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Trey Scott’s mock draft

Trey Scott • April 25, 2013

My 2013 mock draft, version 1.0. Like I had anything better to do. 1. Kansas City - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M - Why bet against group-think? 2. Jacksonville - Eric Fisher, OT, Central...

Former Longhorns await this week’s NFL draft

Rachel Thompson • April 25, 2013

At the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia in 1936, professional football teams selected their chosen players for the first-ever NFL draft. Seventy-seven years later, teams are still doing it, with...

Despite crazy weekend, Horns capture first Big XII title since 2004

Jacob Martella • April 25, 2013

Despite shooting an 8-over-par 288 in the final round, the Longhorns won their first Big 12 Championship since 2004 on Wednesday. “Anytime a golf tournament says ‘championship,’ it’s...

Longhorns ready to defend Big 12 Championship

Chris Caraveo • April 25, 2013

If the defending champions want to go back-to-back, they will have to do so as the third seed in this week’s Big 12 Championship. Texas (14-10, 7-2) enters the conference championship as the third...

Texas blanks Houston 4-0 for midweek win, evens series against Cougars

Sara Beth Purdy • April 24, 2013

Game Breakdown: Innings 1-3: Except for Erich Weiss’ home run in the bottom of the first, the Longhorns didn’t score through the first three frames, though they connected on two base hits....

Longhorns shut out Cougars 4-0

Peter Sblendorio • April 24, 2013

It had been a long time since Erich Weiss last made a slow trot around the bases. In his 38th game and 135th at-bat of the season, the third baseman finally connected on his first home run of...

Weather keeps Horns off of course

Jacob Martella • April 24, 2013

The Longhorns will have to wait to continue their quest to win their first Big 12 Championship after third-round action was canceled Tuesday due to the ice and cold. Play will resume Wednesday at noon....

Vaccaro hopes to be first safety chosen at NFL draft

Rachel Thompson • April 24, 2013

Ask Kenny Vaccaro what he hopes the outcome of this week’s NFL draft will be, and the answer is quick, confident and smoothly spoken. “I want to be the first safety taken,” Vaccaro...

How bad are the Houston Astros?

Nick Cremona • April 24, 2013

The Astros have been in the process of taking a massive salary dump in the past few years, and now they are left with a steaming pile of shell-shocked would-be minor leaguers. Not exactly the formula for...

Horns bounce back from rough first round to take lead in Big 12 Championship

Jacob Martella • April 23, 2013

The Longhorns started off the Big 12 Championship tournament with a shaky first round, but finished the second round with a six shot lead over Oklahoma State on Monday afternoon. Texas began the tournament...

Bob Shipley joins Texas staff

Rachel Thompson • April 23, 2013

Texas is adding another Shipley to its team. Bob Shipley, who served as a high school head football coach and athletics director around the state of Texas, has been hired as a football analyst at UT,...

Longhorns 4 1/2 games behind OU, likely need to win out to make NCAA Tournament

Matt Warden • April 23, 2013

This weekend was the same story but a different chapter for a team whose book might be nearing its final pages. Texas did what it has done all season long in its first Big 12 series against newcomer...

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