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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Jun 5

The other place is awesome today.

No, trust me.

Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Apr 5

LoneStarLive DOT com’s run is coming to an end.

Good while it lasted, proud of the work we did.

I’m easy to find.

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Thank you to our loyal readers

The site's dedicated journalists brought important investigations, sports coverage, and cultural stories to readers across the state.

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 16

Thank you for copyrighting

Ray Curren @rjcurren.bsky.social · Mar 16

It is money time (h/t @joshnewman.bsky.social) here in Providence in what has been a great Ivy League final.

Yale leads 80-72 with 2:22 left, but Cornell is headed to the line.

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 16

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NCAA on CBS - Classic College Basketball Theme Music 1993-2003

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 15

Here’s why the Texas resume is fascinating.

Seven Quadrant 1 wins should absolutely get you in, but most of their metrics otherwise, including a 12-15 effective record and a horrid NC SOS, should absolutely leave you out.

No correct answer, per se, when that’s the resume.

Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 14

NEW: Texas is done at the SEC Tournament.

It is now left to wait and scoreboard watch at 19-15 overall, with seven Quadrant 1 wins and blah metrics.

Attention turns to bubble-related matters this evening in the ACC and the Mountain West.

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 14

Memphis and Wichita State are about to tip in the AAC quarters.

Wrote this morning that Texas fans should be paying attention to the American, because if someone other than Memphis wins it, it's going to be a problem:

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

Is Texas basketball in? NCAA Tournament fate hangs in balance

Longhorns are on the NCAA Tournament bubble after beating Texas A&M on Thursday

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 14

NEW: It’s Friday, Texas is through to the SEC quarters, and is right at the NCAA Tournament cutline.

Where things stand, what’s coming, and why Texas fans need to pay close attention to the AAC Tournament:

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

Is Texas basketball in? NCAA Tournament fate hangs in balance

Longhorns are on the NCAA Tournament bubble after beating Texas A&M on Thursday

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 13

Texas fans should be rooting for Marquette right now against Xavier.

Musketeers are exceptionally bubbly, absolutely need a win here to get in.

Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 11

NEW: When Texas opens spring practice March 25, a handful of depth chart guys will not be full participants due to injury.

Chief among the absences: Redshirt sophomore running back CJ Baxter, who continues his way back from an August knee injury

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These Texas football players will not be full participants when spring practice begins

Longhorns will open spring practice March 25

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 11

The notion Steve Sarkisian wouldn’t leave Texas because Arch Manning is the QB is flat incorrect.

💠Mare💠 @utexas-96.bsky.social · Mar 11

He won't leave with Manning there. Also, maybe he wants to take over cfb

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 10

NEW: NFL teams coming to talk to Steve Sarkisian in the wake of 25-4 and two CFP semis since 2023 came as no surprise.

Sarkisian opted to balk, parlaying the whole thing to another contract extension.

Here's what he said today when I asked about it: www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/fo...

Why didn’t Texas football’s Steve Sarkisian pursue reported NFL interest after CFP run?

Sarkisian is 25-4 with back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances since the start of the 2023 season

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 10

NEW: Texas is among the P4 teams opting to not have a spring game next month.

While other coaches like Matt Rhule cited potential tampering, Steve Sarkisian put a pin in that factor, and instead leaned on other reasoning.

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/fo...

Texas football’s Steve Sarkisian defends decision to eliminate Longhorns’ spring game

Texas' Orange-White Game would have been April 26

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 10

NEW: A few brief highlights from Steve Sarkisian's pre-spring presser include Arch Manning taking over, a nothing answer on declining NFL interest back in January, and more:

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Overheard at Steve Sarkisian’s press conference: Arch Manning, NFL interest, and more

Longhorns will open spring practice March 25

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 10

Sarkisian: "Four of five guys who wont participate early in spring."

Derek Williams, CJ Baxter, DeAndre Moore, Colton Vasek will not fully participate.

Others will be limited.

Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 10

Sarkisian: Move to NFL-style OTAs is a "philosophical change."

27 new players showed up in January, 22 of them from high school. Everyone needs to get acclimated, on the same page.

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 10

Sarkisian offered a VERY long preamble here.

Big takeaway: Defended not having a spring game, went on to say it's not about the fear of tampering.

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 10

Spring is upon us.

Steve Sarkisian coming up at 11:30, first meeting with the local hacks since the Cotton Bowl.

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 10

I guess this is the place to be today………

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 9

The Texas women are going to be a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament, but this bludgeoning by South Carolina in the SEC championship game is a reminder of what/who it’ll have to go through to win the whole thing in a few weeks.

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 8

NEW/ Texas’ final SEC availability report late this afternoon was clean, so junior guard Chendall Weaver is indeed available tonight after missing 15 straight with a hip.

Weaver has been out since Jan. 7:

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

Texas basketball’s Chendall Weaver will play vs. Oklahoma in must-win bubble game

Weaver has been since the early minutes of a Jan. 7 loss to Auburn with a hip injury

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 8

NEW: Xavier Worthy was arrested in Williamson County yesterday on a third-degree felony for assaulting a family member.

Worthy remains in custody, and per jail records, has not posted bond

Former All-Big 12, just finished his rookie year with the Chiefs: www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/fo...

Former Texas football player Xavier Worthy arrested in Williamson County

Worthy, a former Longhorns star, just finished his rookie season with the Kansas City Chiefs

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 8

NEW: A stacked day of college basketball includes a bubble-as-bubble-gets matchup between Texas and Oklahoma.

We’re up early with a live post, starting with a couple of notes.

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

Texas basketball vs. Oklahoma live updates, score: Longhorns face must-win for NCAA Tournament

Longhorns are on the NCAA Tournament bubble as the regular season comes to a close

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 7

NEW: Texas coach Rodney Terry didn't definitively say Chendall Weaver would be available tomorrow night vs. Oklahoma, but he sure did indicate it.

Weaver appears set to return after missing 15 games with a hip injury.

SEC injury report is out at 7 p.m.: www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

Texas basketball’s ‘most energetic’ player probable to return vs. Oklahoma in must-win game

Longhorns face a must-win game Saturday night vs. Oklahoma

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Josh Newman @joshnewman.bsky.social · Mar 7

Texas coach Rodney Terry says Chendall Weaver will play tomorrow night against Oklahoma.

Has been out since the early minutes of a Jan. 7 loss to Auburn with a hip injury.

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