As loyal fans, young and old, watched the Texas Rangers claw themselves out of the basement over the years, the notes of the ballpark organ have filled their ears. Iconic tunes like “Charge!” and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” were played, always, alongside modern pop hits rendered old-timey by 37-year-old Dustin Tatro’s organ. There […]
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Paige Bueckers Could Make Texas the Center of the Women’s Basketball Universe
There’s nothing earned about luck. But in professional sports, there is a type of luck that has long been honored as a route to relevance, success and, in some cases, dynastic dominance. These are the moments when basketball fans tune in to learn which team will be allowed to draft Lebron James. Or Victor Wembanyama. […]
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SEC Grinches Say Bevo Must Stay Home
While the rest of the Longhorn football entourage makes the trip to Atlanta for the SEC championship game, Bevo will stay home in Texas. Why? The SEC said the sidelines didn’t have room for Bevo XV’s 1,700 pounds and 58-inch horn span. “With the narrow sidelines, location of multiple sets for television and camera carts, […]
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‘The Disdain is Palpable’: Longhorn-Aggie Game Reignites an Ancient Feud
After 13 long years, the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University are back where they belong: doing battle on Saturday. Yes, the Longhorns and Aggies are playing football again. The ancient in-state enemies are set to play, finally, at Kyle Field this weekend in College Station. It’s an important game. Texas is […]
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Austin Could Get a WNBA Team. A Texas Basketball Legend Is Prepping a Bid.
Austin could finally be getting a professional basketball team — and a Texas basketball legend named Fran Harris is doing her part to make it happen. The former Longhorn champion, WNBA champion, and South Oak Cliff High School graduate is raising money and gathering supporters to bid for a WNBA Austin team. The league currently […]
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Well, at Least the Longhorns Placed No. 5 in New Playoff Rankings
Sure the world is on fire, but let’s talk about what’s really important: football. The first College Football Playoff rankings are out, and the University of Texas Longhorns are in the thick of things. The Longhorns landed in the No. 5 spot, just behind the University of Oregon, Ohio State University, the University of Georgia, […]
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Cowboys’ Player Gives TV Reporter ‘Dee’s Nuts,’ Makes Amends After Row
A Dallas Cowboys’ cornerback confronted a scrum of reporters on Sunday after a WFAA journalist, during the game against the 49ers, tweeted: “What is Trevon Diggs doing on this play?” Critical — though innocuous — as that was, Diggs’ saw it after the team’s 30-24 loss and went to find WFAA’s Mike Leslie outside the […]
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Football is Texas Religion. Terry Allen Knows He Gave Us a Hymn.
Forty years ago, outlaw country musician and visual artist Terry Allen released “Lubbock (On Everything),” a masterful album about fine art, finding love, the echoes of Vietnam, and, of course, the Texas Panhandle. Its most famous song is the opener, “Amarillo Highway.” It was Allen’s declaration that — even though he doesn’t wear a Stetson […]
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Dad McConaughey Not Mad at Longhorn Fans, Just Disappointed: ‘We’re Better Than That’
It was not a great weekend for the Longhorns. Texas lost to Georgia on Saturday, getting knocked off the top perch in college football, and some Longhorns fans acted like idiots during the process. After an admittedly terrible pass interference call against Texas, angry Longhorns fans began throwing bottles and trash onto the field. This […]
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Does the Cruz Curse Count If He’s Not Even There? Maybe!
The Texas Longhorns lost their number one spot as the best college football team in the country this weekend. But fans aren’t blaming the Georgia Bulldogs — they’re blaming Sen. Ted Cruz (who never attended UT) and podcaster Joe Rogan. The Longhorns had a huge matchup Saturday against the number five ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Fox […]