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Williams honored with statue, appreciates career at Texas

Lauren Giudice April 2, 2012

On Sunday, Ricky Williams’ statue was unveiled. Dreadlocks and all. “Close enough,” Williams said laughing about the likeness. Williams saw the statue last summer when it was still...

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Longhorn throwers cap off successful Relay weekend

Lexy Gonzalez April 2, 2012

As dawn broke upon Saturday’s events, nerves appeared to be no match for Texas. The Longhorns placed in a number of events, capping off a successful Texas Relays. Senior Jacob Thormaehlen clenched...

Texas finishes 7th in Arizona

Blake McAdow April 2, 2012

In arguably Texas’ toughest tournament of the year, the Longhorns rode a hot second round to finish seventh overall as a team. After a solid opening round that had Texas in sixth place, it hoped...

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Texas loses two of three in matchup between two of last year’s CWS participants

Christian Corona April 2, 2012

Texas came into its latest three-game series with a 14-9 record. So did Cal. For the 34th time in school history, the Longhorns advanced to last year’s College World Series. So did Cal. So it was...

Texas breezes past weekend competition

Matt Warden April 2, 2012

They came, they saw, they conquered. And then they did it again. The Longhorns emerged from this weekend’s tennis with two wins, pushing their Big 12 record to 4-0. They blanked Kansas 7-0 then...

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10 things we learned from the Orange-White game

Lauren Giudice April 2, 2012

Texas ended it’s spring season Sunday with the Orange-White game. Here’s what we learned: D.J. Monroe deserves a chance Monroe is often overlooked in UT’s crowded backfield. But Monroe...

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Ash stands out in Orange-White game

Austin Laymance April 2, 2012

Quarterback David Ash and the Longhorns starters did what they were supposed to do in the spring game: beat the back-ups. Texas’ first-team offense wasn’t challenged by the second-team defense...

Momentum swings in Cal’s favor as Texas drops game two

Chris Hummer April 1, 2012

In the game of baseball, momentum can be a fickle thing.   That was never more evident in Saturday’s game, where Texas was dominated by California 12-2 only a day after defeating they...

Texas dominates Cal in series opener at Dell Diamond

Christian Corona April 1, 2012

Opposing pitchers have not had much luck against the Longhorns lately. No. 18 Texas (15-9) scored in each of the first five innings, jumped out to an early 10-0 and never looked back, trouncing Cal (14-10),...

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The Longhorns are finally coming home.

Sara Beth Purdy March 30, 2012

There’s no place like home. After several weeks of playing on the road, the No. 6 Longhorns will finally be able to enjoy a home field advantage. Texas will host four non-conference games this weekend...

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Women open strong with three wins at Relays

Kristin Otto March 30, 2012

With the dawning of day two, 21 heptathletes returned to Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium Thursday at noon to resume the multi-event competition that jump-started the 85th year of Texas Relays. Throughout...

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Milner thriving in reliever role

Christian Corona March 30, 2012

Through 23 games, junior pitcher Hoby Milner leads Texas in wins. And losses. Milner began the season as the No. 2 starting pitcher behind sophomore Nathan Thornhill but struggled until he moved to the...

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