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It was a rough week for two Texas teams near the top of the college basketball rankings, but another program from the Lone Star State continued to rise in the latest Associated Press poll. The University of Houston Cougars —who had been ranked No. 1 the last two weeks , and previously claimed the top spot in the poll for the first time in 39 years earlier this season—suffered a setback on Sunday with a 56-55 loss to unranked Temple. As a result, UH (18-2) fell to No. 3 in most recent rankings, which were unveiled Monday. No. 1 Purdue and No. 2 Alabama, the latter of which handed Houston one of its two losses back in December, were the only teams ranked ahead of the Cougars in the latest AP poll. Tennessee and Kansas State rounded out the top five, while Arizona, Virginia, UCLA and Kansas took the No. 6 through No. 9 spots, respectively. Texas seemed to have an opportunity to climb toward the top of the rankings last week, sitting at No. 7 with a top-12 showdown … [Read more...] about College basketball rankings: UH and Texas tumble, TCU climbs toward top 10

While the early signing period has stolen a sizable chunk of the spotlight surrounding February's National Signing Day , there are still plenty of storylines to follow on Wednesday and beyond. One notable aspect to monitor is college football recruiting rankings , and how late developments impact where certain teams land. Though in Texas , it seems as if one recruiting class is clearly ahead of the pack. On the eve of National Signing Day, the University of Texas sits at No. 3 nationally in the 247Sports composite team rankings —well ahead of the next closest team in the Lone Star State. Texas A&M is next up at No. 13, followed by 2022 national runner-up TCU at No. 19, Texas Tech at No. 24 and Baylor at No. 33. No other Texas college football teams were ranked in the top 50 as of Tuesday afternoon, though a big haul on National Signing Day could bump Houston (55) or UTSA (59) up in the rankings. There aren't a ton of surprises in terms of where the rest of … [Read more...] about College football recruiting rankings: Where Texas teams sit on eve of NSD

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 Houston and Kansas remained firmly atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll Monday after a record weekend of Top 25 losses, while Florida Atlantic took advantage of the chaos to crack the ranking for the first time in school history. Eleven teams in the Top 25 went down on Saturday, tying a record that has stood for nearly 12 years, while Connecticut and Marquette also lost on Sunday to give the AP poll one of its biggest shakeups in recent history. The banged-up Cougars, who had to fight off South Florida to avoid their own upset loss, watched their advantage over the Jayhawks shrink ever so slightly, pulling in 34 of 60 first-place votes from a national media panel. Kansas received 23 votes to remain second while Purdue picked up the remaining three to stay third. Alabama remained at No. 4 while UCLA, riding a 13-game winning streak, … [Read more...] about Houston Cougars stay atop college basketball rankings

There's a strong case to be made that Texas is now the epicenter of college basketball , with Houston holding the No. 1 spot in both major polls , UT sitting in the top 10 and two other teams from the Lone Star State currently ranked. Obviously, none of the regular-season hype will matter if these teams aren't able to get it done in March— Baylor's 2021 squad is the state's only men's basketball national champion since Texas Western (now known as UTEP) won it all with a historic 1966 run . But according to recent bracketology projections, Texas programs and their fans should feel good about how the 2023 NCAA tournament is shaping up. Both ESPN's Joe Lunardi and CBS Sports' Jerry Palm —who are widely regarded among the top bracketologists in college basketball—released their latest projections earlier this week. UH , Texas, TCU and Baylor are all comfortably in the field, falling somewhere between No. 1 and No. 5 seeds, while a surging Texas A&M made its way into … [Read more...] about College basketball bracketology update: 4 Texas teams firmly in field

