JIM VERTUNO

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Texas falters late again in loss to No. 6 Baylor

Texas guard J'Covan Brown didn't find any consolation after one of his best shooting games of the season.

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Withey's three-point play lifts Kansas over Texas

Jeff Withey made a layup and free throw with 37 seconds left to give No. 7 Kansas the lead and the Jayhawks survived another tough fight with Texas for a 69-66 win Saturday.

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Griner scores 32 as No. 1 Baylor women beat Texas

Texas' best chance at beating No. 1 Baylor and Brittany Griner barely got off the bench Sunday.

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Griner scores 32 as No. 1 Baylor women beat Texas

Brittney Griner turned in another dominant performance, tying her season high with 32 points to go with 13 rebounds as No. 1 Baylor stayed unbeaten Sunday with an easy 77-59 win over Texas.

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Janet Evans qualifies for 800m Olympic swim trials

Janet Evans qualified for the Olympic trials in the 800-meter freestyle on Sunday, her second qualifying time in two days since coming out of retirement.

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Craig James leaves ESPN to run for US Senate

College football analyst Craig James, who starred as a tailback at Southern Methodist University and with the New England Patriots in the 1980s, left ESPN on Monday and entered the Republican race for the open U.S. Senate seat in Texas.

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Craig's GOP connections could help late Senate run

As a television college football analyst for ESPN, Craig James is beamed into living rooms and sports bars across the country every week.

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Yeehaw! US Grand Prix in Texas given OK by F1

Yeehaw! Formula One is returning to the United States in 2012, bringing its ultra-fast cars and flair for the exotic to the land of longhorn cattle and cowboy hats.

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TX lawmaker says Houston joining Big East

A Texas state lawmaker says the University of Houston will accept an invitation to join the Big East on Wednesday.

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Turnovers hit Texas in 48-24 loss to No. 19 Baylor

Texas had a lead and a chance to bury Robert Griffin's Heisman Trophy chances. Everything came undone in a flurry of turnovers by the quarterback who had been the Longhorns' hero just a week ago.'

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Griffin leads No. 19 Baylor over Texas 48-24

Robert Griffin III lifted Baylor to its best football in a generation.

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Great defense, bad offense equal Texas loss, 17-13

Once again, the Texas defense was terrific. And once again the Longhorns' offense fell flat.

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Klein and No. 16 K-State survive Texas 17-13

Collin Klein and Kansas State just keep finding ways to win.

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F1 boss: US GP must sign contract by next week

The 2012 U.S. Grand Prix will be canceled unless the organizers in Texas sign a contract with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone by the end of next week and prove they have the money to put on the race.

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Poor-shooting Texas falls to Stanford 72-59

A 3-pointer would have helped. Two or three might have made a difference.

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Ogwumike paces Stanford over Texas 72-59

Chiney Ogwumike shrugged off early foul trouble with 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 5 Stanford to a 72-59 win over No. 24 Texas on Friday night.

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Smith runs Oklahoma State over Texas 38-26

Twice Oklahoma State's Jeremy Smith took a handoff, hit the line of the scrimmage and braced himself to get smacked.

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APNewsBreak: Univ. of Texas buys Coetzee archive

The professional archive of Nobel Prize-winning writer J.M. Coetzee will be housed at the University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center humanities library, providing a rare glimpse into the man considered a master storyteller of the South African experience and public injustice.

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TCU joins Big 12 nearly 15 years after exclusion

In the mid-1990s, TCU was excluded from the Big 12 while its former rivals were invited to the new league.

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Texas QB Gilbert to transfer

Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert, who lost his starting job after two games and then had season-ending shoulder surgery, plans to transfer.

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Sooners see old nemesis in Texas coaching ranks

Texas is taking a ghost from Oklahoma's past into this weekend's Red River Rivalry game.

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Longhorns keeping QB rotation for Sooners

For a Texas quarterback, there is no quicker way to winning the hearts of Longhorns fans than to beat Oklahoma.

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No. 17 Texas starting tour of revenge

There were seven losses for Texas last season. One of them sticks out as worse than the others.

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Texas prez says Big 12 money deals can be redone

Texas officials said Wednesday they are open to a new revenue-sharing model in the Big 12 and have already suggested that top-level television and cable money be shared equally.

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Texas gives prez authority to pick new conference

University of Texas regents have given president Bill Powers Jr. the authority to negotiate a move out of the Big 12 to a new conference.

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