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Longhorn Network airs final sporting event
When the Texas Longhorns baseball team beat the Kansas Jayhawks 9-7 on Saturday, it marked the end of the regular season for Texas, giving the squad a 35-20 finish. It also marked the final event to ever air on the Longhorn Network. With Texas just weeks away from its July 1 move from the Big 12 to the SEC, the Longhorn Network will no longer exist due to the SEC’s media rights deal and the already-existing SEC Network Greg Swindell and Keith Moreland, Texas’ baseball announcers, and former Longhorns, took the time to thank their crew, share memories, and bid farewell to the...
Texas softball continues dominance, onto regional final
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Upsets can happen in the postseason of any sport, but the top-ranked Texas softball team looks pretty tough to beat at the moment. The Longhorns rolled past Northwestern Saturday afternoon by a tune of 14-2 to advance to the final day of the Austin regional unbeaten. A game dominated by pitching in […]
Texas Tech to meet Texas Tuesday to kick off 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships
ARLINGTON, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – With the regular season in the books, the seeding for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship has been released, and Texas Tech will face third-seeded Texas on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. The matchup will be aired live on ESPN+/Big 12 Now. Texas Tech...
Texas baseball takes first two games of final Big 12 series
The Texas Longhorns baseball team was able to emerge victorious in a game that felt like a postseason game Thursday. Jalin Flores’ walk-off RBI double gave the Longhorns a 5-4 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks to open the three-game series. Things looked good for Texas after it built a...
Texas removes parts of damaged batter's eye at UFCU Disch-Falk Field ahead of Kansas game
Hitting a home run over the wall in centerfield at UFCU Disch-Falk Field has become less of a tall task. Inclement weather and wind at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Thursday afternoon caused the top of the batter's eye in centerfield to collapse. After Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte tweeted that an impromptu construction project might cause a slight delay to the start of UT's home game against Kansas, workers removed the last of the damaged panels around 6 p.m.
Vic Schaefer talks what to expect next season in exclusive interview
AUSTIN, Texas — KVUE Sports Anchor Tyler Feldman sat down with Texas Women's Basketball head coach Vic Schaefer for an exclusive one-on-one off-season interview. During their 30-minute conversation, Schaefer talks about a number of topics, including:. Why is the proof always in the pudding?. The importance of supporting players...
As Texas records a walk-off win, Scott Wilson extends baseball attendance streak to 1,500
As the Texas baseball team celebrated a victory Friday night, one of its fans celebrated a milestone. Friday's 3-2 win over Kansas was the 1,500th consecutive UT baseball game attended by Scott Wilson. The Texas triumph was secured by a two-run rally in the ninth inning, and the team tweeted afterward, "The...
Westlake junior AJ Carlson is our Central Texas girls soccer player of the year
AJ Carlson controls the midfield. The Westlake junior did everything you’d expect from an elite player at her position this girls soccer season: direct play, win 50-50 battles, make precision passes and score when needed to. It’s something that pushed the Chaps all the way to an appearance in the Class 6A state championship game.
ESPN names Georgia game as best first-time conference matchup
ESPN ranks Georgia’s Oct. 19 road trip to Austin, Texas, to face the Texas Longhorns as college football’s best first-time conference matchup of 2024. Georgia will be facing Texas for the first time since the Dawgs fell to the Longhorns on Jan. 1, 2020 in the Sugar Bowl. Georgia’s program has won a pair of national championships since then.
Delta adds direct flights for college football season, including UK vs. UT Austin game
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Are you looking to travel for one of University of Kentucky’s football games this year? Well, Delta Air Lines has announced plans to expand special direct roundtrip flights to help fans catch games between Aug. 30 and Dec. 1. According to a news...
Softball Recap: Weslaco has no trouble against Lake Travis
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Weslaco had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over the Lake Travis Cavaliers. The result was nothing new for Weslaco, who have now won 23 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Former Texas F Dillon Mitchell commits to Cincinnati
Former Texas forward Dillon Mitchell has transferred to Cincinnati, according to reports. Mitchell posted a picture of himself in a Bearcats uniform on his Instagram page. Mitchell, a former five-star recruit, was a McDonald's All-American in high school. The 6-foot-8 Mitchell reportedly also considered Auburn and Miami. Last season, Mitchell averaged 9.6 points and 7.4 rebounds in 34 appearances (33 starts). In two seasons with the Longhorns, he had averages of 6.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in 72 games (71 starts). When Texas produced a 74-73 road win at Cincinnati last season, Mitchell had 10 points and four rebounds in 37 minutes. --Field Level Media
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