprises abound for fated Horns

Texas players defy odds with talent not measured by batting stats, ERAs

This Texas team isn’t great. It might not even be that good. With only a couple of mid-round picks in last week’s MLB draft, it’s light on experienced major league-class talent. The offense, capable of comebacks like Tuesday’s 10-run miracle, was equally capable of scoring just twice against TCU’s third-best starter with a trip to Omaha on the line.

North Carolina

Baseball: Calhoun strikes key blows in win; UT up next for ASU

OMAHA, Neb. — Kole Calhoun hit the game-tying grand slam in the fifth inning and the go-ahead double in the seventh, and Arizona State erased a four-run deficit in a 12-5 victory over North Carolina at the College World Series on Thursday night.

Texas defeats Boston College photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Looking back at Longhorns' roller-coaster ride

OMAHA, Neb. — There is something magical about the run Texas is on.

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Baseball: Texas' hitting, defense reversing roles so far in Omaha

Traditionally low-scoring team has exploded for 17 runs while committing 4 errors

OMAHA, Neb — The box scores at the end of the Longhorns’ two College World Series games make for some surprising reading.

Baseball: Longhorns hope to continue Omaha magic

I will be the first to admit that by the end of the 3rd inning Tuesday, I flipped over to the Lone Star Series in disgust and frustration.

Cameron Rupp photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Texas one step closer after win

Longhorns score 10 unanswered runs to come back from early 6-0 deficit

OMAHA, Neb. — For the first three innings of Tuesday’s game against Arizona State, the Longhorns looked like the Bad News Bears.

Baseball: Homers push Rupp from zero to hero

OMAHA, Neb — Cameron Rupp’s face broke into a beaming smile as he trotted past home plate and into the waiting arms of teammates sprinting out of the dugout to meet him. After a nightmarish start to his College World Series career and a game that teetered on disaster for his team, the sophomore catcher found his swing — and a little bit of redemption.

Ben Bunting

NCAA Baseball: Hot-hitting North Carolina eliminates Southern Miss.

OMAHA, Neb. — When it comes to naming the greatest hitters in College World Series history, the conversation must now include Dustin Ackley.

Ruffin vs. Leake

Baseball: Stage set for pitchers' duel tonight in Omaha

Omaha, Neb. — The Longhorns have gone in search of baseball’s ultimate prize this season, hoping pitching and defense will get them there. Arizona State has shown great minds think alike.

Austin Wood photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Day after taking pitches, Texas players swing away on golf course

Still tired from opener, Garrido and team skip practice and hit links

OMAHA, NEB. — On Sunday, Texas won its first College World Series game since 2005 by not swinging the bat.

Virginia

Baseball: Titans eliminated by Cavaliers

OMAHA, Neb. — Virginia trumped another ace.

Sports Briefly: Italy takes advantage of red card, beat United States 3-1

PRETORIA, South Africa — New Jersey-born Giuseppe Rossi scored twice in the second half and Daniele De Rossi had a goal, leading Italy over the United States 3-1 Monday night in its opener at the FIFA Confederations Cup.

"Longhorns walk to victory" photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Longhorns walk to victory

OMAHA, Neb. -- With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, freshman Brandon Loy came up to the plate at Rosenblatt Stadium in a tie game. Such is the beginning of every College World Series dream.

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Baseball: Moldenhauer comes through in the clutch

Designated hitter makes most of spot in batting order by scoring two runs

OMAHA, Neb. — Russell Moldenhauer is not your usual clean-up hitter. For one, coming into Sunday’s College World Series, he was hitting .234. Add in one home run during the past two seasons and a slugging percentage that could be mistaken for a mediocre batting average, and it’s almost a mystery why he’s at the heart of the No. 1 national seed’s order.

Texas

Track: Anderson, Hooker, relay win gold

Everett places second in 800 to give men their only top-three finish

This weekend at the NCAA national championship meet, the women’s track team showcased what makes it so great: consistency.

NCAA Basketball: James pulls name from draft

The prospects for next basketball season look even brighter after the Longhorns’ leading returning scorer, forward Damion James, announced Saturday he is taking his name out of consideration for the NBA draft and returning for his senior year.

Chance Ruffin photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Longhorns' Ruffin ready for CWS

Team's fearless ace is intense on the mound but acts like 'goofball' in dugout

All season, when sophomore pitcher Chance Ruffin took the mound as Texas’ Friday night starter, the song “Rough & Ready” blasted through the speakers at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

Tevan Everett

Track and Field: Men down to one but women far from done

Anderson, relay team advance to last day of competition at NCAA meet

The men’s and women’s teams have shrunk considerably since they arrived in Fayetteville, Ark., for the NCAA Nation Championship meet.

Golden Eagles

Baseball: Southern Miss. makes first trip to Omaha

The familiar heavyweight of college baseball, Texas, will return to the big dance in Omaha, but there’s going to be a new face at the party.

Nick Saban

Sports Briefly: NCAA places University of Alabama football program on probation

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The NCAA placed Alabama’s football program and 15 other of the school’s athletic teams on three years’ probation for major violations due to misuse of free textbooks.

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2005 Title

Baseball: New Longhorns look back on old title

Four years later, current players remember 2005 team's title triumph fondly

It was June 18, 2005, and the Texas Longhorns were setting up camp in Omaha, Neb. — familiar territory for Texas, which was making its fourth-straight trip to the College World Series.

Commentary: No U.S. viewers for epic rivalry

One of the most historic French Opens concluded Sunday and no one really noticed. At least, no one in America.

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Jordyn Brown

Women's Track and Field: Horns qualify for semifinals in spite of rain delay

The fourth-fastest woman in the world this year will be able to run another day, along with most of her teammates.

