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• Texas A&M Fall Practice: Kevin Sumlin Says Quarterback Race Will Be Settled Soon (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 9
  For more on the Texas A&M Aggies, be sure to check out Team Speed Kills and SB Nation's college football page.
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• 2014 S Jamal Adams Talks Recruitment, Is Taking Visits (sbnation.com)
  Aug 9
  As mentioned above, one offer Adams did pick up recently was one from Texas last Thursday when the mass of 2014 official offers went out unexpectedly. Following that offer, Adams confirmed to SB Nation Recruiting that he is planning on making it ...
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• Dodgers' TV Rights Could Be Worth $8 Billion (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Aug 9
  The biggest current TV-rights deal, the $3-billion, 20-year deal between Fox Sports Southwest and the Texas Rangers, would be dwarfed by an $8-billion revenue stream from a Dodgers-owned TV network. The Yankees and Red Sox have dominated recent ...
  Baseball Nation
• 2012 PGA Championship Leaderboard: Matt Dobyns In Last Place (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 9
  However, former Texas golfer Matt Dobyns hasn't been so lucky, as he finished the day in a tie for last place at +9. Dobyns, now a golf pro in the New York area, wasn't expected to be competitive in South Carolina, but he'll get one more chance ...
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• David Murphy To Continue Starting Against Lefties (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 9
  Drew Davidson's Wednesday Rangers notes include this nugget: David Murphy is being used as an everyday player, Ron Washington said. Murphy has been swinging the bat well of late, and is expected to get starts against left-handers the rest of the ...
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• PGA Championship 2012 Leaderboard: Low Scores As Round 1 Begins (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 9
  Tiger Woods (-2) is lurking with a decent start while former Texas A&M golfer Ryan Palmer ... For more on the 2012 PGA Championship stay tuned to SB Nation Dallas. For more news and notes on the PGA Tour head over to SB Nation's dedicated ...
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• Redskins Vs. Bills: Texas Radio Station To Broadcast RGIII's First Preseason Game (dc.sbnation.com)
  Aug 9
  Yes, in case you were wondering, the cult of Robert Griffin III is alive and well in Waco. Don't forget, the last consensus All-American Baylor produced to have any real success in the NFL was Mike Singletary, or maybe Santana Dotson if you're ...
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• ESPN's College GameDay Coming To Kansas Vs. Texas Match-Up (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 9
  It's also why ESPN's College GameDay will come calling this next season. The Jayhawks face the Texas Longhorns on February 16th and the ESPN crew will be coming to town to broadcast the Big 12 match-up. "This is great news," Self said.
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• College Football's Divine Comedy: The Inferno Of Expectations (sbnation.com)
  Aug 9
  Working under the mistaken assumption that Colt McCoy was Ginger Vince Young, Texas simply cranked on with the 2005 ... The classic signs of letdown were there: a preseason top 10 (No. 8, to be specific), an early schedule stocked with ...
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• Is It Unreasonable To Expect Athletes To Act Like Decent Professionals? (boston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 9
  Granted, I'm still young. Take Beckett, for example. Is there a more unprofessional athlete in Boston right now than the Texas Tough Guy (copyright, Mike Felger)? He never owned up to the chicken and beer saga of last September, the one that ...
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• SB Nation Digs Into Texas Football (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 8
  In preparation for the start of the 2012 season, the SB Nation mothership has been previewing every Division I team. Wednesday it was Texas' turn, as Bill Connelly looks at whether the Longhorns can return to their accustomed perch atop the Big ...
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• 2014 Texas Recruiting: Fort Worth Running Back Daniel Gresham Commits (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 7
  No strangers to finishing first and fastest on the recruiting trail, the University of Texas picked up a key 2014 commitment on Tuesday when Fort Worth All Saints HS running back Daniel Gresham committed to the Horns. Gresham, originally from ...
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• Roy Oswalt Explains Relief Demurral (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Aug 7
  Sunday, the recently demoted-to-the-bullpen Roy Oswalt pitched two innings of relief. He pitched brilliantly, too. But with the score tied 6-6 after eight innings, manager Ron Washington asked Oswalt for a third inning. Oswalt declined to ...
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• WANTED: College Football Contributors For SB Nation Houston (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 7
  If so, BOY OH BOY DO WE HAVE AN OFFER FOR YOU. SB Nation Houston is looking for site contributors for Texas A&M and LSU for the 2012 football season - and beyond! - to talk about the Aggies and Tigers in every which way possible. Are you a fan ...
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• Red Sox-Rangers Final Score: Boston Wins A Laugher, 9-2 (boston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 7
  Nelson Cruz had the lone multi-hit game for Texas, going 3-for-4 with two doubles. For more on the Red Sox, please be sure to check out our blog Over The Monster and SB Nation Boston for all the latest news and updates.
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• Champions Bowl Destination: Houston Among Cities Sent Request For Proposal (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6
  It's one three Texas cities on the list and the largest of all 10 ... Also be sure to subscribe to the SB Nation Youtube Channel for video commentary.
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• VIDEO: SB Nation Studios Ranks Texas Longhorns No. 13 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6
  The 2012 Texas Longhorns football squad is ranked No. 13 by the latest SB Nation Studios college football preview video. It points out, as many have, the Longhorns have a defense that will keep them competitive. But offensively there are obvious ...
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• VIDEO: Texas Longhorns Ranked No. 13 College Football Team By SB Nation Studios (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6
  Texas managed to record a combined 10 touchdowns between its two starters in David Ash and Case McCoy in 2011., so hopes of a improving enough to win a Big 12 Championship definitely depends on better quarterback play. Our colleagues at SB ...
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• Red Sox Vs. Rangers: Sox Takes On Texas Powerhouse After Minnesota Letdown (boston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6
  Texas is in town, bringing with them a 63-44 record, one of the best lineups in the game, and bad memories of Boston's series defeat in Arlington despite having the fortune of facing mainly replacement starters. If that weren't bad news enough ...
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• Texas Longhorns Football 2012: Starting Quarterback Up In The Air (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6
  The Texas Longhorns are less than a month away from the start of the regular season but the team has still not settled on a starting quarterback. The battle is down to junior Case McCoy and sophomore David Ash. McCoy made five starts last year ...
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• Texas A&M Fall Camp: Kevin Sumlin Updates The Aggies (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6
  A lot is set to change for the Texas A&M Aggies this season ... Their first SEC game is at home against Florida on Sept. 8.
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• Texas Longhorns Fall Camp: David Ash, Case McCoy Battling It Out To Be Starting Quarterback (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6
  Texas Longhorns began fall camp this past week and it is widely speculated that David Ash is to be the starting quarterback, but that has not been confirmed. The challenger to the Ash for the starting spot is Case McCoy who split time last year ...
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• Demetrius Knox, Daniel Gresham Contemplating Texas Commitments? (sbnation.com)
  Aug 5
  If it happens, it's Texas. If not, the Longhorns are in the driver's seat until one of the other six teams on the current list for Knox (Texas A&M, TCU, Florida State, Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, or UCLA) extend an offer to Gresham.
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• Rangers Vs. Royals Sunday Time, TV, Radio Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 5
  The Texas Rangers will turn to Derek Holland on Sunday as they look for their first series sweep of the Kansas City Royals in almost four seasons. The Rangers got strong pitching in the first two games of the series winning 5-3 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday.
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• Royals Vs. Rangers Final Score: Kansas City Loses Second Straight To Texas (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 5
  The Kansas City Royals fell again to the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Saturday night. The offense for the Royals was held in check against Rangers starting pitcher Scott Feldman who pitched just over seven innings, allowed six hits and only two runs.
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• California Is Shaming Texas (online.wsj.com)
  Aug 4
  But don't chide them for under-producing. That (dis)honor goes to Texas, whose 32 delegates comprise barely less than 6% of our Olympic team. Since residents of the Lone Star State make up 8% of our population, they have the most catching up to do if they ...
  Wall Street Journal
• 2012 Houston Cougars Football, Position Preview: Running Backs (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 4
  Aug 4, 2012 - This is the fourth part in SB Nation Houston's position-by-position preview ... Bush moved to his alma mater, Texas State, where he spent six years, three of those as co-offensive coordinator. Bush moved on to UTSA, where he ...
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• Rangers Vs. Royals Preview: Texas Looks To Push Their Winning Streak To Four Games (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 4
  The Texas Rangers took the first of the three-games in their weekend series with the Kansas City Royals on Friday night by a final score of 5-3, pushing their winning streak to three consecutive games and snapping the Royals three-game winning ...
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• Texas A&M Fall Camp: Kevin Sumlin Excited For Fall Camp To Begin (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 4
  The Texas A&M Aggies players and coaches met with the media prior to taking their first fall practice as a member of the SEC. Head coach Kevin Sumlin did not feel nervous approaching his first fall camp with Texas A&M, but he was excited to ...
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• 2012 College Football Countdown: Texas, Wisconsin Among Next Five (sbnation.com)
  Aug 3
  SB Nation Studios (subscribe on YouTube ... who the numbers love despite all that lost talent: Texas continues the heartland run, showing up at No. 13 on the strength of its mighty defense and ... what a mighty defense: Stanford is your ...
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• Four Crazy Summer Days (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 3
  Aug 3, 2012 - A whirlwind of moves, games, and emotions like we saw over the past four days may be unrivaled in the history of the Texas Rangers. Now we can begin looking at the aftermath of an epic four game set against the Los Angeles Angels ...
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• Mike Davis Hired As Interim Coach At Texas Southern (sbnation.com)
  Aug 3
  Aug 3, 2012 - Former Indiana and UAB head coach Mike Davis has agreed to terms to become the interim coach at Texas Southern. Davis replaces Tony Harvey, who resigned for personal reasons July 3. TSU athletic director Charles McClelland said the ...
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• Angels Vs. Texas Final Score: Halos Can't Keep Pace In 15-9 Loss (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 3
  Andrus and Hamilton followed up with RBI hits to drive in three more and make it 12-8 Texas. Wilson make it just 5.1 innings, striking out seven but giving up eight earned runs on 10 hits and three walks as his 10th win once again eluded him.
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• Texas Rangers Call Up Mike Olt (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  who was not on the 40-man roster, the Rangers optioned infielder Brandon Snyder to Triple-A Round Rock and moved pitcher Colby Lewis to the 60-day disabled list. For more on the Rangers, please visit Lone Star Ball and SB Nation Dallas.
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• Texas Football Recruiting: Lorenzo Joe Commits To Longhorns (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  According to a report from Max Olson of Horns Nation, the Texas Longhorns added to their highly-touted 2013 recruiting class on Thursday when they picked up a commitment from Abilene athlete Lorenzo Joe: Texas has picked up a verbal commitment ...
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• Penn State Kicker Anthony Fera Is Joining The Texas Longhorns (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  Fera is transferring to Texas to fill the Longhorns' desperate need at placekicker ... Read more on the Longhorns at Burnt Orange Nation. SB Nation Houston is your source for local sports news and analysis.
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• Texas Picks Up Penn State Kicker Anthony Fera (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  The Texas Longhorns got a major late-season addition to their kicking game on Tuesday, as former Penn State kicker Anthony Fera decided to transfer closer to his childhood home in Houston in the wake of the devastating series of sanctions handed ...
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• 2012 College Football Rankings: Temple Unranked, Penn State Ineligible in USA Today Preseason Coaches' Poll (philly.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  Missouri (8-5) 3; Tennessee (5-7) 3; Northern Illinois (11-3) 2; Texas Tech (5-7) 1. For more on the Penn State Nittany Lions, make sure to visit Black Shoe Diaries and SB Nation Philly for more on Penn State and the Temple Owls.
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• NCAA Football Rankings 2012: LSU No. 1 In Coaches Poll (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  For more coverage of LSU football, check out And The Valley Shook, while SB Nation Houston has up to the minute coverage of Texas A&M and UH football.
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• The Long Winded Journey Of P.J. Tucker (arizona.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  It is not the carbon copy one-and-done fantasy that most players enjoy. Anthony Leon Tucker played three standout years at Texas. The P.J. comes from his father who was an aspiring baseball player who nearly made it to the major leagues.
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• Penn State Kicker Anthony Fera Transferring To Texas, According To Report (philly.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  For more on Penn State, please be sure to check out our blog Black Shoe Diaries and SB Nation Philly for all the latest news and updates.
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• Anthony Fera Elects To Transfer From Penn State, According To Report (pittsburgh.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  Another player has elected to leave Penn State University to complete their collegiate football careers elsewhere, as kicker Anthony Fera has reportedly elected to join the Texas Longhorns for the 2012 NCAA season. ESPN's Joe Schad first ...
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• Texas Football: Anthony Fera Leaving Penn State, According To Report (sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  Texas has reportedly walked away from the great Penn State fire sale with a little something for itself, nabbing kicker and punter Anthony Fera. Last year, he was both a candidate for the Ray Guy and a semifinalist for the Lou Groza last year ...
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• 2012 Baylor Football Preview: The Year After The Year Of The Bear (sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  Remove the visit from the University of Texas (in which there were probably as many Longhorn ... then with a record-setting spread), he inherited a University of Houston program that had gone 8-26 in three years under Dana Dimel (they had ...
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• Finally: Welcome To Arlington Mike Olt (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  287/.399/.575. That's good for a 168 wRC+. If you'd like some context on that number, think of it like this: that is the best rate in the Texas League. All of it. As in, no one in the league has been better offensively than the man who the ...
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• Angels Vs. Rangers: Albert Pujols Homers Twice, But Bullpen Blows Leads In 11-10 Loss (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2
  to Nelson Cruz to pull within 10-8. After the next two batters reached with an error and a walk, Frieri was pulled in favor of Jason Isringhausen. Two more singles pulled the Rangers to within 10-9, and Texas had the bases loaded with nobody out.
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• Missouri Wide Receiving Corps Voted As Top Ten In Nation (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 1
  He loves the pair but wonders how they will fare in their new environment. "Like Texas A&M, how will going against SEC-level athletes on defense alter the success Missouri has had offensively in the Big 12?" writes Haney. "It remains to be seen ...
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• Luke Joeckel, Four LSU Players Named NFP Preseason All-Americans (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 1
  Four -- LSU, Alabama, Georgia and Florida -- you could have guessed, but newcomer Texas A&M has a selection as well. Luke Joeckel, a 6'6 310 junior OT, was one of the rare young offensive lineman to immediately make the transition to the college game.
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• K-State Wide Receiving Depth A Concern Due To Injury History (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 1
  As a freshman in 2010, Thompson who is a listed 5'8" & 167 pounds, missed the final five games ... performance coming in the Wildcats four overtime victory against Texas A&M where he caught two passes for 33 yards. His season though was also ...
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• 2012 Kansas Football Preview: The Seductive Mr. Weis (sbnation.com)
  Aug 1
  For every huge loss (to Georgia Tech by 42, to Oklahoma State by 42, to Texas by 43, to Texas A&M by 54), there was an encouraging step. They built leads of 20-0 to Texas Tech, 7-3 to Iowa State, 24-3 to Baylor and 10-0 to Missouri but fell in ...
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• Rangers Vs. Angels, Final Score: Texas Loses 6-2 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 1
  Starting pitching - and Albert Pujols - determined the Angels' 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers in Arlington on Tuesday night, as Jered Weaver was at his best for Anaheim to earn his 14th win of the season. Pujols hit two home runs off of Rangers ...
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• Live Blog: Election Night coverage of Texas’ congressional runoffs (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Aug 1
  He called Veasey the best candidate to support the interests of North Texas voters. Updated at 8:26 p.m.: AP has called the District 25 race for Roger Williams, the former Texas Secretary of State. At the last count, he was beating tea party activist Wes ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Writer: Will Texas A&M or Missouri host ‘College Gameday’ on Sept. 8? (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jul 31
  “Where will ESPN’s “College GameDay” set up shop on Sept. 8? Texas A&M or Missouri? “Both SEC newcomers are hosting high-profile SEC opponents for their historic SEC opener — Florida visits the Aggies at Kyle Field and Georgia comes to ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Notes, quotes, anecdotes from Rangers 15-8 loss to Los Angeles (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jul 31
  ARLINGTON – Asked after Monday’s 15-8 loss to Los Angeles, RHP Roy Oswalt was asked if he could deliver the kinds of innings the Rangers need during the stretch run of a playoff race. Oswalt’s response: “Let’s hope so.” To be fair, Oswalt ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Angels Vs. Rangers Final Score: Kendrys Morales Helps Halos Obliterate Texas, 15-8 (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Jul 31
  They spent Monday stomping all over the Texas Rangers, making a massive statement to open this big four-game series and picking up the win by a final score of 15-8. Angels starter Ervin Santana didn't need to worry about getting enough run ...
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• 2012 Florida State Football Preview: The Greatness Drought (sbnation.com)
  Jul 30
  It's why we told you Nebraska wasn't a national title contender last year, and it's why we're saying the same thing about Texas A&M this year ... then they will almost certainly be 8-0 at the end of October, and things will begin to get very ...
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• Rangers Vs. Angels Final: Los Angeles Pummels Texas, 15-8 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 29
  What started out as a closely contested game between the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels quickly got out of hand and the Rangers ended up on the losing side on Monday night by a final score of 15-8. Going into the top of the sixth inning ...
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• Rangers Vs. White Sox Lineup: Chicago Sending Gavin Floyd To The Mound (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 29
  The Chicago White Sox are going to be sending pitcher Gavin Floyd to go up against the Texas Rangers offense on Sunday evening. Floyd is 8-8 on the year with a 4.46 ERA, and this will be the first time that he has faced the Rangers since April 8.
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• Texas Rangers Vs. Chicago White Sox: Sunday Preview, TV Schedule And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 29
  The Texas Rangers will look to avoid being swept by the Chicago White Sox as the two teams finish up a three-game series at the Ballpark in Arlington Sunday night. The White Sox will counter with Gavin Floyd (8-8, 4.46 ERA), who is on a good run ...
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• Alejandro De Aza Injury: White Sox Center Fielder Out Until At Least Monday (chicago.sbnation.com)
  Jul 29
  CF Alejandro De Aza was on the bench Saturday night against the Texas Rangers with CF Jordan Danks starting ... 402 slash with 18 steals and only 8 caught stealing. In his first season as the full-time center fielder for the White Sox, he ...
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• Former Texas A&M Quarterback Ryan Tannehill Signs Rookie Contract with Miami Dolphins (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 28
  Jul 28, 2012 - Former Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Ryan Tannehill has finally ... to be the backup if his hold out lasted much longer. Now that the No. 8 overall pick from the 2012 NFL Draft has signed, Tannehill can get into Dolphins camp ...
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• Texas Governor’s Mansion restored in multi-year effort (journal-spectator.com)
  Jul 28
  A valid voter registration card without additional photo identification as required in Senate Bill 14 will not be required ... but down from 8.1 percent a year ago. Study gives Texas firsts The 2012 Top States for Business study conducted by CNBC ranked ...
  Wharton Journal Spectator
• Angels Vs. Rays Final Score: Halos Hang On For 3-1 Win (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Jul 28
  are just 4.5 games behind the Texas Rangers in the American League West. Haren went six innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk. He moved back to 8-8. Ernesto Frieri picked up his 12 save with a perfect ninth inning.
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• White Sox 9, Rangers 5 (elpasotimes.com)
  Jul 28
  E—Torrealba (2), Andrus (10). DP—Chicago 1. LOB—Chicago 7, Texas 8. 2B—Rios (24), Beckham (17). HR—Youkilis (10), Al.Ramirez (4), N.Cruz (14). SB—A.Dunn (2), Rios (15), Kinsler (17). CS—Gentry (5). SF—Rios, Hamilton. N.Jones ...
  El Paso Times
• Pat Knight: Texas Tech, other big Texas schools don’t care about basketball (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jul 27
  The Red Raiders’ home attendance has been poor for several seasons, including last year’s 8-23 team under first-year head coach Billy Gillispie. Knight continued. “It’s the flip side of what basketball is in Indiana, football is in Texas,” Knight ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Rewards Cards: What's Next (online.wsj.com)
  Jul 27
  According to a Reserve Bank of Australia report last year, just under 30% of merchants imposed a surcharge on at least one credit card at the end of 2010, up from about 8% in 2007 ... California and Texas, as well as Colorado, Connecticut ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Red Sox Vs. Yankees: Sox Head To New York Clinging To Life (boston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 27
  Phil Hughes (9-8, 4.09 ERA) For Aaron Cook ... All that came to an abrupt end in Texas, as the Rangers got to him for six runs in five innings, once again making Sox fans question if Doubront had hit the wall in his first major league season ...
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• India Port Conditions:Paradip (in.reuters.com)
  Jul 27
  (U): Units TBT: To berth today;WIND MILL BLADES: W.M.BLADES;ANTHRASITE COAL:A.COAL; SOYABEAN MEAL:SOYBM Bleaching Powder: B POWDER;Crude Sunflower Oil:CS OIL;CRUDE PETROLEUM OIL :C.P.OIL;CRUDE SOYABEAN OIL :C.SB.OIL;CRUDE PALM OIL : C PALM OIL
  Reuters India
• Josh Hamilton Doesn't Get It (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 26
  At 46.4%, he's been swinging at pitches out of the strikezone more often than anyone in baseball. The result of that is 19.8% of pitches thrown to him this season resulting in swinging strikes. That's by far the highest rate in baseball.
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• Boston College Offseason: 2012 Preseason All-ACC Teams Announced (boston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 25
  S Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State (45) 5-8 204 Junior Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. S Earl Wolff, NC State (30) 6-0 207 Senior Raeford, N.C. PK Dustin Hopkins, Florida State (54) 6-2 190 Senior Houston, Texas P Dalton Botts, Miami (65) 6-3 198 Senior Taft ...
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• 2012 Preseason All-ACC Football Team: Two Maryland Players Make List (dc.sbnation.com)
  Jul 25
  S Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State (45) 5-8 204 Junior Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. S Earl Wolff, NC State (30) 6-0 207 Senior Raeford, N.C. PK Dustin Hopkins, Florida State (54) 6-2 190 Senior Houston, Texas P Dalton Botts, Miami (65) 6-3 198 Senior Taft ...
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• 2012 Preseason All-ACC Football Team Announced (sbnation.com)
  Jul 25
  S Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State (45) 5-8 204 Junior Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. S Earl Wolff, NC State (30) 6-0 207 Senior Raeford, N.C. PK Dustin Hopkins, Florida State (54) 6-2 190 Senior Houston, Texas P Dalton Botts, Miami (65) 6-3 198 Senior Taft ...
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• Red Sox Vs. Rangers Lineups: Carl Crawford Bats Seventh Against Lefty (boston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 24
  500 as they take on Martin Perez and the Texas Rangers. First pitch is at 8:05 p.m. EST with broadcasts on NESN, the MLB Network, and WEEI. Just a few short days ago a story emerged about how Carl Crawford felt like he had not been given a fair ...
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• Josh Hamilton Helping, Not Helping Rangers (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Jul 24
  It was 26.9 percent in 2007, and it's been steadily climbing. When the post was written, Hamilton had just finished a season with a career-high 40.8 percent O-Swing. That's up to 46.1 percent this year. You don't need a degree from M.I.T. to ...
  Baseball Nation
• Jackson Jeffcoat Could Be A Top Ten Pick In 2013 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 24
  Jul 24, 2012 - As we continue to take a closer look at the potential draft prospects from the Big 12 for the 2013 NFL Draft, let's stay with the Texas Longhorns and focus ... 21 tackles for loss, 8 sacks and 9 pressures. Needs to continue ...
  SB Nation
• Dow Falls to Third Triple-Digit Loss in a Row (online.wsj.com)
  Jul 24
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 104.14 points, or 0.8%, to 12617.32 points ... full-year earnings would be at the low end of its previously provided range. Texas Instruments fell after the microchip maker reported second-quarter earnings ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Authorities trying to ID 14 killed in Texas crash (wsbradio.com)
  Jul 24
  With little more than photographs and fingerprints, authorities were trying to identify 14 immigrants who were killed when a pickup truck packed with nearly two dozen people crashed in South Texas in one ... their ages from 8 to 30, and he ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Is Baby Too Small? Charts Make It Hard to Tell (online.wsj.com)
  Jul 23
  "If you were in the 25th percentile, and you've jumped to the 75th, you are not yet in the overweight category, but let's talk about it," says Stephen Pont, a pediatrician at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin, Texas, and chairman of the ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Fore Sale (online.wsj.com)
  Jul 23
  A lot in Horseshoe Bay Resort, near Austin, Texas, that sold previously for $300,000 ... The number of golfers fell to 25.7 million in 2011 from 28.8 million in 2000. A net of more than 350 golf courses have been closed since 2005.
  Wall Street Journal
• Rangers Vs. Angels Game 3 Lineup: Matt Harrison Looking To Get Texas The Series Win (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 22
  The Texas Rangers are in the final game of their three-game series ... Rangers who has gone 0-1 against the Rangers this year, and for the season has a 6-8 record with a 4.86 ERA. Harren is also making his first start since coming off the ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers Vs. Angels Preview: Texas Is Looking To Get Series Win (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 22
  The Texas Rangers are looking to get the series win against the ... Angels this season and they will be sending Dan Haren to pitch on Sunday. Haren is 6-8 this year with an ERA nearing five at 4.86. Haren has pitched against the Rangers once ...
  SB Nation
• All-Time Florida Panthers Roster Countdown: 229-225 (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Jul 22
  Starting in 2009-10, Rallo played two seasons with the AHL Texas Stars, scoring 45 goals and 53 assists ... In nine games, he tallied one assist, to Steve Montador in an 8-0 blanking of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He totalled 54 minutes of ice ...
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• Angels Option Kole Calhoun To Triple A Salt Lake, Making Room For Dan Haren (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Jul 21
  After their 9-2 loss on Saturday to the Texas Rangers, the Los Angeles Angels optioned outfielder ... which the right-hander said contributed to his poor season to date. Haren is 6-8 with a 4.86 ERA in 17 starts this season.
  SB Nation
• Olympics Preview: UT WR Marquise Goodwin In Long Jump (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 20
  Goodwin's jump, which translates to 8.35 meters, would have been just enough to win gold ... For more coverage of Goodwin and the rest of Team USA, stay tuned to the SB Nation Dallas StoryStream.
  SB Nation
• Christine Michael On Doak Walker Watch List (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 19
  With Ryan Tannehill and Jeff Fuller now in the NFL, Texas A&M will need a strong ground game to stay ... The 5'11 215 Michael rushed for 899 yards and 8 TD's on 149 carries in 2011, giving himself an impresive 6.03 yards per carry average.
  SB Nation
• Don't Hate Her for Being Fit (online.wsj.com)
  Jul 19
  To reach them, many brands sponsor women's fitness events. Luna is sponsoring the Shape Diva Dash, an obstacle run for women that began in Austin, Texas, last year and reached capacity six weeks before the event, says Sharon Cutler, event and ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Jeremy Lin Officially Joins The Houston Rockets: A 'Lindecent Proposal' (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 18
  Lin had a great February (20.9 points, 8.4 assists, 47% from the field), but fell off in ... Similar to inflated numbers from a quarterback in a run-and-shoot offense like Texas Tech, players and especially point guards in D'Antoni's system ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers Vs. Athletics: Roy Oswalt Tries To Help Texas Get Back On Track (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 17
  The Texas Rangers are stumbling a little bit entering ... impressive game after going five and two-thirds against the Minnesota Twins on July 8. In that game, Oswalt pitched allowed only one run on five hits, striking out three and walking ...
  SB Nation
• 2012 British Open: Local Products Justin Leonard, Bob Estes Highlight Field (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 17
  Texas alumnus Justin Leonard has an early tee time and is ... 7:59 a.m. ET -- Ben Curtis, Paul Casey, Trevor Immelman 8:10 a.m. ET -- Robert Karlsson, Mark Wilson, Branden Grace 8:21 a.m. ET -- Harris English, Simon Dyson, Gonzalo Fernandez ...
  SB Nation
• ESPN to televise Texas’ game at Ole Miss, kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. CT (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jul 16
  ESPN will televise the game and kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. CT. That makes at least two nationally televised games for Texas this year, with the Red River Rivalry scheduled to be on ABC Oct. 13. It’s the first game of a home-and-home series that will ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• 2012 Texas A&M Football Schedule: Game Time Set For Florida (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 16
  Three game times were for the Texas A&M football schedule and the Aggies will kickoff their SEC opener against Florida on September 8 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN ... head on over to SB Nation's college football news hub.
  SB Nation
• SB Nation College Football Hall Of Fame: Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne Inducted By Fan Vote (sbnation.com)
  Jul 16
  If Bear Bryant was the easy choice for the selection committee, Tom Osborne was as close as it came for the fan poll [editor's note - even if Nebraska fans did resort to Big 8 ... Texas A&M and Kentucky(!), as the first two coaches in the SB ...
  SBNation.com
• SB Nation College Football Hall Of Fame Inductee Derrick Thomas (rollbamaroll.com)
  Jul 16
  Derrick Thomas, one of the most dominant defensive players in the history of the game, has overwhelmingly been selected as an inductee to the SB Nation College Football ... season (and his effort against Texas A&M was amazing as well).
  Roll 'Bama Roll
• Florida Gators 2012 TV Schedule: 3 Weeks Of National Television To Start The Season (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Jul 16
  The week before that, they open conference play against SEC newcomer Texas A&M. All three of those games will ... Get college football coverage from around the country at SB Nation's college football hub.
  SB Nation
• Mariners Vs. Royals Series Preview: TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers & More (seattle.sbnation.com)
  Jul 16
  Unfortunately, apart from a brilliant start from ace Felix Hernandez, the M's came up short in a series loss to the Texas Rangers ... He'll take on Royals ace Bruce Chen, who is 7-8. The finale on Thursday will get started at 11:10 a.m. PT ...
  SB Nation
• Is Texas' Voter ID Law Akin to a Poll Tax? (huffingtonpost.com)
  Jul 14
  And while SB 14 might not have been borne out of the same unashamed ... the NAACP has confirmed that 25% of them are African-Americans, 16% are Latinos and 8% are White. And while the State of Texas does provide free photo identification cards for those ...
  Huffington Post
• Texas Rangers Vs. Seattle Mariners: Saturday Preview, TV Schedule And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 14
  Two aces will face off against each other on Saturday night in Seattle, as Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers continue a three-game ... First pitch is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. CT. Televised coverage can be found on FOX Sports Southwest.
  SB Nation
• Rangers Deliver Heart Attacks To Start Second Half (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 14
  Unfortunately, the same can't be said of the Texas Rangers offense ... Two runners on, win expectancy up to 8.4%. Nathan got another grounder out of John Jaso, and another grounder found the outfield; bases loaded, 17.4%. Still tiny, but ...
  SB Nation
• Should The Philadelphia Eagles Make A Move For QB Colt McCoy? (philly.sbnation.com)
  Jul 13
  I loved watching him at Texas. McCoy was talented ... He caught 40 passes and averaged a whopping 8.7 yards per catch. Tight end Ben Watson caught 68 passes and led the team with three touchdown catches. 2011 wasn't a whole lot better.
  SB Nation
• 2013 NFL Draft Prospects: Kenny Vaccaro (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 13
  Jul 13, 2012 - The University of Texas, well known for producing NFL quality talent ... He registered 82 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 8 pass breakups and 7 quarterback hits. Vaccaro is a very good strong safety prospect with ...
  SB Nation
• Chris Kaman Is Excited To Call The State Of Texas Home (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 11
  Chris Kaman is reportedly set to ink a one-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks, worth $8 million dollars ... to take to Twitter to express some of his thoughts. I do love Texas guns laws tho!Pretty excited..... — Chris Kaman (@ChrisKaman ...
  SB Nation
• Debbee Pundt Joins Office of the Chairman as Chief of Staff for IPI and SB Value Partners, LP (cnbc.com)
  Jul 11
  A shareholder of IPI and SB Value LP, Pundt is a 15 year IPI veteran and has served ... About Investment Professionals, Inc. Investment Professionals, Inc. (IPI) is an independent Texas-based investment, insurance brokerage and asset management firm ...
  CNBC
• SB Nation College Football Hall Of Fame Coaches: Vote On Fry, Osborne, Schembechler, Tressel (sbnation.com)
  Jul 11
  Revolutionized offenses in the Big Ten with passing game. Won 19 games in final two years at North Texas. Tom Osborne, Nebraska Cornhuskers Three national championships, thirteen Big 8 or Big 12 titles, another Big 12 North title. Won almost 84 ...
  SBNation.com
• MLB All-Star Game: Chris Sale Pitches Scoreless 6th Inning, A.L. Down 8-0 (chicago.sbnation.com)
  Jul 11
  But Chicago White Sox P Chris Sale did not fall victim to the same ills as did Detroit Tigers P Justin Verlander or Texas Rangers P Matt Harrison ... up a scoreless inning to keep the score at 8-0. Sale first faced St. Louis Cardinals SS ...
  SB Nation
• Texas voter ID law goes to court (kjct8.com)
  Jul 9
  The Justice Department in March rejected the Texas law, passed in 2011, using the state's own statistics to show about 600,000 registered voters there lack a state-issued driver's license or identification card. SB 14 amended an earlier voter identification law.
  KJCT8
• Texas' Vince Young Inducted Into SB Nation College Football Hall Of Fame (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 9
  The former Texas Longhorn was inducted into the SB Nation College Football Hall of Fame ... Finished with insane 6.8 yards per carry career rushing average - best in Big 12 history among QBs/RBs. The entire class will be revealed on Monday ...
  SB Nation
• Texas' Vince Young Inducted Into SB Nation College Football Hall Of Fame (sbnation.com)
  Jul 9
  Finished with insane 6.8 yards per carry career rushing average -- best in Big ... He is the first inductee in the SB Nation College Football Hall of Fame. The SB Nation College Football Hall of Fame is a summer project involving all of the ...
  SBNation.com
• Vicente Padilla Says Mark Teixeira Should Play "Women's Sport" (boston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 9
  "The problem is he talks about all the wrong things that other have done, but the things he's done - - against the Latinos (on the Texas Rangers ... to check out our blog Over The Monster and SB Nation Boston for all the latest news and ...
  SB Nation
• Mark Teixeira Told To Play "Women's Sports" By Vicente Padilla (newyork.sbnation.com)
  Jul 9
  According to ESPN.com, Padilla had some harsh words when talking to NESN.com about his former teammate on the Texas Rangers ... please be sure to check out our blog Pinstripe Alley and SB Nation New York for all the latest news and updates.
  SB Nation
• Lamar Reportedly Lands Former Oklahoma State RB Herschel Sims (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 9
  With Lamar being a FCS school it will allow Sims to play right away. Sims is a former five-star recruit from Texas who rushed for 242 yards and had a pair of touchdowns as a true freshman back in 2011. He was the Cowboys' third-string running ...
  SB Nation
• MLB Futures Game 2012: Rangers Prospects Perform Well (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 9
  The Texas Rangers had a pair of their top prospects take part in the 2012 MLB Futures All-Star Game with short stop Jurickson Profar who played for the World Team, and third baseman Mike Olt who played for the United States. Both players are ...
  SB Nation
• MLB All-Star Game 2012: Jake Peavy Is Headed To Kansas City For C.J. Wilson (chicago.sbnation.com)
  Jul 8
  White Sox starter Jake Peavy was beat out in the final vote for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game by Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, but Chicago's 31-year old workhorse is going to Kansas City regardless. Peavy will make the All-Star Game as an ...
  SB Nation
• Twins Vs. Rangers: Starting Lineups For Sunday's Game (minnesota.sbnation.com)
  Jul 8
  The Minnesota Twins can pull off a momentum-building series victory over a tough Texas Rangers squad on Sunday, as the two teams will conclude their three-game set with an evening game in Arlington, Texas. Headed to the All-Star game for the ...
  SB Nation
• 2012 MLB Futures Game: Oscar Taveras, Kolten Wong Start As Minor League All-Stars (stlouis.sbnation.com)
  Jul 8
  Jul 8, 2012 - The St. Louis Cardinals will send two members of ... For live updates on the Futures Game, and all the 2012 MLB All-Star Game festivities, stay tuned to SB Nation St. Louis, where Oscar Taveras will always be our favorite Minor ...
  SB Nation
• A'Shawn Robinson Showing Out At The Opening (sbnation.com)
  Jul 8
  Jul 8, 2012 - BEAVERTON, OR -- During his time at The Opening, Texas commit A'Shawn Robinson has had a chance to go against some of the top offensive linemen in the country, as well as receive tutelage from the likes of Detroit Lions superstar ...
  SBNation.com
• Rangers Vs. Twins Sunday Preview, Time, TV, Radio Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 8
  The Texas Rangers look to close out the first half of the MLB season with a series win over the Minnesota Twins. Texas dropped the series opener on Friday 5-1 but bounced back on Saturday with a 4-3 win. Roy Oswalt will try to get back on track ...
  SB Nation
• Aggressive Base Running Pays Off For Rangers (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 8
  Jul 8, 2012 - One of the biggest changes Ron Washington made to the Texas Rangers philosophy came on the basepaths. A franchise that used to play station-to-station baseball while waiting for the three-run HR now emphasizes taking the extra base ...
  SB Nation
• ANALYSIS: Kidd Leaving Dallas A 'Blessing' For Mavs? Hardly (newyork.sbnation.com)
  Jul 6
  We refer, of course to the Brooklyn Nets' signing of Texas native Deron Williams and the stunning last-minute decision by Jason Kidd to bolt the Mavs for the New York Knicks. SB Nation Dallas ... bests in points (8.9) and assists (2.9) per ...
  SB Nation
• Twins Vs. Rangers: Minnesota Faces Suddenly Slumping Texas (minnesota.sbnation.com)
  Jul 6
  Jul 6, 2012 - The Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers are both on losing streaks right now ... The game will be at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington at 8:05 p.m. ET.
  SB Nation
• Rangers Vs. White Sox Final Score: Youkilis Homers, Quintana Ks, Chicago Wins 2-1 (chicago.sbnation.com)
  Jul 5
  A sudden Chicago storm ripped through U.S. Cellular Field, but RP Addison Reed (S, 12) beat the final three batters, sealing a 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers (50-33). SP Jose Quintana (W, 4-1) twirled another gem, lasting 8.0 innings while ...
  SB Nation
• A Look At College Basketball's Programs On The Move For 2012-13 (sbnation.com)
  Jul 5
  Texas A&M's decision was even more driven by football than ... The Bulldogs, meanwhile, earned seeds of 8, 5, 9, 7 and 5 from 2007 to 2011. In the Atlantic 10, they'll be alongside programs that have achieved a similar level of success, like ...
  SBNation.com
• Researcher discusses global climate change, warming trends during recent panel tasting (napavalleyregister.com)
  Jul 5
  It was the driest year in 117 years in Texas; it was the coldest April to June ever in Washington ... at 1,350 feet, ripened later than SB grapes in Napa County, but she added, “I might have a different thought after this year,” since the last two ...
  Napa Valley Register
• Brewers use big rally to hook Marlins late (japantimes.co.jp)
  Jul 4
  Pirates 8, Astros 7 In Pittsburgh, Drew Sutton hit a one-out solo homer ... and All-Star Chris Sale won his 10th game and the White Sox routed Texas. In Detroit, Josh Willingham and Trevor Plouffe hit homers in a five-run third and Ryan Doumit had a ...
  Japan Times
• The 10 Best Rookie Starts in 2012 (sports.yahoo.com)
  Jul 4
  Since, they are 39-22, and are now positioned to push Texas in the division and compete for a wild ... Bryce Harper — Washington Nationals .276 AVG, .834 OPS, 8 HR, 23 RBI, 8 SB Not a lot separates Bryce Harper from Trout from a talent standpoint ...
  YAHOO!
• Tonight's lineups: Rangers-White Sox (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Jul 4
  Here are the lineups for tonight's game: Texas -- 1. Ian Kinsler (2B); 2. Elvis Andrus (SS); 3. Josh Hamilton (LF); 4. Adrian Beltre (3B); 5. Michael Young (1B); 6. Nelson Cruz (DH); 7. David Murphy (RF); 8. Mike Napoli (C); 9. Leonys Martin (CF).
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• United States: Legislation Permitting Physicians To Negotiate Collectively With Insurers On Fees Introduced In New York (mondaq.com)
  Jul 4
  See, e.g., the "Quality Healthcare Coalition Act of 2011," H.R. 1409 (federal bill authorizing joint fee negotiation by independent physicians); Connecticut House Bill 6343 (2011) and Texas Senate Bill 8 (2011) (similar state law proposals). All such ...
  Mondaq
• United States: Insurance Antitrust Legalnews July 2012 • Volume 1, Number 2 (mondaq.com)
  Jul 4
  See, e.g., the "Quality Healthcare Coalition Act of 2011," H.R. 1409 (federal bill authorizing joint fee negotiation by independent physicians); Connecticut House Bill 6343 (2011) and Texas Senate Bill 8 (2011) (similar state law proposals). All such ...
  Mondaq
• Pirates 6, Astros 4 (elpasotimes.com)
  Jul 4
  E—M.Downs (3). DP—Pittsburgh 1. LOB—Houston 6, Pittsburgh 8. 2B—Sutton (4), G.Jones (12), McKenry (6). HR—J.D.Martinez (11). SB—Altuve (13), Bogusevic (9). S—Keuchel. SF—J.Castro, McKenry. Umpires—Home, Phil Cuzzi First ...
  El Paso Times
• Writer: Texas CB Carrington Byndom the Big 12′s best Thorpe Award candidate, two other Longhorns should be in contention as well (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jul 4
  Texas gave up a conference-low 209.8 yards per game last season and held opposing passers to a 56.6 completion percentage, the Big 12′s second-best mark.  Cornerbacks Carrington Byndom and Quandre Diggs both earned all-conference honors with Byndom ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• The 27 Best Photos From The Olympic Trials (sbnation.com)
  Jul 4
  Perfect. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Marquise Goodwin of Texas won the men's long jump at 27-4 (8.33m). He can also do this as a Longhorn WR. (Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-US PRESSWIRE) This is how the women's 400m in the 2012 U.S ...
  SBNation.com
• Pirates 8, Astros 7 (elpasotimes.com)
  Jul 4
  DP—Pittsburgh 1. LOB—Houston 8, Pittsburgh 5. 2B—Altuve (19), Ca.Lee 2 (15), S.Moore (2), J.Castro (11), C.Snyder (5). HR—Sutton (1), A.McCutchen (16), G.Jones (12). SB—Schafer (19), Bogusevic (8). S—Altuve. SF—Altuve, Lowrie.
  El Paso Times
• Football's 8 Best Forgotten Logos: Long Live The Dorados (sbnation.com)
  Jul 3
  Much of what the Corpus Christi Sharks were has vanished into the dustbin of history. We know they were indeed in Corpus Christi, Texas. We know their logo is a rabid shark ripped directly off a bankrupt surf shop's memorabilia, some place like ...
  SBNation.com
• Texas needs $2B to repair roads damaged by energy-related hauling (smartbrief.com)
  Jul 2
  Texas roads have been damaged by energy-related hauling activities over the past six years, and the state will need an estimated $2 billion to simply keep them up to par, says the Texas Transportation Department. A task force has been created to look into ...
  SmartBrief
• Darvish Should Win All Star Final Vote (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 2
  Peavy has the superior 3.30 FIP, and with a few more innings to go with it, an also-superior 2.8 fWAR. And, unfortunately ... Darvish is going to the All Star Game. Eight Texas Rangers are going to the All Star Game. Oh well.
  SB Nation
• K-State Football 2012: Wildcats Special Teams Has Familiar Look To It (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jul 2
  A kickoff return for touchdown here or a long field goal there can be the difference between a team finishing 10-2 or 8-4. For a team like Kansas ... in the Wildcats home wins against Baylor and Texas A&M. In the contest against the Bears ...
  SB Nation
• Team USA Opens IFAF U-19 World Championship Against American Samoa (sbnation.com)
  Jun 30
  Team USA opens first-round play in the IFAF U-19 World Championship against American Samoa Saturday at 8 p.m. CST at Burger Stadium in Austin, Texas. USA football will stream the contest live on YouTube. The defending champs, the top-seeded ...
  SBNation.com
• A Brief and Incomplete History of Follicle Folly (lonestarball.com)
  Jun 30
  When SB Nation asked us to follow-up on AJM's "Top Grooming Moments ... If you don't think the hair on the heads of the Texas Rangers matter, consider this: Derek Holland shaved his puberty 'stache before his start against the Seattle Mariners ...
  Lone Star Ball
• Texas Rangers Vs. Oakland Athletics: Martin Perez' First Start To Come Saturday Night (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 30
  Martin Perez is set to make his first major league start on Saturday night, as the Texas Rangers play host to the Oakland ... Milone enters Saturday with an 8-5 record, 3.83 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. He's struck out only 57 batters in 96 and 1/3 ...
  SB Nation
• Texas is home to more than 8,000 flight instructors (smartbrief.com)
  Jun 29
  Texas offers many opportunities for people to learn how to fly. Texas is home to more than 8,000 certified flight instructors, Federal Aviation Administration says. "My uncle was a pilot for the Civil Air Patrol and owned a small Cessna that he kept on the ...
  SmartBrief
• Pistons Expect To Sign 2011 2nd Round Pick Kyle Singler On July 11 (detroit.sbnation.com)
  Jun 28
  Larry Lage (@LarryLage) June 29, 2012 Singler tallied 8.0 ... Texas A&M forward Khris Middleton and Missouri guard Kim English. For more on the Pistons, head over to Detroit Bad Boys. For more NBA news and analysis, check out SB Nation's NBA ...
  SB Nation
• Hospitals Urge Medicaid Expansion (online.wsj.com)
  Jun 28
  "The whole proposition was, we're on the hook for the cuts and the only way to make that work is through the coverage expansion," said John Hawkins, the Texas Hospital ... He predicted states would spend only 2.8% more than they otherwise ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Study Finds Refinancing Bill Would Save Homeowners $35B (dsnews.com)
  Jun 28
  If it becomes law, a Senate bill could increase the number of homeowners who refinance ... in annual savings include Florida ($3 billion), New York ($2.6 billion), Texas ($2.5 billion), Illinois ($1.8 billion), New Jersey ($1.7 billion), and ...
  DSNews.com
• NBA Draft 2012, New York Knicks: Draft-Day Updates on Mock Drafts, More (newyork.sbnation.com)
  Jun 28
  DraftExpress, one of the top NBA mock draft sites, projects the Knicks taking Texas A&M small forward Khris Middleton, a 6-foot-8 junior. Middleton actually saw his draft stock plummet over the course of this college season, as a knee injury ...
  SB Nation
• National Vs. Rockies: Colorado Looks To Split Series On Thursday (denver.sbnation.com)
  Jun 28
  Josh Outman (0-3, 8.64 ERA) is still winless, but the Rockies did win their last game in which he started. Outman allowed five runs in 4.2 innings to the Texas Rangers, but the Rockies wound up with an 11-7 victory, the only win during that series.
  SB Nation
• Georgia Tech Athletic Director Dan Radakovich Denies Being Targeted By Texas A&M (atlanta.sbnation.com)
  Jun 28
  Jun 27, 2012 - Texas A&M is looking for a new athletic director ever since Bill Byrne retired back on May 8, and there is a report that Georgia Tech's Dan Radakovich has been targeted to head West to take the same position with Texas A&M.
  SB Nation
• Tigers Vs. Rangers Final Score: Detroit Loses In Another Slugfest (detroit.sbnation.com)
  Jun 28
  The Detroit Tigers lost 13-9 to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night and also lost the three-game series 2-1. After an 8-2 win in Game 1 and a 7-5 loss in Game 2, it was yet another high-scoring affair. The game didn't start the way the Tigers ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Could Have New Athletic Director In Place By Next Week (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 28
  The Texas A&M Aggies are looking for a new athletic director ever since Bill Byrne decided to resign with one year left on his contract back on May 8. So far few names have ... Read more about the Aggies at SB Nation Houston and for more on ...
  SB Nation
• Georgia Tech AD Dan Radakovich Denies Being Targeted By Texas A&M (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 28
  Texas A&M has been looking for their successor at the athletic director position ever since Bill Byrne retired back on May 8, and ever since they have ... Read more about the Aggies at SB Nation Houston and for more on the Bill Byrne retirement ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers Scouts Watch Zack Greinke (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 27
  With a rash of injuries hitting the Texas Rangers pitching staff ... rumors and analysis of the Rangers trade deadline activity, stay tuned to the SB Nation Dallas StoryStream as well as Lone Star Ball.
  SB Nation
• Rangers Bats Even Series Against Tigers (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 27
  If every Texas Rangers pitcher is going to get hurt -- which feels ... The average American League starter gets a swinging strike 8% of the time. So, 19 swinging strikes in 113 pitches is hilariously filthy stuff. Nine came on his psychotic ...
  SB Nation
• Tigers Vs. Rangers Final Score: Detroit Outslugged By Texas In Game Two, 7-5 (detroit.sbnation.com)
  Jun 27
  Smyly's outing came unraveled in the 4th inning when a series of hits allowed Texas to plate four runs and flip the game on its head, forcing him to exit with both his 4th loss of the year and an ugly line (4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER). Despite coming out ...
  SB Nation
• The Roll Bama Roll Nominees for the Inaugural Class of the SB Nation College Football Hall of Fame (rollbamaroll.com)
  Jun 26
  For the past week or so you may have noticed some of our fellow SB Nation college football sites getting all ... years as Alabama's head coach he led the Maryland, Kentucky and Texas A&M programs to success. In 38 seasons as a head coach ...
