Texas 78, Xavier 76 (OT): Heart, hustle on full display as Longhorns advance in NIT

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Cedric Golden

American-Statesman Staff

Golden: Texas men — the Hustling Horns — haven’t checked out of NIT just yet

They had to start somewhere. Yeah,  I know there several truckloads of Longhorns basketball fans who were looking down their noses during Sunday’s second-round NIT game against Xavier with some side eye mixed in. Here’s a news flash: The season may have ended for a checked-out fan base outside of … Read More

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Texas baseball blasts its way to even series with TCU

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

March 23rd, 2019

The Texas baseball team tied the series with TCU at a game apiece with a 13-1 win in Fort Worth on Saturday night. The No. 9 Longhorns (17-9, 3-2 Big 12) hit four extra-base hits on the night—two doubles, a triple and a home run. Zach Zubia, robbed of a … Read More

Cedric Golden

American-Statesman Staff

Golden: Johnny “Lam” Jones was much more than just a Texas legend

The legend of Lam Jones will always live forever in the hearts of Texas football fans and Americans who enjoy good old-fashioned speed on a track or football field. But sports were only part of his story. John Wesley Jones II — the man behind the nickname — was laid … Read More

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At the buzzer: Texas 78, Xavier 76 (OT)

Brian Davis American-Statesman Staff

March 24th, 2019

The 3,000 or so Texas fans that turned out for the second-round NIT game against Xavier came to send a message. Don’t give up on these Longhorns just yet. A raucous atmosphere inside the cavernous Erwin Center helped fuel the home team on to … Read More

‘It’s a pitchers’ field for sure’: Hitting homers at McCombs Field a tall task for Texas and its guests

Danny Davis American-Statesman Staff

March 23rd, 2019

Ahead of the 2018 softball season, a new advertisement appeared by the outfield scoreboard at McCombs Field. The Taco Shack target promised free tacos — at least a coupon for one — should a Longhorn hit a home run off the large sign. Alas, McCombs Field patrons have gone home hungry most … Read More

Season ends for up-and-down Texas in NCAA loss to Indiana

Rick Cantu American-Statesman Staff

March 22nd, 2019

EUGENE, Ore. — In the corner of the Texas locker room, Charli Collier reflected on a season that ended way too early and a future that should include a return to glory. There was no joy for a team that most would say underachieved this year. Whether it came … Read More

The Dotted Line: Troy Omeire, Xavion Alford remain top targets for Texas in 2020 class

Mike Craven Hookem.com staff

March 22nd, 2019

Texas signed arguably the country’s best wide receivers class in the 2019 cycle with prospects like five-star Bru McCoy and Gatorade national player of the year Jake Smith. It was a four-man group — five if Jordan Whittington moves back outside during … Read More

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TCU scores three in bottom of the ninth to down Texas baseball

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

March 22nd, 2019

Kamron Fields and the Texas baseball team had a bottom of the ninth to forget as TCU topped the Longhorns 3-2 in Fort Worth on Friday night. Johnny Rizer hit an RBI single to score pinch runner Brad Czerniejewski to end the game. Rizer also had the top play on … Read More
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