Sports Briefly: USC's Floyd resigns amid recruiting violation claims

LOS ANGELES — Tim Floyd took Southern California’s basketball program from also-ran status to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Now he’s gone, having suddenly resigned amid allegations that he paid to have O.J. Mayo delivered to the Trojans.

Elliot O’Hare

Track and Field: Hurdling toward a national title

Appeal grants senior a chance at NCAA meet after accident knocks him out

To qualify for the NCAA national meet you have to finish in the top five in your event.

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Austin Wood photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Texas closer excited for first Omaha appearance

Austin Wood's shutout inning streak ends against TCU, senior remains focused on team goals

The past two weeks have been very different for Austin Wood. With his first trip to Omaha, Neb. and the College World Series booked, he’ll gladly take the glitch in his personal performance on the mound for the same winning results from his team.

Alex Anderson

Women's Track and Field: Horns shoot for championships at NCAAs

Despite only sending five women and one relay team to Fayetteville, Ark., for the NCAA national meet, the women’s track team has the same goal in mind as everyone else.

Taylor Jungmann photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Freshman pitcher dominates TCU, Horns set for 33rd CWS appearance

In his first NCAA tournament appearance, Taylor Jungmann looked like a lost freshman.
In the Austin Regional last Sunday, he struggled to find control against a hard-hitting Army squad, giving up six runs on six hits and failing to make it out of the fourth inning.

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Texas right fielder Kevin Keyes

Baseball: Power-hitting Keyes' home run highlights Texas' offense, pushes team past slugging TCU

Kevin Keyes lingered at home plate for a moment, admiring the flight of the ball he had just sent soaring over the left-field wall before rounding the bases. The swing was a thing of beauty, filled with anger and purpose, pulling the ball out of its path toward home plate and violently redirecting it to the opposing bullpen.

Baseball Column: Texas bats answer the offensive question

Perhaps finally fed up with the skepticism, the Longhorn offense showed up in a big way at this weekend’s Super Regional.

Texas pitcher Brittany Barnhill

Softball: UT's top pitcher Barnhill set to transfer

When sophomore pitcher Brittany Barnhill came to Texas after a stellar high school career, many expected her to be the next in a long line of great Longhorn pitchers.

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Austin Wood photo by Peyton McGee/The Daily Texan

Baseball: TCU drops Texas to tie series 1-1

The blue print for TCU in Game 2 was the same as in the first: capitalize on the few mistakes Texas pitchers make with home runs.

Michael Torres photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Horns unable to get small ball going in Game 2

The Longhorns might need to find a way to bunt people to first base.

Baseball: Horns' last shot at CWS tonight

Don’t break out the bundt cake just yet, Augie. Despite a late rally, the Longhorns were unable to mount a successful comeback against Texas Christian in the second game of their Super Regional matchup Sunday, meaning the in-state foes will square off once again. The winner earns a trip to the College World Series in Omaha.

Brandon Belt photo by Mary Kang/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Texas' Belt helping to spank the opposition

At 6 feet 5 inches tall, Brandon Belt has the makings of a top pitching prospect. Tall and lanky, he had great leverage off the mound and the perfect frame to add muscle. He had the angles to blow his low-90s fastball past hitters. He was left-handed, which never hurts a pitcher’s chances.

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Brandon Loy photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball Column: Horns still have to prove they're CWS material

You can almost hear the collective surprise around the Longhorn dugout at UFCU Disch-Falk Field these days. You mean we’re actually going to a Super Regional?

Why Texas will make it to Omaha

Reasons why Texas will make it to Omaha

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Horned Frogs rely on hitting heading into matchup with Longhorns

It may have not been as dramatic as Texas’ 25-inning showdown against Boston College, or game-winning grand slam against Army, but TCU had some theatrics of its own against Oregon State at the Fort Worth regional.

Baseball: One step from Omaha

Wood and Clark lead Longhorns to historic wins in NCAA regional

Austin Wood looked at the freshly printed sheet on the table in front of him. He couldn’t believe the number he saw.

Lexy Bennett

Softball: Alabama tops Texas in NCAA Regional

Two losses to No.3 Crimson Tide eliminate Texas as offense falters

The Longhorns entered the Tuscaloosa regional as the No. 2 seed and left the Alabama campus as the second-best team in the tournament.

Tevan Everett

Track: Texas track teams fall in Lubbock

Men’s and women’s teams off the pace in early season meet

While school finished up on the 40 Acres, the men’s and women’s track teams were just getting started.

Baseball Column: Expectations mount after two magical wins

After three years of failure in the regional round, the Longhorns broke through with a 300-foot bang Sunday night.

Rowing: Horns unlucky with 13th place finish at race

After winning the inaugural Big 12 championship, Texas knew it would face competitive crews in the South/Central regionals in Oak Ridge, Tenn. And although the meet did not produce not the results the Longhorns envisioned, Texas did advance four boats to the finals and garner some individual honors.

Riley Boening photo by Jeffrey McWhorter/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Eyes of Texas on Omaha

Big 12 tournament still to come, but World Series hopes high for Horns

The Longhorns want nothing more than to win the College World Series.

Texas infielder Kelly Malone

Softball: Horns work on 'managing the moment' as they head to Tuscaloosa

Clustered around a TV inside an office at Red and Charline McCombs Field, Texas watched on Sunday night as ESPNU announced the names of the 64 teams that will compete in the NCAA tournament.

Texas’ Jon Wiegand

Men's Tennis: Horns' up-and-down season on line against Vols

Ranked No. 2 at the beginning of the season, Texas had high hopes heading into team competition. Despite going into Thursday’s round of 16 in the NCAA tournament against Tennessee ranked No. 12, the men’s tennis team’s optimism remains just as high.

