You could see it on the face of Texas forward Damion James on Monday night, in the way he rarely looked up from the table during the post-game press conference.
Pau Gasol had 21 points and 19 rebounds to lead five players in double figures, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 101-89 Monday night without injured Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum.
The Longhorns wanted to wash away the memories from a road loss to Arizona last week and close out the regular season on a good note, and they did just that — twice.
The freezing New York weather couldn’t cool down the Texas men’s track and field team as the Longhorns on continued their red-hot 2010 seasons at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational this weekend.
The women’s swimming and diving team got about as close to a perfect meet as possible in a 141-96 win over SMU on Saturday, claiming first place in all but two events.
Texas coach Rick Barnes looked agitated during the final minutes of Saturday’s 80-71 loss at Oklahoma, as he paced the floor of the Lloyd Noble Center and spoke sternly to his players.
Both men and women are ready to move on after losses in Arizona
The latest installment of the State Farm Lone Star Showdown takes place this evening as No. 19 Texas A&M hosts No. 1 Texas, but that won’t be the only opponent the Longhorns face this weekend, as they play SMU on Saturday.
National platform gives Horns great opportunity to compete and learn
Full of lights, excitement and sports tradition, New York City will host the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, giving the Texas men’s track team a chance to make their own mark this weekend.
There was no hesitation, no semblance of pause or look of worry on Gary Johnson’s face as he received a pass about five feet from the basket with Texas down late in the first half at Oklahoma State.
McCoy will make his second appearance at the Heisman ceremony on Saturday
While spending most of Saturday night lying on the turf of Cowboys Stadium or running for his life, Colt McCoy didn’t have too many “Heisman moments” of his own, although he is sure to make an appearance in another contender’s highlight package.
To the naked eye, the No. 2 Longhorns seem perfect. With a 7-0 start, why wouldn’t anyone think that? Behind closed doors, however, lie a coach and team who understand they have a long way to go before reaching their ultimate goal in Indianapolis in March 2010.
Although it took until the final second for his team to scrape by Nebraska to claim the Big 12 title, Texas coach Mack Brown wasted no time in declaring exactly what the Longhorns had accomplished.
INDIANAPOLIS — Whitey Herzog spent a good, long time stewing about a blown call in the 1985 World Series. So in a strange way, perhaps this fits: He’s going into the Hall of Fame, standing next to an umpire.
In No. 2 Texas’ 107-74 win over Long Beach State Monday night, the Longhorn freshmen accounted for 49 of Texas’ total points, and 83 out of 200 minutes.
Advocare V100 Independence Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Georgia The Aggies return to bowl action after they took a hiatus in 2008 where they finished 4-8 for the season. Their opponent on Dec. 28 is traditional SEC power, Georgia. After losing Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno to the NFL Draft, the Bulldogs took a step back in 2009 as senior Joe Cox threw for 22 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
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Consistent. That's the one word that comes to mind when Avery Bradley thinks about fellow freshman Shawn Williams, and it's how Williams is playing in his young career here at Texas.
Texas sweeps TCU to move on; seniors shine in their last home game
It was a familiar scene for Texas athletics. All Texas had to do was beat TCU at home and it would lock up a trip to Omaha for the next round of the NCAA tournament.
Once again the Longhorns were unable to upset a superior team — this time falling to the sixth-ranked Volunteers in Knoxville on Sunday night 78-58. Tennessee pulled ahead midway through the first half and took advantage of the Longhorns’ poor shooting to remain undefeated.
Hey Longhorn fans, are you ready for the Jerry Jones experience on Saturday? I assume the majority of your mouths are watering as you have only been speculating at how potentially awesome the new Cowboys Stadium is. Take it from someone who has been inside the plush Death Star twice — The venue is a trillion times more dazzling than you could conjure up in your wildest dreams. I swear.
DALLAS — Two workers doing maintenance on the icy roof of the towering Cowboys Stadium slipped and tumbled at least 50 feet Thursday morning before landing on a rain gutter. Authorities said both workers suffered “significant injuries.”
As James Kirkendoll spun away from a Texas A&M defender, cut past another and raced into the end zone, he did a little more than just surprise the Aggies. He surprised some players on his own team.
As Texas continues its march on toward a national championship (how’s that for a jinx?) Saturday night against Nebraska, I’m forced (literally) to look back on the season and reminisce a little bit about the good times that are now pretty much over.
It’s simple. Win the SEC championship game, and you’re in the national championship.
No. 1 Florida will duke it out with No. 2 Alabama in one of the most intriguing conference title games in SEC history.
