The Texas Longhorns put their seven-game winning streak on the line tonight at Kansas State in a matchup of two of the Big 12's top men's basketball teams....

The home stretch of the basketball season begins in a big way tonight for the Texas Longhorns, who host the fourth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks in a nationally televised game (ESPN, 8 pm)....

Image from nbc.comAustin's favorite high-school football drama, Friday Night Lights, could be changing networks. Radar is reporting that ESPN is in talks to bring the critically-acclaimed, but little-watched, show into its lineup of original programming. Friday Night Lights, which follows the lives of the fictional Dillon High School Panthers, films in and around Austin. Despite winning critical awards and having a loyal following, the show has moved time slots three times and has struggled in......

Pump Up the Volume was so much more than a proto-Jock Jams house anthem by M/A/R/R/S. It was the youthful, telegenic angst of 1990, distilled and splashed against an awesome soundtrack. It was a young and (remember?) hot Christian Slater playing a high-school pirate radio DJ named Happy Harry Hard-On. It was Samantha Mathis playing a way ballsier and like, more articulate precursor to Angela Chase. And, like any teen dramedy worth its salt, it......

Have you been missing out on NBC's Friday Night Lights? Did last season's Wednesday night showing time not gel with your schedule? Well, we're going to give you five reasons why you should make time to watch this award-winning, but low rated, show. 1. The show is filmed in Austin. Local landmarks show up on the show, from EZ's in the opening credits to the Dairy Queen on Manor (where Matt works) to Brackenridge Hospital......

We have long been fans of Vince Young. Even when he (allegedly) bombed the Wonderlic Test, we still had confidence that he could succeed at the next level. The guy is one of the greatest leaders and winners in the history of college football. After leading the Tennessee Titans to an amazing comeback win last week, and the franchise's most points in a quarter since 1961, VY is starting to show signs that he will......

While it arrives in Austin too late to capitalize on World Cup fever, the new documentary Once In A Lifetime tells a surprising and all but forgotten story. In the late 1970's, some brilliant businessmen sold the city of New York on soccer as a stadium event and planted the seed for a huge new pro sports league...only to watch their dream fall to pieces. The most entertaining thing here is to realize that......

The greatest sporting event in the world begins tomorrow, so it’s time to think about where to watch all of this year’s World Cup games. Contacting a friend with a high definition television is a good idea, as all 64 games will be shown live in HD. If you don’t have HD, not to worry, as all the games will also be shown live on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC. The opening match, between Germany and......

Austinist knows many of you prefer football or baseball. Some of you like basketball, but think college ball is better than pro. We implore you to start watching the Spurs/Mavericks series, because if you can't get excited about this, you don't like sports at all. With former Spur Avery Johnson coaching the Mavericks, former Mavericks Michael Finley and Nick Van Exel playing for the Spurs, and the in-state rivalry factor all in full effect,......

Can the Spurs finally repeat as NBA Champions? ESPN doesn't think so. CNN/SI, not so much. Charles Barkley? No. And the Spurs' first opponent, Ron Artest and the Sacramento Kings? Absolutely not. So despite the emergence of Tony Parker as an All-Star, the addition of Michael Finley to their bench, and a record-setting 63-win season, the Spurs go into the playoffs...as decided underdogs. Wild, eh? Most of the naysayers believe that the Spurs will......

Basketball: Thursday is your very last chance to catch the Austin Toros this year. The team celebrates Marcus Fizer's MVP win and the conclusion of a successful opening season, finishing against Fort Worth at the Convention Center that evening at 7:30pm. Tickets available here. Baseball: Opening day is approaching for the Round Rock Express. The team kicks off their 2006 season by playing nightly from April 14th-21st at the Dell Diamond. There's even swag......

