The last piece I write for the Texan has none of the razor-sharp sports analysis that you’ve all come to know and love.   Humor me, for the language is different. Sappier, certainly. But entirely...

Texas has fallen flat in two seasons now, propelled by freshman big men. After eight months with the burnt orange, the time has already come for the most recent of the two, freshman Mo Bamba, to move on. The...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A season of highs and lows came to an end on Friday night. And when it did — boy, was Texas low. After surrendering a 14-point second half lead, the Longhorns found...

The single-best individual offensive performance of the season and the long-awaited return of freshman forward Mo Bamba wasn’t enough. An abysmal start proved too much to overcome against No....

Nine short days ago, the Longhorns were on the NCAA Tournament bubble fighting for their lives.  Texas needed two wins in its final three regular season games, and a late-season toe injury to freshman...

Junior forward Dylan Osetkowski ran down the sideline, arm straight down and three fingers extended. His celebration came after one of his five made 3-pointers. Texas — the worst 3-point shooting...

Saturday’s regular-season finale is the end of the line for the Longhorns. After Kansas clinched sole possession of its 14th straight Big 12 regular-season title with Monday’s win over Texas...

The Longhorns’ thrilling, last-second victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon was largely overshadowed by the fallout from documents from a federal investigation published Friday in an...

The importance of a win on Saturday for Texas cannot be overstated. On Wednesday night against Kansas State, Texas head coach Shaka Smart watched from the sideline as his team botched good offensive...

Just two weeks ago, Kansas State marched into the Frank Erwin Center and stole a win on Texas’ home court. On Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kansas, the Longhorns were unable to return the favor. Kansas...

The Longhorns are once more in familiar territory. This time last season, Texas was a fringe NCAA Tournament team. The program had collected some respectable upsets in conference play, but a seven-game...

With eight seconds left on the clock in double overtime and a one-point deficit for Texas, junior guard Kerwin Roach II drove right and threw up a long runner in a desperate, final look. But like so...

Wednesday’s contest with Kansas State marked one of the few favorable remaining conference games on the Longhorns’ schedule. A home game against a skidding Wildcat program offered a chance...

Freshman guard Matt Coleman turned the corner near the baseline with his eyes on the rim. With Texas trailing by two, the Longhorn point guard had an opportunity to tie or win the game against Kansas...

Freshman guard Matt Coleman stood near half court and raised his arms to the sold-out crowd. The Frank Erwin Center, as electric as it has been all season, erupted in response. The display came on the...

The Longhorns found themselves just three seconds away from a crucial road win over No. 10 Texas Tech on Wednesday night. The victory would have marked the Red Raiders’ first defeat at home this...

Freshman guard Jase Febres moved with purpose in a mostly empty gym, putting up extra shots before a recent practice. He caught and fired each shot in a single, fluid motion before sliding around the...

With 10 games remaining in an up-and-down season, Saturday’s bout was about setting the tone for the final stretch. And the message was clear. Looking as dominant as the conference they represented,...

After nearly a month of grueling Big 12 matchups, this weekend offers much-needed respite for a worn-down Longhorn roster.  Texas turns its attention to an SEC opponent for the second time this...

Texas excelled in its return to the Frank Erwin Center on Monday night. A surging Iowa State team that had just beaten Texas Tech by 18 was dispatched rather easily as the Longhorns never trailed in...

For the second straight week, it was a tale of two games for Texas. A gritty home victory over a ranked opponent led to a bad loss on the road. A week prior, after defeating then-No. 16 TCU at home,...

Texas managed its second home upset over a ranked opponent in a week on Wednesday night, handling No. 8 Texas Tech, 67-58, at the Frank Erwin Center. Here are five takeaways from the commanding performance: Roach’s...

Exactly one week ago at the Frank Erwin Center, the Longhorns upset then-No. 16 TCU in double overtime in what proved to be one of the more thrilling games in program history. Three days later, the...

With Texas fans and players still reeling from Wednesday morning’s announcement, the Longhorns hit the hardwood for their second Big 12 home game of the season. It was a day bigger than basketball. Nine...

Fifteen games into the season, and three into conference play, Texas is still searching for an offensive identity. A late-game road collapse at the hands of Baylor exposed the team's lack of playmaking...

