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Baylor caps off perfect season with 40th win

Nick Cremona April 4, 2012

Forty up, 40 down. No team could touch the Bears this year. Baylor earned its second women’s basketball title with a decisive win over an overmatched Notre Dame team that fell just short of the...

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Longhorns confidence is strong basis for success

Garrett Callahan April 4, 2012

As they continued their winning streak with decisive wins over No. 25 New Mexico Lobos, 7-3, and Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 9-1, at Red and Charline McCombs Field, the Longhorns continue to build confidence. The...

Longhorns hire Aston to lead women’s basketball program

Stefan Scrafield April 4, 2012

Six years after leaving her post as recruiting coordinator at Texas, Karen Aston has rejoined the Longhorns, this time as their head coach. Aston, who is just the fourth head coach in program history,...

National champs Kentucky put one-and-done issue in spotlight

Austin Laymance April 3, 2012

There’s a growing debate in college basketball about what to do with so-called “one-and-done” players — those select few athletes who leave college after one season for a big payday in the NBA. The...

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Maitland returns against Cal, plays well

Chris Hummer April 3, 2012

After missing two games stemming from an ankle injury he suffered in the Kansas State series, Tim Maitland returned for the last two games against Cal over the weekend. Maitland’s return brought...

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Aston likely to be named coach Tuesday as regents allow hiring

Stefan Scrafield April 3, 2012

The Longhorns got one step closer to signing their next head coach on Monday. The University of Texas System Board of Regents authorized the hiring of a new women’s basketball coach in a special...

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Baylor needs one more win to cap off perfect season

Nick Cremona April 3, 2012

Only two teams in women’s college basketball history have made it to the national championship game in back-to-back seasons and lost. Tonight, Notre Dame could become the third team to suffer a...

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Longhorns need to regroup before conference play begins again

Christian Corona April 3, 2012

It’s been an up-and-down season for Texas. The Longhorns swept a doubleheader against Duke on the first day of the season, but lost seven of their next nine games before a stretch that saw them...

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Brown to leave 40 acres for greener pastures

Sameer Bhuchar April 3, 2012

It’s official. J’Covan Brown will forgo his senior year and enter the 2012 NBA Draft. “There were a lot of reasons to come back to school next year, most importantly getting my degree...

Small mistakes cost Texas in big picture

Chris Hummer April 2, 2012

It’s the little things that make the difference in the long run, and those small details are the reason Texas was unable to come away with the series victory against Cal. When it came down to it,...

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Runners fueled by nerves on Friday

Lexy Gonzalez April 2, 2012

On Friday morning, the array of high school and collegiate athletes that decorated the field of Mike A. Myers Stadium all had one thing in common: nerves. On the last day before Saturday’s finals,...

Texas rebounds from loss with conference win

Lauren Jette April 2, 2012

Texas didn’t get off to the strong start that they wanted in conference play this weekend with a loss to rival Oklahoma, but the Longhorns were able to take the court again and walk away with their...

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