Jogging off the court with her teammates Saturday, sophomore center Imani McGee-Stafford headed to the locker room with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The double-double wasn’t anything new — she...
Texas hasn’t topped No. 6 Stanford in a meeting since the Sweet 16 round of the 1988 NCAA tournament. Texas knocked Stanford out of the tournament with a 79-58 win before falling to Louisiana Tech...
Fans watch basketball because it’s fast. They enjoy the thrill of players sprinting down the court, executing an offense with speed and precision while avoiding defenders.
But the NCAA wants the...
In what head coach Karen Aston called “more of a complete game” than the team’s season opener, Texas beat Texas State 96-42 in the Longhorns’ highest scoring game since 2010.
Junior...
With the help of UTSA shooting 2-for-30 from the three-point line in Austin on Sunday, Texas started the season on the right foot, defeating the Roadrunners 63-42. The Longhorns were led by sophomore center...
Head coach Karen Aston and Texas women’s basketball have set a mantra for the 2013-14 season: Own it. The team knows its season will be demanding, but Aston wants the players to step up to the level...
I try to defend the Cowboys as America’s team. I try to tout their five Superbowl titles, Hall of Famers and steadfast legacy. I try to rep my team and hometown like a loyal fan.
But all of this...
Much has changed on the 40 Acres over the last 40 years—beyond adjusting the size of the “40 Acres” main campus from 388 acres to 350. When my parents were students here, Earl Campbell...
Texas fell to Tennessee 2-1 in the Women's College World Series semifinal game Sunday evening to end its eason 51-10. No. 7 seed Tennessee propelled a first inning home run and a bases-loaded walk...
Boasting a record of 42-6, 12-2, No. 6 Texas hits Stillwater this weekend for a battle of the oranges. Burnt or not, the Longhorns have the advantage over the Cowgirls if rankings, winning percentage or...
When junior catcher Mandy Ogle threw out her tenth base-stealer this season against Oklahoma last weekend, she was on a roll. No. 7 Texas had topped its first No. 1 team since 2006, and as the seventh...
Game One: When Keilani Ricketts stepped onto McCombs Field Friday, she was ready to show No. 6 Texas why her team is No. 1. Karina Scott’s home run in the second was enough to tie the game but nothing...
The No. 6 Longhorns swept Iowa State (18-22, 3-6) this week to improve to 38-4, remain undefeated in conference play and extend their winning streak to 15 games.
Blaire Luna opened the series Friday...
Bounce it off the chest, pass it on, use an arm instead of a hand, keep it going.
Those are Mandy Ogle’s tips for hacky sack, the latest pastime in No. 6 Texas’ pregame routine. Pair that...
Nobody’s perfect, but the Texas softball team keeps coming pretty close.
With two wins over Western Kentucky this weekend, No. 8 Texas rose to 35-4 as Blaire Luna’s Saturday showing featured...
Innings 1-3: Texas opened strong in the first, sending Texas Southern back to the dugout after three batters. Starting strong, Taylor Hoagland stole second to position herself for a Taylor Thom double...
When Torie Schmidt’s family enters Red & Charline McCombs Field on Tuesday, they won’t be donning their usual burnt orange gear. Perhaps a hat here and a shirt there, but the relatives...
In a game of records for No. 8 Texas, starting off the season 3-0 wasn’t one of them. The squad has opened with a trio of victories for four straight seasons now — but only tonight’s...
Though unable to score in the first four innings of either weekend match this weekend, No. 9 Texas (29-4, 2-0) trumped No. 18 Baylor (26-7, 0-2) in both contests to start off conference play. The teams...
When junior shortstop Taylor Thom steps on the field, teammates and fans alike know what to expect: consistency.
She gives No. 9 Texas consistent effort at shortstop, consistently strong...
No. 10 Texas (23-3) shut out Texas State (3-19) in home matches Friday and Sunday. The teams cancelled their Saturday meet scheduled in San Marcos due to poor field conditions.
In Friday’s game,...
Not much has changed since last weekend. Four days after beating Louisiana-Lafayette, the Longhorns swept the Ragin’ Cajuns in a doubleheader at home, 9-4 and 7-1, grabbing their third and fourth...
When No. 13 Louisiana scored on a double steal last Saturday, the Longhorns didn’t blink an eye. Taylor Thom, Kim Bruins and Mandy Ogle returned the favor with back-to-back-to-back home runs in the...
After escaping the eighth inning with a victory against No. 21 Tulsa last weekend, the Longhorns head to Kissimmee, Fla., for the Citrus Classic.
Now ranked No. 5 in the country, the team faces...
After both Texas and No. 24 Tulsa were held scoreless in the first seven innings of Sunday’s Texas Classic championship, Gabby Smith singled up the middle to bring Stephanie Ceo home for the win....
When Lamar, Tulsa and Utah State step onto Red and Charline McCombs Field this weekend, they’ll have a tough time beating the tournament’s host.
