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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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New-look Longhorns are deeper, faster

Sara Beth Purdy February 10, 2011

For all of last season’s talent, leadership and power hitting, Texas lost in the regional round of the 2010 NCAA tournament. The Longhorns begin the 2011 campaign tonight and are hoping a...

UT peaking, streak on line against Cougs in Houston

Stefan Scrafield February 9, 2011

Fresh off of a dominant performance Saturday against visiting SMU, Texas looks to continue its winning ways at the University of Houston’s CRWC Natatorium tonight. The Longhorns head into...

Young guard leads Horns into tough road stretch

Alexandra Carreno February 9, 2011

To cope with this season’s struggles, Texas has compartmentalized its schedule into smaller segments to avoid looking too far ahead. “We talked about how we were going to run this [season]...

Rebuilt Longhorns bring in top recruit, Gray’s future unsure

Will Anderson and Trey Scott February 9, 2011

Tuesday provided mixed news out of the Longhorn football program. Earlier in the week, Austin American-Statesman columnist Kirk Bohls wrote that Texas defensive backs coach Jerry Gray was a leading...

Nebraska hits wall in final Big 12 season

Will Anderson February 9, 2011

In their final Big 12 season, the Cornhuskers are third to last in the conference and have lost three of their last four games. Nebraska started the season 13-2 until stumbling into league competition. “I...

Texas finding groove as favorable schedule nears

Dan Hurwitz February 9, 2011

Texas began the season outside The Associated Press Top 25. The Longhorns were picked to finish third in the Big 12 preseason poll. In short, neither the media nor league coaches expected Texas...

Brown’s clutch shooting merits nickname from fellow players

Will Anderson February 8, 2011

Whether he wants it or not, J’Covan Brown has earned a nickname in the locker room. “All my teammates call me Big Shot, I don’t know why,” Brown said. “It’s from...

Problems overshadow Super Bowl week

Dan Hurwitz February 8, 2011

As of today, at least to my knowledge, no technology exists that can prevent poor weather. It happens. Neither Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, Highland Park, Grapevine, Mesquite, Denton,...

Brown, Shipley may play in first year

Trey Scott February 8, 2011

With the excitement of last week’s signing day fading, here’s a serious look at some of the new Longhorns who could make an immediate impact on the team: <strong>Malcolm Brown...

Lake Travis lineman remains loyal to Longhorns

Alex Endress February 8, 2011

At 6-feet-5-inches and 270 pounds, Taylor Doyle has signed, sealed and delivered his letter of intent to play Longhorn football. The Lake Travis High School offensive lineman brings with him three...

Football fans turned away because of unsafe seating

The Associated Press and Paul Newberry February 7, 2011

ARLINGTON — In their zeal to set a Super Bowl attendance record, the NFL and Jerry Jones overlooked one important detail: Making sure all the temporary seats inside mammoth Cowboys Stadium had...

Early lead allows team to coast in final events versus No. 22 SMU

Sara Beth Purdy February 7, 2011

The sixth-ranked Texas women are rolling. It didn’t take long for the Longhorns to jump out to an early lead against No. 22 SMU on Saturday. They started the meet off by placing first and second...

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