Past Articles (HIDDEN BLOG)
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Squadron Sweeps Spurs
March 2, 2023
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The Birmingham Squadron swept the Austin Spurs by taking the second game of their two-game series, 110-to-103. Dereon Seabron led the Squadron with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Austin took command of the contest in the first period, out-scoring Birmingham 26-to-17. Julian Champagnie led the Spur’s charge with…
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Local Hopeful Falls ATX Open First Round
February 28, 2023
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The inaugural ATX Open began play on Tuesday with first round action at the Westwood Country Club in Austin, Texas, with some surprising results.
Top seed Magda Linette of Poland fell in three sets to the unseeded Russian Varvara Gracheva, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6.
Local darling, Peyton Stearns, a key member…
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Baylor Upsets #12 Texas on Senior Night
February 27, 2023
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It was a different team that stepped on to the court to take on the University of Baylor Bears, and it wasn’t the team that handily defeated Oklahoma on their home court. The University of Texas Longhorns fell, 54-to-63.
The disappointment hurt on many fronts. A win would have clinched…
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Nets Easily Handle Spurs
February 26, 2023
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The Long Island Nets cruised past the Austin Spurs, winning 117-to-96, for their 13th consecutive win. Long Island improved their record to 19-and-3, while Austin fell to 6-and-16.
Spurs were in contention for the first two minutes, ending on Chaundee Brown Jr. jump shot to take a 5-to-3 lead. They…
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Austin FC Fall to St. Louis in Stunning Upset
February 25, 2023
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The St. Louis SC, in the first match of their first season, upset the Austin FC on their home pitch by a final score of 3-to-2. The loss was difficult, not only for the final score, but for the loss of Julio Cascante. Cascante left the match in the 11th…
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Iowa Slaps Down #1 LSU
February 25, 2023
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The University of Iowa Hawkeyes (4-1) held the #1 Louisiana State University Tigers (5-1) to just four hits in route to a 12-to-4 rout.
Iowa relief pitcher Jared Simpson (W, 1-0) earned the win, holding LSU to two runs on three hits in 4.2 innings on the mound. Simpson struck…
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#1 LSU Tops KSU in Round Rock Classic Opener
February 24, 2023
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The #1 Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers kicked off the fourth annual Round Rock Baseball Classic with an explosive 7-to-3 win over the Kansas State University (KSU) Wildcats. The Tiger improved their record to 5-and-0, while the Wildcats fall to 5-and-1.
LSU pitching sensation Paul Skenes (W, 2-0) earned the…
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Stars Open Fast but Can’t Finish
February 24, 2023
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The Texas Stars (28-13-7-3) scored in the fourth minute of play, but the remainder of the game belong to the Bakersfield Condors (24-23-2-2), as they skated to a 3-to-1 win.
Fredrik Karlstrom put the Star on the scoreboard at 3:22 in the open frame on a no-look pass from Will…
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Texas Easily Handles A&M Corpus Christi
February 21, 2023
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Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders may have had the first word, but it was certainly not the last, as the University of Texas Longhorns handily won, 12-to-2, in men’s baseball.
Longhorn starting pitcher Lebarron Johnson (1-1) earned the win, allowing one run on three hits in five innings on the…
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Texas Overwhelms West Virginia
February 19, 2023
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The Texas Longhorns (21-7, 12-3) women basketball team thoroughly dominated the West Virginia Mountaineers (16-9, 7-7), winning 74-to-48. Texas held West Virginia to 27% shooting effectiveness from the field.
“I think we played really well. Obviously, not their (West Virginia’s) best day. Our kids had something to do with it.…
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Austin Gambler Rider Takes Cedar Park Chute Out
February 18, 2023
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PBR’s Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) came to the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park for two nights of the finest in bull riding in the Cedar Park Chute Out. The began in 2014 as the sport’s premier expansion series, featuring young, emerging bull riding talent alongside some of the superstars…
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Third Quarter Charge Pushes Birmingham past Austin
February 11, 2023
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A fast start to the second half gave the Birmingham Squadron (5-16) a 16-point cushion that carried them past the Austin Spurs (6-13), 120-to-113.
Birmingham took control of the boards, out-rebounding Austin 40-to-30. The Squadron also bettered the Spurs in points from the paint, 64-to-50. Austin was without their “bigs”,…
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Texas Tops TCU in Unbecoming Win
February 11, 2023
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The University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team (20-6, 11-2 Big 12) defeated the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (6-18, 0-13 Big 12), 70-to-50, in a game that wasn’t as good as it’s score.