In the undefeated Texas softball team,...
Game Breakdown:
Innings 1-3: After Kim Bruins struck out two batters and another fouled out, Texas quickly found its way to the plate in the first inning. Taylor Hoagland and Brejae Washington both...
After traveling to Houston for the Hilton Houston Plaza Invitational last weekend, the No. 6 Longhorns now welcome their southern neighbors at home. Facing Houston Baptist (4-0) on Wednesday, Texas hopes...
Texas’ lucky number is six these days.
Sixth in the national polls. Six wins in six games this year. Six runs in its last win. And Taylor Hoagland, who wears No. 6 on her jersey, is six...
Strong season starts aren’t anything new for Texas. The 2011 and 2012 Longhorn opens both recorded 10-0, with last weekend’s 5-0 start well on its way to follow suit. The Stephen F. Austin...
North Texas:
Brejae Washington’s inside-the-park home run followed Stephanie Ceo’s two-out RBI to usher in Texas’ 9-1 win over North Texas. Freshman Holly Kern pitched a one-run complete...
With right fielder Jamise Jackson up to bat at the top of the seventh, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi hoped to redeem itself. Three balls, two strikes, two outs — all Jackson wanted to do was get on...
Texas softball welcomes Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for its 17th season opener at 7 p.m. Thursday in Austin. The game commences the weekend Texas Classic tournament that also hosts North Texas and Memphis.
Boasting...
“Taylor!”
A yell rings through UT’s Red and Charline McCombs Field, as the breeze sweeps through the hair of women’s softball players during practice.
Lined up in pairs to...
In a team brimming with personality, not everyone can be the clown. Senior Blaire Luna plays a silent role, letting her teammates assume center stage in the dugout before stepping up to star in the center...
Interim head coach Rose Brimmer and her team of Longhorns welcomed 87 points to finish third at Arkansas’ Razorback Invitational Friday and Saturday.
Reaching new heights, Shanay Briscoe’s...
Making the leap to Fayetteville, Ark., for the Razorback Team Invitational this weekend, sophomore Kaitlin Petrillose aims for her third straight pole vault victory. A well-rounded athlete in gymnast-meets-track-star...
Sophomore Morgan Snow trampled barrier after barrier as she won the 60-meter hurdle race at Friday’s Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational in Houston.
The No. 14 Longhorns hauled in individual...
When women’s athletics director Chris Plonsky told Rose Brimmer she would become interim head coach upon Beverly Kearney’s resignation, Brimmer first contacted her husband.
“Really?”...
Traveling to Birmingham for Saturday’s Crimson Tide Indoor Opener, Women’s Track & Field, ranked at No. 14, had to face 11 top teams before finishing with multiple wins.
Top finishes include...
“Twenty-eight minutes ago — sirens in Jerusalem. Ran to shelter. Now we are out and on the way to a shiyur [educational field trip]. The rocket landed…”
I didn’t expect...
With 31 teams and 253 runners, Louisville’s E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park course was a bustling place Saturday. Seven Longhorns raced to a team 25th (526 points) in this year’s NCAA Women’s...
As a team, Texas finished second at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 9. Individually, Marielle Hall and Sara Sutherland finished first and second respectively. Division I coaches...
As the clock hit 20 minutes at the Women’s NCAA South Central Regional Championships Friday morning, an eager crowd waited at the 6K finish line. Battling to finish top and qualify for the national...
While most students sleep soundly stretched out on mattresses, junior Sara Sutherland and the women’s cross country team have their own 6 a.m. stretch-out on a course or at the Richard Mithoff Track...
Battling to keep their burnt orange distinct from the surrounding maroon, gold and orange competitors, juniors Sara Sutherland and Marielle Hall finished third (20:19.7) and sixth (20:32.7) at Saturday’s...
When Texas competes in the Big 12 Championships Saturday, head coach Stephen Sisson doesn’t expect too many surprises.
“I designed the course, so I know where the twists, turns and strategic...
Sprinting across a national stage this weekend, Texas finished fifth at the Pre-Nationals Invitational on Saturday morning. The field of 39 was strong and the fifth place finish should reflect that.
Junior...
Traveling to the state perhaps best known for its races, the Longhorns won’t be saddling horses this weekend in Kentucky. Instead, they’ll be on foot for Saturday’s NCAA Pre-Nationals...
Longhorn female racers trampled the Hancock Golf Course Saturday morning. With burnt orange and white suits splattered with mud, the team crossed the 5k finish line for another first-place victory.
Junior...
As Longhorn runners loop the Hancock Golf Course three times this weekend, a diverse audience will crowd the Hyde Park Historic District of Austin to watch. Perched in a neighborhood that has seen much...
No. 27 Texas races to the West Coast for the Pac 12 Preview Elite Invitational 5K Friday, Sept. 21. The event will start at 7:40 p.m. CST at Robinson’s Ranch Golf Course, and Texas is ready to start...
