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Former Texas hoops star Lance Blanks dies at 56

Clovis Shropshire May 4, 2023
 Former Texas hoops star Lance Blanks dies at 56

Former Texas star guard Lance Blanks, who also served as general manager of the Phoenix Suns, has died. He was 56. According to the NBA, Blanks died Wednesday in Dallas. No cause of death was revealed. Blanks was a scout for the Los Angeles Clippers and was on assignment at the time of his death. […]

 Former 5-star G Arterio Morris transfers from Texas to Kansas

Former 5-star G Arterio Morris transfers from Texas to Kansas

Clovis Shropshire April 29, 2023

Arterio Morris, a former five-star high school prospect who spent his freshman season at Texas, announced on social media Friday night that he is transferring within the Big 12 and heading to Kansas. The 6-foot-3 guard came off the bench in 38 games for the Longhorns, who reached the Elite Eight of the 2023 NCAA […]Read More

 ATLANTA BOUND: Bijan Robinson taken by Falcons in first round of NFL draft

ATLANTA BOUND: Bijan Robinson taken by Falcons in first round of NFL draft

Clovis Shropshire April 27, 2023

No player from the University of Texas had been selected in the first round of the NFL draft in seven years. That is a long drought for one of the premier programs in all of college football. The drought finally ended Thursday night when running back Bijan Robinson was chosen with the eighth overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons...Read More

 Oral Roberts star Max Abmas transfers to Texas

Oral Roberts star Max Abmas transfers to Texas

Clovis Shropshire April 27, 2023

The Longhorns bring in a star point guard through the transfer portal by adding former Oral Roberts scorer Max Abmas. Abmas is a Rockwall, Texas native. Abmas is a gifted scorer who has averaged over 20 points per game the past three seasons at Oral Roberts. Last year, he put up 21.9 points per game […]Read More

 Texas Longhorns basketball lands coveted big man in transfer portal

Texas Longhorns basketball lands coveted big man in transfer portal

Clovis Shropshire April 24, 2023

Former Virginia forward/center Kadin Shedrick is transferring to the University of Texas, per his social media Sunday...Read More

 Chatting with Mack: John Lopez is back to talk Houston sports, best bets, and exchange gambling stories with the man himself

Chatting with Mack: John Lopez is back to talk Houston sports, best bets, and exchange gambling stories with the man himself

Clovis Shropshire April 20, 2023

On this episode of Chatting with Mack, John Lopez stops by Gallery Furniture to talk about the Astros, the Texans, best bets on futures, and take in some gambling tales from the world's most famous gambler...Read More

 Steve Sarkisian: Quinn Ewers is starting quarterback

Steve Sarkisian: Quinn Ewers is starting quarterback

Clovis Shropshire April 15, 2023

The competition to be the starting quarterback at Texas is pretty one-sided after sophomore Quinn Ewers put on a strong performance during the annual Orange-White game on Saturday...Read More

 Wealth of talent on display in Texas Longhorns spring game

Wealth of talent on display in Texas Longhorns spring game

Clovis Shropshire April 15, 2023

Texas Longhorns football capped off spring practice with Orange topping White 21-10 in the traditional Orange vs. White Spring Game...Read More

 Five-star combo guard A.J. Johnson decommits from Texas to join NBL

Five-star combo guard A.J. Johnson decommits from Texas to join NBL

Clovis Shropshire April 13, 2023

California five-star combo guard A.J. Johnson has decommitted from Texas and signed a deal with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia, ESPN reported Thursday. Johnson, out of Southern California Academy in Castaic, Calif., is a projected lottery pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. He told ESPN he has decided to […]Read More

 Texas freshman PG Arterio Morris to transfer

Texas freshman PG Arterio Morris to transfer

Clovis Shropshire April 10, 2023

Arterio Morris plans to exit Austin after one year at Texas. The 2022 McDonald’s High School All-American and five-star recruit told On3 on Monday he entered the transfer portal. “I have discussed my future with my family and I’ve decided to enter my name in the transfer portal to find a new home that will […]Read More

 Chatting with Mack: “The General” John McClain returns for a fun conversation about a variety of sports topics with the man himself

Chatting with Mack: “The General” John McClain returns for a fun conversation about a variety of sports topics with the man himself

Clovis Shropshire April 4, 2023

In the latest edition of Chatting with Mack, John McClain sat down with Mattress Mack to discuss all sorts of Texas sports topics …Read More

 Richard Justice: Rodney Terry was the right choice to lead the Longhorns in December, and he’s the right choice today

Richard Justice: Rodney Terry was the right choice to lead the Longhorns in December, and he’s the right choice today

Clovis Shropshire March 27, 2023

No athletics director ever had an easier decision than the one Chris Del Conte just had. He’d known for weeks that Rodney Terry was the right man for the job...Read More

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