Past Articles (HIDDEN BLOG)
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Texas State Finish Strong at Betsy Rawls Invitational
October 11, 2020
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Matilda Cederholm, a native of Lomma, Sweden played a very strong final round, shooting a 71 (-1) and finishing the 54-hole tournament at 232 (+16). Teammate Halle Whitney, from Magnolia, Texas, birdied two of the first three holes and shot a respectable 78 (+6) in the final round. Her 54-hole…
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Austin Tops San Antonio in Season Finale
October 4, 2020
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The Austin Bold FC was a team with nothing to lose. And they played like it, defeating the division leading San Antonio FC by a score of 2-1.
The Bold’s playoff hopes evaporated in a disappointing 2-0 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Toros on Wednesday. Austin need to defeat…
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Bold Offense Unleashes
September 22, 2020
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The Austin Bold FC (4-3-6) played only their second home match in the COVID era before 1244 fans to defeat the Sporting KC, 4-0. The win was Austin’s first in five outings and KC’s fourth consecutive loss. The Sporting KC (4-9-1) are now eliminated from playoff contention.
Austin played an…
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Epic Comeback Falls Short
September 12, 2020
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Saturday’s matchup between Texas State University Bobcats and UT San Antonio Roadrunners was probably the most exciting Bobcat football since their 2008 come from behind 48-45 overtime victory to win the Southland Conference championship. Unfortunately, the Texas State (0-2) fell just short in clinching a win against UTSA (1-0), falling…
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Texas State Threatened SMU
September 5, 2020
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The Texas State Bobcats played like a team we hadn’t seen for several years: a team with spirit and determination. The Bobcats went toe-to-toe with the SMU Mustangs, a 10-win team, and fought hard for the upset. SMU ultimately prevailed, 31-24.
“Couldn’t be more-proud of the team in terms of…
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Bold Catch Break, Drop Toros
August 8, 2020
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The Austin Bold were a team in need of a break. Since returning from COVID-19 suspended play the team lost two matches and a third was postponed due to an spat of positive tests. Last week Austin was able to field just 16 players, including assistant coach Ryan Thompson doubling…
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Cane Cutters Topple Hairy Men
July 15, 2020
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The Acadiana Cane Cutter (5-8) evened their three-game series against the Round Rock Hairy Men (7-7) with an 8-5 victory at Dell Diamond on Wednesday evening.
Acadiana struck first with two runs in the top of the second inning. Round Rock pulled ahead with three runs in their half of…
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Hairy Men top Generals in Home Opener
July 7, 2020
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Baseball returned to Dell Diamond, but not in the way we were accustomed.
The cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season forced the Round Rock Express to turn to other forms of excitement. The Express front office pondered ways to entertain baseball fans during the COVID-19 impacted season. Thus, was…
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Express Field Temporary Team in Texas Collegiate League
June 11, 2020
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The Round Rock Express announced that baseball is returning to Dell Diamond in the form of the Round Rock Hairy Men of the Texas Collegiate League (TCL). The club was granted an expansion team for the 2020 TCL season.
Ten teams comprise the league from across Texas and neighboring states.…
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Area Sports Suspended to Abate COVID-19
March 12, 2020
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Professional and collegiate sports ground to a halt as the nation attempts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This is a summary of what is affected locally:
American Hockey League (Texas Stars) – remainder of season cancelled.
Circuit of the Americas – MotoGP postponed, IndyCar Classic cancelled.
Major…
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Seniors Say Goodbye with Victory
March 8, 2020
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It was Senior Day as the Texas Longhorns said goodbye to five players as they defeated the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, 63-to-52. Playing their last game at the Frank Erwin Center were Lashaan Higgs, Joyner Holmes, Sug Sutton, Sophie Taylor and Jada Underwood.
Texas also celebrated the retirement of the No.…
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Spurs Outlast the Blue
March 8, 2020
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The Austin Spurs (24-17) avoided a near-total second half collapse to defeat the Oklahoma City Blue (20-21) by a score of 117-to-114.
The Spurs played their best period of best basketball in the entire season leading up to halftime. They moved the ball with a pace and deliberateness of a…
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Bold Top United in Season Opener
March 7, 2020
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The Austin Bold (1-0-0) continued the steady progress it made in its inaugural season with a 1-0 victory over the New Mexico United (0-1-0).
The 2020 Bold squad saw the return of majority of the core members from 2019. Key among the returning players is goalkeeper Diego Restrepo. Restrepo tendered…
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Spur Come from Behind, Top Suns
March 6, 2020
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The Austin Spurs (23-17) overcame a 10-point fourth quarter deficient to defeat the Northern Arizona Suns (8-33) in overtime by a score of 117-to-114.
Both teams played a highly competitive first half with the lead either tied or changed 18 times in 24 minutes. The Spurs maintained a slight edge…
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Stars’ Hopes Raised Then Dashed Against Admirals
March 5, 2020
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The Texas Stars (24-28-3-4) took on the Milwaukee Admirals (39-13-5-3), the best team in the AHL, and play competitive for most of the game but lost in overtime by a score of 3-2.
Yes, you would be correct to say that the Stars gave up 3 answered goals after leading…
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Legends Top a Depleted Spurs
March 3, 2020
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The beauty of the NBA G-League is you regularly see first and second year NBA players on the court, preferring playing time in the G-League versus bench-time in the big league. The downside is sometimes those players get called up.
Missing from the Austin Spurs (22-17) roster in their game…
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Stars Implode, Fall to Marlies
March 2, 2020
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The Texas Stars (24-27-2-4) squandered a 2-1 lead with seven minutes remaining the game to give the Toronto Marlies (28-24-3-2) a 3-to-2 victory. Two careless penalties by the Stars, that produce two power play goals, cost Texas the game.
“We put ourselves in a position to get 2 points (a…
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Stars Fall Badly to IceHogs
February 28, 2020
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The Texas Stars (23-26-2-4) played pathetically for first two periods of their game against the Rockford IceHogs (28-28-1-2). Most teams would have thrown in the towel and conceded the game. But the Stars reached deep, played hard in the final 20 minutes, and nearly came back. Ultimately the Stars fell…
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Stars Fail in OT Shoot-Out, Again
February 26, 2020
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The Texas Stars played the Rockford IceHogs with an intensity that is often reserved for a playoff game. In some regards, this was a playoff game. Or at least a race to make the playoffs.
If the result of Wednesday’s game is any indication, it might be a while before…
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KSU Surprises Texas
February 22, 2020
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The Kansas State University Wildcats (13-12) dominated the final minutes of their games against the University of Texas Longhorns (16-10) to win by a score of 60-to-54. The Wildcats trailed by two points entering into the final frame and out-scored the Longhorn 15-7 to secure the win.
The teams play…
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Tennessee Remains Perfect with Win in RR Classic Day Two
February 22, 2020
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The University of Tennessee Volunteers withstood a middle-inning rally to defeat the University of Houston Cougars by a score of 8-to-4 in the second game of the Round Rock Classic. The win extended the Vols perfect season with a 6-and-0 record.
Tennessee took a 3-0 lead on an RBIs by…
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Houston Tops Stanford in RR Classic Inaugural
February 21, 2020
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The Round Rock Classic brought together four of the nation’s top NCAA Division 1 baseball teams to compete in a three round robin format. This featured Stanford, Houston, Tennessee and Texas Tech. Event organizers marketed the series as a prequel to the College World Series held annually in Omaha, Nebraska.…
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Stars Upset Wild in Thriller
February 21, 2020
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The second place Iowa Wild (33-16-3-3) were upset by the sixth place Texas Stars (23-24-2-3) in a frenzied contest. The final score was 4-to-3. The Stars, one of the worst teams in the league in power play conversions, score on both man-advantage opportunities and on an Iowa power play.
Texas’…
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Spurs Come from Behind to Top Lakers
February 20, 2020
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The Austin Spurs (21-14) overcame a 16-point deficient and withstood a serious come-back attempt to defeat the South Bay Lakers (14-22) by a score of 128-to-124.
Statistically, the game should have been a tilted to Austin’s advantage. Austin was third in the conference while South Bay was sitting at eleventh.…
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Texas Defense Smothers West Virginia
February 17, 2020
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The University of Texas Longhorns women’s (16-9) basketball team soundly defeating the West Virginia Mountaineers (15-9), winning by a score of 50-to-44. Texas led from the opening tip-off and their defense dominated West Virginia for most of the game.
The Longhorn defense squeezed the Mountaineers on field goals (20-60, 33%)…
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