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Kevin Durant Gives $3 Million to UT Austin
By Chris O'Connell
Kevin Durant, named 2007 Naismith College Player of the Year after his lone year at Texas, will donate $3 million to the university. The majority of the donation—$2.5...
Kevin Durant is the First Longhorn to Win Finals MVP
By Chris O'Connell
When the final buzzer of the NBA season sounded last night, just after midnight on the East Coast, all eyes were on one man. After turning in his fifth-straight...
Prime Time: The 2016 Outstanding Young Texas Exes
By Danielle Lopez
Each year we celebrate a new group of Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award recipients with—what else?—a party. Transformed into a hip lounge featuring white sofas...
A Conversation with Kevin Durant
By Daron Roberts
Back on campus to for an event with the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation and to receive the Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award, the former Longhorn basketball...
Late to the Game: What’s He Doing Here?
By Chris O'Connell
On a balmy night in May, as a storm brewed in Austin, I watched Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference Finals at a bar called Doc’s on South Congress Avenue....
Late to the Game: Just Deal With It.
By Chris O'Connell
When the new Nike apparel deal with UT was announced last week, it came with a surprising caveat. The deal, the richest in college sports history at $250 million...
Texas Men’s Basketball Is Going to China
By Jillian Kushner
In November, Texas men’s basketball will make history by taking part in the first U.S. professional or collegiate regular season game to be played in China....
Late to the Game: Is It Wrong for a Longhorn to Root For a Team From Oklahoma?
By Chris O'Connell
Assistant editor Chris O’Connell isn’t from Texas; he’s from New Jersey. That’s OK though—he’s here now. But without growing up...
The A-Z Guide to Texas Men’s Basketball
By Chris O'Connell
Texas basketball tips off tonight at home against North Dakota State as the regional round of the 2K Classic tournament begins. For the uninitiated—and for those...
Not Even a Broken Internet Can Stop Kevin Durant
By Chris O'Connell
The Internet broke this morning, when any Google Image search brought up one of two images: a 2012 Ukranian car crash, or NBA MVP and Longhorn basketball star...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor