Past Articles (HIDDEN BLOG)
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Toluca over Santos Laguna in Penalty Kicks
July 13, 2017
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Liga MX returned to the Dell Diamond for the third year. The baseball park quickly transformed into a soccer pitch during the four day All Star break. Play this year was between the Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (Toluca) and Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (Santos Laguna).…
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Round Rock over Colorado Spring before All Star Break
July 9, 2017
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The Round Rock Express (41-49) powered their way to an 8-4 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (55-34) on Sunday night at Dell Diamond in the lead-up to the PCL All Star break.
Round Rock put up four runs in the bottom of the third inning. Drew Stubbs began…
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Late Rally Falls Short
July 5, 2017
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Express catcher A.J. Jimenez went 3-4 with two RBIs and a triple short of the cycle, but the Express fell short in a late inning rally. The Memphis Redbirds (53-32) won 6-4 over the Round Rock Express (39-47) on Wednesday night at Dell Diamond.
Ryan Rua started the Express scoring…
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Ledbetter Impresses, leads Express over Iowa
June 22, 2017
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A solid first start by just-promoted pitcher David Ledbetter, combined with two home runs by Will Middlebrooks, pushed the Round Rock Express (35-38) over the Iowa Cubs (31-42) by a final score of 4-1.
Ledbetter pitched five and one-third innings, allowing five hits, one earned run and two base on…
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Round Rock drops lead late to Memphis
June 19, 2017
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Memphis started the scoring with in two runs in the third inning. The Express bounced back with home runs in the fourth by Ronald Guzman (6) and in the fifth by A. J. Jimenez (2) to tie the game. Round Rock took the lead in the sixth inning on a…
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StreetCowboys Tear It Up at ROT Rally
June 9, 2017
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The Republic of Texas (ROT) Rally is a rite of annual passage, and with it brings the StreetCowboys. The StreetCowboys is led by Chris “Tice” Theis, who was accompanied by Jeff Normand and Bill Ramsell. Together they offered a one-of-a-kind professional motorcycle stunt riding experience.
Theis is currently the Director…
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New Orleans stop Round Rock Sweep
June 4, 2017
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The New Orleans Baby Cakes (19-36) avoided a series sweep with a 7-1 win over the Round Rock Express (27-30) on Sunday afternoon. Express starting pitcher Anthony Bass suffered the loss, allowing five runs, on five hits in innings of work.
Round Rock was held to just three hits on…
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Jackalopes come from behind vs. Baby Cakes
June 1, 2017
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The Round Rock Jackalopes (25-29) completed a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over the New Orleans Baby Cakes (18-34) on Thursday evening at the Dell Diamond. Jackanapes was a “what could have been” team name that Round Rock was playing under for a charity auction. Alas, Baby Cakes is the real name…
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Texas State sends three to NCAA Championship
May 30, 2017
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Three individuals for the Texas State track and field teams qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships at the NCAA West Preliminaries meet held at Mike A. Myers Stadium. Advancing to the NCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships were Chelsie Decoud (high jump), Mylana Hearn (triple jump) and…
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Impressive: Longhorns advance 23 to NCAA Track & Field Championship
May 27, 2017
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In total Texas sends 11 men’s student athletes and the 4x100 relay team to the NCAA Championship in Eugene with nine of the qualifiers coming out of the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. Two athletes, Wolf Mahler and Steele Wasik had already qualified for the national meet in the decathlon. The…
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Bats Alive: Express Celebrate Military Appreciation Day
May 22, 2017
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The Round Rock Express gave a fitting tribute to our Armed Services with Military Appreciation Night. The huge celebration included the First Pitch by Colonel Craig Flowers, recognition of WWII Veterans, the unveiling of a permanent POW / MIA Remembrance Chair, and the Swearing in of a new Marines.
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Ross / Pavlik win AVP Austin Open
May 21, 2017
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April Ross and Whitney Pavlik (#2 Seeds) defeated Kim Dicello and Emily Stockman (#3 Seeds) 2-1 (14-21, 21-16, 15-11) to win the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Austin Open on Sunday. It was the first victory for Ross since splitting with 2016 Olympic bronze medal teammate Kerri Walsh Jennings in…
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Express Pitching Steps Up with 6-Hit Shut Out
May 21, 2017
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Express starting pitcher Allen Webster had a masterful performance, pitching seven innings of scoreless baseball and allowing only four hits. Webster paved the way for the Express offense to step up and do what they do well.