It’s pronounced En-dom-ah-ken Soo — and in Cameroonian means “house of spears.”
Of course, that may not be what it looks like to the average college football fan, but neither is anything else from defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who is racking up ridiculous numbers and attacking offensive lineman and quarterbacks. He has even generated some discussion for the Heisman.
There will be no computers telling the Longhorns they can’t play for a national championship this year. They won’t have to worry about Oklahoma running up the score and Sam Bradford padding his stats to win the Heisman. They won’t have to worry about Baylor having to beat Texas Tech.
With the Big 12 championship on the horizon, here’s a look back at recent instances of underdogs defeating heavy favorites in conference-title games. This week, Nebraska looks to spoil Texas’ dream season, just as the Longhorns did to the Cornhuskers back in 1996.
I have a confession to make. I was once a Colt McCoy hater. And just like nobody says they voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004, everybody today claims they believed in Colt from the beginning — even the drunk frat guys who screamed for John Chiles to replace him in 2007.
The Texas men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will host the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame Invitational today. The three-day meet will feature Texas, Arizona, Auburn, Wisconsin, North Texas and Wyoming; additionally, UCLA, California, Hawaii, SMU, New Mexico and TCU will compete in diving only.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Tiger Woods said he let his family down with “transgressions” he regrets “with all of my heart,” and that he will deal with his personal life behind closed doors. His statement Wednesday follows a cover story in Us Weekly magazine that reports a Los Angeles cocktail waitress claims she had a 31-month affair with the world’s No. 1 golfer.
I have a confession to make. I was once a Colt McCoy hater. And just like nobody says they voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004, everybody today claims they believed in Colt from the beginning — even the drunk frat guys who screamed for John Chiles to replace him in 2007.
Coach stomps Notre Dame talk after Frogs award new extension
FORT WORTH — Gary Patterson has always felt he has a better chance of competing for a national championship at TCU than at some other places with automatic BCS access. With his No. 4 Horned Frogs set to play in a Bowl Championship Series game — and perhaps a national title, depending on this weekend’s games — it might be hard to argue with him.
As the Longhorns worked toward bringing home their third Big 12 title, the players received their fair share of recognition Tuesday when the conference announced its yearly awards.
Beware eager fans: Staring at the mammoth, seven-story tall television dangling in front of your nose for a prolonged period of time may cause motion sickness or insanity.
While the weather was cold outside, the shooting by Erika Arriaran and the Longhorns was red-hot inside the Frank Erwin Center during Texas’ 94-80 win over Oral Roberts Tuesday night.
I attended a touching memorial service Saturday for Dr. Gaylord Jentz, one of the true giants of collegiate teaching (business law, UT’s McCombs Business School).
CINCINNATI — Cedric Benson is expected to return as the focal point of the Cincinnati Bengals’ new run-based offense, one that’s become quite adept at grinding down defenses.
Big 12 Championship game brings back fond memories for Brown, Longhorns
No matter what happens Saturday, Colt McCoy will always have fond memories of Nebraska. Long before the Cornhuskers stood in McCoy and Texas’ way to a Big 12 and possible national championship, there was the simple matter of a conference game in 2006.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis was fired on Monday, Chiefs coach Todd Haley insisted that the team has not contacted Weis about joining the staff in Kansas City.
With only 10 players on the roster, the Longhorns have been lucky that everyone gets along. In fact, each player recognizes that the chemistry of these 10 women is something they have never had with any other team.
NEW YORK — Derek Jeter posed in his crisp pinstripe uniform, resting a shiny black bat on his shoulder, while a photographer lying on the ground near the entrance to a Bronx subway station snapped pictures of the New York Yankees shortstop from a low angle.
Budding partnership to allow students simple, more secure database log-ins
A new UT System partnership will help protect student and staff identities by allowing them to log in to a variety of research databases with one University-issued username and password.
Although H1N1 flu shots will soon be available through the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department, University Health Services is not yet confirmed to receive any doses.
Aggies threaten Longhorns' perfect season, lose in final seconds
COLLEGE STATION — Colt McCoy could barely hold himself upright on the staircase at the bottom of Kyle Field on Thursday night, wearily leaning against the rail as he answered questions.
Colt McCoy had his Heisman moment Thursday night when he kept the ball on the zone read at the start of the second quarter and raced 65 yards down the field untouched.
Kathleen Nash, No. 13 Texas' leading scorer, had only six points but sank the deciding three-pointer with one second remaining to give the Longhorns a 70-67 win over Rutgers on Saturday night.
When starting guard Varez Ward went down with a ruptured quadriceps tendon during pregame warm-ups last week, third-ranked Texas' composition and starting line-up was irreversibly altered for the season.