  Roll 'Bama Roll
• Tigers Vs. Rangers: Drew Smyly Returns From DL, Draws Texas' High-Powered Offense (detroit.sbnation.com)
  Jun 26
  Smyly, the Detroit Tigers' rookie starter who had been on the disabled list for past two weeks, rejoins the rotation just in time to face the Texas Rangers ... runs after his long ball in Monday's 8-2 Tigers victory. The Rangers will put ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers Vs. Tigers: Justin Grimm Roughed Up In 8-2 Loss (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 26
  Last time Rick Porcello started against the Texas Rangers, he failed to go more than an inning and gave up eight runs. This time it was a role reversal as his opposite number, Justin Grimm, was the one who went just one inning. He gave up six ...
  SB Nation
• Expos: Where are they now? (canada.com)
  Jun 26
  (Age: 61, Expos stats: 8 yrs: 1977-84, GP: 895, Avg: .245, Hits: 710, HR: 29, RBI: 255, SB: 6) Ellis Valentine, RF A youth and family counselor for the past 25 years. Lives near Dallas, Texas. (Age: 57, Expos stats: 7 yrs: 1975-1981, GP: 638, Avg:
  Calgary Herald
• MLB Standings: Rangers Hold 5-Game Lead In AL West (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 25
  Texas holds a five-game lead over the second-place Angels going into the its series against the Tigers. After going through a bit of a struggle, the Rangers ripped through their National League competition and are 8-2 in their last 10 outings.
  SB Nation
• Tigers Vs. Rangers: Detroit Kicks Off Series In Texas (detroit.sbnation.com)
  Jun 25
  They face the best team in baseball, the Texas Rangers. Texas is fresh off a series win against ... throwing an impressive seven strikeout performance during an 8-3 victory over the Houston Astros. The game will be at Rangers Ballpark at 8:05 ...
  SB Nation
• Nationals Vs. Rockies: Stephen Strasburg Makes Coors Field Debut On Monday (denver.sbnation.com)
  Jun 25
  Jun 25, 2012 - The Colorado Rockies return from a weekend matchup against the Texas Rangers as losers in two of their ... The Rockies will have Jeff Francis (0-1, 8.56 ERA), who showed great improvement in his third start with the team.
  SB Nation
• Fantasy Baseball 2012: A Look at the Texas Rangers' Pitching Staff (seattle.sbnation.com)
  Jun 25
  He's sitting at just 6-6 on the year, but his K-rate has climbed to 8.1 per 9. So what's not to like ... but spun a nice start against the Rockies in Texas. He's an intriguing unknown, and I certainly can't fault someone for taking a flyer ...
  SB Nation
• Midwest's Dry Spell Threatens to Intensify (online.wsj.com)
  Jun 25
  Swaths of Texas and the western U.S. have faced drought conditions for ... down from 30.3 inches last year and 16.8 inches in a normal year. In northern Ohio, Akron is similarly dry, with rainfall of 8.2 inches compared with 20 inches a year ago and ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Expos: Where are they now? (canada.com)
  Jun 24
  (Age: 61, Expos stats: 8 yrs: 1977-84, GP: 895, Avg: .245, Hits: 710, HR: 29, RBI: 255, SB: 6) Ellis Valentine, RF A youth and family counselor for the past 25 years. Lives near Dallas, Texas. (Age: 57, Expos stats: 7 yrs: 1975-1981, GP: 638, Avg:
  Calgary Herald
• Tropical Storm Debby Strengthens Off Gulf (online.wsj.com)
  Jun 24
  Although a forecast track was still uncertain, the hurricane center said people from Texas to Florida should remain alert to ... Debby forced the suspension of 8% of the region's oil and gas production. The government said nine production platforms and ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Rangers Were Interested In Kevin Youkilis, But Backed Out (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 24
  The Boston Red Sox are looking to trade third baseman Kevin Youkilis at any day now, and at one point during this process the Texas Rangers were reportedly ... first baseman Mitch Moreland for 6-8 weeks with a strained hamstring.
  SB Nation
• Rangers Vs. Rockies Final Score: Texas' Winning Streak Comes To An End, Lose 11-7 To Colorado (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 23
  The Texas Rangers seven-game winning streak was snapped as they ... Lewis left the game with the Rangers trailing 8-1. Michael Kirkman came in for relief of Lewis, but he did not fair any better as he allowed two home runs for three runs which ...
  SB Nation
• Rockies Vs. Rangers: Colorado Looks To Crack MLB's Best Team On Saturday (denver.sbnation.com)
  Jun 23
  The team will need to do better than the one run on 12 hits they put up in that game, especially since Texas scored four runs on seven hits. Josh Outman (0-3, 8.41 ERA) continues his search for his first win with the Rockies. He's also battling ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Rangers Vs. Colorado Rockies: Saturday Preview, TV Schedule And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 23
  Texas' offense will face off against Josh Outman-- who has not pitched effectively this year. Outman has made 12 appearances, including four starts, totaling 20.1 innings on the season. Outman carries an 0-3 record to go along with an 8.41 ERA ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers Vs. Rockies: Friday's Lineups Announced (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 22
  Roy Oswalt will make his Rangers debut tonight against a Rockies team he has dominated. For his career, he is 8-2 with a 1.94 ERA against Colorado. On the other side, no major changes for the Texas bats.
  SB Nation
• UPDATE: Lanes back open on SB 71 near tunnel (fox19.com)
  Jun 21
  occurred at the 1.8 mile marker and closed all the southbound lanes at one point. Around the time of the accident, traffic was slow all the way up to Dana Avenue. There is no word on any injuries as a result of the crash. WACO, TX (CNN) - Police arrested a ...
  Fox 19
• NBA Draft 2012: J'Covan Brown Not Among Top 10 PG's (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 21
  Over at SB Nation, I have a listing of the top 10 PG's available in the 2012 NBA Draft, and, as much as it pains me as a Texas alum, J'Covan Brown did ... culminating in 3.8 assists to 2.7 turnovers last year. If he had come back as a senior ...
  SB Nation
• College Football Playoffs: Baby Steps (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 21
  1. Why only 4 teams? I believe 8-teams would be the perfect number, though I would be OK with 16-teams. The anti-playoff people always use the argument, 'well if you went to 8 teams then you'd have number 9 & 10 complaining like you have 3 & 4 ...
  SB Nation
• USA U18 Team Beats Brazil To Claim Gold Medal (sbnation.com)
  Jun 21
  The 6'8, 215-pound Randle will be a senior at Plano (TX) Prestonwood Christian in the fall, and is ranked as the No. 2 player in the class of 2013 by Scout.com. The U.S. never trailed in the game, and forced the Brazilians into 26 turnovers ...
  SBNation.com
• Rangers Vs. Padres: Game 3 Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 20
  After a blazing start to his Rangers career, Yu Darvish is 4-4 with a 4.53 ERA in his last eight starts for Texas, but the team has absolutely ... entering the game with a 8.89 ERA.
  SB Nation
• A few observations from the Rangers 7-3 win over San Diego (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jun 20
  Kinsler is 8-for-18 (.444) over his last four games ... Not surprisingly the Rangers have won all seven of the quality starts. Texas is now 32-7 when a pitcher makes a quality start.
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• BC-BBO--EXP-BOX-Tex-SD, BBO (nola.com)
  Jun 20
  LOB_Texas 8, San Diego 8. 2B_Beltre (16), N.Cruz (16). 3B_Hamilton (1). HR_Beltre (12), off Brach. RBIs_Hamilton 2 (64), Beltre 2 (45), N.Cruz 2 (41), Feldman (1), Alonso (18), Hundley (20), Jo.Baker (9). SB_E.Cabrera (10). CS_Andrus (3). SF_Beltre.
  nola.com
• Rangers 7, Padres 3 (mercurynews.com)
  Jun 20
  DP—San Diego 1. LOB—Texas 8, San Diego 8. 2B—Beltre (16), N.Cruz (16). 3B—Hamilton (1). HR—Beltre (12). SB—E.Cabrera (10). CS—Andrus (3). SF—Beltre. Volquez pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. WP—Scheppers, Hinshaw. PB—Napoli.
  San Jose Mercury News
• Will Texas play in a BCS bowl this season? Phil Steele puts Horns in Top 10, playing in Fiesta Bowl against familiar foe (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jun 20
  Texas tops his list this year. "Texas has a top tne D again with 6 starters back but get a big upgrade on offense with my #4 set of RBs, #11 WRs and #8 O-line and they will get the best QB play since Colt McCoy left after '09," Steele wrote. "This is the ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Former Texas A&M star is impressing NBA scouts (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jun 19
  "It is easy to see why NBA scouts had been paying attention to him since he first got to Texas A&M," Isaacson said. "At 6-8, he has great size for a scorer on the wing. He can hit jumpers, get to the rim, and hit the offensive boards." Middleton credits ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Cougars Vs The Oddsmakers; How Vegas Sees 2012 Unfolding For Houston (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 19
  Texas State at Houston - Cougars by 36.5 It's hard to know ... If that sounds strangely familiar to you, it's because in 2008, Tulsa opened the season 8-0, before losing to the Razorbacks by a touchdown, and getting their doors blown off in ...
  SB Nation
• A few observations from the Rangers' 2-1 win over San Diego Monday (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jun 19
  He's now at 130 for the season, which ranks third int he AL. Young is 5-for-35 (.143) with runners in scoring position since May 8. Given his track record of success, you expect he's going to break out of it, but when? Young's performance this season is ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• NFL writer: Tony Romo will be Cowboys starting QB for at least two more years (cowboysblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jun 19
  “His contract could be voided in 2014, but if it is, the team will take an $8 million cap hit,” Clayton explained. “If the cap is around $121 million, that would hurt because the team is already $20 million over the cap in 2014.” As many in the ...
  Cowboysblog.dallasnews.com
• Rangers Vs. Padres: Matt Harrison Goes For His Ninth Win (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 18
  Texas has seen Padres starter Jason Marquis (3-5, 6.60 ERA) before. Marquis has made two career starts against the Rangers and surrendered six runs over 12 innings. For the Rangers, starter Matt Harrison (8-3, 3.54 ERA) will look to capitalize ...
  SB Nation
• Obama Campaign 8.0 (online.wsj.com)
  Jun 18
  Strassel: Yeah, I think you could call this Obama Campaign 8.0 or 9.0. Stuart, there is a lot of concern ... Varney: That was Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas joining a growing chorus of GOP lawmakers calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign.
  Wall Street Journal
• SB tv radio 0618 (mysanantonio.com)
  Jun 18
  For more TV, radio and media coverage, go to www.MySA.com and click on Sports Media in Blogs. 4 p.m.: World Series: Game 7, Florida vs. Kent St., at Omaha, Neb., ESPN2 8 p.m.: World Series: Game 8, Arkansas vs. South
  MySanAntonio
• Rangers Vs. Astros Time, TV, Radio Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 17
  Texas took Game 1 on Friday 6-2 and won again on Saturday 8-3. Colby Lewis will take the mound for the Rangers and look to continue the lights out streak that he has been on. Lewis is 5-5 on the season with a 3.13 ERA and won his previous start ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers Vs. Astros Final Score: Justin Grimm Wins MLB Debut As Texas Defeats Houston 8-3 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 17
  The Texas Rangers had to bring out Justin Grimm to make his first ... The Braves went onto score three more runs and win 8-3 and with that five-run sixth inning it gave Grimm his first major league win. Grimm lasted six innings, gave up three ...
  SB Nation
• Astros Vs. Rangers Final Score: Houston Falls To Texas 8-3 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 17
  The Astros offense was able to score some runs off of Justin Grimm who was making his first major league start for the Texas Rangers ... seventh and another in the eighth inning to win 8-3.
  SB Nation
• Le Mans: Electrifying Victory for Audi's Hybrid (online.wsj.com)
  Jun 16
  Raced on a twisty 8.5 mile course on closed-off public roads in France ... He resigned from the Big 12 last fall after Nebraska jumped to the Big Ten and Texas A&M said it would join the Southeastern Conference. But Beebe said BMT doesn't ...
  Wall Street Journal
• 2012 U.S. Open: Cut Line Is Projected To Be 8-Over Par (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 16
  Local golfers that are on pace to make the cut are Joe Ogilvie who is currently at 8-over par through 16 holes, and Texas alum Ben Estes is 5-over ... up to the 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic, visit SB Nation's dedicated golf hub.
  SB Nation
• 2012 FOX College Football TV Schedule Released: We're Getting So Close (sbnation.com)
  Jun 15
  1 Indiana State at Indiana 8:00 p.m. Big Ten Network Sat ... 15 Eastern Michigan at Purdue 12:00 p.m. Big Ten Network Sat., Sept. 15 Texas A&M at SMU 3:30 p.m. FSN Sat., Sept. 15 UMass at Michigan 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Sat.,
  SBNation.com
• Home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills Sells for $11.5 Million (online.wsj.com)
  Jun 14
  Mich Matthews, a former Microsoft executive, buys former CW network head Dawn Ostroff's Holmby Hills mansion in L.A. for $12.8 million. Lauren Schuker has ... Calif., sells to a Texas oil and gas family for about $20 million.
  Wall Street Journal
• Recruiting on the South Plains | Talking Dylan Cantrell with SB Nation Recruiting (doubletnation.com)
  Jun 14
  then make sure and check out the SB Nation Football Recruiting page. Behind these efforts are Bud Elliott and Wescott Eberts and Eberts recently watched Texas Tech commit WR Dylan Cantrell at a camp at a 7 on 7 tournament at Texas A&M Consolidated.
  Double-T Nation (blog)
• Big 12's top dog? OU's Barry Switzer says Horns 'take a second seat to us' (dallasnews.com)
  Jun 14
  We kicked [Texas'] ass more than they have ours," Switzer told SB Nation's Spencer Hall after being asked ... Current OU head coach Bob Stoops is 8-5 against the Horns, and though Texas leads the all-time series 59–42–5.
  Dallas Morning News
• Defense Wins College Football Championships, Whether We Like It Or Not (sbnation.com)
  Jun 13
  As far as picking a champ this year, maybe this makes us lean a little more toward LSU, which allowed only 11.3 points per game last year, and shy just a bit away from USC, which gave up 23.8? Beats me ... 23 6 2005 Texas (AP, BCS, FWAA ...
  SBNation.com
• College World Series Field To Be Finalized Today (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Jun 11
  The nightcap is Waco, Texas, where Baylor and Arkansas are tied at a game ... For more information on the Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles stay tuned to SB Nation Tampa Bay and be sure to check out SB Nation's Gators blog Alligator ...
  SB Nation
• 2012 MLB Draft Signings: Wyatt Mathisen, Dalton Friend Reportedly Agree To Terms With Pirates (pittsburgh.sbnation.com)
  Jun 11
  behind No. 8 overall pick Mark Appel. He was rated as one of the best catching prospects in the draft. He was committed to the University of Texas, so it's great that the Pirates were able to snag him. Friend is a left-handed pitcher out of a ...
  SB Nation
• 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Baylor, 1 Victory Away From College World Seires, Seeks Defeat Of Arkansas (denver.sbnation.com)
  Jun 10
  On Saturday, Colorado Rockies draftee Trent Blank pitched the Baylor Bears to an 8-1 victory in Game 1 of the Waco, Tx., Super Regional of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament. On Sunday, the Bears could find a spot in the College World Series ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers to face vaguely familar foe in San Francisco's Tim Lincecum (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jun 10
  Ogando spent most of last season in the Rangers' rotation, going 13-8 with a 3.51 ERA, winning his first seven decisions. Matchup of note: In Giants second baseman Ryan Theriot's first 13 games back from the DL, he hit .380 (19-for-50) with three doubles ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Giants 5, Rangers 2 (mercurynews.com)
  Jun 9
  DP—San Francisco 1. LOB—Texas 7, San Francisco 8. 2B—Hamilton (13), Pagan (12), Schierholtz (2). 3B—Schierholtz (4). HR—Napoli (11), Moreland (9). SB—Theriot (4). CS—Andrus (2). S—Feldman. Ja.Lopez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
  San Jose Mercury News
• 2012 NCAA Super Regionals: UCLA Defeats TCU 6-2 On Friday, Horned Frogs Must Rebound On Saturday (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 9
  The No. 2 national seed UCLA Bruins were rated as heavy favorites as they stepped into the box in their super regional matchup with the Texas Christian Horned Frogs ... face off on Saturday evening at 8 p.m Central Time. Sophomore righthander ...
  SB Nation
• R.A. Dickey and Pitchers Who Don't Succeed Until Their Mid-30's (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Jun 9
  Dickey debuted in the majors in 2001, pitching in four games for the Texas Rangers, who drafted him in 1996 out ... He ended the season with a 9-8 record, but with a 5.09 ERA. He threw a mid-80's fastball, a breaking ball and a pitch he called ...
  Baseball Nation
• Rangers Vs. Giants Preview: Q&A With McCovey Chronicles (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  Jun 8, 2012 - Interleague baseball returns this weekend, much to the chagrin of many baseball fans. The Texas Rangers will look to get a little retribution for the 2010 World Series, as they head to San Francisco to take on the suddenly surging Giants.
  SB Nation
• 2012 U.S. Open: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson Paired Together In First Two Rounds (bayarea.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  8:10 a.m. / 1:25 p.m. - Retief Goosen ... TBD; Samuel Osborne, England For more on the U.S. Open, make sure to follow our StoryStream as well as check out SB Nation's Golf hub.
  SB Nation
• Rangers Vs. Giants: Game Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  Jun 8, 2012 - There's no escaping comparisons and memories this weekend - Texas will travel to San Francisco for the first time since losing the 2010 World Series, looking to break a seven-game skid to the Giants, the longest for the Rangers ...
  SB Nation
• Is Rangers Slump Due To Virus? (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  Over those 58 games, Texas happens to have the best record in the AL, a four game lead in their division, and a +64 differential that has plummeted, but still remains the best mark in baseball. All that said, a 10 game stretch is not entirely dismissible.
  SB Nation
• NCAA Baseball Super Regionals: Oklahoma, Baylor Among 16 Hoping To Make It To Omaha (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  Jun 8, 2012 - Sixteen ... Texas and Texas A&M both made it to the CWS a year ago, but both were eliminated after two games. Follow the Big 12 teams in the NCAA Baseball Championship and in all sports throughout the year at SB Nation Kansas ...
  SB Nation
• Tanner Scheppers Debuts (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  You can't read much in to one debut, and it unfortunately wasn't perfect -- and it was the Athletics-- but Tanner Scheppers has at least done nothing yet in his Major League career to suggest he can't be another effective piece in the Texas bullpen.
  SB Nation
• Big 12 Expansion: Florida State President Says 'No Steps Taken' Toward Realignment (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  If you were expecting a resolution regarding college conference realignment in the near future, you'd better temper your expectations. Florida State president Eric Barron said that "no steps were taken" towards making a decision on if the school ...
  SB Nation
• Giants Vs. Rangers, Series Preview: 2010 World Series Rematch at AT&T Park (bayarea.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  Jun 8, 2012 - The Texas Rangers don't have the fondest of memories when playing the San Francisco Giants, but will have to re-hash some of those buried remembrances as a 2010 World Series rematch takes places this weekend at AT&T Park.
  SB Nation
• The Rangers, And Overreacting To Overreactions (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  Jun 8, 2012 - Thursday afternoon, the Texas Rangers absorbed a lopsided loss at the hands of the Oakland Athletics. There's nothing that should ever be made of one individual loss -- even the best teams in history lose. Even the Harlem ...
  Baseball Nation
• Roy Oswalt Shellacked In Triple-A (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  Last Saturday, Roy Oswalt made his first Triple-A start for the Texas Rangers' affiliate. He went two innings, allowing three hits and a walk without giving up a run. On Thursday, he was hit hard, giving up five runs in four innings, with a walk ...
  Baseball Nation
• 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Super Regional Previews (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  Jun 8, 2012 - The second round of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament kicks off today with the Super Regional round. Unfortunately, there won't be any teams from the Houston area playing, as Rice, Prairie View A&M, and Texas A&M all were eliminate ...
  SB Nation
• Colorado's Jon Embree Expects Peyton Williams To Grayshirt In 2012 (denver.sbnation.com)
  Jun 8
  Jun 8, 2012 - Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Peyton Williams ... For more on the Buffs, visit Colorado blog Ralphie Report. Head over to SB Nation NCAA Football for more news and notes during the offseason.
  SB Nation
• GIants Vs. Padres, Final Score: Buster Posey, Angel Pagan & Gregor Blanco Blast G-Men To 8-3 Win (bayarea.sbnation.com)
  Jun 7
  San Diego, CA (Sports Network) – Matt Cain pitched seven solid innings and San Francisco’s offense backed him with three home runs, as the Giants beat the San Diego Padres, 8-3, in the finale ... San Antonio in the Texas League before ...
  SB Nation
• Tales of Texas Oilmen (online.wsj.com)
  Jun 7
  Dallas Begins Wednesday, June 13, at 9 p.m. on TNT 41 Thursday, June 14, at 9 p.m. on HBO Dogs in the City Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on CBS Fortunately for ... the long years in the Texas oil business. There had been prep school—George H.W. Bush wasn't ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Kicker Alex Mueller To Transfer Closer To Home (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jun 7
  After an underwhelming freshman season, Kicker Alex Mueller is reportedly transferring from Kansas to be closer to his childhood home in Grapevine, Texas. Mueller ... check out the SB Nation Kansas City StoryStream as well as Rock Chalk Talk.
  SB Nation
• 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Regional Recap (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 6
  The Texas A&M arms were still good for the most part ... We all agree the Big Ten doesn't baseball well. That gives us a record of 8-8 predicting regional winners, which means BET ALL OF YOUR MONEY BASED ON OUR PREDICTIONS!
  SB Nation
• Major accident on Interstate 37, SB lanes back open (woai.com)
  Jun 6
  Shortly after 4:00 p.m. the Texas Department of Transportation's send out a message through Twitter confirming that the southbound lanes of Interstate 37 were closed to traffic at Pecan Valley Drive. Crews have since cleaned up the spilled fuel and all ...
  WOAI
• MLB Draft Results: Astros Go For Pitching To Finish Day 2 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 6
  Here are Houston's selections from Round 8-15. No. 249 - Tyler Heineman (C) - UCLA No. 279 - Daniel Minor (RHP) - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi No. 209 - Joseph Bircher (LHP) - Bradley No. 339 - Hunter Virant (LHP) - Adolfo Camarillo HS (Calif.)
  SB Nation
• 2012 MLB Draft: Philadelphia Phillies Selections Rounds 4-8 (philly.sbnation.com)
  Jun 5
  Texas Round 8, No. 278 Josh Ludy, C Baylor The draft will continue through Round 15 on Tuesday and we'll wrap up Day 2 later tonight. You can follow along with the Draft live on MLB.com.
  SB Nation
• 2012 SEC Football Betting Lines Released, Texas A&M Favored In Only Two Conference Games (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 5
  Ole Miss Week 8: LSU (-11.5) vs. Texas A&M Week 9 Texas A&M vs ... For more on the Texas A&M Aggies, check out Team Speed Kills and SB Nation's college football page.
  SB Nation
• 2012 MLB Draft: Kansas City Royals Select Vanderbilt LHP Sam Selman In Second Round (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jun 5
  Listed at 6'3" 195 lbs, Selman is originally from Austin, Texas and throws a low 90's fastball ... BA also goes on to say he could be a tough sign, and Selman looks to improve upon his 8-3 season with a 4.03 ERA for the Commodores.
  SB Nation
• 2012 MLB Draft: To Sign Appel, Pirates Must Deal With Scott Boras (pittsburgh.sbnation.com)
  Jun 5
  When he slid all the way down to No. 8, the Pittsburgh Pirates and general manager Neal Huntington jumped at the opportunity to land the 6-foot-5 right-hander from Houston, Texas. Within the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, however ...
  SB Nation
• 2012 Cincinnati Football Preview: The Road Back (sbnation.com)
  Jun 5
  (Sure, they probably would have been blown out by either Alabama or Texas in the semifinals ... PPG, Opponents 24.2 (plus-6.5) Last Five Games: Opponents 25.8 Adj. PPG, Cincinnati 25.1 (minus-0.7) With the departures of Collaros, Pead and ...
  SBNation.com
• 2012 MLB Draft: Texas Rangers Select Blue Valley West Prep Collin Wiles (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jun 5
  Former Blue Valley West star, and current Vanderbilt commit Collin Wiles was selected with the 53rd overall choice in the 2012 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers on Monday ... North finished the year 17-8, while West closed the season at 22-3.
  SB Nation
• 2012 MLB Draft Results: Pirates Select Barrett Barnes, Outfielder From Texas Tech (pittsburgh.sbnation.com)
  Jun 5
  After adding stud pitching prospect Mark Appel with the No. 8 pick in the 1st Round ... 325 as an outfielder with Texas Tech this season. He was not drafted out of high school, but he has plenty of potential to play a corner outfield spot ...
  SB Nation
• 2012 MLB Draft: Rangers Select High School RHP Colin Wiles With No. 53 Pick (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 5
  He was recently named Kansas high school baseball Player of the Year by ESPN. This season, Wiles posted an 8-0 record with a 0.10 ERA. He recorded 76 strikeouts in 49.1 innings. He has committed to SEC power Vanderbilt. Since there isn't much ...
  SB Nation
• Take Two: Reflections On The Second Rangers-Angels AL West Showdown (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jun 4
  Home field advantage counts for a lot (winning about 8% more of the time, to be exact). Despite it not seeming that way for much of the year, the Angels are probably close enough to Texas that expecting a series victory in LA would probably be a ...
  SB Nation
• College World Series 2012, TCU Vs. Dayton: Game Time, TV Schedule And More (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Jun 2
  The Dayton Flyers try to keep their season alive on Saturday when they face the TCU Horned Frogs in the NCAA Regional at College Stations, TX. The Flyers and Horned ... to senior right-hander Tim Bury (8-2) to try to shut down the TCU offense.
  SB Nation
• 2012 NCAA Baseball Regionals: Predictions, Sleepers, And Upsets (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 1
  7-8 and have lost three in a row. Winner: Baylor. To immediately contradict myself, Baylor has been up and down over the last few weeks, but they have been playing teams much better than the ones in their regional. Texas-Arlington did beat the ...
  SB Nation
• U.S. Auto Sales Keep Rising (online.wsj.com)
  Jun 1
  Americans bought 1.33 million new vehicles last month, said researcher Autodata Corp. May's annualized sales pace was 13.8 million vehicles ... Frank Kent Motor Co. dealership in Fort Worth, Texas, said his Honda store had a strong month ...
  Wall Street Journal
• 2012 NCAA Baseball Regionals, Texas A&M Vs. Dayton: Game Preview And More (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jun 1
  Starting Pitchers: Texas A&M- Michael Wacha: Jr. RHP, 8-1 2.21 ERA, 107 K 17 BB, 106 IP Dayton- Mike Hauschild: Sr RHP, 7-2 4.29 ERA, 87 K 26 BB, 113 IP The Aggies won 10 of 11 in the month of May before going 1-2 in the Big 12 Tournament.
  SB Nation
• The Mariners Make The Rangers Look Awful (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 31, 2012
  After Wednesday's depressing 21-8 drubbing, the Seattle Mariners are now 5-5 against the Rangers, outscoring them by 17 runs. The rest of Major League Baseball is 14-26 against Texas, outscoring them by -96 runs. Against everyone else ...
  SB Nation
• Mariners Vs. Rangers Final Score: Seattle Absolutely Annihilates Texas, 21-8 (seattle.sbnation.com)
  May 31, 2012
  On Wednesday, the Seattle Mariners secured their second series win over the first-place Texas Rangers in as many weeks ... a pair of eight-run innings en route to a jaw-dropping 21-8 win. In the top of the fourth, Alex Liddi hit a sacrifice ...
  SB Nation
• Final: Mariners 21, Rangers 8 (Texas allows most runs in majors this season) (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  May 31, 2012
  Holland didn’t make it through the second inning, giving up eight runs which was just the beginning to a game that the Seattle Mariners ran away to a 21-8 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. Seattle won the final two games of ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Holder's Racial Incitement (online.wsj.com)
  May 30, 2012
  The Latino vote grew by 140% or 25,000 votes in 2008, while the white vote increased by only 8% from four years earlier ... These include voting-rights lawsuits to block voter ID laws in Texas and South Carolina, intervention in immigration ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Romney Says Win Secures GOP Nod (online.wsj.com)
  May 29, 2012
  Mitt Romney Tuesday night claimed his win in the Texas primary gives him the requisite number of ... With home prices stagnant and unemployment around 8% nationally, both campaigns are scrambling to gain an edge on the economy.
  Wall Street Journal
• MLB Draft 2012: Nationals To Select Texas A&M Pitcher, According To Projection (dc.sbnation.com)
  May 29, 2012
  Wacha is a 6-foot-6, right-handed pitcher from Texas A&M. Thus far this season ... For more Nationals coverage and conversation, visit Federal Baseball, SB Nation's Nats blog. For news, updates and projections related to the next week's MLB ...
  SB Nation
• MLB Mock Draft 2012: Rangers Select LHP Matt Smoral (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 29, 2012
  The Texas Rangers hold the No. 29 overall pick in the 2012 MLB ... left-handed pitcher Matt Smoral out of Solon High School in Ohio. Smoral stands at 6'8 and 225 pounds and was a Rawlings first team All-American in 2012. He has committed to ...
  SB Nation
• NCAA Baseball Tournament 2012 Bracket Preview: Dayton Opens Play Against No. 1 Seed Texas A&M (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  May 29, 2012
  They will take on No. 1 seed Texas A&M at 7:35 on Friday. The Aggies, who have made five straight NCAA Tournament appearances and who made a College World Series appearance last season, were 42-16 and 16-8 in the Big 12. The Aggies are the 15th ...
  SB Nation
• Angels Vs. Yankees Final Score: Mark Trumbo Caps Big Night With Walk-Off Home Run (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  May 29, 2012
  Mark Trumbo capped a big night with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Los Angeles Angels a 9-8 victory over the New York ... as the Angels remain six and a half games behind the Texas Rangers in the American League ...
  SB Nation
• Roy Oswalt To Texas: Deal Structured Around Participation, According To Report (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 28, 2012
  he gets $8 million pro-rated -- 4 million in his pocket. He can also earn an extra $1 million in incentives if he makes 10 starts. Obviously, Texas' offer was reliant on Oswalt's health. The 34-year-old three-time All-Star has 115 career wins ...
  SB Nation
• How Not to Ruin a Swimming Prodigy (online.wsj.com)
  May 28, 2012
  Nothing about the aquatic credentials of Todd Schmitz hinted at future glory: After swimming for Metropolitan State College in Denver, he started coaching the 8-and-under group at ... move their child to California, Texas or Florida to train with coaches ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Josh Hamilton Injury: Texas Rangers Slugger Says He 'Just Needed A Day' (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 28, 2012
  I stayed home from the event (Sunday) night went to bed at 8:15 and got up at 1:30 today. Rolled over twice maybe, just when I got up, I felt off. I called Wash and told him I probably needed a day just to be sure. Just try to get more rest."
  SB Nation
• Big 12 Baseball Tournament 2012: Eric Garcia Named Most Outstanding Player (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  May 27, 2012
  Missouri shortstop Eric Garcia was named Most Outstanding Player at the 2012 Big 12 Baseball Tournament that the Tigers won with an 8-7 win over Oklahoma on Sunday ... be sure to check out SB Nation Kansas City's Big 12 Baseball StoryStream ...
  SB Nation
• Josh Hamilton Saves The Day In Bottom Of The 13th (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 27, 2012
  Hamilton, timing the ball perfectly, crushed the ball over the center-field fence to give Texas a dramatic 8-7 victory. Hamilton's heroics will likely overshadow some controversial decisions by Ron Washington in extra innings. The two previous ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers 8, Blue Jays 7, 13 innings, (elpasotimes.com)
  May 26, 2012
  DP—Toronto 2, Texas 1. LOB—Toronto 10, Texas 13. 2B—Bautista (5), Thames (7), Kinsler (14), Andrus (10). HR—Rasmus (4), Hamilton (20), N.Cruz (6), Torrealba (2), Moreland (8). SB—Rasmus (3), Gentry (6). S—Andrus 2. SF—Beltre.
  El Paso Times
• Rangers Vs. Blue Jays Final Score: Texas' Nelson Cruz Has 8 RBI, Grand Slam In 14-3 Win Over Toronto (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 26, 2012
  Nelson Cruz had a career game against the Toronto Blue Jays by going 4-5, eight RBI, scoring two runs and hit a grand slam. The eight RBI tied a career-high and the grand slam was his 19h home run of the season. The Rangers just dominated the ...
  SB Nation
• Lance Berkman ACL Watch Is Over, Cardinals 1B Out 8-10 Weeks After Successful Surgery To Repair Torn Meniscus (stlouis.sbnation.com)
  May 25, 2012
  Louis Cardinals slugger Lance Berkman is now on an eight-to-ten-week rehab schedule after successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee on Friday morning in Houston, Texas ... he is an estimated 8-10 weeks away from hitting ...
  SB Nation
• Eight Huskies Advance In NCAA Track And Field Championships (seattle.sbnation.com)
  May 25, 2012
  advanced to the NCAA Track and Field championships on Thursday after finishing fifth for the Washington Huskies in the West Preliminary championships in Austin, Texas. Brookman threw a personal record distance of 233 feet and 11 inches.
  SB Nation
• Big 12 Baseball Championship: Missouri Completes Full Day of Upsets, Beating Texas A&M (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  May 25, 2012
  The Tigers upset No. 3 seed Texas on Wednesday, and followed that up by beating ... beating one of the best pitchers in the Big 12 in A&M right-handed starter Michael Wacha, who was 8-0 coming into Thursday's game.
  SB Nation
• 2012 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament: Sam Houston State Facing Elimination (houston.sbnation.com)
  May 24, 2012
  The second day of the 2012 Southland Conference tournament starts off early Thursday morning and since Sam Houston State was upset by No. 8 seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday they are in the early game on Thursday. Sam Houston State is ...
  SB Nation
• The World of Wes Anderson (online.wsj.com)
  May 23, 2012
  When I was in fifth grade, I started to make Super 8 movies, and I liked that very much ... with Owen Wilson when we were still at the University of Texas. It started with the idea that we would make a full-length feature.
  Wall Street Journal
• Big 12 Baseball Tournament Scores: Texas A&M Defeats Kansas 10-4 (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  May 23, 2012
  Duncan issued only one walk and struck out seven Aggies. The loss dropped Duncan's record to 6-8 on the season. Kansas' bats struggled to find an answer against Texas A&M starter Daniel Mengden. Mengden improved to 3-3 with the win on Wednesday ...
  SB Nation
• Obama's Permanent Emergency (online.wsj.com)
  May 22, 2012
  Bush's second term, spending grew at an average annual rate of 8.7%. During 2010-13 ... He ceded 41 percent of the vote in West Virginia to an incarcerated man in Texas named Keith Judd, and in Oklahoma, Obama lost several counties and won ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Three Baylor Basketball Players Invited To 2012 NBA Draft Combine (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 22, 2012
  Three Baylor Bears and a Longhorn have been invited to participate in the 2012 NBA Draft Combine June 7-8 in Chicago, Illinois. From Baylor, Quincy Acy, Perry Jones III and Quincy Miller will attend, while J'Covan Brown will represent Texas.
  SB Nation
• MLB Mock Draft 2012: Michael Wacha Goes To Chicago White Sox In Minor League Ball Projection (chicago.sbnation.com)
  May 22, 2012
  In the most recent mock from Minor League Ball, the White Sox are projected to take Texas A&M right-hander Michael Wacha. The 6-foot-6 junior is 8-0 this season with a 2.14 ERA for the Aggies. The scouting report on Wacha certainly makes him ...
  SB Nation
• Astros 8, Cubs 4 (elpasotimes.com)
  May 22, 2012
  HR—Lowrie (7), C.Johnson (5), J.Castro (1). SB—Campana 2 (12), Lowrie (2). Del Rosario pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. Umpires—Home, Bill Welke First, Chris Guccione Second, Tim Tschida Third, Jeff Nelson. T—3:05. A—16,895 (40,981).
  El Paso Times
• Cowboys Offseason Report: Is This Year Dallas Gets Back On Top? (sbnation.com)
  May 21, 2012
  The only thing hotter than the oppressive Texas heat is the interrogation lamp burning above ... Looking at the Cowboys' 8-8 finish to the 2011 season obscures the fact that it all came down to a Week 17 showdown with the Giants.
  SBNation.com
• Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups – Week 8 Batters (sports.yahoo.com)
  May 21, 2012
  Sports Fantasy Baseball leagues* who are worth adding in Week 8. OF Alfonso Soriano ... 1B/OF Mitch Moreland, Texas Rangers (27% owned) Statistics: 26/94 H/AB, 17 R, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 0 SB, .277 AVG A part-time player for the Rangers, Moreland has been ...
  YAHOO!
• Zac MacMath Injury: Union Goaltender Ruled Out Vs FC Dallas (philly.sbnation.com)
  May 19, 2012
  MacMath got a concussion when struck with a knee in the head during a May 8 game against Seattle. He did not travel with the team to Texas. With MacMath out, the Union will turn to Chase Harrison or Chris Konopka. Neither has played a single ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Oklahoma State Baseball: Aggies Defeat Cowboys 8-7 (houston.sbnation.com)
  May 19, 2012
  Texas A&M earned their second straight victory over Oklahoma State by winning 8-7 on Friday night. The Aggies offense was on a roll as they scored a pair of runs in the first two innings and the game started to look like a blowout as Texas A&M ...
  SB Nation
• A Critical Analysis Of The Rams' Edward Jones Dome Proposal (stlouis.sbnation.com)
  May 18, 2012
  Or the old Texas Stadium rootlet they cut out for God to watch the ... Because staffing 4 beer stands in the entire stadium with 8 volunteers looking to raise money for Little Suzy’s Dance Troupe wasn’t cutting it. Not only are we unable ...
  SB Nation
• '11 Nelson runner-up Palmer leads with opening 64 (wsbradio.com)
  May 18, 2012
  Ryan Palmer has been thinking about redemption at the Byron Nelson Championship, and a chance at home to hold up that trophy. The 2011 Nelson runner-up is off to a good start. Palmer, who lives in Colleyville not far from the TPC Four Seasons ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Astros 8, Brewers 3 (elpasotimes.com)
  May 17, 2012
  E—Hart (1). DP—Milwaukee 1. LOB—Milwaukee 6, Houston 3. 2B—Lowrie (6). 3B—Lucroy (3). HR—Hart (8), Ca.Lee (3). SB—Schafer (12), Altuve (7). S—Norris. SF—J.D.Martinez. R.Cruz pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. Umpires—Home ...
  El Paso Times
• Rangers' Michael Young Gets A Day Off (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 17, 2012
  Michael Young, who is mired in an 8-48 slump, has been given the night off on Wednesday by Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington. Evan Grant shared some of his thoughts on the move on Twitter earlier on Wednesday: Rangers are sitting DH Michael ...
  SB Nation
• Both D-II SB teams win second games (highschool.rivals.com)
  May 16, 2012
  The Cowley College softball team defeated Mott 8-1 in its second-round game at the NJCAA Division ... In Division I, Butler lost both games on opening day, 7-3 to Pima, AZ, and 7-2 to Temple, TX and was eliminated. Cowley's Taylor Hatfield ...
  rivals.com
• Report: Texas made $150M in revenue past year, nearly $20M more than any other school (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  May 16, 2012
  Texas, however, was not the Big 12 school that generated the largest profit. That honor went to Kansas State, whose almost $23.4 million net income was nearly $6.8 million more than the Longhorns' profit and more than twice as much as any other program in the conference.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• 2012 Preakness Contenders: Daddy Nose Best (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 15, 2012
  Daddy Nose Best's owners are Cathy and Bob Zollars, who reside in Dallas, Texas. Not surprisingly ... Daddy Nose Best's two most recent wins came on tracks that were 1 and 1/8 miles, so it's quite possible that Daddy Nose Best is trained ...
  SB Nation
• Oregon Ranks No. 5 Among Public Schools In Revenue (seattle.sbnation.com)
  May 15, 2012
  The top revenue schools in the country were determined today and the Oregon Ducks were ranked no. 5 in the country for 2011 with $85.8 million. They were tops ... decent to good basketball programs (Texas, Ohio State, Alabama) round out the ...
  SB Nation
• Royals Vs. Rangers: Game 2 Preview, TV Info And More (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  May 15, 2012
  The Kansas City Royals are looking to sweep this two-game series against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday after handing ... has been a spark for the Royals offensively by going 8 for 16 with three doubles and five RBIs in his last five games.
  SB Nation
• NCAA Baseball 2012: No. 2 Baylor Takes Perfect Big 12 Record To Oklahoma This Weekend (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 12, 2012
  May 12, 2012 - The No. 2 Baylor Bears (39-8, 18-0) are on the road this weekend in Norman ... Baylor is coming off a ten-day break for finals and then a 3-0 win over Texas State on Tuesday, and is playing its first Big 12 games in nearly ...
  SB Nation
• Chris Carpenter And The St. Louis Cardinals' Rotational Surplus (stlouis.sbnation.com)
  May 12, 2012
  He's got the best blend of results (6-0, 1.40 ERA) and peripherals (8.61 K/9) of anyone on the staff ... what's best for the team is to have Carpenter start every fifth game. The Texas Rangers had plenty of reason to switch to a six-man rotation ...
  SB Nation
• UPDATE 4-Chesapeake wins breathing space with $3 bln loan (reuters.com)
  May 12, 2012
  It expects to close the sales of its Permian Basin property in West Texas and Mississippi Lime joint venture ... was set at an interest rate at about 8.5 percent, and can be repaid at any time this year without penalty at par value, the company ...
  Reuters
• UPDATE 4-American Airlines to explore merger options (reuters.com)
  May 11, 2012
  The workers staged rallies in New York and Fort Worth, Texas, where AMR is based, to declare "no confidence" in the company's ability to produce a viable business plan. The protests came as the two sides prepared to spar in court on Monday over ...
  Reuters
• Players Championship 2012 Leaderboard: Hunter Mahan Misses Cut At TPC (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 11, 2012
  Going into the third round it is a crowded leaderboard, with Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar, and Kevin Na all tied at 8-under par. Tiger Woods made ... Frazar and The Player's Championship, stay tuned to SB Nation Dallas as well as The Waggle Room.
  SB Nation
• UPDATE 1-Enbridge plans $1.3 bln Line 6B replacement (uk.reuters.com)
  May 11, 2012
  Crude from the oil sands trades at a discount to the West Texas Intermediate benchmark, which itself trades well below the European Brent standard. Refineries that can access the low-price Canadian crudes are more profitable that those who must ...
  Reuters UK
• Texas lawyers choose Hampton over Keller in Court of Criminal Appeals race (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  May 10, 2012
  Nearly 9,300 Texas State Bar members voted between April 8 and May 8, with Hampton beating Keller by 52 percent to 38 percent. Keller, a Dallas Republican, has been the presiding judge on the state's highest criminal court for a decade. She attempted to ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Big Upside for Texas Instruments (online.barrons.com)
  May 9, 2012
  Everything, that is, except Texas Instruments. The semiconductor giant has been shrinking lately. First-quarter profit has plunged 60% and revenue is down 8% year-over-year. Shares have lost 13% of their value in the past year. But bulls say ...
  Barron's Online
• College Football Rankings: Texas Longhorns No. 21 In Latest BlogPoll (houston.sbnation.com)
  May 9, 2012
  Though the Longhorns won the 2011 Holiday Bowl over the California Golden Bears, the team finished just 8-5, bringing Texas' last two-year win-loss total to an unimpressive 13-12. Regardless, the Longhorns are ranked in at No. 21 in SB Nation's ...
  SB Nation
• Kansas State Football 2012: Wildcats Receive Low Preseason Ranking From Scout.com (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  May 9, 2012
  Despite finishing 8-5 overall last year with a losing record of 4-5 in the Big 12, they show up right behind Alabama in the top five of the rankings. Apparently they are far more confident in the ability of Texas QB David Ash to step up and lead ...
  SB Nation
• Ryan Leaf Pleads Guilty To Stealing Painkillers, Likely Headed For Rehab (sbnation.com)
  May 9, 2012
  Leaf, who was on probation in Texas because of a burglary arrest, was charged twice in a span of four days for drug and burglary charges in Montana. He's pleaded guilty to one count of felony burglary and one count of criminal possession of a ...
  SBNation.com
• The Josh Hamilton Show: History In Baltimore (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 9, 2012
  Don't worry about where Hamilton will be in 2013, that is for the excellent Texas front office to handle. They know when to put aside emotion and make the tough decisions. What you need to worry about is savoring every incredible Josh Hamilton ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers Vs. Orioles: Josh Hamilton Has Chance At History In Eighth (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 9, 2012
  With an 8-1 lead in Baltimore, the Rangers have a fairly safe lead (their win probability sits at), but there is still a good reason to switch over to the game if you're not watching already: potential history. Three times tonight, Elvis Andrus ...
  SB Nation
• Nationals Sign Mike Gonzalez To Minor-League Deal (mlb.sbnation.com)
  May 8, 2012
  May 8, 2012 - From 2004 through 2010 ... Last year he had decent numbers between Baltimore and Texas, even pitching in a World Series. For Texas. Just to clarify. But Gonzalez had offseason knee surgery, which didn't make him especially ...
  Baseball Nation
• Casey Blake Retires After Being Released By Rockies In March (denver.sbnation.com)
  May 8, 2012
  May 8, 2012 - Veteran infielder Casey Blake spent 2012 Spring ... More news and analysis on Major League Baseball in general can be found over at Baseball Nation, SB Nation's dedicated baseball hub.
  SB Nation
• Former Washington State Star Ryan Leaf Reaches Plea Deal In Montana (seattle.sbnation.com)
  May 8, 2012
  Leaf seemed to at least be trying to get his life in order prior to the recent arrests. He started volunteer coaching at West Texas A&M University in 2006 but resigned in 2008. He laid low again in Montana with his family and hadn't seen any ...
  SB Nation
• Fantasy Baseball 2012: The Pitchers of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Stupid Good, Stupid Name (seattle.sbnation.com)
  May 8, 2012
  May 8, 2012 - Angels pitchers, before considering ability ... C.J. Wilson- Wilson comes out of Texas, where despite having roughly the dimensions of a East Texas double-wide, he posted very good numbers. His new home ballpark will do a better ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne Retires: Details Of Transition Process (houston.sbnation.com)
  May 8, 2012
  On Tuesday, Texas A&M Aggies athletic director Bill Byrne officially ... Read more about the Aggies at SB Nation Houston and for more on the Bill Byrne retirement, follow our StoryStream here.
  SB Nation
• Dallas Cowboys Undrafted Free Agents: Saalim Hakim Profile (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 8, 2012
  Hakim, an undrafted free agent, caught 18 passes for 358 yards and two touchdowns for Tarleton State, including a game-winning catch against Texas A&M Commerce in 2010. Hakim missed the deadline to declare for the draft after his 2010 season and ...
  SB Nation
• Watch Texas A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne's Press Conference Live (houston.sbnation.com)
  May 8, 2012
  Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne is expected to officially announce his retirement Tuesday afternoon at a 12:30 p.m. CT press conference. You can watch the event live through A&M's official web site here. The link does require registration ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Baseball 2012 Regional Projections 2012: Aggies Likely To Host (houston.sbnation.com)
  May 8, 2012
  The Aggies are currently ranked tenth by Baseball America with a 34-14 record and are tied for second in the Big 12 at 13-8 with Texas and Oklahoma State. Going into this past weekend's series with Texas Tech (A&M won 2 of 3), most publications ...
  SB Nation
• UGA Basketball Schedule: Mark Fox Awaits Revamped SEC Slate (atlanta.sbnation.com)
  May 8, 2012
  One year after scrapping divisional play, SEC Basketball will once again be making a change as the league revamps its schedule as it officially incorporates both Missouri and Texas A&M into an expected 18 game slate. The conference schedule ...
  SB Nation
• Athletics Vs. Blue Jays Series Preview: Oakland Returns Home Looking To Gain Ground (bayarea.sbnation.com)
  May 8, 2012
  May 8, 2012 - On Tuesday, the Oakland Athletics will return to ... The A's are just 3.5 games behind the Texas Rangers in the American League West and will be attempting to close that gap during their homestand. The Blue Jays will be no ...
  SB Nation
• More From Lone Star Ball On Elvis Andrus (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 7, 2012
  And even though there are still 75 PA to go before walk rate becomes reliable, even his career mark of 8.7% in those 75 PA would result in a greater than 10% rate. Players who with this level of discipline this young often develop in to something great.
  SB Nation
• Texas Rangers Hitting Stats Worth Watching (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 7, 2012
  If we look at the Texas hitters so far through this lens ... That said, he has also brought his line drive rate up from 16.8 to 26.8%, with a similar drop in ground balls, so he may know what he's doing. On the topic of line drive rates ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Tech: Aggies Fall To Red Raiders 8-4 In 12 Innings (houston.sbnation.com)
  May 7, 2012
  Texas A&M won the series two games to one against Texas Tech, but they fell in Sunday's finale 8-4 in 12 innings of play. Texas Tech led 4-2 heading after the top of the eighth inning and Texas A&M was able to score a run in the eighth and ninth inning.
