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The two-seeded Texas Longhorns staved off a late comeback from No. 10 Penn State to advance to the Sweet 16 in the March Madness tournament.

Sir'Jabari Rice had the hot hand for the Texas Longhorns in their first-round win over Colgate in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 23 points and No. 2 seed Texas shut down sharpshooting Colgate for an 81-61 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Hebbronville softball player Karina Alarcon was voted the Sames Caller-Times Athlete of the Week.

University of Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte held a town hall on Monday where he told Longhorns fans that the school will not join others with alternate jersey.

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and overtime, and No. 6 Texas held off Oklahoma 85-53.

London advanced back to the Class 3A area round after defeating George West 62-32 in the bi-district round of the playoffs.

Both Texas and Virginia made big jumps in Mike DeCourcy's latest bracket forecast, while a pair of blue bloods sit squarely on the bubble.

Houston is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the second time this season.

Houston is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the second time this season, while Kansas State continued its unexpectedly strong start by leaping from unranked to the verge of the top 10. The Cougars received 34 of 60 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to return to the top after a two-week stay there earlier this season. Kansas was second and had 22 first-place votes, while Purdue fell from No. 1 to No. 3 and got the other four first-place votes after suffering its first loss at Rutgers last week.

Michael Penix, Jr. threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns and No. 12 Washington held off No. 21 Texas 27-20 on Thursday night in the Valero Alamo Bowl.

Here's everything you need to know about Texas-Washington, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert pick from Geoff Schwartz.

Marcus Carr had 17 points and five assists as seventh-ranked Texas, playing again without suspended coach Chris Beard, beat Stanford 72-62.

Logan Eggleston, the National Player of the Year and Final Four Most Outstanding Player, had 19 kills, seven digs and three blocks to lead top-seeded Texas to a three-set sweep of Louisville to give the Longhorns their third NCAA championship.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Texas A&M found some life and upset LSU at home, and TCU stays in the playoff chase after a win against Iowa State.

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 19 points, Marcus Carr had 18 and Tyrese Hunter 17 to lead No. 4 Texas to a 91-54 win over Texas Rio Grande Valley on Saturday.

Here's everything you need to know about Baylor-Texas, from the point spread, moneyline and total Over/Under.

Here's everything you need to know about Texas-Kansas, from the point spread, moneyline and total Over/Under.

No. 11 Texas dominated No. 2 Gonzaga, holding a lead of 23 points in the second half and cruising to a 93-74 victory Wednesday night in Austin.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

No. 4 TCU moved to 10-0 and clinched a trip to the Big 12 Championship with there win on the road against No. 18 Texas on Saturday night.

With Max Duggan and the offense struggling, No. 4 TCU turned to its defense to stop Bijan Robinson and No. 18 Texas.

Kendre Miller rushed for 138 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown in the third quarter that broke open a tense defensive struggle, and No. 4 TCU beat No. 18 Texas 17-10 to clinch a berth in the Big 12 championship game.

Here's everything you need to know about TCU-Texas, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert pick from Jason McIntyre.

Can Ohio State keep rolling? TCU stay unbeaten? RJ Young and Michael Cohen preview Week 11 of the college football season.

Seeing big horns in person, whether on a live steer or in a longhorn collection, can raise in any Texan a feeling of pride and wonder.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Week 10 of the college football season is in full swing with Alabama, LSU, UCLA and more in action. Here are the top plays!

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this weekend.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian has apologized for not staying on the field to sing “The Eyes of Texas” after the Longhorns’ loss to Oklahoma State and promised it would never happen again.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this weekend.

Spencer Sanders found Bryson Green with just over three minutes left for the game-winning touchdown, as No. 11 Oklahoma State took down No. 20 Texas.

Players could win $25,000 in the Week 8 FOX Bet Super 6 College Football contest if they accurately predict the winners and margins of victory for six marquee matchups.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

FOX Bet is free-to-play. All you need to do is download the app, pick the winners for six games on Saturday and the margin of victory.

Week 6 of the 2022 college football season includes three matchups between top-25 schools and a matchup between No. 1 Alabama and unranked Texas A&M.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Texas Tech welcomed the No. 21 Texas Longhorns and took them down in a wild overtime finish on Saturday in Lubbock, winning by a field goal.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says his team must now avoid the “rat poison” of listening to praise after a close loss to Alabama.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian isn't giving any hint as to who will be the No. 21 Longhorns’ starting quarterback this week, and insists that injured Quinn Ewers and his top backup Hudson Card are “day-to-day” ahead of a matchup with UTSA.

