Threat of upset motivation for Texas Longhorns

The last thing on the Longhorns’ season-opener wish list is to become the subject of a billboard statement by a Sun Belt school.

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Steve Aschburner: Vikings adopt baseball philosophy for Favre’s arm

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — The plan going into the Minnesota Vikings’ third preseason game is to have Brett Favre play the first half, or slightly less than five innings. Manager Brad Childress and pitching coach Darrell Bevell — that is, head coach and offensive coordinator, respectively — will be watching closely from the dugout, or [...]

Jon Wertheim: Clijsters a definite contender

NEW YORK — Three thoughts from Day 1 before getting to your questions …

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Bruce Martin: Edwards, Busch use weekend off to keep on racing

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Weekend off?

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Replica of championship car in soap-box derby

This wasn’t your mama’s soap-box derby, or little brother’s.
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Sponsorship leads Yates to replace Labonte in No. 96

Bobby Labonte is stepping out of the No. 96 car for seven races, as Yates Racing attempts to bridge a sponsorship gap by putting Erik Darnell in its Hall of Fame Racing entry beginning this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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Mack Brown Monday press conference transcript: Aug. 31

Head coach Mack Brown updates the state of the team heading into ULM game week.

Greg Lalas: Suddenly, upstart Red Bulls have become relevant again

NEW YORK — Stop the presses! The New York Red Bulls have won two games in a row. The last time they won consecutive games was in last season’s playoffs, when they thumped Houston in the second leg of the quarterfinals and then snuck past Real Salt Lake in the semis to reach their first [...]

Jon Heyman: ‘Not-so Amazins’ lead lengthy list of disappointments this season

Manager Lou Piniella slumped in the dugout this weekend, exemplifying a talented Cubs team that has slumped far too often this season. Meanwhile, Mets manager Jerry Manuel provided a study in contrasts, standing erect in the opposing dugout, and generally not giving off the same sort of negative vibe. It must be a matter of [...]

Texas Football game day information

UT Athletics offers a variety of events to enhance the game day experience.

Cutler’s Mile High reunion, 10 Things I Think and more

We’ll get to everything in the league pre-8 p.m. Sunday in a minute. And there’s a lot to get to. But first, there’s the exhibition game that was no exhibition game. I wasn’t in Denver, but I watched Bears-Broncos on TV. Or should I say, I felt it. I don’t remember a preseason game that [...]

Stewart Mandel: Marquee openers, BCS predictions, USC’s QB decision

Well football fans, the season is officially upon us.

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Norman Chad: Favre, Vick and more QBs to watch in ‘09

The NFL season is almost upon us — I know this because Ron Jaworski emerged from his NFL Films vault and didn’t see his shadow —and I am reminded that it is not so much a league of gentlemen as it is a league of quarterbacks. Here are the ones I’ll be following most closely [...]

Tim Marchman: Mets are in a sorry state of affairs

Leave aside the image of a shirtless executive challenging minor leaguers to fist fights, or a general manager accusing a good reporter of being out for a job running the farm system, or rumors that the team’s owners will soon be seen on what’s left of the Bowery shaking tin cups. What matters about the [...]

Meet the freshmen: Gilbert, Graham, Johnson and Howell

As the 2009 season gets underway, meet the newest Longhorns continuing with (l-r) Garrett Gilbert, Trey Graham, Derek Johnson and Calvin Howell.

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