Category: Sports

FWST: TCU’s Schlossnagle, speculated to Texas: ‘No plans’ to leave TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle, speculated to be a candidate for the open baseball position at Texas, said he has “no plans” to leave Fort Worth. “TCU and Fort Worth have been very good to me and my family,” he said in a statement to the Star-Telegram on Wednesday as…

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/article78324542.html FWST: TCU’s leading scorer Chauncey Collins leaving team BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com Leading scorer Chauncey Collins and reserve Lyrik Shreiner are leaving TCU, the school announced Tuesday. New coach Jamie Dixon indicated that Collins is going to play professionally and that Shreiner is transfering. The moves likely stem from the arrivals of two new guards,…

FWST: Horned Frogs and Aggies again? It might be destiny (or just the NCAA) BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com It came as no surprise to TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle to see the Fort Worth Regional paired across the College Station Regional. “No surprise at all,” he said. First, it’s how the NCAA does things in baseball —…

FWST: TCU hasn’t seen Oral Roberts since 2011 season-ending loss BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com Of course, TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle remembers Oral Roberts’ last visit to Lupton Stadium for an NCAA regional. He’d just rather not. “Not very fond memories,” he said. Five years ago, Oral Roberts ended TCU’s season with an 8-4 victory in an…

Chicago Tribune: Jake Arrieta’s dominant stretch: How he got here By Mark Gonzales and Chad YoderChicago Tribune Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta hasn’t just been great. He has been historically great. The right-hander the Cubs got in a trade with the Orioles three years ago is having one of the most dominant pitching runs of all time. A historically dominant…

ESPN: Leading scorer Chauncey Collins mulling options after leaving TCU Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Chauncey Collins, TCU‘s leading scorer and starting point guard last season, is considering his options after leaving the program on Tuesday. A release from the school said Collins would pursue a pro career, but the Oklahoma City native said he might…

Sporting News: Big 12 won’t expand or launch TV network, report says By Bob Hille Omnisport The Big 12 will neither expand nor launch a television network in the near term, HornsDigest.com reported Tuesday, citing multiple unidentified sources across the conference as well as in the TV industry. The 10-member conference, the presidents of which meet this week in Dallas, can’t arrive…

FBSchedules.com: How have TCU and Utah Fared since moving into Power Conferences? By Amy Daughters With renewed talk of Big 12 expansion, a plan that could include Houston from the American Athletic, it’s a good time to take a look back at two programs who made similar moves. After the Southwest Conference disbanded, TCU wandered from the…

Hook Em: Cliff Gustafson: ‘I’d love to see them get that guy from TCU’ Ryan Autullo American-Statesman Staff @autulloaas If Cliff Gustafson has his way, Texas will take a good look at TCU’s Jim Schlossnagle to be its next baseball coach. Gustafson, whose 1,466 coaching wins at Texas from 1968 to 1996 make him the Longhorns’ career leader…

ESPN: Big business ties could factor in Big 12 expansion Jake Trotter ESPN Staff Writer Back at the turn of the decade, the University of Memphis was fighting to get into a better conference. The Tigers couldn’t offer winning football or a massive TV market. But they did have one big advantage: a local Fortune 500…