Freshman guard Chassidy Fussell and incoming recruit Cassie Peoples will try out for the national under-19 development team in Colorado Springs, Colo., later this month. USA Basketball made the...

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...

Brock Simmons finished second in the men's Olympic Development 5,000-meter run and Sara Sutherland posted the second-fastest time by a Texas athlete since 1988 in the women's 5,000 to finish...

Speculation came to an end on Friday when three Texas basketball players announced they were entering their names into consideration for the 2011 NBA draft, including freshman forward Tristan Thompson...

The deadline for entering the NBA draft is Sunday, which means Longhorns Tristan Thompson and Jordan Hamilton have some decisions to make. The Austin American-Statesman reported Thursday that sources...

Men’s basketball head coach Rick Barnes is already on the hunt for recruits for the class of 2012. Here’s a look at some of the potential future Longhorns. Cameron Ridley — C,...

If you’re a Texas fan, how worrying is 3-1? That’s the Longhorns’ record since last Monday, which includes a two-run victory over lowly Dallas Baptist and a 2-1 series split with...

Just like that, the coaching carousel comes to a stop for Texas. The University announced on Tuesday the hiring of Rob Lanier, a former Texas assistant who spent the last four seasons at Florida. It...

Sometimes "Augie ball" is infuriating for Texas fans. The proliferation of small ball, the endless sacrifice bunts — Texas head coach Augie Garrido is a master of getting base runners...

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...

  March Madness is almost over, and the NBA playoff race is heating up. That can only mean one thing: Major League Baseball is about to get underway.   The MLB owns the longest...

  To his friends and family, James Kirkendoll is known as ‘Flash’ because of his speed.   Soon, professional coaches might be calling him the same thing after the former...

  Despite a full-fledged work stoppage in the NFL, one inevitability of summer is drawing ever nearer: the 2011 draft.   The draft begins April 28 in New York City and the Carolina...

There, but for the lack of instant replay, go I. A number of college basketball coaches must be repeating that phrase to themselves this week as they reflect on their second- and third-round tournament...

In a city devoid of any major professional sports teams, individuals often take on larger-than-life roles as Austin residents latch onto hometown heroes. Relatively few international sporting events...

The United States Tennis Association is expected to announce that Austin has been selected to host a second-round Davis Cup match in a press conference scheduled for today in the Frank Erwin Center. The...

TULSA, Okla. — Across the country, from the East to West coasts, one surname is causing college basketball players in this month’s NCAA tournament to pause: Morris. Morris, as in the...

TULSA, Okla. — J’Covan Brown couldn’t shake the hands of Arizona players after the game as he lay prostrate on the floor of the BOK Center. He wouldn’t look his teammates in...

TULSA, Okla. — Texas coach Rick Barnes talked all season about his team’s willingness and ability to play up-tempo. On Friday, he got a chance to show that speed off. The second-round...

TULSA, Okla. — Usually, calling someone a dog is an insult. But when referring to Texas forward Tristan Thompson, Oakland head coach Greg Kampe meant it as praise. “I have a dog,...

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KANSAS CITY, MO – Execution. The word has become common when talking about Texas basketball. Or at least Rick Barnes and his players make it common. No, I’m not talking about the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Much was made of the words that Markieff Morris said to the Longhorns on Friday. All that will go down in the record books is the performance Markieff and his twin Marcus...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The second Big 12 semifinal revisited a young and budding rivalry. Texas and Texas A&M met for the 220th time overall, a historic number. But the fresher and more exciting...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With only three ranked Big 12 teams, it looked like the early rounds of the conference tournament might turn into blowouts. So far, that scenario has not materialized....

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You could call it a comeback for Jordan Hamilton if the sophomore swingman didn’t already average a team-best 18.5 points per outing. But after a five-game slump in which he hit...

Clean-up duty turned into a triage situation for Texas reliever Corey Knebel on Tuesday night at Disch-Falk Field. Knebel (1-1) came on in the eighth with UTSA rallying, but gave up just one hit...

The Jayhawks locked up their 10th Big 12 regular season title over the weekend and ensured themselves a difficult road to the championship game of the conference tournament, which begins today in Kansas...

Depending on whom you ask, Saturday’s win in Waco was either a return to form or a departure from the team’s recent winning ways. Texas got out of its losing funk with a victory against...

WACO — Texas discovered on Saturday night it didn’t need to make all of its shots to get out of its losing slump. The Longhorns (25-6, 13-3 Big 12) got back to their winning ways, defeating...

  A string of conference losses, a shaky national reputation, a prolific player in a scoring slump — any of this sound familiar? The Longhorns are a long way off from their meltdown...

The Longhorns are no strangers to tough losses this season.   Last Saturday’s game was one of those instances; Texas lost to Oklahoma by a 29-point margin. Lackluster defense and...

Texas suffered its first Big 12 loss of the season on Saturday, and it came in its final regular season game against Nebraska as a conference opponent. The Cornhuskers exacted their revenge on...

In his short postgame press conference on Wednesday night, Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford talked mostly about the Longhorns and how polished they looked. He would know — Texas shot...

Freshman guard Cory Joseph is known as the quietest player on the team, so when he steps up and makes a statement, it tends to get noticed — even if he isn’t speaking with his mouth. Two...

After hitting the first of two free throws with 24 seconds to play, Gary Johnson stepped off the line, raised his hand into the air flashed a “Hook ‘Em” sign to the sellout crowd at...

These Longhorns (21-3) have no respect for records — at least losing ones. By beating Oklahoma on Wednesday night, they swept the two-game season series against the Sooners for the first time...

Tuesday provided mixed news out of the Longhorn football program. Earlier in the week, Austin American-Statesman columnist Kirk Bohls wrote that Texas defensive backs coach Jerry Gray was a leading...

In their final Big 12 season, the Cornhuskers are third to last in the conference and have lost three of their last four games. Nebraska started the season 13-2 until stumbling into league competition. “I...

Whether he wants it or not, J’Covan Brown has earned a nickname in the locker room. “All my teammates call me Big Shot, I don’t know why,” Brown said. “It’s from...

There wasn’t much doubt as to the outcome of Saturday night’s game versus Texas Tech as the final seconds ticked off the clock. The Longhorns led by as much as 17 in the last four minutes. But...

Defensive efficiency is no longer a goal for Texas — it’s an expectation. The third-ranked Longhorns (20-3, 8-0 Big 12) held their fifth consecutive opponent to under 40 percent shooting...

The best place to start when holding a team below its scoring average: the best player. Shutting down opponents’ top scorers has been a major factor in Texas starting Big 12 competition 7-0. In...

SAN ANTONIO — Moments after Quincy Russell signed his letter of intent to play at the University of Texas next season, the Sam Houston High School cheerleaders — all eight of them, along...