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Robinson declares for NFL Draft: 'These past three years [have] been a journey'

University of Texas (UT) Longhorns junior running back (RB) Bijan Robinson has declared for the 2023 National Football League (NFL) Draft, Austin-based media outlets reported.


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UT sweeps Louisville to claim national volleyball championship: 'They’ve just been so great all year long'

In a year in which orange lights bathed the University of Texas (UT) Tower at least twice, the women’s volleyball team gave the school another reason to perform the rare but time-honored tradition honoring the Longhorns’ athletic triumphs.


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Longhorns volleyball advances to national title game: 'Moving on to Saturday'

The top-seeded University of Texas (UT) Longhorns women’s volleyball team defeated the San Diego (USD) Toreros three sets to one on Thursday to earn a spot in the national championship game in Omaha, Nebraska.


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Salazar on end of Westlake title run: 'I hurt for these seniors right now'

With 54 consecutive victories dating back at least half a decade, the Austin Westlake Chaparrals football team presented itself as the most dominant high school program in the State of Texas and one of the best in the nation.


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Beard attorney on alleged domestic violence incident involving coach: 'He should have never been arrested'

Authorities arrested and charged the head coach of the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns men’s basketball team on Monday with a family assault charge, per reports from Austin-based media outlets.


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UT draws Alamo Bowl date with Washington: 'This is a heck of a matchup'

In what has seemingly become old hat for the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns football team, Steve Sarkisian’s program will play its final game of the season 80 miles to the south in San Antonio.


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Sarkisian on bowl game approach: 'We’re going to get back to the basics on a lot of things'

Having completed the 2022 season with an 8-4 record, the No. 21-ranked University of Texas (UT) Longhorns football team is assured a bowl appearance later this month.


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Elliott on tourney top seed for UT: 'We put a lot of hard work to get to this point'

The top-ranked program in the country to end the 2022 regular season, the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns women’s volleyball team will begin the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed with a first-round home matchup against Fairleigh Dickinson at Gregory Gymnasium on Thursday, according to a press release.


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Stuver on new multi-year contract: 'I am looking forward to continuing my journey here'

Austin FC has secured the services of goalie Brad Stuver for the next three seasons, according to a club-issued press release.


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Cruz, Cornyn lead Senate in honoring WS champs: 'Supporting my home team, the Houston Astros, has long been one of my favorite pastimes'

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz (R-TX) led the U.S. Senate in honoring the newly crowned World Series champion Houston Astros, per a press release from Cruz’s office in Washington, D.C.


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Austin home to one of two all-women-owned boxing gyms in U.S.: 'This place definitely gives me confidence'

The City of Austin is usually feted as one of the best live music scenes in the U.S., but a few know that it’s also home to one of the only two all-women-run boxing gyms in the country in Austin Women’s Boxing Club, per a report from Austin NBC affiliate KXAN.


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Alexander on breaking AISD career rushing record: 'It just feels so good to do this'

The Austin Independent School District’s (AISD) all-time career rushing record now has a new owner in Lyndon Baines Johnson Early College High School’s (LBJ) Sedrick Alexander, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.


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Peña on World Series title for Astros: 'This is all we dream about'

The question as to whether the Houston Astros are a dynasty was answered on Saturday when they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series for Major League Baseball’s (MLB) top prize.


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Baker on World Series combined no-hitter: 'We had a fresh bullpen, our guys are throwing well down there'

The Houston Astros responded to their nightmarish World Series Game 3 loss on the road on Tuesday by relying on what has been their biggest strength all year long – pitching.


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Reyna of Austin FC on Champions League berth: 'A goal since we started competing two years ago'

Austin FC’s playoff run may have ended in a 3-0 loss to LAFC in the Western Conference Finals on Sunday, but the second-year franchise continues to add to what’s become a memorable campaign.


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Verde goalie Stuver on playoff win over Dallas FC: 'Two more games'

By defeating Dallas FC 2-1 at home in the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup Playoffs on Sunday, Austin FC achieved a couple of firsts.


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Baker after Astros clinch pennant: 'These are the greatest guys that I ever been around, I'm telling you'

A 90-minute rain delay and a desperate New York Yankees squad determined to extend their season one more game didn’t deter the Houston Astros from securing their fourth American League (AL) pennant in six years.


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Circuit of the Americas chair Epstein: 'We are about to have the biggest Grand Prix in the history of Formula One'

With the Austin City Limits Music Festival now in the books, the state capital has turned its eyes on the Formula One (F1) U.S. Grand Prix slated for Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA).


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Wolff on first playoff victory for Austin FC: 'There’s a lot of character in this group'

Austin FC’s first foray into the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup Playoffs began on a high note when the second-year club outlasted Real Salt Lake at home on Sunday, Austin-based media outlets reported.


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Defense continues to deliver for Dallas: 'That's what we hold our head on'

The Dallas Cowboys were in Los Angeles on Sunday to face the reigning Super Bowl champion Rams, but it was the former that put on an effort worthy of the Vince Lombardi Trophy.