Past Articles (HIDDEN BLOG)
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Stars Drop Defensive Contest in OT
March 1, 2019
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“We don’t have the fire-power to score 4, 5 goals a game. We have to play the 1-0, 2-1 games,” said Texas Stars head coach Derek Laxdal.
And that’s exactly what the Texas Stars (27-24-4-3) did as they took on the division leading Chicago Wolves (33-17-5-1), and lost 2-1 in…
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Frustration Shows as Spurs Fall
February 28, 2019
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The Austin Spurs (16-24) lost their fifth game in a row, falling to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (29-14) by a score of 128 to 113 at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park.
The Spurs carefully scripted their plan in the pre-game shoot-around. And that plan work as the Spurs…
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Stars Rise Up Over Admirals
February 27, 2019
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Rise up. That was Texas Stars head coach Derek Laxdal’s pre-game speech to his team. “We got guys up in Dallas (with the parent club) and we got to get guys rising up,” Laxdal said.
And rise up they did.
The Texas Stars (27-23-3-3) defeated the Milwaukee Admirals (23-22-11-1), 4-2.…
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USA Eagles out-last Team Brazil
February 23, 2019
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The Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) came to the Dell Diamond matching the USA Eagles versus Brazil. The USA rolled over Brazil in the first half, leading by a many as 19 points. A come-from-behind surge by Team Brazil fell short and the USA Eagles held on to win 33-28. This…
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#19 Texas Makes it Look Easy Over Tech
February 23, 2019
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University of Texas Longhorns head coach Karen Aston usually sports a dourer look courtside during games. But a hint of satisfaction broke through the stern demeanor as the Longhorns (21-6, 11-4 Big 12) defeated the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (12-14, 3-12 Big 12) 81-57 at the Frank Erwin Center.
Aston…
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Elite Fall to Unrelently Legion
February 22, 2019
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The Austin Elite (0-5) mounted a valiant defense against the San Diego Legion (4-1) but ultimately collapsed under the continued pounding. The Legion scored four tries on six attempts in the first half in route to a 45-17 win.
The Legion’s first half tries came from JP du Plessi, Dean…
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#15 UT Women Collapse Before Kansas State
February 17, 2019
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The #15 University of Texas Longhorns (20-6, 10-4 Big 12 Conference) fell to the unranked Kansas State University Wildcats (16-10, 7-7 Big 12 Conference), 69-60. K-State won both meetings of the team this season.
The Longhorns collapsed not once, but twice to the Wildcats. Texas led by 9 points late…
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Elite Fall to Raptors in Major League Rugby
February 17, 2019
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The struggles continued for the winless Austin Elite (0-4) as they fell to the Glendale Raptors (1-2), 24-13. Sunday’s match may have been the Elite’s best chance for a win this season as they faced the then winless Raptors.
Inconsistency continued to trouble the Elite, who have been out-scored 61…
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Stars Shutout Roadrunners
February 15, 2019
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The Texas Stars (25-20-3-2) played a near-perfect game in their 2-0 win over the Tucson Roadrunners (24-16-4-2). Stars goaltender Phillipe Desrosiers (5-7-0) made 29 saves in his first shutout of the season.
“Phil was outstanding. He made some timely saves for us,” said Stars head coach Derek Laxdal. “I think…
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First Glimpse of Austin Bold on Pitch
February 13, 2019
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It was just three weeks ago that Austin Bold Football Club general manager Roberto Silva introduced its first 14 players to the media. Three weeks later the size of the team had grown to 24 players.
Head coach Marcelo Serrano led the Bold against the St. Louis Football Club in…
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Salt Lake City Stars Best Spurs
February 10, 2019
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After a breathtaking win on Friday against a superior team, the Austin Spurs (16-20) fell to peer in a game they could have won. The Salt Lake City Stars (18-18) defeated the Spurs, 98-89.
The Stars were led by 7-foot, 2-inch, 290 pound Isaac Haas. Haas easily maneuvered the court…
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Austin Spurs Upset OKC Blue
February 8, 2019
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The Austin Spurs’ (15-17) game against the conference leading Oklahoma City Blue (25-10) was expected to be a one-sided blowout. Instead the Spurs went toe-to-toe with Blue and won in a nail bitter, 111-109, in a game that changed lead ten times.
The Blue appeared loose and confident as the…
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Spurs Out Last Blue Coats
February 5, 2019
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The Austin Spurs (15-19) took a 19 points lead in to the fourth period and allowed the Delaware Blue Coats (12-19) to come with 9 points before winning 119-108.