Rowing: Inaugural Big 12 champs headed to NCAA tourney

Bathed in an illustrious glow of burnt orange and silhouetted against the half-lit spring sky, the Tower summed up the Texas Rowing team’s season so far as the team posed for pictures and celebrated the first-ever rowing Big 12 championship.

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Sports Briefly: Woman indicted for trying to extort Louisville's Pitino

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The estranged wife of a longtime aide to Rick Pitino was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of trying to extort money from the Louisville men’s basketball coach and lying to the FBI.

Sophomore pole vaulter Maston Wallace

Men's Track: Seniors hope to go out on top

Heading into the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Texas men’s track and field team is right where it was heading into the indoor championships: underrated.

Senior sprinter Alex Anderson

Women's Track: ‘Mother hen’ guiding young squad

As senior, Anderson serves as mentor to team comprised of mostly freshmen

With freshmen making up more than half of the women’s track team, the challenge of overcoming youth and inexperience has been a bit more daunting for the team than in seasons past.

Kelley Louth competes

Women's Golf: Texas making second straight title appearance

Seasoned golf trio has experience competing in championship round

All-Big 12 golfer Nicole Vandermade said it best: “Rankings never reflect a team’s true talent.”

Junior Lance Lopez

Men's Golf: Team is underdog on own course at regional tourney

Horns receive No. 4 seed, hope to improve upon last showing at UT Golf Club

They’re in the home stretch. With only two tournaments remaining in the season, the Longhorns look to finish out strong.

Cole Green photo by Emily Kinsolving/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Texas transfoms A&M's miscues into title, continues weird winning ways

In its final Big 12 regular season game, Texas scored five runs in the first inning to secure the win in what became a typical 2009 Longhorn game — which is anything but typical.
The Longhorns managed to secure one constant: their fifth Big 12 regular season title, the third that they have won in the last four years.

Baseball: Longhorn closer secures series victory, pushes team to conference title

Texas head coach Augie Garrido predicted that the win of this weekend’s Texas-Texas A&M Lone Star Showdown at UFCU Disch-Falk Field would all come down to the final pitch on the final day.

Softball: Sooners beat Horns in semis

After earning a first-round bye and beating Nebraska (34-17) in the second round of the Big 12 championship tournament Saturday, the Longhorns (38-18) couldn’t make it past the semifinal match against top-seeded Oklahoma (40-14).

Dimitar Kutrovsky

Men's Tennis: Texas cruises through first two rounds

“We’re ready to take on anyone.”

Freshman Megan Rosenfeld

Women's Golf: Horns battle into NCAA meet

Strong finish at West Regional earns Texas trip to championships

The Texas women’s golf team went to the Valley of the Sun for the weekend and brought back its golf clubs, tan lines and a spot in the NCAA championships.

Baseball: Texas vs. Texas A&M--Game 2

After taking a crazy 10-inning win over the Aggies on Friday night, Texas looks for a win as the series moves to Austin.

Brandon Belt photo by Maxx Scholten/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Top spot in Big 12 on the line

Longhorns, Aggies set to battle for first place in annual rivalry series

The road to first place in the Big 12 goes through bitter rival Texas A&M. If eighth-ranked Texas wins this weekend’s series against the No. 14 Aggies, the Longhorns will be in first place heading into the Big 12 tournament.

Brittany Barnhill, Desiree Williams, Nadia Taylor

Softball: Reeling Horns eye comeback at tournament

After ‘embarrassing’ 6-1 loss to A&M, Barnhill gets chance for redemption

Exactly one week after a devastating 6-1 loss to Texas A&M, the Longhorns head to Oklahoma City for the Big 12 championship tournament on Saturday as the fourth seed, hoping to reload.

Kellen Damico

Men's Tennis: Confident Texas enjoys home court to open NCAAs

Longhorns host first two rounds; red-hot Kutrovsky, Corrie ready for match with NEC champions

It will be a tremendous undertaking for the Longhorns to repeat the level of success they had at last year’s NCAA championships, but there’s more than enough talent on the team to give it a shot.

Amanda Craddock

Women's Tennis: Team heads to Golden State, likes odds in opening round

Texas, Pepperdine clash after strong performances at conference tourneys

California, here they come.

Sports Briefly: 05/08/09

Ramirez suspended 50 games for failing drug test, using HCG

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Softball seniors reflect on success at Texas

During the opening ceremony of the Big 12 Conference championship tournament four years ago, senior center fielder Kacie Gaskin remembers the Longhorn softball team doing something a little unexpected ­— dancing.
 

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Eyeing nationals, wrestling club bounces back

Group's president revived organization; returning members hope for title

When Justin Belle became president of UT wrestling in his sophomore year, there wasn’t much of a club left.

Cubs overpower Astros 6-3 as Harden tops Hampton

Rich Harden pitched into the eighth inning and Reed Johnson hit a bases-loaded triple Wednesday to lead the Chicago Cubs to victory over the Houston Astros 6-3.

Sports Briefly: 05/06/09

Armstrong to auction off
custom artist-designed bikes;

Charges to be reduced against two Marshall football players

Travis Tucker

Baseball: Tucker keeping Longhorns focused

Texas Southern at No. 8 Texas

As the regular season winds down, the drained Longhorns must look to an upbeat teammate to perk up their energy levels and finish off the season strong.

Margaret Cannata

Club Sports: Women's lacrosse squad making name for Texas

During the last week of classes, students work hard to finish out the semester with a positive result. The women’s club lacrosse team, meanwhile, will try to finish out its season with a strong performance at nationals in Arizona.

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For athletes, a different kind of test

Texas baseball opens up about sport's steroid-scarred reputation

America’s favorite pastime has unfortunately become synonymous with steroids. Some even say the game of baseball has been tarnished forever.