Freshman Mo Bamba hoisted a three with five minutes left in Waco. Down by as much as nine in the second half to Baylor, the Longhorn forward buried the triple, silencing the crowd and cutting the lead...

Junior forward Dylan Osetkowski set his feet and buried a 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining in overtime, helping Texas rally past Iowa State at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Monday night, 74-70,...

Freshman forward Mo Bamba delivered a series of dunks and alley-oops in front of a frenzied home crowd on Friday night at the Frank Erwin Center, each seemingly more difficult than the last. But every...

Six years ago, Texas head coach Shaka Smart led VCU to its first-ever Final Four appearance. On Tuesday night, Smart notched another milestone in the place where his coaching career took off. With a 71-67...

After a Thanksgiving weekend on the road in Portland, Texas looks to right the ship with a home stop against Florida A&M on Wednesday evening. With just six games remaining before the start of conference...

For a second consecutive game, Texas put itself in a position to upset a nationally ranked opponent in overtime. But after erasing a 21-point deficit on Sunday afternoon, the Longhorns again failed to...

After Texas clinched a win over Clemson in penalty kicks in the second round of the NCAA Championships on Friday, Duke wasn’t prepared to give Texas any chance of an upset on Sunday. The No. 1...

Texas freshman Mo Bamba returned to action for the Longhorns on Saturday, signaling that the paint was, once again, closed for business. Texas’ prized forward set the tone early in the first half,...

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Reporting Texas. Freshman Haley Berg sat under the cool evening sky, taking in the last game of her freshman season at Texas.  She...

The first round of the NCAA tournament provided Texas with some much-needed momentum. The second round is where the team will be tested.   The No. 4 Longhorns head to Duke on Friday evening...

The Longhorns punched their ticket to North Carolina on Friday in style. Sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen scored two goals and freshman forward Haley Berg added one of her own as the team’s top...

Friday can’t come quickly enough for the Longhorns. Fresh off of a disappointing first-round loss at the hands of Baylor in the Big 12 Championship, the Longhorns are eager for redemption heading...

One hundred scoreless minutes into the last match of Texas’ regular season on Friday night, the crowd of over 2,000 sat holding its breath, waiting for the Longhorns to work their overtime magic.  The...

No. 10 Texas prepares for the only Big 12 team more suffocating defensively than itself as the team heads to Waco on Friday for the final stretch of the regular season. The Longhorns will hit the turf...

When the clock hits zero at the end of regulation, Texas fans know they are in for something special.  Six times this season, the No. 9 Longhorns have forced overtime. Four of those have come at...

Texas is back on track, and the timing couldn’t be better. Undefeated through six overtimes this season, the team snapped a three-game slide with a 1-0 road win over Kansas State on Sunday. It...

Matching the longest undefeated streak in program history is usually cause for celebration. But the No. 7 Longhorns stayed solemn after another lackluster performance earned the team its second-straight...

The accolades continue to pile up for the Longhorns as the team leapt up the rankings to break into the top 10 across all four major polls following Sunday’s upset over the then-No. 5 Mountaineers....

There’s a new top team in the Big 12 after the weekend, as Texas improved to a historic 10-0 for the first time in program history. The Longhorns claimed a pair of victories, beating Iowa State on...

Coming off of an 8–9–1 campaign in 2016, not much was expected of the Longhorns in their non-conference slate. The burnt orange finished ninth in the Big 12 standings last season, falling well...

Looking to build on an already historic start, the Longhorns host UT-Rio Grande Valley on Friday night at Mike A. Myers Stadium. The matchup against the three-win Vaqueros offers the team a bit of breathing...

Texas keeps on climbing. The team improved to 7–0 for the first time in program history, rolling past then-No. 25 Colorado on Friday before dispatching Northeastern in a high-octane overtime thriller...

After last week’s cancellation against California, Texas remains eager to showcase its talent against a top program. That chance comes Friday evening as the team hosts No. 25 Colorado at Mike...

The Longhorns departed for California over the weekend expecting two rigorous games against some of the nation’s top competition. Only one contest would actually occur. Friday’s matchup...

After sweeping its weekend matches to improve to 4-0 on the season, the Longhorn soccer team is now preparing for their stiffest competition of the season with a trip to the Golden State. Texas will face...

Texas remained unbeaten on the season with a pair of victories this weekend, culminating in a last-minute goal to secure a road win against the North Texas on Sunday. The victory marked Texas’ first...

