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AUSTIN - Kevin Wagner scored 20 points, and No. 3 Estacado's defense thwarted No. 22 Stafford's attempt at a slow-paced game, outlasting the Spartans 45-40 in the Class 3A state semifinals Thursday at the Frank Erwin Center.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - With six minutes to play Thursday, John Roberson broke downcourt for a layup only to discover Cole Aldrich close behind. Roberson scored, but was fouled on the way up and found himself at the free-throw line as Tech trailed No. 1 seed Kansas 65-63.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Deb Patterson isn't much for predictions.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With 10 minutes left in Thursday's game, Mike Singletary turned to the reporters seated along the sideline at the Sprint Center and issued a promise.
As he watched Dillon Newman work in the bottom of the first inning on Thursday, Hector Limon noticed something familiar. Newman was setting up his fastball with breaking pitches early in the count, which is what Limon teaches his hurlers at Estacado.
Deep playoff runs are nothing new in Idalou.
Paxton Bartley and Tyler O'Neill both pitched complete games for Coronado, which opened the First Bank Classic on Thursday with wins against Midland Christian and Hereford at O'Banion Field.
Lubbock High starting pitcher RJ Garcia felt confident his team would be able to pull out a win against Frenship if the Westerners could take a one-run lead into the seventh inning.
Two weeks ago at the Big 12 Conference indoor track and field meet, it was the women who primarily carried the banner for Texas Tech, finishing second for the second year in a row.
SALT LAKE CITY - Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Reserve Whitney Zachariason scored a career-high 17 points and 16th-ranked Baylor shook off pesky Colorado for a 72-65 victory in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Thursday night.
SURPRISE, Ariz. - One day, Elvis Andrus short-hopped a routine throw. The next, the Texas Rangers shortstop made an incredible play deep in the hole, getting a runner at first despite throwing with his feet off the ground while falling away from the base.
About the series: After beating Texas Tech 11-2 last Friday, TCU now leads the all-time series between the two former Southwest Conference rivals 69-68-1. The Horned Frogs have won three straight and four of the last five in the series. This is the first time since 2004 the teams have played a three-game weekend series, and the Horned Frogs have won the past two, including the 2003 series at Fort Worth ... TCU is ranked as high as No. 7 by Baseball America and went 2-1 this past weekend at the Houston College Classic, the same tournament in which Tech went 0-3 ... TCU's Saturday starting pitcher, Matt Purke, was a first-round selection of the Texas Rangers out of Spring High School but turned down the money to attend college ... Starting today, Tech will play six of its next 12 games against ranked opponents, and will open Big 12 Conference play next weekend against a Texas A&M team that has been on the cusp of the rankings all season ... Entering the week, Tech's defense had turned 14 double plays, which led the Big 12 Conference.
Kory Koontz, a 14-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Sudan, has advanced to the March 17-18 semifinals at RodeoHouston, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's largest winter show. His partner is Joel Bach, who won the team roping heading title at the 2009 ABC Rodeo in Lubbock. Bach and Koontz made the cut in Houston after each earned $5,000 in the qualifying performances.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jamar Samuels scored 21 of his career-high 27 points in the first half, helping No. 9 Kansas State turn a rematch into a rout with an 83-64 win over Oklahoma State Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.
LCU hosts OC in conference set
NEW YORK - Chris Wright scored 27 points and the No. 22 Hoyas sailed past third-ranked Syracuse 91-84 in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament Thursday.
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