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Head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry ahead of Texas' game against Georgia on March 1, 2025.

Texas men’s basketball’s Rodney Terry leaves program after 3 seasons as head coach

Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor March 23, 2025

The Rodney Terry era of Texas men’s basketball came to an end early Sunday morning. After 13 total seasons with the Longhorns, including nine under former head coach Rick Barnes and one under Chris...

Freshman guard Bryanna Preston falls into other players after being fouled during Texas' first game in the NCAA tournament against William & Mary on March 22, 2025.

Texas dominates William & Mary, advances to second round of March Madness

Anna Ambrose, Senior Sports Reporter March 23, 2025

  As the clock ticked down Saturday night, junior guard Sarah Graves took off her warmup shirt and took to the court. Normally the team’s personal hype woman, Graves can usually be seen...

Sophomore Katie Stewart celebrates as she rounds the bases after hitting a walk-off three run home run against the Auburn Tigers on March 22, 2025.

Texas softball battles back, walks off No. 23/RV Auburn 7-5 in a thriller 

Sophia Sandoval, General Sports Reporter  March 22, 2025

Slump. Broken.  Down 5-4 in the bottom seventh inning, sophomore infielder Katie Stewart came up to bat with the game on her shoulders. One run would send the game into extra innings, any more...

Junior Rylan Galvan celebrates hitting a one run home run against LSU on March 21, 2025.

Hitting onslaught leads No. 2 LSU 8-2 past No. 8 Texas baseball

Nicholas Kingman, General Sports Reporter March 22, 2025

  Welcoming its first Southeastern Conference opponent to UFCU Disch-Falk Field, No. 8 Texas baseball faced its biggest challenge of the season —  No. 2 LSU baseball. The Tigers established...

The White House on May 29, 2024.

Trump signs executive order signaling closure of Department of Education

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter March 20, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aiming to limit operations within the Department of Education, an action that falls under one of his campaign promises of closing the agency. The...

Gentry Lee looks into the sky while posing for a portrait in downtown Austin on March 8, 2025. Lee is a NASA engineer, novelist, UT alumnus and subject of the 2025 documentary "Starman," which debuted at SXSW this week.

What starts here changes the universe: Alumnus highlighted in SXSW documentary ‘Starman’

Tyler Pullum, Entertainment Columnist March 20, 2025

  After graduating from UT in 1963, Gentry Lee studied at MIT before entering the world of space exploration research. Now, as a chief engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,...

The UT tower on Feb. 3, 2025.

UT System Board of Regents bans drag shows from university campuses

Isaiah Williams, Senior News Reporter March 18, 2025

The University will no longer be permitted to host or fund drag shows on campus, the UT System Board of Regents announced in a statement Tuesday. “All activities at UT institutions are expected to...

Junior outfielder Max Belyeu high fives Coach Jim Schlossnagle after hitting a multi-run homer during Texas' game against Ole Miss Feb. 15, 2025. The faceoff is the only time this season the two teams are scheduled to play each other.

No. 11 Texas Baseball sweeps Mississippi State in opening SEC series

Nicholas Kingman, General Sports Reporter March 18, 2025

Traveling to the largest ballpark in the Southeastern Conference for its opening weekend, No. 11 Texas baseball was not intimidated by the environment. Sweeping Mississippi State, the Longhorns extended...

The Texas Women's Basketball team celebrates their placement on the March Madness bracket at the UT Club in DKR-TMS on March 16, 2025.

Longhorns secure No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament

Anna Ambrose, Senior Sports Reporter March 18, 2025

The Longhorns sat in the UT Club in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in front of two screens, as they watched ESPN announce their fate for the next few weeks. Head coach Vic Schaefer sat flanked...

Head coach Rodney Terry yells during Texas' game against Arkansas on Feb. 5, 2025.

Texas men’s basketball is on the right side of bubble leading into Selection Sunday

Isabella Capuchino, General Sports Reporter March 16, 2025

With Selection Sunday airing March 16 at 6 p.m. ET, anxious college basketball teams nationwide will finally be put to momentary ease after learning which 68 teams will battle it out in the NCAA Championship...

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