Rowing head coach Carrie Graves

Rowing: Title IX forces change in number of walk-ons

Opportunities for women to “walk on” to sports teams used to be rare.

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Senior Earnesia Williams

Women's Basketball: She’s back for another go

Williams to use last year of eligibility to change legacy

Earnesia Williams hasn’t had enough.

Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki

NBA: Lakers, Cavs still favorites to compete in NBA finals

The outcome of the first round of the NBA playoffs may have been expected, but the way some of the teams advanced was not.

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Sports Briefly: 05/05/09

Men’s golf team nets No. 4 seed, will host NCAA regional tourney

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Softball: Horns end season on sour note

Aggies open game up with fifth-inning onslaught to beat rival on national TV

Saturday night’s 6-1 loss to rival Texas A&M in a nationally televised game definitely wasn’t the way Texas’ four seniors wanted to end their regular-season college careers.

Chance Ruffin photo by Rachel Colson/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Sweeping rival puts UT back in Big 12 race

Texas bats explode in first two games while pitching saves the day in finale

WACO — For Texas, this weekend played out like an episode of “Sesame Street”: series sweep of Baylor, brought to you by the numbers three and one.

Matson Wallace

Men's Track: College stars outlast Olympians in 400, 800

Small Kansas school wins three events at star-studded Texas Invitational on Saturday

The cameras were focused on the Olympians, but the underdogs stole the show at Saturday’s Texas Invitational.

Amanda Van Dyke

Women's Track: Texas dominates without its top athletes

Lucas has season-best performance in high jump with Hooker absent

With a last-minute scratch from the morning favorite, the long shot was able to win it all on Saturday.

Rowing: Team wins first Big 12 championship

Texas knows what it is like to win the Big 12 Invitational. It has seen that ending play out seven times now, but had never experienced the magnitude of a true conference championship, the orange-lit tower in its honor or the year’s worth of bragging rights — until now.

Desiree Williams & Kelly Malone

Softball: Timely hitting leads Texas to doubleheader sweep

After securing a solid five-run lead in game two of a doubleheader against UTSA on Thursday, Texas cleared its bench and every player made it onto the field.

Kevin Lusson photo by Maxx Scholten/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Horns, Bears vie for tops in Big 12

Texas hopes momentum carries from midweek win into annual split series

Like Texas, Baylor is trying to pull itself together.

Stacey-Ann Smith

Women's Track: Longhorns use last home race as final tuneup

Consider the Texas Invitational a dress rehearsal.

Pole vaulter

Men's Track: Former world champ, Olympians headline meet

The rain may have been earlier this week, but a storm of talent will hit Austin on Saturday for the Texas Invitational.

Texas Rowing

Rowing: Rowers head to first-ever Big 12 title race

As far as coach Carrie Graves and the Longhorn Rowing team are concerned, OU does not suck — in fact, the Horns could not be any happier to have them around.

Sports Briefly: 05/01/09

Sweeney’s catch robs Rangers of comeback; Nebraska’s Anderson declares for NBA draft

Loryn Johnson

Roadrunners up next for Longhorns

After OSU blowout, team will face final non-conference foe in a doubleheader

Coming off a blowout victory against Oklahoma State on Saturday, the Longhorns will try to add two more wins to their overall record before focusing on Big 12 rival Texas A&M in the final game of the regular season.

Cait McPherson

Texas coxswain pushing her team to victory

Three-year starter relishes dual roles of average student and experienced motivator

Meet the two separate sides of Mary Cait McPherson.

Lance Lopez

Pair of freshmen help squad jump 3 spots at tourney

No pressure, no problem. After shooting three forgettable rounds and becoming an afterthought at the Big 12 championships, the Horns saved their best for last.

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Taekwondo club members learn the meaning of 'Texas Fight'

Martial art shows students they can compete at national level with practice, patience

When two people fight in most sports, the result is a penalty or suspension. When two people fight in taekwondo, they get points and earn victories.

Amanda Craddock

Women's and men's tennis head to NCAA tournament

It’s No. 31 Texas’ last shot at salvaging a season considered mediocre by its recent lofty standards.

Sports Briefly: 04/29/09

Baylor-UTSA doubleheader wiped out by rainy weather

McKinney recruit Vilarino signs with Gonzaga over Kentucky

Former Husker Glenn admits
ticket-selling story was false

Donald Constable

Men's Golf:Big 12 title out of Horns’ reach

Remember when sports were played just for fun and winning and losing didn’t matter?

Kevin Keyes

Baseball:Texas bounces back with blowout

The Longhorn dugout was all smiles after Tuesday night’s 12-2 Bobcat creaming at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

Cole Green photo by Paul Chouy/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Longhorns seek redemption

After four consecutive unsuccessful outings, tonight a must-win for Longhorns

Texas was riding a 10-game winning streak. Was.

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Sophomore Donald Constable

Men's Golf: Horns embrace underdog status at conference championships

Despite recent struggles, No. 20 Texas hopes to stay focused, come out on top

There is nothing wrong with being the underdog. That is what the Longhorn golf team is telling itself as it participates in the Big 12 championships this week.

Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree

Football Column: Draft analysts should find new expertise

Hype, speculation mislead fans; more often than not, predictions are inaccurate

We didn’t need Bill Cosby dressed up in a football jersey to prove that the NFL Draft has become one of the most uneventful sporting events.

Quan Cosby

Football: Cosby signs with Bengals

Quan Cosby may not have been one of the four Longhorns chosen in the NFL Draft this weekend, but he won’t be unemployed.

