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Texas continues winning streak

Lauren Giudice November 10, 2011

The Longhorns didn’t skip a beat without one of their top players. In No. 8 Texas’ (17-4, 10-1 Big 12) first game without Khat Bell this season, fellow freshman Haley Eckerman stepped up and...

Former Angleton teammates will reunite on Saturday

Austin Laymance November 10, 2011

Talk about a reunion. Angleton High School will be well-represented at Faurot Field on Saturday when Texas visits Missouri. Longhorns cornerback Quandre Diggs and tailback D.J. Monroe grew up in Angleton...

Support for Joe Paterno ‘eroding’

The Associated Press November 9, 2011

Support for keeping Joe Paterno in his job coaching Penn State football is eroding among the board of trustees, threatening to end the 84-year-old coach’s career amid a child sex abuse scandal involving...

Texas volleyball set up for solid aces

Chris Hummer November 9, 2011

Bounce, bounce, bounce. Ball steady, arm back, solid contact, over the net, then — hopefully — an ace. This is the sequence of events that goes through the mind of every server in volleyball...

Freshmen Brown, Shipley feeling better after missing game with injuries

Christian Corona November 9, 2011

Texas was without its leading rusher and its receiver, Malcolm Brown and Jaxon Shipley, last weekend but still managed to blow out Texas Tech and amass a season-high 595 yards, 439 on the ground. Brown...

Bell out for season with knee injury

Chris Hummer November 8, 2011

Texas freshman middle blocker Khat Bell is out for the remainder of the year after sustaining a season-ending ACL injury in the match against Kansas on Saturday. “It’s very tough, especially...

Texas bowl eligible for first time since 2009

Christian Corona November 8, 2011

The Longhorns used to take winning six games for granted. They never talked much about being bowl eligible. Ten wins used to be the benchmark Texas strived toward and reached nine years in a row....

Texas Travels to South Carolina for First-Round Match

Mario Carrillo November 8, 2011

The Longhorns will take on No. 19 South Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Championships on Friday at 6 p.m. at Stone Stadium, home of the Gamecocks. Texas, who earned an at-large bid, is looking...

Crazy as it seems, Texas has a shot at a BCS Bowl

Trey Scott November 8, 2011

If you were to look at the season in chunks — as Texas coaches like to do — then this is how it would look: First chunk: After wins over Rice, BYU, UCLA and Iowa State, the Longhorns’...

Begley claims title in Houston, Ellis falls in New York

Kathryn Thiel November 7, 2011

Sophomore Elizabeth Begley won her first collegiate title at the Cougar Fall Draw this weekend in her native Houston. However, Texas’ top player junior Aeriel Ellis lost in the round of 16 in the...

Bailey Webster helps Texas knock off Kansas

Chris Hummer November 7, 2011

Every team has off nights, but the good ones are able to push through and come out with a win. That’s exactly what the Longhorns did Saturday, downing Kansas 3-2 (25-20, 18-25, 25-19, 16-25, 15-8). The...

Press Box Oberservation: Triumph Over Texas Tech

Christian Corona November 7, 2011

Here are three observations from Texas’ victory over Texas Tech. NCAA president pays visit to Austin NCAA president Mark Emmert came to Austin to watch the first half of Texas’ 52-20 win...

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