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Texas displays potential at Florida Relays

Kristin Otto April 9, 2012

A slew of top-6 finishes (and the absence of a win) at the 68th Annual Pepsi Florida Relays illustrated the Longhorns’ room for growth in the outdoor season. Claiming sixth out of 68 runners in...

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Unlikely golfers elevate excitement of sport without help of big names

Sameer Bhuchar April 9, 2012

He’s had his shot to wow me, but after yesterday’s exciting finish at the Masters, I’ll just admit it: Yes, golf is exciting without Tiger Woods, and no one proved that more than the...

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Payton runs streak of consecutive games reaching base to 29

Christian Corona April 9, 2012

A team’s leadoff batter has one crucial objective —­ get on base. That’s why it’s no wonder that sophomore right fielder Mark Payton, who has reached base in each of the Longhorns’...

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Texas scores 14 to beat Tech

Chris Hummer April 9, 2012

Texas sure knows how to come back from a 14-inning loss — just pound out 14 runs the next day. The No. 25 Longhorns (17-12, 7-2 Big 12) jumped all over Texas Tech (18-15, 3-9 Big 12) on Saturday...

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Longhorns run in Stanford Invitational

Lexy Gonzalez April 9, 2012

Several Texas distance runners made the trek to Palo Alto, Calif. to compete in the Stanford Invitational Friday. The Longhorn trio of sophomore Ryan Dohner, freshman Craig Lutz and senior Brock Simmons...

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Missouri pitching proves too much for the Texas offense

Sara Beth Purdy April 9, 2012

The Texas offense was limited in action in its first set of conference losses all season. The pitching staff on Saturday for No. 11 Missouri proved to be just as daunting for the Longhorn bats this weekend...

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Tigers prove their strength against Longhorns

Garrett Callahan April 9, 2012

The Longhorns definitely wanted a better close to April’s first weekend. The Missouri Tigers (30-6) proved how strong of a team they were and took the last two games in the series. With very low...

Longhorns rebound against Red Raiders after poor outing

Chris Hummer April 8, 2012

Texas sure knows how to come back from a heartbreaking 14 inning loss – just pound out 14 runs the next day. The No. 25 Longhorns (17-12, 7-2 Big 12) jumped all over the Red Raiders (18-5, 3-9 Big...

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Strong final frames propel Longhorns

Christian Corona April 6, 2012

Coming into Thursday, it had been nearly a month between Nathan Thornhill’s last two wins — victories over Rice and California. But, thanks to an offense that went from nonexistent to lethargic...

Regular outdoor season starts with Florida Relays

Kristin Otto April 6, 2012

UT athletes are scheduled to take part in the 73-year-old tradition of the Florida Relays this weekend. Once considered to be the first prominent collegiate track and field meet of the outdoor season,...

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Distance runners take to Stanford Invitational

Lexy Gonzalez April 6, 2012

Imagine Texas Relays with a slightly cooler breeze and equal levels of excitement — and you get this weekend’s 38th Stanford Invitational. A select group of the No. 5 Longhorns will barely...

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Decathlete Murphy learning from Relays, pushing to be greater

Lexy Gonzalez April 6, 2012

Seeing him walk off the track at Texas Relays, sporting a huge smile as he became the new focal point of every flashing camera, you could almost see the imaginary cape draped across his shoulders. But...

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