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There's no shame in trying to get in shape, in fact, I could stand to jog a few (thousand) miles, but jogging on Loop 289 in Lubbock, Texas has got to be one of the dumbest things someone could possibly do. If you're trying to add years to your life by dropping some pounds, taking a jog on the loop is definitely the wrong way to go about it.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Boxers from across the nation are in Lubbock this week for the 51st Annual USA Junior Olympics Boxing Tournament. Mike McAtee, the Executive Director of USA Boxing, shared how this sport impacts young men and women. “You are putting the work in when you climb between...

This week, the College Football Hall of Fame ballots went out to voters, and included among the candidates is Texas Tech football legend, Graham Harrell. Whether or not the record-setting former Red Raider quarterback who is now the offensive coordinator at Purdue gets the nod this year, there is no denying that his NCAA career warrants Hall of Fame induction.

The Lubbock-Cooper girls basketball team will have a new voice on the sideline next season. Kyle Lovorn, the reigning Lone Star Varsity Coach of the Year, made the decision to move on from his position leading the Lady Pirates and announced it Tuesday via social media. “Sierra, Peyton, Easton and...

A complete preview and prediction for the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 2023 college football season.

LUBBOCK, Texas – Katie Ferrell’s playing career is over, but the former Lady Raiders won’t stray far from the game. Lubbock ISD confirmed Tuesday that Ferrell accepted an assistant girls’ basketball coaching position with Lubbock High School. Ferrell spent one season at Texas Tech, where she started 26 of the 27 games she played and […]

The field of 64 is set as the road to Omaha is underway. There were two Big 12 teams in action on the diamond on Monday with Texas Tech and TCU. Here are my three thoughts on these two teams from day four of the college baseball regionals. Monday’s Scores...

GAINESVILLE, FL- Texas Tech baseball’s season came to a close on Monday in a 6-0 defeat to the No. 2 Florida Gators. After the Gators beat the Red Raiders 7-1 on Sunday night, TTU would go to an all-or-nothing regional final game Monday afternoon. The Gators came out of the gates swinging, homering in the […]

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - On Daybreak Sunday. President Joe Biden signed the debt ceiling bill into law Saturday. This will suspend the nation’s debt limit through January 1, 2025. Biden’s signing came 2 days before the June 5th deadline, which is when the treasury department warned it would no...

Cade Fisher's second start as a college pitcher came in the championship round of the NCAA Gainesville Regional. All season, with one exception, the freshman lefthander had pitched out of the Florida bullpen. You could have fooled Tim Tadlock. "He looked like a starter to me," the Texas Tech coach...

The crack of shoulder pads and helmets replaced the echoes of “Pomp and Circumstance” Saturday at Plains Capital Park in Lubbock. The 2023 ASCO All-Star Classic football game returned to Lowrey Field for its annual event to benefit young players who have been permanently injured either playing or practicing football. It was a high-scoring affair as the Red Team edged the Blue Team, 43-39, in a…

Lone Star Gridiron's Tony Blalock sits down with coach Juan Rodriguez from Lubbock and they discuss what we can expect in 2023 from the Westerners. Don't forget to subscribe so you can catch them all!

ABILENE, TX- Despite going into extra innings, the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates historic season would come to a close Saturday afternoon falling to Argyle Eagles in the 1-5A Regional Finals. Down 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning, Lubbock-Cooper would find the bats right away and respond as senior outfielder Cutter Douglas would find the gap […]

The Yoemen baseball season has been over for a few weeks now. However, in a way, Yoemen baseball is still going on, but it’s happening over in Lubbock.  Former Yoemen shortstop and pitcher Tracer Lopez is the starting shortstop for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Lopez was originally a junior last year at C.H. Yoe High School, then during the year he reclassified as a senior in order to enroll early at Texas Tech.  He arrived at Texas Tech as an unusual freshman, as he was a reclassified junior. Throughout the start of the season he fought for the job of starting...

NEW HOME, TX (KCBD) - The New Home Leopards are the Extra Innings Team of the Week!. New Home is now headed back to the 2A State Baseball Tournament in Round Rock, the 4th time in five years and back-to-back for the Leopards. They come off of a sweep of...

This past week, many college football teams across the country received the date and time at which they are set to play their first few games of the season, which has garnered a lot of anticipation for some of the impending matchups. USA Today sportswriter, Paul Myerberg, highlighted what he believes to be the most key matchups of the first slate of games. One of those matchups will come on Sep. 9, between the Oregon Ducks and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. One of the key points Myerberg made about the matchup is that Texas Tech is coming off of an...

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire announced Thursday the signing of transfer defensive back Bralyn Lux to an athletic scholarship agreement to join the Red Raiders for the upcoming 2023 season. Lux, who joins the Red Raiders from Fresno State, has two seasons of...

Find out how area baseball teams fared in the regional finals to advance to the UIL state baseball tournament that runs June 7-10 in Round Rock and Austin.

Graphic: Vinny Nardella Photo By: Vinny Nardella Saturday, June 3, 2023 GAINESVILLE REGIONAL: Texas Tech 5, Gators 4 — UF Must Win Twice Sunday Scott Carter / Senior Writer The Gators lost to Texas Tech on Saturday night and must win twice on Sunday to keep their season alive. Share Facebook Button Twitter Button Email Button GAINESVILLE REGIONAL at CONDRON…

Florida baseball continues the NCAA Regionals in Gainesville, Florida, on Sunday after defeating the Connecticut Huskies in the third game of the weekend event and now facing a rematch with the Texas Tech Red Raiders. If you are looking to follow this afternoon’s action on the clay diamond, you have come to the right place.