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Sports Briefly: 04/28/09

Mavericks have Spurs facing rare first-round elimination; After trailing, Young homers; Rangers rally past Orioles 6-4; In Cincinnati, Pence leads Astros to 10th-straight win

Krista Damico

Women's Tennis: Baylor too much for Texas, again

Horns cruise to finals, but Bears keep team from capturing 8th Big 12 title

If Baylor wasn’t in the Big 12, Texas would have about 20 conference championship titles in women’s tennis.

Women's Track and Field: Longhorns capture relays at cold, wet meet in Iowa

Texas cruises to relay wins, captures gold in both 4x100, 4x400

There’s only one way to describe the conditions in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday.
“Cold and wet,” said head coach Beverly Kearney.

Tevas Everett

Men's Track and Field: Horns break school record at Penn Relays

On Saturday, head coach Bubba Thornton put together what was possibly the best 4x800-meter relay lineup in the history of Texas track. With two national champions in Tevan Everett and Jacob Hernandez and a strong supporting cast of Tevas Everett and Kyle Miller, the Longhorns were poised for a new school record.

Desiree Williams

Softball: The story remains the same for Texas in the Big 12 championships as it did in the regular

The bats were hot and cold for Texas on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla., as the Longhorns split a doubleheader against the Cowboys to finish up their final road trip of the regular season.

Men's Tennis: Baylor outlasts Texas in finals, captures Big 12

The story remains the same for Texas in the Big 12 championships as it did in the regular season, as the team lost an emotional match to Baylor 4-3 in Norman, Okla., on Sunday.
The Horns drew a matchup against Oklahoma in the first round of the tournament and defeated the sooners with ease, 4-0.

Baseball: Failed rally highlights weekend-long futility for struggling Longhorns

Down one run in the eighth, Texas was ready to rally. Two on, no out — the table was set.

NFL: Redskins make Orakpo lucky No. 13

Former standout highlights draft for Texas; three more Horns picked Sunday

At Radio City Music Hall in New York City, surrounded by friends and family, Texas defensive end Brian Orakpo was all smiles when the Washington Redskins selected him with the 13th pick in the first round of Saturday’s NFL Draft.

Preston Clark photo by Maxx Scholten/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Kansas State holds Texas winless

Horns fall from atop Big 12; KSU’s ‘brilliant’ play too much for Texas

The Longhorns can only hope that the sun will come out tomorrow.

NFL Draft: Orakpo selected by Redskins

At Radio City Music Hall in New York City surrounded by friends and family, Texas defensive end Brian Orakpo was all smiles when the Washington Redskins selected him with the 13th pick in the first round of Saturday’s NFL draft.

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Brian Orakpo

NFL Draft: The ‘skinny kid’ turns pro

Defensive end Orakpo projected to be first rounder after overcoming knee injury

Brian Orakpo came to Texas as a “skinny kid.” At 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds, the defensive end was the definition of a “project.”

Chance Ruffin photo by Bryant Haertlein/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Horns look to regroup after close loss to Rice

In March, the last time Texas dropped a three-run game to Rice, it lost a weekend series to a Kansas team soon after.

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Brittany Barnhill

Softball: Horns hope to bounce back in road trip

Looking to bounce back from Wednesday’s loss in Waco, the Longhorns conclude their final road trip of the regular season with a two-game series against Oklahoma State this weekend.

Vanja Corovic

Women's Tennis: Texas heads to Oklahoma for Big 12 championships

It’s the No. 32 Longhorns’ last chance at Big 12 redemption.

Shannon Fish

Women's Golf: Horns preparing for Lubbock winds, tough conference

Post-season play has kicked into gear as the Texas women’s golf team travels to Lubbock for the Big 12 championships.

Angele Cooper

Women's Track: Longhorns hit road for 100th edition of Drake Relays

Texas setting personal best during home stand, forced to leave Myers

If track had something like the Triple Crown, the prestigious Drake Relays would probably be one-third of the series along with the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and the Penn Relays.
It’s that big.

Sports Briefly: 04/22/09

Kirkland transferred to ATF after traffic stop, arrest

The case of rising boxing star James Kirkland, who was arrested during a traffic stop Sunday, was transferred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms early Tuesday morning.

Roy Miller

NFL Draft: Bulked-up Miller impresses with strength, speed

It’s easy to get overshadowed when you played on the same defensive line as Brian Orakpo — even when you weigh 313 pounds.

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Kelly Melone

Softball: Horns adjust focus for rematch with BU

The last time the Texas softball team faced Baylor, head coach Connie Clark said it was suffering from a case of the “right at” syndrome.

Jody Conradt

Conradt keeps adding to legacy

Legendary coach still spends time representing Longhorns, women’s athletics

Jody Conradt might not be the head women’s basketball coach anymore, but that doesn’t mean her job is any easier.

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Austin Wood photo by Jeffrey McWhorter/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Texas firing on all cylinders for visiting Owls

The Longhorns are movin’ on up because they finally got a piece of the pie — the hot-handed, in-the-zone kind of pie, that is.

Sophomore catcher Amy Hooks

Softball: Young catcher calling shots for Horns

Hooks spends time off the field with head coach Clark to raise level of catching game

When going to baseball tryouts as a freshman in high school, Amy Hooks was immediately told that she couldn’t play.

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Texas’ Sarah Lancaster

Women's Tennis: Amateur star helping tennis team

Sarah Lancaster’s picture could be next to the word “athlete” in the dictionary.

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MMA Column: 04/21/09

UFC's White an anomaly among pro sports execs, gives abnormal apology

Imagine that David Stern is doing everything he can to ensure a Lakers-Cavaliers matchup in the NBA Finals, yet somehow the Kobe-LeBron face-off every fan wants to see never comes to fruition.

