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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Barnes loves the lockdown

Will Anderson and Dan Hurwitz February 4, 2011

The best place to start when holding a team below its scoring average: the best player. Shutting down opponents’ top scorers has been a major factor in Texas starting Big 12 competition 7-0. In...

After years of being bullied, Brown finally fighting back

Trey Scott February 4, 2011

When Bob Stoops snatched Adrian Peterson out of East Texas in 2004, it set in motion a precedent that Mack Brown couldn’t quite shirk: Stoops and Oklahoma owned Texas, not only on the gridiron,...

Coach diagnosed with cancer fights to get back to team

Stefan Scrafield February 4, 2011

It has been a difficult year for the UT club hockey team. For assistant coach Jim White, the battles that take place on the ice have taken a backseat. While the Longhorns have faced off against...

Former Texas star headlines list of players in alumni game

Jon Parrett February 4, 2011

For Huston Street, alumni weekend at Texas is what it’s all about. It offers a chance to reminisce with former coaches and teammates, trading the crack of wooden bats for the ping of aluminum...

Longhorns ready to rebuild defense with fresh recruit

Will Anderson February 3, 2011

SAN ANTONIO — Moments after Quincy Russell signed his letter of intent to play at the University of Texas next season, the Sam Houston High School cheerleaders — all eight of them, along...

Future Longhorn shines against world in high school All-Star game

Trey Scott February 3, 2011

National signing day is all about donning ball caps and smiling for the camera, pens, papers and fax machines. It’s a day of speculation, projection, and proclamation that takes over ESPN airwaves...

San Antonio signees make splash for Texas class

Sara Beth Purdy February 3, 2011

Texas welcomes another top recruiting class this fall, full of players from the Austin, Dallas and Houston areas. The two major metropolitan areas, plus the state capital, send recruits to the University...

New kids on the block

Chris Hummer February 3, 2011

Gaze onto the court at Covington Middle School in southwest Austin on a Sunday afternoon, and you will see something a little strange: Ten fourth and fifth graders play a full-length game of basketball...

Men’s golf team travels to Hawaii for first tournament of 2011

Will Anderson February 3, 2011

Just as a wintry blast and frigid temperatures hit Austin, the Longhorns travel to the Amer Ari Invitational in Hawaii for a three-day tournament beginning today at the Waikoloa King’s Course...

Underclassman’s performance boosts Horns to perfect record

Wes Maulsby February 2, 2011

Expectations are high for the Texas men’s tennis team this year. The Longhorns are expected to make another run to the Final Four and compete for a national championship, and sophomore Ben Chen...

High school recruits make college choices official today

Jon Parrett February 2, 2011

Today is national signing day, when high school football recruits finalize their college decisions. With most of its recruits committed but unsigned, Texas has one of the top-ranked classes in the country....

Former Kansas consultant could face 20 years for ticket scandal

Andy Lutz February 2, 2011

Turns out the 69-game home winning streak that the Longhorns snapped two weekends ago at Kansas’ Allen Fieldhouse was not the only major loss that occurred on the Lawrence campus in January. Thomas...

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