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Olympic heritage helps Boyes guide Longhorns to title

Blake McAdow • May 4, 2011

Genetics plays a huge role in what kind of physique, height or talent an athlete will have. In the professional ranks, we have seen Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. not only both play in the majors,...

Hockey journeys bring pair to UT

Lauren Giudice • May 4, 2011

Not many hockey players in Europe dream of playing in Texas. But for European-born Kevin Kenyon and Marcin Papiez, the UT club hockey team is now where they continue their love of the sport. Kenyon...

ESPN announces championship boxing match coming to Austin

Will Anderson • May 4, 2011

The North American Super Welterweight Championship will be decided in Austin this summer, when No. 2 contender Fernando Guerrero faces Michael Medina at the Erwin Center. ESPN announced the main...

Conference selects trio of Horns for 2011 All-Big 12 golf team

Nick Cremona • May 4, 2011

The roster of the 2011 All-Big 12 team was released Tuesday, and a trio of Longhorns received honors. Senior Bobby Hudson, junior Dylan Frittelli and freshman Toni Hakula were among 11 student-athletes...

Cowboys fill need with USCs Smith

Chris Hummer • May 3, 2011

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a season where it would be either Super Bowl or bust, as they were looking to be the first team in NFL history to play the big game at home. Unfortunately for...

Texans focus on improving defense, draft lineman first

Sameer Bhuchar • May 3, 2011

The ultimatum hanging over Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak for next the football season — whenever that may be — is simple: Get the team into the playoffs or pack your bags and leave...

Cardinals surprise Acho in fourth round

Austin Laymance • May 3, 2011

Prior to the 2011 NFL Draft, Arizona was the last place Sam Acho imagined he would be playing football. On Saturday, the Cardinals surprised Acho when they selected him in the fourth round. Arizona...

Taking Center Field

Trey Scott • May 3, 2011

Funny thing is, Paul Montalbano actually thinks he’s best suited to be a pitcher. “Oh yeah, I can still pitch, I can still throw it right past people — high 80s,” he said....

Longhorns bring it all to Penn Relays

Julie Thompson • May 2, 2011

Texas sprinters turned in a strong performance over the weekend at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. The 1,600-meter relay made up of juniors Angele Cooper and Kendra Chambers, freshman Briana...

Longhorns compete at Penn Relays

Chris Medina • May 2, 2011

Sophomores took over for the Longhorns over the weekend at the Penn Relays as Texas won two events in the last meet before the Big 12 Championship. On Friday, sophomores Hayden Baillio and Marquise...

Former Longhorns start NFL journey

Will Anderson • May 2, 2011

In some ways, it was an atypical year for Texas players in the NFL draft, but there was a familiar theme to the seven-round affair — UT is still the place to look for talented defensive backs. Texas,...

NFL back to lockout after one day break on first day of draft

Chris Hummer • May 2, 2011

If you’re a football fan, this weekend’s NFL draft may be the last time you get to see any of it for a while. As the NFL after a short break from the lockout on last Thursday, is back to...

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