  SB Nation
• Cardinals 8, Astros 1 (elpasotimes.com)
  May 6, 2012
  LOB—St. Louis 8, Houston 6. 2B—Craig (3), Greene (2). HR—Craig (1), Greene 2 (3). SB—Greene (3). WP—Wainwright, Abad. Umpires—Home, Jerry Meals First, Lance Barrett Second, Paul Emmel Third, Scott Barry. T—2:47. A—22,288 (40,981).
  El Paso Times
• Indians Vs. Rangers Final Score: Cleveland Downed By Texas In Extra Innings, 5-2 (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  May 6, 2012
  Unable to mount a comeback in the bottom half against Texas closer Joe Nathan, the Indians fell to a dismal 5-8 at home and 14-11 overall with the loss. Offensively, the Indians were paced by Cabrera, who finished 4-for-5 with a run driven in ...
  SB Nation
• NCAA Football Recruiting 2013: Texas Longhorns Have Commitment From Antwuan Davis (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 4, 2012
  Davis is Texas' 14th commitment overall and first since March 8 when tight end Durham Smythe made his commitment on March 8. Davis was highly-sought-after, reportedly turning down offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame ...
  SB Nation
• Indians Vs. Rangers: Cleveland Starts Set Against Tough Texas Team (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  May 4, 2012
  The Texas Rangers on the other hand are in very familiar territory. The two time World Series finalists are once again sitting atop the AL West and hold an impressive 17-8 record even after a two game losing streak. The two teams will be looking ...
  SB Nation
• Wagner's Ring Cycle Epic Hits the Big Screen (online.wsj.com)
  May 4, 2012
  Enlarge Image Turnpike Troubadours Turnpike Troubadours, 'Goodbye Normal Street,' May 8 This band from Stillwater, Okla., follows the map drawn by its honky-tonk forebears: driving fiddle, and touring the well-worn Red Dirt route through Arkansas ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Weaver tosses no-hitter for Angels against Twins (japantimes.co.jp)
  May 3, 2012
  Blue Jays 11, Rangers 5 In Toronto, Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, Kelly Johnson added a two-run drive and the Blue Jays beat Texas, giving the Rangers consecutive ... to outlast Philadelphia. Rockies 8, Dodgers 5 In Denver, pinch hitter Jason ...
  Japan Times
• Texas college to dedicate aerospace center (smartbrief.com)
  May 3, 2012
  Texas State Technical College plans to dedicate its Col. James T. Connally Aerospace Center today. The 82,000-square-foot facility will combine several aviation programs under one roof at the college in Waco, Texas. The center is named after a local pilot ...
  SmartBrief
• 2013 NFL Draft: Todd McShay Has Jackson Jeffcoat As A Top 3 Pick (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 3, 2012
  One such player could be Texas DE Jackson Jeffcoat ... including 17 for loss and 8 sacks. The son of former Dallas Cowboys DE and Houston DL coach Jim Jeffcoat, Jackson is the rare prospect who is both an elite athlete and fundamentally sound ...
  SB Nation
• Astros 8, Mets 1 (elpasotimes.com)
  May 2, 2012
  DP—New York 1. LOB—New York 7, Houston 8. 2B—Tejada 2 (10), Hairston (3), Lowrie (3), Bogusevic (3). 3B—D.Wright (1). HR—C.Johnson 2 (2). SB—D.Wright (3), Schafer (9). S—W.Rodriguez. Umpires—Home, Fieldin Culbreth First ...
  El Paso Times
• Texas Rangers Prospect Update: Leonys Martin Tears Thumb Ligament, Out 6-8 Weeks (dallas.sbnation.com)
  May 2, 2012
  The injury bug just keeps striking the Texas Rangers-- even if it's not in Arlington. This time, Leonys Martin has been hit with it, as he'll be out six-to-eight weeks with a torn thumb ligament, according to Evan Grant. This isn't devastating ...
  SB Nation
• Standardized tests mark the end of the school year (yourhoustonnews.com)
  May 2, 2012
  The STAAR tests replace the TAKS tests. According to the Texas Education Agency, “STAAR includes the 12 end-of-course (EOC) assessments mandated by SB 1031 in 2007 and the new grade 3-8 assessments mandated by HB 3 in 2009.” The tests were implemented ...
  Your Houston News
• A Giant Leap for Richard Nixon (online.wsj.com)
  May 1, 2012
  The Herald quotes Jay Westbrook, who hired Warren for an earlier job at the University of Texas: "To suggest that she needed ... when Kay Hagan defeated GOP incumbent Elizabeth Dole, and they had an 8-5 majority in the state's U.S. House delegation.
  Wall Street Journal
• Top Fantasy Baseball Players from Week 4,… (sports.yahoo.com)
  May 1, 2012
  2. OF Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers Week 4 statistics: 6/19 H/AB, 5 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB, .316 AVG Also a top performer in Week 3, Hamilton six hits helped him keep his batting average at nearly .400. Only rivaled by Los Angeles Dodgers OF Matt Kemp in ...
  YAHOO!
• District 8-5A softball strength shows in sweep of good 7-5A teams (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  May 1, 2012
  It was a tough weekend for the softball playoff teams from District 7-5A. The four teams that made it from that district -- Keller, Keller Central, Southlake Carroll and Denton Guyer -- are all deserving playoff teams that could've made it to the second ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Writer: Texas DEs Alex Okafor, Jackson Jeffcoat could be first-round picks in next year's NFL Draft (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  May 1, 2012
  Defensive ends Alex Okafor and Jackson Jeffcoat checked in at No. 8 and No. 21, respectively, in his early list of 2013 NFL Draft top 30 prospects. Okafor, who will be one of two senior starters on the Texas defense, next year, drew high praise from Brooks ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• EPT8 Monaco: Profiles of the eight main event finalists (pokerstarsblog.com)
  Apr 30, 2012
  He switched to Texas hold'em three years ago but is no stranger to big buy-in events. He says poker is more than a hobby it's a passion, Guignon admitting to being highly competitive. His best performance to date was fourth in a €1,000 World Series of ...
  PokerStars.com
• Rays Vs. Rangers: Texas Rangers Starter Colby Lewis Keeps Rays' Bats Quiet (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Apr 29, 2012
  On Friday night, the Tampa Bay Rays looked pretty comfortable against the American League-leading Texas Rangers, cruising to an 8-4 win. But on Saturday night, they couldn't hit Colby Lewis, who kept the Rays' bats at bay, allowing just three ...
  SB Nation
• Lady Demons drop 7-1 contest to Texas State on Senior Day (nsudemons.com)
  Apr 28, 2012
  Blair Beard caught it and doubled up the runner who took off immediately for home plate. Anne Marie Taylor (14-8) tossed a complete-game for Texas State and earned the win after striking out five and not allowing an earned run. The Bobcats ...
  nsudemons.com
• 2012 NFL Draft Results: Texas LB Keenan Robinson Goes To Redskins In Fourth (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 28, 2012
  Apr 28, 2012 - In the last two years, the linebacking corps was one of the few units who held their own on an underachieving Texas football team ... Robinson had 98 tackles, including 8.5 for loss and 1 sack, in his senior season.
  SB Nation
• Rays Vs: Rangers: Evan Longoria's Big Blast Leads Tampa Bay Over Texas (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Apr 28, 2012
  Apr 27, 2012 - The Tampa Bay Rays jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and never looked back as they took the first game of the weekend series between the teams with the best record in the American League, defeating the Texas Rangers, 8-4.
  SB Nation
• Rangers Drop First Game Of Series 8-4 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 28, 2012
  Apr 27, 2012 - For a franchise record-tying fourth game in a row, the Texas Rangers played in front of a sellout ... the top and bottom of the sixth inning brought the score to 8-4 With the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning ...
  SB Nation
• Final: Rays 8, Rangers 4 (Texas handed worst loss of season to date) (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 28, 2012
  ARLINGTON – Matt Harrison gave up four runs combined in his first three starts. The Tampa Bay Rays scored four off him the first inning and went on to an 8-4 victory over the Rangers on Friday night at Rangers Ballpark. It was the Rangers ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Three Texas defenders taken in NFL Draft, no Longhorns in first three rounds for first time since 2000 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 27, 2012
  and Miami selecting Ryan Tannehill with the No. 8 overall pick. Texas kicker Justin Tucker, who connected on 40 of 48 field goal attempts and all 71 extra point tries during his Longhorn career, was picked up by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• A few observations from the Rangers' 8-4 loss to Tampa Bay (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 26, 2012
  What didn't sit as well with manager Ron Washington were what appeared to be the unnecessary baserunning blunders the Rangers made in an 8-4 loss to Tampa Bay Friday. Sloppy game on the bases for the Rangers. Really sloppy. Elvis Andrus needlessly wandered ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Eclectic Design, Eclectic Identity (online.wsj.com)
  Apr 26, 2012
  Kell Muñoz, the architectural firm he leads, is a prominent local force; its recent projects include San Antonio's convention center expansion and hotel, the Fiesta Texas and Sea World theme parks, the San Antonio Spurs' new stadium and a new ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Giants sign veteran DT Rogers (nypost.com)
  Apr 26, 2012
  Rogers was a second-round draft pick of the Lions in 2001 out of Texas. “When you’re sitting out there you always have that in the back of your head being an 11-year vet; maybe this is the time, is it not the time, how I am feeling, how am I ...
  New York Post
• Josh Hamilton talks his hot start, contract year, & dealing with being called names (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 26, 2012
  SOUTHLAKE, Texas - The Internet has created a new strata of confidence ... Hamilton and I chatted about the his team's hot start, his ridiculous numbers so far (.390, 8 HR, 19 RBI), playing in a contract year, and addressing Rangers' fans concerns.
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Miami Dolphins Take Ryan Tannehill (houston.sbnation.com)
  Apr 26, 2012
  SB Nation's final projection has Tannehill "falling" to his likely destination all along, the Fins at No. 8: 8. Miami Dolphins, Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M I'm just not sure anyone is going to move up for Tannehill, at least not into the first ...
  SB Nation
• Top Fantasy Baseball Players from Week 3,… (sports.yahoo.com)
  Apr 26, 2012
  8. 3B Chase Headley, San Diego Padres Week 3 ... one of the top 10 first basemen of the year. 1. C/1B Mike Napoli, Texas Rangers Week 3 statistics: 11/25 H/AB, 7 R, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB, .440 AVG By hitting a home run in his lone hit against the Detroit ...
  YAHOO!
• Rangers offense wakes up to batter Yankees (baltimoresun.com)
  Apr 26, 2012
  then hit an RBI single in a three-run third to help Texas grab a 4-0 lead in front of their home fans. Beltre finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs, the final coming in the sixth where the Rangers (15-4) took a 7-2 lead. New York (10-8) pitcher Phil ...
  Baltimore Sun
• Gingrich Dropping White House Bid (online.wsj.com)
  Apr 26, 2012
  "His brand in terms of being a leader of the party has certainly been damaged," said Dave Carney, a strategist who worked for Mr. Gingrich before joining Texas Gov ... The super PAC still had $5.8 million in March, but by law it can't be ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Will Cowboys LB Anthony Spencer be a part of team's long-term plans? (cowboysblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 26, 2012
  IRVING - Two days after Anthony Spencer signed the $8.8 million franchise tender offered to him last month, the status of the Cowboys outside linebacker was a hot topic of discussion at the team's news conference with the media on the eve of the NFL Draft.
  Cowboysblog.dallasnews.com
• One night jump in stats shows why it really is still too early for any conclusions about Mariners offense (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
  Apr 25, 2012
  I imagine some of you would have been downright pleased with the offense and the team in general had Brandon League not blown the game the night before and had Seattle held an 8-1 lead in the ... run he clubbed in Texas 13 days ago.
  Seattle Times
• Yu Darvish Gives Us A Glimpse Of The Real Yu (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Apr 25, 2012
  Apr 25, 2012 - Following Yu Darvish's third start of the season, our own Rob Neyer wondered if the Japanese import was avoiding strikes. After all, all of the scouting reports -- and his numbers in Japan -- showed him to be a pitcher with ...
  Baseball Nation
• SMU positional series: 6-foot-8 Margus Hunt has chance to enter NCAA record books (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 25, 2012
  Things got off to an embarrassing start when Brad Namdar whiffed an onside kick in the season opener against Texas A&M, which will forever be ... just before the start of the season. Hover did go 8/10, but his longest field goal came from 34 yards out ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Liberals, Conservatives Debate Merits of Arizona Immigration Law Now Before Supreme Court (hstoday.us)
  Apr 25, 2012
  Should the Supreme Court uphold SB 1070, Schumer vowed to ... Federal law under 8 USC § 1304 and § 1306 requires individuals to carry valid identification, he added. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, criticized ...
  HSToday
• Liberals, Conservatives Debate Merits of Arizona Immigration Law Now Before Supreme Court (hstoday.us)
  Apr 25, 2012
  Should the Supreme Court uphold SB 1070, Schumer vowed to ... Federal law under 8 USC § 1304 and § 1306 requires individuals to carry valid identification, he added. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, criticized ...
  HSToday
• Bethany in SB NAIA rankings (highschool.rivals.com)
  Apr 25, 2012
  The Eagles extended their NAIA-record win streak to 44 games before falling, 2-0, to then-No. 8 Azusa Pacific (Calif ... behind league leader and fifth-ranked Lubbock Christian (Texas).

 No. 4 Central Baptist captured its first-ever ...
  rivals.com
• Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin says Aggie QBs progressing 'faster than I thought' (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 25, 2012
  New Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin ... Florida, A&M's opening SEC opponent Sept. 8, is also deciding between quarterbacks, with Jacoby Brissett and Jeff Driskel battling.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• This date in Rangers history (April 24): R.A. doesn't knuckle under (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 25, 2012
  Starter Jason Jennings and reliever Kaz Fukumori combine to allow five homers in an 8-2 loss to the Tigers that drops the Rangers ... While the Rangers have been no-hit three times since moving to Texas, it has happened only once in Arlington.
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Final: Rangers 2, Yankees 0 (Yu Darvish tosses gem with 8 1/3 scoreless innings) (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 25, 2012
  Darvish tossed 8 1/3 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts – the most ... in the first when Ian Kinsler led off with a solo home run to left-center field. Texas extended its lead to 2-0 with a run in the third on an RBI single by Josh Hamilton ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Yankees pitcher Pineda visits doctor, will see another (nypost.com)
  Apr 24, 2012
  ARLINGTON, Texas -- Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda had a die-contrast MRI exam on his injured right shoulder Tuesday and will see another doctor at his request Wednesday. Pineda, on the disabled list with what was originally called tendinitis, visited Dr ...
  New York Post
• What to look for: Does Mitch Moreland get on track for Hiroki Kuroda? (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 24, 2012
  Expect the Yankees to take a lot of first pitches from Darvish. He ranks last among 45 qualifying starters in the AL in first-pitch strike percentage at 48.8 percent (everybody else is above 50 percent). The Yankees, meanwhile, are second in the AL to ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Dow, S&P climb on earnings, Apple bruises Nasdaq (chicagotribune.com)
  Apr 24, 2012
  The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 8.85 points, or 0.30 percent, to 2,961.60. Adding to weakness in tech, Netflix Inc shares sank 13.9 percent to $87.68, a day after it forecast slower subscriber growth this quarter. Texas Instruments Inc ...
  Chicago Tribune
• Texas positional series: Longhorns could have best country's best secondary next season (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 24, 2012
  Instead, Vaccaro, who likely would have been selected in the first two rounds this week, announced after the 21-10 win over Cal that he would be coming back to Texas for his senior ... and Sheroid Evans (8 tackles in 2011). Secondary coach Duane Akina ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas Instruments' Profit Falls 60% on Weaker Demand (online.wsj.com)
  Apr 24, 2012
  Texas Instruments Inc. reported a 60% drop in profit in the first quarter, but the big chip maker showed signs of growth that topped its earlier predictions. The Dallas-based company's total revenue declined 8% from the year-earlier period ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Rangers Vs. Yankees: Texas Falls 7-4 In Series-Opener (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 24, 2012
  Coming off an 8-1 road trip, the Rangers weren't able to continue the ... Curtis Granderson hit a two-out single with the bases loaded to score two runs in the top of the first. Texas answered with one run in the bottom of the inning with ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Instruments revenue forecast beats Street (chicagotribune.com)
  Apr 23, 2012
  (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc forecast second-quarter revenue growth ... which resulted in damage and a production suspension in two TI factories. Revenue fell 8 percent to $3.12 billion from $3.39 billion, but was slightly ahead of the ...
  Chicago Tribune
• High court review of immigration enforcement a tale of opposing views (cnn.com)
  Apr 23, 2012
  Halfway down the 104-acre ranch is the state-of-the-art border fence: 18-foot-high steel beams, buried 6 to 8 feet deep to discourage tunneling ... administration's authority. The state law SB 1070 has become a flashpoint for a decades-long ...
  CNN
• Incentives, by Tax Rates and Otherwise, Really Matter (online.wsj.com)
  Apr 23, 2012
  However, doubling the capital gains tax (to 30%) and adding the Obama health-care tax (3.8%) would have changed my mind about ... Wayne P. Hartman Austin, Texas Your editorial "The Obama Rule" (April 11) ignores the most obvious empirical ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Tonight's lineups: Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 23, 2012
  Here are the full lineups for tonight's game: Texas: 1. Ian Kinsler (2B); 2. Elvis Andrus (SS); 3. Josh Hamilton (LF); 4. Michael Young (3B); 5. Mike Napoli (1B); 6. Nelson Cruz (RF); 7. Yorvit Torrealba (C); 8. Brandon Snyder (DH); 9. Craig Gentry (CF).
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• With no long-term deal in hand, Anthony Spencer signs $8.8 million tender with Cowboys (cowboysblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 23, 2012
  Cowboys outside linebacker Anthony Spencer has signed the $8.8 million tender the club offered him when he was slapped with franchise tag in March. Spencer was hoping to secure a long-term deal and switched agents earlier this month, leaving Roosevelt ...
  Cowboysblog.dallasnews.com
• 2012 NFL Draft: Miami Dolphins Owner Pushing To Draft Texas A&M QB? (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Apr 23, 2012
  It's unknown whether Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill will be selected with the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh choice in the 2012 NFL draft. If the converted receiver remains on the board at No. 8 ... visit SB Nation's Dolphins ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Tech women's tennis wins Big 12 Championship (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 22, 2012
  The match came down to Texas Tech's No. 47 Gonzalo Escobar against Texas' No. 100 Daniel Whitehead in a match Escobar ultimately won 8-6 in a tiebreaker after 6-3, 4-6, 6-6 sets. Postseason play for both squads will begin Saturday.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Yankees-Red Sox finale rained out (nypost.com)
  Apr 22, 2012
  The Yankees, who won the first two games of the three-game series, return to Fenway for three games July 6-7-8 and Sept. 11-12-13 ... will open a three-game series against the Rangers Monday night in Texas.
  New York Post
• College Baseball: No. 2 Texas A&M Drops Two In A Row, Can No. 6 Baylor Pull Off The Sweep Sunday? (houston.sbnation.com)
  Apr 22, 2012
  Blank's dominance over 8 innings held strong for the Bears, and a sacrifice fly by Max Muncy brought in the only run of the game in a 1-0 victory. Now the series finale is upon us. If Baylor sweeps Texas A&M then the question must be asked if ...
  SB Nation
• MadFriars' Farm Report: April 21 (padres.scout.com)
  Apr 22, 2012
  Key Statistics: CF/SS Cabrera 3-5, 2 SB, RBI; LF Robertson 2-5 ... The Padres trailed Salt Lake 8-0 in the sixth inning Saturday and came back to win, 9-8. Tucson scored four in the sixth, four in the eighth and mounted a two-out rally in the ninth ...
  Scout.com
• Hooks put together repeat performance, squash Frisco (caller.com)
  Apr 22, 2012
  To be able to get two wins against a team in (the Texas League's South Division ... HR – Beltre (4), Wallace (1). SB – J. Villar (8), Rodriguez (3), Simunic (2). SF – Simunic (1).
  Corpus Christi Caller
• Rangers-Tigers doubleheader: Game One observations (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 22, 2012
  Observations from the Texas Rangers' 10-4 win over Detroit in the day game of ... Left-hander Matt Harrison, given an 8-0 advantage before his first pitch, knew what to do with a big lead. He threw strikes. Harrison did not allow a walk in 7 2/3 innings.
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• FAAB guide: Available Orioles can be excellent additions (content.usatoday.com)
  Apr 22, 2012
  If your team includes Brett Gardner, Chris Young, Lance Berkman, and/or John Jay, then you know outfielders were dropping like flies this week (or at least like Texas Leaguers ... and 12 SB. Chris Davis, 1B/3B, Orioles (Mixed: $8, AL: N/A) – He still ...
  USA Today
• Valero Texas Open 2012: Ben Curtis Maintains 2-Shot Lead, Matt Kuchar Moving Up (sbnation.com)
  Apr 21, 2012
  After weather at TPC San Antonio significantly delayed play on Friday, the third round is underway for a long Saturday of golf at the Valero Texas Open. Ben Curtis is currently at 8-under and continues to lead Matt Every by two shots.
  SBNation.com
• Rangers Score 8 Runs In The First Inning, Lead 9-0 Vs. Tigers (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 21, 2012
  Josh Hamilton's three-run bomb in the first inning served as a catalyst for a Texas Rangers onslaught as Ron Washington's ball club scored 8 runs on Rick Porcello before three outs could be recorded. 7 of the 9 hitters in the Rangers lineup have ...
  SB Nation
• Adrian Beltre Injury: Texas Rangers' Third Baseman Exits Game With Apparent Hamstring Injury (detroit.sbnation.com)
  Apr 21, 2012
  304 (.826 OPS). The Texas Rangers were already up 8-0 on Tigers' starter Rick Porcello when Beltre was pulled and Beltre's pinch runner would later score to make it 9-0. That's where the game stands now in the bottom of the second.
  SB Nation
• AMR unions want to take a chance on US Air merger (sun-sentinel.com)
  Apr 20, 2012
  David Bates, president of the Allied Pilots Association, which represents the pilots, said in a letter to members that a combined carrier would be branded American Airlines and be based in Fort Worth, Texas ... were down 1.8 percent at $9.34.
  Sun Sentinel
• Jump in Rangers' ratings more impressive than team itself (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 20, 2012
  Throw in one game on ESPN (8.5) and another on Fox's regional coverage last Saturday (8.2) and the average jumps to 7.5 or 192,850 homes. That's a 450 percent increase over the number of homes watching in 2007. Your 401K should have done that nicely.
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Valero Texas Open 2012: Ben Curtis Finishes Day 2 In Lead As Play Is Suspended (sbnation.com)
  Apr 20, 2012
  Unfortunately, it appears he will have to wait to try and regain his spot atop the leaderboard, as play was suspended early Friday afternoon: The second-round of the Valero Texas Open was ... on the leaderboard at 8-under overall.
  SBNation.com
• Texas Rangers Minors: Top Prospects Update (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 20, 2012
  Texas will have no choice but to promote him to AA -- possibly around his 20th birthday in mid-June. It's only 15 innings, but it's a very encouraging 15 innings. Jorge Alfaro, A: .250/.276/286, 28 AB, 1 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR, 0 SB Not a good start ...
  SB Nation
• The best Cowboys draft of the Jerry Jones era was his first (cowboysblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 20, 2012
  Round 5, pick 125: Jeff Roth, DT, Florida. Round 7, pick 168: Kevin Peterson, LB, Northwestern. Round 8, pick 196: Charvez Foger, RB, Nevada-Reno. Round 9, pick 224: Tim Jackson, DB, Nebraska. Round 10, pick 252: Rob Carter, LB, Miami (Fla.). Round 11 ...
  Cowboysblog.dallasnews.com
• Baylor positional series: Freshmen combined with a seasoned line could lead to an improved Baylor defense (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 20, 2012
  The defensive line however did have a few bright spots. Senior Nicolas Jean-Baptiste finished the year with 36 total tackles, 8.5 of those for a loss along with four sacks. The big man even blocked a kick against TCU in the thrilling 50-48 opening win.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Valero Texas Open 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Friday (sbnation.com)
  Apr 20, 2012
  The second round of the Valero Texas Open tees off early Friday morning with Matt ... Friday's morning wave hopes for the same advantage, and it includes Ben Curtis, who goes off at 8:10 a.m CT and is four shots back of Every.
  SBNation.com
• Strategy And Personnel (cbssports.com)
  Apr 20, 2012
  That's why adding a pass rusher like Mark Anderson, who signed an $8 million a year deal with Buffalo ... worth developing as the future of Miami's new west coast offense. Texas A&M's Ryan Tannehill (great feet), Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden (quick ...
  CBS Sports
• High Expectations: Marketers Hope for Buzz on 4/20 (online.wsj.com)
  Apr 20, 2012
  Mr. Hager agreed to investigate their claims. He met with five of the Waldos—and examined their letters referencing 420 that dated to the early 1970s. He subsequently published a story about his findings in the magazine. According to Mr. Hager ...
  Wall Street Journal
• SMU-Baylor football opener in 2012 moved to Sunday for TV (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 20, 2012
  2, with kickoff scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Waco. SMU began the 2011 season with a Sunday nationally televised game at Texas A&M. Baylor (10-3) and SMU (8-5) are each coming off bowl wins last season. In addition, Baylor moved its road game at Louisiana ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Valero Texas Open 2012: Matt Every Goes Low, Leads By 3 Shots (sbnation.com)
  Apr 19, 2012
  American Matt Every lit up TPC San Antonio in the first round of the Valero Texas Open on Thursday afternoon ... and is currently tied for second-to-last place at 8-over Check out Golf.com for a complete live leaderboard.
  SBNation.com
• Dirk scores 31 points in the second half (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 19, 2012
  “In the second half I was able to get some good looks,’’ said Nowitzki, who was 8-of-11 from the field and 12-of-12 from the free throw line in the second half. “Guys kept looking for me. “I had some cuts to the basket, I had some ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Fletcher Cox's huge upside could make him a great fit at 14 (cowboysblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 19, 2012
  Cox also would be valuable for the Cowboys because of his versatility. He was clocked at 4.8 seconds in the 40-yard dash and has the speed to play defensive end, but he's also physical enough to play at defensive tackle in the nickel. Cox was the only ...
  Cowboysblog.dallasnews.com
• Mariners look to get back on winning track versus Indians (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
  Apr 19, 2012
  8:20 p.m.: Cleveland is on the board in a 3-1 game and we ... 6:54 p.m.: We've got Jason Vargas taking the mound again for the first time since the series finale in Texas last Thursday. Once again, the Mariners are facing a right-handed pitcher ...
  Seattle Times
• 10 Things Seafood Restaurants Won't Tell You (online.wsj.com)
  Apr 18, 2012
  And because tighter limits mean higher prices, say insiders, the $8.3 billion seafood restaurant industry is ... And similar operations have been launched in West Virginia, Maryland and Texas. "It's a little odd, but it's a promising area ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Valero Texas Open 2012 Preview: Brendan Steele, Matt Kuchar Headline Field (sbnation.com)
  Apr 18, 2012
  Steele is grouped with rookie Bud Cauley and Kevin Na, who infamously posted a 16 on the par-4 ninth hole during the 2011 Valero Texas Open. Steele, Na and Cauley will tee off at No.1 at 1:40 p.m. ET on Thursday and from No. 10 at 8:40 a.m. ET on Friday.
  SBNation.com
• UCLA Basketball Schedule: Texas In Reliant Stadium, Missouri In Pauley (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Apr 18, 2012
  Mark Berman of My Fox Houston files this report (HT Bruins Nation). The University of Texas men's basketball team will meet UCLA on Dec. 8 at Reliant Stadium. The game will be the centerpiece of a basketball weekend at Reliant Park. The UT/UCLA ...
  SB Nation
• Longhorns get No. 6 seed in ESPN's Joe Lunardi's 2013 bracketology projections (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 18, 2012
  Lunardi, like his colleague Andy Katz, who put Texas at No. 21 in his early preseason top 25 rankings, likely saw the arrival of Cameron Ridley (No. 8 on ESPNU100) as a big reason why the Longhorns will bounce back next year. Last year's Big 12 leading ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• The Boston Massacre: Texas Starts Series With Rout (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 18, 2012
  8-2 over bad teams is nice. Going to 9-2 with a complete and total destruction of a good team is awesome. Texas looks, again, like the best team in baseball. It's only 11 games, but that was also a reality that would be easy to believe before ...
  SB Nation
• Mariners will try to overcome Justin Masterson tonight (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
  Apr 18, 2012
  We're tied 8-8 in the bottom of the fifth in what has turned into ... a fraction of a second too long in getting rid of the ball. You'll remember that, in Texas last week in his season debut, Millwood had a rough, high-pitch-count first inning ...
  Seattle Times
• NFL's schedule-makers did Cowboys no favors for 2012 (cowboysblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 18, 2012
  In fact, their schedule bears a striking resemblance to the one they played in 2011, when the Cowboys finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs. Just like last season, when they played their first two contests against the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers ...
  Cowboysblog.dallasnews.com
• Newborn abducted after mother fatally shot found (9wsyr.com)
  Apr 18, 2012
  SPRING, Texas (AP) -- A newborn who was abducted from his dying mother ... The 3-day-old boy was found around 8 p.m., about six hours after his mother, Kala Marie Golden, was fatally shot following a verbal altercation in a parking lot, Montgomery County ...
  NewsChannel 9 WSYR
• NFL Mock Draft 2012: Dolphins Should Select Ryan Tannehill In 1st Round (houston.sbnation.com)
  Apr 17, 2012
  Not worth it. With the No. 3 through No. 7 teams seemingly targeting different positions in the first round, Tannehill falling at No. 8 to the Dolphins is not out of the question. For all news and information regarding the Texas A&M Aggies ...
  SB Nation
• 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Peter King Predicts The Miami Dolphins Will Select Ryan Tannehill (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Apr 17, 2012
  With the Miami Dolphins at the No. 8 overall draft pick, King predicts that the team should and will draft Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Ryan ... For more on the Miami Dolphins visit SB Nation's Dolphins blog The Phinsider. For more on the ...
  SB Nation
• College Baseball Rankings 2012: Baylor, Texas Make Baseball America Top 25 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 17, 2012
  While the Texas A&M Aggies are holding steady at No. 2 overall with a 28-8 overall record, there are a couple of Dallas/Ft. Worth-area teams that are making strong showings. The Baylor Bears are coming off of a strong 5-0 week of play ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M has to be wondering why Ryan Tannehill is a can't-miss QB (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 17, 2012
  3 td., 1 int., 114.2 rating. L 53-50 (ot) 11/24/11 v. Texas 20-of-49, 224 yards, 2 td., 3 int., 80.4 rating. L, 27-25 12/31/11 v. Northwestern 27-of-40, 329 yards, 1 td, 1 int., 139.8 rating. W, 33-22  Tannehill looks like a giant "maybe", and a certain ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Time Warner Cable's Texas Channel, FoxSportsSouthwest.com to broadcast UIL state soccer tournament live (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 16, 2012
  May 8 at 11:00 a.m. CT on FOX Sports Houston with several replays scheduled in May and June. Thursday, April 19 - 5A Semifinals 11:00 a.m. Girls: Klein Oak vs. Plano West Texas Channel/Webcast 1:00 p.m. Girls: Katy Seven Lakes vs. San Antonio Churchill ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas Rangers' Schedule Now Gets Tough (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 16, 2012
  Texas has started the season 8-2, which accomplishes two things beyond simply eight wins. The first, is it's an awesome feel-good way to start the year. The second, is it gives them padding. Padding they need, because things are about to get rough.
  SB Nation
• NASCAR At Texas Motor Speedway: Carl Edwards Finishes 8th, But 3rd Among Roush Drivers (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Apr 15, 2012
  Jack Roush, co-owner of the Roush-Fenway Racing team, has historically had great success at Texas Motor Speedway, and Saturday's Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup race followed form. Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Ford for the Roush team ...
  SB Nation
• NASCAR At Texas Motor Speedway: Carl Edwards Closing In On The Top 10 (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Apr 15, 2012
  Carl Edwards is looking to replicate his success he has had at Texas Motor Speedway where he has won three races, and so far after 99 laps Edwards is inching his way to the top of the leaderboard and peaked at No. 8 after starting the day at the ...
  SB Nation
• Quarterback Jameill Showers shines during Texas A&M's first scrimmage (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 15, 2012
  In front of fans at Kyle Field the Texas A&M football team held a scrimmage Saturday with ... what Sumlin will call "Friday Night Lights" where A&M will again scrimmage at 8 p.m. Friday.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• FAAB guide: Is Johnny Damon worth adding in mixed leagues? (content.usatoday.com)
  Apr 14, 2012
  If you're seeking healthy alternatives, round up a few from the state of Texas. Recommended auction values ... 269 AVG, 14 HR, 66 RBI, 83 R, and 15 SB. Jose Altuve, 2B, Astros (Mixed: $8, NL: N/A) – Many fantasy owners overlook him because he's only ...
  USA Today
• Dodgers 9, Padres 8 (statesman.com)
  Apr 14, 2012
  2B_Alonso 2 (2), Hermida (1), Jo.Baker (1), Denorfia (1), Sellers (1), A.Ellis (1). HR_Venable (1), Headley (2), Kemp (3). SB_Maybin (3), M.Ellis (1). CS_Kemp (2). S_Harang. SF_Headley. Coffey pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. Elbert pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
  Austin American-Statesman
• NASCAR At Texas Motor Speedway 2012 Weekend Preview (sbnation.com)
  Apr 13, 2012
  Sadler will remain on point as the tour resumes at Texas Motor Speedway with Friday night's O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. ET). The 1.5-mile track has been the site of special moments in Sadler's racing career. He won at Texas in ...
  SBNation.com
• The story behind the Texas Rangers opening day panorama (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 13, 2012
  While at a planning meeting an idea was thrown out about shooting a 360 degree spherical panorama during the pre-game ceremonies for the Texas Rangers home opener ... I used a Canon EOS 5D with a Sigma 8mm f2.8 lens (a full frame camera gives the widest ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Belo debate recap: GOP Senate candidates spar over health care, government spending and yes, text messages (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 12, 2012
  8:00 p.m.: And that's a wrap ... 7:24 p.m.: Thoughts on building a wall the length of the Texas-Mexico border? Cruz: Yes. "We need to do everything humanly possible to secure the border." Says "boots on the ground" are the most important part.
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Don't forget: Texas Faith is sponsoring a forum tonight (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 12, 2012
  One final reminder that tonight Texas Faith will host a public forum at the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas. The open event will run from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. and will feature six Texas Faith panelists discussing their ideas about the common good in Dallas.
  Dallas Morning Views Blog
• Writer: Cameron Ridley to be first true post presence at Texas since Chris Mihm (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 11, 2012
  Texas has had its fair share of talent come through its men's ... Mihm averaged 14.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 50 percent from the floor.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Report: Rockwall Heritage Christian Academy volleyball coach fired for out-of-wedlock pregnancy (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 11, 2012
  8) reported Tuesday night. "You can't discriminate against someone who's pregnant or has a pregnancy-related medical condition," said Colin Walsh, the attorney for Samford, who coached volleyball at the school for almost three years. "That is both state ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas Tech will add three more basketball recruits; roster issues arise (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 11, 2012
  Texas Tech basketball seems set to add three more recruits today ... After a 1-17 Big 12 performance last season and an 8-23 overall record, it is likely head coach Billy Gillispie will ultimately be forced to make a handful of roster cuts to bring in ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Braves 6, Astros 4 (elpasotimes.com)
  Apr 11, 2012
  DP—Atlanta 1. LOB—Atlanta 8, Houston 12. 2B—Uggla (1), C.Johnson (3). HR—C.Jones (1), Pastornicky (1). SB—Bourn (1), Schafer 3 (3). CS—Bourn (1). WP—Weiland, D.Carpenter. Balk—Weiland. Umpires—Home, Jerry Meals First ...
  El Paso Times
• Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 – Batters (sports.yahoo.com)
  Apr 10, 2012
  3B Chone Figgins, Seattle Mariners (32% owned) Statistics: 8/21 H/AB, 3 R, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .381 AVG A disappointment since joining ... Ruiz (18%), Seattle Mariners 1B Justin Smoak (18%), Texas Rangers OF David Murphy (10%) *Percentage owned numbers ...
  YAHOO!
• Javale McGee Has A 6'7 Sister Who Will Play For Texas Next Year (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 10, 2012
  and she is committed to Texas for next fall. She, too, can jam. If that can't get you interested in women's basketball, nothing can. Just the other day, I was wondering whether 6'8 Baylor superstar Brittney Griner, the first female player to ...
  SB Nation
• Allen's boys and girls teams win District 8-5A titles (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 10, 2012
  Allen's golf teams illustrated that they owned one of the state's toughest districts last week. The boys and girls won the 8-5A championship. For the girls, this was old hat. Allen has had one of the best teams in the state for the last several years.
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Taylor Jungmann shines in pro debut, other former Longhorns begin MLB season (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 10, 2012
  Taylor Jungmann started his last season at Texas with an excellent outing ... Stubbs' teammate in Cincinnati, LeCure tossed two innings in the Reds' 8-3 loss to the Marlins this past Saturday. LeCure pitched a scoreless sixth frame before surrendering ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Darvish wins ML debut in Rangers' 11-5 win over Ms (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)
  Apr 10, 2012
  Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer in the third for Texas to tie the game at 5, then Mitch Moreland and Josh Hamilton both went deep in the fourth to give Darvish an 8-5 lead. Ian Kinsler added a three-run blast in the eighth. Darvish was Japan's ...
  CNN Sports Illustrated
• G Demarcus Holland joins HS teammate Prince Ibeh, becomes sixth member of Longhorns 2012 men's basketball recruiting class (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 10, 2012
  Less than a week after losing one shooting guard, Texas got another one. Garland Naaman Forest's Demarcus ... and 2.1 steals per game while shooting 41.2 percent from the floor and 30.8 percent from beyond the arc last season. Holland also had offers ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Tonight's lineups: Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 9, 2012
  Texas: 1. Ian Kinsler (2B); 2. Elvis Andrus (SS); 3. Josh Hamilton (CF); 4. Adrian Beltre (3B); 5. Michael Young (DH); 6. Nelson Cruz (RF); 7. David Murphy (LF); 8. Mike Napoli (C); 9. Mitch Moreland (1B). Pitcher -- Yu Darvish. Seattle ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• The common good in Dallas? Yes, it is possible. (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 9, 2012
  Wayne Slater and I will moderate the event, which will run from 7:00 p.m, until 8:30 p.m. The discussion will feature six Texas Faith panelists, who will present their ideas about defining the common good in our city. After their presentations, Wayne and I ...
  Dallas Morning Views Blog
• North Texas Freshman Tony Mitchell Will Return For Sophomore Year (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 9, 2012
  Mitchell, an athletic 6'8 235 freshman, was the most highly touted recruit in North Texas history, a Top 20 player in the ... check out an exclusive scouting report from SB Nation Dallas columnist Willie Funk.
  SB Nation
• Whoops, Baylor basketball programs commit NCAA violations & Perry Jones III leaving for NBA (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 9, 2012
  The football team had the Heisman winner, won 10 games and the Alamo Bowl, defeated TCU, Oklahoma and Texas; the men's basketball team reached the Elite 8; the women's team won the title. Now, just another NCAA investigation. Ho hum; Baylor has been there ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• White Sox Vs. Rangers Final Score: Home Runs Propel Texas To 5-0 Win (chicago.sbnation.com)
  Apr 9, 2012
  Gavin Floyd gave up three home runs, Chicago's offense couldn't get started, and the White Sox dropped a 5-0 decision to the Texas Rangers on Sunday night. With the loss, the White Sox fell to 1-2 on the season, while Texas improved to 2-1.
  SB Nation
• James Bovard: The Wrong Way to Help the Disabled (online.wsj.com)
  Apr 8, 2012
  Announcing the proposed regulations for the quota last Dec. 8, Patricia Shiu, director of the Labor ... The following year, the agency punished the Jack Kelley Trucking Firm in Amarillo, Texas, for refusing to hire a man who suffered from uncontrollable ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Tonight's lineups: Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 8, 2012
  Here's the full lineups: Texas -- 1. Ian Kinsler (DH); 2. Elvis Andrus (SS); 3. Josh Hamilton (CF); 4. Adrian Beltre (3B); 5. Michael Young (2B); 6. Nelson Cruz (RF); 7. David Murphy (LF); 8. Yorvit Torrealba (C); 9. Mitch Moreland (1B).
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• NFL Draft 2012: Questions About Ryan Tannehill Being Ready For The NFL (houston.sbnation.com)
  Apr 8, 2012
  In the latest SI.com mock draft Tannehill is slated to go No. 8 to the Miami Dolphins. The draft is less than two weeks away. For all news and information regarding the Texas A&M Aggies, please visit I Am the 12th Man. For lots more on the 2012 ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Baseball 2012: Longhorns Drub Texas Tech 14-3, Win Series (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 8, 2012
  Apr 8, 2012 - Texas clinched a Big 12 series win with emphasis in Lubbock Saturday afternoon, overwhelming Texas Tech with 19 hits en route to a 14-3 win. Texas Tech took a 1-0 first inning lead on a Tim Proudfoot home run, but the Texas offense ...
  SB Nation
• Tim Tebow Gives Central Texas Easter Service 'Rock-Concert' Feel (sbnation.com)
  Apr 8, 2012
  Thousands of Evangelical Christians made their way to Georgetown, Texas on Sunday morning for a service known as "Easter On The Hill." Many of them came in shuttle buses from local shopping malls to hear the guest speaker, Tim Tebow, talk about ...
  SBNation.com
• Tim Tebow draws thousands at Easter service (ksbw.com)
  Apr 8, 2012
  The New York Jets backup quarterback was scheduled to attend the two-hour service at Celebration Church in Georgetown, Texas. School buses shuttled hundreds of people to the event, which looked more like a rock concert than a church service.
  KSBW.com
• Rangers Vs. White Sox Game 3 Time, TV, Radio Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 8, 2012
  The Texas Rangers will send left-hander Matt Harrison to the ... The game will be televised nationally on ESPN with coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
  SB Nation
• Mariners trying to exchange their "potential" for actual results (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
  Apr 8, 2012
  Saunders hit what turned out to be the deciding home run tonight in an 8-7 win over Oakland ... Wedge is 3-1 now as the M's head off to Texas. Nobody figures these to be easy games, with Yu Darvish going for the Rangers right away on Monday ...
  Seattle Times
• Mariners role up huge early lead, barely hang on for third win in four tries (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
  Apr 8, 2012
  This third win in four games for the Mariners against Oakland, an 8-7 victory, wound up far closer than anyone ... since the M's appear heavily outgunned on the pitching side going into Texas. But the A's just allowed the M's too big a comfort ...
  Seattle Times
• White Sox 4, Rangers 3 (insidebayarea.com)
  Apr 8, 2012
  E—Dav.Murphy (1), D.Holland (1). LOB—Chicago 4, Texas 8. 2B—Konerko (1), Dav.Murphy 2 (2). 3B—Kinsler (1). HR—Rios (1). SB—De Aza (1). CS—Kinsler (1). SF—Beltre. HBP—by Thornton (Dav.Murphy). Balk—Peavy. Umpires—Home ...
  Inside Bay Area
• Tonight's lineups: Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 7, 2012
  Texas: 1. Ian Kinsler (2B); 2. Elvis Andrus (SS); 3. Josh Hamilton (CF); 4. Adrian Beltre (3B); 5. Michael Young (DH); 6. Nelson Cruz (RF); 7. David Murphy (LF); 8. Mike Napoli (C); 9. Mitch Moreland (1B). Pitcher -- Derek Holland. Chicago White ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Update: LSU's Trent Johnson to be named TCU's men's basketball coach (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 6, 2012
  After going 27-8 and advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament in 2008-09, Johnson’s LSU teams went 11-20 in consecutive years. Johnson fits the profile of what one high-ranking TCU source said the Frogs were looking for – a ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Q&A coming up with co-founder of anti-incumbent Super PAC (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 6, 2012
  If you've been keeping up with that Texas-based Super PAC targeting congressional incumbents ... CPA is using a bankroll that has grown to about $1.8 million to fund challengers to Republicans and Democrats that the Super PAC believes has lost touch ...
  Dallas Morning Views Blog
• 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Browns Trading To Take Ryan Tannehill, Trent Richardson, Says NFP (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Apr 6, 2012
  In other words, the Browns would then be picking the consensus third-best quarterback in the draft, whom many believe is Ryan Tannehill out of Texas A&M ... to make a trade with the Miami Dolphins: 8. -TRADE- Cleveland Browns via Miami Dolphins ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Rangers opening day: The greatest hairdos ever (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 6, 2012
  Jalyn is 8 1/2 (he's the one smiling); Cole is 6 1/2. This hair was their idea. According to their dad, Jason Watts, he used some colored hair spray to achieve a look that may make Rihanna envious. Their parents, Jason and Lyndsi, along with ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• April 12: Texas Faith panelists will discuss the common good in Dallas (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 5, 2012
  A Texas Faith public forum will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Dallas on April 12 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wayne Slater and I will moderate the evening, which will feature six Texas Faith panelists discussing how to define the common ...
  Dallas Morning Views Blog
• Texas Rangers Roundtable: Six Degrees Of Preparation (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 5, 2012
  Man, myth, legend, and creator of the greatest Texas Rangers community on the Internet. JP Starkey: Associate Editor for SB Nation Dallas-Ft ... and he can probably get 7-8 years, at close to $20 million per year, on the open market.
  SB Nation
• Opening Day 2012: Texas Rangers Vs. Chicago White Sox (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Apr 5, 2012
  The Texas Rangers will kick off their 2012 campaign and a quest ... John Danks Saturday, April 7, 7:05 p.m. CT: Derek Holland vs. Jake Peavy Sunday, April 8, 7:05 p.m. CT: Matt Harrison vs. Gavin Floyd Televised coverage for Friday and ...
  SB Nation
• NFL Mock Draft 2012: A Ryan Tannehill And Mike Sherman Reunion In Miami? (houston.sbnation.com)
  Apr 4, 2012
  In the latest mock draft from SI.com, Don Banks has the Cleveland Browns passing on Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill at No. 4, allowing him to drop to the Miami Dolphins at No. 8: 8 QB Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M Sr. 6-4 222 The Dolphins finally get ...
  SB Nation
• A team-by-team glance at the American League East (bostonherald.com)
  Apr 4, 2012
  276, 2, 13 in 31 games with Baltimore after trade with Texas), DH Wilson Betemit (.285, 8, 46 in 97 games with KC and Detroit), 2B Robert Andino (.263, 5, 36 and team-high 13 SB). Rotation: RH Jake Arrieta (10-8, 5.05 before season-ending elbow ...
  Boston Herald
• Red Raiders finally get big inning, ride wave to 13-8 victory over Angelo State (lubbockonline.com)
  Apr 4, 2012
  LOB —Angelo State 5, Texas Tech 6. 2B — McKinnon (9), Barnes (9), Randolph (2). 3B — Greer (3), Barnes (2). HR — Randolph (1). SH — McGruder (5). SF — Randolph (1). SB — Greer (18), Cohen (4), McGruder 2(20), Barnes (14), Moore (5).
  Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
• Texas-OU and Cotton Bowl story is all about leverage (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 3, 2012
  The annual Texas-OU grudge match is a highlight of the State Fair of Texas and, by the city's estimate, worth about $33.8 million a year in economic impact since the 2008 Cotton Bowl expansion to 92,000 seats, although only about $500,000 goes directly ...
  Dallas Morning Views Blog
• Members of 1972 Rangers to throw out first pitch on Opening Day (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 2, 2012
  B-1 Bombers from the 7th Bomb Wing of Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas are scheduled to fly over Rangers Ballpark in Arlington following the National Anthem. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington cash parking lots will open at 8:00 a.m. and ballpark gates ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas super PAC targets long-time GOP incumbents Joe Barton and Ralph Hall (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Apr 2, 2012
  A Texas super PAC with the stated goal of ousting congressional ... and auto racing parts company owner Lou Gigliotti of East Tawakoni. The PAC has raised $1.8 million through February, according to federal filings, and has run television commercials ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• 2012 Major League Baseball Preview (thenewstribune.com)
  Apr 1, 2012
  264, 8 HR, 58 RBI, 57 runs, 14 SB) LF Coco Crisp (.264 ... what more would a major-league team want? Texas was one pitch away from winning a world championship last season, but instead lost in seven heartbreaking games to the Cardinals.
  Tacoma News Tribune
• Today's lineup: Texas Rangers against San Diego in Cactus League finale (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Apr 1, 2012
  Here's today's lineup for the Cactus League finale: Texas: 1. Ian Kinsler, 2B; 2. Elvis Andrus, SS; 3. Michael Young, DH; 4. Adrian Beltre, 3B; 5. Nelson Cruz, RF; 6. David Murphy, LF; 7. Yorvit Torrealba, C; 8. Mitch Moreland, 1B; 9.
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• American League (journalgazette.net)
  Apr 1, 2012
  276, 2, 13 in 31 games with Baltimore after trade with Texas), DH Wilson Betemit (.285, 8, 46 in 97 games with KC and Detroit), 2B Robert Andino (.263, 5, 36 and team-high 13 SB) Rotation: RH Jake Arrieta (10-8, 5.05 before season-ending elbow ...
  Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
• American League (journalgazette.net)
  Mar 31, 2012
  276, 2, 13 in 31 games with Baltimore after trade with Texas), DH Wilson Betemit (.285, 8, 46 in 97 games with KC and Detroit), 2B Robert Andino (.263, 5, 36 and team-high 13 SB) Rotation: RH Jake Arrieta (10-8, 5.05 before season-ending elbow ...
  Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
• Texas Tech forward Jaron Nash will transfer (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 30, 2012
  Nash transferred to Texas Tech after spending his freshman season at Tyler Junior College. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 2.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 8.5 minutes while playing in 21 of the Red Raiders' 31 games this season. Nash's departure opens up a ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Olbermann continues descent through the cable universe (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 30, 2012
  We're very excited to announce that beginning tonight, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will host "Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer," at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. Eliot is a veteran public servant and an astute observer of the issues of the day. He has important ...
  Dallas Morning Views Blog
• Keller Fossil Ridge No. 4 in 5A, while Arlington Martin and Fort Worth Trimble Tech debut in Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association poll (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 30, 2012
  If you are using Internet Explorer 8, make sure InPrivate Filtering is turned off and InPrivate Filtering data has been cleared. To turn off InPrivate Filtering go to Tools / InPrivate Filtering Settings, select the "off" button and click "OK".
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• College Baseball At The Halfway Point: Texas Chasing Baylor In Big 12 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 30, 2012
  They'll look to rack up conference wins and build momentum heading into a critical series against Texas A&M the weekend of April 19-21. The Aggies are currently 20-5 and ranked No. 8, but are only third in the Big 12 with a 2-1 record.
  SB Nation
• 2012 North Texas Football: Normalcy And Likability (sbnation.com)
  Mar 30, 2012
  Mar 30, 2012 - A decade ago, the North Texas Mean Green were the class of the Sun Belt ... PPG in their first seven games, they jumped to 29.8, well above average, in their final five, and they finished a 5-7 season by demolishing Middle ...
  SBNation.com
• NFL Draft 2012: Ryan Tannehill Has Scouts Raving After Texas A&M Pro Day (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Mar 29, 2012
  Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill had an incredible pro ... and that the Dolphins will be there to snatch him up at No. 8. Todd McShay went so far as to say on TV that the Dolphins may trade up even to No. 3 to select Tannehill.
  SB Nation
• Season preview: American League East capsules (cbc.ca)
  Mar 29, 2012
  221, 37, 86, 196 Ks), 1B Chris Davis (.276, 2, 13 in 31 games with Baltimore after trade with Texas), DH Wilson Betemit (.285, 8, 46 in 97 games with KC and Detroit), 2B Robert Andino (.263, 5, 36 and team-high 13 SB). Rotation: RH Jake Arrieta (10-8 ...
  CBC
• Tonight's lineups: Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 28, 2012
  Here's how the teams stack up for tonight's game: Texas Rangers: 1. Ian Kinsler, 2B; 2. Craig Gentry, CF; 3. Michael Young, 1B; 4. Adrian Beltre, 3B; 5. Nelson Cruz, RF; 6. Mike Napoli, DH; 7. David Murphy, LF; 8. Yorvit Torrealba, C ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• McDonald's All-American Game: TV Schedule, Game Time And More (houston.sbnation.com)
  Mar 28, 2012
  Mar 28, 2012 - The 2012 McDonald's All-American game, which features the top high school basketball players in the country, is set to tip off on Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. CT ... has committed to the Texas Longhorns. Ridley had also been ...
  SB Nation
• Threats to a Rangers 2012 AL crown: The New York Yankees (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 28, 2012
  237, 18, 65), RF Nick Swisher (.260, 23, 85), LF Brett Gardner (.259, 7, 36, AL high-tying 49 SB). Rotation: LH CC Sabathia (19-8, 3.00 ERA, 237 1-3 IP, 230 Ks), RH Michael Pineda (9-10, 3.74, 171, 173 Ks for Seattle), RH Hiroki Kuroda (13-16, 3.07 ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Ryan Tannehill Picked By QB-Needy Dolphins (sbnation.com)
  Mar 28, 2012
  With the eighth pick in SB Nation's 2012 NFL mock draft, the Miami Dolphins select Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill ... Argue about Tannehill being worth the No. 8 overall pick but there just aren't many good quarterbacks out there so you take ...
  SBNation.com
• AL WEST CAPSULES (theitem.com)
  Mar 28, 2012
  238, 14, 55 with Colorado), CF Peter Bourjos (.271, 12, 43, 22 SB). Rotation: RH Jered Weaver (18-8, 2.41, 198 Ks), RH Dan Haren (16-10, 3.17, 192 Ks), LH C.J. Wilson (16-7, 2.94, 206 Ks with Texas), RH Ervin Santana (11-12, 3.38, 1 no-hitter), RH Jerome ...
  Item
• Dickey Describes Being Victim of Sexual Abuse (online.wsj.com)
  Mar 28, 2012
  Dickey also describes finding a syringe in a Texas Rangers clubhouse bathroom in 2001. And he writes about the remorse he felt in 2005 after having an extramarital affair, after which he considered taking his own life. The book, which Dickey calls a tale ...
  Wall Street Journal
• House Dems invoke Fla. teen's name in challenge to AZ's SB 1070 (azstarnet.com)
  Mar 28, 2012
  Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, said a law like SB 1070 will give police “the right to be judge and jury,” which could have disastrous results “in a nation where we all are different.” “In one case, a hoodie equals suspicion,” she said.
  Arizona Daily Star
• Today's lineup: Texas Rangers vs. San Diego Padres (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 27, 2012
  Texas Rangers: 1. Ian Kinsler (2B); 2. Elvis Andrus (SS); 3. Josh Hamilton (CF); 4. Adrian Beltre (3B); 5. Michael Young (DH); 6. Nelson Cruz (RF); 7. Mike Napoli (1B); 8. Brandon Snyder (LF); 9. Luis Martinez (C). Pitchers -- LHP Robbie Ross ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• The future is bright for Texas A&M despite losing to Maryland in Sweet 16 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 26, 2012
  The Texas A&M Aggies were defeated by No. 2 seed Maryland 81-74 ... Weak on the glass: A&M was out rebounded by the Terps 39-27 and 13-8 offensively. The Aggies inability to rebound allowed Maryland back in the game. Aggies go cold down the stretch ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• 2012 Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket And Schedule: Texas A&M Takes On Maryland (houston.sbnation.com)
  Mar 25, 2012
  The Texas A&M Aggies are in the Sweet 16 of the Women's NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five seasons. They will look to move on to the Elite 8 on Sunday when they take on Maryland. This game could be won on the glass as Texas A&M will try ...
  SB Nation
• 2012 Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket And Schedule: Maryland Faces Texas A&M With Trip To Elite 8 On Line (dc.sbnation.com)
  Mar 25, 2012
  No. 3 seed Maryland's matchup with No. 2 seed Texas A&M, tipping just after noon in Raleigh, highlights the action for local fans. The Terrapins, led by ACC Player of the Year Alyssa Thomas, rank second in the nation in rebounding margin ...
  SB Nation
• MLB: American League preview capsules (thonline.com)
  Mar 25, 2012
  221, 37, 86, 196 Ks), 1B Chris Davis (.276, 2, 13 in 31 games with Baltimore after trade with Texas), DH Wilson Betemit (.285, 8, 46 in 97 games with KC and Detroit), 2B Robert Andino (.263, 5, 36 and team-high 13 SB). Rotation: RH Jake Arrieta (10-8 ...
  Dubuque Telegraph Herald
• American League West capsules (oregonlive.com)
  Mar 23, 2012
  238, 14, 55 with Colorado), CF Peter Bourjos (.271, 12, 43, 22 SB). Rotation: RH Jered Weaver (18-8, 2.41, 198 Ks), RH Dan Haren (16-10, 3.17, 192 Ks), LH C.J. Wilson (16-7, 2.94, 206 Ks with Texas), RH Ervin Santana (11-12, 3.38, 1 no-hitter), RH Jerome ...
  Oregonian
• American League Central capsules (washingtonpost.com)
  Mar 23, 2012
  2011: 95-67, 1st place (lost to Texas in ALCS). Manager ... 318 on-base percentage), SS Asdrubal Cabrera (.273, 25, 92, 17 SB), RF Shin-Soo Choo (.259, 8, 36 in 85 games), C Carlos Santana (.239, 27, 79, 133 Ks), DH Travis Hafner (.280, 13, 57), 1B ...
  Washington Post
• 8 Friday Must-Reads (online.wsj.com)
  Mar 23, 2012
  High gas prices help: Because of the oil boom in the tiny city of Carrizo Springs, Texas, the newspaper "The Carrizo Springs Javelin" has been experiencing a boom of its own, CNN Money reports.
  Wall Street Journal
• Washington plays San Diego next in WNIT (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
  Mar 23, 2012
  Washington coach Kevin McGuff can chuck that Texas Tech scout, the Red Raiders lost 60-51 to San Diego in its Women's National Invitation Tournament third-round game on Thursday. The Huskies (20-13) will host the Toreros (25-8) on Sunday at noon ...
  Seattle Times
• Tonight's lineups: Texas Rangers at Cincinnati Reds (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 23, 2012
  Here's a look at the lineups: Texas Rangers: 1. Julio Borbon (CF); 2. Alberto Gonzalez (SS); 3. David Murphy (LF); 4. Nelson Cruz (RF); 5. Mitch Moreland (1B); 6. Yorvit Torrealba (C); 7. Brad Hawpe (DH); 8. Mike Olt (3B); 9. Greg Miclat (2B).
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Tonight's lineups: Texas Rangers at Cincinnati Reds (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 23, 2012
  Here's a look at the lineups: Texas Rangers: 1. Julio Borbon (CF); 2. Alberto Gonzalez (SS); 3. David Murphy (LF); 4. Nelson Cruz (RF); 5. Mitch Moreland (1B); 6. Yorvit Torrealba (C); 7. Brad Hawpe (DH); 8. Mike Olt (3B); 9. Greg Miclat (2B).
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• SB Iowa State vs Texas - Tori Torrescano reaction (iowastatedaily.com)
  Mar 22, 2012
  Tori Torrescano reacts to a Longhorn homerun in the top of the fifth inning  on Friday, March 23, at the Southwest Athletic Complex. The Longhorns would add six runs in the top of the sixth, beating the Cyclones 8-4.
  Iowa State Daily
• American League East capsules (winnipegfreepress.com)
  Mar 22, 2012
  221, 37, 86, 196 Ks), 1B Chris Davis (.276, 2, 13 in 31 games with Baltimore after trade with Texas), DH Wilson Betemit (.285, 8, 46 in 97 games with KC and Detroit), 2B Robert Andino (.263, 5, 36 and team-high 13 SB). Rotation: RH Jake Arrieta (10-8 ...
  Winnipeg Free Press
• Mets 8, Astros 2 (elpasotimes.com)
  Mar 22, 2012
  HR—Tejada (1). SB—Bay (2). S—Dickey. HBP—by S.Escalona (M.den Dekker). Balk—S.Escalona. Umpires—Home, D.J. Reyburn First, Gary Cederstrom Second, Hunter Wendelstedt Third, Ed Hickox. T—2:36. A—4,323 (7,000).
  El Paso Times
• Southeastern Opens Southland Road Slate at Texas State (lionsports.net)
  Mar 22, 2012
  The tandem of junior Anne Marie Taylor (8-5, 1.91 ERA) and senior Chandler Hall (9-5, 2.32 ERA) have handled all but nine innings of the work in the circle for Texas State this season. Southeastern is 16-42 all-time versus the Bobcats.
  Lions
• FFToolbox - Fantasy Football News & NFL Rumors | Blog Talk Radio Feed (itunes.apple.com)
  Mar 22, 2012
  Look to these guys. This podcast provides sensible and thorough advice. They take you deep into every single game, week by week. They focus mostly on the games and DON'T spend a great deal of time on their internal FF leagues I care nothing about. I've ...
  Apple
• St. Mary's sweeps ACU in softball doubleheader (reporternews.com)
  Mar 22, 2012
  ACU opens a three-game Lone Star Conference series against Texas A&M-Kingsville with ... W — Brittain (8-3). L — Mosley (6-5). 2B — ACU: Brianna Fowlkes; SM: Shelly Lee. SB — ACU: Keanna Winkfield, Sara Vaughn, Sarah Martinez; SM ...
  Abilene Reporter-News
• Johnson leads Hawks over Cavs 103-102 in OT (wsbradio.com)
  Mar 22, 2012
  They stretched it to 36-21 by the end of the first quarter and had their biggest edge, 42-26, when Omri Casspi soared through the lane for a thunderous dunk with 8 1/2 minutes left ... the birth of his child in Texas. F Marvin Williams (hip ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Game Film Goes to School (online.wsj.com)
  Mar 22, 2012
  For years, Tammy Lusinger, head coach of the girls' basketball team at Mansfield Summit High School in Arlington, Texas, had a favorite play called ... A day after a tough 9-8 loss to Amherst earlier this month, Colby lacrosse coach Justin ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Lancaster ISD's push for math and science (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 21, 2012
  The district has anted up about $6 million for the effort and is receiving a $4.8 million, four-year grant from the TI Foundation (as in Texas Instruments) to help the underperforming school district accomplish its goal. As I write this entry, the district ...
  Dallas Morning Views Blog
• Wrapping up Mariners' 8-1 win over the Reds (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
  Mar 21, 2012
  It was a nice, solid performance all the way around for the Mariners here today in Goodyear as they beat the Reds 8-1 to improve to 12-7-1 on the ... the rotation pitchers until April 9-10-11 in Texas gives some further flexibility on the ...
  Seattle Times
• Five things we learned as Texas A&M advanced to the Sweet 16 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 20, 2012
  White had 8-turnovers in the game. Adaora the Explorer: Blair did not take Adaora Elonu out of the game once as she played a full 40 minutes and led A&M 23-points. Elonu was the only player in double figures for the Aggies. Still, a work in progress ...
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• 2012 Women's NCAA Tournament, Texas A&M Vs. Arkansas: Aggies Edge Razorbacks, Will Play Maryland In Sweet 16 (dc.sbnation.com)
  Mar 20, 2012
  The Maryland Terrpains eked out a four-point win over Louisville on Monday night to advance to the Sweet 16 in Raleigh, where they will face the Texas A&M Aggies ... past the Aggies and into the Elite 8.
  SB Nation
• Texas Women's Basketball Coach Gail Goestenkors To Resign, According To Report (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 19, 2012
  Gail Goestenkors has resigned as the head coach of the Texas Women's basketball team, according to a report. The Longhorns finished just 18-14 during the 2011-2012 season, including an 8-10 mark in Big 12 Conference play, but earned a ninth seed ...
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• Texas A&M ties lead former Aggie guard to Cleveland Cavaliers (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 19, 2012
  Donald Sloan has spent time bouncing around the NBA since his senior season at Texas A&M in 2010. Sloan ... Sloan was playing for the Erie BayHawks of the D-League averaging 22.8 points and 7.4 assists per game. It wasn't just his numbers that got ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• 8 Monday Must-Reads (online.wsj.com)
  Mar 19, 2012
  He's taking steps to put it out of business, reports NJ.com Monday. Festival downside: Some Austin, Texas, businesses lost money during South by Southwest, an event where many Internet start-ups make their debut, according to local TV station KVUE.
  Wall Street Journal
• Today's lineup: Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 18, 2012
  Here are the lineups for each team. Texas Rangers: 1. Ian Kinsler (2B); 2. David Murphy (RF); 3. Michael Young (3B); 4. Mike Napoli (DH); 5. Brad Hawpe (1B); 6. Conor Jackson (LF); 7. Craig Gentry (CF); 8. Brett Nicholas (C); 9. Yangervis Solarte (SS).
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• 2012 Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket And Schedule: Texas A&M Advances 69-47 Over Albany (houston.sbnation.com)
  Mar 18, 2012
  Ashley Gayle finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for Texas in the loss. Here is the full lineup for all of the action that will be taking place on Sunday. Des Moines Region: No. 8 Ohio St. vs. No. 9 Florida - 12:15 p.m. No. 5 Georgetown vs.
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• Texas baseball climbs back over .500 after handling Oklahoma, 9-5 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 18, 2012
  The last time Texas dropped a series against OU was 1998. The Longhorns (9-8, 2-0) are hitting .368 in the series, including three doubles, three triples and one home run. Erich Weiss led Texas on Saturday, going 4-for-5 with two runs, two RBI and one triple.
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• Texas women's basketball team makes fourth consecutive first-round NCAA tourney exit (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 17, 2012
  They came within three points of the Moutaineers, who will join the Big 12 before next season, but 9th-seeded Texas (18-14, 8-10) was eventually defeated by West Virginia (24-9, 11-5), 68-55, in Norfolk, Va. Saturday afternoon. Here are five things to take ...
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• 2012 Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket And TV Schedule (denver.sbnation.com)
  Mar 17, 2012
  Here is a complete look at Saturday's schedule, courtesy of SB Nation's women's basketball blog, Swish Appeal. All times are Mountain Time. (5) Eastern Michigan vs. (12) South Carolina - 9:05 a.m. (8) West Virginia vs. (9) Texas - 9:10 a.m. (4 ...
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• 2012 Women's NCAA Tournament Schedule: Texas, Texas A&M Open Play Saturday (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 17, 2012
  That game will begin at 3:05 p.m. Also kicking off their tournament campaign on Saturday is the Fresno Region's No. 9 seed, Texas. The Lady Longhorns will play No. 8 seed West Virginia in Norfolk, Virginia in a game set to tip off at 10:10 ...
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• Prediction: Texas A&M will represent the SEC in the 2013 Music City Bowl (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 17, 2012
  His list included Texas A&M traveling to Nashville ... like the Music City Bowl or any number of games like it including the BBVA Compass Bowl (SEC No. 8/9) or the Liberty Bowl (SEC No. 8/9).
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• Texas Vs. Cincinnati Halftime Update: Longhorns Struggling To Score, Down 31-17 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 16, 2012
  Yancy Gates leads the Bearcats at halftime with 8 points and 6 rebounds, on his way to a double-double performance if he stays consistent. Texas is having all sorts ... For updates on the Longhorns game, visit SB Nation Dallas.
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• Dallas Cowboys moves: The fine line between lipstick on an 8-8 pig, or the path to 11-5 (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 16, 2012
  the development of Dez Bryant, a defensive front seven that is overrated in terms of applying quality pressure, and a secondary that remains suspect. Are these the types of moves that can make them 11-5, or leave them looking at 8-8 again?
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Struggling Texas, Oklahoma to battle on baseball field in three-game series (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 16, 2012
  The Longhorns lead the series 124-42-2. Oklahoma (11-6) is coming off a 7-6 loss to Dallas Baptist. The Sooners had a 6-3 advantage through the eighth inning but gave up four runs in the ninth. Texas improved to 7-8 after beating Texas State 6-1 on Tuesday.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• ID required for spray paint, but not to vote in Texas thanks to federal government (yourhoustonnews.com)
  Mar 15, 2012
  The United States Department of Justice on March 12 refused to approve Senate Bill 14, passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law in 2011 for the purpose of voter fraud prevention. SB 14 requires voters in Texas to provide certain government ...
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• Baylor And Texas Should Advance Into The Second Round (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 15, 2012
  Baylor (-8) vs. South Dakota St.: The Jackrabbits hopped their way ... Baylor pulls away in the second half, 85-72. Texas vs. Cincinnati (-2): Call me a homer, but I picked Texas to advance in my brackets. At the very least, the Longhorns ...
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• Texas boy, 8, is kidnapped infant (news.com.au)
  Mar 15, 2012
  POLICE in Texas have located a boy who was allegedly kidnapped by his babysitter as an infant eight years ago. Police were working to reunite him with his family, news reports said yesterday. Auboni Champion, whose eight-month old son Miguel was abducted ...
  News.com.au
• Today's lineup: Texas Rangers vs. Colorado Rockies (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 14, 2012
  The Texas Rangers have their regulars back in the lineup today ... Nelson Cruz (RF); 7. Mitch Moreland (1B); 8. Luis Martinez (C); 9. Julio Borbon (CF). Pitchers -- Neftali Feliz, Michael Kirkman, Sean Green, Neal Cotts, Cody Eppley, Miguel ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Is Texas Santorum country? A new poll suggests it might be (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 14, 2012
  The survey by Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research asked Texas likely Republican primary voters who they'd vote for in the GOP primary -- 35 percent said Santorum, followed by Romney at 27 percent, Newt Gingrich at 20 percent and Ron Paul at 8 percent.
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Wrapping up Texas Rangers 8-8 tie vs. Cleveland Indians (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 14, 2012
  Darvish was the headliner of the day, as the Rangers and Indians eventually left Goodyear Ballpark after an 8-8 tie that lasted 10 innings. Darvish said he struggled with his fastball command early, but was able to locate his offspeed pitches.
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Today's lineup: Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Indians (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 13, 2012
  Texas Rangers: 1. Craig Gentry (CF); 2. Yangervis Solarte (2B); 3. David Murphy (LF); 4. Conor Jackson (DH); 5. Mitch Moreland (1B); 6. Yorvit Torrealba (C); 7. Engel Beltre (RF); 8. Luis Hernandez (SS); 9. Mike Olt (3B). Pitchers -- Yu Darvish ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• NCAA Women's Tournament Bracket 2012: Texas A&M Earns No. 3 Seed, Texas No. 9 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Mar 13, 2012
  Texas claims a No. 9 seed in the tournament and will take on 8th-seeded West Virginia in first-round action. The Longhorns finished 18-13 on the season and were 8-10 in Big 12 play. Texas suffered an 81-58 loss to Texas Tech in the first-round ...
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• NCAA women's Selection Committee chairman: Texas among the last four teams in (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 13, 2012
  Texas (18-13, 8-10) got a No. 9 seed and a game against 8th-seeded West Virginia (23-9, 11-5) Saturday in Norfolk, Va. If the Longhorns triumph over the Mountaineers, they would likely face the No. 1 seed in the Fresno, Calif. region -- No. 1 seed Stanford ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket: West Virginia Gets No. 8 Seed, Will Face Texas (pittsburgh.sbnation.com)
  Mar 12, 2012
  The WVU women’s basketball team will be a No. 8 seed in the Women’s NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers will play their first-round game against the University of Texas in Norfolk, Va. on Saturday, March 17 at 11:10 a.m. Texas (18-13 ...
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• Today's lineup: Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 12, 2012
  Here are the lineups for today's game, as the Texas Rangers travel down the road to Peoria to ... Nelson Cruz (RF); 7. David Murphy (LF); 8. Yorvit Torrealba (C); 9. Leonys Martin (CF). Pitchers: Matt Harrison, Mark Hamburger, Yoshinori Tateyama ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• LSU, Alabama get head start on spring football; Texas A&M kicks off March 31 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 12, 2012
  If you are using Internet Explorer 8, make sure InPrivate Filtering is turned off and InPrivate Filtering data has been cleared. To turn off InPrivate Filtering go to Tools / InPrivate Filtering Settings, select the "off" button and click "OK".
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• Selection Sunday: Big 12 Lands Six Teams In NCAA Tournament With Texas Inclusion (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Mar 11, 2012
  The Iowa State Cyclones also likely felt very good about their chances and they landed a No. 8 seed opposite UConn. It was Texas that represented the real bubble entry for the Big 12. Every other team in the Big 12 had a losing record ...
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• Mizzou knocks Texas out of Big 12 tournament, sets up title game against Baylor (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 11, 2012
  Missouri took the lead for keeps, 8-6, on English’s layup with 15:03 left in the first half and built the margin to double digits before Texas cut the margin to 39-32 at the half. But Missouri controlled the momentum and the tempo in the ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Iowa State Vs. Texas Final: Longhorns Escape With 71-65 Win (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Mar 9, 2012
  After chalk held serve in the first three games of the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals Thursday in Kansas City, No. 6 seed Texas pulled out a dramatic 71-65 win over No. 3 Iowa State in the final game of the day. With the victory, the Longhorns ...
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• Texas Vs. Iowa State Final: Brown's Shot Powers Longhorns Into Semifinals (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 9, 2012
  with the Longhorns shooting 36.8% from the floor. While the win doesn't completely move Texas off the NCAA Tournament bubble, it does them put them in an excellent position headed into Selection Sunday. On Thursday, bubble teams from the Pac-12 ...
  SB Nation
• Iowa State Vs. Texas Score Update: Cyclones Up 28-25 At The Half (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Mar 9, 2012
  In the final game of the first round of the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Iowa State and Texas have struggled offensively, with the Cyclones up 28-25 at the end of the first half. The 19-12 Longhorns, who are playing for a chance to move ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Vs. Iowa State Score Update: Longhorns Down 28-25 At The Half (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 9, 2012
  With both Myck Kabongo and J'Covan struggling to create shots, Texas' offense crawled to a standstill in the first half of their must-win Big 12 Tournament game against Iowa State. Fortunately for the Longhorns, the Cyclones have been nearly as ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Land Verbal Commitment From Tight End Durham Smythe (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 9, 2012
  The Texas Longhorns 2013 recruiting class has claimed their 13th commit when tight end Durham Smythe (Belton, Texas) verbally committed to Texas Thursday night. The 6-foot-6 230-pound tight end had offers from 13 schools including every BCS ...
  SB Nation
• Iowa State Vs. Texas Final Score: Longhorns Win 71-65, Bolster NCAA Tournament Chances (sbnation.com)
  Mar 9, 2012
  Texas needed a win, or wins, in the 2012 Big 12 Tournament to bolster its candidacy for an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. The 71-65 triumph over Iowa State that the Longhorns scored on Thursday won't hurt. Visit SI.com's scoreboard for all ...
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• Texas falls to Mizzou in Big 12 Tournament, missing chance to face Baylor in finals (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  Missouri took the lead for keeps, 8-6, on English’s layup with 15:03 left in the first half and built the margin to double digits before Texas cut the margin to 39-32 at the half. But Missouri controlled the momentum and the tempo in the ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Position Battle: Texas Rangers, Center Field (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  Mar 8, 2012 - There was some hope, we might presume, that Leonys Martin would be battling for the job as Texas Rangers center fielder this spring. Apparently that's not really happening. But there's still a competition for the job; assuming Josh ...
  Baseball Nation
• Kansas Vs. Texas A&M Final Score: Jayhawks Advance To Semifinals With 83-66 Win (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  They had their eyes firmly set on a conference championship as they took on the No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies in the tourney's second game. They are one step closer to realizing that goal following an 83-66 win over the Aggies. The Jayhawks opened ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Kansas Final Score: Aggies Eliminated With 83-66 Loss (houston.sbnation.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  The 2012 Big 12 Championship Tournament rolls right along as the first round continued on Thursday. The No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies were hoping to be part of a Cinderella story in their quarterfinal game against the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks ...
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• Texas A&M Vs. Kansas Score Update: Aggies Trail 40-28 At Halftime (houston.sbnation.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  The conference championship and accompanying NCAA Tournament berth is up for grabs and there is at least one Texas team still keeping their hopes alive for now. The No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies will take on the No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks ...
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• Can a West Texas community college be answer for Texas Tech basketball? (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  A day after being eliminated from the Big 12 Championship tournament, know that Red Raider head basketball coach Billy Gillispie is going to hit the recruiting trail hard and some players from this 8-23 basketball ... in Levelland, Texas, emerged as ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Bracketology 2012: West Virginia Drops To No. 12 Seed, Seton Hall Falls Out Of Tournament (pittsburgh.sbnation.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  The guys over at SB Nation have come out with Thursday's version of their ... They have been replaced as an at large team by the University of Texas. Here is the complete Bracketology.
  SB Nation
• Big 12 Tournament 2012, Kansas Vs. Texas A&M: Game Time, TV Schedule And More (houston.sbnation.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  Texas A&M entered its first-round game against Oklahoma on Wednesday having lost five in a row. That streak was snapped with a 62-53 victory. Now, the Aggies face a much more daunting task against top-seeded Kansas in the second round of the ...
  SB Nation
• Big 12 Tournament 2012: Bracket And Schedule For Day 2 (sbnation.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  Oklahoma State on the Big 12 Network 8:30 p.m.: Iowa State vs. Texas on the Big 12 Network For updates and coverage of the 2012 Big 12 Tournament, stay tuned to this StoryStream or SB Nation's dedicated NCAA basketball hub.
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• Carlton's action/reaction: End result of Billy Gillispie's first season at Texas Tech was predictable (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  Action: Texas Tech's basketball season ends at 8-23 with a 76-60 loss to Oklahoma State in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Championship. Reaction: The end result of Billy Gillispie's first season in Lubbock was predictable. Way too many new ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Oklahoma State Vs. Texas Tech Final Score: Cowboys Advance In Big 12 Tournament (sbnation.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  The Cowboys stole the ball 11 times and took advantage of 18 Texas Tech turnovers. The Red Raiders had a trio of double-digit scorers, led by Jordan Tolbert and his 16 points, but the team shot just 43.8 percent from the field. They did ...
  SBNation.com
• Texas Tech Vs. Oklahoma State Halftime Score: Cowboys Lead Red Raiders 32-27 (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  At the half it is the No. 8 seed Oklahoma St. Cowboys leading the No. 9 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders 32-27. Oklahoma State is being led by Keiton Page and Brian Williams who each have 10 points on the night, and as a team the offense has made a ...
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• Texas women's basketball team will now await NCAA tourney fate after loss to Texas Tech in Big 12 tourney (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  Despite scoring the first six points of the game, Texas (18-13, 8-10) was walloped by Texas Tech (19-12, 6-12) Wednesday evening in Kansas City at Municipal Auditorium in the opening round of the 2012 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Oklahoma State Vs. Texas Tech: Game Preview, TV Info And More (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  But even without Nash, they should have more than enough talent to get past Texas Tech, as Pat Knight left the cupboard absolutely bare for new coach Billy Gillispie in Lubbock. The Red Raiders finished the year 8-22 with one win (over Oklahoma ...
  SB Nation
• Six Days on the Road to Tampa (online.wsj.com)
  Mar 8, 2012
  May 29: Texas primary—Mr. Romney not favored ... A version of this article appeared Mar. 8, 2012, on page A17 in some U.S. editions of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Six Days on the Road to Tampa.
  Wall Street Journal
• Chicago White Sox Spring Training 2012: White Sox Log First Win Of Spring, Downing Texas Rangers 6-3 (chicago.sbnation.com)
  Mar 7, 2012
  Both teams recorded seven hits for the game. Texas pushed across two lone runs in the eighth and ninth to close out the scoring. Hector Santiago started the game for Chicago, going the first two innings and giving up no runs on two hits and ...
  SB Nation
• Big 12 Tournament 2012, Oklahoma Vs. Texas A&M: Game Time, TV Schedule And More (sbnation.com)
  Mar 7, 2012
  The four-day competition for the conference championship and accompanying 2012 NCAA Tournament bid will begin with a matchup between the No. 8 seed Oklahoma Sooners and the No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies. The two teams faced off twice during the ...
  SBNation.com
• Oklahoma Vs. Texas A&M: Game Preview, TV Info And More (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Mar 7, 2012
  In a game between a program trending up and one trending down, No. 8 seed Oklahoma plays No. 9 seed Texas A&M in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday. The winner will face No. 1 seed Kansas on Thursday. After making six ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Tech baseball upsets Top 10 Arizona State on the road (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 7, 2012
  against one of the most notable programs in college baseball. Texas Tech, ranked No. 26 in College Baseball Magazine's most recent poll, defeated the Sun Devils 8-4. Texas Tech outhit Arizona State 10 hits to nine hits and the Sun Devils had three errors ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas Tech coach, players remain upbeat following season-ending loss to Oklahoma State (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 6, 2012
  Texas Tech dropped its opening game in the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament, 76-60, tonight in Kansas City, Mo. against Oklahoma State to end the Red Raiders’ initial season under coach Billy Gillispie. Tech finished with an 8-23 record ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Fred Hoiberg: Heart of the resurgent Cyclones
  Mar 6, 2012
  “I haven’t had any issues.” Hoiberg’s third-seeded team opens the Big 12 Conference tournament against Texas at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, opposite a team against whom Iowa State split games this seaso
  Des Moines Register
• Yankees manager happy Hughes working harder (nypost.com)
  Mar 6, 2012
  Hughes became a dominant pitcher in 2010 when he went 18-8 and was picked for the AL All-Star team ... When he came up to the majors in 2007, he had a no-hit bid through 6 1-3 innings at Texas in his second start, leaving with a pulled left hamstring.
  New York Post
• 2012 NCAA Tournament Bubble: Who Should Texas Root For During Championship Week? (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 6, 2012
  Both teams are sitting firmly on the bubble, with Drexel a 13 seed in SB Nation's latest Bracketology ... At 18-12 with a 8-10 conference record, Northwestern is right behind Texas on the bubble. They'll have to beat a talented but inconsistent ...
  SB Nation
• Texas G Brown, three Baylor players surface on AP's All-Big 12 team (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 6, 2012
  6-3, 185, Hoboken, N.J. Royce White, Iowa St., So., 6-8, 270, Minneapolis, Minn. Pierre Jackson, Baylor, Jr., 5-10, 180, Las Vegas. Perry Jones III, Baylor, So., 6-11, 235, Duncanville, Texas. Rodney McGruder, Kansas St., Jr., 6-4, 205 ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• 2012 Big 12 Tournament: Bracket, Schedule (sbnation.com)
  Mar 5, 2012
  They will open play Thursday against the winner of No. 8 Oklahoma-No. 9 Texas A&M, who play the tournament's first game on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. That first day of action will also feature No. 7 Oklahoma State taking on No. 10 Texas Tech.,
  SBNation.com
• North Texas vs. Arkansas State: Mean Green Face Red Wolves In 2012 Sun Belt Conference Semifinals (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 5, 2012
  In Sunday's quarterfinals, North Texas, the No. 5 seed, defeated the No. 4 seed Louisiana-Lafayette 65-62. Junior guard Brandon Walton was the hero, leading the Mean Green with 16 points and hitting the game-winning three pointer with 8 seconds left.
  SB Nation
• AP Big 12 men's first team: Texas' J'Covan Brown in, Baylor shut out (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 5, 2012
  6-3, 185, Hoboken, N.J. Royce White, Iowa St., So., 6-8, 270, Minneapolis, Minn. Pierre Jackson, Baylor, Jr., 5-10, 180, Las Vegas. Perry Jones III, Baylor, So., 6-11, 235, Duncanville, Texas. Rodney McGruder, Kansas St., Jr., 6-4, 205, Washington D.C ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• NCAA Watch: Switch in Big 12 tourney opponent not necessarily good for Texas' NCAA chances (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 5, 2012
  But, if Texas loses to Iowa State, it could be catastrophic. Texas would finish 3-10 against the RPI Top 50, and 1-8 against the Top 25. It would have been swept in the season series by three of the top four teams in Big 12 play, have a losing record ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• 2012 Big 12 Tournament: Bracket, Schedule, TV Times (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Mar 5, 2012
  Oklahoma/Texas A&M - 2:00 p.m. CT - ESPN2 Gm5: No. 2 Missouri Vs. Oklahoma State/Texas Tech - 6:00 p.m. CT - ESPN2 Gm6: No. 3 Iowa State Vs. Texas - 8:30 p.m. CT - ESPN2
  SB Nation
• Baylor women dominate All-Big 12 team, led by Griner and Mulkey (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 4, 2012
  Brittney Griner !^**       Baylor                   C             6-8          Jr             Houston, Texas Odyssey Sims !**            Baylor                  ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• 2012 Sun Belt Tournament Preview: Louisiana-Lafayette Takes On North Texas (denver.sbnation.com)
  Mar 4, 2012
  North Texas is led by Tony Mitchell, who is arguably the most talented player in the Sun Belt Conference. The former Missouri commit is averaging a double-double with 15.3 ppg and 10.8 rpg ... stick with SB Nation Denver. Head over to SB ...
  SB Nation
• J'Covan Brown's big game can't keep Texas from falling to Kansas, leaving NCAA tourney chances in doubt (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 4, 2012
  Texas will face Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament Thursday in Kansas City at 8:30 p.m. Here are five things to take away from the Longhorns' loss to the Jayhawks: Texas faces must-win situation in first game of Big 12 tourney In a ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas baseball team loses to Tennessee, 5-4 (statesman.com)
  Mar 4, 2012
  In the first, Tennessee (8-2) loaded the bases on a leadoff ... DP: Texas: 1. LOB: Texas 6; Tennessee: 5. 2B: Felts (1); Marlow (1); Osborne (2). 3B: Marlow (1). SH: Marlow (3); Fritts (2). SB: Steckenrider (4). CS: Etier (1); Osborne (1).
  Austin American-Statesman
• NCAA Watch: Longhorns likely looking over their shoulders to keep at-large NCAA bid (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 4, 2012
  Saturday, Mar. 3, 8 p.m. Notable: Texas' numbers won't be hurt with a loss, but getting walloped wouldn't help its pleas for an at-large bid. Kansas likely needs a win to stay in play for a No. 1 seed. Outlook: With North Carolina, Michigan State and Ohio ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas baseball team loses to Tennessee, 5-4 (statesman.com)
  Mar 4, 2012
  In the first, Tennessee (8-2) loaded the bases on a leadoff ... DP: Texas: 1. LOB: Texas 6; Tennessee: 5. 2B: Felts (1); Marlow (1); Osborne (2). 3B: Marlow (1). SH: Marlow (3); Fritts (2). SB: Steckenrider (4). CS: Etier (1); Osborne (1).
  Austin American-Statesman
• Four Baylor players, Texas G Brown honored by Big 12 men's basketball coaches (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Mar 3, 2012
  Four Baylor players received honors from Big 12 coaches and Texas guard J’Covan Brown was named to the ... Horizon Newcomer of the Year: Royce White, Iowa State, F, So., 6-8, 270, Minneapolis, Minn./Hopkins/Minnesota** Co-Freshman of the ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Texas A&M Vs. Oklahoma Halftime Score: Aggies Trail Sooners 33-26 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Mar 3, 2012
  These two teams are battling it out for the No. 8 seed in the Big 12 conference tournament, but at the moment it is the Oklahoma Sooners who could be landing that spot as they lead the Texas A&M Aggies 33-26 at the half. Oklahoma is being led by ...
  SB Nation
• Kansas Vs. Texas Preview: Five Questions With Rock Chalk Talk (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 3, 2012
  To preview the Texas - Kansas game on Saturday ... I do think he gets nervous and some of his players can feel that anxiety. His record in the Elite 8 isn't pretty and even the win over Davidson wasn't exactly a walk through.
  SB Nation
• Missouri Vs. Texas Tech: Game Time, TV Schedule (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Mar 3, 2012
  Mar 3, 2012 - The No. 8 Missouri Tigers look to finish their regular season on a strong note after losing two of their last three when they go on the road Saturday afternoon to Lubbock, Texas to play the Texas Tech Red Raiders in United Sprint ...
  SB Nation
• NCAA Basketball: Texas Travels To Phog Allen In Last Game Of The Season (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 2, 2012
  Mar 2, 2012 - Coming off a gritty 72-64 win against Oklahoma on Wednesday which saved their NCAA Tournament chances, the Texas Longhorns travel to Lawrence ... shooting night of his career." The 8:00 PM game will be broadcast nationally on ...
  SB Nation
• Big 12 Basketball: Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State Should Close Out Season On Winning Note (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Mar 2, 2012
  Texas A&M is at Oklahoma. Both teams are tied for eighth place with identical 4-13 records. The winner will claim eighth place outright, but with the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds scheduled to play in the opening-round play-in game to the Big 12 ...
  SB Nation
• North Texas football to host nationally televised game in 2012 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Mar 2, 2012
  UNT will open the season at LSU on Sept. 1 and then face Texas Southern in its first home game on Sept. 8. The Mean Green will open Sun Belt Conference play at home against Troy on Sept. 22. "We have a home game on national TV, which is an unbelievable ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Attorney General: Jerry Sandusky Abused 8 Victims On Penn State's Campus (sbnation.com)
  Mar 1, 2012
  Via the attorney general's "bill of particulars," one boy was abused in Florida and Texas, while another was abused at his own school. The alleged assaults happened between 1996 to 2009 and ranged from Sandusky's home to the Penn State athletics facilities.
  SBNation.com
• 2012 Sun Belt Conference Tourney: North Texas Plays Louisana-Lafayette On Sunday (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 1, 2012
  The other team to keep an eye on is 21-8 Denver, who have the Sun Belt's other signature win, a 70-58 defeat of St. Mary's. The schedule: North Texas, the No. 5 seed in the tourney, plays UL-Lafayette, the No. 4 seed, on Sunday March 4 at 6:15 ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Vs. Oklahoma Score: Longhorns Trailing Sooners 37-33 At Halftime (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Mar 1, 2012
  The Texas Longhorns trail the Oklahoma Sooners 37-33 at halftime in a game that is critical to the Longhorns' NCAA Tournament hopes. At 8-8 in the Big 12, Texas is looking to climb above the .500 mark in conference play but will need to defeat ...
  SB Nation
• Eminent domain, oil and Texas property owners' rights (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 29, 2012
  Interesting that the Republican-controlled House took action Tuesday to defend property owners' rights and undercut a 2005 Supreme Court ruling that allowed state and local governments to use eminent domain authority for economic development projects ...
  Dallas Morning Views Blog
• Texas Vs. Oklahoma: Game Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 29, 2012
  But if the Longhorns can get consistent offensive production from Kabongo and his fellow freshmen Sheldon McClellan and Julien Lewis, the Sooners probably don't have enough firepower to stick with Texas at the Frank Erwin Center. The 8:00 ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Kansas State Score: Wildcats Take 44-33 Halftime Lead (houston.sbnation.com)
  Feb 29, 2012
  If Texas A&M is going to have a chance to pull off an upset ... The Wildcats were a sizzling 8-9 from three-point range in the first half.
  SB Nation
• AZ senate bill provides religious protection for professionals (ahwatukee.com)
  Feb 28, 2012
  Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler, said SB 1365 is necessary to ensure that the First Amendment ... While Jeffs is currently jailed in Texas, there is some belief that he still controls the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints, an offshoot of the Mormon ...
  Ahwatukee Foothills News
• Kansas State Vs. Texas A&M: Game Time, TV Schedule (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Feb 28, 2012
  Feb 28, 2012 - The Kansas St. Wildcats men's basketball team will visit the Texas A&M Aggies on Tuesday night in their ... Their current Big 12 record is at 8-8, with an overall record of 19-9. The Wildcats are coming off a close 65-61 loss ...
  SB Nation
• NCAA Basketball Rankings: Missouri Falls Back To No. 8 In AP Poll (stlouis.sbnation.com)
  Feb 27, 2012
  Mizzou has only two games remaining in the regular season: the Iowa St. Cyclones (21-8, 11-5) on Wednesday and the Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-20, 1-15) on Saturday, making their chances at gaining ground late in the regular season rather slim.
  SB Nation
• Baylor Vs. Texas Tech: Game Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 27, 2012
  Feb 27, 2012 - While a win against Texas Tech Monday night won't do much for Baylor's national reputation, a loss would against a team with an 8-20 record would be devastating. The Red Raiders have struggled mightily in their first year under ...
  SB Nation
• North Texas Vs. Denver: Pioneers Close Out Sun Belt Regular Season Against Mean Green (denver.sbnation.com)
  Feb 26, 2012
  Feb 26, 2012 - The Denver Pioneers (20-8) play their last Sun Belt regular season game on Sunday afternoon when they host the North Texas Mean Green (16-12) at Magness Arena. A win gives the Pioneers the No. 3 seed, but a loss puts them in a ...
  SB Nation
• Is Texas a NCAA team after defeating Texas Tech 71-67 in overtime? (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 26, 2012
  And we let it just slip between our hands." 5. Gillispie said Texas is a NCAA tournament team At 18-11 overall and 8-8 in Big 12 play, Texas Tech head coach Billy Gillispie endorsed a Texas at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament. "I don't know what all the ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• From Texas, With LUV (online.barrons.com)
  Feb 24, 2012
  Despite the company's enviable success, its shares (ticker: LUV) have tumbled 41%, to $8.71, since Kelly took the top job in ... On his office wall hangs a copy of the Texas Declaration of Independence, penned in 1836. Elsewhere in the room ...
  Barron's Online
• Texas Vs. Texas Tech: Game Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 24, 2012
  Instead, the Longhorns continued their season-long inability to close out games, falling to 17-11 with a 7-8 conference record and slipping into the wrong side of the bubble. They have a chance Saturday at Texas Tech to rebound and prepare for a ...
  SB Nation
• Penney quarterly same-store sales fall 1.8 percent (sbnonline.com)
  Feb 24, 2012
  PLANO, Texas – J.C. Penney Co. Inc. said on Friday that sales at its stores open at least a year fell 1.8 percent over the holiday quarter, contributing to a sharp drop in its gross profit margin. In the fourth quarter ended on Jan. 28, Penney had a net ...
  Smart Business Network
• Texas Longhorns to honor Ricky Williams with statue (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 23, 2012
  AUSTIN, Texas - Texas will honor former Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams with a statue at the football stadium that be unveiled at the Longhorns' annual spring game on April 1. The 8-foot, 1,000-pound bronze figure will stand next to a statue of Earl ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas welcomes new star Darvish to camp (japantimes.co.jp)
  Feb 22, 2012
  SURPRISE, Arizona — Yu Darvish arrived at the Texas Rangers' spring training complex Tuesday and ... Darvish, who will hold his first press conference on Thursday, arrived at camp at 8:30 a.m. The Rangers have received about 200 requests for credentials ...
  Japan Times
• Miggy and Pujols lead first basemen (msn.foxsports.com)
  Feb 22, 2012
  309, 29 HR, 103 RBI, 101 Runs, 8 SB Analysis: Votto continued his assault on NL pitching ... Smoak delivered on the potential shown during his ascent in the Texas organization last year, his first full season in Seattle. He produced 39 extra ...
  FOXSports.com
• Texas not looking good for NCAA tourney - is anyone noticing? (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Feb 21, 2012
  Don't rule it out. As is the Horns would be a last four in team. They are 17-11, and 7-8 in the Big 12. With games remaining against Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Kansas the Horns will likely finish the regular season 19-12 before the Big 12 tournament.
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Dewhurst, just beating the error margin, leads Cruz in Texas Senate poll (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 21, 2012
  The Texas Tribune/University of Texas survey ... Glenn Addison and Lela Pittenger -- had as much as 1 percent each. The poll, conducted Feb. 8-15, has an error margin on GOP-related questions of plus-minus 5.09 percentage points. So in theory, Dewhurst's ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Big 12 basketball games to watch this week (Feb. 20-26) (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 20, 2012
  Kansas at Texas A&M, 8 p.m. Wednesday (ESPN2): Aggies still without point guard Dash Harris, who has missed the last seven games with a foot injury. Missouri at Kansas, 3 p.m. Saturday (CBS): The last scheduled regular-season game between the two bitter ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Santorum holds huge lead in latest Texas presidential poll (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 20, 2012
  Rick Santorum has jumped way out front of his GOP presidential rivals in Texas, despite Gov. Rick Perry throwing his ... The poll, conducted Feb. 8-15, has an error margin on GOP-related questions of plus-minus 5.09 percentage points.
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Brat thoughts: Some thoughts on my favorite teams and the past weekend (community.foxsports.com)
  Feb 20, 2012
  Jeremy Lin and the Knicks won their 7th out of 8 games Sunday coming from 10 points down in the ... Marquette defeated Connecticut, Missouri handled Texas A&M and Duke and North Carolina had impressive wins as well. March Madness isn't far ...
  FOXSports.com
• Kansas Vs. Texas Tech Halftime Score: Jayhawks Doubling Up Red Raiders, 44-22 (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Feb 19, 2012
  There is not one player who is leading Kansas past Texas Tech as there are no players in double figures, but as a team Kansas is shooting 57 percent from the field and is 5-of-8 from three-point range. As for Texas Tech they have made only 7-of ...
  SB Nation
• Missouri Vs. Texas A&M Halftime Update: Tigers Lead Aggies 31-24 On The Road (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Feb 18, 2012
  The Tigers have also done an excellent job of crashing the boards, as Missouri is out-rebounding Texas A&M 14-8 thus far in the first half. Ricardo Ratliffe and Marcus Denmon are the leading rebounders in the game with a combined 9 for the Tigers.
  SB Nation
• Breaking down Texas' 2012 football schedule (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 17, 2012
  Not surprisingly, there were changes, including Texas not having a game slated for Thanksgiving Day for the first time in five years. The Cowboys are coming off an 8-5 season, their best year since 1998. As a true freshman, Brett Smith led Wyoming in both ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas WBB keeps NCAA tourney hopes alive with win over Texas Tech (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 16, 2012
  This time around, Texas got back on track by winning consecutive contests for the first time this calendar year. The Longhorns (15-10, 5-8) ended the game on a 13-5 run, turning a 49-45 deficit with less than six minutes left to play into a 63-54 victory ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Horns know they must hit baseball better in 2012 (statesman.com)
  Feb 16, 2012
  If Texas is to make a return trip to the College World Series ... a second-team preseason All-American closer and first-team All-Big 12 OF Barrett Barnes (.290, 10 HR, 38 RBI, 19 SB). 8. KANSAS STATE (36-25, 12-14): An NCAA team a year ago, the Wildcats ...
