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In an Avalanche of Ice, Texas Sets Sno Cone Record

(Dec. 12) -- It's official: The old record for the World's Largest Sno Cone has been obliterated by a blizzard of ice shavings in Lubbock, Texas. On Dec. 7, at 6:04 p.m. CT, the staff of Bahama Buck's, a chain of shaved ice stores based in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico, officially beat the Guinness record previously set...

Texas Tech Fires Head Coach Mike Leach

(Dec. 30) -- Texas Tech has fired head football coach Mike Leach, two days after announcing that he had been suspended over concerns that he mistreated wide receiver Adam James after James suffered a concussion.

It's Self Before Team for Coach of Year

Even if you phrase it as carefully as a major leaguer testifying before Congress, ask Kansas coach Bill Self who he thinks should be the national coach of the year and you're likely to get about the same answer as if you'd just asked him to explain the economic stimulus plan. Which is to say a whole lot of stammering and...

Guns Up! Texas Tech Beats Texas; They'd Better Have Your Attention Now

Anton Chigurh didn't toy with his victims as much as Mike Leach toyed with Mack Brown tonight. After letting Texas take its first lead of the game with less than one and a half minutes left, the Red Raiders put together a ruthlessly efficient up-tempo drive capped by a Graham Harrell to Michael Crabtree touchdown pass with...

Stay Gold, Ponyboy: Son of Craig James Starts His Career at Texas Tech

Adam James, son of ABC analyst Craig James, is currently a 6-3, 220-pound freshman at Texas Tech. While college football fans remember his dad as - one-half of the "Pony Express" backfield, turned CFB talking head - Adam takes his father's fame in stride:I don't even think about it," James said. "I mean, when you get to...