While students may not have been clamoring to find flights and tickets to this national championship, the men’s cross country team competed in the NCAA Cross Country National Championships yesterday morning in Terre Haute, Ind.
HOUSTON — Rob Bironas kicked a 53-yard field goal with less than a minute remaining and the Tennessee Titans beat the Houston Texans 20-17 Monday night for their fourth straight victory after an 0-6 start.
A season of success for Texas' QB capped off by NCAA wins record
Colt McCoy enjoyed his final moment in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium by taking the traditional jog around the field with his fellow seniors, high-fiving the lucky few of the record 101,357 in attendance whose arms could reach the Texas quarterback's hand.
Kansas coach doesn't deserve the flak for his relationship with players
After a loss that dropped his team to 5-6, Kansas coach Mark Mangino walked into his press conference smiling, and wearing a red, white and blue jacket that almost made him look normal-sized.
After getting blown out against top-ranked Connecticut last week, the Longhorns let out their frustration on North Texas in a 96-52 win on Friday in the Frank Erwin Center.
“The Longhorns are far too inexperienced.” “They’ve had too many injuries.” “It will be a long time before Texas gets back to competing at the national level.”
Most athletes would be ecstatic to qualify for the NCAA Nationals, but for senior Betzy Jimenez, qualifying for the 2009 Cross-Country Championships is just part of her job. As a full-scholarship athlete on the cross-country team, Jimenez views herself as an employee. Now, with the most important cross-country meet of her career approaching, it’s time for Jimenez to go to work.
There was a gym across the street from Kathleen Nash’s residence in Paris this summer, but the advisers of her five-week marketing program abroad would not let her go.
There’s still plenty of football left to be played, but it’s pretty obvious how the rest of the season is going to play out. Here’s a look into the crystal ball that tells us what will happen from now until Jan. 7.
Kansas State (6-5) at Nebraska (7-3) (6:45 p.m., ESPN)
With Big 12 North supremacy on the line, this week’s game between Kansas State and Nebraska means everything for two programs that are finally making strides forward.
When he’s feeling in an especially joking mood, Texas coach Mack Brown likes to remind his Heisman-candidate quarterback just where he came from — and who found him there.
It’s not much of a surprise for a linebacker to hope for a three-and-out. But it’s not often he’s hoping it comes from his own offense. Keenan Robinson was so amped up for his first game as a starter earlier this year that he was celebrating every punt, even the Texas ones.
Texas cornerback Aaron Williams left Longhorn fans with a bittersweet taste in their mouth, when he put a devastating blow on Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford this season, ending Bradford’s season with a shoulder injury.
Colt McCoy will always remember that first game, that first play. As a freshman stepping into the hulking shadow of Vince Young and a national championship team, McCoy made quite the impact on the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium crowd the first time he dropped back to pass.
DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 of his season-high 41 points in overtime and the short-handed Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the injury-depleted San Antonio Spurs 99-94 on Wednesday night.
With the spotlight constantly on the senior veterans and touted freshmen, the seven other players who make up No. 3 Texas’ roster get lost in the shuffle. In the Longhorns’ 73-41 win over Western Carolina Wednesday, junior Gary Johnson proved worthy of some attention.
Anderson tabbed an Academic All-American by ESPN Magazine
Texas senior captain Emily Anderson was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Wednesday.
On paper and on film, the Kansas State Wildcats look like one of the worst teams in the Big 12 Conference. But the Longhorns will have to forget that when they take the court tonight.
NEW YORK — When the phone rang, Zack Greinke let it go — he didn’t recognize the number. Only after listening to the voice mail did he call back and find out he’d won the American League Cy Young Award.
It wasn’t much of a surprise who the first man to respond to the news would be. When Mack Brown’s cell phone buzzed with a text message following the arrest of kick return extraordinaire D.J. Monroe, it was Lamarr Houston offering his support.
Longhorns hope to return to San Antonio in March for Final Four showing
The Longhorns hope that Tuesday’s game in San Antonio will not be their last trip to the Alamo City, which just so happens to also be hosting the Final Four in April.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The NFL has fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee’s victory over the Bills.
Entering Sunday's game, much of the speculation surrounding No. 3 Texas had to do with the addition of four highly touted freshmen, but for the first 15 minutes against UC-Irvine, the newest Longhorns were silent.
After failing to qualify for nationals last year, the Longhorns were eager to redeem themselves. They did just that by placing second at the NCAA South Central Regional on Saturday in Waco, Texas, securing one of the two automatic berths to move on to next Monday’s NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.
