Richard Tijerina
Sports Editor at Austin American-Statesman
Sports Editor for the Austin American-Statesman. Father, husband, friend, writer, painter, disc golfer, lover of all things Beatles and Pearl Jam.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Richard Tijerina
Austin police are investigating a homicide that took place early Saturday morning near the 12600 block of North Lamar Boulevard. Officers found a man with "obvious trauma" when responding to a check welfare call, according to a KXAN report. According to the Austin Police Department, responders performed life-saving measures but could not revive him. He was declared dead at approximately 4:55 a.m., according to the report. This is Austin's 14th homicide of the year.
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Dec 8, 2024 |
sports.yahoo.com | Richard Tijerina
Kansas State guards Zyanna Walker and Serena Sundell combined for 33 points, six rebounds and eight assists to lead No. 12 Kansas State to an 89-50 nonconference win at Texas A&M on Sunday. But it was another guard, sophomore Taryn Sides, who came off the bench to spark the Wildcats. Sides was 7 of 9 from the field, including a 5-for-7 clip from 3-point range, and finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
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Dec 6, 2024 |
sports.yahoo.com | Richard Tijerina
Nearly two months ago, the Georgia Bulldogs strolled into Royal-Memorial Stadium and knocked Texas from its No. 1 spot atop college football's major polls. On Saturday, the Longhorns and Bulldogs meet again, this time for the SEC championship and a first-round bye in the College Football playoff on the line. The Bulldogs won that Oct. 19 matchup in Austin 30-15.
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Dec 6, 2024 |
sports.yahoo.com | Richard Tijerina
For the second time in six weeks, District 26-6A rivals Westlake and Lake Travis will meet in a showdown of Central Texas' top two programs. And for the second straight year, their Class 6A Division I regional final will determine a spot in next week's state semifinals. There are three other state quarterfinals going on Friday night involving Austin-area teams:∙ Vandegrift and San Antonio Harlan are playing at UFCU Stadium in San Marcos in Class 6A Division II.
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Nov 30, 2024 |
sports.yahoo.com | Richard Tijerina
Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball guard Wade Taylor IV scored a season-high 24 points, including 16 in the second half to help the No. 20 Aggies rally past Rutgers 81-77 on Saturday in the fifth-place game of the Players Era Festival tournament in Las Vegas. Taylor shot 7 of 14 from the field in the second half and hit all eight of his free throw attempts and also dished out a game-high five assists for A&M (6-2).
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