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• No. 6 Texas Tech 39, No.1 Texas 33: Red Raiders Announce Their Arrival

  With No. 6 Texas Tech’s upset of top-ranked and previously undefeated Texas, Coach Mike Leach took his team to the center of the college football universe. Posted Sunday, November 02, 2008 12:39 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Tech University

• No. 1 Texas 28, No. 7 Oklahoma State 24: Texas Survives Its Latest Test And Braces for Yet Another

  The victory was the Longhorns’ third straight against a team in the top 11 of the Associated Press poll. Posted Saturday, October 25, 2008 7:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, University of Texas at Austin, Oklahoma State University

• No. 1 Texas 56, No. 11 Missouri 31: Texas Leaves Little Doubt It Deserves to Be No. 1

  Texas’ victory was a declaration to the rest of the national title contenders that these Longhorns are rising as quickly as oil prices are dropping. Posted Sunday, October 19, 2008 12:29 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, University of Texas at Austin, Heisman Trophy

• South Region: Top-Seeded Memphis Cruises to Final Four

  The Memphis Tigers opened a 17-point lead in the game’s first 16 minutes, which was reduced to 5 early in the second half before going on a 18-4 run to seal their 85-67 win over Texas. Posted Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, University of Texas at Austin, University of Memphis

• South Region: Top Guards Meet Again, But With More on Line

  The Memphis and Texas game will feature two of college basketball’s top point guards and perhaps the premier backcourt matchup of this year’s N.C.A.A. tournament. Posted Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, University of Texas at Austin, University of Memphis

• South Region: They’re Not Pros Yet, but They Play Like Them

  The Memphis and Texas game will feature two of college basketball’s top point guards and perhaps the premier backcourt matchup of this year’s N.C.A.A. tournament. Posted Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:56 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, University of Texas at Austin, University of Memphis

• South Region: Texas Proves It Is Big Enough to Handle Stanford

  The Longhorns’ D. J. Augustin, A. J. Abrams and Damion James outshined the Cardinal’s 7-footers, combining for 53 points Friday night in second-seeded Texas’s 82-62 victory. Posted Friday, March 28, 2008 7:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Stanford University, University of Texas at Austin

• South Region: A City Left Behind, but Still Inspired

  Despite moving after Katrina, D. J. Augustin, Texas’s star point guard, lifts New Orleans. Posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, University of Texas at Austin, D. J. Augustin, Hurricane Katrina

• A City Left Behind, but Still Inspired

  Despite moving after Katrina, D. J. Augustin, Texas’s star point guard, lifts New Orleans. Posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, University of Texas at Austin, D. J. Augustin, Hurricane Katrina

• South Region: Longhorns Fend Off Hurricanes’ Late Rally

  Miami nearly came back from 17 down, before Texas pulled away to win 75-72 on Sunday. The Longhorns will play Stanford on Friday in Houston. Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:12 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, University of Texas at Austin

• South Region: Hot-Handed Longhorns Hold off Late Rally by Hurricanes

  Miami nearly came back from 17 down, before Texas pulled away to win 75-72 on Sunday. The Longhorns will play Stanford on Friday in Houston. Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 3:02 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, University of Texas at Austin

• Men’s Basketball Roundup: Kansas Holds Off Texas to Win 3rd Title in a Row

  Mario Chalmers had eight of Kansas’s tournament-record 15 three-pointers, helping the No. 5 Jayhawks down No. 6 Texas. Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:39 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, University of Kansas, University of Texas at Austin