Category: News

AP: TCU ex Jake Arrieta throws second career no-hitter for Cubs The Associated Press CINCINNATI  – Former TCU star Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs pitched his second no-hitter in a span of 11 regular-season starts, shutting down the Cincinnati Reds in a 16-0 rout Thursday night. The reigning NL Cy Young winner threw the…

DMN: TCU’s Jamie Dixon: ‘Don’t tell me we can’t win here. I know it’s possible’ By Adam Grosbard, Staff Writer Contact Adam Grosbardon Twitter:@AdamGrosbard The coach returns to the school that gave him his start with hope of bringing his alma mater the success he’s had elsewhere during his career. It’s a great story, and one…

FWST: TCU football posts lowest NCAA academic progress rate in Big 12 BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected]  For a second consecutive year, TCU football had its lowest Academic Progress Rate — the NCAA’s measure for the academic progress of athletes — since it has been tracked, but the school’s top athletic official said it will improve soon.…

FWST: TCU pitching getting return on investment in freshman arms BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] TCU takes along the Big 12’s second-best earned-run average when it starts a three-game series at Oklahoma State on Friday. The Horned Frogs have a 2.95 team ERA through 35 games covering 305 innings, a notable return from a staff using two…

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Ex-Pitt coach Dixon thought he would finish career with Panthers By Craig Meyer / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette After more than a decade as the school’s men’s basketball coach there were moments when it felt as if Jamie Dixon would never leave Pitt. For him, at least at one time, that was the plan. In a piece…

FWST: Data say Big 12’s playoff hopes rise by holding football title game BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] IRVING – Consultants continue to analyze data for Big 12 officials regarding key issues pertaining to the future of the conference. But the early returns, Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday, suggest the league would benefit in its College…

Village Living: Patrick signs with TCU by SAM CHANDLER Mountain Brook High School senior distance runner Frances Patrick cemented her college commitment on Wednesday, April 20. Before a gathering of family, friends and coaches inside Spartan Arena, the four-time individual state champion signed her National Letter of Intent to run cross-country and track at Texas Christian…

ESPN: When Andy Dalton’s jumper got hot, he had to let world know Coley Harvey ESPN Staff Writer CINCINNATI – Andy Dalton was looking for something to get his body moving just before of one of his final spring workouts at his alma mater, TCU. That was when he saw a machine that when positioned properly, would rebound…

SA Express-News: NFL picks put Baylor and TCU in select company By Brent Zwerneman Baylor coach Art Briles was attending the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, in late January when a Super Bowl champion approached him. “Mike Tomlin walks up to me and says he has a 15-year-old son who loves Baylor and thinks we…

DMN: Can TCU Horned Frogs withstand the loss of key contributors from the offensive line? By Adam Grosbard, Staff Writer Contact Adam Grosbardon Twitter:@AdamGrosbard We’ve come to the final group in TCU’s position group series — the offensive line. (See the series’ full schedule below.) Position: Offensive line Key returnees: Joseph Noteboom (junior), Matt Pryor (junior), Austin Schlottman (junior)…