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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Guard Tramon Mark during Texas' game against Oklahoma on March 8, 2025.

Texas loses last home conference game to Oklahoma in Red River bubble matchup

Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor March 9, 2025

A bubble rose above the Red River with two teams sitting on top of it. In Texas’ last conference game against Oklahoma, both bubble teams, on the verge of not making the tournament, fought for a...

Sophomore Madison Booker celebrates with the Longhorn Pep Band after winning against LSU on March 8, 2025.

Texas still marching on to SEC Tournament championship after beating LSU

Anna Ambrose, Senior Sports Reporter March 9, 2025

The Longhorn Pep Band surrounded a triumphant Madison Booker, minutes after the Longhorns took down third-seeded LSU to advance to the final round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament and more...

Longhorn Head Coach Vic Schaefer gets animated after a foul was called in the third round of the SEC tournament against Ole Miss on March 7, 2025.

Texas women’s basketball punches its way to SEC semifinal, takes down Ole Miss 70-63

Zach Davis, Senior Sports Reporter March 8, 2025

The ball rolled around the rim like it had been thrown onto a roulette table. For a brief second, the fans were given relief to their eardrums, but through the silence in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena,...

Freshman guard Tre Johnson drives for the basket during Texas' game against Arkansas on Feb. 5, 2025.

Miracle in Mississippi – Texas men’s basketball pulls off its first win in two weeks in overtime

Meaghan English, Sports Desk Editor March 5, 2025

The drought — at least for tonight — is over. With a stunning battle into overtime, Texas men’s basketball finally pulled a win over No. 25 Mississippi State 87-82. Late free throws from senior...

The Texas women's basketball team with the SEC Championship trophy on March 2, 2025.

Texas celebrates senior day, flattens Florida in last game of regular season

Anna Ambrose, Senior Sports Reporter March 2, 2025

As white and burnt orange confetti fluttered down over the Moody Center court, the Texas women’s basketball players and coaches huddled together with quite a bit to celebrate. The Longhorns...

The Texas women's basketball team reacts to the coin flip decision for the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament after Texas and South Carolina were named co-regular season champions on March 2, 2025. The coin flip awarded South Carolina the No. 1 seed.

Texas women’s basketball to hold No. 2 seed in SEC tournament

Zach Davis, Senior Sports Reporter March 2, 2025

Despite the confetti, the net cutting and the celebrations, No. 1 Texas women’s basketball will hold the No. 2 seed in the Southeastern Conference tournament. Decided by a coin flip, the Longhorns...

Freshman guard Tre Johnson attempts to pass the ball at the matchup against Georgia on March 1, 2025.

Texas falls to Georgia Bulldogs, leaving the March Madness future uncertain

Matthew Gomez, General Sports Reporter March 2, 2025

After trailing by 17 points in the first half, Texas men’s basketball entered the locker room with fans hoping for a classic head coach Rodney Terry comeback to push the team over the edge and beat...

Coach Vic Schafer watches the Longhorns’ game against the #5 ranked Tigers on Feb. 16, 2025.

Vic Schaefer returns home with a resilient victory over Mississippi State

Zach Davis, Senior Sports Reporter February 28, 2025

For the past few days, Holly Schaefer, Texas head coach Vic Schaefer’s wife, has prepared her Mississippi home to host the top-ranked Longhorns. The farm, which holds various animals, such as “catfish...

Freshman Tre Johnson celebrates an alley-oop to forward Jayson Kent against Alabama on Feb. 11, 2025.

Tre Johnson breaks Texas freshman points record in overtime loss to Arkansas

Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor February 27, 2025

The buzzer sounded as the ball danced on the rim. The ball, floated up by freshman guard Tre Johnson, was slammed into the net by senior forward Arthur Kaluma.  But it was too late. If the ball...

Forward Taylor Jones attempts to score during the Longhorns’ game against the Tigers on Feb. 16, 2025.

No. 1 Texas’ strong defense secures dominant win over Georgia 

Anna Ambrose, Senior Sports Reporter February 25, 2025

Texas women’s basketball probably didn’t expect to put up only 20 points in the first half against an unranked Georgia team after being named the No. 1 team in the country by the AP Poll earlier that...

Kevin Durant during the Texas vs. Georgia game on Oct. 19, 2024.

Kevin Durant’s return to Austin brings nostalgia to the Moody Center–and a new attendance record

Karthik Nemmani, General Sports Reporter February 25, 2025

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant holds a special place in his heart for Texas. For the first time since he left as a Longhorn eighteen years ago, Durant returned to his alma mater to play in...

Texas women’s basketball ranked No. 1 for first time in 21 years

Anna Ambrose, Senior Sports Reporter February 24, 2025

The last time Texas women’s basketball sat at the top of the AP Poll, George W. Bush had just been inaugurated for a second time, Facebook had just been founded and Longhorn sophomore forward Madison...

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