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Off to its worst start in Big 12 play under Rick Barnes, Texas will try to snap Kansas’ 14-game winning streak

Christian Corona January 18, 2013

Texas and Kansas are going in two very different directions. The Longhorns, losers of three straight and four of their last five games, are off to their worst start in Big 12 play under head coach Rick...

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NCAA Tournament steadily slipping for Longhorns

Nick Cremona January 16, 2013

January is the time of college basketball season when teams begin to jockey for a position within their conference and hopefully add the finishing touches to their NCAA Tournament resumes. The best-case...

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Sheldon McClellan has tools to take on leadership role, but needs the conviction

Wes Maulsby January 15, 2013

With the suspended Myck Kabongo a non-factor this season, the burden of leadership has fallen to the rest of the Longhorns. And the player most people are looking to to take up that responsibility is Sheldon...

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Felix shows improvement after rocky start, Longhorns still struggling as a team

Nick Cremona January 14, 2013

The lights are on, but nobody seems to be home. Or, in the case of Rick Barnes’ Longhorns, someone is definitely home, but perhaps they’re all asleep. Since Dec. 1 the Longhorns have lost...

Report: NCAA suspends Longhorns point guard Myck Kabongo for the entire season

Christian Corona December 21, 2012

Sophomore point guard Myck Kabongo has been suspended for the entire season by the NCAA, Yahoo! Sports reported Wednesday night. Kabongo has already missed the Longhorns' first 11 games of the year...

Texas takes down North Carolina, picks up big nonconference win

Christian Corona December 21, 2012

In what was easily their best performance of the year, the Longhorns dominated No. 23 North Carolina in a 85-67 victory Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Texas led the entire way, taking a 6-0...

Longhorns fall to Bruins at Reliant Stadium desipte holding late eight-point lead

Christian Corona December 9, 2012

HOUSTON -- For 37 minutes, the Longhorns looked like they were going to finally pick up a win over a quality opponent. They led UCLA by eight points, 61-53, with less than three minutes to play but...

Longhorns fall to Bruins at Reliant Stadium desipte holding late eight-point lead

Christian Corona December 9, 2012

HOUSTON -- For 37 minutes, the Longhorns looked like they were going to finally pick up a win over a quality opponent. They led UCLA by eight points, 61-53, with less than three minutes to play but...

Cameron Ridley records first career double-double as Texas falls to UCLA in Houston

Nick Cremona December 9, 2012

HOUSTON ‑ In his most complete collegiate game to date, freshman center Cameron Ridley tallied a team-high 14 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Unfortunately for Texas, Ridley’s output didn’t...

Texas tries to bounce back from Georgetown loss against UCLA at Reliant Stadium

Christian Corona December 7, 2012

He faced allegations that he received impermissible benefits to pay for out-of-state trips earlier this year. He came into this season with extremely high expectations but began the year on the bench while...

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Georgetown Hoyas overwhelm Texas Longhorns in Jimmy V Classic in New York’s Madison Square Garden

Nick Cremona December 5, 2012

Many great games have been played in Madison Square Garden in its storied past. But Texas turned in a flat performance Tuesday night that likely won’t be remembered as anything besides its value...

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Texas wilts yet again in the face of a team able to impose its will

Wes Maulsby December 5, 2012

Killer instinct. It is necessary to play any sport at its highest level. It’s what gets a pitcher a strike out in the bottom of the ninth. It’s what a quarterback uses to convert a third and...

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