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March 2010
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One of many stories on how Texas Tech athletics is building a community Texas A&M-Commerce president 'embarrassed' but still defends football coach Morriss Scouting combine: NBA eyes will be at SMU on Saturday Texas' Garrett Gilbert puts Pasadena behind him during spring workouts Texas Tech's Mike Singletary addresses Jordan Barncastle incident Texas' Rick Barnes feels quote on national titles taken out of context Texas Tech evaluates position as it prepares for Colorado You asked for it: The Big 12 tiebreaker options Report: Status of Tech's Barncastle, punched by Baylor's Griner, is uncertain Aggie freshman forward Ray Turner in run-off for class president Texas A&M's Mark Turgeon gets 70th win Baylor's Griner suspended two games Texas-ex Earl Thomas competitive at scouting combine DVR FYI: ESPN Classic to show 1978 Texas-OU game tonight Texas Tech's Marsha Sharp receives lifetime achievement award Video highlights: Texas A&M 76, Oklahoma State 61 With video: Benches clear, punches thrown in Texas Tech Lady Raiders' loss to Baylor Aggies show some perimeter punch Categories
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March 5, 2010
Here's a story about the nicer side of athletics. An article in Friday's Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper today about five girls, members of Texas Tech's soccer team, who wore T-shirts they decorated for Tech's 6-foot-10 senior forward Darko Cohadarevic who was playing in his last game in Texas Tech's arena. They were Facebook friends with him, but they did not personally know him. "We have to believe in Darko because we don't think many people do,"...
Texas A&M-Commerce president Dan Jones said in a statement Friday that he was embarrassed by the football team's theft of an entire press run of the campus newspaper last week but defended coach Guy Morriss. Morriss, the former Baylor coach, called the campus theft of The East Texan newspapers a "team-building exercise" in a campus police report and has been criticized publicly for his comments. Jones called Morriss' comments "a misguided attempt at humor." "He...
SMU's athletics public relations staff said 20 scouts from 15 NBA teams have requested seats for Saturday night's game against Marshall. They're not coming to try the pretzels at the Moody Coliseum concession stands. The scouts will be there to see Marshall's Hassan Whiteside, a 7-0 freshman who has been tearing up Conference USA. Whiteside has three triple-doubles this season and has already set the Marshall career record for blocks with 165 - including 13...
Unlike Colt McCoy, who says he will probably never watch the BCS Championship game, Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert has had to. A few times actually, to learn from his mistakes. A week after the game, Gilbert and offensive coordinator Greg Davis sat down to go over the film. "I think if he was fragile, it would have really hurt him. But he's very confident," head coach Mack Brown said of Gilbert. "He'll use that game...
Texas Tech forward Mike Singletary was asked about the incident in Wednesday's Baylor-Texas Tech women's basketball game in which Baylor's Brittney Griner punched Texas Tech's Jordan Barncastle. Griner was suspended by the Big 12 for one game - against No. 18 Texas. "I think they handled that situation pretty well," Singletary said. "I think the coaches will handle that with their teams. You know, we really just hope Jordan is OK, and just hope she'll...
In the March 8th edition of ESPN the Magazine, Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes was quoted as saying he is not "obsessed" with winning a national championship. People have interpreted this to mean that Barnes doesn't really care about winning a national title, and the way that the quote and the article was structured, it seemed that way. However, according to Barnes, the quote was taken out of context. "I didn't say that I don't...
Texas Tech forward Mike Singletary discussed the Red Raiders' upcoming game against Colorado before practice Thursday afternoon. Singletary acknowledged there are several ways to view Texas Tech's final game of the regular season, including a last gasp for the NIT and a tune-up for the Big 12 Conference tournament. "It's just a must-win in all situations," he said. "We want to get rid of the losing streak, we want to get to the NIT, and...
Think of this exercise as Rubik's Cube on the hardwood. The good folks at the Big 12 spent the day crunching numbers. The result is everything you want to know about tiebreakers for the men's basketball version of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. Two-ways, three-ways, four-ways (yeah, we're talking standings, people) are deciphered here, with all 21 possibilities listed....
Texas Tech women's basketball forward Jordan Barncastle's father, Doug Barncastle, said Thursday his daughter's status is uncertain a day after she was punched in the face by Baylor's Brittney Griner in a 69-60 Baylor win. Doug Barncastle told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that he expects his daughter to undergo surgery, but not until swelling subsides, and maybe not until the conclusion of the basketball season. "It's an unfortunate thing," said Doug Barncastle, who is in Austin... March 4, 2010
Write-in candidate and freshman Aggie forward Ray Turner will be participating in a run-off election with fellow Aggie Trent Segers for the title of Class of 2013 President. Turner won 30 percent of the vote while Segers got 18 percent. A vote of fifty percent is needed in order to win the election. The push for the fan favorite began last week after a couple fans nicknamed him "The President." They then began to campaign...
After Wednesday's 76-61 victory, Texas A&M head coach Mark Turgeon deservedly placed the spotlight on his departing seniors. But lost in the shuffle was that Turgeon picked up his 70th win at A&M. Former coach Billy Gillispie had 70 wins in his three seasons, and Turgeon can pass him. With the No. 23 Aggies on the brink of earning a bye in the first round of the Big 12 tournament, the accolades for Turgeon's coaching...
Baylor star freshman Brittney Griner, who was ejected for fighting during the Lady Bears' game with Texas Tech on Wednesday, has been suspended for two games, one mandated by NCAA rules and another by Baylor coach Kim Mulkey. Griner will miss Sunday's game with Texas and Baylor's first game of the women's Big 12 Tournament. Midway through the second half of a 69-60 Baylor victory, the 6-8 Griner and Tech sophomore Jordan Barncastle locked elbows...
The final day of the NFL Scouting Combine is reserved for the fastest competitors - the defensive backs. Former Texas safety Earl Thomas was one of the youngest and smallest defensive backs. The 5-foot-10, 208-pound Thomas was a top performer in the bench press, where he benched the standard 225 lbs. 21 times. He tied for fourth-best of 11 participating safeties and had two more than top safety prospect, Eric Berry. NFL.com analysts were impressed...
Just for your information, ESPN Classic will show the 1978 Texas-Oklahoma football game tonight at 11 p.m. CST. This is mainly a note for Sooners fans, who probably remember Billy Sims running wild in the 31-10 blowout. A taste of things to come tonight is below....
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Wednesday that former Lady Raider Coach Marsha Sharp is the 28th recipient of their annual Lifetime Achievement Award. Kay Yow and Pat Summit are previous recipients, Courtney Linehan of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports. Sharp stepped down as head coach for the Lady Raiders in 2005 with a 557-175 record. Since then, she has served as Tech's Associate Athletic Director for Special Projects, and became the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund's... |
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