The Internet just reminded us of this classic scene from Richard Linklater's 2008 documentary Inning By Inning: A Portrait of a Coach, which followed University of Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido, the winningest coach in NCAA history. Above is a bit of the film that might inspire those of us going through Friday Night Lights withdrawals to make it through the rest of the work week. Enjoy, but beware: there's more curse words in there than a truck stop diner. more ›

• Keep an eye out for "claws" and "antlers" among Texas Rangers fans during the World Series.
• If you find antlers that an animal has shed at a public park, you should be able to keep them!
• Texas Rangers fans sometimes live outside of Texas.

The heat of August’s final days comes arguably from two sources of energy - from the sun, most obviously, and for those who know what’s up, from the enduring game of baseball. The sport has been played all summer long to bring us to the hottest part of the season, when each game has implications about what team is closer to playoffs and division titles (there’s still time, Rangers). But even without the added heat, the season - and each game - of baseball has a dramatic arch that can quickly curve toward heartbreak or happiness, which is why closely following the sport is such an emotional investment. more ›

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Both Texas and TCU are better that some of the teams that will make it to the College World Series. But because the NCAA chooses the top seeds for its baseball tournament based on a regional model, the neighboring Longhorns and Horned Frogs are left to battle it out this weekend for a ticket to Omaha. It's almost enough to make you switch conferences. more ›

The NCAA baseball tournament begins today and it's Texas Coach Augie Garrido's favorite time of year: "The winners get to move on," he said. "The losers don't." more ›

With three more days before the NCAA regional tournament begins, Texas fans have plenty of time on their hands to wonder whether the team's performance at the Big 12 Tournament was a blip on the radar or a serious sign of trouble. more ›

OK, Texas baseball and softball teams, you've got our attention. We've been quietly watching from afar, glad to see that all's going well, but now we have to admit it: we're hooked. more ›

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Calvin Marshall, directed by Gary Lundgren, captures baseball's charms by introducing us to a few archetypal characters - the gruff, washed up coach who may or may not have a secret soft side, the optimistic player with more heart than talent, and a beautiful woman with a habit of throwing curve balls. more ›

Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido was sentenced to four days in jail and fined $500 for his drunk-driving conviction back in February, reports the Statesman. more ›

The road to Omaha, which began back in February for Texas and LSU, ends tonight as the two teams meet in the deciding game of the College World Series (6 pm, ESPN). more ›

Following a 7-6 extra-inning loss on Monday, the Texas Longhorns are on the brink of elimination in the College World Series. Texas must win tonight to force a third and deciding game against the LSU Tigers. more ›

It's a college baseball clash of the titans as Texas takes on LSU tonight in the finals of the College World Series in Omaha. The traditional powers have combined for 11 national titles and both have reached the best-of-three final series without losing a game in Omaha. Tonight's game begins at 6 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN2. more ›

Texas and Arizona State play again tonight to determine who will advance to the final round of the College World Series in Omaha. Texas is undefeated in the double-elimination tournament, so the Sun Devils must defeat the Longhorns twice this weekend to move on. A win by Texas either tonight or Sunday puts the Longhorns in the final matchup against either Arkansas or LSU. more ›

Texas survived an ugly first-round game against Southern Mississippi, and their reward is a matchup with one of the top pitchers in the College World Series: Arizona State's Mike Leake. The Longhorns will counter with their own ace, Chance Ruffin, who is coming off a complete-game victory over TCU in the super regional round. Tonight's game will begin at 6 pm and be shown on ESPN2. more ›

The Longhorn baseball team begins their quest for seventh national championship Sunday, taking on Southern Mississippi in the opening round of the College World Series. more ›

After splitting a pair of games over the weekend, Texas and TCU meet again tonight to determine who goes to the College World Series. more ›

In less than 24 hours, the Texas baseball team put together a pair of classic moments to win a regional title and move one step closer to the College World Series. more ›

The Texas baseball team has been selected as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA baseball tournament. After winning the Big 12 tournament title on Sunday, The Longhorns will host one of 16 regional tournaments that begin Friday. more ›

Our colleagues over at Houstonist have taken Roger Clemens up on his offer to answer reader questions. Since Clemens is a former Longhorn, we figured there wasn't any harm in inviting Austinist readers to join in as well. more ›

University of Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido will miss the first four games of the season on suspension after his arrest last week on drunk-driving charges. more ›

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The report, which put the blame on both players and management for the drug problem throughout the game, was released by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell after 20 months of study. more ›

Fantastic Fest '08 Badges are on sale now! VIP badges sold out while the '07 festival was still running, but there are some new ticket options for '08 including "2nd Half" and "Daytime Only" badges. UT Professor Ellen Spiro and Talkshow Host Phil Donahue's doc "Body of War" has made the Oscar shortlist. Check out Chris Garcia's interview with Spiro here. The Belgian government has honored four Austin filmmakers for their documentary work. We... more ›

SFist witnessed a new apartment building tszuj the skyline with spectacular, gaudy turquoise aplomb, the (informal) renaming of the Mission/SOMA neighborhood border, the return of the Maltese Falcon, the Mayor Gavin Newsom mea culpa-ing over his Hawaiian getaway during the oil spill, and double-decker buses hitting the streets of San Francisco. Oh, and some baseball player named Barry Bonds is a liar whose pants, it seems, are totally on fire. LAist continues to cover the... more ›

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Sure, family-friendly films, "green" cinema and the corresponding warm-fuzzies you get from caring about your lil' ones and The Earth are nice. But historically, motion pictures have always been driven by violence, outlandishness and the public's insatiable and prurient interest in watching things on film that they don't necessarily want to see in real life. In this hallowed vein, the AFF Dark Matters Series explores subject matter ranging from blood-spattered vegans to Korean hillbilly gangs... more ›

When Will Stewart of Austin bought a ticket in the outfield seats for the Chicago White Sox-LA Angels game on Sunday, he had no idea he was about to become a part of history. But he was in the right place at the right time as Jim Thome's game-winning home run bounced off the rows behind Stewart and into his hands. It was Thome's 500th career home run, a mark that only 23 players in... more ›