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Texas lands Liberty transfer 2B Callum Early
The Texas Longhorns added to their transfer portal class with the addition of Callum Early.,The 6-foot, 170-pound Early hit .295 with two home runs, six doubles, 15 RBIs and an .837 OPS in 33 games as a freshman for Liberty last season. Listed as a second baseman, Early can also play the outfield an...

Derrek Cooper, No. 1 RB in 2026, commits to Texas
Derrek Cooper, the top-ranked running in the Class of 2026 by ESPN, committed to Texas on Sunday night.,Cooper, a native of Hollywood, Fla., chose the Longhorns over finalists Florida State, Georgia, Miami and Ohio State.,A two-way player for Chaminade-Madonna Prep listed at 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds,...

Heisman whispers loom as Arch Manning takes handoff at Texas
Arch Manning has started a grand total of two games in two seasons at quarterback for the Texas Longhorns.,Yet, according to DraftKings, the Louisiana native and third-generation member of the Manning family is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.,"I'm not really sure how they got these opinions ...

Reilyn Turner, Pietra Tordin lead Thorns past Spirit
Reilyn Turner and Pietra Tordin each scored goals and Jessie Fleming had two assists as the Portland Thorns handed the Washington Spirit its first road loss of the season, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon., ,Bella Bixby made four saves en route to her second clean sheet of the season for the Thorns (5-3-4, ...

Record 2.4 million watched Texas win WCWS over Texas Tech
It wasn't just Texas celebrating a historic win in the Women's College World Series over the Texas Tech last week.,The deciding Game 3 on Friday averaged 2.4 million viewers on ESPN and ESPNU, peaking at 2.7 million, making it the most-watched NCAA softball game ever.,In total, the three-game champi...

Joley Mitchell homers twice, No. 6 Texas beats No. 3 Florida in WCWS opener
Joley Mitchell hit a pair of solo home runs and Teagan Kavan threw a two-hit, complete-game shutout as sixth-seeded Texas beat third-seeded Florida 3-0 in the opening round of the Women's College World Series on Thursday in Oklahoma City.,Texas will take on the winner of Thursday's Oklahoma-Tennesse...

Texas approves Sean Miller's six-year, $32M contract
The University of Texas board of regents has approved the six-year, $32 million guaranteed contract for new men's basketball coach Sean Miller.,Miller, hired in March to lead the Longhorns, will earn an average of $5.3 million per season through the end of the 2030-31 campaign.,Miller, 56, also can ...

Reyna Reyes' early strike leads Thorns past Pride
Defender Reyna Reyes' goal in the 16th minute held up as the Portland Thorns earned a 1-0 victory over the visiting Orlando Pride on Saturday night.,Portland (3-2-3, 12 points) controlled play from the outset and never gave the potent Pride (5-2-0, 15 points) much opportunity to threaten while secur...

Thorns draw with Louisville on stoppage-time penalty shot
Jayden Perry converted a penalty kick in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time, allowing the Portland Thorns to earn a 3-3 draw with visiting Racing Louisville on Sunday.,With Louisville (1-3-2, 5 points) seemingly minutes away from an impressive road win, video review claimed Portland's Emma...

Second-half surge propels Thorns to rout of Gotham
Caiya Hanks scored the tiebreaking goal in the 61st minute and Portland Thorns pulled away in the second half for a 4-1 victory over visiting Gotham FC on Tuesday night.,Hanks scored her first career goal by stepping into a right-footed shot in the center of the box after getting a pass from Sam Cof...

Lawyers for NFL draft prospect Isaiah Bond file lawsuit against woman
Less than a week after turning himself into authorities on a sexual assault warrant, NFL draft prospect Isaiah Bond has filed a lawsuit against the woman who made the initial claims.,Lawyers for Bond filed the suit in United States District Court in Northern Texas on Tuesday, saying the woman made f...

Portland gets first win, keeps Utah winless
Reilyn Turner's first-half goal stood up and gave the Portland Thorns FC a 1-0 victory against the Utah Royals in a matchup of previously winless teams Friday night at Sandy, Utah.,Goalkeeper Bella Bixby made one save to earn the clean sheet for Portland (1-1-2, 5 points).,Utah (0-2-1, 1 point) had ...