The Daily Texan

Tiger rallies in opening day rounds at the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play

By Cameron Parker - Updated on March 27, 2019 at 11:12 pm

As the PGA Tour returns to Austin for its annual stop, the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play has brought some familiar faces back with it. And some new ones as well. Tiger Woods, playing in his first Match Play event since 2013 and his first one in Austin since the tournament’s relocation in 2016, opened up his week with a 3 and 1 victory over Aaron Wise despite neither golfer playing well.
Herta’s first IndyCar win signals newcomers are close behind

By Cameron Parker - Updated on March 26, 2019 at 12:30 am

The inaugural IndyCar Classic welcomed in the latest motorsport event at the Circuit of The Americas while also inadvertently foreshadowing the possible future of the NTT IndyCar Series.
Texas football, track star Johnny 'Lam' Jones dead at 60 after longtime cancer battle

By Ross Burkhart - Updated on March 15, 2019 at 7:25 pm

Johnny “Lam” Jones, a former renowned dual-sport athlete in football and track at Texas, died at the age of 60 on Friday morning after a long battle with cancer, Texas Athletics announced.
LaMarcus Aldridge propels Spurs, Bamba still out

By Abhishek Mukund - Updated on March 14, 2019 at 12:22 am

The NBA playoff picture continues to take shape with most teams having fewer than 15 games remaining this season. Let’s take a closer look at how some other former Longhorns are performing around the league:
Former QB Vince Young fired from development officer position at UT

By Ross Burkhart - Updated on March 9, 2019 at 2:24 pm

The University of Texas has fired former quarterback Vince Young from his position as a Neighborhood Longhorns development officer.
Durant and the Warriors continue to win, Joseph and the Pacers doing the same

By Abhishek Mukund - Updated on March 7, 2019 at 1:10 am

The NBA regular season is barreling towards its conclusion with most teams having fewer than 20 games remaining.
Texas viewing guide to the NFL Combine

By Kirk von Kreisler - Updated on March 1, 2019 at 11:46 am

The NFL Combine is an annual event for teams to touch up their scouting reports, measure physical attributes of prospects first-hand and attempt to develop an understanding of prospects’ characters in interviews. Here is a guide on what to expect, and when and where you can watch.
Turner continues to impress, Bradley relishing change of scenery

By Abhishek Mukund - Updated on February 28, 2019 at 12:39 am

In the west, the Lakers find themselves in the 11th seed despite LeBron James boldly claiming that his “playoff-mode” had been activated, James Harden’s consecutive streak of scoring over 30 points came to an end, and the Golden State Warriors are still the best team around. Let’s take a look at how some Longhorns have fared as we near the end of another regular season:
Dismissed to dominant: Malcom Brown’s journey to Super Bowl LIII

By Ross Burkhart, Keshav Prathivadi - Updated on February 3, 2019 at 11:55 pm

Before Malcom Brown’s successful run at Texas and subsequent leap to the NFL, his immaturity as a freshman at Brenham High School almost cost him his career before it even began.
Former Longhorns LaMarcus Aldridge, Jarrett Allen battle in San Antonio

By Steve Helwick - Updated on January 31, 2019 at 11:57 pm

Prior to Thursday night’s tipoff at the AT&T Center, Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge earned his seventh All-Star selection in his 13-year career, his third in four seasons with San Antonio.