A one-point loss to the top team in the country is a promising sign for the Longhorns, but they can still improve on Saturday’s performance.

Texas' quarterback situation is up in the air as Quinn Ewers is reportedly expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a clavicle sprain. Texas faces UTSA on Saturday.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend.

Will Reichard kicked a 33-yard field goal with 10 seconds left, and No. 1 Alabama overcame a stifling defensive effort by Texas to earn a hard-fought 20-19 victory.

Quinn Ewers threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns in his debut at quarterback for Texas and the Longhorns rolled over Louisiana-Monroe 52-10 in the season-opener for both programs.

Texas starts the season unranked after a 5-7 finish in 2021.

How UT sparked the chain reaction that killed traditional rivalries and created a college sports landscape dominated by super conferences.

No team does less with more quite like the Longhorns do, but even UT shouldn’t be able to spoil the next great Manning quarterback.

Arch Manning, known for being the most sought-out quarterback in the past year, has verbally committed to the University of Texas.

From luxury spas to grueling drills, our state offers something for players of every persuasion.

John Michael Bertrand and two relievers held Texas’ potent offense in check and Notre Dame scored in all kinds of ways in a 7-3 victory Friday night in its first College World Series game in 20 years.

Their coach’s obscene gesture helped turn around their season, and now the Longhorns are two wins away from NCAA softball glory.

Tennessee baseball is holding court at the top, but the rest of the Super Regional field required some reseeding. Here's how the 16 teams stack up.

The unseeded Longhorns rally from 5-0 deficit to beat Oklahoma State and advance at the Softball World Series

Estelle Czech allowed just one hit in 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, JJ Smith hit a three-run homer and Texas defeated Arizona 5-2 to advance to the Women’s College World Series semifinals.

6 Texas made its first trip to the Rio Grande Valley in 51 years and handed the UTRGV Vaqueros a 7-2 loss Tuesday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium in Edinburg. Gotta thank the Valley for coming out and supporting us,” UTRGV head coach Derek Matlock said. The atmosphere was unbelievable, we have a lot of fans down here, as well,” said Texas head coach David Pierce. We’re going to grind it out.”The Vaqueros are back in action at 6 tonight against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Chapman Field in Corpus Christi as part of the South Texas Showdown rivalry series. UTRGV is slated to resume Western Athletic Conference play with a three-game series against Tarleton beginning at 7 p.m. Friday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.

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Pasadena Dobie senior Isaac Cortez often travels two hours, round trip, daily during the offseason to play club soccer in Aldine. It’s not the most decorated of teams, but it’s what he can afford.

Jaden Ivey made a critical 3-pointer with 1:01 left and finished with 18 points, and Purdue finally got past Texas coach Chris Beard in March.

Andrew Jones scored 21 points, Marcus Carr beat the halftime buzzer with a shot from well beyond halfcourt to put Texas ahead for good, and the Longhorns beat Virginia Tech 81-73 for their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2014.

Damion Baugh led TCU on a frantic second-half comeback, Eddie Lampkin provided the go-ahead bucket with 39 seconds left, and the Horned Frogs rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat No. 22 Texas 65-60 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.

Texas State baseball upset No. 1 UT Austin on March 9.

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David McCormack had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help sixth-ranked Kansas beat No. 21 Texas 70-63 to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 Tournament.

Adam Flagler and James Akinjo each scored 19 points to send No. 3 Baylor over No. 21 Texas 68-61, as the Bears spoiled the final Longhorns men’s game in the 45-year-old Frank Erwin Center.

Timmy Allen scored 15 of his season-high 26 points over the final 10 minutes, and No. 20 Texas edged West Virginia 82-81 on Saturday.

Texas broke open a close game with three straight bases-loaded walks in the fourth inning, on its was to a 12-0 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

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Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones each scored 20 points to help No. 20 Texas defeat Oklahoma 80-78 in overtime.

Adam Flagler had 20 points and 10th-ranked Baylor beat No. 20 Texas 80-63 after losing big man Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua to a gruesome left knee injury.

Timmy Allen scored 24 points and his long jumper from just beyond the free throw line with 21 seconds left put Texas ahead before Marcus Carr’s free throws sealed a 79-76 win over No. 8 Kansas on Monday night.

Marcus Carr and Andrew Jones each scored 14 points and No. 23 Texas used a barrage of 3-pointers in the opening minutes of the second half to pull away from No. 20 Iowa State for a 63-41 victory.

