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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Texas defeats Sooner state rivals twice during weekend

Alex Endress April 11, 2011

The Texas women’s tennis squad picked up two key conference victories over the weekend against Oklahoma State and No. 22 Oklahoma. First the Longhorns trounced the Cowgirls 6-1 on Friday. Junior...

Horns beat Nebraksa on late inning steal of home

Chris Hummer April 11, 2011

The fifth-ranked Longhorns traveled to Lincoln to play at Nebraska for the last time as a conference opponent, as the Huskers exit the Big 12 to head to the Big Ten after this season. Texas provided...

Finally getting a good break team defeats Bears at home

Trey Scott April 11, 2011

After four innings of missed opportunities and sheer bad luck — a few robbed hits, two long balls that fell short at the warning track and a strong wind that kept just about everything in play...

Cooper runs, jumps her way to 400-meter hurdles title

Julie Thompson April 11, 2011

In last year’s Texas Relays, Angele Cooper won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.52 seconds, one of the fastest in the country that season. On Saturday, the Texas junior again won the 400...

Texas avoids slump, bests rival Baylor

Jon Parrett April 11, 2011

Texas wanted to avoid a slump after its four-run ninth inning rally fell short on Saturday in Waco. The Longhorns did just that Sunday, beating Baylor 5-2 at Disch-Falk Field to take the series 2-1. “After...

Indviduals shine bright as relays come to close

Chris Medina April 11, 2011

The Texas Relays are over — the races have been run, all of the hurdles jumped and the firing guns put away. In four days of competition, college, high school and professional athletes recorded...

Relays wrap up on Saturday

Will Anderson April 10, 2011

The crowd at Mike A. Myers stadium on Saturday finally got what it wanted in the third-to-last race of the day — a Longhorn win. In the men's 1,600-meter relay, Texas beat Clemson, Oral...

Match against Raiders a must-win for slumping Horns

Wes Maulsby April 8, 2011

Texas’ season took a shot on Wednesday with a home loss to Baylor. The loss knocked Texas out of the running for the Big 12 Championship, but the Longhorns can still play for position in conference...

Horns hope to slug their way past Bears

Jon Parrett April 8, 2011

Augie Garrido stood at the top of the dugout, facing his team seated on the benches below. Practice was over, and 34 sweaty faces looked up at their coach, waiting for their next lesson. Much has...

Cooper, Dowie shine for Texas in day two

Julie Thompson April 8, 2011

For the second day in a row, the Longhorn women were led by individual performances at the Texas Relays on Thursday. Texas was led by junior Angele Cooper and freshman Danielle Dowie in the 400-meter...

Lieberman leads Legends to playoffs

Austin Laymance April 8, 2011

  Nancy Lieberman knows a thing or two about breaking barriers.   The Hall of Famer is a pioneer in her own right, making hoops history in almost every way imaginable.    She...

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...

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