The second game of Texas’ opening weekend proved to be a one-sided affair on Sunday as the Longhorns cruised past Western Kentucky 2-0 at Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field. Junior midfielder...

It didn't take long for Haley Berg to make her mark on the Longhorns’ season opener on Friday night. The freshman forward earned her first goal 25 seconds into her collegiate debut on a long...

The next generation of Texas talent hit the hardwood for the second time in a month at the women’s Jordan Brand Classic on April 14.  Texas commits Chasity Patterson and Rellah Boothe make...

The 2017 season ended in disappointment as the premier Big 12 teams were left watching the Final Four from their couches. Oklahoma and Texas saw unceremonious exits in the second and third rounds just...

Freshman Joyner Holmes powered up a layup under the rim but left it short. She corralled the one-handed rebound and put it up again without coming down. Short once more — but again she snatched the...

Brooke McCarty set her feet in the corner and let it fly. The Longhorns faced a familiar situation in Sunday’s 62-59 loss to West Virginia in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. Like the loss...

Texas stood primed to capture the Big 12 conference title eight days ago. The team had put together a pair of top 5 road upsets on its way to 19 consecutive wins, entering the final stretch as the second-hottest...

Rarely does a team’s best shooter find herself open on a game-winning possession.  No. 19 Oklahoma defied those odds Saturday when redshirt senior Peyton Little stood alone in the corner...

ESPN basketball analyst LaChina Robinson called No. 8 Texas “the hottest team in the nation.” Her assessment stands tough to question given the run that head coach Karen Aston’s squad...

Texas stands poised to make history.  Monday’s road upset over No. 2 Baylor offers the Longhorns a rare opportunity to finish Big 12 play with an undefeated record — a feat never accomplished...

Junior guards Ariel Atkins and Brooke McCarty have clinched many victories for Texas in crunch time throughout their careers.  Freshman forward Joyner Holmes embraced that role Saturday. Tied...

The No. 12 Longhorns seek to build momentum before Monday’s division-defining showcase against No. 2 Baylor. Texas hosts Kansas State on Saturday in the teams’ first matchup of the season....

Texas completed its first perfect January in 28 years as it pushed past No. 22 West Virginia 69-54 Sunday afternoon. The No. 12 Longhorns ride a 14-game win streak. They’ve opened conference...

No. 9 Texas tennis earned a spot in next month’s ITA National Team Indoor Championships with a pair of weekend wins at the Edgar O. and Melanie A. Weller Tennis Center in Austin.  Texas...

Coming off a narrow victory in Fort Worth, the No. 12 Longhorns return home Sunday for a rematch against No. 22 West Virginia. Texas moved to 9–0 in conference play for the first time in program...

Down the stretch, Texas knew it had to go to its scorer.  Junior guard Ariel Atkins poured in 17 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and Texas added to its best conference start in program...

No. 4 Texas split its weekend matches to conclude a three-match road swing. Tulsa handed Texas its first loss of the season on Friday in a stunning 4-3 upset. But Texas bounced back on Sunday to crush...

The No. 12 Longhorns head to Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday looking to improve to 8–0 in Big 12 play. They’ll have to take down the Red Raiders for a second time this season to remain undefeated. The...

Texas’ historic start to its conference season was never in considerable danger Tuesday night. But No. 20 Oklahoma made its archrival sweat in crunch time before the Longhorns ultimately pulled away...

No. 14 Texas faced a championshipsized test against No. 2 Connecticut Sunday. The Longhorns (2–4) showed flashes, but the Huskies (7–0) took control late in the game to grab their 82nd...

The No. 8 Longhorns look to build on a big-time home performance heading into Sunday’s matchup against a physical Mississippi State team. After beating Houston Baptist 98–46 Wednesday, the...

Freshmen Yuya Ito and Christian Sigsgaard earned spots in the main singles draw at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday after staying undefeated through the preliminary rounds.  The...

The men’s tennis team prepares for the first of four national championship events in what could be the most challenging competition of the fall season. Saturday marks the start of the pre-qualifying...

Texas sophomores Harrison Scott and Colin Markes advanced to the quarterfinals on Thursday after picking up a pair of singles wins at the first day of the John Breaux Cajun Tennis Classic in Lafayette,...