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Getting leadoff batter on key to Horns offensive production

Christian Corona March 22, 2012

After his team’s sixth straight win Tuesday evening, head coach Augie Garrido joked that Bill James, the renowned baseball statistician, should write an article about how often a team scores when...

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Second week of March Madness offers “Sweet” matchups

Antonio Morales March 22, 2012

Cinderella teams have come and gone, a couple of big name programs are now looking forward to next season after being eliminated, and the second week of the NCAA tournament is yet to get underway. Down...

Guided by senior leadership, work ethic, swimmers poised to deliver title for Texas

Elijah Perez March 22, 2012

In a year that has seen many underwhelming performances from several of Texas’ top squads, Longhorn fans may be tempted to judge 2011 as a “down” year. From the recent and unceremonious...

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Source: J’Covan Brown to enter NBA Draft

Austin Laymance March 22, 2012

Editor's Note: This story has been updated at 2:32 a.m. in response to J'Covan Brown's tweets. J’Covan Brown’s spin move caught the attention of NBA scouts and Big 12 defenders...

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Longhorns drop tight match against Illinois

Matt Warden March 22, 2012

In a back-and-forth match that came down to the final points, the Longhorns were edged by a 4-3 margin. The team dropped two out of three doubles matches, and although their resiliency reared its head...

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NFL hopefuls aim to impress scouts at annual pro day

Lauren Giudice March 21, 2012

Fourteen Texas athletes showed what they have been working toward for the past four years at Texas’ pro day on Tuesday. For Emmanuel Acho, Kheeston Randall and Keenan Robinson, the day was to improve...

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Leadoff hitters help with offensive effort

Chris Hummer March 21, 2012

When the leadoff hitter reaches base, it can spark an offensive run. The Longhorns were a perfect example of that last night against Stephen F. Austin, as the offense had the leadoff man reach base five...

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Texas dominates mistake-prone Stephen F. Austin

Christian Corona March 21, 2012

Billy Beane would be proud. The Longhorns’ increasingly uncanny ability to get on base recently would certainly impress the Oakland Athletics general manager, who was played by Brad Pitt in “Moneyball.”...

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Women’s Tennis to take on Illinois

Matt Warden March 21, 2012

Another game, set, match and the Longhorns are sitting comfortably at the No. 9 spot in the ITA women’s college tennis poll. Coming off a pair of wins to start conference play, the team aims to top...

Dubreuil leads Horns with 12th-place finish

Blake McAdow March 21, 2012

Last spring, it was junior Madison Pressel. In November, it was senior Nicole Vandermade. Two weeks ago it was junior Haley Stephens. And this week, it was junior Desiree Dubreuil. Dubreuil had her best...

Final 16 teams settled after frantic first week

Antonio Morales March 20, 2012

After a manic first weekend of March Madness 52 teams have left the “Big Dance” and the field of 68 has dwindled down to 16. All four No. 1 seeds survived the first week of upsets and close...

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NFL hopefuls prepare for Pro Day

Lauren Giudice March 20, 2012

Earlier this month, four Texas players had the opportunity to show NFL teams their potential at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. But now they, along with more Longhorn NFL hopefuls, will be able to show...

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