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The No. 21 women's tennis team pulled away late with a tight 4-3 win over Auburn University on Sunday at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. With the win, the team's spring record now stands at 3-2. It was the team's second consecutive win over a top-25 opponent. (0) comments

Men's basketball suffers fourth straight conference loss The Horned Frogs fell to Colorado State University 71-65 on Saturday night on the road. It was the team's fourth straight loss in the Mountain West Conference. The team's record now stands at 13-10 overall. (0) comments

There will be a Mardi Gras celebration Monday in the Campus Commons hosted by Programming Council and the International Student Association. The event will feature the band Professor D, the TCU Soul Steppers, stilt walkers as well as cultural drumming, international student's band performances and henna tattoos. (0) comments

TCU beats Air Force 44-10

Seniors tie record for career victories

Prior to kickoff, the seniors of the Horned Frog football team were greeted with a hug from head coach Gary Patterson before being honored with friends and family for their tenure with the team. The Falcons of the Air Force Academy weren't greeted nearly as warmly when the Frogs took the opening kickoff and scored 2:22 seconds later on a three-yard run by full back Luke Shivers. (0) comments

The Horned Frogs withstood the UNLV Lady Rebels' valiant effort at a comeback to win Saturday's game in Las Vegas 66-61. TCU (10-5, 2-0 Mountain West Conference) led from the start as the team found open shots on most of their early possessions. UNLV (7-8, 0-2 MWC) allowed TCU to shoot 42. (0) comments

Before the beginning of this past football season I wrote an article that began by saying TCU was not getting any recognition as a BCS buster. While they might not have crashed the BCS party, it was still an exciting season, capping it all off with a 17-16 win against then-No. (0) comments

Senior kick-off receives Rudy Award

Senior kick-off specialist Drew Combs was honored with the 2008 College Football Rudy Award at the American Football Coaches Association Convention on Monday at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. Combs was awarded a trophy and a $5,000 scholarship by Rudy Ruettiger, whom the award is named for. (0) comments

BYU defeats Lady Horned Frogs 62-46

The Lady Horned Frog basketball team lost its claim to the top spot in the Mountain West on Tuesday with a 62-46 loss to the BYU Cougars. Turnovers and poor field goal shooting caused the loss. The Lady Frogs shot 22.4 percent from the field in the game and 18. (0) comments

Lady Frogs top Rams with overall effort

"Teams that want to play in March have to have good Februaries." That was head coach Jeff Mittie's message to his team as they prepared to start the second half of conference play with a home game against Colorado State University on Saturday. If the Lady Frogs' 71-59 win over the Rams was any indication, the team is listening so far. (0) comments

After Friday's meet against the University of Utah, head coach Richard Sybesma said the H20 Frogs proved they will be a team to be reckoned with if they can consistently rise up to the occasion. The men's and women's teams faced the Utes on Friday night in the University Recreation Center. (0) comments

For some, the end of fall sport ­­(notice I said "sport") signals the beginning of a lull in their level of passion for college athletics. Sure, there were other sports in action during the fall semester, like volleyball, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and golf, but we all know football reigns supreme in Texas, and that's no different here at our university. (2) comments

Lady Frogs grab convincing win versus UTA

The No. 24 Lady Horned Frogs used an 18-0 scoring run to help the team secure its third straight win to start the season as TCU defeated University of Texas-Arlington 70-45 Thursday night. With TCU trailing 21-17 with 4:00 to go in the first half, sophomore forward Rachel Rentschler made a 3-pointer to kick-start a Lady Frogs' offense that missed its first 11 shots from the field. (0) comments

TCU survives scare from McNeese State

Horned Frogs stave off surge to win 65-61

Just like he's been doing all year, Kevin Langford provided leadership when his team needed it the most. The Horned Frogs' scoring and rebounding leader on the season scored a game-high 22 points, including seven straight down the stretch for the Horned Frogs, as TCU withstood a furious second-half rally to defeat McNeese State, 68-64. (0) comments

Lady Frogs remain undefeated

TCU beats SHSU 89-75

TCU women's basketball coach Jeff Mittie called this year's team the biggest he's ever coached. However Mittie said Sunday night that he still is not happy with the production from his interior players, despite his team's 89-75 victory over Sam Houston State University. (0) comments

Horned Frogs drop home opener

Nebraska beats TCU 62-50

The Horned Frogs' shooting woes continued Wednesday night as they fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 62-50 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Despite a solid defensive effort, TCU made just 10 field goals for the entire game. Senior forward Langford led the Horned Frogs with 19 points. (0) comments

Quarterbacks TCU: Sophomore quarterback Andy Dalton is coming off one of his worst games of the season against Utah, completing just 16 of his 37 pass attempts and throwing two costly interceptions on drives at the end of the second and fourth quarters. But it's worth noting that he threw nine touchdowns and no interceptions in the three games prior. (0) comments

A friend of mine asked me who I thought the best cornerback in the NFL was Sunday night during the Cowboys game. I turned to him and said, "When he's healthy, it has to be Terence Newman. His interceptions are low, but that is only because offenses don't bother looking to his side of the field. (0) comments

Patterson: Frogs' victory will hinge on run defense

Saturday's game between the No. 15 Horned Frogs and the Air Force Falcons will pit strength against strength. The Falcons and their triple option rushing attack is currently No. 4 in the nation, averaging 279.9 yards per game. But the Frogs have made their name stopping the run, leading the nation in rushing defense allowing 39. (0) comments

The women's basketball team will continue its run through a gantlet of in-state opponents when it faces off against the University of Texas at Arlington at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Fresh off a big upset over No. 3 Maryland, the Lady Frogs still have plenty of room to improve, especially on the boards, head coach Jeff Mittie said. (0) comments



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