07/03/2009

Former Hawaii QB Chang arrested
Former Hawaii quarterback Timmy Chang, one of the most prolific passers in college football history, has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and released without charges pending further investigation.

06/26/2009

Alabama files appeal to NCAA over 21 vacated wins
The University of Alabama said Thursday it has taken the first step toward appealing a ruling by the NCAA that forced the Crimson Tide football program to vacate 21 wins.

06/25/2009

Rockwall QB Dingwell commits to San Diego State
Rockwall quarterback Adam Dingwell, a senior-to-be, said Thursday that he has orally committed to San Diego State.

06/24/2009

Tough inning spoils UT's bid for CWS title

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Texas reliever Austin Wood pauses during the sixth inning.

A Texas pitching staff that had carried the team throughout most of the season displayed costly wildness in a pivotal sixth inning, when LSU broke a 4-4 tie with five runs and went on to an 11-4 victory in the deciding game of the College World Series on Wednesday.
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06/23/2009

Texas Longhorns force deciding game for CWS title

AP

Texas freshman Taylor Jungmann was dominant in Game 2.

Texas freshman Taylor Jungmann put the epilogue to the Longhorns' season on hold, writes Chuck Carlton. Jungmann won his third game at the College World Series, holding LSU to five hits in a 5-1 victory Tuesday that set up tonight's (6 p.m., ESPN) decisive Game 3.
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06/22/2009

UT on wrong side of rally in CWS finals opener

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Texas coach Augie Garrido (right) and Longhorns players look on from the dugout after their Game 1 defeat.

Throughout the NCAA Tournament, Texas had specialized in against-all-odds comebacks, writes Chuck Carlton. Monday night, the Longhorns had to watch LSU celebrate a 7-6, 11-inning victory in Game 1 of the College World Series championship.
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06/21/2009

For Texas, magic alone won't beat LSU in CWS

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Texas players celebrate a game-winning home run, one of the team’s several improbable postseason victories.

Throughout the NCAA tournament, Texas has discovered ways to win, writes columnist Chuck Carlton. As much as Texas has been able to deliver high drama against the backdrop of high stakes, the Longhorns acknowledge that they may be tempting fate.
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Texas vs. LSU preview
Game 1: 6 p.m. Monday (ESPN)

06/19/2009

Texas powers past Arizona State in ninth inning, into CWS finals

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Texas' Connor Rowe (second right) celebrates with teammates after Rowe hit the winning home run in the ninth inning Friday.

Connor Rowe hit a game-winning solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, moments after Cameron Rupp tied it with a homer of his own as Texas came from behind to beat Arizona State 4-3 in the College World Series on Friday night.
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College World Series: LSU 14, Arkansas 5
LSU hit four home runs and ace right-hander Anthony Ranaudo threw six solid innings as LSU eliminated Arkansas with a 14-5 victory Friday that sent the Tigers into next week's College World Series finals.

06/18/2009

College World Series: Arizona State 12, North Carolina 5
Kole Calhoun hit a game-tying grand slam in the fifth inning and a go-ahead double in the seventh, and Arizona State erased a four-run deficit in a 12-5 victory over North Carolina at the College World Series on Thursday night.

06/16/2009

College World Series: North Carolina 11, Southern Mississippi 4
When it comes to naming the greatest hitters in College World Series history, the conversation now must include Dustin Ackley.

06/15/2009

College World Series: LSU 9, Arkansas 1
Mikie Mahtook, Austin Nola and Blake Dean homered and LSU stayed unbeaten at the College World Series with a 9-1 victory over Arkansas on Monday night.

06/14/2009

College World Series: Arizona State 5, North Carolina 2 (10 innings)
After Arizona State's Josh Spence and North Carolina's Alex White tangled in a rare College World Series pitchers' duel, a bad break for the Tar Heels and a good swing of the bat by Kole Calhoun decided the outcome.

06/15/2009

College World Series: Virginia 7, Cal State Fullerton 5
Virginia trumped another ace.

06/14/2009

McKinney quarterback orally commits to LSU
McKinney senior-to-be quarterback Zach Lee said Sunday night that he has orally committed to LSU, choosing the Tigers over Alabama, Mississippi, Vanderbilt and Arizona.

06/13/2009

College World Series: LSU 9, Virginia 5
Sean Ochinko's three-run homer gave LSU the lead in the fifth inning and Ryan Schimpf's two-run blast in the eighth broke open the game for the Tigers, who beat Virginia 9-5 in the College World Series on Saturday night.

College World Series: Arkansas 10, Cal State Fullerton 6
No team came into the NCAA baseball tournament struggling any more than Arkansas.

06/12/2009

Hard work pays off for former Plano East pitcher

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas reliever Stephen Richards is 6-1 with a 1.82 ERA in 34 innings this season.

Throughout his baseball career, Stephen Richards has felt he's had a little something extra to prove. He stood 5-10 and weighed 140 pounds coming out of Plano East High School. Now he's the top reliever for Arkansas, which plays Cal State Fullerton today in the College World Series.
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06/11/2009

Legendary college swim coach Richard Quick dies

UT Sports

Richard Quick won 12 NCAA titles as the women's swim coach at Texas and Stanford.

Richard Quick, an icon in the swimming world who grew up in Dallas and became the most successful coach in collegiate swimming, died late Wednesday in Austin after a six-month battle with an inoperable brain tumor. He was 66.
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