Sports Briefly: 04/21/09

After three-save effort, Wood receives Big 12 pitching honor; Surgery successful on three football players, trainer says; Students create spirit group to support Texas Volleyball

UT defeats OU photo by Maxx Scholten/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Horns sweep OU, sit atop Big 12

Horns’ resurgent offense highlights improvement, pushes Texas past rival Sooners

If there were any questions about Texas’ grit and toughness caused by their struggles at the beginning of conference play, straight wins against its rival, the No. 1 team in the Big 12, showed what the team is made of.

Alexis Bennett

Softball: Pitching shines as Horns drop Jayhawks

The Longhorns continued their dominance in front of the home crowd in a series sweep against Kansas this weekend.

Angele Cooper

Women's Track: Horns set 14 personal bests at Texas Twilight

It was all smiles for the Longhorns on Saturday as they continued to ride their success at the Texas Relays.

Rowing: Horns struggle on ‘disappointing’ road trip

Less than 24 hours after hearing the news that Croatian standout Katarina Susac signed a National Letter of Intent for next year, the Texas rowing team had to shift its focus to the present: the Lake Natoma Invitational in Sacramento, Calif.

Women's Tennis: Texas rolls past Kansas, Kansas State, captures No. 2 seed for Big 12 tourney

No. 32 Texas is heading into the Big 12 Tournament as the second seed with some well-earned momentum.

Men's Golf: Horns face disappointment in California

Maybe they are saving their best for last. That is what Longhorn fans are hoping for as the men’s golf team returns this weekend after a disappointing twelfth place finish at the U.S. Intercollegiate in Palo Alto, California.

Will Paine

Men's Track and Field: Teammates push 800 pace

When running the 800-meter, the first lap is about speed and the second lap is about endurance.

Brandon Loy

Baseball: Top 2 Big 12 teams battle for conference

Texas not considering matchup a rivalry; Oklahoma atop league standings

No matter what sport is in season, Texas fans are always looking forward to the much anticipated Texas-OU showdown.

Junior Tevas Everett

Men's Track: Contested 800-meter to highlight Twilight

Sandwiched between the mammoth Texas Relays and Penn Relays, this weekend’s Texas Twilight may not be as glamorous, but in the Longhorn track team’s eyes it is a chance to improve.

Men's Golf: Roster changes probable as Horns travel

Struggling Holland could lose spot to freshman Wennerstrom

The Longhorns are heading west to find success — or at least that is what they are hoping for.

Brittany Barnhill

Softball: Longhorns' explosive offense absent in recent outings

Texas coaches' preaching patience in batters box results in more walks

Leading the Big 12 in home runs with 44, Texas welcomes Kansas to town in a two-game series beginning Saturday.

Stacey-Ann Smith

Women's Track: Trio of freshmen leading Longhorns

It may not be football season, but there will still be competition under the Saturday night lights — for the women’s track team, that is.

Rowing: Natoma’s inaugural invite features tough competition

Before christening the newly named varsity boat, honoree Jody Conradt addressed the crowd and referred to Texas Rowing as the “ultimate team.” This weekend, the team will have a chance to prove it.

Sports Briefly: 04/17/09

Freshman Warren to stay a Sooner for another year; Hill changes mind, chooses Ohio State over Texas; Junior-college transfer Dendy chooses Iowa State

Damion James

Men's Basketball: James declares for 2009 NBA Draft

Junior forward has until June 15

Damion James declared for the 2009 NBA Draft on Wednesday, but doesn’t plan on hiring an agent, he said. The move leaves the door open for a possible return for his senior season.

Kevin Lusson photo by Andrew Rogers/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Newer Horns get chance to strut stuff

Before Wednesday, Kevin Lusson had yet to appear in a game for Texas. For the first 33 games, the freshman third baseman just wasn’t needed.

Lopiano’s work key to Horns’ Title IX compliance

First women’s athletic director played a key role in forming

When Congress passed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, no one waved a magic wand that instantly conjured equality for women on the playing field.

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Hee-Jin Chang

Women's Swimming: From South Korea to Texas to Beijing: A lifelong commitment to swimming pays off

Olympian finishes career at University with three school records, ‘no regrets’

Senior swimmer Hee-Jin Chang started swimming because her parents didn’t want her doing any “guy sports.”

Gary Xue

Club Sports: Table Tennis Club defies classic game of ping pong

Most people have played ping pong at some point in their lives for fun. Many don’t see it is anything more than recreation.

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Stephanie Davison

Women's Tennis: Longhorns eyeing back-to-back wins in Kansas this weekend

At end of regular season, Texas aims for No. 2 seed in conference tournament

Now it’s all for the No. 2 seed.

Softball: Horns end three-game losing streak with shutout on the road against Red Raiders

Texas Tech might still be a sore subject for many Longhorn football fans, but the softball team didn’t have any trouble defeating the Red Raiders in Lubbock on Wednesday.

Sports Briefly: 04/16/09

Dickerson extends hitting streak in Baylor win over UT Arlington; Leach indefinitely suspends Tech DE Dixon for academics; Connecticut’s Auriemma to lead 2012 Olympic basketball team

Brandon Loy and Travis Tucker

Baseball: Horns win 6th straight

Dormant since winning the College World Series in 2005, the Longhorns have taken on the persona of an active volcano this season.

Softball: Longhorns look to end skid at Tech

Last week, the Longhorns looked unstoppable during an eight-game winning streak.

Sports Briefly: 04/15/09

UConn’s Thabeet to forgo senior season for NBA draft
Boxing legend De La Hoya announces retirement
 

Muhammed Ali

Boxing: Questions about Ali arise with new documentary

We’ve heard Muhammad Ali’s boisterous rhymes, promotional bragging and entertaining (but at times offensive) verbal jabs over the years, making them iconic sound bites of American sport culture.

