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Texas Softball Advances to Super Regional

Sun, May 19 2013, 10:22 PM CDT

Two home runs from junior Taylor Thom drove in six runs and lifted No. 6/7 Texas to a 6-0 victory over South Carolina on Sunday in the NCAA Softball Austin Regional championship at Red & Charline McCombs Field. Thom hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first and a grand slam in the fifth, setting the UT record for RBI during an NCAA Tournament contest. ...

Rangers Recall Jurickson Profar

Sun, May 19 2013, 04:06 PM CDT

The Texas Rangers announced Sunday afternoon that top prospect Jurickson Profar has been recalled to Arlington as second baseman Ian Kinsler has been placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to Saturday.

Profar was hitting .278 (40-144) at Triple-A Round Rock before his recall to the Rangers. ...

Texas Baseball Finishes Historically Brutal Season

Sat, May 18 2013, 10:12 PM CDT

Junior right-hander Nathan Thornhill scattered six hits in a complete-game shutout Sunday as the Texas Longhorns shut out the TCU Horned Frogs, 3-0, in the Big 12 series finale. Texas finishes the 2013 season with a 27-24 overall record and 7-17 mark in Big 12 play. ...

Texas Softball Advances to Regional Final

Sat, May 18 2013, 10:10 PM CDT

No. 6/7 Texas scored in every inning and cruised to an 11-2 five-inning victory over South Carolina in the third game of the NCAA Softball Austin Regional on Saturday at Red & Charline McCombs Field.

UT’s 11 runs are the most for the Longhorns during an NCAA Tournament contest in program history. ...

One-On-One With Robert Horry

Tue, May 14 2013, 06:37 PM CDT

Little known fact about Robert Horry -- he's not as huge a fan of the nickname Big Shot Bob as you might think, but only because his mom doesn't want people calling him Bob.

Bob Ballou caught up with the seven-time NBA champion at the new
But unlike the "Man of Steel", McCaig does have a sidekick.

On April 17th, Ashley Renegar and McCaig, a pair of West High School discus throwers, medaled at the area track & field meet in College Station. ...

Bob's Blog: I Don't Like Bandon Dunes, v. 3.0

Thu, May 09 2013, 03:44 PM CDT

I don't like Bandon Dunes.

Recently returned from our annual pilgrimage to America's number one golf resort, Bandon Dunes. For the third straight year we had to extend the trip one extra day because it's hard to get there. Awful news. ...

Lockhart Mom an Inspiration

Wed, May 08 2013, 10:55 PM CDT

The majority of the Lockhart softball team has played together since they were nine years old. For the second straight year they are making a run in the state playoffs, and they'll try to continue their trek with a win over Leander on Mother's Day weekend. ...

Augie Garrido: "No. I'm Not Confident."

Sun, May 05 2013, 11:14 PM CDT

The last time the University of Texas baseball team went an entire season without winning a single conference series was 1956. With only one conference weekend left in the 2013 season, the Longhorns have yet to win a Big 12 series. Texas is 0-and-7 with a three game set vs. ...

Texas Loses 10th Straight Big 12 Series

Sun, May 05 2013, 11:13 PM CDT

Mitch Meyer and Blair DeBord had two RBI each Sunday as the Kansas State Wildcats won a Big 12 series against the Texas Longhorns with the 9-3 decision at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. It was the first series win by the Wildcats over the Longhorns since 2009.

Kansas State improved to 34-15 overall and 11-7 in conference while Texas fell to 24-22 on the season, 6-15 in Big 12 play. ...

Texas Evens Series With Kansas St.

Sat, May 04 2013, 10:36 PM CDT

Dillon Peters tied a career best with seven strikeouts Saturday as the Texas Longhorns evened its Big 12 series with the 6-3 win over the Kansas State Wildcats at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The Longhorns took advantage of a season-high five errors by the Wildcats and never prevailed in the game after scoring twice in the first inning. ...

Augie Garrido: "I'm Mad as Hell"

Thu, May 02 2013, 10:48 PM CDT

The last time the University of Texas baseball team went an entire season without winning a single conference series was 1956. With only a pair of conference weekends left in the 2013 season, the Longhorns have yet to win a Big 12 series. Texas is 0-and-6 with three game sets vs. ...

Carrying the Clemens Name

Wed, May 01 2013, 10:09 PM CDT

There was a time when the only thing tougher than carrying a bat and digging in against Roger Clemens was carrying the "Clemens" name.

"People started saying things to us on the field," recalled Roger's third son Kacy. "You know, derogatory things while we were playing. ...

Austin Dominates State Golf, State Tennis

Tue, Apr 30 2013, 10:43 PM CDT

What a day for the golf and tennis stars of Austin.

A bundle of Austin high schoolers took home state championships.

Westwood's Miguel Alda led off the day with a comeback win in the 5A state title match. After falling in set one 6-2, Alda came back to win in 3 … as did the Westlake mixed doubles team of Casey Sutton and Clayton Neiss. ...

NBA Veteran Jason Collins Comes Out As Gay

Mon, Apr 29 2013, 02:28 PM CDT

NBA veteran center Jason Collins has become the first active male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay.

Collins wrote a first-person account posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website. The 34-year-old Collins has played for six NBA teams in 12 seasons. ...

Alex Okafor Drafted by Arizona

Sat, Apr 27 2013, 06:01 PM CDT

Texas DE Alex Okafor was selected 103rd overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2013 NFL Draft and is the 12th Longhorn defensive lineman selected in the last eight years under Mack Brown.
“Alex was so unselfish. He played anywhere we asked him to,” said Texas head coach Mack Brown. ...

Marquise Goodwin Drafted by Bills

Fri, Apr 26 2013, 10:48 PM CDT

Texas WR Marquise Goodwin was taken with the 78th overall pick by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft on Friday.

“Marquise, in my opinion, has his best football ahead of him,” said Texas head coach Mack Brown. “He was such a star in track-winning the World Games in the long jump, being an Olympian, which was a goal of his and we sure didn’t want to get in the way. ...

Kenny Vaccaro Drafted by Saints

Thu, Apr 25 2013, 09:59 PM CDT

Texas S Kenny Vaccaro was selected 15th overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2013 NFL Draft and is the 16th first-round pick in the Mack Brown era.

“I am excited,” said Vaccaro. “The Saints were my last visit, and I had a good feeling about it. ...