  Austin American-Statesman
• Texas Vs. Oklahoma Final Score: Longhorns Come Back To Defeat Sooners 69-58 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 15, 2012
  Texas hit 24-29 free throws in the game while Oklahoma was just 5-8 in the game. The Longhorns improve to 17-9 on the season and climb above .500 in the Big 12 at 7-6. Oklahoma falls to 13-12 and are just 3-10 in conference play.
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Texas Tech Final Score: Aggies Come From Behind To Beat Red Raiders 47-38 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Feb 15, 2012
  Crockett also added six boards and three blocks. Javarez Willis added nine points. Texas A&M improves to 13-12 on the season and 4-9 in Big 12 play. With the loss, Texas Tech falls to 8-17 and 1-12 in the conference.
  SB Nation
• Texas Vs. Oklahoma Score: Longhorns Trailing Sooners 33-28 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 15, 2012
  A tough shooting first half has the Texas Longhorns trailing the Oklahoma Sooners ... to have to get more from J'Covan Brown who was held to just four points on 2-8 shooting in the first half.
  SB Nation
• San Antonio 3-Judge Panel Suggests that Texas Primary Will be May 29 (ballot-access.org)
  Feb 14, 2012
  In fact, the bill that implemented the MOVE act, SB 100, prescribed between 70 and 77 days from the canvass of a special congressional election and any runoff (Texas holds special elections as partisan elections without nominations, but with a ...
  Ballot-access.org
• Obama would cut funds to defray jail costs for illegal immigrants (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 13, 2012
  The state received about $22 million in SCAAP awards last year and has received about 8 percent of the program's available funding in each of the last three years. Texas, along with California and New York, typically receive the biggest shares. The Justice ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• 2012 MLB Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Rankings (bleacherreport.com)
  Feb 13, 2012
  His run total jumped dramatically to 91 and he provided a solid amount of RBI (66) and SB (22). He has arrived ... You know he’s going to score runs in Texas’ offense. He could easily lead the position in stolen bases. 8. Erick Aybar, Los Angeles ...
  Bleacherreport.com
• Bracketology: Texas Fights For No. 13 Seed In First Four In Latest SB Nation Prediction (houston.sbnation.com)
  Feb 13, 2012
  According to SB Nation's Chris Dobbertean ... 3-9 Big 12), Oklahoma State (12-13, 5-7 Big 12) and Texas Tech (8-16, 1-11 Big 12). If the Longhorns can beat the teams they should beat and maybe defeat either Baylor or Kansas, they could put ...
  SB Nation
• Florida leads familiar faces looking to deny South Carolina three-peat (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)
  Feb 12, 2012
  289, 9 HR, 36 RBIs, 7 SB). Arizona (39-21, lost in College Station Regional) -- The Wildcats have one of the nation's top strikeout pitchers in RHP Kurt Heyer (8-5, 2.41 ERA ... up for it with their offense. Texas (49-19, lost in College ...
  CNN Sports Illustrated
• Texas softball blanks Colorado State, captures Texas Classic title (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 12, 2012
  Junior pitcher Blaire Luna tossed her second shutout of the season as No. 18 Texas (5-0) triumphed over Colorado State (2-3), 8-0, in the Texas Classic championship game Sunday afternoon at McCombs Field. With the win, Texas has started the 2012 season ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• NFL Draft 2012, Pro Day Schedule: Washington Pro Day March 8, Oregon State March 16 (seattle.sbnation.com)
  Feb 12, 2012
  Texas A&M, UTEP, Wisconsin, Weber State March 8: Buffalo, Clemson, Colorado, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio, Syracuse, Tulsa, Utah State, Washington, West Texas, Western Kentucky March 13: Ball State, Florida ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Rangers Agree To One-Year, $9.4 Million Deal With Mike Napoli (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 12, 2012
  Feb 11, 2012 - The Texas Rangers and catcher Mike Napoli have reportedly come to terms on a one-year deal worth $9.4 million. Napoli was looking for $11.4 million while the Rangers were offering $8.3 million for the 2012 season. The $9.4 million ...
  SB Nation
• Longhorns softball sweeps doubleheader, advances to Texas Classic title game (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 12, 2012
  Texas is starting to make this shutout thing look easy. Junior Kim Bruins did the honors in the second half of a doubleheader, firing a five-inning, one-hit shutout as the No. 18 Longhorns (4-0) beat UTSA (0-4), 8-0, Saturday afternoon at McCombs Field.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin talks Kyle Field renovation, Texas rivalry and more (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 11, 2012
  The 24th president of Texas A&M, R. Bowen Loftin ... as many student tickets as we do for a student body," Loftin said. "Typically you'll find 6-8-10 thousand student tickets available, usually in the corner or end zone for students to utilize but that's ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Kansas State Vs. Texas Halftime Update: Wildcats Defense Stifling Longhorns, Lead (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Feb 11, 2012
  Combine that with the bench contribution of Adrian Diaz's 7 points and the Wildcats have had a well-rounded offense versus a Texas team in disarray. The Longhorns' two point guards have combined for 15 points, but J'Covan Brown's 8 points have ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Vs. Kansas State Halftime Update: Phil Pressey's 12 Points Give Tigers 33-29 Over The Bears (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Feb 11, 2012
  Texas. Phil Pressey has 12 points with three three-pointers to his credit to lead Frank Haith's basketball team. However, the story has been the (lack of) performance from Perry Jones III. So far, Jones has just 4 points on 2-of-8 shooting as ...
  SB Nation
• Sold-out matchup between Baylor, Texas A&M figures to be electric affair (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 11, 2012
  This should be an electric atmosphere with Baylor's 6-8 Brittney Griner and A&M's 6-4 Kelsey Bone, a South Carolina transfer, renewing an old Texas high school rivalry. That said, A&M might have to content with a moral victory. Only UConn has come with 10 ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• West Texas A&M Lady Buffs softball team opens with 3 victories (amarillo.com)
  Feb 11, 2012
  WT (3-0) beat Oklahoma Panhandle State, 11-1, and St. Edward’s, 8-0, with two solid performances from pitcher Marci Womack, and squeaked out an 8-6 victory against Texas-Permian Basin ... HR—WT:Allie Cranfill. SB—WT: Alyssa Lemos, Renee ...
  Amarillo Globe-Times
• Texas WBB crushed by Kansas, NCAA tourney hopes fading (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 9, 2012
  But after losing to the Jayhawks, their chances of going to the Big Dance are even slimmer. Texas (13-10, 3-8) was dominated by Kansas (17-6, 6-5), 85-61, in Lawrence Wednesday night, suffering its fourth straight defeat and fifth in six games. The ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• 2012 Big 12 Conference Preview (baseballamerica.com)
  Feb 8, 2012
  John Curtiss, rhp, Texas (HS—Southlake, Texas ... OF Jared King (.307/.365/.534, 8 HR, 13 SB) and a decent group of senior position players, but the pitching staff must replace its top three arms. Kansas is similarly inexperienced but talented on ...
  Baseball America
• Could The Texas Tech Vs. Texas A&M Rivalry Go Away Forever? (houston.sbnation.com)
  Feb 8, 2012
  The Texas A&M Aggies and the Texas Tech Red Raiders will informally divorce at the end of the season as the Aggies take their talents to SEC this summer, but talks have broken down on keeping the rivalry ongoing. Earlier on Monday, Texas Tech ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Basketball: Will They Go Dancing? (houston.sbnation.com)
  Feb 8, 2012
  Feb 8, 2012 - Rick Barnes' coached teams have reached the NCAA tournament 16 straight years (tied for 3rd best all-time with Coach K), including 13 straight with Texas (tied for the 4th best active streak). This season however, the years of ...
  SB Nation
• Rick Santorum's campaign stop in McKinney, as witnessed on Twitter (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 8, 2012
  If you are using Internet Explorer 8, make sure InPrivate Filtering is turned off and InPrivate Filtering data has been cleared. To turn off InPrivate Filtering go to Tools / InPrivate Filtering Settings, select the "off" button and click "OK".
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Bomani Jones: Ricky Williams Will Be Remembered For More Than Football (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 8, 2012
  In an excellent column over at the SB Nation mothership, Bomani Jones takes a look at the complicated legacy former Texas great Ricky Williams leaves behind in the NFL: Ricky loved playing football, even if he didn't like doing so for a living.
  SB Nation
• USA Men's Soccer Schedule: Brazil Friendly At Fed Ex Field Set For May 30, According To Report (dc.sbnation.com)
  Feb 8, 2012
  Feb 8, 2012 - The local soccer fans of the Washington D.C. area ... which will be held Feb. 29 in Frisco, TX. According to Goff, on the same days as the under-23 squad is playing Mexico the national team is playing Italy in Genoa (2:30 p.m ...
  SB Nation
• Healthy Mitch Moreland Only Makes Rangers Better (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Feb 8, 2012
  Feb 8, 2012 - Texas Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland really struggled down the stretch and into October last year, but at least he had a pretty good excuse. And he seems to have had a pretty good winter, too. MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan ...
  Baseball Nation
• 2012 Texas Rangers ZiPS Are Out (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 8, 2012
  Every year, Dan Szymborski creates projections for the upcoming baseball season, and on Wednesday, he got around to posting his projections for the Texas Rangers. Overall, the Rangers look like a really, really solid baseball team, with five ...
  SB Nation
• Source Says Rangers Locking Up Elvis Andrus Through 2014 (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Feb 8, 2012
  Feb 8, 2012 - With three full seasons in the major leagues, Texas Rangers shortstop was eligible for salary arbitration this winter. Now that won't be necessary, ever, as Andrus and the Rangers have agreed on a three-year deal that will lock him ...
  Baseball Nation
• Eagles, Giants have better odds than Cowboys for 2013 Super Bowl (cowboysblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 8, 2012
  After the Pack are the Patriots (7/1), Saints (17/2) and Texas (12/1). But perhaps the most surprising spot on the list belongs to the Philadelphia Eagles, who finished the year a mediocre 8-8 despite being touted as the NFL's "Dream Team." The Eagles came ...
  Cowboysblog.dallasnews.com
• Bears basketball a hot ticket; Baylor seeing sellouts as teams shine (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 7, 2012
  as is Saturday's game in the Ferrell Center when the No. 1 Lady Bears host No. 15 Texas A&M. It is the third consecutive advance sellout for the Bears (21-2, 8-2 Big 12), who have won four in a row. The winner of Wednesday night's game will match No. 4 ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas holds off Texas A&M to sweep season series (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 7, 2012
  Texas (15-9, 5-6) took care of Texas A&M (12-11, 3-8), 70-68, Monday night in the final regular season meeting between the in-state rivals before the Aggies leave for the SEC. The victory marks the second consecutive year the Longhorns have swept their ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas A&M Vs. Texas Final Score: Shorthanded Aggies Come Up Just Short 70-68 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Feb 7, 2012
  Sheldon McClellan added 15 poins while Alexis Wangmene added 10 points. Texas A&M falls to 12-11 with the loss and 3-8 in Big 12 play. Texas improves to 15-9 on the season and are 5-6 in conference play.
  SB Nation
• Savannah State holds off Texas A&M-CC 55-49 (wsbradio.com)
  Feb 7, 2012
  Savannah State shot better in the first half, 30.8 percent (8 of 26) to 21.7 percent (5 of 23), but Texas A&M CC had the second-half advantage, 45.2 percent (14 of 31) to 37.5 percent (9 of 24). Rashad Hassan and Joshua Montgomery added 10 ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum to visit North Texas on Wednesday (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 6, 2012
  He has stops in Plano, McKinney and Allen. Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, will also record a segment for Inside Texas Politics. The show will air Sunday at 9 a.m. on WFAA (Channel 8). I'll be there to toss questions at Santorum, along with show ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas Vs. Texas A&M: Game Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 6, 2012
  The 8:00 PM game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. For more on Texas basketball, head over to Burnt Orange Nation while I Am The 12th Man has you covered for everything Texas A&M related.
  SB Nation
• Texas looks to sweep season series against Texas A&M (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 6, 2012
  Their last four losses have been a combined 12 points, three of which have come against Top 10 teams and two on the road, which is where the Longhorns will have to go to beat Texas A&M this week. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPN.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Patriots lead Giants 10-9 after 1st half of SB (sports.yahoo.com)
  Feb 6, 2012
  Brady led a masterful 14-play, 96-yard possession that culminated in the TD with 8 seconds left in the half, tying two others - in 1986 and 2010 - for the longest in a Super Bowl. He hit all 10 passes for 98 yards - longer than 96 because of penalties on ...
  YAHOO!
• Post-game sentiments differ between Longhorns, Aggies after finale; Barnes reiterates that Texas won't play A&M in future (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Feb 5, 2012
  But Longhorns’ coach Rick Barnes said he got no special charge from watching Texas (15-9, 5-6 in Big 12) beat A&M (12-11, 3-8) in the last scheduled meeting between the schools. “Not really,” Barnes said. “We’ve got a lot of rivals.”
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Baylor G Jackson earns weekly honor from Big 12 after helping Bears into tie for league lead (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Feb 5, 2012
  Jackson received Big 12 rookie of the week honors after leading the Bears (21-2, 8-2) to road victories over Texas A&M and Oklahoma State that lifted Baylor into a three-way tie for first place in the league standings with Missouri (21-2, 8-2) and Kansas ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Texas women blow another second half lead in loss to Iowa State (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 5, 2012
  Longhorns leading scorer Chassidy Fussell was limited to three points as Texas (13-9, 3-7) fell to Iowa State (13-8, 4-6), 71-56, in Ames Saturday. The defeat marked the third straight for Texas and fourth in its last five games. In each of their last ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Longhorns end skid with win over Red Raiders (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 5, 2012
  "Every team is like that. The question is, as I've said all year, is who can you count on every single night? J'Covan doesn't want to do that. He likes passing the ball." Texas' next game is against Texas A&M in College Station Monday night at 8 p.m.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Red Sox, Roy Oswalt Have 'Mutual Interest' In One Another (boston.sbnation.com)
  Feb 5, 2012
  For several weeks now, the indication has been that Oswalt wants to join either the Texas Rangers or the St. Louis Cardinals ... who is scheduled to make $8.5 million this season. Eek. If the Cardinals and Phillies are not able to find room ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Kansas State Final Score: Poor Second Half Dooms Aggies Against Wildcats, Lose 64-53 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Feb 4, 2012
  Also, Texas A&M could not make their free throws and made only 8 of 15, but Kansas State was on the other end of the spectrum and made 17 of 22 from the line. The Texas A&M defense also allowed a career-high scoring night to Will Spradling who ...
  SB Nation
• Kansas State Vs. Texas A&M: Game Preview, TV Info And More (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Feb 4, 2012
  In his absence, Texas A&M's primary offensive option has been 6'8 senior PF David Loubeau, who presents an interesting match-up problem for Frank Martin, as he's bigger than Jamar Samuels and faster than Jordan Henriquez. However, without ...
  SB Nation
• Texas looks to get back on track against Texas Tech (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 4, 2012
  The Longhorns have played well at home this season, winning their first 11 contests at the Erwin Center before dropping consecutive games at the Erwin Center to No. 8 Kansas and No. 4 Missouri by a combined four points. In each of those games, Texas held a ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Horns land first Class of 2013 commit (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 3, 2012
  Just two days after Texas signed one of the nation's best recruiting classes ... The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Raulerson helped Celina go 11-1 last season and score 39.8 points per game as the Bobcats did not lose until they reached the 3A state quarterfinals.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• 2012 College Football Recruiting Wrap-Up: Texas Top 100 Dominated By UT, A&M (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 2, 2012
  Most of the Big 12 conference depends on a solid pipeline out of Texas, so it's no surprise that 37 of the state's top 100 prospects committed to the other 8 schools in the conference. However, Oklahoma, which traditionally competes with UT and ...
  SB Nation
• College Football Recruiting Rankings, 2012: Texas Finishes Second Only To Alabama (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 2, 2012
  According to SB Nation's rankings ... who came in at No. 8 with a whopping 33 players signing Wednesday. As always, the battle between Texas and Oklahoma rages on atop the Big 12, but there was little doubt that the Horns crushed the Sooners ...
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• National Signing Day In Big 12: Missouri Lands Best Player, But Texas Pulls In League's Top Recruiting Class (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Feb 2, 2012
  When the smoke and paper avalanche finally cleared late Wednesday from overworked fax machines delivering signed commitments from talented recruits who will be matriculating to the college level this fall, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma ...
  SB Nation
• Georgia Football Recruiting 2012: National Signing Day Recap (atlanta.sbnation.com)
  Feb 2, 2012
  As it stands currently, the Bulldogs are rated as having the No. 8 class in the new look 14 team SEC conference ... Bulldogs lost out on both JaQuay Williams and Avery Young. Texas A&M is No. 4 while LSU rounds out the top five at No. 5.
  SB Nation
• Second-half collapse buries Texas women in loss to Kansas State (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Feb 2, 2012
  Instead, Texas blew an eight-point second-half lead as the Wildcats (15-6, 6-3) used a 18-5 run to take down the Longhorns (13-8, 3-6), 64-55, at the Erwin Center Wednesday night. Kansas State missed 15 consecutive field goal attempts during a 10:11 ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Girl, 17, faces 3 capital murder charges (wsbradio.com)
  Feb 1, 2012
  She's accused in the May 11 deaths of 34-year-old Amanda Doss and her two children, 11-year-old Guinevere Doss and 8-year-old Texas Johnson. Bodies of the three were pulled from the charred ruins of their home in Redwater, a rural community 13 ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Torshiro Davis Picks UT Over LSU At Last Second (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Feb 1, 2012
  The No. 8 ranked LB in the country, he seemed set on Baton Rouge before stunning the LSU coaching staff by coming to Texas. His commitment is a huge victory for the Longhorns, who traditionally do not recruit much outside of the state of Texas ...
  SB Nation
• Craig James on Lubbock radio: 'If they wouldn't defend their own son, I don't want their vote' (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 31, 2012
  U.S. Senate hopeful Craig James has a simple message for Texans unwilling to even listen to his version of his flap with former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach: "Keep your vote." Talking on a Lubbock radio station early Wednesday, the former ESPN commentator ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas Tech MBB set for round two against Oklahoma State (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 31, 2012
  The Red Raiders have started out Big 12 play 0-8 -- a low not reached since the 1999-2000 season. As unlikely as it is Texas Tech could win out from this point forward in the Big 12 schedule, a loss tonight ensures the Red Raiders' best finish in league ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• What If Robert Griffin III Had Signed With Texas? An Alternate Recruiting History (sbnation.com)
  Jan 31, 2012
  430 yards 805 extra passing yards = 57.9 extra points Nine fewer turnovers = 45.0 extra points 50 extra rushing yards = 3.6 extra points Extra Texas Points With Griffin: 106.5 (8.9 per game) Are there 1,000 flaws in this method? Of course.
  SBNation.com
• Reports: Plano West defensive end Bryce Cottrell switches commitment from Oregon to Texas (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 31, 2012
  Plano West defensive end Bryce Cottrell has switched his commitment from Oregon to Texas, according to various reports ... all-district defensive lineman in a highly competitive District 8-5A, finishing the season with 83 tackles, five sacks, six tackles ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Tigers Vs. Longhorns: Can Ricardo Ratliffe Keep His Hot Shooting Up? (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jan 30, 2012
  Texas' 13-8 record is a bit deceiving, as they've lost by 4 at Kansas State, by 3 to No. 8 Kansas and by 5 at No. 6 Baylor in the last two weeks. When the Longhorns came to Columbia two weeks ago, they lost 84-73. However, Rick Barnes is ...
  SB Nation
• O'Grady suspends bid for Collin County seat in Texas Senate (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 30, 2012
  Republican Scott O'Grady of Collin County has suspended his campaign for the Texas Senate seat being given up by long ... appeared to gain the upper hand in the GOP primary contest in Senate District 8, which includes parts of Collin and far north Dallas ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas A&M interested in neutral-site men's BKB game with Texas or Baylor in future #aggies, #baylor, #longhorns (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Jan 30, 2012
  With the Aggies headed to the Southeastern Conference in July, Wednesday’s A&M-Baylor game in College Station (8 p.m., ESPN) marks the last scheduled meeting in that rivalry. The final scheduled A&M-Texas game is Feb. 6 in College Station.
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Texas A&M interested in neutral-site men's BKB game with Texas or Baylor in future (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Jan 30, 2012
  With the Aggies headed to the Southeastern Conference in July, Wednesday’s A&M-Baylor game in College Station (8 p.m., ESPN) marks the last scheduled meeting in that rivalry. The final scheduled A&M-Texas game is Feb. 6 in College Station.
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Big 12 Basketball: Missouri Faces Tough Texas Test, Then Border Showdown With Kansas (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jan 30, 2012
  The Longhorns, 13-8 for the season, come into tonight's game tied for sixth with Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State, all with 3-5 conference records. With Missouri leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference after this season ...
  SB Nation
• More than 8,000 classrooms in Texas now above class size cap (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 30, 2012
  The number of elementary school classrooms in Texas exceeding the state's class size limit has ... In all, funding for schools was decreased $5.8 billion in the current two-year budget. State Education Commissioner Robert Scott last fall approved a new ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas A&M's Middleton expected to miss Baylor game; Harris may also miss #aggies (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Jan 30, 2012
  Texas A&M basketball coach Billy Kennedy said he expects forward Khris Middleton (knee) to miss Wednesday’s game against No. 6 Baylor and point guard Dash Harris (foot) remains “day to day” for the contest in College Station (8 p.m., ESPN).
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Texas A&M's Middleton expected to miss Baylor game; Harris may also miss (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Jan 30, 2012
  Texas A&M basketball coach Billy Kennedy said he expects forward Khris Middleton (knee) to miss Wednesday’s game against No. 6 Baylor and point guard Dash Harris (foot) remains “day to day” for the contest in College Station (8 p.m., ESPN).
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Corrections & Amplifications (online.wsj.com)
  Jan 30, 2012
  In addition, the last name of William Powers Jr., president of the University of Texas at Austin, was incorrectly given ... 55 and 31 delegates May 8. And Nebraska (35 delegates) and Oregon (28), will select delegates May 15.
  Wall Street Journal
• Texas A&M women hit two free throws late to beat Iowa State (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 29, 2012
  The Aggies held the Cyclones to 37.9 percent shooting in the second half after letting them shoot 56.6 percent in the first half. The Aggies will travel to Lubbock Wednesday to take on the No. 23 Tech Red Raiders. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas Tech MBB loses eighth straight at No. 2 Missouri (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 29, 2012
  The Red Raiders are a league-worst 0-8 in conference play. Texas Tech's last win came Dec. 30 against Southeastern Louisiana. Since then, the Red Raiders have struggled mightily with the upgrade in talent within the Big 12 schedule. There are probably a ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas loses close one to No. 6 Baylor despite Brown's monster day (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 29, 2012
  J'Covan Brown broke out of his shooting slump in a big way with 32 points on 11-of-22 shooting and hit a game-tying three-pointer with less than three minutes remaining in the game but Texas (13-8, 3-5) fell to No. 7 Baylor (19-2, 6-2), 76-71, Saturday ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Kyle Busch Still Wants 200 NASCAR Wins Despite Reduced Schedule (sbnation.com)
  Jan 28, 2012
  He's 26 years old, so if he averaged 6.8 wins per season (modest by his standards ... and focus on Sprint Cup Series racing – particularly after last fall's Texas incident in which Busch intentionally wrecked Ron Hornaday and got suspended.
  SBNation.com
• No. 2 Missouri Vs. Texas Tech: Tigers Never Trail In 63-50 Win (sbnation.com)
  Jan 28, 2012
  The Tigers shot just 38.8 percent for the game, but Texas Tech committed 21 turnovers to seal their ... For more on the Tigers, head over to the SB Nation blog Rock M Nation. For more on the Red Raiders, check out Double-T Nation.
  SBNation.com
• UT regents unanimously approve Mack Brown's contract extension (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 27, 2012
  Over his last two seasons, Brown has led the Longhorns to a 13-12 record after going 128-26 during his first 12 seasons at Texas. His squad went 8-5 last year, capping off their 2011 season with a 21-10 over Cal in the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• D.R. Horton Swings to Profit (online.wsj.com)
  Jan 26, 2012
  The Fort Worth, Texas, company runs a program to help potential buyers ... Adjusted gross margins came in at 16.8%, up 1.2 percentage points year-over-year. "D.R. Horton is in one of the best fundamental positions in the industry as it looks ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Texas Tech MBB battles No. 22 Kansas State (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 26, 2012
  If Texas Tech falls to Kansas State ... Rodney McGruder Kansas State's Rodney McGruder does it all. McGruder has averaged 21.8 points per game in the Wildcats' first six conference games. In addition to that, he has a team-high 6.5 boards per game in ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Lady Longhorns blow out Missouri (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 26, 2012
  Texas (13-6, 3-4) started the game on an 11-0 run and led by as many as 20 points en route to thrashing a struggling Missouri (10-8, 0-7) squad, 75-58, at the Erwin Center Wednesday night. Sophomore guard Chassidy Fussell led the Longhorns with 22 points ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• UPDATED: TX Medicaid combats overuse of kids' braces -- 22 visits a year! (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 24, 2012
  ORIGINAL POST: Poor youngsters in Texas who were put into braces courtesy of taxpayers ... The mess was disclosed in very graphic terms last year by reporter Byron Harris of WFAA-Channel 8 in Dallas, whose stories you can see here. The state's vendor ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• You Just Signed A Blue-Chip Wide Receiver! Now What? (sbnation.com)
  Jan 24, 2012
  Five-star stud Sammy Watkins (the No. 3 receiver in the 2011 class according to Rivals) was not the only player who did incredibly well -- LSU's Odell Backham Jr. (No. 6) had his moments, as did Ole Miss' Nickolas Brassell (No. 7) and Texas ...
  SBNation.com
• Texas board of regents to consider four-year extension for Mack Brown (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 24, 2012
  Several late-season broadcast and Internet rumors suggested that Brown would either step down or be forced out. Texas finished 8-5 with the Holiday Bowl win after going 5-7 in 2010, Brown's first losing season in Austin. "He's not retiring," Dodds said at the time.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas A&M Could Miss NCAA Tournament For First Time In Six Years (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jan 23, 2012
  The Texas A&M Aggies are one of those teams. The Aggies (11-8, 2-5 Big 12) are in serious danger of missing the "Big Dance" for the first time since 2005 and instead head to the less then exciting and irrelevant NIT. After a scorching hot 8-1 ...
  SB Nation
• Big 12 games to watch this week: Struggling Texas hosts Baylor (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 23, 2012
  21): After consecutive losses, Baylor will try to stop slide. Oklahoma seeking a signature win. Iowa State at Texas, 8 p.m. Tuesday (LHN): Texas (2-4) is now two games under .500 in Big 12 play for the first time under Rick Barnes. Baylor at Texas ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas nearly knocks off No. 7 Kansas, loses third straight (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 22, 2012
  Texas' last two games were almost mirror images of each other ... I'm over it already so I'm moving on to the next game." Brown, who went 8-for-26 from the floor against the Wildcats Wednesday night, missed his first five shots and hit only one of eight ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Rangers Co-Chair Prefers Hamilton To Fielder, Is Wrong (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jan 21, 2012
  Texas' co-chairman, Bob Simpson ... He's very easy to root for, and his comeback story is pretty remarkable. Still, Hamilton is not an 8.5 WAR player like he was in 2010 when he won the American League MVP award. That year, Hamilton's BABIP ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Tech takes on Iowa State on national TV (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 21, 2012
  Texas Tech basketball (7-10, 0-5 in Big 12 play ... Royce White Iowa State is benefitting from 6-foot-8, 270-pound forward Royce White -- the team's leading scorer who averages 13.6 points per night and also nine boards per game. Gillispie described ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• College Football Recruiting Rankings 2012: Which Classes Are Championship Quality? (sbnation.com)
  Jan 21, 2012
  Texas. And I don't think it's all that close at this point ... West Virginia is taking in a huge class (27 non-kicker/punter high schoolers) that is lacking in talent (only 8 percent are rated four-stars or better). Oklahoma State is bringing ...
  SBNation.com
• Supreme Court Ruling Gives GOP an Edge in Texas (online.wsj.com)
  Jan 21, 2012
  Texas' gain of 4.3 million people was overwhelmingly due to growth of Democratic-leaning minority communities, which added 2.8 million Hispanics and 523,000 blacks, compared to fewer than 465,000 whites, who tend to vote Republican. The ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Brees: Focus on keeping Saints together (sports.yahoo.com)
  Jan 20, 2012
  In addition to lifting the spirits of football fans, he and wife Brittany have worked through their Brees Dream foundation to sponsor about $8 million in projects primarily aimed at improving the lives of children in the area through the refurbishing of ...
  YAHOO!
• High court throws out Texas electoral maps (google.com)
  Jan 20, 2012
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court handed Texas Republicans a partial victory Friday, tossing a court-drawn electoral redistricting plan that favored minorities and Democrats but leaving the future of the state's political maps - and possibly control of ...
  Google
• Texas Vs. Kansas Basketball: Game Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jan 20, 2012
  Texas will need his production to counter-act the decided advantage the Jayhawks have in the front-court with 6'10 240 All-American candidate Thomas Robinson. Robinson, who is averaging 17.8 points and 12.1 rebounds a game as a junior ...
  SB Nation
• Mayors urged to lead on immigration, but not to follow Arizona's path (ktar.com)
  Jan 20, 2012
  "Not only is it bad for business, it's bad for politicians," said Rothschild, citing the successful Nov. 8 recall of Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce, the champion of SB 1070 ... Oregon and Texas, among other states. Rothschild said the ...
  KTAR.com
• Mayors urged to lead on immigration, but not to follow Arizona's path (ktar.com)
  Jan 20, 2012
  "Not only is it bad for business, it's bad for politicians," said Rothschild, citing the successful Nov. 8 recall of Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce, the champion of SB 1070 ... Oregon and Texas, among other states. Rothschild said the ...
  KTAR.com
• Anti-immigrant laws exact political toll, mayors warned (azstarnet.com)
  Jan 20, 2012
  "Not only is it bad for business, it's bad for politicians," said Rothschild, citing the successful Nov. 8 recall of Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce, the champion of SB 1070 ... Oregon and Texas, among other states.
  Arizona Daily Star
• Debate recap: 'Open marriage' allegations, tax returns and more (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 20, 2012
  8:46 p.m.: Another chippy moment as Ron Paul and Rick Santorum sparred over abortion. Santorum thought Paul was bashing his record, so he in turn slammed Paul by comparing his pro-life voting record to that of Democrat Harry Reid. The Texas congressman ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Mayors urged to lead on immigration, but not to follow Arizona's path (ktar.com)
  Jan 19, 2012
  "Not only is it bad for business, it's bad for politicians," said Rothschild, citing the successful Nov. 8 recall of Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce, the champion of SB 1070 ... Oregon and Texas, among other states. Rothschild said the ...
  KTAR.com
• Rick Perry will look at both reelection as gov and another presidential bid (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 19, 2012
  Rick Perry spokesman Ray Sullivan said that the governor made his decision to drop out of the race late yesterday afternoon and informed him about it over a hamburger at Wendy's at 8:30 p.m. Sullivan ... Perry is heading back to Texas today and will ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Mayors urged to lead on immigration, but not to follow Arizona’s path (azcapitoltimes.com)
  Jan 19, 2012
  “Not only is it bad for business, it’s bad for politicians,” said Rothschild, citing the successful Nov. 8 recall of Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce, the champion of SB 1070 ... Oregon and Texas, among other states.
  Arizona Capitol Times
• Texas falls just short of pulling upset over Kansas State (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 19, 2012
  The Wildcats improved to 8-1 there but had to work for that win over Texas. Kansas State held a commanding 36-21 first-half lead before the Longhorns went on a 19-2 run to take their first lead of the game. They didn't pull out the win, but they proved ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• War hero O'Grady denies he's pulling ripcord on state Senate bid (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 17, 2012
  "I'm in SD 8." In late September, when long-time Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, announced her retirement, O'Grady switched from a multi-county House district race in North Texas to the race for her open Senate seat. The fall race began amid promise.
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Abbott, eyeing the governor's office, continues his prolific fundraising (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 17, 2012
  Gov. David Dewhurst are perched above him on the Texas GOP's greasy pole. Between July 1 and Dec. 31, Abbott spent just under $430,000, so his stack of cash grew by $1.6 million in the period. For all of 2011, Abbott added -- net -- about $2.8 million to ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Man arrested for Calif. killing 20 years ago (wsbradio.com)
  Jan 17, 2012
  A homeless Texas man who eluded homicide detectives for nearly two decades is now in a Southern California jail. San Bernardino County sheriff's investigators say 57-year-old Steven Sylvester was arrested in Amarillo last week and detectives ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Stocks, Commodities Rise as China's Growth Slows; Euro Rallies (news.businessweek.com)
  Jan 17, 2012
  21. The S&P GSCI gauge of 24 commodities gained 1.8 percent, the most since Jan. 3. West Texas Intermediate oil rose 2.1 percent to $100.76 a barrel. Natural gas fell as much as 5.1 percent from its Jan. 13 close to $2.533 per million British ...
  BusinessWeek
• The Big 12 basketball games to watch this week (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 16, 2012
  The Aggies must handle the Missouri pressure and slow the tempo to make it nine. Texas at Kansas State, 8 p.m. Wednesday (ESPN2): The Longhorns continue a brutal schedule stretch. They lost at Missouri this past weekend and have Kansas on the horizon Saturday.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas A&M Vs. Missouri: TV Schedule, Radio, Preview And More (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jan 16, 2012
  Jan 16, 2012 - Texas A&M has a chance to redeem themselves over their recent stretch of bad play. After an 8-2 start Texas A&M has now lost five of their last seven games. Playing the Missouri Tigers on the road gives Texas A&M a chance to get ...
  SB Nation
• Griner dominates as Baylor rolls over Texas (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 16, 2012
  Not much has changed since the last time Texas faced Baylor. Brittney Griner is still arguably the best player in the country and the Bears are still No. 1. Top-ranked Baylor (17-0, 4-0), led by another outstanding performance from their 6-foot-8 forward ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Billy Gillispie, Red Raiders visit Texas A&M (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 14, 2012
  The Texas Tech Red Raider basketball team (7-8, 0-3) will take on Texas A&M (9-6, 0-3) on Saturday at 12:45 p.m at Reed Arena in College Station. Here are five things to consider before tuning into the game on the Big 12 regional network or 1190 AM ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Three Keys to For Missouri To Beat Texas (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jan 14, 2012
  Texas is similar to Missouri also in the fact that they only have one player over 6-8 and that they rebound better as a team rather than having one dominant rebounder like Iowa State or Kansas has. The Longhorns' leading rebounder, Clint Chapman ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Vs. Missouri: Game Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jan 13, 2012
  Even though he averages only 9.2 points, he dominates the ball and gets open shots for Missouri's other four starters, averaging 5.8 assists a game. For Texas, this game could be a coming of age for highly touted freshman PG Myck Kabongo ...
  SB Nation
• Goldman Lifts Oil Forecasts (online.wsj.com)
  Jan 13, 2012
  The U.S. bank increased its forecast for West Texas Intermediate crude by 8%, to $113 a barrel on a three-month basis, from $104.50 a barrel previously. It also increased its six-month forecast to $115 a barrel from $113.50 a barrel and its 12 ...
  Wall Street Journal
• New Tensions Over AMR's Pension Plan: Company Says Retiree Benefits Could Be Cut (online.wsj.com)
  Jan 13, 2012
  The law allows those airlines to use a "discount rate" of 8.25% to calculate pension funding obligations ... Kay Bailey Hutchison (R., Texas) introduced a measure giving American, Continental and others interest rate relief.
  Wall Street Journal
• Texas A&M men and women struggle against rival Texas (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 12, 2012
  falling 61-51 to Texas. The Aggies shot the ball poorly and started the game slowly much like they have all season. A&M had scored just five points nine minutes into the game but the Longhorns weren't doing any better as the score showed 8-5. As both teams ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas Tech trounced by No. 10 Kansas, 81-46 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 12, 2012
  By Kansas head coach Bill Self's own admission, Texas Tech shot an abysmal 16-of-51 from the field rather than the Jayhawks (13-3, 3-0) doing anything special on the defensive end. The Red Raiders (7-8, 0-3) seemed poised for another competitive Big 12 ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Kansas Vs. Texas Tech Final Score: Jayhawks Move To 3-0 In Big 12 With 81-46 Win Over The Red Raiders (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jan 12, 2012
  Javarez Willis was the only Red Raiders player to crack double figures in scoring with 12 points. Jaye Crockett added nine points in the loss. Texas Tech falls to 7-8 on the season and 0-3 in the Big 12.
  SB Nation
• Carlyle's 3 Founders Share $400 Million-Plus Payday (online.wsj.com)
  Jan 12, 2012
  Carlyle reported distributions to Messrs. D'Aniello, Conway and Rubenstein of $77.6 million, $70.9 million and $56.8 million, respectively. The filing doesn't specify what portion of those distributions consisted of their original investments.
  Wall Street Journal
• Texas A&M Vs. Texas: Game Preview, TV Info And More (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jan 11, 2012
  They'll need big scoring efforts from the 6'8 David Loubeau and 6'7 Khris Middleton, as they will be bigger and more experienced than the young, undersized Longhorn defenders they'll be matched up against. Defensively, Texas A&M will try to shut ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Vs. Texas A&M: Game Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jan 11, 2012
  ... junior J'Covan Brown and freshman Myck Kabongo to make up for Texas A&M's edge in interior scoring. The Longhorns are favored by -10 points with an over/under of 123.5. The 8:00 PM game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. For more on ...
  SB Nation
• Billy Gillispie and Bill Self renew friendship as Tech takes on Kansas (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 11, 2012
  Texas Tech head basketball coach Billy Gillispie will take on a close friend in Kansas coach Bill Self when the two teams square off Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Lubbock. The two coaches worked together for five years. Self hired Gillispie, at the time a Baylor ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Rangers raise prices for almost all tickets (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 10, 2012
  The Texas Rangers on Tuesday unveiled increase in ticket prices for all but one category. The grandstand-reserved ticket remained the dame: $8 for premier games and $7 for non-premier games, with children under 13 at $3 for all games. All other levels ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Immigration issue returns in school, health-care bills (azstarnet.com)
  Jan 10, 2012
  PHOENIX - The legislative testimony, the press conference and the boycotts over SB 1070 are pretty much all history ... In a 1982 ruling, the high court overturned a Texas law denying state aid to educate any child not in this country legally.
  Arizona Daily Star
• Immigration issue returns in school, health-care bills (azstarnet.com)
  Jan 9, 2012
  PHOENIX - The legislative testimony, the press conference and the boycotts over SB 1070 are pretty much all history ... In a 1982 ruling, the high court overturned a Texas law denying state aid to educate any child not in this country legally.
  Arizona Daily Star
• NCAA Basketball Rankings, Week 10: Can Texas And Texas A&M Get Back In The Top 25? (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jan 9, 2012
  For the Texas Longhorns, last year saw them finish No. 8 in the AP Poll and two of their best players (Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph) go play in the uncertain future of the NBA. Now in this 2011-12 campaign, Rick Barnes overcame a slow start ...
  SB Nation
• Todd McShay: Longhorns Have Four Draftable Players (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jan 8, 2012
  I'm a long time local resident, have followed our teams for as long as I've been aware...or since they've moved to town. I've written/blogged over the past few years for the venerable Lone Star Ball, DallasNews.com and ESPN DFW. I'm also a semi ...
  SB Nation
• Bo Wallace Didn't Visit Texas After All? Case McCoy Staying? I'm Confused (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jan 8, 2012
  Star junior college QB Bo Wallace was all ready to visit the Texas Longhorns this weekend, after saying that interest from them would move them to the top of his list. That expected visit surfaced around the same time as rampant rumors that Case ...
  SB Nation
• Falcons Vs. Giants: Matt Ryan, Eli Manning And The NFL's Most Frustrating Archetype (atlanta.sbnation.com)
  Jan 8, 2012
  Jan 8, 2012 - I don't watch any TV shows about the NFL ... most of us knew at least one Texas fan who wouldn't shut up about Vince Young for five years, and we're still not done feeling good about that turn of events). You have to have both ...
  SB Nation
• NFL Mock Draft 2012: Weighing The Quarterback Options For The Seattle Seahawks (seattle.sbnation.com)
  Jan 8, 2012
  He had a really rough game against Texas, which looked worse when Griffin went out and lit up the Longhorns soon after, but all in all, I still saw this as a solid growth season. Again, he's not a player a competitive NFL team wants starting ...
  SB Nation
• Horns overcome sluggish start to take down Oklahoma State (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 8, 2012
  But Texas (11-4, 1-1) found a way to beat Oklahoma State (8-7, 1-1), 58-49, at the Erwin Center Saturday despite doing both of those things. The Longhorns picked up their first victory in conference play this season, maintained its perfect record at home ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Williams has successful D-League debut (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Jan 8, 2012
  And, so far, it's working. In his first game with coach Del Harris’ Texas Legends on Friday, Williams responded with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting during a 108-93 win over the Austin Toros. “Del knows what we’re doing here,’’ coach ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• No. 4 Baylor tops Texas Tech, 73-60 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 8, 2012
  Baylor defeated Texas Tech 73-60 Saturday in Lubbock thanks in large part to a five-and-a-half-minute 12-3 run to open the second half of play. The Red Raiders (7-7, 0-2 in Big 12 play) jumped out early, 8-3, but about five minutes into the game Baylor (15 ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Cotton Bowl 2012: Kansas State, Arkansas Fans Excited For Top Ten Matchup (sbnation.com)
  Jan 6, 2012
  The No. 8 Kansas St. Wildcats take on the No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks in the 76th annual AT&T Cotton Bowl at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday night. Before they do, the fan frenzy leading up to the game is already at a fever pitch.
  SBNation.com
• Thunder Vs. Rockets: Game Preview, TV Info And More (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jan 6, 2012
  Jan 6, 2012 - In one of the many flukes that have come about from the NBA's compressed 66-game regular season after a six-month lockout, the Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Houston Rockets Friday night before traveling to Texas for a rematch on Saturday.
  SB Nation
• Mavs sign Yi to a one-year deal (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Jan 6, 2012
  In 242 career games, the 7-0, 250-pounder averaged 8.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in 24.1 minutes per game. Yi will be working in Frisco with the Texas Legends of the D-League trying to get in shape before the Mavs call him up.
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Cotton Bowl 2012, Kansas State Vs. Arkansas: Time, TV Schedule, Odds And More (sbnation.com)
  Jan 6, 2012
  The No. 8 Kansas St. Wildcats take on the No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks in the 76th annual AT&T Cotton Bowl at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday night. Big Ten officials have been assigned to the game, which will be played for $7.25 million.
  SBNation.com
• Rangers announce winter caravan dates, stops and player appearances (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 5, 2012
  The Rangers Winter Caravan schedule, announced Monday, will include over 50 appearances and 15 stops at Academy Sports and Outdoor locations around Texas. According to the ... Arlington, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Scheduled to appear: Derek Holland, Colby Lewis ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Does Everyone Know How Bad Off America Really Is? (online.wsj.com)
  Jan 5, 2012
  To dig the government out of this deep debt hole, economic policy changes must swing the average annual budget deficits to annual surpluses equal to 1.8% of GDP for each of ... The mercurial rise of Texas Gov. Rick Perry after his announcement ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Texas Vs. Iowa State: Game Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jan 4, 2012
  Texas, meanwhile, will try to speed up the tempo of the game and put the balls in their talented back-court of freshman PG Myck Kabongo and junior G J'Covan Brown, two of the Longhorns top three scorers and their top two assist men. The 8:00 ...
  SB Nation
• Life Partners Sued by SEC (online.wsj.com)
  Jan 4, 2012
  Life Partners, of Waco, Texas, is a major player in the secondary market for ... it says it has sold interests in more than 6,400 policies with a face value of more than $2.8 billion. Life Partners is a publicly traded company listed on the ...
  Wall Street Journal
• 5 Things to Look for as Texas Men Head into Big 12 play (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 4, 2012
  Now Texas, who faces Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, Thursday night at 8 p.m., is set to begin conference play. Here are a few things to the look out for the rest of the regular season: 1. Can Texas win in Lawrence again? With the Big 12 reduced to 10 ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• 5 Things to Look for as Texas Women Head into Big 12 Play (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 4, 2012
  Like the Texas men's basketball team, the Longhorns women's basketall squad racked up 10 non-conference victories this season. Gail Goestenkors' group begins Big 12 play with a home game against Kansas Thursday night at 8 p.m. Here are few ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Officials to air drop rabies vaccines in Texas (smartbrief.com)
  Jan 3, 2012
  Designed specifically for veterinarians, Animal Health SmartBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news that matters to animal health professionals, including veterinary medicine updates, animal welfare and pet product news, best ...
  SmartBrief
• Texas A&M Vs. Baylor: Elston Turner's 21 Points Not Enough As Aggies Fall 61-52 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jan 3, 2012
  The Bears remain undefeated on the season at 14-0. Texas A&M fell behind 8-0 to start the game and then trailed 28-11 are an 18-4 Baylor run. The Aggies cut the Baylor lead to 10 on a three pointer by Elston Turner with five minutes to go before ...
  SB Nation
• Oklahoma State forward Jean-Paul Olukemi out for season (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jan 3, 2012
  Olukemi was averaging 9.4 points and 4.8 rebounds a game, while Brown averages 8.4 points per game for the Cowboys. OSU (7-6) opens Big 12 play Wednesday at home against Texas Tech.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Northwestern Vs. Texas A&M Recap, Texas Bowl 2011: The Numerical (sbnation.com)
  Jan 1, 2012
  They got rolling with a series of Colter runs and brief passing success, but it was too little, too late. 8: Texas A&M sacks. Poor Dan Persa spent a good portion of his final game on his back. He completed 25 of 37 passes for 213 yards ...
  SBNation.com
• Bruins Vs. Stars Preview: TV/Radio Info, Time, Location And More (boston.sbnation.com)
  Dec 31, 2011
  Date/Time: Saturday, December 31, 2011 - 8 p.m. EDT. Location: American Airlines Center (Capacity: 18,532), Dallas, TX. Broadcast Info: Saturday's game between the Bruins and the Stars will be broadcast live on NESN. The game can also be heard ...
  SB Nation
• First impressions of A&M's 33-22 victory over Northwestern in the Meineke Bowl (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Dec 31, 2011
  Leading the way: The Texas A&M defense had their flaws throughout the season but they consistently sacked the quarterback. The Aggies entered the game with 43 sacks good for second in the nation. A&M's 8 sacks for 66 yards lost gave the Aggies 51 sacks on ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Big 12 Sports Rewind: A Look Back At Wild Year In The 10-Team Big 12 (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Dec 30, 2011
  Oklahoma, fresh off a College World Series appearance the year before, entered the 2011 baseball season as the Big 12 preseason favorite, but the season was dominated by perennial contenders Texas (49-19, 19-8) and Texas A&M (47-22, 19-8 ...
  SB Nation
• Sun Bowl 2011, Georgia Tech Vs. Utah: Run For The Sun (sbnation.com)
  Dec 30, 2011
  The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Utah Utes will square off in the 77th Annual Sun Bowl game in El Paso, Texas this weekend ... The array of backs helped the Yellow Jackets gain 316.8 ypg on the ground, which led the ACC and was third ...
  SBNation.com
• The Ron Paul Vote (online.wsj.com)
  Dec 29, 2011
  The 2010 election was the result of a coalition that extends well past the formal tea parties. It combines Republicans of all stripes, libertarians, independents and worried centrist Democrats. They all are "fiscally conservative" and socially ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Texas A&M Vs. Arkansas Tech: Game Preview, TV Info And More (houston.sbnation.com)
  Dec 29, 2011
  Dec 29, 2011 - After consecutive losses to Florida and Rice knocked them out of the Top 25, the Texas A&M men's basketball team will ... In contrast, senior 6'8 forward David Loubeau has stepped up his game against quality competition, going ...
  SB Nation
• SEC Football Schedule 2012: Florida Gators Open Sept. 8 Against Texas A&M Aggies (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Dec 28, 2011
  8 with a visit to College Station, TX to take on the Texas A&M Aggies in what will be ... For more on the Gators, please visit Alligator Army, SB Nation's UF blog. For more on the SEC, please visit Team Speed Kills, SB Nation's blog about ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M to open first SEC football schedule at home to Florida (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Dec 28, 2011
  Texas A&M will host Florida and Will Muschamp in its first official Southeastern Conference game on Sept. 8. The SEC released its 2012 schedule this morning. A few more A&M highlights: -- Asked in an e-mail exchange about the "vs." for the Arkansas game ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas A&M announces 2012 schedule with SEC debut Sept. 8 againt Florida #aggies (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Dec 28, 2011
  Southeastern Conference officials have released their 2012 football schedules, with incoming members Texas A&M and Missouri set to make their SEC debuts in home games on Sept. 8. Texas A&M will play Florida on Sept. 8 in College Station ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Clippers Look To Snap 16-Game Losing Streak In San Antonio Against Spurs (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Dec 28, 2011
  Dec 28, 2011 - The Los Angeles Clippers look to do something Wednesday night that they haven't done in nearly a decade as they head to Texas to battle the San ... The Clippers are 8-63 all-time in San Antonio. Wednesday's 5:30 p.m. PST game ...
  SB Nation
• 2011 Holiday Bowl: Cal Vs. Texas (newyork.sbnation.com)
  Dec 28, 2011
  The California Golden Bears meet the Texas Longhorns Wednesday (8 p.m. ET/ESPN) in the Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm ... You can find a full preview and game information on SB Nation's events page. SB Nation also delves into the history of Cal ...
