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03/01/2010

Latest AP men's basketball top 25 has Texas out, Texas A&M, Baylor in
Syracuse is No. 1 in The Associated Press' Top 25, taking advantage of a weekend when the poll's top three teams lost. The Orange were the runaway top pick Monday, receiving 59 first-place votes from the national media panel to make the jump from fourth. This is their first time on top since a six-week run during the 1989-90 season.

UConn still No. 1 in AP women's poll; Baylor, Okla. State move up three; OU stays 11th
While UConn has been the unanimous choice as No. 1 over the last two years, Stanford has remained a steadfast running mate. Connecticut ran its remarkable streak atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll to 41 weeks.

02/27/2010

Women's basketball: Oklahoma 75, Texas 60
Nyeshia Stevenson made six 3-pointers on her way to 28 points and No. 11 Oklahoma beat No. 14 Texas 75-60 on Saturday.

Barnes takes blame after UT's seventh loss in last 12 games

Texas' J'Covan Brown is carried from the court after getting injured during the second half of an NCAA basketball game against Texas A&M on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in College Station, Texas.

When Rick Barnes' assessment of a frightening injury (UT's J'Covan Brown suffered only a neck strain after a frightening fall) covers the postgame "positive" news, it's a bad day for Texas, writes Tim Cowlishaw.

FSSW video: A&M-UT highlights

Texas coach: I did a 'poor' job

UT's Brown suffers neck strain in fall; listed as day-today

Texas' Rick Barnes says he did 'poor' job in loss to A&M

Donald Sloan scored 19 points to lead No. 22 Texas A&M to a 74-58 win over No. 21 Texas on Saturday in a game that saw Longhorns guard J'Covan Brown injured after a hard fall late in the game.

UT's Brown suffers neck strain in fall; listed as day-today

02/26/2010

Texas Longhorns' Gary Johnson to honor Dogus Balbay with No. 4
No. 21 Texas has lost its two starting point guards due to injury this season in Varez Ward and Dogus Balbay. But even though Ward and Balbay cannot physically contribute on the court, their spirit remains strong within the Longhorns who can.

02/27/2010

Texas guard J'Covan Brown carried off court with apparent neck injury
Texas guard J'Covan Brown has been taken off the court on a board with his neck stabilized after falling hard on a drive to the basket late in a game against No. 22 Texas A&M.

02/26/2010

Texas' Mack Brown critical of coaches-in-waiting rule
Texas' Mack Brown, as might be expected, is no fan of the new NCAA rule that restricts coaches-in-waiting. Brown said that edict will adversely affect the way defensive coordinator Will Muschamp can do his job and recruit.

Texas Longhorns coach wants more trick plays like Boise State
With spring practices starting Friday, Mack Brown and the Texas coaching staff have a myriad of adjustments to make to their football team. Besides the obvious decisions that affect the positions that have lost its' starters, Brown wants to spark up his offense a little more.

Texas hopes to start a new run

Southlake Carroll product Tre Newton led the Longhorns with 552 yards rushing last season.

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Texas' spring football practice starts today, and improving the running attack will be a focal point for Mack Brown and the Longhorns, writes Chuck Carlton.

Texas' Taylor Bible: UT can win next four BCS titles

Boise State, UT coaches to talk offense

Brown: UT QB will be 'really good'

4 more players to miss or be limited in spring workouts

Brown critical of 'coach-in-waiting' rule

Blog: Colleges

02/25/2010

UT's Brown critical of NCAA 'coach-in-waiting' rule
The new NCAA rule that restricts coaches-in-waiting will adversely affect the way defensive coordinator Will Muschamp can do his job and recruit, coach Mack Brown said Thursday.

Four more UT players will miss or be limited in spring workouts
Four additional players will miss or be limited in Texas' spring football practice because of injuries, the school announced Thursday.

Report: Texas' Colt McCoy won't throw at NFL Combine

Texas' Taylor Bible: Longhorns can win next four national titles

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Taylor Bible said this week that Texas will win four national championships and the next four Red River Rivalry games while he’s a Longhorn. His predictions seem to throw all those low-key, humble observations about him out the window -- except when you hear the reasoning behind his projections.

Okla. QB to play for Carroll

Baseball tempted Scotty Young

Winter weather affects offseason

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Women's basketball: Oklahoma State 73, Texas 72
Andrea Riley scored Oklahoma State's final 17 points in regulation and Megan Byford's free throw in overtime helped the No. 23 Cowgirls beat No. 14 Texas 73-72 on Wednesday night.

02/24/2010

Pittman comes up big as Texas takes care of OSU
Dexter Pittman had 16 points and eight rebounds and free-falling No. 21 Texas got a much-needed 69-59 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

Texas Longhorns AD: No talks between Texas and Big Ten
The University of Texas likes its position in the Big 12 Conference and has not talked with the Big Ten about its expansion plans, athletic director DeLoss Dodds said Wednesday.

