Past Articles (HIDDEN BLOG)
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Double Red-Flag Ends COTA Moto3
October 3, 2021
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Izan Guevara (Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team) was declared the Moto3 race winner at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas after a double red-flagged race. Guevara was leading when the initial red flags were shown eight laps into the race, before a serious multi-rider incident caused the red flags…
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Dominguez’s Brace Leads Austin FC Over Real Salt Lake
October 2, 2021
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A brace (two goals) by Cecilio Dominguez pushed the Austin FC past the Real Salt Lake for a 2-1 victory. The win was the second consecutive at home.
Possession was split evenly between both teams, but the difference was the pummeling Austin gave Salt Lake goalkeeper David Ochoa. The ATXFC…
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Marquez, Miller Dominate MotoGP Day 1
October 1, 2021
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Marc Marquez’s (Repsol Honda Team) dominance of the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) continued in free practice 1. Marquez, the six-time winner at COTA, edged Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) by 0.167 sec under drying track conditions. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing)…
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Rookie Fernandez Controls Day 1 Moto2
October 1, 2021
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Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo), the rookie rider from Spain, took the top spot in Moto2 free practice 1 at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas at the Circuit of the Americas. Fernandez beat Bo Bendsnyder Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) by 0.197 seconds
Free Practice 1 Top…
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Wet Track Conditions Kick-off Moto3
October 1, 2021
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Wet track conditions greeted the start of the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas at the Circuit of the Americas. Turn 9 proved especially troublesome, causing three riders to kiss the tarmac in a five-minute span.
Ryusei Yamanaka (CarXpert TruestelGP) took the first fall in free practice 1. Yamanaka…
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Express Close Home Season with Win
September 27, 2021
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The Round Rock Express closed out the 2021 home season in style, with Fan Appreciation Night and a win 7-2 win against the Tacoma Rainiers.
The final home game of the season was something of an anomaly for the Express. The Express performed better on the road than at home…
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Djitte, Gaines Lead Austin FC to Victory
September 26, 2021
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The Austin FC topped the LA Galaxy FC in a historic match that saw newcomers Moussa Djitte and Austin’s own McKinze Gaines deliver their first goals for the Verde & Black. The duo led the team to a 2-0 victory, snapping a five-game losing streak.
Djitte’s goal came in the…
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Express Massive Comeback over Rainiers
September 23, 2021
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What started as an indifferent performance for the Round Rock Express (62-58) ended in a massive comeback. The Express stared-down a six-run deficient to finish with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Tacoma Rainiers (73-48).
Round Rock’s first six innings of play lacked so much energy that local fans began…
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Sonny G Saves Bold from Defeat
September 22, 2021
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In what can only be described as a storybook ending, local favorite-son Sonny Guadarrama entered the match between the Austin Bold FC (9-6-9) and the El Paso Locomotives FC (13-2-8) in the 77th minute and scored as time expired to salvage a draw for the Bold. The appearance was Guadarrama’s…
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Second Half Collapse Dooms Austin FC
September 18, 2021
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Within a 14-minute span the Austin FC blew a 3-1 halftime lead against the San Jose Earthquakes and found themselves looking out of at a 3-4 hole, a hole they could not claw out of.
Saturday’s match was a far cry from the 0-0 draw in the team’s first meeting…
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UT Wins with Byar’s Walkoff Goal
September 16, 2021
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University of Texas freshman forward Trinity Byars scored her first collegiate brace (two goals) to lead the University of Texas Longhorns (3-2-2) to a 2-1 double overtime victory over the Samford University Bulldogs (3-3-2). Byars scored the game winning goal for her first “golden goal.”
The victory was the 300th…
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Austin FC Disappoint Against LAFC
September 15, 2021
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The Austin FC put in another solid performance, only to fall short again, this time to the LAFC by a 2-1 score. The loss was Austin’s fourth straight, and the ninth one-goal loss of the season.
