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National Notebook: Penn State agrees to settlement with child abuse victims

Stefan Scrafield November 1, 2013

Two years after the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal broke, Penn State University has reached a settlement with 26 of the victims. The university announced Monday that it will pay $59.7 million to...

Texas holds overwhelming advantage over Kansas on both offense, defense

Cameron Kubena November 1, 2013

Quarterbacks Jake Heaps has thrown exactly one touchdown pass in every game this season and this will not be Heaps’ first encounter with Texas. He was the starting quarterback for BYU in 2011,...

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Resilient Malcolm Brown’s patience paying off with two straight stellar performances

Peter Sblendorio November 1, 2013

Junior running back Malcolm Brown refused to feel defeated after compiling just 63 rushing yards in his first five games this season. Instead, he remained focused on improving each week and confident...

Without his redshirt anymore, Swoopes needs to play more against Kansas

Matt Warden November 1, 2013

Play Tyrone Swoopes Mack Brown decided to take Swoopes’ redshirt off when he put him in the game against TCU last weekend, when Swoopes ran three times for -2 yards. While this may not be a true...

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KU’s Heaps to see much better defense than the Diaz-led unit he saw in 2011

Christian Corona November 1, 2013

The way the game was played, it was hard to believe each team had a blue-chip prospect starting at quarterback. Garrett Gilbert, the nation’s third-best quarterback prospect coming out of high...

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Jeffcoat dominant, doing his part to put Texas on track to earn BCS bowl berth

Garrett Callahan November 1, 2013

Four years ago, defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat came to Texas with a goal. That goal was to win a BCS game. However, now his class is the only class in a decade at Texas to not be part of a BCS team....

Sharis Lachappelle remains humble despite leading the team

Brittany Lamas October 31, 2013

As a transfer from the University of Houston, then sophomore midfielder Sharis Lachappelle earned Big 12 conference honors in her first game as a Longhorn and lead the team with five goals. This year,...

Season previews of NBA teams with Longhorn players

Will Korn October 31, 2013

This is the fourth edition in my series previewing the seasons of NBA teams with former Texas Longhorns players.   So far I have previewed the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the...

Improved rush defense and third-down offense key for Texas to dominate Kansas

Drew Lieberman October 31, 2013

Kansas defeated Texas 12-0 in 1901 and again in 1938 by a score of 19-18. But the Jayhawks haven’t beaten the Longhorns in the last 75 years. Since Mack Brown took over the Texas team in 1998, the...

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Halloween costumes for biggest faces of Texas athletics

Grant Gordon October 31, 2013

A lot has changed for UT athletics since Halloween a year ago. The already disappointing two-loss football team was readying itself for a run at the Big 12 Championship to save head coach Mack Brown from...

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Texas Volleyball tops TCU, stays perfect in conference

Evan Berkowitz October 31, 2013

TCU took its first ever game from No. 1 Texas in its program history.  But a fight was all they could give the struggling Longhorns, as Texas escaped with a 3-1 (25-14, 20-25, 25-15, 25-23) win...

This week is a must-win for Gary Kubiak and the Houston Texans

Cameron Kubena October 31, 2013

No one likes losing streaks. Not in sports. Not in school. Not in life. Nowhere. When you are in a losing streak in life or school, you can start over, face the adversity and rebound. You have...

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