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Longhorns battle UT-Arlington after opening series win

Peter Sblendorio • February 19, 2013

After kicking off the season with a series win over the weekend, the Longhorns will look to pick up their third victory of the year Tuesday against the UT Arlington Mavericks. Texas (2-1) will send...

Texas travels to TCU still in search of first road win

Christian Corona • February 19, 2013

The last Longhorn team that didn’t reach the NCAA Tournament couldn’t win on the road either. In 1998, Texas’ second year in the Big 12, it lost six straight road games en route to...

Texas falls in sixth time on the road in conference play

Nick Cremona • February 18, 2013

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Texas will have to wait another year to steal a win at Allen Fieldhouse after getting pummeled 73-47 by Kansas on Saturday night. The Longhorns made only two of their 21 three-point...

Longhorns opens season up with 2-1 series win over Sacramento State

Peter Sblendorio • February 18, 2013

Everything that plagued the Longhorns in Saturday’s loss seemed to go right for them on Sunday. Texas used a combination of timely hitting and strong starting...

Payton picks up right where he left off in Texas’ 2-1 series win over Sacramento State

Sara Beth Purdy • February 18, 2013

Stock Up: Mark Payton: The right fielder did not let the offseason slow him down. Payton hit .583 on the weekend with three runs off seven hits and five RBI. He started off with an impressive 4-for-5...

Texas turns in program’s worst shooting performance ever in Big 12 play

Christian Corona • February 18, 2013

First Half: Connor Lammert scored seven of Texas’ first eight points, all within the first four and a half minutes of the game. Lammert’s layup cut Kansas’ lead to 11-8 at the 15:55...

Pair of grand slams from Taylor Thom on Saturday, two more homers Sunday power Texas to 11-0 start

Evan Berkowitz • February 18, 2013

No. 6 Texas improved to 11-0 for the third time in program history this weekend with five wins at the Hilton Houston Plaza Invitational. Led by junior Taylor Thom’s hot bat, the Longhorns powered...

Longhorns continue skid in fourth consecutive Big 12 loss

Garrett Callahan • February 18, 2013

Texas fell once again in conference play as it gave up a 69-62 loss to in-state rival Texas Tech in Lubbock over the weekend. The Longhorns have now fallen 12 games behind Baylor who sits atop the Big...

Longhorns set records of the wrong kind in lopsided loss to Jayhawks

Christian Corona • February 17, 2013

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Texas has struggled all season long but reached a few new lows in its loss to Kansas this weekend. The Longhorns shot 21.8 percent from the floor, their worst mark in Big 12...

Phog Allen Fieldhouse atmosphere gets to Longhorns in blowout loss to Jayhawks

Christian Corona • February 17, 2013

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- A pregame reading of the noise level at Phog Allen Fieldhouse showed that the raucous crowd of 16,300 registered at 117 decibels. In their last meeting with Kansas, Texas lost by...

Texas flattened by Kansas in embarrassing fashion

Nick Cremona • February 17, 2013

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Texas will have to wait another year to steal a win at Allen Fieldhouse after getting pummeled, 73-47, by Kansas on Saturday night. The loss drops the Longhorns to six games behind the...

Texas shoots just 20 percent in first half, trails Kansas, 28-15, at halftime

Christian Corona • February 17, 2013

Texas has had plenty of poor shooting nights this season and has gotten off to many sluggish starts. But the Longhorns turned in one of the worst 20 minutes of the season Saturday, going into the locker...

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