  SB Nation
• More Than 40,000 New State Laws Set to Take Effect (consumeraffairs.com)
  Dec 28, 2011
  A new law in Texas require deputy and volunteer voting registrars ... remain in booster seats an additional two years until they reach age 8 or four feet nine inches tall. California SB 929 Washington legislation authorizes the use of modified off-road ...
  consumer affairs.com
• Texas Vs. Cal, The Historical: The Wishbone Meets The Bear Minimum In 1969 (sbnation.com)
  Dec 27, 2011
  The 1969 race for the Pac-8 crown seemed wide open with The Juice departed for the pros and the bulk of the Golden Bear’s defense returning. Yet the first they had to face the stiff test of Texas and the powerful Wishbone offense. On Sept.
  SBNation.com
• Bowl Pick'Em Guide: December 26th - 27th (chicago.sbnation.com)
  Dec 26, 2011
  They had wins against Texas and Texas A&M. But ... but they do have a pretty good quarterback in Bryn Renner. He's got a 68.8% completion percentage on the season, and a 23/12 TD to INT ratio. He's had major passing games against even teams ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Schedule News: First SEC Game Leaked, Cowboys Stadium Game In Trouble (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Dec 26, 2011
  Christmas Day brought us two pieces of interesting Texas A&M football schedule news ... A&M will host Florida on September 8 at Kyle field. They speculate that they will play one nonconference game, then jump into the start of the SEC schedule ...
  SB Nation
• Kennesaw State tops Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69-65 (wsbradio.com)
  Dec 23, 2011
  Spencer Dixon scored 16 points, including seven from the free-throw line during the final 3:40, to help Kennesaw State defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69-65 in the Las Vegas Classic on Friday. Kennesaw State (3-9) trailed by 14 at halftime but ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Yankees pay $14M in luxury tax, lowest in eight years (nypost.com)
  Dec 23, 2011
  The only other teams to pay have been the Red Sox (a total of $18.8 million), Detroit ($1.3 million ... World Series champion St. Louis was 11th at $113 million, and AL champion Texas was 13th at $104 million. Milwaukee (16th at $93 million), Arizona ...
  New York Post
• Holiday Bowl Odds: Texas A Three Point-Favorite (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Dec 22, 2011
  but they are well suited to play a Golden Bear team whose offense is built around a rushing attack led by 5'8 190 junior Isi Sofele. Sofele has rushed for 1,270 yards and 9 TD's on 5.5 yards per carry this season. Texas offense, meanwhile ...
  SB Nation
• UPDATED: 9 U.S. House Dems oppose delay of 'medical loss ratio' rule (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Dec 22, 2011
  OK, so the Dems in Austin and D.C. are tag-teaming it. On Thursday, eight Democratic U.S. House members from Texas jumped into a fray over state insurance regulators' request for delay of a federal rule that sets medical-spending minimums for ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas Tech MBB hits road again for game against Oral Roberts (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Dec 22, 2011
  The Texas Tech men's basketball program (5-4) takes on Oral Roberts (8-4) in Tulsa, Okla., tonight at 7:05 p.m. The game will be broadcasted on the Fox College Sports channel and you can tune into the Texas Tech radio broadcast on 1190AM in the Metroplex.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• So You're Buying A Yu Darvish - Here's What It Means For March, April And 2014 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Dec 22, 2011
  For their entire careers Darvish's ratio was 3.8 to Matsuzaka's 2.7. The prevailing opinion on Matsuzaka has been that the more dangerous MLB hitters have reduced him from a dominant pitcher to a nibbler. He was unable to have the success he was ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Rice: Game Preview, TV Info And More (houston.sbnation.com)
  Dec 21, 2011
  The loss knocked Texas A&M out of the polls for the first time this season, as the Aggies have dominated most of their non-conference competition en route to an 8-2 record, despite star forward Khris Middleton missing most of the year while ...
  SB Nation
• St. John's Vs. Texas-Pan American: Red Storm Looking For Second Consecutive Victory (newyork.sbnation.com)
  Dec 21, 2011
  Senior guard Jared Maree paces Texas-Pan American in scoring with 14.8 ppg. So far, Maree leads the Great West in total points, while junior guard Brandon Provo averages 12.6 ppg.
  SB Nation
• College Basketball Rankings: Texas A&M Falls Outside The Top 25, Looks To Rebound (houston.sbnation.com)
  Dec 19, 2011
  Dec 19, 2011 - Two days ago, the Texas A&M Aggies were 8-1 with a No. 22 national ranking and preparing for a non-conference show down with the No. 13 ranked Florida Gators. The contest would serve as a litmus test to determine if the Aggies ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Tech MBB defeats Grambling State, 87-59 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Dec 19, 2011
  Texas Tech men's basketball has some momentum after an 11-day break and a date with Oral Roberts looming Thursday in Tulsa this Thursday with an 87-59 win against Grambling State in Lubbock. The Red Raiders advanced their record to 5-4 while the Tigers ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Florida vs. Texas A&M: Gators Top Aggies, 84-64 (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Dec 17, 2011
  The victory moves Florida to 8-2 on the season as it prepares to face Mississippi Valley State on Monday. For more on the Gators, head over to Alligator Army, SB Nation's Florida blog. For Aggies news and notes, visit SB Nation's Texas A&M blog ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Florida Game Time, TV Schedule And More (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Dec 17, 2011
  Florida as a team is ranked fourth in the country in scoring, averaging 86.8 points per contest ... head over to Alligator Army, SB Nation's Florida blog. For Aggies news and notes, visit SB Nation's Texas A&M blog, I Am The 12th Man.
  SB Nation
• Preview: Texas basketball hosts Temple (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Dec 17, 2011
  The Longhorns (8-2) face their toughest test of the season -- and perhaps ... Whose turn is it to score? J'Covan Brown paces Texas with 19 points a game. The Longhorns don't have a bonafide second option besides him -- rather, a group of players that ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas A&M Vs. Florida: Game Preview, TV Info And More (houston.sbnation.com)
  Dec 16, 2011
  Dec 16, 2011 - After a strong 8-1 start to the season despite missing star forward Khris Middleton for seven games, the No. 22 Texas A&M Aggies face their toughest non-conference test Saturday when they play the No. 13 Florida Gators in Sunrise ...
  SB Nation
• Happy (Awkward) Holidays (online.wsj.com)
  Dec 14, 2011
  Ashley Harris of San Antonio, Texas, used to run a gauntlet of family gatherings ... She stays home with her husband and two children, 4 and 8, filling her holiday table with friends. Discuss on the Juggle Does your family have the same argument ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Supreme Court to hear redistricting arguments (coloradocountycitizen.com)
  Dec 14, 2011
  Ongoing disagreements over the legality of 2010 Census-based redistricting maps drawn by Texas lawmakers state earlier this year ... and reviewing the implementation of SB 1048, legislation relating to the fostering of public-private partnerships for ...
  Colorado County Citizen
• Texas beats Nicholls State, 93-40 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Dec 14, 2011
  The Longhorns improved to 8-2 on the season with a 93-40 thumping of Nicholls State ... Brown started fast, scoring 12 of Texas' first 17 points. He had scored 22 points in his last two games combined. Sterling Gibbs, like Bond, saw extended action tonight ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• NCAA Basketball Rankings: Texas A&M Checks In At No. 22 In Both Polls (houston.sbnation.com)
  Dec 12, 2011
  The 6'7 210 small forward returned Saturday in Texas A&M's 67-54 victory over Louisiana-Monroe, scoring 24 points on 8-14 shooting while also getting 6 rebounds and 3 assists. The presence of their multi-dimensional star will be essential if the ...
  SB Nation
• Elonu leads No. 8 Texas A&M women past TCU (newsday.com)
  Dec 12, 2011
  caution on RT-110 BOTH NB/SB between RT-27 and SOUTHERN PKY in FARMINGDALE 57 ... WB between DEER PARK AVE/RT-231/X42 and RT-110/X40 in HUNTINGTON FORT WORTH, Texas - (AP) -- After hosting a defending national champion for the first time since ...
  Newsday
• Texas A&M Coaching Search: Mark Richt Is A 'Legitimatie' Candidate, According To Report (houston.sbnation.com)
  Dec 9, 2011
  The Texas A&M search for a head coach has gone in many directions so far, with it first being reported that Houston's Kevin Sumlin was the head coach and then was not, or that Air Force's Troy Calhoun was a serious candidate for the job.
  SB Nation
• Mark Richt To Texas A&M? No (atlanta.sbnation.com)
  Dec 9, 2011
  The relatively harmless tweet that launched the silliest rumor of the day, silly even for a day that featured the Kansas Jayhawks hiring Charlie Weis, Albert Pujols being paid a quarter-billion, and Chris Paul being traded by the NBA to the NBA ...
  SB Nation
• Mark Richt Rumors Now Swirling As Texas A&M Coaching Search Continues (sbnation.com)
  Dec 9, 2011
  For more on the Bulldogs, visit SB Nation Atlanta and Dawg Sports. For more on the Aggies, visit Texas A&M blog I Am The 12th Man. And check in with our 2011 Coaching Carousel Tracker.
  SBNation.com
• New York Giants At Dallas Cowboys: Scouting The Cowboys (newyork.sbnation.com)
  Dec 8, 2011
  Dec 8, 2011 - The New York Giants face a must-win Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys in Texas. The Giants (6-6) trail the Cowboys (7-5) in the NFC East and have just four games remaining, two against Dallas. Let's take a look at what the ...
  SB Nation
• Of Course, This Means The Rangers Have To Sign Prince Fielder Now (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Dec 8, 2011
  Dec 8, 2011 - In attempt to catch up to the Texas Rangers, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed the best hitter in baseball. Then they signed away the Rangers' best pitcher. From the Rangers' perspective, that's like reaching for a can of ...
  Baseball Nation
• Charlie Strong 'Not Looking' To Leave Louisville (houston.sbnation.com)
  Dec 8, 2011
  Louisville head coach Charlie Strong, one of the names that's been widely linked to Texas A&M in their search to replace Mike Sherman, issued a series of strong statements to the Louisville Courier-Journal Tuesday, indicating he has no interest ...
  SB Nation
• Have The Angels Passed The Rangers In A.L. West? (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Dec 8, 2011
  Dec 8, 2011 - Since the ninth inning of Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, things just haven't been going well for the Texas Rangers. Before that, it was all rainbows and unicorns and helpful leprechauns. But since Game 6 went so terribly wrong ...
  Baseball Nation
• Angels Sign Albert Pujols And C.J. Wilson, Change Name To Devils (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Dec 8, 2011
  Arte Moreno has taken a page out of George Steinbrenner's book and has decided to sign both the top hitter and pitcher on the free agent market this winter. Coming out of nowhere as a mystery team, the Angels signed perhaps the best right handed ...
  SB Nation
• Notre Dame's Dayne Crist Possibly Headed To Texas Longhorns (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Dec 8, 2011
  Dec 8, 2011 - According to Orange Bloods, Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist has expressed an interest in transferring to Texas after he graduates this month. He has one more year of eligibility remaining. The Longhorns (7-5) are currently ...
  SB Nation
• American Airlines, Snowball Express Serve up Texas-Size Fun for Children of Fallen Military Heroes (bloomberg.com)
  Dec 7, 2011
  American Airlines, Snowball Express Serve up Texas-Size Fun for Children of Fallen Military Heroes American, American Eagle to Bring Nearly 1,700 Spouses and Children To North Texas Dec. 9-13 for Holiday Activities, New Friendships, New Memories ...
  Bloomberg
• Texas A&M Coaching Search: Larry Fedora, Kevin Sumlin Reportedly Interviewed (sbnation.com)
  Dec 6, 2011
  The Golden Eagles are 14th in yards and points, with 471.0 and 37.8, respectively. For more on the Aggies' coaching search, be sure to check out Texas A&M blog I Am The 12th Man. For the latest on coaching changes, check out SB Nation's Coaching ...
  SBNation.com
• Texas drought compounds horse-neglect issue (smartbrief.com)
  Dec 6, 2011
  Designed specifically for veterinarians, Animal Health SmartBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news that matters to animal health professionals, including veterinary medicine updates, animal welfare and pet product news, best ...
  SmartBrief
• Texas Tech visits Metroplex, visits TCU (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Dec 6, 2011
  The road has been a tough place for the Red Raiders to play the past couple of years. Prior to a 61-54 win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi last week, the Red Raiders had not won on the road since Dec. 8, 2009, in an 80-70 win against TCU in Forth Worth.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• 2011 Bowl Projections: Purdue Projects To TicketCity Bowl; Notre Dame To Champs Sports Bowl; Louisville Misses BCS Bid (indiana.sbnation.com)
  Dec 4, 2011
  Air Force in Sheraton Hawaii Bowl - Dec. 24, Honolulu, HI, 8:00 p.m. ESPN SB Nation: vs. Texas A&M in Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Houston, TX, 12:00 p.m. ESPN CFN: vs. Texas in Insight Bowl - Dec. 30, Tempe, AZ 10:00 p.m. Penn State Nittany ...
  SB Nation
• 2011 Bowl Predictions: Buckeyes Project To Gator Bowl Against Florida (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Dec 4, 2011
  Air Force in Sheraton Hawaii Bowl - Dec. 24, Honolulu, HI, 8:00 p.m. ESPN SB Nation: vs. Texas A&M in Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Houston, TX, 12:00 p.m. ESPN CFN: vs. Texas in Insight Bowl - Dec. 30, Tempe, AZ 10:00 p.m. Penn State Nittany ...
  SB Nation
• 2011 Bowl Projections: Big Ten Finds Room For Ten Bowl Teams (minnesota.sbnation.com)
  Dec 4, 2011
  Air Force in Sheraton Hawaii Bowl - Dec. 24, Honolulu, HI, 8:00 p.m. ESPN SB Nation: vs. Texas A&M in Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Houston, TX, 12:00 p.m. ESPN CFN: vs. Texas in Insight Bowl - Dec. 30, Tempe, AZ 10:00 p.m. Penn State Nittany ...
  SB Nation
• 13D Filings (online.barrons.com)
  Dec 4, 2011
  and disclosed that it owns 11,525,000 shares (9.8% of the voting stock). In a Nov.
  Barron's Online
• Denver Vs. Texas Southern Score Update: Pioneers Improve To 6-1 With Victory Over Texas Southern (denver.sbnation.com)
  Dec 4, 2011
  Rob Lewis was the only other player to score in double figures, as he netted 13 points on 6/8 shooting. Texas Southern struggled mightily on the offensive end, hitting only 43.5% of its shots. The Tigers didn't have anyone score in double ...
  SB Nation
• UCLA Vs. Texas Basketball Final Score: Bruins Lose 69-59 At Home (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Dec 3, 2011
  J`Covan Brown scored 22 points to lead the Longhorns, who outrebounded the Bruins 34-30. Texas shot 70.8% in the second half, making 17 of 24 field goals. Myck Kabongo scored 13 points, dished out eight assists, and had five rebounds for Texas.
  SB Nation
• Texas Southern Vs. Denver Pioneers: Denver Looks To Keep It Rolling At Home (denver.sbnation.com)
  Dec 3, 2011
  SB Nation partner Odds Shark offers some ... No. 168 nationally with 6.3 per match. Defensively, Texas Southern features the nation's No. 211-rated defense on the road, allowing 72.8 points per game. Denver, meanwhile, comes in at No. 265 ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne May Be Gone Next (houston.sbnation.com)
  Dec 2, 2011
  With the firing of Mike Sherman, despite a possible $8 million buyout the former coach might be owed, it's a new day in the Texas A&M Athletic Department. Since coming to Texas A&M in 2003, the football program has bedeviled Bill Byrne.
  SB Nation
• Texas Vs. UCLA: Game Preview, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Dec 2, 2011
  Brown, a 6'1 200 junior guard, averages 20.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists on 44.7% shooting. Brown is one of only three non-freshman in coach Rick Barnes' rotation, as Texas has had to depend on a highly-touted class headlined by ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Tech MBB defeats Texas A&M-Corupus Christi, 61-54 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Dec 2, 2011
  Texas Tech shot 46.8 percent from the field, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot 31.6 percent and the Islanders' 11 missed free throws were enough to get the Red Raiders through for a victory Thursday in Corpus Christi, Texas, 61-54. Texas Tech's win in the ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Mike Sherman Fired By Texas A&M; Kevin Sumlin Leading Candidate To Replace Him (sbnation.com)
  Dec 2, 2011
  The Texas A&M Aggies have fired head coach Mike Sherman ... at Houston since 2008 and has amassed a 35-16 record with the Cougars, including a 24-8 record in Conference USA. Sumlin has Cougars team in 2011 undefeated and in the conversation ...
  SBNation.com
• Report Indicates That Mike Sherman Will Return To Texas A&M Next Year (houston.sbnation.com)
  Dec 1, 2011
  I'm told Mike Sherman - and his $8 million buyout - will be back at Texas A&M next season. Sherman has come under heavy fire this season, after his pre-season top 10 team finished the year 6-6, blowing five second-half leads in the process.
  SB Nation
• Texas Southern women lose 91-39 at No. 1 Baylor (newsday.com)
  Dec 1, 2011
  8:55 PM In Oakdale ... possible closures In SUFFOLK serious accident on LOCUST AVE SB between HWY 27 (AP) -- With a roster comprised of mainly freshmen, Texas Southern never had a chance in its first game outside Houston. Not against top ...
  Newsday
• ISD makes bowl projections for Cyclones (iowastatedaily.com)
  Nov 30, 2011
  As of right now, Rutgers (8-4, 4-3 Big East) would be the Cyclones' opponent with a fourth-place finish in the Big East conference. SB Nation projected an ISU-Rutgers matchup in the Pinstripe Bowl as well. Meineke Car Care (Texas) Bowl — HOUSTON ...
  Iowa State Daily
• Welcome to Prineville, Oregon: Population, 800 Million (wired.com)
  Nov 30, 2011
  Ken Patchett ran Google’s Asian data centers for more than a year and a half, and he says it’s “B.S.” that the company treats its ... The average data center runs at 1.6 to 1.8 power usage effectiveness (PUE) — the ratio of the power ...
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• Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman climbing on "hot seat" list while AD preaches patience (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Nov 30, 2011
  All five of those losses were to teams headed to bowl games and currently ranked in the most recent BCS standings: No. 3 Oklahoma State (10-1), No. 8 Arkansas (10-2), No. 11 Kansas State (9-2), No. 22 Texas (7-4) and No. 25 Missouri (7-5).
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• A&M fires Sherman, sets sights on Sumlin (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Nov 30, 2011
  Texas A&M football coach Mike Sherman has been relieved of his duties, athletic director Bill Byrne said in a statement released tonight. All signs point to the Aggies pursuing Houston coach Kevin Sumlin, a former A&M assistant, as Sherman’s ...
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Big 12 Football By The Numbers: What Does Season Finale Mean for K-State? Difference Between 2nd, 4th (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Nov 30, 2011
  Kansas (4), Iowa State (7), Oklahoma (8), Oklahoma State (14), Baylor and Texas A&M (tied for 16th), Texas (24) and Kansas State (27). 18 - Texas Tech's string of 18 consecutive seasons of bowl eligibility will end this year. Also coming to an ...
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• Texas Vs. Baylor Odds: Bears A Rare Favorite Against The Longhorns (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 30, 2011
  If the odds makers are correct, that could change this season, as the No. 17 Bears are a -2 home favorite over the No. 22 Texas Longhorns. Baylor's offense has carried them to an 8-3 record while the Longhorns' defense has saved their 7-4 season ...
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• Texas officials want high court to step in amid redistricting dispute (smartbrief.com)
  Nov 30, 2011
  Texas officials want the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the implementation of a redistricting plan crafted by a panel of federal judges. The map drafted by the state's Legislature is to receive a hearing in federal court next month, so the judges created ...
  SmartBrief
• Texas beats North Texas, 73-57 (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 30, 2011
  15-8, 20-12 and, by halftime, 38-28. No late starts here, thanks to a field goal percentage of 46 percent and four three-pointers in the first half. "It was a pretty good half if you look at the numbers," said head coach Rick Barnes 2. Can North Texas ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• NCAA Basketball Rankings, Week 4: Texas A&M Squeaks In At No. 25 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Nov 28, 2011
  Nov 28, 2011 - The Texas A&M Aggies come into basketball play this week ... Four winnable games in two weeks could put an 8-1 Aggies squad against the No. 10 Florida Gators on December 17th, then we'll know exactly what kind of team College ...
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• Texas turns to for-profit companies for teacher training (smartbrief.com)
  Nov 28, 2011
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• Bowl Projections, Week 14: Baylor, Texas Battle To Determine Holiday Bowl (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 28, 2011
  Nov 28, 2011 - The Baylor Bears could leave Saturday's season finale with the Longhorns as the best of Texas from the Big 12 this season, and visit sunny San Diego and the Holiday Bowl. Baylor, currently 8-3, would likely still trail Kansas ...
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• Texas Tech ends season without a bowl game for first time in 11 years (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 25, 2011
  Texas Tech snapped a record of 18 bowl eligible seasons and a record of 11 straight bowl appearances with the loss against Baylor. Had Texas Tech defeated Baylor, the Red Raiders may or may not have been invited to a bowl, but would have been bowl eligible ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Some good Thanksgiving wins for the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens and The Texas Longhorns (community.foxsports.com)
  Nov 25, 2011
  It was a pretty good Thanksgiving today besides the turkey as there were three good NFL games and stories and one instate college rivalry between Texas and Texas A&M that ... with a 20-19 win over the 3-8 Miami Dolphins who have played tough ...
  FOXSports.com
• Texas-Texas A&M: What you need to know (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 23, 2011
  Texas coach Mack Brown has gone 9-4 against the Aggies. ... The Aggies went 8-3 against Texas in the 11 seasons before Brown was hired. ... Gray ran for 223 yards and two touchdowns in last year's 24-17 win over the Longhorns. ... This is the fourth ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas Vs. North Carolina State Final Score: Longhorns Squander Big Lead, Lose 77-74 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 22, 2011
  The Texas Longhorns led 65-52 with 8:25 to go but couldn't hold on as N.C. State went on a big run to steal a 77-74 win in the Third-place game of the TicketCity Legends Classic. The loss is the Longhorn's second in a row as they return home ...
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• NCAA Basketball Rankings: Texas A&M Drops A Game, Falls To No. 24 In Coaches Poll (houston.sbnation.com)
  Nov 21, 2011
  Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 58, Purdue 48, Villanova 48, Texas 31, UNLV 23, Cincinnati 23, Northwestern 22, Temple 20, Cleveland State 20, Saint Louis 12, Michigan State 12, George Mason 10, Illinois 8, Long Beach State 8 ...
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• Texas A&M kicker Bullock selected as Groza Award finalist (sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
  Nov 21, 2011
  Texas A&M kicker Randy Bullock joined Florida State’s ... The winner of the award, given to the top kicker in college football, will be announced Dec. 8.
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Texas A&M Vs. Texas Odds: Aggies Touchdown Favorites Over Archrivals (houston.sbnation.com)
  Nov 21, 2011
  as Texas A&M is a -8 favorite over Texas. A 6-5 season isn't how the Aggies envisioned their final season in the Big 12, especially after opening the year in the top ten, but a convincing victory over a struggling Longhorns team would still be a ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Vs. Texas A&M Odds: Longhorns Touchdown Underdogs Against Archrivals (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 21, 2011
  Nov 21, 2011 - In the 118th football game between the two biggest public schools in the state of Texas, the Texas Longhorns are +8 road underdogs against the Texas A&M Aggies. But history has shown you can throw out records when these two bitter ...
  SB Nation
• Preview: Texas basketball vs Oregon State (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 19, 2011
  but Rick Barnes' squad is in New Jersey today to take on Oregon State at 8 p.m. in the semifinals of the TicketCity Legends Classic. Here are three things to watch for in the Izod Center: 1. Can J'Covan Brown keep this up? In Texas' first game, Brown tied ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Scouting report: Texas falls to Kansas State (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 19, 2011
  BCS No. 23 Texas (6-3, 3-3 Big 12) vs. BCS No. 13 Kansas State (8-2, 5-2). Saturday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m. TV: FX. Austin, Texas. What's on the line: After a disappointing loss last weekend to Missouri, Texas is trying to stop the bleeding a bit before two ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Aledo's Johnathan Gray becomes third player in Texas history to break 10,000 rushing-yard barrier (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 19, 2011
  Friday night was just like any other for the Texas-bound back; he passed another significant milestone ... Aledo plays the winner of Saturday's El Paso Riverside (8-3) and Canyon Randall (10-1) game next week.
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas man gets 80 years for using fake cash (wsbradio.com)
  Nov 18, 2011
  A Texas man has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for trying to buy movie theater hot dogs with counterfeit cash. Charles Cleveland Nowden was sentenced Friday, two days after being convicted of forgery. He must serve at least 15 years before ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Report: Texas GOP officeholder comes out as gay (smartbrief.com)
  Nov 18, 2011
  Designed specifically for gay and lesbian officials, business, organization and community leaders, Gay Politics Report is a FREE twice-weekly e-mail newsletter. It delivers the news, research, best-practices and leadership stories our readers need to stay ...
  SmartBrief
• Big 12 Football Picks: Playing As 'Dog' Only Fires Up 8-Win Kansas State (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Nov 17, 2011
  Nov 17, 2011 - Continuing this week and for the remainder of the Big 12 football season, Kansas City SB Nation staff writers Chip Rouse ... highly emotional win in quadruple overtime over Texas A&M. On the other end of the scale, the Longhorns ...
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• Western Kentucky has more to contend with this week than just North Texas (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 16, 2011
  Western Kentucky is focusing on North Texas and possibly winning its first Sun Belt title ... and the league already has three bowl eligible teams: Arkansas State (8-2, 6-0), Louisiana-Lafayette (8-3, 6-2) and Florida International (6-4, 3-3).
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Missouri Vs. Texas Tech: Tigers Become Bowl Eligible With Win (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Nov 16, 2011
  The Tigers will try to complete the feat Saturday when they host the Texas Tech Red Raiders who come into the ... He is averaging an astonishing 8.1 yards per carry this season. Franklin has developed into a dual threat as a sophomore throwing ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Vs. Rhode Island: Game Time, TV Info And More (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 15, 2011
  Nov 15, 2011 - The Texas Longhorns (1-0) take on the Rhode Island Rams ... The Longhorns used their defense to stifle the Boston offensive attack holding them to shooting 29.8% from the field, including 4-25 (.160) from the three-point range.
  SB Nation
• Qualified applicants needed (woai.com)
  Nov 14, 2011
  FLORESVILLE, Texas - Aaron Lomas move from Corpus Christi to San Antonio. Now he's here in Floresville hoping to find a job in the Eagle Ford shale project. Lomas has several resumes and has been talking to many recruiters about management positions with ...
  WOAI
• Texas Basketball Schedule, TV Times: Young Longhorns Team Face Tougher Competition This Week (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 14, 2011
  He scored 28 points on 10-19 shooting with 8 assists against the Terriers. Of the Longhorns nine scholarship players, six are freshmen, and three -- PG Myck Kabongo, SF Jonathan Holmes and SG Julien Lewis-- started against Boston. Texas' young ...
  SB Nation
• Texas court: Owners can sue for "sentimental" value of pet (smartbrief.com)
  Nov 14, 2011
  A Texas appeals court ruled that a Fort Worth couple can sue for more than their dog's market value after the family pet escaped from their home and was later mistakenly euthanized at a shelter. The ruling, the first of its kind, is worrisome, says ...
  SmartBrief
• Crawdads Alum in the Minors 2011 - Hitters (web.minorleaguebaseball.com)
  Nov 14, 2011
  357 56 R 105 H 20 2B 2 3B 10 HR 60 RBI 12 SB. Mexican League All-Star. Yefry Castillo (Catcher/ SS A- Spokane Indians/ Texas) 32 Games .347 15 R 41 H 8 2B 3 3B 2 HR 19 RBI 3 SB. Brandon Chaves (Shortstop/ Independent- Bridgeport Bluefish ...
  MiLB.com
• Two minor-league arms leave Rangers' organization (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 14, 2011
  Right-handers Adalberto Flores and Tim Wood have left the Texas Rangers' organization as minor-league free agents. Flores, 25, signed a minor-league deal with Houston. In 79 appearances with Double-A Frisco during the last two seasons, Flores was 8-8 with ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Ohio State Buckeyes football P.M. links: Projected to play in a bowl game such as the Meineke Car Care or the Insight (cleveland.com)
  Nov 14, 2011
  So, there are three possiblities for the Buckeyes' final, regular season win-loss record: 8-4, 7-5, 6-6. Yet, SB Nation is projecting the Buckeyes to play against Texas Tech in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas on Dec. 31. And ...
  Cleveland Plain Dealer
• Northwestern Beats Texas-Pan American, 60-36 (chicago.sbnation.com)
  Nov 14, 2011
  Nov 13, 2011 - There wasn't a lot of offense involved in the Northwestern Wildcats' first regular season game, but they got more than enough scoring to handle an over-matched Texas-Pan American ... basketball, visit SB Nation's NCAA basketball ...
  SB Nation
• Texas 82, Boston University 46: Longhorns Knock DownTerriers (boston.sbnation.com)
  Nov 14, 2011
  Texas opened the second half on a 26-8 run with Brown once again providing most of the damage. The junior guard scored 12 points on 4-5 shooting and added three of his team high eight assists to team up with Myck Kabongo in sparking the blowout.
  SB Nation
• Boston University Vs. Texas Final: Longhorns Jump All over BU 82-46 (boston.sbnation.com)
  Nov 14, 2011
  Trailing 19-18 with just under six minutes to play in the first half, the Terriers watched Texas go on a 31-10 run over the next ... 10 points for Boston University who shot just 29.8 percent and turned the ball over 25 times against a swarming ...
  SB Nation
• Henry Josey Injury: Missouri RB Tears Three Knee Tendons, According To Report (sbnation.com)
  Nov 13, 2011
  Missouri running back Henry Josey suffered a gruesome leg injury in the Tigers' win over Texas on Saturday afternoon ... touchdowns on 134 attempts for the Tigers, an average of 8.9 yards per carry.
  SBNation.com
• Texas A&M Vs. Kansas State Halftime Score: Aggies, Wildcats Knotted Up (sbnation.com)
  Nov 12, 2011
  The Texas A&M Aggies opened up a 14-point lead and looked ready ... rushing for 20 yards and those two scores. Klein also completed 8-of-10 passes for 96 yards in the half. Ryan Tannehill completed 12-of-20 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown ...
  SBNation.com
• Texas Vs. Missouri Halftime Score: Upset Brewing In Columbia (sbnation.com)
  Nov 12, 2011
  As far as Texas is concerned, the No. 16 team in the nation, their offense just hasn't been moving the ball. Quarterback David Ash has completed 8-of-15 for 90 yards, but also has thrown the game's only interception. His running game hasn't been ...
  SBNation.com
• To Rack Up Big Bucks, Some Try Deer Smuggling (online.wsj.com)
  Nov 12, 2011
  Federal Special Agent Mike Merida spent four years on the trail of an East Texas smuggler. The contraband wasn't narcotics ... where the highest whitetail score of 333-7/8 hasn't been topped since it was set in 1981. "When you've got a young ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Missouri Tigers Vs. Texas Longhorns: The Farewell Game (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Nov 11, 2011
  Texas has 4 backs with over 200 yards this year but their leading rusher, Malcom Brown, only has 635 yards. Josey is a shifty back with a great burst hitting the hole (8.6 yards per carry) while Brown is more of a between-the-tackles runner (4.8 ...
  SB Nation
• 4A's South Texas Transformation Series (smartbrief.com)
  Nov 11, 2011
  What key considerations you should be addressing now to evolve your agency for future success? At the next 4A's South Texas Transformation Series event, Nov. 18 in San Antonio, hear from current agency principals about how they developed and evolved their ...
  SmartBrief
• BlogPoll Week 9 Draft Ballot (zimbio.com)
  Nov 10, 2011
  There is some serious shake up in the top 25 this week after Texas Tech upset Oklahoma and Michigan St. pulled ... 24 West Virginia Mountaineers — 25 Georgia Bulldogs — SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings ” I’ve had to pick up ...
  Zimbio
• Texas A&M Vs. Kansas State Odds: Aggies Are Road Favorites In Manhattan (houston.sbnation.com)
  Nov 10, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook. Nov 10, 2011 - Texas A&M's last trip through the Big ... outplaying No. 2 Oklahoma State and No. 8 Arkansas before allowing fourth-quarter comebacks against both.
  SB Nation
• Texas Tech Vs. Oklahoma State Odds: Red Raiders Heavy Home Underdogs (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 10, 2011
  On the ground, Tech has been unable to replace junior RB Eric Stephens, who was averaging 5.2 yards a carry before injuring his knee against Texas A&M on Oct. 8. Oklahoma State's defense has given up a lot of yards this season, but they've also ...
  SB Nation
• Texas Vs. Missouri Odds: Longhorns Slight Favorites In Columbia (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 10, 2011
  Nov 10, 2011 - After two straight home blowouts against the bottom tier of the Big 12, the No. 16 Texas Longhorns head to Columbia ... Brown has averaged 4.8 yards a carry this year, while Bergeron and Whittaker are at 6.9 and 6.0 respectively.
  SB Nation
• Debate recap: Perry's big 'oops' and more (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 10, 2011
  8:30: It might be remembered as the moment when Rick Perry's presidential hopes crumbled with a gigantic "oops." The Texas governor was cruising along, touting his tax plan and harping on his disdain for federal regulations. "We better have a plan in place ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• How I Found My First Big Job (online.wsj.com)
  Nov 9, 2011
  I started off as a cashier, then a bagger, and then I got promoted to the produce department. It'll be better pay. I'm making $8.25 an hour now, but I'm supposed to get a raise when I have my review, to around $9.35. I have my high-school ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Cameron Ridley: Star Center Highlights Top 5 Class For Texas (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 9, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook ... Cameron Ridley, a 6'10 230 center from Fort Bend, TX ranked as the No. 8 player in the country by ESPN, is the most notable player. In highlight tapes, Ridley shows a ...
  SB Nation
• adidas Originals Gazelle II - Spring 2011 Releases_3368 (zimbio.com)
  Nov 9, 2011
  ??Today Was a Good Day?? x Nike SB P-Rod III Here is a look at the version of the "Today Was a Good Day" Nike SB P-Rod III commercial. While the version we previously posted lasted a minute this version runs 2:21. Check after the jump to see behind the buy ...
  Zimbio
• Adam James Wants To 'Shed' Your Perception Of Him (sbnation.com)
  Nov 8, 2011
  Texas Tech TE Adam James is nearing the end of his college career and for many, it can't come soon enough. He'll be remembered less for what he did on the field and more for the firestorm that led to Mike Leach's firing and has since rallied an ...
  SBNation.com
• Texas Bets on Apollo, KKR (online.wsj.com)
  Nov 7, 2011
  Teacher Retirement System of Texas placed one of the largest single bets on private ... 30, is raising a new North American buyout fund that's expected to be between $8 billion and $10 billion, much smaller than the $17.6 billion raised for ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Oklahoma State, Texas games set for early kick offs (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 7, 2011
  Oklahoma State (9-0, 6-0 Big 12), which achieved its highest rankings in history at No. 2 in the BCS and AP this week, will have an 11 a.m. kickoff Saturday at Texas Tech (5-4, 2-4), a game to be televised on Channel 8. Texas A&M (5-4, 3-3) will visit BCS ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Big 12 Football Schedule, Week 10: Texas A&M-Oklahoma, Texas-Texas Tech Highlight Today's Action (houston.sbnation.com)
  Nov 5, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook. Nov 5, 2011 - Texas A&M at Oklahoma (3:30pm ... Kansas State at Oklahoma State (8:00pm ET, ABC/ESPN2): Kansas State continues its brutal stretch of playing teams from ...
  SB Nation
• Big 12 Football Schedule, Week 10: Texas Tech-Texas, Texas A&M-Oklahoma, Kansas State-Oklahoma State (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 5, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook ... to climb back into BCS contention after their upset loss to Texas Tech. Kansas State at Oklahoma State (8:00pm ET, ABC/ESPN2): Kansas State continues its brutal stretch ...
  SB Nation
• Big 12 Football Schedule, Week 10: Kansas State-Oklahoma State Headline Saturday's Action (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Nov 5, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook. Nov 5, 2011 - Kansas State at Oklahoma State (8:00pm ET, ABC/ESPN2): Kansas ... for a victory against the Cowboys. Texas Tech at Texas (12:00pm ET, FX): Texas bounced ...
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• See every Texas high school football score from Friday night (Week 10) (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 5, 2011
  If you are using Internet Explorer 8, make sure InPrivate Filtering is turned off and InPrivate Filtering data has been cleared. To turn off InPrivate Filtering go to Tools / InPrivate Filtering Settings, select the "off" button and click "OK".
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Gulf Oysters Suffer New Blow (online.wsj.com)
  Nov 4, 2011
  Enlarge Image Close In Texas alone, oyster sales between 2006 and 2010 were worth anywhere from $8.8 million annually to $19.2 million to fishermen, while state economists say the industry's overall impact on the Texas economy is typically at ...
  Wall Street Journal
• BP reaches $50M settlement with Texas over refinery violations (smartbrief.com)
  Nov 4, 2011
  API SmartBrief is a FREE, daily e-mail newsletter covering the oil and natural gas industry. It provides the latest news and information you need to stay informed about important issues impacting your business. Sign up today to receive API SmartBrief ...
  SmartBrief
• NHL Power Rankings 2011: Dallas Stars Rated As A Top 5 NHL Team (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Nov 3, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook ... Real Clear Sports averages the rankings of seven major media outlet's rankings, and the 8-3 Stars are fourth in the NHL, behind only Washington, Pittsburgh and San Jose ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M educates students on cattle industry care practices (smartbrief.com)
  Nov 3, 2011
  Designed specifically for veterinarians, Animal Health SmartBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news that matters to animal health professionals, including veterinary medicine updates, animal welfare and pet product news, best ...
  SmartBrief
• Texas A&M educates students on cattle industry care practices (smartbrief.com)
  Nov 3, 2011
  Designed specifically for veterinarians, Animal Health SmartBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news that matters to animal health professionals, including veterinary medicine updates, animal welfare and pet product news, best ...
  SmartBrief
• Omar Beltre, Esteban German three others off Rangers' 40-man roster (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Nov 2, 2011
  German, 33, appeared in 11 games as a September call-up for Texas after spending the campaign with Triple-A Round Rock. Hurley, 26, went 8-3 with a 5.55 ERA (52 ER/84.1 IP) in 16 games/starts for Round Rock (AAA) in 2011. Valdez, 29, made 5 appearances for ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Bowl Projections: Where Are UH, A&M And Texas Going? (houston.sbnation.com)
  Nov 2, 2011
  SB Nation's own Bill Connelly posted his bowl projections ... Louisiana Tech (6-6) in the Liberty Bowl Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Arkansas (9-3) in the Cotton Bowl Texas (7-5) vs. Penn State (9-3) in the Insight Bowl Baylor (8-4) vs.
  SB Nation
• Bowl Projections 2011: Missouri Tigers Predicted To Face Illinois In Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Nov 2, 2011
  Now the Tigers sit at 4-4 and the best they will manage this season is an 8-4 record heading into the bowl season. The final projection at SB Nation is that Missouri ... up at the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas. The games left for Missouri ...
  SB Nation
• Texas city receives state grant for airport improvements (smartbrief.com)
  Nov 1, 2011
  The Texas Department of Transportation gave Huntsville, Texas, a grant for 90% of costs for improvements at the Huntsville Municipal Airport. "There is some work that needs to be done, so we are excited about receiving this funding," said city Public Works ...
  SmartBrief
• Yanks' Sabathia Gets Contract Extension (online.wsj.com)
  Nov 1, 2011
  The Yankees had hotly pursued Lee as a free agent but missed out when he ducked both New York and the Texas Rangers in favor of a return ... Coming off a 19-8 season with a 3.00 ERA, Sabathia would have been the biggest prize on the free-agent ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Missouri Beats Texas A&M With Youth Movement (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Oct 31, 2011
  and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook. Oct 31, 2011 - James Franklin has struggled with consistency in the passing game during his first year as a starter, but he turned in another impressive performance against Texas A&M because of his ...
  SB Nation
• Oil prices rise almost 18 percent in October (fox8live.com)
  Oct 31, 2011
  West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark oil in the U.S., jumped from ... The U.S. expects daily global oil consumption to average at 88.4 billion barrels this year and 89.8 million barrels next year. While oil has become more expensive this month, gasoline ...
  FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
• 2011 BCS Standings, Week 10: Alabama Vs. LSU, History And A New Orleans Rematch (sbnation.com)
  Oct 31, 2011
  1969 Texas 15, Arkansas 14: The Longhorns hold off Southwest ... Our BCS Impact Game of the Week: LSU at Alabama (8 p.m. ET, CBS): What, you were expecting Utah State-Hawaii? This game will be taut and tense, featuring awesome defense.
  SBNation.com
• Week 10 BlogPoll Ballot: ASU Rises While Bucky Falls Fast (zimbio.com)
  Oct 31, 2011
  Let er rip. House of Sparky Ballot – Week 10 Rank Team Delta 1 LSU Tigers — 2 Alabama Crimson Tide — 3 Oklahoma St. Cowboys — 4 Stanford Cardinal — 5 Boise St. Broncos — 6 Oregon Ducks — 7 Arkansas Razorbacks — 8 Oklahoma Sooners — 9 ...
  Zimbio
• The Numerical, Week 9: 12 Quarterbacks Equal One Case Keenum (sbnation.com)
  Oct 31, 2011
  Meanwhile, Wake Forest's star receiver, Chris Givens, caught just six of the 11 passes thrown his way and gained just 42 yards (3.8 per target ... points on just four trips inside Iowa's 40.) Texas Tech and N.C. State, meanwhile, took out ...
  SBNation.com
• Honda withdraws annual guidance (reuters.com)
  Oct 31, 2011
  Net profit, which includes earnings in China, fell 55.5 percent to 60.43 billion yen, also hammered by an 8-yen drop in the dollar from the ... chief portfolio manager at Daiwa SB Investments. "But the Nikkei was still unable to hold any gains ...
  Reuters
• Texas A&M's outlook with four games left: Optimism fading (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Oct 31, 2011
  Factor in a 90th-ranked defense, and the immediate outlook doesn't look good, with consecutive games at Oklahoma, set for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff on Channel 8, and Kansas State ... Kansas State (7-1, 4-1): at Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, at Texas, Iowa State ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• BCS Standings Week 10: Houston Moves Up To No. 13, Texas At No. 21 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 31, 2011
  At 8-0, the Cougars move up four spots to No. 13 after their ... Oklahoma jumps up to No. 6 after its blowout victory over Kansas State who stumble all the way to No. 14. Texas jumps up three spots to No. 21 after its victory over Kansas.
  SB Nation
• BCS Standings Week 10: Texas At No. 21 In Latest Rankings (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Oct 31, 2011
  After defeating Kansas 43-0, the Texas Longhorns move up three spots in this week's ... Houston remains unbeaten at 8-0 and checks in at No. 13.
  SB Nation
• College Football Rankings: Week 10 AP Poll Has Houston At No. 14, Texas A&M Unranked (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Oct 30, 2011
  Texas A&M's overtime defeat at the hands of the Missouri Tigers ... Oklahoma moves back up the poll to No. 7 while the Wildcats fall to No. 17. Houston remains unbeaten at 8-0 and checks in at No. 14 in the poll.
  SB Nation
• Dallas Cowboys At Philadelphia Eagles: Shiner Bock Texas Matchup Of The Week (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Oct 29, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Oct 29, 2011 - Before the season, many observers expected these Dallas Cowboys to be in the 3-3 range when they visited Philadelphia in Week 8. Not many expected a 2-4 Eagles team.
  SB Nation
• Missouri Vs. Texas A&M Final Score: Tigers 38, Aggies 31 In Overtime (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 29, 2011
  Read More: Ryan Tannehill (QB - Texas A&M), Randy Bullock (K - Texas A&M), James Franklin ... the Tigers put two touchdowns on the board by running the ball on the Aggies. An 8-yard run by quarterback James Franklin (his second of the day ...
  SB Nation
• See every Texas high school football score from Friday night (Week 9) (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Oct 29, 2011
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  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas Vs. Kansas Preview (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 28, 2011
  Texas is 8-2 all time vs. Kansas (8-0 in Big 12 games) with Kansas' last win coming way back in 1938 when the Jayhawks beat Dana X. Bible's Longhorns 19-18. This year, at least on paper this game looks like a huge mismatch with the Jayhawks ...
  SB Nation
• NFL Picks Week 8: Browns & Bengals A Good Bet To Cover (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Oct 27, 2011
  Follow @SBNCleveland on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Cleveland on Facebook ... Jacksonville Jaguars: Short week, let-down game, long trip to Texas, rookie QB on the road, the potential return of Andre Johnson. Plenty of reasons to take the ...
  SB Nation
• World Series 2011 Game 6: Game Time, TV Schedule, Pitching Matchup (newyork.sbnation.com)
  Oct 27, 2011
  Follow @sbnationny on Twitter, and Like SB Nation New York on Facebook. Oct 27, 2011 - The Texas Rangers try to clinch the first World Series championship in the history of their franchise Thursday night in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series (8:05 ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M At Missouri: Vengeance Is Mine (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 25, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook ... but there is just as big a jump from No. 1 Oklahoma State to No. 5 (8 points) as there is between No. 5 and No. 6 (7 points). The most interesting matchup may come ...
  SB Nation
• Illegal immigrants receiving state financial aid (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Oct 25, 2011
  According to the Tribune story, the state gave 2,156 TEXAS Grants--about $7.8 million-- last year to students who had established residency under those provisions and were likely here illegally. The Higher Education Coordinating Board said 68,119 TEXAS ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas lawmakers press for sale of F-16s to Taiwan (smartbrief.com)
  Oct 25, 2011
  Texas lawmakers have proposed a law to force the Obama administration to sell Lockheed Martin F-16C and D aircraft to Taiwan. "There are 23,000 jobs in America that depend on this sale -- many of them in the production line in Texas -- but there are jobs ...
  SmartBrief
• Big 12 Football Power Rankings: Kansas State Thrives On Being The Underdog (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Oct 25, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook. Oct 25, 2011 - We all knew that Oklahoma had some big challenges coming up from Kansas State, Texas A&M and in ... through games of Week 8:
  SB Nation
• Cards win World Series, beat Texas 6-2 in Game 7 (azstarnet.com)
  Oct 25, 2011
  A day after twice being down to their last strike, the Cardinals became champions by beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 on Friday ... The Cardinals improved to 8-3 in Game 7s of the Series, more wins than any other club. Yet fans here know their ...
  Arizona Daily Star
• Cards win World Series, beat Texas 6-2 in Game 7 (magicvalley.com)
  Oct 25, 2011
  A day after twice being down to their last strike, the Cardinals became champions by beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 on Friday ... The Cardinals improved to 8-3 in Game 7s of the Series, more wins than any other club. Yet fans here know their ...
  Twin Falls Times-News
• Big 12 Football By The Numbers: Home Field Doesn't Hold Up In Week 8 Games (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Oct 24, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook ... Randle had a career-long 59-yard rushing touchdown Saturday vs. Mizzou. 90 - Texas A&M ran a season-high 90 plays in gaining 510 yards of total offense in defeating ...
  SB Nation
• Holland tops Pujols, Cards; Texas ties Series at 2 (wsbradio.com)
  Oct 24, 2011
  Derek Holland allowed two hits over 8 1-3 innings, leading the Texas Rangers to a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night that evened the World Series at two games apiece. Hobbled Josh Hamilton put Texas ahead with an RBI double ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• BCS Rankings Week 9 Projections: Big Movement In Top 10, West Virginia Falls (dc.sbnation.com)
  Oct 23, 2011
  Follow @sbnationdc on Twitter, and Like SB Nation DC on Facebook ... but the Sooners lost to an unranked Texas Tech squad while allowing 41 points at home. That won't look too good to the computers. Oklahoma State by default should rise to ...
  SB Nation
• BCS Rankings Week 8 Projections: Miami Beats Georgia Tech, May Enter BCS Top 25 (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Oct 23, 2011
  Follow @sbntampabay on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Tampa Bay on Facebook ... but the Sooners lost to an unranked Texas Tech squad while allowing 41 points at home. That won't look too good to the computers. Oklahoma State by default should ...
  SB Nation
• BCS Rankings Week 8 Projections: Miami Beats Georgia Tech, May Enter BCS Top 25 (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Oct 23, 2011
  Follow @sbntampabay on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Tampa Bay on Facebook ... but the Sooners lost to an unranked Texas Tech squad while allowing 41 points at home. That won't look too good to the computers. Oklahoma State by default should ...
  SB Nation
• BCS Rankings Week 9 Projections: A New Look Top 10 Is Expected (atlanta.sbnation.com)
  Oct 23, 2011
  Follow @sbnatlanta on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Atlanta on Facebook. Oct 23, 2011 - Primetime Saturday night featured the biggest upsets of the night, and one of those upsets was the biggest upset to date this season. The unranked Texas Tech ...
