Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Djokovic upsets on center court in first grass win

The Associated Press July 5, 2011

WIMBLEDON, England — Until Sunday, Novak Djokovic never managed to win a grass-court tournament of any sort, let alone Wimbledon. Until Sunday, Djokovic never was able to beat Rafael Nadal...

Goodwin decides to redshirt for 2011 football season

Christian Corona July 4, 2011

Texas football doesn’t take a back seat to many things, but Olympic aspirations are one of them for Marquise Goodwin. Goodwin, a junior wide receiver and school record-setting long jumper,...

Express gain steam under former Horn Spike Owen

Sara Beth Purdy July 4, 2011

Spike Owen, who played shortstop and third baseman for the Longhorns in the early 1980s, has found his way back to Austin as the interim manager of the Round Rock Express. While at Texas, Owen led...

Durant quickly becoming one of Texas’ all-time greats

Trey Scott July 4, 2011

Make no doubt about it — Texas is a school that prides itself on the players it produces in its historic football and baseball programs. But the likes of Earl Campbell, Ricky Williams, Bobby...

Former standout hosts youth basketball camp

Trey Scott July 4, 2011

The day he got locked out, the best scorer in the world played knockout with middle schoolers. He even let them win a few games, too. Oklahoma City Thunder star and former Longhorn Kevin Durant...

Coppell kicker Nick Jordan commits to Texas

Trey Scott July 1, 2011

Nick Jordan gave the Longhorns their 18th football commitment for the 2012 recruiting class Monday. “It feels great,” Jordan said. “There’s been more support than I could...

UT trio of NBA first-rounders will be missed, but not impossible to replace

Christian Corona July 1, 2011

For the Longhorns, watching three former players being picked in the NBA Draft’s first round can be both exciting and troubling — exciting because of the bright futures that await them,...

Sports Briefly: 2012 football class, MLB All-Star voting

Christian Corona and Trey Scott June 30, 2011

Texas picks up another commit for strong 2012 football class Nick Jordan gave the Longhorns their 18th football commitment for the 2012 recruiting class Monday. The placekicker from Coppell High...

It was fun while it lasted, but it is time to move on

Trey Scott June 30, 2011

As it is with any doomed relationship, the ending of the Big 12 has been rocky, beginning with last summer’s disbanding and the culmination of ill will between schools staying and schools leaving....

Lawrence’s last-second kick capped off classic contest

Nick Cremona June 30, 2011

The paperwork is filed, the goodbyes have been said and the Big 12 will now move on without two of its northern mates. But for the Nebraska football program, one second of one game will forever haunt...

Big 12 with 10 teams faces future without Colorado, Nebraska

Sara Beth Purdy June 30, 2011

The world is ending on July 1. Not really, but the world of college sports will be different. Come July, Colorado and Nebraska will no longer be part of the Big 12 Conference. Colorado is heading...

Texas’ championship hopes vanished after loss to Colorado

Christian Corona June 30, 2011

The last time Texas won a national championship, they beat Colorado by 67 along the way. But four years before that, it was the Buffaloes that came out on top and denied the Longhorns a chance at the...

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