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HBO, NFL Films to tackle Cowboys training camp again
IRVING, Texas (AP) - T.O. and maybe Pacman, Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson and, of course, smiling billionaire Jerry Jones. Put 'em all together in a hotel an hour outside Los Angeles and you could have quite a soap opera. Or, HBO predicts, one heck...
Spurred in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - Shutting down David West only gave the San Antonio Spurs front-row seats for the Chris Paul show. With razzle-dazzle dribbles and a driving floater that couldn't miss, Paul had 30 points and 12 assists, leading the New Orleans Hornets...
Scorpions fall 11-4, eliminated from RRAC Tourney
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College had its second half wave of momentum come crashing down in the semi-finals against No. 19 ranked Texas Wesleyan University. The Rams exploded for seven runs in the eighth inning to...
Scorpions tame Wildcats, stay alive in RRAC tourney
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College was on the brink of having its season end against Wiley Col-lege. Yet, the Scorpions prevailed with a late-inning offensive surge while completing one of its best defensive plays of the...
Scorpions Stung
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College baseball team didn't give much to No. 19 ranked Texas Wesleyan. But they gave just enough.TWU scratched and crawled for three runs against Scorpion pitcher Julian Moya who tossed a complete...
Spurs win Game 5 to win first-round series against Suns
SAN ANTONIO - Tony Parker scored 31 points, Tim Duncan added 29 points and 17 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the second round with a 92-87 Game 5 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night....
McGrady scores 29 as Rockets beat Jazz 95-69 to stay alive
HOUSTON - Tracy McGrady scored 29 points, Luis Scola added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets staved off elimination Tuesday night by routing the Utah Jazz 95-69 in Game 5 of their first-round series. Dikembe Mutombo grabbed 10 rebounds...
New Tradition
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College baseball coach Joel Barta must have felt like he had journeyed through two separate seasons. And now he is getting ready for another: the postseason. Barta's Scorpions have gone from rags...
Hitmen
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost college baseball team has been on a roll as of late. A significant increase in production at the plate is one of the major factors that has led them back from a dismal start to a bid in the Red...
Parker scores 32 as Spurs take 2-0 lead
SAN ANTONIO - Tony Parker scored 32 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 102-96 victory over Phoenix in Game 2 on Tuesday night after the Suns gave away another double-digit, first-half lead. This time, the Spurs didn't need two overtimes and a...
Q and A with Pat Knight
Texas Tech head coach Pat Knight visited Brownsville on Thursday and held an open mic session where he fielded questions from local athletes, coaches and basketball fanatics at the Brownsville Events Center. Knight took over as head coach for the Red...
Oh What a Knight
Texas Tech head basketball coach Pat Knight made his first major speaking appearance since his father Bob Knight passed him the torch in February at the Brownsville Event Center on Thursday night. Standing six-foot-six tall Knight hunched over the short...
Perales travels to Arizona for fight
Sergio Perales is venturing outside of Brownsville in search of his fourth pro boxing victory. The 20-year-old Perales, a Brownsville native and 2006 graduate of Los Fresnos High School, will at-tempt to improve to 4-0 in a scheduled four-round bout...
Texas Tech coach Pat Knight visits Brownsville
Texas Tech head basketball coach Pat Knight will make his first major speaking appearance since becoming the head coach of the Red Raiders tonight in Brownsville. The event, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. at the Brownsville Events Center, is co-hosted...
Scorpions sweep Bulldogs out of town
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College found out that the Jarvis Christian College bulldogs had a much worse bark than bite. A much more effective noise was the sound of the Scorpion bats pounding 13 runs on 14 hits giving...
UTB-TSC signs first RGV soccer player of new class
Scorpion soccer coach Dan Balaguero proved his point in 2007. Despite some criticism in the Brownsville community for bringing several veteran players with him to the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College as the backbone of their...
Perales goes for pro win No.3 tonight at Jacob Brown
Sergio Perales returns to Jacob Brown Auditorium tonight looking for his third professional boxing victory in the main event of Marines Promotions' Spring Break Border Town Brawl. The scheduled six-fight card begins at 7:30, according to promoter Julio...
Vipers coach interviews for college job
HIDALGO - Rio Grande Valley Vipers coach Bob Hoffman interviewed last week for the vacant men's basketball head coaching position at Mercer University, sources confirmed to The Monitor late last week. The Macon Telegraph had a published report in Tuesday's...
Twice as nice
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost college baseball team has something brewing. And that's a winning streak. UTB-TSC grabbed its third straight win in dramatic fashion with back-to-back RBI squeeze bunts in the final frame of...
Scorps Break out
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College baseball team might have some bruises but they'll trade the pain for a win. Ten times the Scorpions (5-20) were hit by a pitch with many turning into runs including four in an eight-run...
Guevara fights today in another national tournament
Brownsville fighter Jerry "Chicanito" Guevara has competed in prestigious amateur tournaments before, and this week, he's getting another opportunity to display his ring skills on the national level. Guevara, an 18-year-old senior...
Moya Shuts Down Viterbo in 9-2 Scorpion Victory
Sophomore Julian Moya puts the clamps on the Viterbo bats for seven innings as the UTB/TSC Scorpi-ons coasted to a 9-2 win over Viterbo University (Wis.) Friday, March 7, at Scorpion Field. Moya pitched seven innings of scoreless baseball, allowing only...
Scorpions pick up third victory of season
The UTB/TSC Scorpions rallied from a 6-2 deficit to edge Valley City State University (N.D.), 7-6, in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday, March 5, at Scorpion Field. VCSU came back in the nightcap, scoring the first five runs and holding...
Scorpions drop two again VU
The Scorpion’s growing pains are doing more than just smarting now. In fact, they’ve worn their welcome. The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College baseball team couldn’t find a way to notch its third win of the season...
Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre retires after 17 seasons, says he's 'tired'
After flirting with retirement for years, Brett Favre means it this time. The Green Bay Packers quarterback quit after a 17-season career in which he dazzled fans with his grit, heart and rocket of an arm. "I know I can still play, but it's like...
Guevara ready to move on after losing to Vera in rematch
Brownsville welterweight Gilbert "Chicano" Guevara remains undaunted despite suffering a tough, six-round unanimous decision defeat Friday night against Gilbert "Boogie" Vera of Austin on the undercard of Top Rank’s "Team Supreme" boxing show at the Harlingen...
Scorpions begin 17-game homestand
Maybe this is just what the doctor ordered. The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost college baseball team will face Valley City State University (N.D.) at 2:00 p.m. in a doubleheader as the start of a 17-game homestand at Scorpion...
Today marks 50 years od Charro Pro-Am
There are several things Brownsville can count on every year during Charro Days. Schools will be out, businesses will close a little earlier, libations will be drunk, large amounts of food will be consumed and golf will be played at Fort Brown Memorial...
Augustin’s 24 leads No. 5 Texas to 74-65 win over Kansas St.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — D.J. Augustin had 24 points and A.J. Abrams scored all of his 13 in the second half, helping No. 5 Texas beat Kansas State 74-65 on Monday night, the Longhorns’ eighth straight win. Texas (24-4, 11-2 Big 12) didn’t get much production...
Kidd’s first home game with Dallas ends in win
DALLAS — Welcome back Jason Kidd. In his first home game with the Dallas Mavericks in more than 11 years, Kidd had 11 points with nine rebounds and eight assists in a 102-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Dirk Nowitzki scored...
Serving up aces
Scotland’s Jaime Baker felt his last match was a whole other tournament in itself. After winning four matches to reach the finals Baker grinded through the heat and upset Kevin Anderson, ranked No. 188 in the world, in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 to win...
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