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03/12/2010

Attorney: Mike Leach's case against Texas Tech stronger after depositions
An attorney for former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach says his case against the school is "substantially stronger" following depositions about whether he mistreated a player with a concussion.

Pat Knight to coach Texas Tech next season
Pat Knight will return for his third full season as men's basketball coach at Texas Tech.

03/11/2010

Texas Tech videos show ex-coach Mike Leach's post-game rants

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In a report on OrangeBloods.com, post-game videos taken by Texas Tech film crews during the 2009 season show former Red Raiders football coach Mike Leach directing players how to pray and threatening the "living situation" of some players.

Post-game video (Kansas); Warning: May be offensive to some

Archives: Tech fires Leach

Kansas beats Texas Tech in Big 12 men's tournament

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Texas Tech played the No. 1 team in the nation tough, but ultimately lost 80-68 to Kansas in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 men's tournament.

Women's basketball: Kansas State 59, Texas Tech 51
Taelor Karr scored 16 points and Kari Kincaid added 14 as Kansas State held off a late charge by Texas Tech to beat the Lady Raiders 59-51 in the opening round of the Big 12 women's tournament on Thursday.

Texas Tech's legal team upset with move by Mike Leach's lawyers
Former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach's legal team has subpoenaed Frenship Independent School District for documents pertaining to new Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville's children who are enrolled in the district.

Mike Leach signs autographs at Texas Tech student union
Former Red Raiders football coach Mike Leach reportedly was in Texas Tech's student union building Thursday afternoon signing autographs for students.

D-FW pipeline: John Roberson, Texas Tech, basketball, guard
The 5-11 junior had 19 points and nine assists in Tech's 82-67 win vs. Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Wednesday.

03/10/2010

Texas Tech tops Colorado, 82-67, in Big 12 tournament opener

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Texas Tech defeated Colorado, 82-67, Wednesday afternoon in the opening round of the Big 12 men's tournament in Kansas City, Mo., just days after losing to the Buffaloes on th road.

Men's scoreboard

UTA loses in SLC tournament

Preview: Central Fla.-SMU

Preview: Okla. St.-OU

Preview: Iowa St.-Texas

Blog: Colleges

03/09/2010

A pirate looks at 49: Happy birthday, Mike Leach
Former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach turns 49 today, born today in Susanville, California on this date in 1961, if Wikipedia's bio can be believed.

03/08/2010

Leach to deliver deposition in lawsuit against Texas Tech

Chat replay: Chuck Carlton answers your Big 12 questions

SportsDay's Chuck Carlton answered your questions on the Big 12 today.

Carlton: The good, the bad and the unexpected in the Big 12

Cowlishaw: Big 12 is nation's best

UT picked as host for Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

Blogs: Colleges

03/06/2010

Higgins helps Colorado beat Texas Tech, 101-90
The Colorado Buffaloes are surging as they head into the Big 12 Tournament.

03/04/2010

Baylor's Griner captures attention, but not kind she's used to

Baylor's Brittney Griner (right), pictured here in a Feb. 17 game vs. Texas Tech and Jordan Barncastle (left), was suspended two games for punching Barncastle in Wednesday night's game in Lubbock.

Baylor 6-8 freshman Brittney Griner stood a good chance to be an All-America selection this season. Now she's in the spotlight for the wrong reasons after punching a Texas Tech player, writes Chuck Carlton.

Baylor's Griner suspended two games

Video: Benches clear, punches thrown

Report: Surgery likely for Tech player who was punched

Blog: Colleges

With video: Punches thrown, benches clear in Tech women's loss to Baylor
Tempers flared in the Texas Tech women's basketball game against No. 14 Baylor Wednesday night in Lubbock.

03/03/2010

Women's basketball: Baylor 69, Texas Tech 60
Brittney Griner scored 21 points before getting ejected from the game to lead No. 14 Baylor past Texas Tech 69-60 on Wednesday night.

Baylor's Brittney Griner ejected after punching Tech player
Baylor's super freshman Brittney Griner was ejected from a game against Texas Tech after she punched an opposing player in the face.

Texas Tech's postseason hopes dim after loss to No. 21 Baylor
After losing to the No. 21 Baylor Bears, 86-68, Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas Tech men's basketball coach Pat Knight doubts his team will be playing in the NIT.

03/02/2010

Tweety Carter helps Baylor overcome slow start, beat Tech
Tweety Carter always seems to come up with what No. 21 Baylor needs.

02/28/2010

Women's basketball: No. 23 Oklahoma State 80, Texas Tech 70
Andrea Riley scored 21 points to help No. 23 Oklahoma State earn an 80-70 victory over Texas Tech on Sunday.

Box score

02/27/2010

Men's basketball: Nebraska 83, Texas Tech 79 (2 OT)
Sek Henry scored seven of his 21 points in the second overtime and Nebraska ended a seven-game losing streak with an 83-79 victory over Texas Tech that put a dent in the Red Raiders' NIT hopes on Saturday.

Coach's fight a team effort
Sam Harrell, the longtime Ennis football coach and father of former Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell, and Steve Betik are both battling multiple sclerosis, writes Kevin Sherrington. They hope to fly together in June to a clinic in Costa Rica.

02/24/2010

Scotty Young: 'If I didn't go to Texas Tech, I probably would've played baseball somewhere'
Scotty Young, who was named a Parade All-American in late January after passing for 4,500 yards and 64 touchdowns last season for Denton Ryan, said this week that he would’ve enjoyed playing college baseball at a school like Texas or Oklahoma if he decided playing college football at Texas Tech under new coach Tommy Tuberville didn't fit.

02/23/2010

Kansas State rolls over Texas Tech, 83-64
Jacob Pullen scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half to lead No. 6 Kansas State to its sixth consecutive victory, an 83-64 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night.

02/21/2010

Sherrington on ... Mike Leach
In Kevin Sherrington's weekly Sunday Brunch column, he writes: "Mike Leach has resettled his family in Key West, where, in 1996, he reportedly applied to be the high school coach. Wouldn't be surprised if he applies again someday."

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

Texas Tech coach was a 1930s original
Lonnie "Primo" McCurry, who died last week at 90, was the last surviving member of Texas Tech's 1939 Cotton Bowl team, and, perhaps more important, writes DMN's Kevin Sherrington, one of the last to survive Pete Cawthon.

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