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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Heisman winner Ricky Williams making impact felt off the field

Sameer Bhuchar April 8, 2011

  When Ricky Williams comes to Austin, he’s not usually going back to school. But yesterday in the Sims Elementary School library, the Longhorn football hero hung around the campus to...

Longhorns go up against Sooner state this weekend

Alex Endress April 8, 2011

  The Longhorns host their last home matches of the regular season this weekend, facing Oklahoma State and No. 22 Oklahoma.    Ranked No. 25 in the country in the most...

Terry and Paulino leave Texas for greener coaching pastures

Trey Scott April 8, 2011

  Rodney Terry, an assistant basketball coach at Texas for the past nine years, has been named head men’s basketball coach at Fresno State. With Terry’s help, the Longhorns have...

Team heads to Lincoln for last shot at Huskers

Sara Beth Purdy April 8, 2011

  This weekend may be the end of an era. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Nebraska parts ways with the Big 12 conference in order to join the Big Ten. That means this weekend’s series...

Slow day at Texas Relays heats up with exciting race

Chris Medina April 8, 2011

  With a sparse crowd and mostly decathlon events early in the day, it wasn’t until the 4-by-800-meter men’s relay that things really started to heat up.   The relay...

Solo home run spurs late rally as Texas beats rival Aggies

Chris Hummer April 7, 2011

  Being down going into the final inning is not something that the Longhorns are used to, but they found themselves behind going into the bottom of the seventh against Texas A&M.   However,...

Longhorns top Texas A&M with walk-off wild pitch win

Sara Beth Purdy April 7, 2011

  The Longhorns trailed Texas A&M 3-2 in the seventh inning Wednesday but rallied and came up with a 4-3 win, as Mandy Ogle crossed the plate on a wild pitch to end the game.   Texas...

Longhorns come up short against Bears

Wes Maulsby April 7, 2011

  With a nearly packed house, Texas took on Baylor in an intense match that was decided by only a couple of points. Unable to take advantage of the few chances available to take control of...

Playoffs render regular season unnecessary in most sports

Dan Hurwitz April 7, 2011

  Maybe college football is right. Maybe the BCS is the way to determine a champion.   It very well may be the most accurate system in determining the best team at its sport.   The...

Murphy, Greaves pace Horns during opening day of relays

Chris Medina April 7, 2011

  Wednesday’s Texas Relays quietly became a great warm-up to what is likely to be a weekend to remember as athletes from all over the country displayed their talents.   Although...

Women start slow but end afternoon with top-5 finishes

Julie Thompson April 7, 2011

  The first day of the Texas Relays got off to a slow start, with only four Longhorn women competing in distance-running events. Thanks to junior Laleh Mojtabaeezamani and senior Betzy Jimenez,...

Texas looking to slow Baylor down

Wes Maulsby April 6, 2011

  Texas returns to conference play tonight as the Longhorns host Baylor at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center at 6 p.m., and the Bears should be a stiff challenge for the Longhorns.   Baylor,...

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