Football SATURDAY: No. 3 Texas (9-0) at Baylor (4-5) WHERE: Waco WHEN: 11 a.m.
ON AIR: FSN; Men’s Basketball SUNDAY: UC-Irvine (0-0) at No. 3 Texas (0-0)
WHERE: Frank Erwin Center WHEN: 1 p.m. ON AIR: ESPNU; Women’s Basketball
TODAY: UTSA (0-0) at No. 12 Texas (0-0) WHERE: Frank Erwin Center WHEN: 7 p.m.; Men’s Cross Country SATURDAY: South Central Regional Championships WHERE: Waco WHEN: All day; Women’s Cross Country SATURDAY: NCAA Regionals WHERE: Waco WHEN: All day
It will be a battle between two gun-wielding, hat-wearing mascots Saturday in Stillwater as Texas Tech takes on No. 19 Oklahoma State in a clash of two Big 12 offensive powerhouses.
The Longhorns have had a good run this season, and if all goes according to plan this weekend, the team won’t be retiring their running spikes anytime soon. The team hopes to extend its season as it travels to Waco on Saturday to compete in the postseason 6K NCAA South Central Regional.
Optimus Prime, leader of the heroic Autobots in the movie and famous cartoon series “Transformers,” had a strong desire to protect all humans on Earth.
Dogus Balbay, Texas’ soft-spoken point guard from Turkey, doesn’t get recognized on campus as a basketball player that often and it’s easy to see why — at 6-foot-1-inch and just 175 pounds, he’s a far cry from Dexter Pittman.
For every Texas wide receiver not named Jordan Shipley, 2009 has been an up-and-down season with more uncertainty than anything. Just because you’re a starter one week means nothing in respect to the next.
Texas drops first set, quickly rebounds to win second-straight match
Texas fans stood bewildered as Texas Tech players celebrated wildly. Amid the bizarre scene, head coach Jerritt Elliott sat casually in his chair, probably the most relaxed person in Gregory Gym.
When Texas lost at Iowa State last Wednesday, its streaking ways came to an end. The Horn’s 18-match winning streak and a 27-match regular season win streak came crashing down in an epic 5-set battle between two top-10 teams. Fortunately for the Longhorns, they still had plenty of other streaks to keep alive – a 17-match home win streak, 21 sets without a loss at home and most pertinent for Wednesday night’s matchup against Texas Tech, a 17-match win streak against the Red Raiders.
McCoy unconcerned with accolades, focused on winning games
Colt McCoy doesn’t care about records. All the senior quarterback cares about is winning. So it’s a good thing the next record McCoy is poised to break is about just that.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Given good blocking and a fresh start, Larry Johnson might still be the power-running Pro Bowler who had back-to-back 1,700-yard seasons for Kansas City.
The Mannings have their Super Bowl rings, last-minute heroics and well-documented games of off-season Jenga. The Williams have their Grand Slam titles, electrifying wins and an insatiable taste for McDonalds. But what about the Pressels?
In one of the most legitimate and mature methods of delivering news, the pride and joy of Dan Hawkins’ 2008 recruiting class, Darrell Scott, texted his position coach last Tuesday telling him he had decided to transfer.
With all the firepower on offense between Manchester United and Chelsea, you wouldn’t think there would be only one goal scored in their match, especially by a defender.
The Texas rowing team made a mark in the second-largest regatta in the nation Saturday with two top-five finishes at the Head of the Hooch on the Tennessee River, ending the fall season on a positive note.
After dropping its first match of the season, No. 2 Texas got back to its dominant ways Saturday as it swept Missouri 3-0 in its first match since losing to Iowa State 3-2 Wednesday.
The Longhorns finished off their fall tournament season this weekend with the conclusion of both the Duals in the Desert and the ITA National Indoor Singles Championship tournaments.
Malcolm Williams always knew his time would come. The 6-foot-3-inch wide receiver had made his case a year ago, grabbing four catches for 182 yards and two touchdowns in place of the injured Quan Cosby against Texas Tech. He could make every play, every catch. Except for the easy ones.
Quarterbacks Texas: Colt McCoy did everything he could to make sure his team did not fall again on the road during Halloween weekend. McCoy threw his 100th career touchdown pass and was 16-for-21 for 171 yards. He also spent most of the fourth quarter on the sidelines for the second-straight week and did not throw an interception in the game for the first time this season.
Special Teams: (A+) Touchdowns, touchdowns, touchdowns. On special teams, six of them. And while the kickoff coverage still lacks, they have yet to give up anything more than field posiation.
