NLRB’s decision to grant Northwestern football players union rights could...
A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday that scholarship players of the Northwestern University football team are employees of the University and have the ability to...
View ArticleWeekend recaps: track and field, men's and women's golf and men's and women's...
Marielle Hall’s top-10 all-time performance highlights track and field’s trip to Stanford InvitationalThe Longhorn women continued their rampage through the record books this weekend at the Stanford...
View ArticleSenior runner Katie Hoaldridge looks to use track as springboard to music...
The NCAA proudly flaunts that the overwhelming majority of its athletes — 99 percent, according to some sources — go professional in something other than sports. Senior middle distance runner Katie...
View ArticleNCAA should approve new meal plan proposal for student athletes
Last week, the NCAA Legislative Council voted to approve unlimited meals and snacks for Division I student-athletes as long as they are participating in their sport, though it must be accepted by the...
View ArticleCrouser wins third consecutive shot-put at NCAA Championships
Texas opened up the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a bang Wednesday, as junior Ryan Crouser successfully defended his shot-put title.With a toss of 69 feet, 3 ½ inches, Crouser won...
View ArticleTrack and Field National Championship: Day 2
Heading into Day 2 of the NCAA Track & Field Championships, it appeared as if Longhorn sophomore Johannes Hock would win his second decathlon title. With only one event — the 1,500 meter run —...
View ArticleTrack & Field National Championship: Day 3
Texas’ Courtney Okolo won the 400-meter final Friday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Okolo is one of just three women to win the 400-meter title as a Longhorn.“It feels really good....
View ArticleNCAA Track & Field Recap
No. 1 Texas women’s track and field team fell just short of winning the title, finishing second, at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Although senior Marielle Hall...
View ArticleO'Bannon case holds important implications for college athletics
The recent start of the O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) federal trial comes on the heels of several major legal announcements regarding intercollegiate sports. The first...
View ArticleSEC Network launch challenges LHN for viewership, recruits
Since its launch in 2011, the Longhorn Network has flooded the UT athletic department with cash.However, the ESPN-backed Longhorn Network frustrated the rest of the Big 12 with its lack of revenue...
View ArticleFormer Longhorn files lawsuit against NCAA
Former Texas football player Julius Whittier has filed a $50 million class action lawsuit against the NCAA, according to KEYE-TV.Whittier, the first African-American player in school history, was...
View ArticleTexas Women’s Swimming and Diving Preview: Cal and Stanford
Thursday and Friday, the Texas women’s swimming and diving team heads to California to race in its first two dual meets of the season. The team will take up the challenge of swimming against two of the...
View ArticleStephens, Ceo hope to bring needed spark to batter's box
When Texas’ softball season ended at the NCAA Lafayette Regional final last May, its offense was struggling.The Longhorns only managed four hits against Louisiana-Lafayette, with the lone score coming...
View ArticleWomen’s golf looks to replicate past success at the NCAA Regional Championship
On Thursday, for the eighth season in a row, the Texas women’s golf team will be headed to the three-day NCAA Regional Championship. The Longhorns enter the competition at Briggs Ranch in San Antonio,...
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