  SB Nation
• BCS Rankings Week 9 Projections: Expect A New Look Top 10 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Oct 23, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Oct 23, 2011 - Primetime Saturday night featured the biggest upsets of the night and one the biggest upset to date this season. The unranked Texas Tech Red Raiders pulled of ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers vs. Cardinals: Texas Matches St. Louis With 3 In 5th (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Oct 23, 2011
  The Cardinals went ahead 8-3 in the top of the fifth ... Young's double also kayoed Salas, who was replaced by Lance Lynn. Not that Texas was finished. Lynn struck out Nelson Cruz, but not until after Adrian Beltre's looper into left field ...
  Baseball Nation
• Texas A&M-Iowa State: What you need to know (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Oct 21, 2011
  Cyclones linebacker Jake Knott leads the Big 12 at 10.5 tackles per game and had a career-high of 18 tackles in a loss at Baylor on Oct. 8. ... Texas A&M is seventh in the nation with 524.7 yards of offense per game. But that's only for good for fifth in ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• JCPenney Outlet in Jamestown Mall sold, to be rebranded (bizjournals.com)
  Oct 20, 2011
  SB Capital ... Grapevine, Texas; and Martinsville, Va. J.C. Penney reported reported net income of $14 million for its fiscal second quarter ended July 30 on sales of $3.9 billion. The company said the sales decrease of 0.8 percent reflects ...
  The Business Journal
• 2011 World Series: Texas Rangers Miss Chances In Game 1 Loss (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Oct 20, 2011
  Missed chances, a missed sliding catch and a few inches here and there doomed the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night as they ... hit they needed. Over at SB Nation Dallas, Robbie Griffin took a look at the game, lamenting the missed chances ...
  Baseball Nation
• Senate debates financial aid, syllabus issues (thebatt.com)
  Oct 20, 2011
  The Senate also proposed SB 6427, calling for the University to require professors to post course syllabi no later than the first day of class. The current University rule complies with a Texas House bill requiring certain information regarding courses to ...
  Battalion Texas AM
• Senate debates financial aid, syllabus issues (thebatt.com)
  Oct 19, 2011
  The Senate also proposed SB 6427, calling for the University to require professors to post course syllabi no later than the first day of class. The current University rule complies with a Texas House bill requiring certain information regarding ...
  Battalion Texas AM
• 2011 World Series Begins Wednesday Night With Rangers Facing Cardinals (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Oct 18, 2011
  Follow @SBNCleveland on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Cleveland on Facebook ... is that every game will start at 8:05 p.m., with the first two games in St. Louis on Wednesday and Thursday, games 3-5 in Texas Saturday through Monday, with game ...
  SB Nation
• College Football Rankings: Oklahoma No. 1, Texas A&M No. 18 In USA Today Coaches Poll (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 17, 2011
  Oklahoma remains No. 1 in the Week 8 edition of the USA Today Coaches Poll ... Oklahoma State checks in at No. 6 while Kansas State moves up slightly to No. 16. Texas A&M rounds out the Big 12 representatives at No. 18. After dropping its ...
  SB Nation
• College Football Rankings: Texas Falls Out Of Latest AP Top 25 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 17, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook. Oct 16, 2011 - Week 8 of the AP Top 25 College Football Rankings is out and not surprisingly Texas has fallen out of the poll. The Longhorns suffered their second straight ...
  SB Nation
• BCS Standings Week 8: Kansas State Checks In At No. 11 In Initial Rankings (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Oct 17, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook ... Texas A&M (No. 17) and Texas (No. 24) round out the Big 12 teams in the Top 25 of the BCS Rankings for week 8.
  SB Nation
• BCS Standings Week 8: Texas A&M No. 17, Texas No. 24 In Initial Rankings (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 17, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook ... Other notables inside the Top-10 are Wisconsin (No.6), Clemson (No.7) and Stanford (No.8). In addition to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, the Big 12 conference also lands ...
  SB Nation
• BCS Standings Week 8: Oklahoma No. 3, Oklahoma State No. 4, Texas No. 24 In Initial Rankings (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Oct 17, 2011
  Kansas State is at No. 11 while Texas A&M checks in at No. 17. With a 4-2 record, the Texas Longhorns sneak into the rankings at No. 24 just ahead of Washington and behind Illinois.
  SB Nation
• College Football Rankings 2011, Week 8: Top 10 Remains Steady Ahead Of First BCS Poll (boston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 16, 2011
  This week, the state of Texas makes the rounds as two of the four teams from the Longhorn state were ousted in Baylor and Texas. Texas A&M and Houston remain in the rankings. The two new additions to the rankings this week are Georgia and Washington.
  SB Nation
• Big 12 Rankings Week 8: Baylor, Texas Fall Out Of AP Poll Top 25 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Oct 16, 2011
  Read More: Ryan Tannehill (QB - Texas A&M), Jeff Fuller (WR - Texas A&M), Ryan Swope (WR - Texas A&M), Baylor Bears, Oklahoma St. Cowboys, Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies The Texas Longhorns finish their two-step with their neighbors to the ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers vs. Tigers: All Texas Through Four (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Oct 16, 2011
  The Boston Red Sox did it all the way back in 2008, going from seven down to win Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-7. The bad news is that the Red Sox still lost the series. So even if the Tigers come allllll the way back and somehow manage ...
  Baseball Nation
• Ryan Tannehill's 6 TDs Carries Texas A&M To Victory In A 55-28 Win Over Baylor In The Battle Of The Brazos (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 15, 2011
  Texas this Saturday. Aggies’ tailback Christine Michael carried the load on the ground, rushing 21 times for 105 yards with a touchdown provided balance for A&M head coach Mike Sherman. Michael also hauled in an 8-yard touchdown pass in the ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Defeats Baylor 55-28 In The Battle Of The Brazos (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 15, 2011
  Texas this Saturday. Aggies' tailback Christine Michael carried the load on the ground, rushing 21 times for 105 yards with a touchdown provided balance for A&M head coach Mike Sherman. Michael also hauled in an 8-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Baylor Halftime Score: Aggies In High Gear At Home - SB Nation (zimbio.com)
  Oct 15, 2011
  Texas A&M's early deficit to Baylor is all but forgotten now. That's what happens when Ryan Tannehill, Ryan Swope, and the Aggies offense get things in gear: Texas A&M leads the Bears, 24-14, at halftime. The Texas A&M offense has been excellent ...
  Zimbio
• Detroit Tigers (2-3) at Texas Rangers (3-2), 8:05 p.m. (ET) (miamiherald.com)
  Oct 15, 2011
  The Texas Rangers take another crack at securing their second ... tied the record set by Boston's David Ortiz against the Yankees in 2004 and Tampa Bay's B.J. Upton in '08 against the Red Sox. "This is very special," said Cruz, who belted ...
  Miami Herald
• See every Texas high school football score from Week 7 (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Oct 14, 2011
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  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Retail centers trade in Texas, Arizona (smartbrief.com)
  Oct 14, 2011
  Designed specifically for shopping center industry executives like you, ICSC SmartBrief is a FREE email newsletter delivered 3x/week. It provides the latest need-to-know news and industry information that maximizes your time, giving you an edge over your ...
  SmartBrief
• Texas districts sue state over diminished education funding (smartbrief.com)
  Oct 13, 2011
  A coalition of more than 150 school districts in Texas is suing the state, claiming its system for funding education is not efficient, fair or constitutional. The Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition is targeting a 2006 funding overhaul that froze ...
  SmartBrief
• Kansas State Vs. Texas Tech: Wildcats Looking To Stay Undefeated (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Oct 12, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook ... task as Kansas State hosts the Texas Tech Red Raiders and their high-powered passing offense which is scoring 45.8 points per game and is led by quarterback ...
  SB Nation
• Missouri Football: Would There Be a Prestige Boost By Joining The SEC? (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Oct 11, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook ... Pinkel's record is 1-8 against Oklahoma and 0-5 Texas. On the other hand, SEC bottom feeders Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Mississippi State are not ...
  SB Nation
• Red River Rivalry Letdown: Landry Jones Leads Oklahoma In Blowout Over Texas, 55-17 (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Oct 9, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook ... Head coach Bob Stoops improved to 8-5 against Texas during his Oklahoma tenure. "It was a great day," he said, stating the obvious. Oklahoma plays at Kansas ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M at Texas Tech (zimbio.com)
  Oct 9, 2011
  Here's this week's college football TV schedule, and stay tuned to SB Nation's Texas Tech fell ... 24 Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Tech Red Raiders Jones AT&T Stadium – Lubbock, Texas Saturday, October 8, 2011, 7:00 pm Eastern, TV: FX Opening
  Zimbio
• Texas A&M Vs. Texas Tech Final Score: Aggies Hold Off Red Raiders, 45-40 (sbnation.com)
  Oct 9, 2011
  Read More: Ryan Tannehill (QB - Texas A&M), Seth Doege (QB - Texas Tech), Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Tech Red Raiders The Texas A&M Aggies and the Texas Tech Red Raiders engaged in a good, ol' fashioned Texas shootout on Saturday night. The two ...
  SBNation.com
• Texas A&M Vs. Texas Tech: Aggies Hold Red Raiders To Another Field Goal, Lead 45-33 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 9, 2011
  The Texas Tech Red Raiders have been stifled when they get into the Texas A&M Aggies side of the field and have been held to four field goals on the night. Even with the multiple field goals instead of touchdowns, the game is not over since ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Texas Tech: Aggie Terrence Frederick Returns Blocked Field Goal For Touchdown, Lead 38-23 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 9, 2011
  Read More: Terrence Frederick (DB - Texas A&M), Jarvis Harrison (OL - Texas A&M), Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Tech Red Raiders The Texas A&M Aggies are looking like they are going to hold onto a double-digit second half lead for the first time this season.
  SB Nation
• Tigers Vs. Rangers Score Update: Texas Leads Detroit Through 3 Innings, 2-0 (detroit.sbnation.com)
  Oct 9, 2011
  Read More: Victor Martinez (DH - DET), Michael Young (DH - TEX), C.J. Wilson (P - TEX), Ryan Raburn (LF - DET), Magglio Ordonez (RF - DET), Justin Verlander (P - DET), David Murphy (LF - TEX), Miguel Cabrera (1B - DET), Josh Hamilton (LF - TEX ...
  SB Nation
• Eric Stephens Injury: Texas Tech Running Back Carted Off With Knee Injury (sbnation.com)
  Oct 9, 2011
  Currently Texas Tech trails Texas A&M 38-30 ... When more is know about his injury, SB Nation will update you. It doesn't look good, though.
  SBNation.com
• Texas A&M Vs. Texas Tech: Aggies Lead 31-20 At The Half (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 9, 2011
  Read More: Ryan Tannehill (QB - Texas A&M), Seth Doege (QB - Texas Tech), Cyrus Gray (RB - Texas A&M), Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Tech Red Raiders The Texas A&M Aggies have used their defense to somewhat slow down the Texas Tech Red Raiders offense ...
  SB Nation
• Texas A&M Vs. Texas Tech: Aggies Use Cyrus Gray To Take 17-13 Lead (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 9, 2011
  The Texas A&M Aggies and Texas Tech Red Raider offenses slowed down just a little bit after each team scored a touchdown on their opening drive. Both teams then went onto exchange field goals with Texas A&M kicking a 45-yard field goal and then ...
  SB Nation
• Oklahoma Sooners 55, Texas Longhorns 17: Landry Jones Puts The Team On His Back (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Oct 8, 2011
  Read More: mack brown, bob stoops, Ryan Broyles (WR - Oklahoma), Landry Jones (QB - Oklahoma), Case McCoy (QB - Texas), Kenny Stills (WR - Oklahoma ... on the Longhorns and Sooners, checkout SB Nation Longhorns blog Burnt Orange Nation and ...
  SB Nation
• ALCS Preview: Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Oct 8, 2011
  Oct 8, 2011 - Not everybody picked the Yankees vs. Red Sox before the season started to be in the ALCS. Some people picked Red Sox vs. Yankees. There were all sorts of varying opinions. But here we are: Detroit Tigers against the Texas Rangers.
  Baseball Nation
• ALCS Game 1: Rangers Face Off Against Tigers, Justin Verlander (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Oct 8, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Oct 8, 2011 - Four wins is all that separates the Texas Rangers from a return trip to the World Series -- and Texas' first shot at one of those wins comes tonight as the ...
  SB Nation
• Oklahoma-Texas TV Schedule: Sooners Hope To Establish Big 12 Dominance Over Longhorns (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Oct 8, 2011
  The Oklahoma Sooners take on the Texas Longhorns in a top 10 duel between the No. 3 team in the nation (AP) against the No. 10 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. And it all goes down at 11am CT on ABC. The Red River Rivalry will be the talk of the ...
  SB Nation
• College Football Rankings Ramifications: SEC Showdowns Dominate Week 6 Schedule (sbnation.com)
  Oct 8, 2011
  Oct 8, 2011 - Week 6 is likely to do as much to shake up the ... of those games are almost as important as the national consequences. But Oklahoma and Texas have their own in-conference showdown, too. Here's what's at stake in Week 6.
  SBNation.com
• MLB Playoffs, ALCS Game 1: Detroit Tigers Vs. Texas Rangers (detroit.sbnation.com)
  Oct 8, 2011
  Follow @sbnationdetroit on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Detroit on Facebook. Oct 8, 2011 - As nice as it was to celebrate ... and now the Tigers have to turn their focus to beating the Texas Rangers. The Tigers battled the Rangers during the ...
  SB Nation
• 2011 ALCS Schedule: Game Times, Broadcast Information For The Entire Series (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Oct 8, 2011
  Fox has the broadcast rights to the ALCS and will have Saturday night's broadcast, with first pitch set for 8:05 p.m. EDT. Here's the full ALCS schedule. Texas has home-field advantage, and will host the first two games of the series before ...
  Baseball Nation
• Texas A&M weekend in Lubbock begins with soccer match (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Oct 7, 2011
  The soccer match brings together Texas A&M (9-5, 3-1 in conference play), second in the Big 12 standings, and Texas Tech (8-3-2, 2-0-1) who is third in the conference standings but could move up with a win. Texas Tech has not been scored on in the last ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas A&M's Khris Middleton Named To Preseason All-Big 12 Team (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 7, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook. Oct 7, 2011 - New Texas A&M basketball coach Billy Kennedy ... A first-team All-Big 12 player last year, he averaged 14.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
  SB Nation
• Scouting Report: No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Texas (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Oct 7, 2011
  No. 3 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0) vs. No. 11 Texas (4-0, 1-0). Saturday, Oct. 8. 11 a.m. CST. TV: ABC What's on the line: There's not much that isn't on the line when these two teams face off in the Red River Rivalry, though this game is the first since 2008 where ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Colo. Lawmaker Pleads No Contest In Deadly Texas Crash (thedenverchannel.com)
  Oct 6, 2011
  AMARILLO, Texas -- A prosecutor says the Colorado ... Williams sponsored SB 10-110, which was signed into law in 2010. It requires every child under 8 years old be properly restrained in a child restraint system. The law also said it is the ...
  Denver Channel
• Obama in North Texas: Follow his visit here on Trail Blazers (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Oct 4, 2011
  15AM THE PRESIDENT departs the South Lawn en route Joint Base Andrews 8:30AM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route Dallas, TX 11:20AM THE PRESIDENT arrives Dallas, TX Dallas Love Field 12:35PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a campaign event ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Texas safety Christian Scott out indefinitely (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Oct 4, 2011
  Scott, who played his high school ball at Dallas Skyline, will at the very least miss the Oct. 8 game against Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl as he continues to be evaluated. The 37-14 win against Iowa State was Scott's first game of the season after he sat ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Rays vs. Rangers: On David Price's Struggles Against Texas (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Oct 3, 2011
  Texas shouldn't look at Price and see a pitcher that they ... 2.5 And the drop in walks came at the same time his K/9 bumped up from 8.1 to 8.7. What the Rangers saw in the last division series, then, might have been a glimpse of the new David ...
  Baseball Nation
• Texas Avenges Last Year's Loss, Throttles Iowa State 37-14 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Oct 2, 2011
  The Longhorns have been 4-0 eight times in 14 years under Mack Brown…They improved to 12-2 in Big 12 conference openers under Brown…Texas leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 8-1, and is 4-0 in Ames.
  SB Nation
• Rangers Deliver October Pizza (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Oct 2, 2011
  We still have a series. Saturday night was a weird game between the Rangers and the Rays. Texas at times made victory seem hopeless, assured, and in danger all over again through the same game. In the end, what mattered was they won, tying the ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers Beat Rays 8-6, Even Division Series (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Oct 2, 2011
  the Rangers' bullpen came through late and Texas tied up this Division Series at one game apiece with an 8-6 victory. Friday night in Game 1, the Rangers were down 6-0 in the third inning, thanks to C.J. Wilson's uncharacteristically shaky performance.
  Baseball Nation
• Texas Bank Is Closed; U.S. 2011 Failures at 74 (online.wsj.com)
  Oct 2, 2011
  The FDIC estimates that the cost of the failure to the Deposit Insurance Fund will reach $53.8 million. First International is the first bank failure in Texas this year. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was LaCoste National ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Texas Vs. Iowa State Score: Longhorns Lead Cyclones At Halftime, 34-0 (sbnation.com)
  Oct 2, 2011
  Read More: Foswhitt Whittaker (RB - Texas), Steele Jantz (QB - Iowa St.), Case McCoy ... Davis and Jaxon Shipley after getting off to a slow start. Ash is 4-of-8 for 113 yards, while Case McCoy has seen limited time on the field.
  SBNation.com
• 'Obamacare,' SB 1070 highlight Supreme Court agenda (azcentral.com)
  Oct 1, 2011
  The affirmative-action case that may get the court's attention is from the University of Texas, where officials take into account ... Legal fights over California's Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, and the constitutionality of ...
  AZCentral.com
• Texas A&M Vs. Arkansas Score: Aggies Dominating Early, Takes 14-7 Lead (sbnation.com)
  Oct 1, 2011
  The Texas A&M Aggies jumped out to a fast 14-0 over the Arkansas Razorbacks with 8:45 still left in the first quarter ... For more on the Aggies, be sure to visit the SB Nation team blog I Am The 12th Man. Check out all Razorback news and ...
  SBNation.com
• Texas Tech announces Cotton Game against Texas A&M (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 30, 2011
  ... it will celebrate West Texas cotton growers and Under Armour's new line of clothing called "Charged Cotton" on Texas Tech's campus Oct. 8 against Texas A&M. Lubbock is at the center of the largest cotton producing region in the world, a region known ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Rays rookie Moore dominates Texas in ALDS opener (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)
  Sep 29, 2011
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- When Matt Moore walked into Tampa Bay's clubhouse ... What looked like a high popup by Damon just kept carrying and hit the front-row rail just beyond the 8-foot wall. "Johnny hitting that home run early kind of gave ...
  CNN Sports Illustrated
• MLB Playoffs: Schedules Set, With Rangers Looking To Defend AL Title (boston.sbnation.com)
  Sep 29, 2011
  Follow @sbnationboston on Twitter, and Like SB ... 8:37 p.m. (TV: TBS) Game 4*: New York at Detroit - Tuesday, October 4; Time TBD (TV: TBS) Game 5*: Detroit at New York - Thursday, October 6; Time TBD (TV: TBS) ALDS: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas ...
  SB Nation
• Wild Night Belongs to Tampa (online.wsj.com)
  Sep 29, 2011
  Meanwhile, the Yankees themselves were waiting to see whom they would play in the first round of the playoffs: If Detroit won and Texas lost, the Yankees would play Texas. If Texas won, or both teams won, the Yankees would play Detroit—and ...
  Wall Street Journal
• With home-field advantage on line, Rangers plan on bringing "A" game for season finale (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 29, 2011
  The Rangers wanted to avoid an arrival on Thursday morning of anywhere between 4 and 8 a.m. for as many players as possible ... If the Rangers lose and Detroit loses, Texas will still hold home field advantage. The Tigers start their game with Cleveland ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Rangers win right to stay home (amarillo.com)
  Sep 28, 2011
  LOB—Texas 4, Los Angeles 8. 2B—Bo.Wilson (8), E.Navarro (1). HR—Napoli 2 (30). SB—Andrus (37). CS—Kinsler (4). S—Dav.Murphy, Bourjos. SF—Velazquez.
  Amarillo Globe-Times
• Angels Vs. Rangers: Mike Napoli Homers Twice In 10-3 Texas Win (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Sep 28, 2011
  Napoli and Cruz - extended the margin to 8-2. Napoli blasted a two-run homer to left-center in the seventh off Trevor Bell before the Angels scored on a double-play grounder in the bottom portion. The five homers by Texas ties a season-high...
  SB Nation
• Morning Tailgate: What Has Texas A&M Gotten Itself Into By Joining The SEC? (sbnation.com)
  Sep 26, 2011
  Sep 26, 2011 - After a months-long flirtation process that suddenly picked up steam last month, the SEC officially announced that Texas A&M would become the ... Year Rank of Top Four Opponents: SEC 11.8, Big 12 13.5 Average Four-Year Rank ...
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• Texas Tech-Texas A&M game will kick off at 6 p.m. on FX or FSN (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 26, 2011
  Texas Tech announced Monday its Oct. 8 game against No. 14 Texas A&M will start at 6 p.m. in Lubbock and be televised on a Fox-owned channel. Originally, the plan was for the Texas Tech-Texas A&M to be broadcasted on FX, a variety cable channel ...
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• Herman Cain Wins Florida GOP Straw Poll (online.wsj.com)
  Sep 26, 2011
  Rick Santorum placed fourth, with nearly 11%. Texas Rep. Ron Paul won just over 10%, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won just over 8%. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman won just over 2%, ahead of Mrs. Bachmann.
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• 2011 Indiana Football: Hoosiers Struggling At North Texas, trail 21-0 (indiana.sbnation.com)
  Sep 25, 2011
  Early on in Indiana's game at North Texas the numbers are not good ... Thompson has also hit on three touchdown passes for the Mean Green. Thompson is 8 of 12 for 190 yards and three scores, with TD passes of 83, 17, and 32 yards.
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• Big 12 Football Power Rankings: Kansas, Kansas State Looking Up...Way Up (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Sep 24, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook ... the Bears get into Big 12 play. •7. Texas Tech - The Red Raiders look impressive thus far, but against whom? •8. Iowa State - The Cyclones are 3-0 for the ...
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• Saturday, September 23rd: College Football Picks (houston.sbnation.com)
  Sep 24, 2011
  Prediction: Alabama 30, Arkansas 17 #7 Oklahoma State Cowboys at #8 Texas A&M Aggies - 2:30 PM, ABC I have personally been waiting for this game for a while, and I can't wait to see both high-octane offenses square off against each other.
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• See every Texas high school football score from Week 4 (highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 23, 2011
  If you are using Internet Explorer 8, make sure InPrivate Filtering is turned off and InPrivate Filtering data has been cleared. To turn off InPrivate Filtering go to Tools / InPrivate Filtering Settings, select the "off" button and click "OK".
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• 2011 Indiana Football: Hoosier Travel To North Texas (indiana.sbnation.com)
  Sep 23, 2011
  Follow @sbnationindiana on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Indiana on Facebook. Sep 23, 2011 - For the second straight season the Indiana Hoosiers travel to face a Sun belt team on its home field, this time traveling to Denton, Texas to take on the ...
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• Rangers Crowned AL West Champions Again, Defeat Mariners 5-3 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Sep 23, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Sep 23, 2011 - With a five game lead and only six games to play, the Texas Rangers are on the ... 330 BAA, 1.79 WHIP and 8.25 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m ...
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• Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns - Five Questions with Dawgs By Nature (thephinsider.com)
  Sep 23, 2011
  It's that time of week again, and Chris Pokorny from SB Nation's Cleveland Browns blog ... I got to see Colt McCoy play at a university of Texas game in 2009, and I was impressed. After hearing all of the negativity about how he couldn't ...
  The Phinsider
• Oklahoma State Cowboys Vs. Texas A&M Aggies: Texas Matchup Of The Week (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Sep 23, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook ... Oklahoma State will visit College Station to take on Mike Sherman's Texas A&M Aggies, as No. 7 in the nation meets No. 8. OSU has allowed 27 points per game to Louisiana ...
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• Study pins much of Texas job growth on immigrants, but at least one expert sees flaws (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 23, 2011
  Economics writer Brendan Case weighs in on a new study on Texas' job growth and immigration ... Last month, employers trimmed payrolls and the state unemployment rate climbed to 8.5 percent - a 24-year high. In other words, we haven't escaped the ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Nevada at Texas Tech: What you need to know (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 22, 2011
  Nevada has one win in a four-game road stretch and would have a difficult welcome home Oct. 8 if the Wolf Pack doesn't snag at least two wins. They travel to No. 4 Boise State next week. Texas Tech, which had an early bye two weeks ago, has its final ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Big 12 Football Game of the Week: No. 6 Oklahoma State @ No. 8 Texas A&M (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Sep 21, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook ... end this weekend when two of the Big 12's title contenders, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, meet at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, home of the legendary ...
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• Shapiro and Ogden are leaving big holes in the Texas Senate (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 21, 2011
  The Republicans are two of the Texas Senate's most valuable players ... influential committees -- Shapiro as head of the Senate Education Committee for the last 8 years and Ogden as leader of the Senate Finance Committee for the same period.
  Dallas Morning Views Blog
• College Football Rankings: Oklahoma Leads Way in BlogPoll, A&M, Baylor, Texas In Top 20 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Sep 21, 2011
  Fresh off their impressive road win over Florida State, Oklahoma now leads the SB Nation BlogPoll in Week 4 ... with Oklahoma State at No. 7 and Texas A&M at No. 8. The Cowboys and Aggies each gained a spot with the Seminoles plummeting to ...
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• College Football Tickets: Texas A&M Shoots Up TiqIQ's Top 25 Chart (sbnation.com)
  Sep 20, 2011
  With their 2-0 start, A&M sits at No. 8 in the AP poll, a heigh they have reached ... Jesse Lawrence is the CEO of TiqIQ, SB Nation's ticket partner. You can buy Texas A&M tickets through I Am The 12th Man's Ticket Center.
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• Longhorns Travel To UCLA, Hoping To Stay Unbeaten (houston.sbnation.com)
  Sep 17, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook ... and finished 7-of-8 for 57 yards. He rotated snaps with Ash, who finished 2-of-3 for 35 yards. Texas had just 289 yards of total yards against the Cougars, and is ...
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• Angels Vs. Orioles: Dan Haren Hammered, Halos Lose 8-3 (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Sep 17, 2011
  Former Texas Ranger Tommy Hunter helped his old team on Friday, pitching seven scoreless innings for the win in Baltimore. The Angels are now four games behind Texas in the American League West with 12 games remaining. The Rangers play in ...
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• Idaho at Texas A&M: What you need to know (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 16, 2011
  This is Texas A&M's last game against a team not in a BCS automatic qualifying conference; next up is a tough stretch next week with No. 8 Oklahoma State followed by No. 15 Arkansas at Cowboys Stadium. Coach Mike Sherman hopes his team fixes a few of the ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Indians Begin Series In Minnesota Friday Night At 8:10 (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Sep 16, 2011
  Follow @SBNCleveland on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Cleveland on Facebook ... The Tribe is coming off of a three-game sweep in Texas and has fallen three games under .500 for the first time all season. Even so, Cleveland is still in a virtual ...
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• College Football Buffet, Week 3: Oklahoma Vs. Florida State Is The Main Course (sbnation.com)
  Sep 16, 2011
  Sep 16, 2011 - Welcome back to the College Football Weekly Buffet here at SB Nation. Every week ... largely because the passing game is struggling so mightily. No. 8 Oklahoma State @ Tulsa (10PM FSN) - The winner of the game is less important ...
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• Longhorn Network to air 12 men's basketball games (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 15, 2011
  Sat, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. Texas vs. Oregon State Mon, Nov. 21, 5:30/8 p.m. Texas vs. NC State/Vanderbilt Sat, Nov. 26, 7. p.m. Sam Houston State at Texas Tue, Nov. 29, 7 p.m. North Texas at Texas Tue, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. UT-Arlington at Texas Sat, Dec. 10 ...
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• Rangers 9, Indians 1 (santacruzsentinel.com)
  Sep 15, 2011
  E—Chisenhall (8). DP—Texas 1. LOB—Cleveland 7, Texas 6. 2B—Crowe (1), Mi.Young (39), A.Beltre (32), Dav.Murphy (13). HR—Chisenhall (7), Kinsler (29), J.Hamilton (21), Napoli (26). SB—Gentry 2 (18). The Sentinel is using Facebook for ...
  Santa Cruz Sentinel
• Texas Tech basketball releases full schedule (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 14, 2011
  Texas Tech basketball finalized its non-conference schedule for the 2011-2012 season thus the entire schedule is complete. Here is the schedule and TV information as it stands now: Friday Nov. 11: Troy, United Spirit Arena 8 p.m. TBA Wednesday Nov. 16 ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Richard E. Coyote (online.wsj.com)
  Sep 13, 2011
  It saw by far the most jobs lost: 8.9 million, vs. between 1.3 million and 3.1 million ... Here the source is PolitiFact.com, which said "pants on fire" to the Texas governor for the following statement: "[Obama] had $800 billion worth of ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Indians Have A Chance To Impact AL West Race Beginning Tuesday In Texas (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Sep 13, 2011
  Texas, with a 5.48 ERA in 21.1 innings overall. In his only appearance in 2011 against the Rangers, Masterson lost 11-2 on June 3. In that game Justin allowed four runs on 10 hits in 6.1 innings. This series will sandwich 8:05 starts tonight and ...
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• C.J. Wilson named AL Player of the Week (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 13, 2011
  The only major league pitchers this season with consecutive starts of 8.0-or-more scoreless innings are Wilson, teammate Derek Holland, and the Phillies' Cliff Lee. Wilson and Holland (July 7-14) are the first Texas pitchers to accomplish that feat since ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Exxon: ‘One Mega-Highway, Please.’ Texas: ‘Coming Right Up’ (dc.streetsblog.org)
  Sep 12, 2011
  But Texas has just taken self-interested interference in public infrastructure projects by an oil company to a whole new level. According to the Houston Chronicle, the state is short about $315 billion — with a b — short of what is needed ...
  Streetsblog Capitol Hill
• AP poll: Oklahoma on top; OSU 8th; Texas A&M 9th; TCU higher than Texas (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 12, 2011
  Missouri and Penn State fell out of the Top 25. The rest of the top 10 had Stanford at No. 6, followed by Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Nebraska. No. 11 South Carolina moved up a spot after beating Georgia 45-42 on the strength of three ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 23 Texas in SB Nation's BlogPoll (houston.sbnation.com)
  Sep 12, 2011
  Texas A&M is also No. 9 in the AP poll while ... Washington 12, Georgia 8, Georgia Tech 2. Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook.
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• Texas/BYU Recap (houston.sbnation.com)
  Sep 11, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook ... come in that fashion. I think Texas will win at UCLA but in another very close, low scoring game. Overall, I'm sticking with my 8-4 season record prediction.
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• Texas explains decision to pull Garrett Gilbert (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 11, 2011
  We got the momentum and got going." 2. "I felt like our team rallied around me and David," said McCoy, who was 7-for-8 with 57 passing yards. 3. Senior linebacker Emmanuel Acho on how the Longhorns were able to limit BYU to three points in the second half ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas Guts Out 17-16 Win Over BYU Behind Young QBs, Playmakers (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Sep 11, 2011
  On Texas’ final 3rd-8, Harsin called Brown’s number on a toss left, and Brown ran through a clear tackle – a common scene on the night – and avoided another to pick up the first down and allow Texas to run out the final seconds.
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• Athletics 8, Rangers 7 (mercurynews.com)
  Sep 10, 2011
  E—Torrealba (9). DP—Oakland 2. LOB—Oakland 7, Texas 7. 2B—Pennington (23), Matsui (28), Kinsler (33), Andrus (23), Moreland (21). 3B—Sweeney (3). HR—S.Sizemore (10), A.Beltre (21). SB—DeJesus (4). CS—J.Weeks (10). S—DeJesus.
  San Jose Mercury News
• 2012 Colorado State Football Recruiting: Rams Land First Verbal Commit Of 2012 (denver.sbnation.com)
  Sep 9, 2011
  Follow @sbndenver on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Denver on Facebook. Sep 8, 2011 - The Colorado St. Rams picked up their first verbal football commit for the 2012 class in Texas defensive end Deonte Wortham. Wortham committed to the Rams on Aug ...
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• Texas A&M Is Packed Up And Ready To Leave, But Their Transfer Ticket Is On Hold (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Sep 8, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook. Sep 8, 2011 - Does anybody really know ... All of these last-ditch efforts to show up and slow up Texas A&M's exit plans from the Big 12 have me thinking about the ...
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• Cowboys Vs. Jets: Texas Matchup Of The Week (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Sep 8, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. The Jets are listed as four-point favorites, with Tyron Smith's and Mike Jenkins' participation doubtful but not yet ruled out. MetLife Stadium is expected to see scattered ...
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• The Hybrid: It's Actually Pretty Good To Have College Footba--THIRTY MINUTE LIGHTNING DELAY (chicago.sbnation.com)
  Sep 8, 2011
  Follow @sbnchicago on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Chicago ... Best coast. 7) Texas A&M: I swear I heard someone on Twitter calling A&M QB a "first round talent" this week. Should we look into this? 8) Wisconsin: Still improbably trending toward ...
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• AP ranks Oklahoma's Stoops, TCU's Patterson as better coaches than Texas' Brown (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 7, 2011
  The Wildcats went 4-8 that season, but haven't had a losing record since. No coach, not even Petersen at Boise State, maximizes his resources better than Fitzgerald. 5. Gary Patterson (98-29 at TCU). There's a lot of talent in Texas and Patterson has made ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• C.J. Wilson Dominates Rays Again, Rangers Win 8-0 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Sep 7, 2011
  Texas will sent Derek Holland to the mound Wednesday to face David Price in a matchup of two of the hardest throwing lefties in the league. Price has struck out 25 batters in his past two starts, while Holland has allowed just one total run in ...
  SB Nation
• Hunger in Texas increases, latest federal survey shows (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 6, 2011
  Hunger in Texas is a growing problem, even as nationwide, federal programs such as food stamps have helped keep food insecurity from becoming worse, a new federal survey shows. Over the past three years, an average of 18.8 percent of Texas households ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Writer: Texas A&M 'national championship-caliber good' (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 5, 2011
  Color Chris Baldwin of Houston Culture Map impressed following No. 8 Texas A&M's 46-14 rout of SMU Sunday at Kyle Field. He said, in his piece, that the Aggies are undoubtedly the best team in the state. "Opening up fashionably late -- and turning that ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas A&M Dominates SMU, Wins 46-14 In Convincing Fashion (houston.sbnation.com)
  Sep 5, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook. Sep 5, 2011 - College Station, TX (Sports Network ... points ended when McDermott threw incomplete on 4th-and-8 at the Aggies 36-yard line. Hutson Prioleau's 32-yard ...
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• Rangers Shellack John Lackey, Maintain Lead In AL West (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Sep 5, 2011
  Through the same stretch, the Angels have gone 11-8. Texas has to consider the last 20 games some level of success, given the disparity in schedule during that time. The latest link in that defense has been the three game series in Boston ...
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• SMU Vs. Texas A&M Final Score: Cyrus Gray, Ryan Tannehill Lead Aggies To 46-14 Victory (sbnation.com)
  Sep 5, 2011
  Read More: Ryan Tannehill (QB - Texas A&M), J.J. McDermott (QB - SMU), Zach Line (RB - SMU), Cyrus Gray (RB - Texas A&M), Christine Michael (RB - Texas A&M), Texas A&M Aggies, SMU Mustangs The No. 8 Texas A ... season at SB Nation NCAA.
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• Five observations from Texas' 34-9 win (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 4, 2011
  The young cornerbacks held their ground Texas' young trio of Carrington Byndom, Adrian Phillips and Quandre Diggs only gave up 94 passing yards on the night. Out of 30 attempted passes, that's a stingy 2.8 yards per attempt. "I feel like they handled the ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Spare Us Your Superconferences (online.wsj.com)
  Sep 4, 2011
  Texas Tech, Utah The East contains all of the non-Pacific time-zone schools, including five that are (or, in Colorado's case, were) Big 12 members. The West is the old Pac-8—the alignment that was in place before the Arizona schools joined the ...
  Wall Street Journal
• Rangers Collapsing Against Tough Schedule (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Sep 3, 2011
  The first game of the awful run -- on the road against the Red Sox -- was not a classically beautiful baseball game, but it had just about everything a Rangers fan would like to see, as Texas knocked ... the Angels were 8-1 against the Sawx ...
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• Rays Pitchers Can't Handle Texas Hitters, Lose 7-2 (tampabay.sbnation.com)
  Sep 2, 2011
  Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers, Sep 1, 2011 8:05 PM EDT The Rays (74-62) narrowly escaped getting no-hit tonight, but that didn't stop the Texas Rangers (78-60) from slaughtering the Rays pitching and taking the series victory. Jeff Niemann (L ...
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• SMU at Texas A&M: What you need to know (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 1, 2011
  Since then they've met just once, a 66-8 win victory by A&M in 2005. ... They will finish the three-game agreement in 2012 at SMU. ... SMU hasn't beaten the Aggies since 1984, but tied Texas A&M 21-21 in 1994. ... Texas A&M senior assistant and ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Rice at Texas: What you need to know (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Sep 1, 2011
  If Texas and quarterback Garrett Gilbert struggle, it could be a sign of another long season. Rice may not be its usual pushover with 17 starters back from last season's 4-8 finish. Texas offensive line vs. Owls defensive line. The Longhorns struggled to ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas Is Always Ranked In ESPN's Eyes (sbnation.com)
  Sep 1, 2011
  That said, can you tell which of these things is not like the others? If you said "unranked Texas' game against unranked Rice," you are correct. Of course, we're sure that this has nothing to do with the fact that the game is on the Longhorn ...
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• Report: Pitt Top Target For Big XII Expansion (pittsburgh.sbnation.com)
  Sep 1, 2011
  Follow @sbnpittsburgh on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Pittsburgh on Facebook. Aug 31, 2011 - With Texas A&M likely heading out of the ... Considering Pitt makes about $8 million per year currently in TV revenue, the Panthers would probably ...
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• Texas A&M AD: I'm Not Talking About Realignment, But Blame Texas (sbnation.com)
  Sep 1, 2011
  Texas A&M athletics director Bill Byrne wants to talk. Well, actually, he wants to write. But Byrne calls this talking ("Since we last talked ..."), so let's go with talking. And the No. 1 topic at Texas A&M is the Aggies leaving the Big 12 to ...
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• Seattle Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik Reportedly Returning (seattle.sbnation.com)
  Aug 31, 2011
  Follow @sbnseattle on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Seattle on Facebook ... with the promise of the postseason and were within striking distance of the Texas Rangers, dropped 17 straight games and pretty much drained the last of the enthusiasm ...
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• 2011 Texas Longhorns Season Preview (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 31, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook ... the chance to turn into a team of the caliber Texas fans are used to watching each Saturday. My official prediction: 8-4 (4th place) Just for a second, let's relive ...
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• Texas A&M To Join SEC: Now What? A Quick FAQ (atlanta.sbnation.com)
  Aug 31, 2011
  Texas A&M is leaving the Big 12 after the 2011-12 athletic year and will join oh gosh some conference any old conference that'll have a lillole prog'rm like us the SEC. Yes, but what does that mean? Answers to questions you may not have asked ...
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• Texas A&M Makes It Official Yet One More Time, As If It Weren't Already So (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 31, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook. Aug 31, 2011 - If you count yourself among the few hangers-on who thought Texas A&M's recent actions and exhortations that it was finished with the Big 12 Conference ...
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• Don't know what everyone else thinks, but this is the farthest (mbd.scout.com)
  Aug 31, 2011
  because no one would even listen to either of you in SB forums?) New Mexico State's never been ranked lower than 150th, North Texas hasn't been OVER 150 in over half a decade. AggieSports wrote: thing from a current WAC board there is!  This entire board ...
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• Texas' Jackson Jeffcoat excited for Rice game (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Aug 31, 2011
  Sophomore defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat isn't overlooking Texas' first opponent, despite Rice's 4-8 record last season. "They're a great team," he said. "They've got a great offense." In 2010, Rice scored 28.7 points per game -- good for 52nd in the country.
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• AUDIO: Willie Lyles Says LSU Hired Him For Texas Recruiting Services, Not To Be A JuCo Scout (seattle.sbnation.com)
  Aug 31, 2011
  Yahoo Sports is starting to get into the podcasting game. Dan Wetzel, one of their main reporters, debuted his first podcast today. One of the most famous (or infamous) names of college football this offseason was his first guest on the show ...
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• Williams, Angels Look For Much Needed Road Win Against Mariners (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 30, 2011
  Follow @sbnationla on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Los Angeles on Facebook ... second game of a three-game series at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Halos are 3-8 in their last 11 road games to fall to 34-34 away from home this season.
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• Red Sox Notebook: Yankees Series Looms Large (boston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 30, 2011
  They just got finished getting their own monkey off their back in Texas. Now their job is to make sure New ... with Gonzalez slowing down a bit against Oakland while the designated hitter went 8-for-12 with three doubles and two homers.
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• Rangers, Scott Feldman Take On Jeremy Hellickson, Rays (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 30, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Aug 30, 2011 - The Texas Rangers are set to open a three game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in a rematch of last year's ALDS. Scott Feldman is set to make his ...
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• Conference Realignment Round 2: Texas A&M To Leave Big 12 (indiana.sbnation.com)
  Aug 30, 2011
  Just weeks after being rebuffed by the SEC, the Texas A&M Aggies are expected to announce a divorce from the Big 12 at the end of the 2011-12 sport calendar. The school does not have an official invitation in hand yet, but they are strongly ...
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• Texas A&M To Withdraw From Big 12 Tuesday (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 30, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook. Aug 30, 2011 - A couple weeks ago, after Texas A&M finally got a look at the contract for that pesky Longhorn Network, they decided to move to the SEC. Oh, they didn't decide officially.
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• Texas Will Grant Connor Wood Release From Scholarship If He Decides To Transfer, According To Report (denver.sbnation.com)
  Aug 30, 2011
  According to Randy Riggs of the Austin Statesman, a Texas official has said that they will allow Wood to leave his scholarship and transfer. Wood reportedly visited Colorado today, but it was likely not an official visit. As the Denver Post ...
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• Nelson Cruz Out Three Weeks With Strained Hamstring (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 29, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Aug 29, 2011 - Texas' win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night has proved to be costly. Nelson Cruz injured himself legging out a double in the win over Jered Weaver ...
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• Kenny Vaccaro gives uniform number to Jaxon Shipley (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Aug 29, 2011
  8 this season. So did Jaxon Shipley, a freshman receiver. With Vaccaro on the field for defensive snaps and Shipley playing offense, they didn't think it would be a problem. But, when setting up their personnel for the punt return team, the Texas coaches ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Missouri Could Join Texas A&M In Move From Big 12 To SEC (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 29, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook. Aug 29, 2011 - The Southeastern Conference is likely to raid the Big 12 for its next candidate for expansion. That much seems certain since Texas A&M filed its papers ...
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• 2012 Colorado Football, Basketball Recruiting Coverage (denver.sbnation.com)
  Aug 28, 2011
  Follow @sbndenver on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Denver on Facebook ... From the first 13 recruits the majority of the Buffalo recruits have come from Texas and California with only two hailing from Colorado. The 13 football verbal commits ...
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• Jered Weaver Looks To Pull Angels Closer To Rangers In AL West (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 28, 2011
  Follow @sbnationla on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Los Angeles on Facebook. Aug 28, 2011 - The Los Angeles Angels look to win a series in Arlington on Sunday night, but more importantly look to pull to within one game of the Texas Rangers in the ...
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• Big 9? Texas A&M Reportedly Set To Leave Big 12 Within Several Days (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 28, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook. Aug 27, 2011 - "Sometime this week" are the words that Big 12 fans are fearing most -- at least those afraid of the upcoming changes that are expected to take Texas A ...
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• Ervin Santana, Angels Look For Rebound In Game 2 With Rangers (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 27, 2011
  Follow @sbnationla on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Los Angeles on Facebook. Aug 27, 2011 - After dropping the opener of their weekend showdown series in Arlington, the Los Angeles Angels look to pull closer to the Texas Rangers in the American League West.
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• Angels Vs. Rangers: Texas Pads AL West Lead With 11-7 Win (mlb.sbnation.com)
  Aug 27, 2011
  The Rangers improved to 75-58 with the win while the Angels fell to 71-60. Texas currently holds a three-game lead over Los Angeles in the AL West standings. Game 2 gets underway in Arlington at 8:05 p.m. Eastern on Saturday.
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• Dan Haren Opens Showdown Series For Angels Against Rangers In Arlington (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 26, 2011
  Follow @sbnationla on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Los Angeles on Facebook. Aug 26, 2011 - The red-hot Los Angeles Angels look to win their seventh straight game Friday night as they begin their weekend showdown series in Arlington against the Texas Rangers.
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• Astros 3, Giants 1 (elpasotimes.com)
  Aug 26, 2011
  DP—Houston 3, San Francisco 1. LOB—Houston 8, San Francisco 4. 2B—J.Martinez 2 (10). HR—Schafer (2). SB—Schafer (17), Altuve (3), Bogusevic 2 (3). CS—P.Sandoval (2), Belt (1). S—Keppinger, Vogelsong. SF—J.Martinez.
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• Longhorn Network Set To Go Live Friday; Will Texas A&M Counter With Its Own News? (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 25, 2011
  and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook. Aug 25, 2011 - After many months of speculation and much sensitivity, the first-of-its-kind Longhorn Network is all set to debut with a series of activities on the University of Texas campus in Austin.
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• Texas A&M Alerts Big 12 Of Intentions To Date Other Conferences (sbnation.com)
  Aug 25, 2011
  Thursday, Texas A&M posted a note on its website that it's told the Big 12 it plans to explore its conference affiliation options and that it would like to know what its next step should be if it decides to leave. Call it another step to the ...
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• Red Sox Notebook: Carl Crawford Making Strides, Theo Epstein To Chicago? (boston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 25, 2011
  After seeing signs of life against the Royals, the Sox exploded on the Rangers in their last two games, putting up 30 hits and 24 runs on Texas. It took them seven ... Follow @sbnationboston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Boston on Facebook.
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• Sooners And The Big 12 Stand Out In Another National Preseason College Poll (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 24, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook. Aug 24, 2011 - The Big 12 Conference's big three - Oklahoma, Texas, A&M and Oklahoma State - are in everyone's preseason top 25 college football poll, and they added yet another ...
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• Olney: Rangers Could Claim Jason Kubel (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 24, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook ... Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees or Texas Rangers. Kubel has not performed at an extremely high level since 2009, when he belted 28 home runs to go along with a
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• Around The Hub: Adrian Gonzalez Beats Rangers & Talking Jeff Green, Celtics (boston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 24, 2011
  Down Goes Texas: Adrian's Two Homers Lead Big Sox Attack (Over The ... Pats Pulpit is your home for New England Patriots coverage on the SB Nation network. Stanley Cup Of Chowder is your home for Boston Bruins coverage on the SB Nation network.
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• Brian Orakpo Looks To Take An Even Bigger Step Forward In 2011 (dc.sbnation.com)
  Aug 23, 2011
  Follow @sbnationdc on Twitter, and Like SB Nation DC on Facebook ... Yet after just two seasons, the former University of Texas standout has already emerged as one of the team's most recognizable faces. On a defense that has seen its members ...
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• Red Sox Vs. Rangers: Sox Head To Texas Looking To Establish Momentum (boston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 22, 2011
  Follow @sbnationboston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Boston on Facebook ... But to eep that momentum going, they'll have to take down one of the league's best clubs in the Texas Rangers. It's been more than four months since the Rangers swept the Sox ...
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• Rangers Return Home, Play Host To Red Sox (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 22, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Aug 22, 2011 - After a 7-3 road trip, the Texas Rangers return home to Arlington ... despite a shoddy 4-8 record. Bedard owns a 1.19 WHIP with 104 strikeouts in 107.1 innings of work ...
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• Angels Turn To Jerome Williams In Series Finale With Orioles (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 21, 2011
  Follow @sbnationla on Twitter, and Like SB ... Texas on Wednesday, his first major league action in over four years. Williams' last MLB start was May 15, 2007 while with the Nationals. Matusz has had a rough season with Baltimore. After six starts and an 8 ...
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• 2011 AP Preseason College Football Poll: A&M Cracks Top 10, Texas Unranked (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 21, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook ... The Big 12 was well-represented with three schools in the top ten (#8 Texas A&M and #9 Oklahoma State), and Nebraska is ranked #10 to begin their first season in the ...
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• Danks, Sox Even Up Series With Rangers (chicago.sbnation.com)
  Aug 21, 2011
  and Like SB Nation Chicago on Facebook. John Danks pitched well for the Sox on Saturday. Danks went seven innings and allowed two runs on seven hits. Jesse Crain earned the win after his one inning of work to improve his record to 8-3 on the season.
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• AP Preseason Top 25: Oklahoma Sooners Sit On Top, Aggies, TCU Also Ranked (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 20, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas ... Big 12 - coming in at No. 8. Underdog darlings and defending Rose Bowl champions TCU sit at No. 14 in the preseason rankings. Notably absent are the Texas Longhorns, who are not in ...