“I’m not gonna sugar-coat it. I don’t think we played very well. I don’t think my…
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Spurs Extinguish Ignite
February 10, 2023
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The G League Ignite, the hottest of the upcoming NBA Stars, proved it’s more important to play like a team than play like a rising star. The Spurs (6-12) decisively defeated the Ignite (7-10), 116-to-83.
The Spurs did this without some of their top talent. San Antonio assignee Blake Wesley,…
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Texas Outlasts Texas Tech Late Surge
February 8, 2023
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The University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team (19-6, 10-2 Big 12) survived a 32-point fourth quarter effort by the Texas Tech University Lady Raiders (16-8, 4-7 Big 12) to win 80-to-71. Tech controlled the middle of the final frame, out-scoring Texas 17-to-6.
“We’ll take it and go on to…
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Special Teams Fail Stars
February 3, 2023
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The Texas Stars (24-11-6-2) failed to score in five power play opportunities, allowed two goals on penalty kills, and gave-up a short-handed goal in a frustrating 6-to-2 loss to the Grand Rapids Griffins (18-20-2-2).
“It’s definitely frustrating. You can tell, our team, we do get frustrated. We’re just not getting…
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Blue Top Spurs at Buzzer
February 2, 2023
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It was rude Ground Hog Day as former Austin player Robert Woodard III dropped a field goal as time expired to lead the Oklahoma City Blue (6-9) over the Austin Spurs (4-10), 115-to-114.
This game appeared to be an improvement for the Spurs. They continued to improve in team playing,…
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Stars Earn Skate-Off Win Against the Wild
January 30, 2023
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The Texas Stars (24-9-6-2) defeated the Iowa Wild (21-13-4-3) by a final score of 5-to-4, in what was probably one of the shortest overtime games in H-E-B Center history. Tanner Kero scored the skate-off goal just 30 seconds into OT.
The Stars had struggled with over time play, and recently…
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Technical Delays Can’t Stop Texas Against Oklahoma State
January 28, 2023
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The University of Texas Longhorns (16-6, 7-2) women’s basketball jumped out to an 11-2 lead and captured a 78-69 victory over the Oklahoma State University Cowgirls (14-7, 4-5). Texas never trailed in the game.
The Longhorns are 11-1 at home and have won nine straight before a friendly crowd.
The…
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Stars Rise Above the Eagles
January 27, 2023
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The Texas Stars (23-8-6-2) handily defeated the Colorado Eagles (24-13-3-0) by a score of 4-to-1 before a sold-out home crowd. Center Mavrik Bourque led the Stars with the game’s opening goal and an assist.
Bourque’s goal came in the final minute of the first period. Ben Gleason doubled the Stars’…
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Spurs Cruise to Victory Over Legends
January 26, 2023
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The Texas Legends and the Austin Spurs was competitive for the first six minutes, with the changing hands five times. But it was one-way contest after that with the Spurs (4-8) defeating the Legends (4-7) by a final score of 131-to-108.
Austin led by as many as 35 points, before…
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Texas Stuffs Oklahoma for Share of Conference Lead
January 25, 2023
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The University of Texas Longhorns (15-6, 6-2) took the opening tipoff for an easy layup, made their next seven shots, and never looked back, defeating the Oklahoma University Sooners (16-3, 6-2) by a score of 78-to-58. The Longhorns held the Sooners to 29 points below their season scoring average.
Texas…
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Spurs Run Out Gas, Fall to Clippers
January 21, 2023
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The momentum from Friday’s surprise win was not enough to carry the Austin Spurs (3-7), as they fell to the Ontario Clipper (7-5) by a score of 115-to-82.
The Spurs held tough in the opening frame, matching the Clippers basket for basket. But Ontario turned the tables on Austin to…
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Spurs Top Clippers in Seesaw Game
January 20, 2023
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The Austin Spurs (3-6) pulled ahead to defeat the Ontario Clippers (6-5) by a score of 108-to-100, but only after the game changed leads 26 times, and was tied 11 times.
The margin of victory for the Spurs was turnovers, second chance points, and fast breaks. Austin forced 14 turnovers,…
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Texas Stars Autograph Session a Hit
January 17, 2023
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A winning team always brings out its fans, and this was especially true for the Texas Stars annual autograph session for their season ticket holder. The event was truly a family affair, bringing in excess of 1200 fans to the event, 100 of whom arrived before the doors opened.
With…
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