Five Texas teams make NCAA baseball tournament field

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Pac-12 champion UCLA won each of its series for the first time in program history, didn't lose a midweek game and ended the regular season on a 10-game winning streak. The Bruins (47-8) were rewarded for their remarkable consistency Monday with the No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Texas gives football coach Herman 2-year contract extension

Tom Herman's Texas Longhorns won 10 games for the first time in a decade. Now the school is giving him a guaranteed contract extension worth an extra $13 million.

College baseball player from North Texas fatally shot

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - University of New Mexico officials say a 23-year-old Lobo baseball player was fatally shot outside an Albuquerque club early Saturday. Athletics Director Eddie Nunez said Jackson Weller's death was a "senseless tragedy" and called Weller "a very special young man whose absence will be deeply felt." Police said no suspects were identified and that...

Trump hosts winning Baylor women's basketball team

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday hosted the Baylor University women's basketball team in the Oval Office - the team's third visit to the White House as national champions. The Lady Bears, who beat Notre Dame 82-81 earlier this month, were served fast food from Wendy's, McDonald's and Burger King in the State Dining Room - the same spread that other sports teams...

Big payday for Beard after Texas Tech's run to title game

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech has made Chris Beard one of the nation's top-paid coaches in college basketball after he led the Red Raiders to their first national championship game. Beard, the AP national coach of the year, got a new contract Monday that will pay him an average of $4.575 million annually through the 2024-25 season.

Seahawks address pass rush need selecting TCU's L.J. Collier

As the defensive linemen kept coming off the board, the Seattle Seahawks decided not to take a risk or get cute at the end of the first round of the draft.

Allen native Kyler Murray selected 1st overall in NFL Draft

Allen native and Heisman winning quarterback Kyler Murray was selected No.1 overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Ex-UT Austin coach pleads guilty in admissions scam

The former men's tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting a $100,000 bribe in the widespread college admissions bribery scheme and will cooperate with authorities.

Forrest Gregg, former SMU lineman and coach, Packers player dies at 85

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Forrest Gregg, the great Hall of Fame lineman for the mighty Green Bay Packers of the 1960s that Vince Lombardi called the "finest player I ever coached," died Friday at age 85. Barbara Gregg said her husband of 59 years died in Colorado Springs from complications of Parkinson's disease. "I lost my sweetheart this morning," she said....

Culver, Texas Tech fall short of 1st NCAA title

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jarrett Culver walked slowly around the perimeter as the final buzzer sounded, in a bit of a daze as he tugged his jersey to his chin. Texas Tech's sophomore star could easily have been surveying the scene of his struggles.

Fans in Lubbock overturn car, set scooters on fire after TTU Final Four win

Police are working to identify those responsible for vandalism and property damage that happened in Lubbock after Texas Tech’s win against Michigan St. in the Final Four Saturday night.

Baylor holds off Notre Dame 82-81 for women's title

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Baylor lost a star player, then the rest of its 17-point lead. But the Lady Bears, led by the ever-poised Chloe Jackson, kept their composure. Jackson drove for a tiebreaking layup with 3.9 seconds left, and that put the game into the hands of another tournament hero. Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale missed the first of two free throws with 1.9 seconds remaining, and Baylor...

Texas Tech cancels classes for National Championship game

Texas Tech University has decided to cancel classes Monday night and Tuesday as their men's basketball team plays for a national championship.

Texas Tech shuts down Michigan State to advance to title game

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - For those who thought Texas Tech only plays defense, it's time to meet Matt Mooney. While the Red Raiders were locking down Michigan State on one end, the graduate transfer shooting guard was raining in 3s on the other, lifting Tech one win away from the title Saturday night with a 61-51 victory over the Spartans in the Final Four.

Brown, Cox lead Baylor over Oregon 72-67 into women's final

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Locked in a close game for the first time in weeks, Baylor never flinched. Kalani Brown scored 22 points and Lauren Cox added 21 as the Lady Bears (36-1) held off Final Four newcomer Oregon 72-67 Friday night to reach the women's championship game for the first time since 2012.

Texas Tech, Michigan State get ready for a Final Four grind

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Hunker down, hoops fans. This one might be ugly. The Final Four's second semifinal Saturday features Texas Tech, the team with the best defense in a generation, against Michigan State, the nose-in-the-dirt team whose coach used to put helmets and shoulder pads on his players for practice.

Texas Tech, MSU, Auburn, Virginia arrive at Final Four

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Auburn, Virginia, Michigan State and Texas Tech have arrived in Minneapolis for the Final Four. Teams will practice on Thursday and hold open-to-the-public workouts on Friday. The national semifinals are on Saturday, when Auburn faces Virginia and Michigan State takes on Texas Tech. The championship game is on Monday.

Buzz Williams introduced as Texas A&M's new coach

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Buzz Williams valued his time as an assistant under coach Billy Gillispie at Texas A&M more than a decade ago so much that as he was heading to the airport to fly to Texas to be introduced as the school's new coach he made sure the last call he made was to his former boss. "I said: 'thanks and I'm coming home,'" Williams said choking...