Category: Sports

FWST: How TCU went from May slump to semifinals of College World Series BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com OMAHA, NEB. – TCU baseball is in the national semifinals. That didn’t sound possible a month ago. As pitcher Brian Howard put it, “There was a point this year where things did not look good for the Horned Frogs.”…

ESPN: Take Two: Big 12 game of the year? Jake Trotter and Max Olson In this week’s Take Two, we debate which will be the Big 12 in-conference game of the year: Take 1: Max Olson — Oklahoma at TCU The parallels to 2014 are fairly easy to see. That year, a top-five ranked Oklahoma…

AP: TCU reliever Burnett making most of opportunity after injuries By Eric Olson AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. — TCU reliever Ryan Burnett is trying to make up for lost time at the College World Series. Arm injuries kept him home for the Horned Frogs’ appearances the past two seasons. So far this year he…

Someone grab that ball! Jason Coats' 1st career hit is a ground rule double! — Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) June 22, 2016 Today’sKnuckleball: White Sox OF Jason Coats records first career big league hit ByJoseph Nocco Chicago White Sox outfielder Jason Coats is officially on the board. While making his eighth big league appearance on…

Big 12 Sports: #Big12Strong at the College World Series UPCOMING CWS SCHEDULE Thursday, June 23 Game 10 – No. 5 Texas Tech vs. Coastal Carolina, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 Friday, June 24 Game 11 – Oklahoma State vs. Arizona/UCSB 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 Game 12 – TCU vs. Coastal Carolina/Texas Tech 7:00 p.m., ESPN OMAHA NOTABLES Oklahoma…

Today’s U: The case against Big 12 expansion is strong By Wendell Barnhouse Skills that come in handy when writing about the Big 12 Conference and what it might or might not do in terms of expansion: Mind reading. Interpreting smoke signals. Reading between the lines. And even those talents don’t increase the chances of speculating…

AP: Coastal Carolina looks to stave off elimination tonight against Texas Tech Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Luken Baker is showing no signs of cooling off at the College World Series. TCU’s freshman star homered to right in his first time at bat to start the Horned Frogs off in a 6-1 victory over Coastal Carolina late…

Scout: Closer Look at Versatile TCU Athlete Commit Lakendrick VanZandt GABE BROOKS Scout takes a closer look at recent TCU commit Lakendrick VanZandt, a talented three-star athlete prospect from East Texas. The above video features highlights of 2017 athlete Lakendrick VanZandt from Henderson High School in East Texas. VanZandt committed earlier in June to TCU, which he chose over…

FWST: TCU baseball team gets lift as ‘Micah’ visits Omaha BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com OMAHA, NEB. – TCU got a lift from a visit at the College World Series by Micah Ahern, the 7-year-old Arlington cancer patient who has become a part of the baseball program in the past three years, in time to watch Tuesday’s victory…

FWST: Mitchell Traver’s patience rewards him with TCU’s big start BY GIL LEBRETON glebreton@star-telegram.com OMAHA, NEB. – If you believe in signs, if you trust that fate steers us down a certain path, you will likely agree that it is perfectly appropriate for right-hander Mitchell Traver to pitch Friday night for the TCU Horned Frogs. The…