- Shipley’s record day leads No. 2 Texas, 35-3
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- Shipley’s record day leads No. 2 Texas, 35-3
- AUSTIN, Texas — At the end of his big day, a group of Texas fans were chanting Jordan Shipley’s name when he was pushed out of a group of Longhorns players, flashed a quick "Hook’em Horns" salute and jumped back into the pack. For... Full story
- Shipley’s record day leads No. 2 Texas, 35-3
- AUSTIN, Texas — At the end of his big day, a group of Texas fans were chanting Jordan Shipley’s name when he was pushed out of a group of Longhorns players, flashed a quick "Hook’em Horns" salute and jumped back into the pack. For... Full story
- Scorpions win 26th straight match, complete undefeated RRAC season
- The No. 9 University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College capped off an amazing 2009 regular season with a convincing 3-0 victory over Texas Wesleyan in Red River Athletic Conference play Saturday in Fort Worth. The Scorpions... Full story
- NASCAR Capsules: Zero Cup wins for Edwards after 9 last year
- FORT WORTH, Texas — Carl Edwards has found a way to try to mask the frustration of his winless NASCAR Sprint Cup season. "I’ve kind of tried to think of it differently," Edwards said. "It’s not that we haven’t had no wins... Full story
- Peanut, aka Hannah Wolf, goes for her dreams
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- No. 14 University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College registered its eighth shutout of the season, shutting down Texas College 2-0 in a Red River Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal Friday in Fort Worth The Scorpions have... Full story
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