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FWST: How do you say Halapoulivaati Vaitai Part II? BY JEFF CAPLAN Special to the Star-Telegram At the NFL combine in Indianapolis a couple of months ago, former TCU offensive lineman Halapoulivaati Vaitai admitted that even he sometimes messes up the pronunciation of his name. Last month, the Philadelphia Eagles drafted the man whose name sounds like…

FWST: Horton back on mound as TCU baseball tries to find best rotation BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com Dalton Horton, unexpectedly a major part of the TCU pitching staff as a freshman, returns to the mound Tuesday night for the Horned Frogs in a nonconference matchup against Stephen F. Austin. The left-hander skipped his turn in the…

FWST: TCU football at No. 18 on Athlon Sports preseason Top 25 BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com TCU is on another preseason Top 25 list. This time, Athlon Sports has the Horned Frogs at No. 18. It fits in with most other predictions for the Frogs, coming off an 11-2 season, with a new quarterback and a more…

FWST: TCU’s Ryan Books third following first round of regional golf From staff and wire reports Ryan Books of TCU sank an eagle on the 18th hole and is tied for third with a 2-under 70 following the first day of an NCAA Regional golf tournament in Albuquerque. The Frogs are fifth with a 5-over…

FWST: Baker’s home run helps TCU salvage finale against Baylor Star-Telegram WACO – Freshman Luken Baker’s home run highlighted a three-run seventh inning and helped TCU beat Baylor 7-3 on Sunday afternoon as the Horned Frogs salvaged the finale of a three-game series at Baylor Ballpark. No. 10 TCU (34-14, 12-9 Big 12) needed the…

FWST: TCU track gets two gold medals at Big 12 Outdoor Championships Star-Telegram TCU took two first places at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday on the TCU campus. Ronnie Baker won the men’s 100 meters with a time of 10.15 seconds, and Brianna McGhee won the women’s 100 hurdles in…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/w-otrack/recaps/051516aaa.html GoFrogs: TCU Crowns Two Big 12 Champions Photo Gallery​ | Results FORT WORTH — Seniors Ronnie Baker and Brianna McGhee were crowned Big 12 Champions on the final day of the outdoor conference meet in Fort Worth on Sunday. Baker, who took home gold at the indoor Big 12 and NCAA championships this year, clocked in with the fastest time in…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/051516aaa.html GoFrogs: TCU’s Powers Past Baylor, 7-3 Final Stats WACO, Texas – A three-run seventh inning highlighted by a Luken Baker home run helped TCU to a 7-3 victory over Baylor Sunday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark. The Rundown Baylor’s Matt Menard put the Bears in front 1-0 with a two-out solo home run in the first. Dane Steinhagen answered the…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/051416aaa.html GoFrogs: Baseball’s Rally Falls Short Saturday Final Stats WACO, Texas – TCU brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth, but couldn’t overcome eight two-out runs from Baylor in an 8-5 loss on Saturday. The Rundown TCU was held in check for the first seven innings, but found its bats in the final…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/051416aab.html GoFrogs: M. Golf Heading to Albuquerque Regional ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The TCU men’s golf team will compete in an NCAA Regional for the 27th consecutive season beginning Monday when the Horned Frogs tee it up in the first round of the three-day NCAA Albuquerque Regional at the par-72, 7,562-yard UNM Championship Course. The Horned Frogs,…