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Jake Morse

Hard-nosed Morse sets pace for Texas

Senior known for gritty running style attributes success to ‘roughneck upbringing’

As they said in the film “Fight Club,” “Skinny guys fight till they’re burger.”

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Alex Richards

Cousins share love of game at Texas

Eleven years ago, Alex Richards and her older sister Helen attended the 1998 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship in Madison, Wis., kindling their love for the sport.

Brandon Belt photo by Jeffrey McWhorter/The Daily Texan

Baseball: No. 9 Horns to host upbeat Islanders

Longhorns to welcome Corpus Christi team without upset on its mind

A 3 1/2 hour bus ride separates Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and two chances to knock off the No. 9 team in the nation.

Head coach Kim Brackin

Swimming: Heralded recruiting class signs with Texas

2009 signees include co-captains of US junior national team, world champions

After capping off one of the fastest swim seasons in recent memory, the women’s swim team is about to get even faster.

Longhorn John Chiles

Football Column: Chiles' switch was the junior's best move

Highly recruited Texan deserves more attention from coaches in 2009

The thing that intrigued me — and probably several fans — the most about attending the Orange-White Scrimmage this year was the allure of seeing John Chiles, Texas’ quarterback turned new and improved wide receiver, in action.

Sports Briefly: 04/14/09

Toros’ Snyder named NBA-D coach of the year by peers; Rodriguez rehabs in Florida with sights on May return; Mavericks’ Josh Howard out again with old ankle injury

Jody Conradt

Longhorns christen boat for Texas legend

Jody Conradt was all smiles as she greeted friends, family, fans and former basketball players Saturday morning at UT’s Rowing Center.

Cole Green photo by Maxx Scholten/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Texas pitching closes down Huskers

After a weak start last week, sophomore’s strong pitching pushes Horns to series sweep

A month after their first Big 12 road trip, the Longhorns were a part of another series sweep.

Cole Green photo by Maxx Scholten/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Texas pitching closes down Huskers

After a weak start last week, sophomore’s strong pitching pushes Horns to series sweep

A month after their first Big 12 road trip, the Longhorns were a part of another series sweep.

Desiree Williams

Softball: Nebraska cruises past struggling Texas

After reaching the season-high, eight-game winning streak that put the Longhorns atop the Big 12 standings a week ago, Texas finished up a sloppy series and left Nebraska with a three-game losing streak.

Super-pairing of Woods and Mickleson steals the show early in Augus

AUGUSTA, Ga. — They battled each other as though no one else was playing, and for many of those lucky enough to be at Augusta National on Easter Sunday, no one else was. Every shot seemed to spark a new roar that echoed through the Georgia pines, and every birdie brought new hope that this might be the most magical Masters of them all.

Cabrera captures Masters with playoff win

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters delivered a show everyone wanted and a champion no one expected.

MLB: Astros held to 3 hits, swept by Cardinals

ST. LOUIS — Kyle Lohse threw a career-best three-hitter, retiring 24 in a row after giving up a single on his first pitch, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 3-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

Sports Briefly

Rangers’ bullpen blows strong shutout start from Millwood

Ed Corrie

Men's Tennis: Texas succeeds in singles, doubles to blank Islanders

Damico, Kutrovsky cruise with straight sets to help Texas win 7-0

All year, Texas head coach Michael Center has been looking for some consistency from his players.

Ed Corrie

Men's Tennis: Texas succeeds in singles, doubles to blank Islanders

Damico, Kutrovsky cruise with straight sets to help Texas win 7-0

All year, Texas head coach Michael Center has been looking for some consistency from his players.

Krista Damico

Women's Tennis: Horns have chance to capture Big 12 with a win in Waco

Texas hopes hot doubles pair can help squad net fifth-straight league match

It’s the clash of the undefeated Big 12 teams.

Brittany Barnhill

Softball: Reeling from Baylor loss, Longhorns face Huskers

Looking to get back on the winning track, the Longhorns head to Lincoln, Neb., to face the Cornhuskers in a two-game series beginning this evening.

Sports Briefly: 04/10/09

Volleyball team faces changes this spring with new schedule; Baseball game postponed to Friday due to poor weather; Rangers make bullpen moves following record-setting start

 

Texas Softball

Softball: Bears hold off Longhorns for 3-2 victory

The No. 20 Longhorn softball team (31-12, 7-2 Big 12) was on the verge of a storybook finish against Baylor last night (31-16, 7-3 Big 12).

Softball

Softball: After slow start, recent win streak helps save coach's job

If you took a poll at the beginning of February about which Texas coach was most likely to lose his or her job, softball coach Connie Clark would probably have been a top choice.

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Baseball

Baseball: Longhorns reach midpoint of season, head to Nebraska for three-game set

The Longhorns have got Omaha on their minds. As the team heads to Lincoln, Neb., for a rare Thursday-Friday-Saturday series against Nebraska, No. 9 Texas will only be 50 miles away from the fields of the College World Series.

Kansas

Football: Kansas joins Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State in 2009 Top 25

Notre Dame starts lower than usual; Utah drops after Sugar Bowl victory

Yesterday the Daily Texan unveiled the top 12 of its 2009 preseason projects for the Top 25 poll. Here are the rest.

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Water Polo 1

Club Sports: Demanding sport requires high endurance, players say

Water polo team captain Hunter Henderson says people usually have misconceptions about the sport: Many view it as a sport for the rich and famous, and that’s just beginning of the erroneous ideas people have.

Avery Bradley

Recruits: Texas recruits making noise

Bradley takes national title; Hamilton ineligible for All-Star game

After falling short of the Sweet 16 for the second time in two years, Texas fans can divert their attention toward next season.

