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Stars top Griffins, Ease into Playoffs
11 Apr 2018
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The Texas Stars revealed a glimpse of their post-season strategy as they eased into one of their final regular season games against the Grand Rapid Griffins.
The #4 seeded Stars could move into the #3 position by pushing their final three games. But they appeared willing to maintain their current…
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Express Notch First Win of Season
09 Apr 2018
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The Round Rock Express earned their first win of the 2018 season in the final game of their series against the Memphis RedBirds. The RedBirds had bettered the Express in the first four games.
Memphis began the scoring with a solo home run in the top of the second inning…
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Spurs Hold Off Raptors, Take Game 1 NBA G-League Championship
08 Apr 2018
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The Austin Spur’s dominance of the NBA G-League playoffs continued as they took-on the Raptors 905 in game 1 of the League Championship series. Previously, the Spurs had received a first round bye, after finishing first in the Western Conference. Austin then handily defeated the South Bay Lakers 104-93 in…
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Stars Drop Come-From-Behind Heartbreaker
06 Apr 2018
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Pulling the goaltender in the final seconds of a game usually results in an empty-net goal against you more often than a goal to tie the game. Not was the case for Texas Stars as they took on the Rockford IceHogs as they battle for a playoff spot.
Texas took…
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Spurs Win Western Conference Championship!
05 Apr 2018
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Austin Spurs played South Bay Lakers in the NBA G-League Western Conference Championship at the HEB Center on Thursday. The winner of this single elimination playoff game goes the League Championship.
Both teams played an aggressive, back-and-forth game in the first half. Austin pulled out to an early 9-0 lead,…
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Texas, Stockton Fighting for Post-Season Lives
04 Apr 2018
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The Texas Stars took on the Stockton Heat for their last meeting of the 2017 / 2018 regular season. Both team played with intensity, as if they were fighting for their lives. Indeed, they were fighting for their postseason lives.
Stockton twice got the jump on the Stars, first with…
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Express Media Day means Baseball around the Corner
03 Apr 2018
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Spring is in the air. Baseball is just around the corner. But first before any of that can begin we first have the 2018 Round Rock Express Media Day. Media Day is annual event where local media visits with the players, coaches and management of the Round Rock Express. The…
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One-side Win for Wild Inaugural Home Opener
03 Apr 2018
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The Austin Wild Football made a powerful statement against the Texas Power in their inaugural home game in the American Arena League (AAL).
The Wild (formally the Cap City Bulls Football) was a “travel only” club last season in the Supreme Indoor League. The Wild joined the AAL, which was…
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Spurs Top Vipers, Take Conference Semi-Final
02 Apr 2018
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The Austin Spurs took on their Division rival, the Rio Grande Vipers, in a win-or-go-home, one-game Conference Semi-Final Playoff. The Spurs won three of the four meetings between the two teams during the regular season.
The first quarter was an evenly played contest. The lead changed five times and was…
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Austin Elite Opens Inaugural Major League Rugby Season
25 Mar 2018
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The Austin Elite opened its Major League Rugby (MLR) play in a preseason match against the San Diego Legion. The MLR is an American professional rugby union competition that began its first season in 2018. The Austin Elite is one of seven teams in the league. Other teams are located…
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Spurs Look Strong in Playoff Tune-up
24 Mar 2018
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Saturday’s game against the South Bay Lakers (28-21) was a tune-up for the NBA G-League playoffs for the Austin Spurs (31-18). Austin was the number one conference seed going into the playoffs and had earned a first round bye.
The Spurs and the Lakers played a back-and-forth competitive game until…
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Stars over Rampage: Picture Perfect Come from Behind Victory
23 Mar 2018
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The games between the Texas Stars (33-22-7-3) and the San Antonio Rampage (31-25-10-0) have become somewhat routine. Tonight’s match-up was the eleventh of fourteen between the teams this season. But this game was anything put routine. It was a tightly fought defensive battle that featured a dramatic come from behind…
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SXSW Unveils SlugFest Boxing
17 Mar 2018
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Bringing professional boxing to a world-renowned music, film and interactive festival fell well within SXSW capacity for creativity and risk taking. The result was SXSW Slugfest.