02/22/2010

Plenty of uncertainty lies ahead for Texas

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In a perfect basketball world, coach Rick Barnes would prefer to have a good idea what to expect in late February, writes Chuck Carlton. For Barnes and Texas, very little has approached perfection lately.

DeLoss Dodds: UT unlikely to leave Big 12

Longhorns lose PG Balbay for season

Blog: Colleges

DeLoss Dodds: Texas unlikely to leave Big 12
Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds says the Big 12 has worked well for the Longhorns and he doesn't see a change coming unless "something drastic happens."

02/23/2010

Handful of Dallas-area players headed to Texas' Junior Day this weekend
A fresh crop of recruits will visit Austin this weekend, and by Sunday the Longhorns could be in an even more enviable position than they were earlier this month.

02/22/2010

TCU out of women's poll, with OU, Texas and Texas A&M in mix
Hartford rode a school-record winning streak to its first Top 25 appearance, and gave UConn a little Nutmeg State company in The Associated Press women's basketball poll.

Texas, Texas A&M and Baylor in last five of AP men's Top 25
Texas, which was ranked No. 1 last month for the first time in school history, is at the lowest ranking of the season after dropping from 15th to No. 21. Texas A&M will be in two of this week's games between ranked teams.

02/21/2010

Wisconsin AD: Texas nowhere in initial Big Ten study
Maybe it's a smokescreen. Maybe it got lost in the fine print. Or maybe the Big Ten really isn't targeting Texas like a lot of people think, based on that report in a Kansas newspaper.

02/22/2010

Texas Longhorns lose point guard Balbay for the season
Texas received the news that it both feared and expected about junior Dogus Balbay. And the point guard situation for the Longhorns became even more unsettled.

02/20/2010

Inside job helps Texas hold off Texas Tech

Texas' Avery Bradley drives around Texas Tech's Mike Davis.

Texas wasn't about to quibble or nitpick about any win, let alone Saturday's 71-67 victory in Lubbock against a Texas Tech team that was equally desperate, writes Chuck Carlton.

Carlton: Big win, potential big loss for UT

Summary

Scoreboard

Big 12 standings

Wisconsin's Alvarez: UT nowhere in initial Big Ten study

Blog: Colleges

Women's basketball: No. 15 Texas A&M 58, No. 12 Texas 44
Sydney Carter scored 14 points and Tanisha Smith added 13 to lead No. 15 Texas A&M to a 58-44 win over 12th-ranked Texas on Saturday.

02/18/2010

Would Horns of plenty exit Big 12? Maybe, if eyes of Texas see more

In the 2008-09 academic year, Texas far and away led the nation in athletic revenue with $138.4 million.

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If you think Texas is content to be buckled up with the Big 12 for another 50 years or 20 or 10 or five, you don't know Texas, writes Kevin Sherrington.

Would UT consider a jump?

Pros and cons

Point-counterpoint: Does UT to Big Ten make sense?

Big Ten network enticing

National reaction: Many think Texas won't want Big Ten

Blog: Colleges

02/17/2010

UT's Damion James: 'We shouldn't be in this position'

Referee Ed Hightower catches the foot of Texas' Jordan Hamilton after he was fouled and fell to the court during the first half.

Despite 24 points from Justin Hamilton and 18 from Damion James, Texas lost at Missouri, 82-77, on Wednesday night, its sixth defeat its past nine games.

Women's basketball: Texas 62, Kansas State 41
Kat Nash scored a game-high 22 points and No. 12 Texas beat Kansas State 62-41 on Wednesday night.

Texas Longhorns' Damion James one of 16 finalists for POY award
Senior Damion James was named among 16 other finalists for this year's Oscar Robertson Trophy Tuesday. This trophy is college basketball's oldest, most prestigious award given annually to the national player of the year.

Colt McCoy throwing; could Longhorn be next Drew Brees?
Colt McCoy is throwing 40 to 50 balls a day in an intense rehabilitation program for the injury that knocked him out of the national championship game and hopes to fully participate in the NFL draft combine next week.

02/16/2010

UT's Damion James a finalist for Oscar Robertson Trophy
Texas forward Damion James is among 16 finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, a national player of the year award presented by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Point-counterpoint: Texas to the Big Ten, would it make sense?
Here are a couple of columnists' opposing viewpoints on recent reports of Texas being lured by Big Ten Conference.

Kindle eager to horn in on success of former UT teammate
Sergio Kindle seems sure to be taken in the first round of this year's NFL draft.

Columnist: Texas Longhorns going to Big Ten is a joke
Lee Barfknecht of the Omaha World-Herald laughs at the mere thought of Texas considering moving to the Big Ten.