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Tim Tebow

Top 25: Predicting 2009's Top 25 poll

We’re five months away from the beginning of college football season, but it’s never too early to take a peek at who might be in the top 25 in mid-August

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Russell Moldenhauer

Shutout: Texas earns sixth shutout of season against Frogs

On Tuesday night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, No. 9 Texas (21-8, 6-6 Big 12) took it to No. 19 TCU, beating the Horned Frogs 6-0, which marked Texas’ third consecutive midweek, nonconference win.

Softball: Longhorns taking close games in winning streak

Coming from behind has become a regular occurrence for Texas.

UConn Basketball

NCAA Women's basketball: UConn finishes off perfect season soundly

ST. LOUIS — With one final blowout, UConn grabbed the national title and a piece of basketball history.

Texas golfer

Women's Golf: Texas finishes third in Indiana

Texas finished its last regular-season tournament on a high note.

Big 12 basketball: Griffin to skip last 2 years of school, enter NBA draft

Oklahoma head coach supportive of forward’s decision to leave college

Two days after being named the Naismith Player of the Year, sophomore forward Blake Griffin made national headlines again Tuesday with the announcement that he will forgo his final two years of collegiate eligibility to enter the 2009 NBA draft.

Sports Briefly: 04/08/09

Despite not making title game, coaches to receive Big 12 bonuses; Pittsburgh’s Dixon awarded Naismith award for best coach; Memphis introduces Pastner as coach, Calipari’s replacement

Sports Breifly: 04/07/09

No. 1 high school prospect chooses South Carolina; Brown wants “2008*” taken off  championship wall

Rowing: Longhorns stroke past Kansas, win four races

After the Longhorn Invitational, head rowing coach Carie Graves knew her team had speed. But she wanted to see it on a regular basis.

Marija Milic

Women's Tennis: Horns atop Big 12 leaderboard yet again

Milic-Corovic duo plays last home match together; singles, doubles triumph

Austin said a final goodbye Sunday to one of its best women’s doubles players ever.

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Golf: Longhorns tied for third despite chilly conditions

The Texas women’s golf team faced its toughest opponent in a winter wonderland Monday.

Michigan State’s Chris Allen and North Carolina’s Danny Green

Basketball: Tar Heels stampede over Spartans, 89-72

North Carolina annihilates Michigan State to take fifth National Championship title

DETROIT — There was a team of destiny out there, all right.

esus Chavez throws a punch

Boxing Column: 36-year-old Chavez can't take punches like he used to, calls fight

Austin-native boxer fights through seven rounds; crowd applauds ambition

Saturday’s setup was perfect for Jesus Chavez to ride into the sunset.

Austin Dicharry photo by Jeffrey McWhorter/The Daily Texan

Baseball: Longhorns should be wary of Horned Frogs

Opening day in the major leagues. Former President George W. Bush threw a strike to open his former team’s season. The Texas Rangers won 9-1 over the Cleveland Indians.

BOXING: Chavez, Hernandez may be on way out; Diaz upset by Reyes

In what was seen by many as the fight of the evening, Jesus Chavez and Michael Katsidis didn’t disappoint. Both fighters went toe-to-toe throughout the fight, with a few early rounds seemingly even.

Boxing: Valero captures title with quick TKO

In his first bout in the U.S. in almost five years, Edwin Valero was looking to make an impression on the fans.

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Men’s Tennis: Baylor defeats Texas soundly 6-1

When the top two tennis programs in the Big 12 face off there is never any love lost.

Rowing: Texas head to Kansas for spring’s first road trip

Texas definitely knows that the waters of Lady Bird Lake can be tranquil, exciting and even comfortable. But for the first time this spring, the Longhorns will have to find that same comfort on the road.

Softball: Barnhill leads Texas to doubleheader sweep

Dan Hurwitz

Texas had to come from behind and sweat out two victories in a Texas A&M Corpus Christi doubleheader, both ending in walk-off hits.

Raymond Harris

Current, former, future Horns soar at Relays

Manson, former Texas standout and Olympian, highlights exciting high jump at relays

Entering the Texas Relays, high jumper Raymond Harris knew the competition would be good, but he didn’t know it would be great.

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Horns high jumper soars above competition, gets gold around neck and on finger

They say that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes.

Colt McCoy

Football: Under construction

The wind in Texas’ annual Orange-White football game Sunday probably gave the team more of a challenge than anybody on the non-conference schedule will.

Connie Clark

Texas tops ISU; Clark wins 500th game

Softball head coach Connie Clark got a text message from former Texas all-star pitcher Cat Osterman on Saturday night.

Rowing: Longhorns find success, consistency against Jayhawks

After the Longhorn Invitational, Coach Carie Graves knew her team had speed. Only she wanted to see it on a regular basis.

Women's Golf: Longhorns face cold in at Indiana Invitational

Sea otters have difficulty maintaining a constant body temperature and rely on an insulating layer of fur to keep them warm. 

Marija Milic

Women's Tennis: Horns take down Colorado, Missouri

Austin said a final goodbye to one of its best women’s doubles players ever on Sunday.

Brian Orakpo

Football: Kindle to take Orakpo’s spot on D- line

Longhorns head into Orange-White scrimmage with questions to answer

After a month of spring practices, about the only position that’s settled is quarterback. That’s why Sunday’s Orange & White game is so important.

Men's Golf: Import Frittelli keeps winning in new home

Dylan Frittelli was destined to swing a golf club.

Jacob Hernandez

Men's Track: Carmody, Horns battle winds, finish short of school record

Texas Relays’ second day brings unique conditions for Longhorns' relay team

With blistering winds threatening to rip the flags from the poles, Texas’ 4x800-meter relay team displayed endurance on the second day of the Texas Relays.

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