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• Lache Seastrunk May Be Transferring From Oregon To Baylor, According To Report (seattle.sbnation.com)
  Aug 20, 2011
  Follow @sbnseattle on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Seattle on Facebook. Aug 20, 2011 - The saga of Lache Seastrunk, a highly-touted running back out of Texas who ended up at Oregon, has been a whirlwind, and now may be coming to an end for the Ducks.
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• Washington Huskies Basketball Recruiting Class Of 2012 Targets (seattle.sbnation.com)
  Aug 19, 2011
  Follow @sbnseattle on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Seattle on Facebook ... Beckham also has offers from Alabama, DePaul, Seton Hall, and Texas A&M. The 6'0" point guard is the type of player that would succeed in UW's up-tempo style because ...
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• Close-up: Texas under Perry (chron.com)
  Aug 19, 2011
  according to the Texas Water Development Board. "It's hard to figure out what happened," said Brown, now a capitol consultant. "I fully expected with the passage of SB 1 that we would begin to see water projects all over the state - identified by regional ...
  Houston Chronicle
• Angels 2, Rangers 1 (mercurynews.com)
  Aug 19, 2011
  No outs when winning run scored. E—C.Lewis (4). LOB—Texas 8, Los Angeles 6. 2B—Andrus (19), Abreu (21). HR—Napoli (20), Trumbo (23). SB—Andrus (32), Gentry (14), Bourjos (16). M.Adams pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
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• Robert Scott calls out Arne Duncan (with good reason) (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Aug 18, 2011
  If you had, I may have been able to correct any misunderstanding you have about Texas public schools and the efforts of the 333,000 teachers and the 4.8 million students who have been striving to meet increasing standards and graduation requirements.
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• Thoughts On How Good The 2011 Rangers Are (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 18, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook ... You cannot necessarily say that Texas is a big step behind the best teams in baseball. They are twice as far ahead of their closest competition in the division as the team with ...
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• major league baseball boxscores (vindy.com)
  Aug 18, 2011
  LOB—Tampa Bay 8, Boston 6. 2B—Damon (21), Zobrist 2 (40), B.Upton (16). 3B—Ellsbury (3). HR—Longoria (19), B.Upton (17). SB—Ellsbury (32 ... A—23,089. DP—Texas 2, Los Angeles 2. LOB—Texas 11, Los Angeles 3. 2B—J.Hamilton (24), Trumbo ...
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• Despite Struggles, Royals Prospect Wil Myers Will Be Just Fine (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 17, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook ... This season, Myers became the youngest player in the Texas League at age 20 and, at some level, the competition catches up to every player eventually. That's exactly what's ...
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• Suit: Power Co. Deals in Blood Diamonds (msnbc.msn.com)
  Aug 16, 2011
  A lawsuit in federal court in Dallas claims more than $20 million from electricity customers in Texas and 15 other states has gone to ... It, and other Electric Service Providers, operate under SB 695, which became law on Oct. 11, 2009, and "allows ...
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• Angels Vs. Rangers: Garrett Richards Makes Home Debut In Battle For First Place In AL West (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 16, 2011
  Follow @sbnationla on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Los Angeles on Facebook. Aug 15, 2011 - The Los Angeles Angels trail the Texas Rangers by four games in the American League West, but these two teams play seven times in the next two weeks, including a four ...
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• Perry says "spend-it-all, spend-it-now" Obama not to be trusted with federal budget (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Aug 15, 2011
  Iowa's unemployment rate is 6 percent, putting it in a tie for 8th place. That's far below the national average, and lower than Texas' 8.2 percent rate, though far more jobs have been created in much bigger Texas, as Perry is quick to note. "I wasn't ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Diamondbacks Draft Picks: Kyle Winkler Signs, Other Players Pending As Deadline Looms (arizona.sbnation.com)
  Aug 15, 2011
  Follow @sbnarizona on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Arizona on Facebook ... Mountain West All-Conference accolades after going 8-2 with a 1.39 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 14 games (13 starts) for Texas Christian University, according to the team's official ...
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• Rangers Begin AL West Showdown Against Angels (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 15, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Aug 15, 2011 - Fresh off of a three game sweep over the Oakland A's, the Texas Rangers head to Anaheim to take on the Los Angeles Angels to begin a pivotal four game set. Texas was able ...
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• SEC Says 'No Action Was Taken' Toward Texas A&M, Big 12 Intact For Now (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 14, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook. Aug 14, 2011 - Will they stay or will they go? That's the question facing Texas A&M amid the swirl of rumors that they might move to the Southeastern Conference and away from the ...
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• Rick Perry's Crony Capitalism Problem (online.wsj.com)
  Aug 13, 2011
  But over the years, Mr. Nance managed to invest a lot more than $1,000 in Mr. Perry. Texas Ethics Commission records show that Mr. Nance donated $75,000 to Mr. Perry's campaigns between 2001 and 2006. The regional panel that reviewed Convergen's ...
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• Texas A&M Set To Leave Big 12, Join SEC (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 13, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Aug 13, 2011 - The Texas A&M Aggies are expected to join the SEC, with an official announcement to come as soon as Monday. Rumors have been swirling for the past few days that the Aggies ...
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• Conference Realignment: What Could Florida State, Texas A&M To SEC Rumors Mean For Maryland (dc.sbnation.com)
  Aug 13, 2011
  The college football universe has been abuzz this week with rumors that Texas A&M would leave the Big 12 to join the SEC, which would be yet another step toward major super conferences taking over the college game. Of course, if the SEC were to grab the ...
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• Board Of Regents Meeting Set For Monday; Appears Likely That Texas A&M Will Join SEC (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 13, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook. Aug 13, 2011 - Texas A&M has announced that they have moved their Board of Regents meeting to this Monday at 3 p.m. (previously scheduled for August 22nd), and it seems that everything ...
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• 2011 MLB Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Gems: American League (bleacherreport.com)
  Aug 13, 2011
  339 AVG / 34 R / 8 HR / 39 RBI / 1 SB Kotchman has somehow managed to ... 265 AVG / 19 R / 6 HR / 24 RBI / 0 SB Derek Holland, SP, Texas Rangers (47-percent owned in Yahoo, 48.2-percent in ESPN) Current Stat Line: 10 W / 4 L / 111 K / 4.30 ERA / 1.41 ...
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• Texas A&M Rustles Up More Controversy Over Its Standing In Big 12 (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 12, 2011
  Losing Nebraska and Colorado is one thing. Losing a Texas A&M in addition is something entirely different and much more damaging to the future of the Big 12. Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook.
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• Angels Travel To Toronto For 3-Game Series Against The Jays (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 12, 2011
  the Halos find themselves 2 games behind the AL West division leading Texas Rangers - the largest gap between the two teams since July 26 th. Getting the first start of the series for the Angels is red-hot Ervin Santana (8-8, 3.21 ERA). The right-hander ...
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• Wilson, Rangers Cruise Past A's 9-1 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 11, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Aug 12, 2011 - The Texas Rangers hold a slim two game lead over the Los Angeles Angels in the AL West as they begin a 10-game road trip tonight in Oakland. C.J. Wilson starts for the ...
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• Around the American League West (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Aug 11, 2011
  If Richards stays in the rotation, he makes his next start at home on Monday in the opener of a four-game series against the division-leading Texas Rangers. OAKLAND: Outfielder Coco Crisp missed his third consecutive game, an 8-4 loss at Toronto ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Rivals.com Has The Missouri Tigers Heading To Tempe Again (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 10, 2011
  They have Oklahoma playing in the BCS Championship against Alabama and Texas A&M in the Fiesta Bowl against Nebraska. Rivals also has Oklahoma State (Cotton) and Texas (Alamo) finishing ahead of Missouri.
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• Christian Scott's Arrest For Assault Stemmed Attempted Repossession (sbnation.com)
  Aug 10, 2011
  On Monday afternoon, Texas safety Christian Scott was arrested on the mysterious ... For more on the Longhorns, head over to SB Nation's Burnt Orange Nation.
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• Rangers 7, Mariners 6 (mercurynews.com)
  Aug 10, 2011
  DP—Texas 1. LOB—Seattle 7, Texas 8. 2B—Ja.Wilson (7), Olivo (11), F.Gutierrez (8), Mi.Young (34), Torrealba (25). 3B—A.Kennedy (1). HR—Kinsler (17), En.Chavez (5). SB—Olivo (5), N.Cruz (7). S—Quintanilla. SF—Olivo. Gray pitched to 1 batter ...
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• Oklahoma's top tackler Travis Lewis out about eight weeks (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Aug 9, 2011
  Oklahoma said the linebacker will not require surgery. Based on the timetable, he could be back for Texas on Oct. 8. Sophomore Corey Nelson, a former Dallas Skyline standout who excelled in the spring, will move into Lewis' spot. Based on the 8-week ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Nelson Cruz Doubles, Homers As Rangers Rout M's 9-2 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 9, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. Aug 8, 2011 - A night after coming from behind to top the Cleveland Indians in the rubber match of a weekend series, the Texas Rangers open up a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners.
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• Longhorn Network Contract A Bad Sign For Big 12 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 8, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook. Aug 8, 2011 - There are smarter guys than me working on the details of this Longhorn Network contract between ESPN and the University of Texas. It's full of some scary (yet predictable ...
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• Texas A&M LB Kyle Mangan Arrested For Disorderly Conduct (sbnation.com)
  Aug 8, 2011
  Follow @sbnation on Twitter, and Like SBNation.com on Facebook. Aug 8, 2011 - Texas A&M junior linebacker Kyle Mangan was arrested early Sunday morning for fighting, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle. Mangan was one of three people arrested in ...
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• Rangers 5, Indians 3 (orlandosentinel.com)
  Aug 8, 2011
  DP_Cleveland 2. LOB_Cleveland 4, Texas 3. 3B_Brantley (4). HR_Brantley (7). SB_Kipnis (2). SF_Chisenhall. Tomlin pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. J.Smith pitched to 4 batters in the 8th. Umpires_Home, D.J. Reyburn; First, Angel Campos; Second, Jim Wolf ...
  Orlando Sentinel
• Tonight's pitching matchup: Lewis giving up long balls at home (rangersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Aug 7, 2011
  Texas Rangers starter RHP Colby Lewis (10-8, 4.14) allowed five runs in four innings during a no-decision at Detroit on Tuesday. He leads the American League in homers allowed with 27. That includes 17 homers in 66 innings at home. A year ago, Lewis gave ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Ervin Santana Seeks Third Straight Complete Game As Angels Close Out Series With Mariners (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 7, 2011
  Follow @sbnationla on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Los Angeles on Facebook ... Now they just have to get there, as they begin Sunday a game behind Texas in the American League West. Santana has given up three runs or less in each of his last nine starts ...
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• Should Texas have ditched the sales tax holiday? (dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Aug 6, 2011
  But they quickly backed off the idea. So, Texas will give up an estimated $62 million in revenue later this month when shoppers mob the malls to save 8.25 percent on everything. That money would not have balanced the state's budget. But during a rough ...
  Dallas Morning Views Blog
• White Sox At Twins: Minnesota Needs To Turn Things Around Quickly (minnesota.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6, 2011
  Follow @sbnminnesota on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Minnesota on Facebook ... on 21 hits in losses to the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics. The White Sox will counter with left-hander Mark Buehrle (8-5, 3.21 ERA). Buehrle has faced the Twins twice ...
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• Here's Some Drama For You, Rangers Fans (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6, 2011
  On the good side -- other than, you know, the Rangers winning -- was the offense pounding newly-acquired Ubaldo Jimenez and the Indians' bullpen, as well as the Texas pen. The game never should have seen extra innings, as with any kind of average-to-good ...
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• Rangers Rally To Tie In Ninth, Beat Indians 8-7 In 11 (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook. The Rangers will counter Jimenez with lefty Derek Holland, who is coming off of his fourth complete game shutout of the season. In four second half starts this season, Holland has pitched ...
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• White Sox At Twins: Minnesota Falls To Chicago, 5-3 (minnesota.sbnation.com)
  Aug 6, 2011
  Follow @sbnminnesota on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Minnesota on Facebook ... on 21 hits in losses to the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics. The White Sox will counter with left-hander Mark Buehrle (8-5, 3.21 ERA). Buehrle has faced the Twins twice ...
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• MLB Standings: Twins Find Themselves Eight Games Out (minnesota.sbnation.com)
  Aug 5, 2011
  Read More: minnesota twins standings, mlb standings, al central standings, american league central standings, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox It doesn't seem like it was all that long ...
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• New Fee to Bank Cash (online.wsj.com)
  Aug 5, 2011
  "If it's true, I think it's atrocious," Gary Cos, chief financial officer of Champions Life Insurance Co. in Richardson, Texas, told CFO Journal ... Commercial and industrial loans are up 3.8%, or $46.1 billion. Bank of New York said that customers ...
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• Houston Dynamo Sign Honduran Forward Carlos Costly (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 5, 2011
  Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook ... Here's the official press release from the Houston Dynamo. HOUSTON, TX (Thursday, August 04, 2011) -- The Houston Dynamo have acquired Honduran international forward Carlo Costly ...
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• College Football Rankings 2011: Is The New-Look Big Ten Underrated? (sbnation.com)
  Aug 5, 2011
  Read More: Russell Wilson (QB - N.C. State), Michigan St. Spartans, Penn St. Nittany Lions, Ohio St. Buckeyes, Wisconsin Badgers, Nebraska Cornhuskers SB Nation's Big Ten blog ... Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M right now.
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• Browns Team Report (sports.yahoo.com)
  Aug 5, 2011
  McCoy was only a freshman at Texas when he took over ... DT Phillip Taylor (1/21); $8.1M/4 yrs with 5th-yr option; guarantees unknown. • DE Jabaal Sheard (2/37): $5.090M/4 yrs, $3.133M guaranteed/$2.202M SB; 2011 cap: $925,500. • WR Greg Little ...
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• Indians Vs. Boston Final: Tribe Picks Up A Huge 7-3 Win, Gains A Game On Detroit (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Aug 5, 2011
  Amazing how that can translate into a win, yes? With the win, Cleveland gains a game on Detroit and pulls within three of the Tigers , who lost Thursday afternoon to Texas. The Tribe now takes on those Rangers in a three-game series this weekend.
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• Oklahoma Football Leads Crop Of Big 12 Teams In 2011 Coaches Poll Rankings (sbnation.com)
  Aug 4, 2011
  The top-ranked Sooners are followed in the top 10 by No. 8 Oklahoma State and No. 9 Texas A&M, giving the Big 12 three top-10 teams; the SEC and Pac-12 are tied for second in that category with two teams each, and no other conference can claim more than ...
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• First College Coaches' Poll Released; Texas A&M Grabs No. 9 Spot (houston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 4, 2011
  8 while Texas A&M also debuted highly at No ... Nevada 1 Follow @sbnhouston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Houston on Facebook.
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• Steve Kragthorpe Stepping Down: LSU OC Has Parkinson's Disease (sbnation.com)
  Aug 4, 2011
  Stress is known to exacerbate the symptoms of Parkinson's, but Kragthorpe's outlook is a sunny one: "I hope for the next 8 to 12 years I can still be here ... Slated to coach wide receivers at Texas A&M for the 2010 season, he resigned his position to ...
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• Preseason College Football Rankings 2011: Oklahoma Leads Coaches Poll (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 4, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook ... Boise St., Oklahoma St., Texas A&M and Nebraska round out the top ten. TCU, who will break in a new QB after their stellar Rose Bowl winning, No. 2 ranked season, open at No.
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• USA Today Releases College Football Rankings (boston.sbnation.com)
  Aug 4, 2011
  Follow @sbnationboston on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Boston on Facebook ... Defending national champion Auburn is ranked 19th, four spots below Texas Christian, the nation's only other unbeaten from last year, which falls in at 15. Rounding out the ...
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• Washington Angels win twice in Texas softball (thenewstribune.com)
  Aug 4, 2011
  SB. Washington Angels 96 003 040 0 -- 7 10 2 Texas Panthers 97 100 110 0 -- 3 8 0 Benson, Sierah Beeler (4); Achille, Galena (5). Highlights--Benson (W) 2x4, 2B, 8K; Madison Martinez (W) 2x3, 2B, HR, 4 RBIs, 2 R; Madelyn Sirmon (W) 3B; Cylie Richards (W ...
  Tacoma News Tribune
• Galaxy Show No Heart In Rose City, Lose 3-0 (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 4, 2011
  Follow @sbnationla on Twitter , and Like SB Nation Los Angeles on Facebook ... who last lost on May 2nd to Dallas in Frisco, Tx.
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• Late Home Runs Help Tigers Beat Rangers, 6-5 (detroit.sbnation.com)
  Aug 4, 2011
  Read More: Ryan Raburn (LF - DET) , Doug Fister (P - DET) , Alex Avila (C - DET) , Koji Uehara (P - TEX) , Matt Harrison (P - TEX) , Texas Rangers Alex Avila and Ryan Raburn belted a pair of home runs in the sixth and eighth innings to help the Tigers take ...
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• Iowa Defeats Southern Miss In Logo Bowl; Trademark Judges Think You're Stupid (sbnation.com)
  Aug 4, 2011
  One of the most entertaining parts of college sports is the clash over who owns a certain name or logo -- UT means something quite different in Tennessee than in Texas, and Carolina means something quite different in Charleston than in Charlotte.
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• Texas Tech football designates Texas A&M game as 'black out' game (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Aug 3, 2011
  As if it comes as any surprise, Texas Tech fans have voted to 'black out' Texas A&M when the two teams meet on the gridiron, Oct. 8 in Lubbock. Last month, Texas Tech launched a social media campaign where Red Raider fans could vote on a 'black out' game ...
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• Harrison, Rangers Take On Fister, Tigers (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 3, 2011
  The Texas Rangers look to rebound after Tuesday night's loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night as Matt Harrison takes the mound against Miguel Cabrera and Detroit's offense. Harrison will be looking for his 10th win of the season, as his record ...
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• Are You Ready For Some Basketball? Big 12 Announces 2012 Big Monday Schedule (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Aug 3, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Kansas City on Facebook ... The first game that date will feature two teams with coaches in their first conference season: Texas A&M at Missouri. Billy Kennedy, formerly at Murray State, is the new ...
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• Colby Lewis, Rangers Head To Detroit (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Aug 3, 2011
  Follow @sbndallas on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Dallas on Facebook ... Colby Lewis takes the mound on Tuesday night for Texas. Lewis' record stands at 10-8 on the season with an ERA of 4.00. Lewis holds a .235 batting average against and a 1.19 WHIP ...
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• Washington Angels win twice in Texas softball (thenewstribune.com)
  Aug 3, 2011
  SB. Washington Angels 96 003 040 0 -- 7 10 2 Texas Panthers 97 100 110 0 -- 3 8 0 Benson, Sierah Beeler (4); Achille, Galena (5). Highlights--Benson (W) 2x4, 2B, 8K; Madison Martinez (W) 2x3, 2B, HR, 4 RBIs, 2 R; Madelyn Sirmon (W) 3B; Cylie Richards (W ...
  Tacoma News Tribune
• Ervin Santana Takes Mound For First Time After No-Hitter As Angels Open Homestand With Twins (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2, 2011
  Follow @sbnationla on Twitter , and Like SB Nation Los Angeles on Facebook ... The Angels return home after going 6-4 on their 10-game road trip, and are two games behind Texas for first place in the American League West. The Angels are 13-3 in their ...
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• D-League's Texas Legends Hire Bruce Pearl As Head Coach, Says Report (sbnation.com)
  Aug 2, 2011
  Follow @sbnation on Twitter , and Like SBNation.com on Facebook. Aug 2, 2011 - The Texas Legends, the D-League affiliate of the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks , are making a push for former Tennessee Volunteers head coach Bruce Pearl, reports ESPN's Marc Stein.
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• Tigers, Max Scherzer Take On Rangers, Colby Lewis (detroit.sbnation.com)
  Aug 2, 2011
  Follow @sbnationdetroit on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Detroit on Facebook ... They did, however, end a four-game slide in the series with a 7-3 triumph on June 8. Even though Texas leads the AL West by two games ahead of the LA Angels, it has still ...
  SB Nation
• Texas And Oklahoma Fans Stage A Red River Shootout (With Knives) (sbnation.com)
  Aug 2, 2011
  For more, we take you to an Applebees in San Antonio . Monday night at an Applebee’s restaurant in San Antonio , an Oklahoma Sooners fan and a Texas Longhorns fan got into a shouting match, resulting in a stabbing according to police reports. The two men ...
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• Astros 4, Reds 3, 10 innings, (elpasotimes.com)
  Aug 2, 2011
  2B—Votto (24), Bruce (20), Janish 2 (11), Quintero (8). 3B—Paredes (1). SB—Stubbs (27). CS—B.Phillips (8). S—Stubbs, Cairo, Arroyo, Norris. Norris pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. Ondrusek pitched to 4 batters in the 10th.
  El Paso Times
• Longhorn Network Won't Air High School Games For One Year (sbnation.com)
  Aug 2, 2011
  The Longhorn Network is an ESPN-sponsored network. The controversy really got going when it came out that the network would air high school games, both in Texas and outside it, and that Texas would have discretion to determine which games it would pick.
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• Dodgers Vs. Padres: Monday Starting Lineups (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 1, 2011
  Ludwick is now a Pirate, traded for cash considerations, while Adams was shipped to Texas for intriguing minor league pitchers Robbie Erlin and Joe Weiland. However, closer Heath Bell remains in San Diego. Tonight's 7:05 p.m. PDT game will be televised by ...
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• USC, UCLA, Southern California Football & Basketball Recruiting Coverage 2011 (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Aug 1, 2011
  Follow @sbnationla on Twitter , and Like SB Nation Los Angeles on Facebook. Aug 1, 2011 - Other than maybe Florida or Texas, Southern California always seems to offer the most exciting group of talent every season. There's a lot of great players in the ...
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• Hooks hold on for win at Midland (caller.com)
  Aug 1, 2011
  In the third inning, the Hooks (17-19 Texas South Division second half ... 2B — Green (26), Spina (25), Peterson (13), Timmons (5). HR — JVillar (8), Gaston (6), Heether (11). SB — Sulentic (18).
  Corpus Christi Caller
• Baseball: Twins fall again to Oakland (duluthnewstribune.com)
  Aug 1, 2011
  Blackburn also started the Twins’ 20-6 loss to Texas last Monday and was tagged for nine runs in 2 2-3 innings. DP—Twins 2, Oakland 1. LOB—Twins 9, Oakland 5. 2B—J.Weeks (11), Crisp (22), Sweeney (9). 3B—Revere (3). HR—Thome (8). SB—J.Weeks ...
  Duluth News Tribune
• USC, UCLA, Southern California Football & Basketball Recruiting Coverage 2011 (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Jul 31, 2011
  Other than maybe Florida or Texas, Southern California always seems to offer the most exciting group of talent every season. There's a lot of great players in the region, and there's always a lot of great talent interested in playing in the region.
  SB Nation
• Texas running back commits to ASU football (azcentral.com)
  Jul 31, 2011
  Russell Hansbrough, a running back from Bowie High in Arlington, Texas, is the latest to commit to Arizona State. That makes 19 in Dennis Erickson's 2012 class, a group that seems to grow by the day. Hansbrough, 5-foot-8 and 173 pounds, is the first ...
  AZCentral.com
• Yankees pummel Orioles: Birds get swept, Uehara deast (hometownannapolis.com)
  Jul 31, 2011
  Swisher had three hits in the opener and New York backed Bartolo Colon with plenty of production from the bottom of the lineup in an 8-3 victory ... UEHARA TO RANGERS: The AL West-leading Texas Rangers are getting some needed help for their bullpen.
  HometownAnnapolis.com
• Yankees pummel Orioles: Birds get swept, Uehara deast (hometownannapolis.com)
  Jul 31, 2011
  Swisher had three hits in the opener and New York backed Bartolo Colon with plenty of production from the bottom of the lineup in an 8-3 victory ... UEHARA TO RANGERS: The AL West-leading Texas Rangers are getting some needed help for their bullpen.
  HometownAnnapolis.com
• Royally Thrashed: Kansas City Humbles Indians 12-0; Tribe Deficit Largest Of The Season (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Jul 30, 2011
  Follow @SBNCleveland on Twitter , and Like SB Nation ... from Texas below .500. But anyhow, let's focus on the series at hand. Carlos Carrasco will look to end a personal four-game losing streak in the series opener on Friday night. Carrasco (8-8, 4.25 ...
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• Texas running back commits to ASU football (azcentral.com)
  Jul 29, 2011
  Russell Hansbrough, a running back from Bowie High in Arlington, Texas, is the latest to commit to Arizona State. That makes 19 in Dennis Erickson's 2012 class, a group that seems to grow by the day. Hansbrough, 5-foot-8 and 173 pounds, is the first ...
  AZCentral.com
• Twins Drop Final Game Of Series With Rangers, 4-1 (minnesota.sbnation.com)
  Jul 29, 2011
  TX, on Thursday. Baker was making his second start since coming off the DL for his flexor strain, and had another strong outing. Baker went 7 innings, giving up 8 hits and two runs, but the Twins offense was pretty much thwarted by Harrison, who went 7.1 ...
  SB Nation
• Indians Begin Weekend Series With Royals Friday Night (cleveland.sbnation.com)
  Jul 28, 2011
  there is a good chance they could come back from Texas below .500. But anyhow, let's focus on the series at hand. Carlos Carrasco will look to end a personal four-game losing streak in the series opener on Friday night. Carrasco (8-8, 4.25 ERA) has not one ...
  SB Nation
• Texas municipal airport plans to hire FBO (smartbrief.com)
  Jul 28, 2011
  Palestine Municipal Airport in Palestine, Texas, received permission from the City Council to hire a fixed-base operator. A city employee currently manages the airport, said Tim Perry of the city's public works department. Perry said the FBO could ...
  SmartBrief
• Game 104: Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers (twinkietown.com)
  Jul 27, 2011
  TT is an SB Nation blog of, by and for the fans. We strive to be the best Minnesota Twins blog by providing quality content and analysis, as well as daily news and notes on the team. We hope you'll make Twinkie Town your home for all things Twins!
  Twinkie Town
• Texas Leads The 2012 Football Recruiting Battle In Early Going (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jul 27, 2011
  Texas Tech has commitments from 16 prospects, ten of which came in June alone. Filling out the Sporting News top ten in recruiting at this early stage are 3) Michigan, 4) University of Miami, 5) Alabama, 6) LSU , 7) Florida State, 8) Florida and 9 ...
  SB Nation
• Twins topple Texas 9-8 (minnesota.sbnation.com)
  Jul 27, 2011
  Pinch hitting in the top of the 9th, Joe Mauer slapped a double to the left-center field gap, scoring two runs and Joe Nathan held on for his 8th save as the Twins came from behind to beat Texas 9-8. Minnesota needed a strong performance from starter Carl ...
  SB Nation
• BexarMet likely to furlough workers after line of credit frozen (woai.com)
  Jul 26, 2011
  He added, "This is entirely the result of uncertainty over the District’s future given the dissolution election mandated in SB 341.”. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has also begun an 18-month evaluation of BexarMet as mandated in SB 341.
  WOAI
• Texas index notes significant boost in oil, gas jobs (smartbrief.com)
  Jul 26, 2011
  Employment in Texas' oil and natural gas industry reached pre-downturn highs in June, according to figures from the Texas Petro Index. "In the past 12 months, the industry has added more than 28,600 jobs, which is nearly 13% of all jobs added to the Texas ...
  SmartBrief
• Pilot's letter: Texas airports are state's "finest front door" (smartbrief.com)
  Jul 25, 2011
  Two Texas airports provided much-needed hospitality during the Air Race Classic, according to a letter from a participating pilot. "Many people never give general aviation airports a thought, but to a segment of this nation's populace, they're your finest ...
  SmartBrief
• FAAB guide: Which of this week's call-ups can help most? (content.usatoday.com)
  Jul 25, 2011
  Desmond Jennings, OF, Rays (Mixed: $20; AL: $50) – If you're in an AL-only league and hoarding your FAAB in hopes that Carlos Beltran will get traded to Texas or Boston ... 270 AVG, 8 HR, 31 RBI, 29 R, and 1 SB. Jason Kipnis, 2B, Indians (Mixed: $4 ...
  USA Today
• Rangers, Harrison Look To Make It Two In A Row (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 23, 2011
  Saturday night, Matt Harrison gets the start for the Rangers against Toronto as Texas looks to run their winning streak to a modest two games. Harrison will be looking for his ninth win of the year as his record currently sits at 8-7. Harrison has pitched ...
  SB Nation
• Rangers 12, Blue Jays 2 (elpasotimes.com)
  Jul 23, 2011
  Snider cf-lf 4 0 0 0± N.Cruz rf 4 1 4 8 E—Arencibia (4), E.Thames (1), Andrus (17). LOB—Toronto 4, Texas 5. 2B—A.Beltre (29), Mi.Young (30), N.Cruz (16). HR—Arencibia 2 (14), N.Cruz (22). SB—Andrus (29). HBP—by Camp (Gentry). WP—Jo-.Reyes.
  El Paso Times
• C.J. Wilson's 'Losing' Effort Thursday Night Was Historically Rare (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 23, 2011
  With the Texas Rangers riding a 12-game winning streak heading into Wednesday night's game, it looked like the defending AL champions were going to run away with the AL West and not look back. Then on Wednesday the Angels squeak out a 9-8 win to snap Texas ...
  SB Nation
• Major League Baseball (bendbulletin.com)
  Jul 22, 2011
  at San Francisco (Cain 8-5), 7:15 p.m. 1-ran for Napoli in the 9th. E—En.Chavez (1). LOB—Texas 9, Los Angeles 4. 2B—Andrus (13), A.Beltre (28), M.Izturis (21). SB—Gentry (12). CS—Andrus (5). Runners left in scoring position—Texas 4 (A.Beltre ...
  Bend Bulletin
• Texas, Texas A&M to play three basketball games each on Big Monday (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jul 21, 2011
  Texas and Texas A&M each play three Monday night men's basketball games on ESPN this winter as part of the network's Big Monday package, including the schools' Lone Star Showdown meeting in College Station. Texas A&M fans can see their team on the prime ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst preps for US Senate campaign, declares 82nd legislative session a success (impactnews.com)
  Jul 21, 2011
  restructuring the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, which deals with storm insurance policies; and passing SB 8, which allows school districts to reduce the salary of teachers and administrators or have institutional furloughs. When speaking about the ...
  impactnews
• Texas, Texas A&M to play three basketball games each on Big Monday (cowboysblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jul 21, 2011
  January 16 Texas A&M at Missouri, 4:30 p.m. January 16 Baylor at Kansas, 8:30 p.m. January 23 Texas A&M at Kansas, 8 p.m. January 30 Missouri at Texas, 8 p.m. February 6 Texas at Texas A&M, 8 p.m. February 13 Kansas at Kansas State, 8 p.m. February 20 ...
  Cowboysblog.dallasnews.com
• Texas Industries Holder's $10.8 Million Buy (online.barrons.com)
  Jul 20, 2011
  The largest holder of Texas Industries has solidified its commitment to the cement supplier by buying up shares. From July 14 through 18, Longleaf Partners Funds Trust, a division of Memphis, Tenn.-based Southeastern Asset Management -- Texas Industries ...
  Barron's Online
• College credit for Heroes’ assists vets returning to class (sanmarcosrecord.com)
  Jul 20, 2011
  SB 1736, authored by Sen ... s new facility moves forward toward a grand opening on Nov. 8. Despite scattered rain which cooled San Marcos Tuesday afternoon, the months-long Texas drought is sapping the record books bone dry. Hays County Crime Stoppers ...
  San Marcos Daily Record
• Texas talks network with Big 12 rivals (wsbradio.com)
  Jul 20, 2011
  Texas officials talked with Big 12 athletic directors and presidents this week about the upcoming launch of the Longhorn Network in hopes of calming fears it gives the Longhorns an unfair advantage over their rivals. Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Hoteliers in Texas tout wins in recent legislative session (smartbrief.com)
  Jul 20, 2011
  Hoteliers in Texas tout what they consider victories during the recent lawmaking session. They include securing full funding for tourism promotion, successfully opposing efforts to raise taxes on hotel occupancy, and keeping the state a voluntary workers ...
  SmartBrief
• Streaking Rangers Shutout Listless Angels 7-0 (losangeles.sbnation.com)
  Jul 20, 2011
  Read More: Tyler Chatwood (P - ANA) , Josh Hamilton (LF - TEX) , Adrian Beltre (3B - TEX) , Mark Trumbo (1B - ANA) , Michael Kohn (P - ANA) , Erick Aybar (SS - ANA) , Bobby Abreu (DH - ANA) , Los Angeles Angels , Texas Rangers The Texas Rangers , winners ...
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• Texas man executed for killing store clerk (wsbradio.com)
  Jul 20, 2011
  Mark Stroman, 41, said hate in the world needed to end and asked for God's grace shortly before the fatal drugs began flowing into his arms Wednesday at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit. He was pronounced dead at 8:53 p.m., less ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• David Salinas Took $7.8 Million From College Coaches, According To Report (sbnation.com)
  Jul 19, 2011
  More than a dozen current and former college coaches -- including Texas Tech's Billy Gillispie, Arizona's Lute Olson, Baylor's Scott Drew and Gonzaga's Mark Few -- are believed to have lost investments most recently valued at over $7.8 million combined ...
  SBNation.com
• David Salinas Took $7.8 Million From College Coaches, According To Report (sbnation.com)
  Jul 19, 2011
  More than a dozen current and former college coaches -- including Texas Tech's Billy Gillispie, Arizona's Lute Olson, Baylor's Scott Drew and Gonzaga's Mark Few -- are believed to have lost investments most recently valued at over $7.8 million combined ...
  SBNation.com
• Schools eye research facility to study unconventional oil, gas production (smartbrief.com)
  Jul 19, 2011
  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Texas are requesting financial assistance for a joint research center that would examine hydrocarbon production from hard-to-reach sites. "It builds on the undeniable and not-liked fact by ...
  SmartBrief
• Lyles Can't Catch A Break, Astros Lose 5-2 (houston.sbnation.com)
  Jul 19, 2011
  Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The bounces certainly didn't go ... got an RBI apiece from Lee and Carlos Corporan . Jason Marquis (8-4) snapped a five-start winless stretch by fanning nine batters over eight innings. Drew Storen fanned three batters ...
  SB Nation
• Red-hot Rangers win 11th straight 3-1 over Seattle (wsbradio.com)
  Jul 17, 2011
  Matt Harrison wasn't about to be the one to halt Texas' wave of nearly perfect pitching ... In the process of running the streak to 11, Harrison (8-7) and the Rangers swept the slumping Mariners and likely ended any thought of Seattle being contenders ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Dillon, Granger Power East Texas To 11-1 Win (tylerpaper.com)
  Jul 17, 2011
  Jordan Hershiser, a 6-8 right-hander at USC, hurled three scoreless innings to finish off the win. He fanned two batters and allowed two hits and two walks as East Texas won for the seventh ... SF - ET: Hunter Dozier, Maggi. SB - ET: Kirby Pellant, Granger ...
  Tyler Morning Telegraph
• Dillon, Granger Power East Texas To 11-1 Win (tylerpaper.com)
  Jul 16, 2011
  Jordan Hershiser, a 6-8 right-hander at USC, hurled three scoreless innings to finish off the win. He fanned two batters and allowed two hits and two walks as East Texas won for the seventh ... SF - ET: Hunter Dozier, Maggi. SB - ET: Kirby Pellant, Granger ...
  Tyler Morning Telegraph
• Sen. Cornyn predicts Perry will run for White House (trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jul 15, 2011
  Sen. John Cornyn said Friday the timing was right for Texas Gov. Rick Perry to mount a campaign for the White House. As he wrapped up a segment that will air Sunday on WFAA (Channel 8) Inside Texas Politics, Cornyn said he thought Perry would join the ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• UFC 136 Fight Card: Frankie Edgar Vs. Gray Maynard 3 In Place (sbnation.com)
  Jul 15, 2011
  The lightweight showdown will take place at UFC 136 , which will emanate from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 8 of this year. Here are the nuts and bolts : UFC President Dana White has made it official -- Frankie Edgar has verbally agreed to ...
  SBNation.com
• Rangers Look For Ninth Straight Win, Take On Mariners (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 15, 2011
  Colby Lewis starts for the Rangers, looking to improve upon his on his 8-7 record. Lewis has been inconsistent this year, but still sports very good numbers overall. Lewis is the owner of a 4.38 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and .247 BAA and has struck out 96 batters in 113 innings.
  SB Nation
• 2011 Big 12 Football By The Numbers (kansascity.sbnation.com)
  Jul 14, 2011
  Follow @sbnkansascity on Twitter , and Like SB Nation ... something Texas Tech has done for the past 18 consecutive seasons. 7 - Oklahoma's average final ranking in the Associated Press college football poll in the 75 years the poll has existed. 8 ...
  SB Nation
• Session's budget challenges prompt needed reforms (planostar.com)
  Jul 13, 2011
  Texas provides 8.4 percent of federal tax receipts but receives only 6.8 percent of federal Medicaid funds, which means we send $3.2 billion to the federal government to pay for other states' Medicaid programs. My SB 7 enacted the statutory changes needed ...
  Frisco Enterprise
• Session's budget challenges prompt needed reforms (courier-gazette.com)
  Jul 13, 2011
  Texas provides 8.4 percent of federal tax receipts but receives only 6.8 percent of federal Medicaid funds, which means we send $3.2 billion to the federal government to pay for other states' Medicaid programs. My SB 7 enacted the statutory changes needed ...
  McKinney Courier-Gazette
• Session's budget challenges prompt needed reforms (scntx.com)
  Jul 13, 2011
  Texas provides 8.4 percent of federal tax receipts but receives only 6.8 percent of federal Medicaid funds, which means we send $3.2 billion to the federal government to pay for other states' Medicaid programs. My SB 7 enacted the statutory changes needed ...
  Star Community Newspapers
• Adrian Beltre > Cliff Lee (dallas.sbnation.com)
  Jul 13, 2011
  Another, similar, form of WAR found at Baseball-Reference has Lee at 3.8 and Beltre at 3.3. Again, close, even though Lee gets to play in the NL. Just one very simple way of measuring things, and it's only from a little more than three months of data ...
  SB Nation
• Northern reflects on Legislature (planostar.com)
  Jul 12, 2011
  FLOWER MOUND -- Following a lengthy 82nd Texas Legislature, which included a special session ... Estes said, however, that SB 18 does not create, grant or expand the eminent domain authority of any entity, public or private. "The intent of Senate Bill ...
  Frisco Enterprise
• Northern reflects on Legislature (scntx.com)
  Jul 12, 2011
  FLOWER MOUND -- Following a lengthy 82nd Texas Legislature, which included a special session ... Estes said, however, that SB 18 does not create, grant or expand the eminent domain authority of any entity, public or private. "The intent of Senate Bill ...
  Star Community Newspapers
• Simon, 14U Angels roll to state title (tri-cityherald.com)
  Jul 12, 2011
  Texas. Sierah Beeler, Emily Benson (8) and unidentified; J. Gott, R. Sylvester (3) and unidenfied. Angels highlights--Hailee Bishop 2x4, 3B, RBI; Madelyn Sirmon 4x6, 2B, 2 SB, 3 RBI; Madison Martinez 3x5, SB, 2 2B, 2 RBI; McKenna Mathis 2x5, RBI ...
  Tri-City Herald
• Simon, 14U Angels roll to state title (thenewstribune.com)
  Jul 12, 2011
  Texas. Sierah Beeler, Emily Benson (8) and unidentified; J. Gott, R. Sylvester (3) and unidenfied. Angels highlights--Hailee Bishop 2x4, 3B, RBI; Madelyn Sirmon 4x6, 2B, 2 SB, 3 RBI; Madison Martinez 3x5, SB, 2 2B, 2 RBI; McKenna Mathis 2x5, RBI ...
  Tacoma News Tribune
• Everything's bigger in Texas - even the babies (theage.com.au)
  Jul 11, 2011
  His father is 198cm (6 feet 6). His uncle? 203cm, or 6 feet 8. "They do have some genetics that play in," Ashworth said. No word on how many Texas universities have already contacted his dad to set up his football scholarship. JaMichael may be making waves ...
  Age
• Cardinals Report
  Jul 9, 2011
  Scott, 39, was a native of Brownwood, Texas, and a friend ... LOB-- FRI 8, SPG 10. 2B-- Sarmiento (7), Martin (9), Cox 2(6), Garcia (9), Castellanos (14). 3B-- Osuna (1), Bianucci (1), Swauger (1). SB-- Rodriguez (15), Garcia (10).
  News-Leader.com
• Napoli's slam helps lift Rangers over A's 8-5 (wsbradio.com)
  Jul 9, 2011
  C.J. Wilson pitched seven effective innings, Mike Napoli hit a first-inning grand slam off Gio Gonzalez, and the Texas Rangers stretched their winning streak to five games with an 8-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night a night after a fan ...
  News/Talk 750 WSB
• Rangers 6, Athletics 0 (baynews9.com)
  Jul 8, 2011
  DP_Oakland 1. LOB_Oakland 6, Texas 7. 2B_Kinsler (20), Moreland (12). HR_Mi.Young (8). SB_En.Chavez (6). S_Andrus. SF_J.Hamilton 2. WP_Harden, De Los Santos, D.Holland. Umpires_Home, D.J. Reyburn First, Tim Timmons Second, Eric Cooper Third, Jeff Kellogg.
  Bay News 9
• Legislative session ends with rough day (coloradocountycitizen.com)
  Jul 5, 2011
  Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and the Texas Senate brought business to a close the day before, on June 28. But with the Senate gone, the House was left with a take-it-or-leave-it situation on SB 29, the so-called anti-groping bill meant to restrict pat-down ...
  Colorado County Citizen
• Two Texas football games to be aired by new Longhorn Network (collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jul 5, 2011
  Finally, Tuesday at 8 p.m., Texas Football Overdrive will present the Rice vs. Texas game in an enhanced format featuring interviews, sound and analysis that bring viewers an inside look at the game. To learn more about the Longhorn Network before its Aug ...
  Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com
• 3 RockHounds help lift South All-Stars to victory over North (mywesttexas.com)
  Jun 30, 2011
  Texas Rangers top prospect and Frisco ... DP -- South 1. LOB -- North 8, South 11. 2B -- Seratelli, Jackson, Spina 2, Paredes. 3B -- Mitchell. HR -- Adams, Darnell. SB -- Bianchi, Trout. T -- 2:40. A -- 6,121.
  My West Texas
• 2011 Legislature: Schools were dealt a setback (educationfrontblog.dallasnews.com)
  Jun 29, 2011
  SB 8 also said districts no longer need to consider seniority when ... All in all, though, education took an unnecessarily hard hit this session. Texas has prided itself in the past on being an education innovator. This year, the state went in the opposite ...
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
• Teachers' group calls Senate Bill 8 'slap in the face' (lufkindailynews.com)
  Jun 29, 2011
  The Texas American Federation of Teachers said Senate Bill 8 is a slap in the face of state educators. House Public Education Chairman Rob Eissler (R-The Woodlands) said in a San Antonio Express-News article that SB 8 would allow school districts to lower ...
  Lufkin Daily News
• House Approves SB 8, Local TSTA Speaks Out (pro8news.com)
  Jun 28, 2011
  The president and members of the local Texas State Teachers Association urge the community to get involved in an effort to maintain quality education. Supporters of the bill argue the cuts are a dire need to avoid major layoffs and save jobs. SB 8 passed ...
  pro8news
• Legislature passes budget, health bills (statesman.com)
  Jun 28, 2011
  Moving to address key issues with just three days left in its special session, the Texas Legislature on Monday approved key ... both chambers Monday and was headed to the governor's desk. SB 2 is an appropriations bill that goes hand-in-hand with Senate ...
  Austin American-Statesman
• House Approves SB 8, Local TSTA Speaks Out (pro8news.com)
  Jun 28, 2011
  The president and members of the local Texas State Teachers Association urge the community to get involved in an effort to maintain quality education. Supporters of the bill argue the cuts are a dire need to avoid major layoffs and save jobs. SB 8 passed ...
  pro8news
• Legislature passes budget, health bills (statesman.com)
  Jun 28, 2011
  Moving to address key issues with just three days left in its special session, the Texas Legislature on Monday approved key ... both chambers Monday and was headed to the governor's desk. SB 2 is an appropriations bill that goes hand-in-hand with Senate ...
  Austin American-Statesman
• Health care savings bill heads to governor (statesman.com)
  Jun 27, 2011
  The House voted 96-48, along party lines, to agree with conference committee changes to Senate Bill 7, and senators followed with a 22-8 vote. The bill's next ... women currently in the program. SB 7 also would allow Texas to join a developing interstate ...
  Austin American-Statesman
• Health care savings bill heads to governor (statesman.com)
  Jun 27, 2011
  The House voted 96-48, along party lines, to agree with conference committee changes to Senate Bill 7, and senators followed with a 22-8 vote. The bill's next ... women currently in the program. SB 7 also would allow Texas to join a developing interstate ...
  Austin American-Statesman
• SB 7, Medicaid Efficiency Bill, receives final passage (scntx.com)
  Jun 27, 2011
  and SB 8, allowing health care providers to form collaboratives to better coordinate care, free from burdensome federal regulations. · authorizes Texas to enter into a health care compact with other states to design programs that meet the state's unique ...
  Star Community Newspapers
• SB 7, Medicaid Efficiency Bill, receives final passage (planostar.com)
  Jun 27, 2011
  and SB 8, allowing health care providers to form collaboratives to better coordinate care, free from burdensome federal regulations. · authorizes Texas to enter into a health care compact with other states to design programs that meet the state's unique ...
  Frisco Enterprise
• SB 7, Medicaid Efficiency Bill, receives final passage (scntx.com)
  Jun 27, 2011
  and SB 8, allowing health care providers to form collaboratives to better coordinate care, free from burdensome federal regulations. · authorizes Texas to enter into a health care compact with other states to design programs that meet the state's unique ...
  Star Community Newspapers
• SB 7, Medicaid Efficiency Bill, receives final passage (courier-gazette.com)
  Jun 27, 2011
  and SB 8, allowing health care providers to form collaboratives to better coordinate care, free from burdensome federal regulations. · authorizes Texas to enter into a health care compact with other states to design programs that meet the state's unique ...
  McKinney Courier-Gazette
• Teachers say school flexibility comes at their expense (statesman.com)
  Jun 27, 2011
  She doesn't see a big shift in that relationship as a result of SB 8. This change is not comparable to the high-profile labor dispute in Wisconsin, in part because teachers in Texas have relatively weak contract protections. Teachers, unlike most public ...
  Austin American-Statesman
• Senator Hegar declares 82nd Legislative session a success for taxpayers (coloradocountycitizen.com)
  Jun 21, 2011
  Senator Hegar noted other key legislation passed by the Texas Senate including: •SB 14 – Which combats voter fraud by requiring all Texas voters to verify their identity in order to vote. •HCR 18 – Calling on the United States Congress to submit to ...
  Colorado County Citizen
• Two special session education bills passed by Texas House (theparisnews.com)
  Jun 21, 2011
  Wrapping up the third week of a special session, the Texas House of Representatives passed an education funding measure expanding local school district's control of their financial decisions (SB-8), and expanded classroom resource availability for ...
  Paris News
• Texas Gov. Perry Adds Popular Anti-TSA Groping Bill to Special Session (thenewamerican.com)
  Jun 21, 2011
  NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICK PERRY, Governor of the State of Texas, by the authority vested in me by Article IV, Section 8, and Article III ... will move forward in the special session as HB 41 (SB 29 in the Senate). The Tenth Amendment Center posted news ...
  New American
• Kuempel: Bills a help for schools (seguingazette.com)
  Jun 21, 2011
  ... passed two bills last week that proponents say will dramatically improve the quality of education in Texas - SB 6 and SB 8. SB 8 is described as a comprehensive school efficiency bill designed to significantly reform the human resource management ...
  Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
• NBA Mock Draft 2011: Bobcats Choose Jordan Hamilton At No. 9 (sbnation.com)
  Jun 20, 2011
  The SB Nation 2011 NBA Mock Draft rolls on to pick No ... What often goes unnoticed by many when analyzing Hamilton is his keen sense of rebounding (8.7 rebounds per 36 minutes at Texas). If Hamilton can translate the offensive energy and skill set ...
  SBNation.com
• State Capital Highlights (rockportpilot.com)
  Jun 18, 2011
  Rick Perry ordered the 82nd Texas Legislature to address ... Another education-related bill, SB 8 by Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Dallas, offers teacher furloughs and salary cuts as means to help school districts cope with losses of funding losses.
  Rockport Pilot
• Letters: Fractious debate in Austin (chron.com)
  Jun 18, 2011
  The supporters of SB 9 say that Texas owes it to the brave law enforcement officials ... That's a growth rate of between 6 and 8 percent a year. With freight volumes growing at a faster pace than transportation system enhancements can come on-line, a ...
  Houston Chronicle
• Education, health care funds bills head toward passage (coloradocountycitizen.com)
  Jun 14, 2011
  Rick Perry ordered the 82nd Texas Legislature to address ... Another education-related bill, SB 8 by Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Dallas, offers teacher furloughs and salary cuts as means to help school districts cope with losses of funding losses.
  Colorado County Citizen