Colt McCoy says brother Case right to follow him to Longhorns
Former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy says his younger brother made the "perfect decision" to follow in his footsteps with the Longhorns.

02/15/2010

For Colt McCoy, no need to fret draft round
Given the magic of hindsight, Spergon Wynn, Steve Fuller, Gary Huff and Gary Keithley have earned their place in NFL lore. But they should serve as a reality check for former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, the 2009 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award winner. The Forgettable Foursome were quarterbacks taken in the NFL draft ahead of a Hall of Famer.

Longhorns drop in poll again; Kansas State, Kansas on highs
Kansas State has its highest ranking in 48 years and Richmond is in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time in 24. Meanwhile, Texas dropped from 14th to 15th.

Texas-ex Durant offers advice for slumping Longhorns
After his name was announced during introductions at the NBA All-Star Game, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant showcased a Hook 'em Horns sign to the delight of the crowd. He clearly hasn't forgotten his Texas days.

Texas' McCoy to receive honor, but work just starting
Drew Brees' MVP performance in Super Bowl XLIV may have been just what Colt McCoy needed.

02/13/2010

Texas rebounds, crushes Nebraska, 91-51
Avery Bradley scored 25 points and No. 14 Texas used a big first half to romp to a 91-51 win over Nebraska on Saturday.

Women's basketball: No. 14 Texas 85, Kansas 82
Ashleigh Fontenette scored eight of her 20 points in the two overtime periods, including a clutch 3-pointer, to help No. 14 Texas beat Kansas 85-82 on Saturday.

WR Jaxon Shipley, brother of Jordan, commits to UT
Brownwood's Jaxon Shipley, the brother of graduated All-American receiver Jordan Shipley, has orally committed to Texas for class of 2011, Orangebloods.com reported.

02/12/2010

Longhorns freshman says he can lead Texas to national title
Sagging Texas needs a spark. The No. 14 Longhorns could get one if freshman J'Covan Brown can seize his second chance at leading the offense.

Big Ten Network enticing, but would it be enough for Texas to leave Big 12?

Ohio State has been a non-conference opponent for Texas in recent years, but reports say the Big Ten is interested in adding the Longhorns to their conference.

The Big Ten would love to have Texas. The real story will be whether the Longhorns show any mutual interest.

Would UT consider jump to Big Ten?

UT to the Big Ten: Pros and cons

National reaction: Most think Texas won't want Big Ten

Texas, Maryland to tackle coach-in-waiting rule

Blog: Colleges

More Texas

02/11/2010

National reaction: Many think Texas won't want Big Ten
A sampling of reaction from other newspapers to the talk that the Big Ten and Pac 10 might try to lure the University of Texas into their conferences:

Would Texas consider jump to Big Ten?

Is it possible Texas and Michigan could be conference opponents in the future ... in the Big Ten?

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Chuck Carlton takes a look at whether it would make sense for Texas to jump to the Big Ten, which was reported to have made overtures to the Longhorns.

UT to the Big Ten: Pros and cons

National reaction: Most think Texas won't want Big Ten

Blog: Colleges

More Texas

Women's basketball: Texas 74, Colorado 50
In Boulder, Colo., Ashleigh Fontenette scored 13 points, Cokie Reed added 12, and Texas routed mistake-prone Colorado for its fourth consecutive win.

Horns 'singled out' by new NCAA recruiting rule
The recruiting role of Texas football defensive coordinator Will Muschamp will be dramatically curtailed under a new NCAA rule that targets head coaches-in-waiting.

02/09/2010

Mack Brown No. 1 in pay, but he can't top Michigan State's Tom Izzo

'The worst 11 minutes' in Longhorns coach's career
Texas is too talented to get destroyed on its home floor, and Kansas is too good to lose a big lead anywhere.

Position-by-position recruiting ranks: Dallas-area players a big boost for Texas, A&M, Oklahoma

BEN TORRES/ Special to DMN

Texas has never been short on producing first-class high school football talent, like Tevin Jackson and Adrian Phillips (pictured left). And this 2010 class is no exception. Rivals.com revealed its position-by-position rankings this week, and some familiar Texas faces helped their respective schools achieve high marks.

Area: Top 50 for 2011

Skyline LB Wallace top recruit for 2011

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2 Oklahoma players cited for shoplifting before beating Longhorns
Oklahoma freshmen basketball players Andrew Fitzgerald and Steven Pledger were cited for shoplifting at a department store in Norman, just hours after the Sooners upset Texas on Saturday.

Kansas had Texas 'on our calendars;' Longhorn: 'we’re No.1 in our hearts regardless' of rank
The top-ranked Jayhawks beat No. 14 Texas 80-68 on Monday night, easily handling a team that a few weeks ago was supposed to challenge them for the Big 12 title.

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