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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Texas ties for 12th at NCAA Championships, fails to post wins

Nick Cremona June 13, 2011

The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships came to a conclusion Saturday, and the Longhorns fell short of their expectations for the second year in a row. Texas performed well enough to tie...

Texas tops Arizona State to force third game for Super Regional

Jon Parrett June 12, 2011

The Longhorns staved off elimination yet again Saturday night with their 5-1 win over Arizona State in the Austin Super Regional. Mark Payton scored the winning run in the sixth inning for Texas and...

Texas falls to Arizona State in first game of Super Regional

Trey Scott June 11, 2011

The Longhorns have dug themselves into a hole again. Eight hits and 7.1 solid innings of work from Taylor Jungmann were not enough to get past Arizona State in the first game of this Austin Super...

Get to know the Arizona Diamondbacks

Nick Cremona June 10, 2011

Quick! Name a starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. If this comes as a struggle, fear not. The team’s rotation is a rather unknown bunch to the casual baseball fan. The five starting...

Texas’ Payton was almost a Sun Devil

Trey Scott June 10, 2011

This weekend’s Super Regional has been a long time coming for freshman right-fielder Mark Payton. Payton gave an early verbal commitment the summer after his sophomore year of high school....

Former UT ballplayer returns to Austin area

Christian Corona June 9, 2011

Ten years ago, he came to Austin to begin what would be a superb college baseball career. Now, he’s back in Central Texas playing baseball again. Omar Quintanilla, who helped Texas win the...

Cincinnati Reds draft Green in ninth round

Jon Parrett June 9, 2011

Cole Green is one of several Longhorns drafted in this year’s MLB draft. The senior went in the ninth round to the Cincinnati Reds at 295th overall. “I’m definitely excited for...

Rangers, Astros select paralyzed players in MLB Draft

The Associated Press June 9, 2011

Johnathan Taylor and Buddy Lamothe may never play baseball again after accidents left them partially paralyzed. That didn’t matter to the teams that picked them Wednesday during the final rounds...

Baseball Notebook: Horns prepare for Super Regionals

Trey Scott June 8, 2011

  The Longhorns practiced in 100-degree heat this morning, in preparation for their Super Regional against Arizona State. Texas and the Sun Devils will play a best-of-three series, beginning...

Mavs take game 4, tie series

The Associated Press June 8, 2011

DALLAS — Coughing and wheezing, his temperature spiking to 101, worn out from hardly sleeping the night before, Dirk Nowitzki went through three miserable quarters in Game 4 of the NBA finals....

Five Longhorns get selected in second day of draft

Trey Scott June 8, 2011

Sam Stafford and Brandon Loy received the fanfare of being selected in the higher rounds of day two of this year’s MLB First-Year Player Draft, but there were other Longhorns who came off the...

Yankees draft Stafford in second round

Trey Scott June 8, 2011

It has been quite a week for Sam Stafford. On Friday, he started and won Texas’ opening game of the Austin Regional against Princeton. Monday, he again led a winning effort, throwing three...

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