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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