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The Denver Post: Colorado State has reportedly reached out to Big 12 By Mike Brohard Sports Editor Colorado State University President Tony Frank has been in contact with a member of the Big 12 composition committee, dating back to last summer, according to a report on ESPN.com on Wednesday. The report states Frank made contact with West…

Texas Red Zone Report: LaDainian Tomlinson Reflects on Texas High School HOF By John Hillman LaDainian Tomlinson’s high school campus no longer exists. A new Waco University High School opened in 2011, and commercial establishments now occupy the old site along I-35. But the gridiron feats LT performed for the Trojans endured and brought him to…

AP: Cubs ace Arrieta comments on Strasburg contract The Associated Press CHICAGO – Cubs ace Jake Arrieta saw the numbers for Stephen Strasburg’s new contract with Washington. He wasn’t surprised at all. Arrieta is one of several players potentially affected by Strasburg’s $175 million, seven-year deal with the Nationals, preventing the right-hander from testing free…

FWST: TCU omitted from Top 25 in ESPN’s updated college football rankings BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] Within days of being hailed as one of the nation’s top college football teams in one set of post-spring football power ratings, TCU has been omitted from the updated Top 25 list posted Tuesday night by ESPN.com. The site’s latest…

FWST: Freshman punch: TCU’s Watson reaches 10 home runs BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] No one at TCU is surprised to see Josh Watson hitting home runs. But now he’s reached 10. Watson, an outfielder from Arlington Martin, arrived at that number last week at Penn State, becoming the first TCU freshman with double-digit homers in more…

FWST: TCU football high in Fox Sports’ preseason Top 25 BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Another early set of Top 25 rankings is out, and it’s the best yet for the TCU Horned Frogs. Stewart Mandel, writing for Fox Sports, puts Gary Patterson’s bunch at No. 6 in the rankings he released this week with the benefit of spring…

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/baseball/article76864112.html#storylink=cpy FWST: TCU baseball vs. SFA postponed by rain, lightning BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] TCU’s game against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday night at Lupton Stadium was postponed because of rain. It will be made up a week later, Tuesday, May 17, at Lupton Stadium. Game time is expected to remain 6:30 p.m. This is the…

DMN: What is driving the Big 12 expansion talks and what’s keeping them from advancing SportsDay college writer Chuck Carlton joined The Paul Finebaum Show recently to talk about Big 12 expansion. Here are some of the highlights: On the Big 12 expansion talks: Carlton: I think it’s a more serious sort of situation and I…

ESPN: Spring review: TCU Horned Frogs Brandon Chatmon ESPN Staff Writer Here’s what we learned about TCU during spring football. What we learned about the offense: The Horned Frogs should be able to replace running back Aaron Green with relative ease compared to the challenge of replacing quarterback Trevone Boykin. Junior Kyle Hicks and sophomoreShaun Nixon are both quality options who should replace Green’s production.…

KSL: Can BYU politic its way into the Big 12? By Ben Anderson, KSL.com Contributor SALT LAKE CITY — BYU athletics is known for a lot of things: A rich tradition of winning on the football field; a string of pro-level quarterbacks leading the university; 11 NCAA Tournament appearances since 2001; and championship-level competitiveness in nonrevenue…