LA opened the scoring in the 59th minute on a penalty kick by Cristian…
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Late Express Rally Falls Short
September 13, 2021
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Rehabbing Major League made their presence felt as the Sugar Land Skeeters topped the Round Rock Express by a score of 4-2. Jason Castro and Taylor Jones of Houston Astros each drove in a run and drew a total of 5 walks for the Skeeters, while Andy Ibanez of the…
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Bold Give Thompson Second Win as Head Coach
September 10, 2021
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It had only been two weeks since the Austin Bold faced the New Mexico United, but an entirely different Bold team appeared on the pitch. Austin surprised New Mexico by playing a highly competitive match, giving new head coach Ryan Thompson his second career victory with a 1-0 win. Thompson,…
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Texas State Rolls the Tide
September 10, 2021
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The Texas State University Bobcats (2-6) defeated the University of Alabama Crimson Tide (5-3) in 4 sets in the opening match of the Bobcat Invitational. The match was Texas State’s first at home this season.
Alabama returns nine players from last year’s team while welcoming six freshman and two transfers.…
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Ducks Edge Longhorns in Tight Contest
September 9, 2021
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The University of Oregon Ducks (3-0-2) edged the University of Texas Longhorns (1-3-2) in a tight contest Thursday night at Mike A. Myers Stadium. Oregon found the back of the net with three minutes remaining in the match to win 1-0. The Ducks lead the Longhorns all-time in the series,…
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Austin Bold Stand Strong Amidst Turmoil
September 7, 2021
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All eyes were on new Austin Bold FC head coach Ryan Thompson as he and his team took the pitch against the San Antonio FC after the unceremonious demotion of Marcelo Serrano. Serrano had led the team since it inaugural season in 2019 and is now the Sporting Director. Thompson…
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Texas Tops New Mexico in One-sided Affair
September 2, 2021
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The University of Texas Longhorn (1-2-1) women soccer team soundly defeated the New Mexico State Aggies (3-1) by a score of 4-to-0. It was the first meeting of the teams. The Aggies enter the match undefeated while the Longhorn were looking for their first win of the season.
The Texas…
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Disappointment: Austin FC Falls Badly to FC Dallas
August 29, 2021
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The match between the Austin FC and the FC Dallas was the soccer equivalent of a drive-by shooting. Dallas scored three goals in five minutes in route to a 5-to-3 rout over Austin.
The Dallas duo of Jesus Ferreira and Ricardo Pepi scored two goals each in the first half.…
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Elier Hernandez Leads Express over Chihuahuas
August 24, 2021
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The Round Rock Express (45-50), led by Elier Hernandez’s two-run home run, came from behind to defeated the El Paso Chihuahuas (39-55) by a score of 3-2. The Express spilt the 6-game series with the win.
The game was a confidence builder for Express starting pitcher Yerry Rodriguez, who entered…
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Bold Escape with Draw
August 23, 2021
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The Austin Bold entered this match with more draws than any other team in the USL Championship. They were fortunate to add to that draw total as they were out-played to a skillful New Mexico United team. The teams played to a 1-1 draw.
They could have easily lost the…
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Austin FC Start Fast in Blowout Win
August 21, 2021
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The Austin FC have the Portland Timbers’ number.
Austin pummeled Portland in their first meeting on July 1st. Their second meeting on Saturday was more of the same, even better. The Verde and Black scored three time in the first 29 minutes in route to a 3-to-1 victory over the…
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El Paso Defeats Round Rock with Big Finish
August 20, 2021
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What started as a pitcher’s duel ended as a rout as the Round Rock Express fell to the El Paso Chihuahuas. El Paso (38-52) put up 5 runs in the final 2 innings to defeated Round Rock (42-49) by a score of 6-to-1.
Round Rock starting pitcher A.J. Alexy threw…
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Austin Loses Battle of the Bottom
August 18, 2021
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The Austin FC, 13th in the MSL Western Conference, took on the Vancouver Whitecaps, 12th in the conference, in what should have been a home field advantage win. Instead, Austin squandered a first half lead and fell to the Whitecaps, 2-to-1.
It was the third consecutive loss for Austin FC.…
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Austin, RGV Struggle to 1-1 Draw
August 17, 2021
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The best thing to come from this match was it was refereed by a woman. A first at Bold Stadium.
The most entertaining thing to come from this match were 3 women, thinking they were going to a concert at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater, but got the night wrong. Instead,…
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