Slugfest brought five, albeit lopsided bouts to the Moody Theater. Carlos Trevino of McAllen, Texas (Wins: 6, Loses: 11, Draws: 1) took on Manuel…
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Storybook Comeback Disappointed
16 Mar 2018
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The Texas Stars (32-22-6-3) took on the Cleveland Monsters (20-32-5-3) in their fourth and final contest of the season. Texas had taken the three previous games, one in overtime. The Stars are battling for a playoff position; currently they are just outside the cut.
The first period of play was…
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Stars Out-Matched in Physical Game
14 Mar 2018
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The Texas Stars (32-21-6-3) took on the Manitoba Moose (36-17-4-4) in the third of four meetings this year. The Stars are battling for a playoff position in a very tight ALH Pacific Division. With four weeks left in the season, the Pacific is the only division where every team has…
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Sloppy Play or Solid Defense? Spurs over Skyforce
10 Mar 2018
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The Austin Spurs (29-16) took on the Sioux Fall Skyforce (24-20) Saturday at the HEB Center. Austin has all but sewn up a playoff position, but is battling for a better tourney seed.
The Spurs had just come off a came off a hard fought 144-115 win over Reno the…
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Spurs Decisively Handle Bighorns
09 Mar 2018
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The Austin Spurs (28-16) broke with tradition. They build a big first period lead and maintained control throughout the game over a peer team, the Reno Bighorns (24-18).
The Spurs came out charged! They led by as many as 14 points in just the first period, but settled for a…
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Composed Stars Fight for Playoff Position
07 Mar 2018
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The Texas Stars (30-21-5-3) entered tonight’s game against the Iowa Wild (27-17-8-4) fifth in the AHL’s Pacific Division, fighting for the fourth available playoff position. The Wild, currently in third place in the Central Division, were looking to improve their seed position for home ice advantage during the playoffs.
The…
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Spurs Overcome 18 Point Deficient for Win
02 Mar 2018
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You can tell how the Austin Spurs will play by their warm-up. They looked sloppy in warm-up tonight… it was going to be a challenging night as they took on their division rivals, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Spurs had a one game lead over the Vipers in the…
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McKenna joins AHL Career Top Ten
23 Feb 2018
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Tonight Texas Stars goalie Mike McKenna earned his 218th AHL career victory against the Milwaukee Admirals. The victory ties him for tenth with Red Almas for all-time AHL wins. It was only last Saturday that McKenna recorded his 27th career shut out, also against the Admirals. McKenna is tied for…
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Stars Sink Admirals
23 Feb 2018
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The Milwaukee Admirals played much like last year’s Texas Stars. The Admirals took undisciplined shots-on-goal with the hopes one would find the back of the net. The end result: Milwaukee out-shot Texas 37 to 28, but Texas won 3 to 1.
The game was a welcome turn-around for the Stars.…
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Baylor’s Dominance Continues, Clinches Big 12 Championship
19 Feb 2018
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No. 3 Baylor clinched the Big 12 Conference Championship with a 93-87 win over No. 6 Texas. This was Baylor’s eighth Big 12 regular season title in a row and ninth overall, all under Head Coach Kim Mulkey’s tenure.
Baylor improves it record to 26-1, 16-0 Big 12, and Texas…
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Lady Longhorns Claim 100th Win Against Texas Tech
14 Feb 2018
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It was an historic meeting as the University of Texas Lady Longhorns (20-4, 11-2 Big 12) met the Texas Tech Raiders (7-17, 1-12 Big 12) for their one-hundredth meeting.
Despite their lopsided 90-39 loss to Texas in their last meeting, the Red Raiders came to the Erwin Center with confidence.…
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Spurs Fend Off Late Rally
11 Feb 2018
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The Austin Spurs (23-14) fought a tight contest with the Iowa Wolves (18-16) Sunday afternoon at the HEB Center at Cedar Park. Spurs played with only 20 hours rest, traveling up from the Rio Grande Valley the night before.
The first quarter was especially contentious with the lead changing six…
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Roadrunners Shutdown Stars
09 Feb 2018
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The No. 1 Tucson Roadrunners controlled the middle ice and shut down the No. 2 Texas Stars in their first meeting this season.
The Stars led the scoring at 1:20 in first period on goal by Greg Rallo, just the second of the season for the eleven-year veteran. For the…
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