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SIU: Research focuses on demise of Texas horned lizard by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – The horned lizard is well-loved part of culture in its range, which stretches from Kansas through Oklahoma and into Texas. But the once plentiful species has been harder to find in recent years. A graduate student from Southern Illinois University…

Lexington Herald-Leader: Family hire puts TCU in the mix for five-star UK basketball target BY BEN ROBERTS [email protected] The recruit-in-the-family college basketball coaching hire drawing all of the national attention this offseason has been Washington’s addition of assistant coach Michael Porter Sr., the father of top-five recruit Michael Porter Jr. Another interesting hire: New Texas Christian…

https://twitter.com/MG3_2423/status/752216283693940737 FWST: Former Texas Ranger’s son gets first collegiate offer from TCU BY BRIAN GOSSET [email protected] Keller Timber Creek junior Mateo Gil received his first college offer from TCU on Sunday. Gil is the son of former Ranger Benji Gil, who played for Texas in 1993 and again from 1995-97. Gil was named first-team all-District 5-6A…

DMN: Wheelchair-bound former TCU football player: Ali was ‘the most amazing and Godly man I ever met’ By Kevin Sherrington, Staff Columnist Contact Kevin Sherringtonon Twitter:@KSherringtonDMN Over the last 42 years in a wheelchair, Kent Waldrep has encountered a lot of luminaries while covering the map searching for a cure to spinal cord paralysis. Every president since…

FWST: Larry Brown’s predictable exit from SMU opens door for TCU BY [big steaming pile] [email protected] The timing of this announcement could not have been worse but SMU men’s basketball coach Larry Brown has predictably quit after four years in Dallas. Brown, 75, was in contract dispute with SMU and rather than accept a shorter deal…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070816aaa.html GoFrogs: TCU Duo on Nagurski Trophy Watch List CHARLOTTE, N.C. — TCU defensive end Josh Carraway and linebacker Travin Howard have been named to the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, recognizing the nation’s top defensive player. Carraway and Howard are also on the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List. Carraway is the Big 12’s only returning first-team all-conference…

Cincy Jungle: Andy Dalton reflects on foundation, family; talks up Ken Zampese By Jason Marcum @marcum89 Ever since Andy Dalton arrived in Cincinnati, the Bengals quarterback has taken on a big role in serving his new community. Along with his wife, Jordan, the duo have built the Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation, which does most of its charitable work in the…

Cold Hard Sports: Deciphering Matt Carpenter’s Immense Value to the St. Louis Cardinals The website FanGraphs, the gold standard for online baseball analytics, tracks every ball that is hit in every Major League game and classifies it as being either hard, medium or soft contact. Also on the site, one can sort hitters by how…

River Cities Daily Tribune: Stephen Shipley named head football coach at Faith Academy JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — Stephen Shipley has gone from the Faith Academy of Marble Falls 7-on-7 coach to the Flames’ head football coach for the 2016 season. Shipley, the brother of former Burnet High School head coach Bob…

WRGB: 6-9 TCU commit pitches Dallas Cats to World Series Troy, NY – The Dallas Tigers claimed the 2016 AABC Qualifier at Geer Field with Monday’s 2-0 championship game victory over the Connecticut Bombers. The title carries with it a spot in the Connie Mack World Series, which begins July 29th in Farmington, New Mexico.…