The Spurs played a sloppy first quarter, missing easy layups and dunks. Amazingly, the Blue Coats played worse, committing 8 turnovers…
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No. 14 Texas Women Grind Good Loss vs. No. 1 Baylor
February 4, 2019
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The No. 12 Texas Longhorns (18-5 overall, 8-3 conference) proved they have the guts to compete for a national title in their match up against the No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears (20-1, 10-0). Most teams would have thrown in the towel, but Texas hung tough, overcame a 21 point deficit,…
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Elite Can’t Find Momentum, Fall to Warriors
February 1, 2019
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The Austin Elite Rugby (0-2) club lost to the out-sized Utah Warriors (1-0) on Friday at the Dell Diamond, 17-9. Austin never seemed to find their stride in the game, relying solely upon penalty kicks in the first half for points. Ironically, last week the Houston SaberCats, who scored only…
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Grand Rapids Comes from Behind to Top Texas
January 31, 2019
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The Texas Stars (22-18-3-2) dominated the Grand Rapid Griffins (26-14-3-4) until early into the second period. But the arena tilted, the puck moved only in one direction and the Stars were skating up-hill after that. Grand Rapids defeated Texas 5-3 in a come from behind victory.
Texas’s Tony Calderone opened…
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Getting to Know Austin Bold GM, Roberto Silva
January 22, 2019
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Soccer is a game for the passionate.
The fans are passionate. The players are talented and passionate. The team owners are patient and passionate. And like the team owners, Roberto Silva, General Manager of the Austin Bold soccer club is talented, patient and passionate.
I spoke with Silva at the…
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Spurs Defang Wolves
January 19, 2019
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On Friday the Austin Spurs won their first game of the year and broke a six game skid. On Saturday they worked hard not to overly embarrass the Iowa Wolves, winning 106-86.
Lonnie Walker IV led all scorers with 21 points. John Holland followed closely behind with 20. Drew Eubanks…
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Spurs End Skid
January 18, 2019
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Coming into tonight’s game against the South Bay Lakers the Austin Spurs had loss six consecutive games and had yet to win in 2019. The first fifteen minutes of their game looked to be more of the same. The Lakers rolled over the Spurs, leading by as much as 15…
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Texas Bests Rockford in OT Shootout
January 11, 2019
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The Texas Stars (20-11-3-2) fought a back-and-forth contest against the Rockford IceHogs (16-16-3-4) and won in an overtime shootout. Stars’ center Travis Morin scored the only goal of the shootout. This was the Star’s first shootout win in three tries. The IceCats are winless in five shootout attempts.
Commenting on…
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Spurs Come Up Short Against Santa Cruz
January 10, 2019
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The Austin Spurs (12-13) lost their fourth consecutive game to the Santa Cruz Warriors (18-6), 87-84. The Spurs have yet to win a game in the New Year.
Like the two previous loses, the Spurs played a one-dimensional game, relying upon one player to generate the majority of the offense.…
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Stars top Condors in Solid Home Win
January 9, 2019
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The Texas Stars (18-11-3-2) notched another home ice win, defeating the Bakersfield Condors (16-14-2-1), 3-2. Tony Calderone and Adam Mascherin each led the Stars with a goal and an assist. Landon Bow did an outstanding job between the posts, making 28 saves.
The Stars have won 8 of 9 games…
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Memphis Sweeps Season Against Spurs
January 5, 2019
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The Austin Spurs (12-11 lost to the Memphis Hustle (14-9), 110-97. Austin lost each game in the season series by double digits and two games on their home court.
Both teams played competitively in the first half, with the Hustle leading at halftime 57-50. But the Hustle started the third…
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Texas Stars Extend Home Ice Win Streak
January 4, 2019
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Joel L’Esperance netted two goals against the Manitoba Moose (13-18-2-0) to lead the Texas Stars (18-11-3-1) to their seventh straight win on home ice. L’Esperance leads the team with 19 goals and is the top goal-scoring rookie in the AHL this season.
The Moose aggressively attacked the Stars and controlled…
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No. 13 Texas Women’s Basketball Outlasts OSU
January 2, 2019
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They say an ugly win is better than no win. But the Texas Longhorns (10-2, 1-0 Big 12) may not have even gotten that if their game against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls (9-3, 0-1 Big 12) lasted another five minutes.
Texas looked strong in the half, taking a 33-16 lead…
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