The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, likely on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property. Heavy construction equipment is supposed to arrive starting Monday. A photo posted by the nonprofit National Butterfly Center shows an excavator parked next to […]
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No. 16 Texas Tech to Battle No. 11 Kansas Tomorrow at 3 P.M.
Round nine of 18 in the Big 12 Conference fight takes No. 16 Texas Tech to Lawrence, Kansas this weekend where it will play No. 11 Kansas at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Allen Fieldhouse. The Red Raiders have won two in a row after knocking off Arkansas last Saturday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge and […]
Dallas Mavericks, Dennis Smith Jr. Win Big in New York Against the Knicks
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the New York Knicks, 114-90. Dennis Smith Jr. recorded a triple-double, 13 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds, and became the second youngest player to ever post a triple-double in Madison Square Garden, behind only Magic Johnson. Dirk had 14 points on 12 minutes during the game as well. Their next […]
Tech Baseball Chosen to Finish First in Big-12 For Second Straight Year
For the second straight year, the Texas Tech baseball team has been selected to finish first in the Big 12 standings, the league office announced today with the release of its preseason poll. The Red Raiders received 61 points after a vote by the conference coaches, with six first-place votes. Tech topped the poll for […]
Lady Raider Tennis Improves to 3-0 on the Season
The Texas Tech Women’s Tennis team improved to 3-0 on the season after clinching a 4-1 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday. The Lady Raiders took a 1-0 lead to open the match after winning the doubles point with match wins on courts two and three. Olivia Peet and Francesca Sella teamed up to defeat […]
Don’t Call It A Comeback: The Reemergence of Derrick Rose
Derrick Rose was the next big thing in the NBA, he was the youngest MVP at just 22 years old and 5 months. As a 3rd year player he averaged 25 PPG, 7.7 APG, and 4 RPG. He also is the only player I have seen from the guard position to gain a 3-point shot so […]
Why Is James Harden So Unguardable?
James Harden over the last month is going on a tear that the NBA hasn’t seen but only twice in the past 30 years. On New Year’s day he became the first player since Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant to score over 400 points in a 10-game span. Harden is now the best scorer in the NBA, […]
Texas Tech Athletics: 2018/2019 Year in Review
Fall Athletics By: RC Maxfield Here is a break down of just how great the 2018-19 athletic year was for Texas Tech, as well as an outlook for each program moving forward into the season. Part 1: Fall Semester Football: 5-7 (Big 12: 3-6) 2018 Recap: Tech football came out of the gates in 2018 winning 5 […]