Jurickson Profar led the pack with one hit and two RBIs. Recent addition…
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#1 Flint / Larson fall early at AVP Austin Open
May 20, 2017
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Expectations were high for the duo of Betsi Flint and Kelley Larson at the AVP Austin Open. Flint and Larson entered the tournament as #1 seeds with a combined total of 2030 points. The team has become AVP favorites, winning hearts in September 2015 when they became the youngest team…
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McClaren takes Continental Challenge in just third start
May 9, 2017
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McLaren Automotive, the British-based automaker, won the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge at Circuit of the Americas in just its third start. The victory came compliments co-drivers Matt Plumb and Paul Holton (#76) in the C360R McLaren GT4.
The 2017 Continental Tire SportsCar Championship is the eighteenth season and the fourth…
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Antinucci takes Super Trofeo opener at COTA
May 8, 2017
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Richard Antinucci (#16) took the lead early and never looked back in Race 1 of the opening weekend of the 2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season on Friday at Circuit of The Americas. Antinucci jumped up from his second-place grid position on the opening lap, seizing control of a…
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Austin’s Moorespeed takes Porsche GT3 Cup Saturday
May 8, 2017
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Rounds 5 and 6 of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama took place at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas on Friday and Saturday. The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge is in its 13th season and is one of the largest of Porsche’s single-make Cup Challenge series…
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Cadillac DPi Dominate WeatherTech Championship at COTA
May 6, 2017
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WeatherTech Sportscar Championship is the flagship IMSA series, competing at 12 locations throughout North America. The championship came to Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on the fourth stop on the year.
The competition takes place in four different classes: Prototype, Prototype Challenge, GT Le Mans and GT Daytona,…
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Jousting returns to Central Texas at Lysts on the Lake
May 3, 2017
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Lysts on the Lake first came to the Lake Austin water front property of patron Richard Garriott on April 29 - May 1, 2011. Twenty-four competitors participated in the event, which reportedly made it the largest competitive joust in the world at the time.
This year’s event brought 17 competitors…
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Sounds Clobber Express
May 2, 2017
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The struggling Round Rock Express continued its troubles as they faced Nashville Sounds. The Sounds put up 40 batters who produced 11 runs on 15 hits. Conversely, the Express generate only two hits, a double, compliments of Drew Robinson and a single by Josh Wilson. Travis Synder got to first…
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Round Rock Over Powers Iowa
April 24, 2017
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The Round Rock Express (9-10) powered their way to a 9-2 victory over the Iowa Cubs (9-10). Josh Wilson and Jared Hoying of the Express each notched a home run in the win.
Round Rock starter Dillon Gee (1-2) earned the win with five innings pitch. Gee gave up just…
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Marquez captures 4th consecutive MotoGP victory at COTA
April 24, 2017
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Sunday was a perfect ending to the fifth MotoGP event at the Circuit of the Americas. Saturday’s qualifying rounds were a chilly and blustery, with over casted skies. But Sunday’s weather was ideal for racing and spectating.
For the new comer, MotoGP is the premier class of motorcycle road racing,…
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Express Out-Last Cubs
April 23, 2017
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The Round Rock Express (8-10) edged the Iowa Cubs (9-9) 8-7 after 13 innings of play. Travis Snider hit an RBI single with no outs in the bottom of the 13th to give the Express a walkoff victory.
Offensively, the Express put up eight runs on 15 hits. Cesar Puello…
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EG 0,0 Marc VDS Team posts two fastest Moto2 times on day 1
April 22, 2017
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Moto2 is the little sister to MotoGP. Both classes of motorcycles are purpose-built racing
machines that are neither available for purchase by the general public nor legal for use on public roads. MotoGP bikes are 1000cc 4 stroke prototypes capable of 240+ horsepower and 200+ mph. Moto2 bikes have slightly…
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Repsol Honda posts fastest day 1 time at MotoGP Americas
April 22, 2017
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The Repsol Honda Team lead by Marc Marquez (#93) has enjoy good success at the Circuit of the Americas. In 2013 Marquez became the youngest MotoGP to gain the pole position and take the race in Austin. And for the last three years he has repeated the feat, having won…
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