The Volkswagen Golf R has been around for more than two decades now. It is the most powerful and most hardcore version of the popular hatchback, which also happens to be the fastest VW R model around the Nurburgring. The Golf R is one of our all-time favorite hot hatches but which of its three generations is best? There’s no better way to find out than a direct drag race. These are no ordinary Golfs , though. Each one of these performance hatches has been heavily modified with hardware and software upgrades. Starting with the oldest of the trio, the Golf R MK6 comes with a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine with Stage 3 modifications, giving it a peak output of 450 horsepower (335 kilowatts). The improvements over the factory four-cylinder mill include new turbochargers, injectors, intercooler, exhaust system, high-pressure fuel pump, and many more. The result is a vehicle that looks somewhat subtle but hides a lot of power under the hood. Gallery: Volkswagen Golf R 20th … [Read more...] about VW Golf R Drag Race Is A Clash Of Three Generations

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 HOUSTON (AP) — Damian Dunn scored 16 points and made the go-ahead free throw, Kur Jongkuch blocked Houston’s go-ahead attempt in the final seconds and Temple held on to defeat the top-ranked Cougars 56-55 on Sunday. Temple improved to 3-18 against No. 1 ranked teams. The Owls (12-9, 6-2 American Athletic Conference) earned their first win over a No. 1 ranked team since a 77-69 win at No. 1 Cincinnati on Feb. 20, 2000. Tied at 55, Dunn made a free throw with 1:06 left to give Temple a one-point lead. Jamal Shead missed a 3-pointer and Nick Jourdain grabbed the rebound. Dunn missed a layup with 8 seconds left, and Jongkuch grabbed the rebound, but the Owls were whistled for a shot clock violation upon review. Trailing by one, Shead drove to the basket but Jongkuch blocked it out of the bounds with 1.3 seconds left. Tramon … [Read more...] about No. 1 Houston basketball upset by Temple in first loss of AAC play

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 LANSING, Mich.. (AP) — Just three months ago, Rep. Elissa Slotkin was one of the most vulnerable Democrats in Washington, fighting an expensive campaign for reelection in a Michigan district that Republicans were sure they could retake. That was all a distant memory recently as Slotkin sat beaming next to Sen. Debbie Stabenow at a Lansing luncheon commemorating Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Fresh off a surprisingly comfortable 5 percentage-point victory, Slotkin was eager to praise Stabenow, the dean of Michigan Democrats, whose Senate seat is suddenly open after the four-term senator announced her plans to retire. “She knows what it takes to win and she is not going to let her seat flip when she leaves,” Slotkin said of Stabenow in an interview. “She feels, I think, very connected to making sure her legacy is upheld by passing the torch to someone who can win it.” … [Read more...] about Slotkin preps Senate run after winning tough reelection bid

Mock draft season is officially upon us, with three months left to speculate on what will unfold during the 2023 NFL draft . Houston Texans fans will have plenty to monitor during this stretch. The team owns the No. 2 and No. 12 overall picks , and as expected, projections on what the team might do with these selections are wide-ranging. Earlier this month, after Houston blew its shot at the top pick by winning its regular-season finale, we suggested five first-round options for the team. We also recently explored the pros and cons of a draft pick-centric trade to acquire Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson . Now, it's time to see what pundits across the country are saying about the Texans and what they might do in the 2023 NFL Draft. Below is a collection of 10 reputable mock drafts and who they have the Texans taking, ranked from worst to first. 10. Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN (Wednesday) No. 2 - C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State Kiper is among the … [Read more...] about Houston Texans mock draft: Ranking projections from worst to first

The upcoming season is set to mark the start of an exciting new era for the University of Houston football team, as the Cougars head to the Big 12 after years as one of the nation's top Group of Five programs. But on Wednesday, it was the team's recruiting efforts that stirred a buzz among the UH faithful. As the late National Signing Day unfolded across the college football landscape, Houston secured a committment from one of the highest-ranked signees in program history. Mikal Harrison-Pilot, a four-star prospect out of Temple High School (Texas) who is listed by recruiting services as an athlete but is expected to be a receiver at UH, signed his national letter of intent to play for the Cougars on Wednesday. Harrison-Pilot is Houston's highest-ranked commit of the 2023 class, and according to 247Sports , he is the team's fourth-highest ranked signee of the recruiting service era. He sits behind only Ed Oliver (2016), Deontay Greenberry (2012) and Tren'Davian Dickson … [Read more...] about Houston football makes history with National Signing Day pickup