Earl Thomas didn’t care so much that he wasn’t playing safety as he headed for the end zone with the ball in his hands Saturday night. The only thing Thomas was thinking about as the play unfolded was that he’d seen it before and missed it. He wouldn’t make that mistake again.
This year, there is more pressure than ever on the team to accumulate points and beat the Aggies, who come to Austin to take on the Longhorns as a part of the State Farm Lone Star Showdown.
It looks like the Longhorns have been granted a second chance by the soccer gods. It was just a week ago tonight that the Texas soccer team lost to Texas A&M 4-0 in College Station in their regular season finale.
The Longhorns’ impressive three-month individual fall tournament season finally comes to a close this weekend as the team will split up and begin play this weekend on opposite coasts.
FOOTBALL SATURDAY: No. 2 Texas (8-0) vs. UCF (5-3) WHERE: Darrell K Royal-Texan Memorial Stadium WHEN: 11 a.m. ON AIR: FSN; Volleyball SATURDAY: No. 2 Texas (18-1,13-1) at Missouri (15-10, 6-7) WHERE: Columbia, Mo. WHEN: 5 p.m.; Soccer TODAY: Texas (9-8-3) vs. Texas A&M (13-5-2) WHERE: San Antonio WHEN: 8 p.m. ON AIR: Big12sports.com; Women’s Swimming and diving TODAY: Texas (3-0) vs. Texas A&M (1-0) WHERE: Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center WHEN: 6 p.m.; Women’s Tennis TODAY-SUNDAY: Duals in the Desert WHERE: Palm Spring, Calif.
WHEN: All day; MEN’S TENNIS TODAY-SUNDAY: ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships WHERE: New Haven, Conn. WHEN: All day; Rowing SATURDAY-SUNDAY: Head of the Hooch WHERE: Chattanooga, Tenn. WHEN: All day
For the first time in 27 matches, Texas has lost a regular season contest.
In its final match of a tough three-game stretch, the Longhorns weren’t able to pull it out as they fell 2-3 to Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.
Former standout Texas quarterback inducted into Longhorn Hall of Honor
Former Texas quarterback James Brown remembers walking in L. Theo Bellmont Hall as a freshman and seeing pictures of members of the Longhorn Hall of Honor on the wall. Bobby Layne, Tommy Nobis, Earl Campbell.
Recovering from reconstructive knee surgery is not a lot of fun. First, I had to fight off the loopyness of being knocked out for several hours while a highly skilled surgeon sliced me open to clean out my shredded ACL and a large portion of my shattered meniscus cartilage and replace my torn ACL with a bundle of muscle fibers from my hamstring.
Texas’ slender and quick defensive backs may have been the ones to come down with the four interceptions in the Longhorns’ 41-14 rout of Oklahoma State, but all four gave credit to the big boys up front for creating havoc in the OSU backfield.
The Longhorns capped off their fall season with a fourth-place finish at the Challenge at Onion Creek in Austin Tuesday afternoon. The two-day tournament featured a field of 21 teams, the largest the Longhorns had faced all season.
Kindle's idea epitomizes Texas' play, becomes team's new motivational slogan
It’s a good thing Texas’ newest slogan dangles freely from his neck because Brown is running out of room on his arms. The veteran coach has bought in to the motivational sayings that dot the UT training facilities as much as his players, sporting wrist bands that say, “We’re Texas” and “All In,” this season’s mottos.
Mike Leach’s offense at Texas Tech might be known for its aerial attack, but that could change. This season the Red Raiders are gaining a reputation for their quarterback instability. Junior Taylor Potts started the year as the top man in Leach’s system, but injuries and inconsistency limit his playing time.
The Longhorns stand tied for fourth at the end of the first day of the Challenge at Onion Creek in Austin. The three-round, 54-hole tournament was suspended amidst the last few holes of the second round due to darkness.
PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Burnett started walking briskly off the mound before manager Joe Girardi even got there. The erratic right-hander already was finished — and he knew it.
Longhorns score on offense, defense to win in Stillwater against overmatched 'Pokes'
STILLWATER, Okla. — The Texas Longhorns entered Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday night with a question looming over their heads. Four hours later, they left for Austin with a resounding answer.
STILLWATER, Okla. — It was almost the same scenario as last year for Texas: the last hurdle of the season against a highly ranked team on the road, at night, in a hostile environment. It was a chance to make a statement to America.
On the eve of All Hallow's Eve, No. 2 Texas (18-0, 13-0 Big 12) spooked No. 8 Nebraska (16-6, 9-4) by sweeping them in three straight sets and sending them back to Lincoln, Neb., without any treats.
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