Kevin Obanor had 17 points with five 3-pointers and 14th-ranked Texas Tech beat No. 23 Texas 77-64 in Chris Beard’s return.

Timmy Allen’s free throw with 6 seconds left sent Texas to a 52-51 win over No. 18 Tennessee in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday night after the Volunteers rallied from 17 points down in the second half.

Timmy Allen scored 16 points to lead four in double figures as Texas cruised to a 73-50 victory over TCU.

Ex-TCU coach Gary Patterson's move to Austin is a script only the deep-pocketed and dysfunctional Longhorns could write.

Marcus Carr scored 14 points and made two free throws with five seconds remaining, and No. 23 Texas defeated Oklahoma State 56-51 to snap a two-game losing streak.

Andrew Jones scored a season-best 22 points and made four steals, and No. 21 Texas beat Oklahoma 66-52.

Marcus Carr scored 19 points, Timmy Allen had 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, and No. 14 Texas rallied in the second half to beat Kansas State 70-57.

Marcus Carr scored a season-best 20 points and No. 17 Texas defeated short-handed West Virginia 74-59 i n the Big 12 opener, snapping the Mountaineers’ eight-game winning streak.

Dylan Disu had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks in his longest appearance of the season for No. 17 Texas, which beat Incarnate Word 78-33 on Tuesday night.

Dylan Disu scored 14 points and made three blocks and No. 16 Texas pulled away in the second half to defeat Alabama State 68-48.

Andrew Jones scored 13 points and No. 17 Texas beat Stanford 60-53 on Sunday in the Pac 12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge.

It appears top-rated quarterback prospect Quinn Ewers is headed to the University of Texas, according to multiple reports.

Every Texas Longhorns offensive lineman on scholarship will get $50,000 annually for use of their name, image and likeness to support charitable causes, a new nonprofit entity announced Monday. Horns with Heart said “The Pancake Factory” would start in August 2022. The organization said it hopes to expand the program to other football position groups and Longhorns athletes in the future.

Texas A&M rolled in a non-conference game against Prairie View, and West Virginia upends Texas.

Suddenly, Texas has just a week left in a stunningly bad season under first-year coach Steve Sarkisian. West Virginia will get one more chance to avoid joining the Longhorns in ending the year in late November. Jared Doege threw three touchdown passes and Leddie Brown rushed for 158 yards and a score to lead West Virginia to a 31-23 victory over Texas on Saturday, handing the Longhorns their sixth straight loss and eliminating them from bowl consideration.

In 1971, Texas came to visit the Rio Grande Valley for the first time, as legacy institution Pan American College took three out of four from the visiting Longhorns. Pan American later swept Texas in the NCAA District Championships to secure a berth in the College World Series. Now, for the first time in 51 years, Texas is coming back. The UTRGV baseball team will host Texas on Tuesday, April 26 at UTRGV Baseball Stadium. 16 Oklahoma State to open 2019, and hosting Texas Tech in 2018.

Odem captured the outright district championship for the second straight season with Friday's win against Hebbronville.

Head coach Steve Sarkisian diagnosed his team's weakness after Saturday's loss to Oklahoma State. Now he has to repair it.

The sophomore running back looks to carry UT to its first win over the Sooners since 2018 in Saturday's Red River Showdown.

A roundup of major college football games from Texas and the Big 12.

Texas turned to a punishing run game to wipe out any lingering bad taste of a bad loss. Bijan Robinson ran for three touchdowns in the first half and the Longhorns rolled up 427 yards on the ground in pounding Rice 58-0 Saturday night, a week after a loss a humiliating loss at Arkansas knocked the Longhorns out of the Top 25. Texas quarterback Casey Thompson got his first career start, but it was the smashing running game behind Robinson and Roschon Johnson that had the game quickly out of hand.

Texas hasn’t considered Arkansas to be a rival for a long time. Judging by the goal posts coming down Saturday night and with the Longhorns set to join the Southeastern Conference soon, that won’t last. Arkansas ran for 333 yards, held Texas to 256 yards of total offense and the Razorbacks beat their former Southwest Conference nemesis 40-21 on Saturday night.

Former Weslaco High and Texas quarterback Bobby Lackey, who the Weslaco High gym and football stadium was named after in his honor and who became the first Longhorns player to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1959, died Thursday at age 83.

Tough luck, Big 12 loyalists and Southwest Conference hardliners. At least Texas and Texas A&M will play each other again.

The board of regents for the University of Texas voted unanimously Friday to accept an invitation for the Longhorns to join the Southeastern Conference.