Austin will be home to the first-ever Spanish-language 24-hour sports station. As if we don't have enough moronic locals calling in to radio stations to talk high school football and give their weak takes on the NBA, now we can have it in Spanish, as well. ESPN Deportes will debut on KWNX-AM (1260 AM) late this summer. The station had previously been carrying the same programming as 1530 AM, which we never really understood.......

ESPN.com's Bill Simmons, known as the Sports Guy (or something more profane by a couple distinguished NBA GMs), is scheduled to appear at the Arboretum Barnes and Noble on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Simmons will be signing copies of his book, Now I Can Die in Peace, which details his life of fan agony at the hands of the Boston Red Sox. Too bad the euphoria of actually winning the World Series was tainted by Jimmy Fallon's......

Instant Clssic? You bet your sweet ass it was. ESPN agrees. As part of an Instant Classic marathon including the other three BCS Bolws, they will be airing Wednesday night's Rose Bowl on ESPN Classic this Saturday at 6pm. Relive all of Vince's amazing heroics, hopefully with a slightly-less-elevated blood pressure than you had Wednesday. We bet with 6:42 left you still won't think they can pull it out. But guess what? They did!......

After their dismal performance last week versus Duke, sixth-ranked UT will try to shake it off when they battle the Volunteers of Tennessee at the Frank Erwin Center today at 1 p.m. Instead of blaming the horrible black Nike jerseys or J.J. Redick's career-high 41 points, fans have to accept that UT was outplayed and out-hustled by top-ranked Duke. Coach Barnes and his team have had a whole week off to think about their......

The Texas Longhorns defeated the Michigan Wolverines in thrilling fashion this January, winning their first-ever Rose Bowl and finishing the season ranked 4th in the nation. Dusty Mangum's field-goal as time expired capped off a gutsy performance by the Horns who were led by the brilliant play of double-threat Vince Young. The Horns won the Rose Bowl trophy, but now they are relying on fans' support to win yet another award, the ESPY Award......

::FRIDAY:: [music] Rogue Wave and Helio Sequence at the Parish Room [fashion] FactoryPeople Fridays with DJ Joel Mozersky, 10% of proceeds to benefit AIDS Services of Austin [music] South Side Musical Festivus, 6pm @ Jovita's - $7 [music] Willie Graham Benefit, 6pm @ Continental Club, $25/$30 ::SATURDAY:: [film] Splash Movie Night presents "Spy Kids 3D" @ Deep Eddy [film] Alamo Drafthouse Free Matinee [comedy] Michael Winslow and Police Academy, 7pm & 9:45pm @ Alamo......

:: FRIDAY :: [art] Art Party, 7pm @ 708 Congress Avenue :: SATURDAY :: [politics] DemocracyFest 2005 with Howard Dean and Neal Pollack, 7:30pm @ Stubb's - $20 [sports] Longhorns play the College World Series, 6pm on ESPN [art] Summer Fashion Party, 8pm @ Art Studio Studios [music] The Teenage Pajamas From Outer Space Tour featuring The Aquabats and The Epoxies @ The Backroom - $12 [culture] Pop Nation! @ The Austin Convention Center......

The Texas Longhorns baseball team staved off a ninth inning rally from the Ole Miss Rebels to advance to the College World Series in Omaha for the fourth year in a row. With the game tied 3-3 in the sixth inning, senior Will Crouch hit a lead-off solo home run, sparking a two-run inning. The Rebels struck back in the eighth with a sacrifice fly, cutting the lead to one, but in the bottom......

Not many people know this, but one of Friedrich Nietzsche's favorite reads was "The Laws of Manu," an ancient Indian text which foretold the rise of an Argentine guard who would be instrumental to the success of the San Antonio Spurs in the 2005 Western Conference Finals, not to mention very handsome. Some Brahmin scholars believe these prophesies have been realized in the person of Manu Ginobili (above left), who led the Spurs' offense......

The NFL Draft is this weekend and if you've got 26 hours to kill over a 48 hour period, we highly recommend you tune into ESPN and ESPN2 to catch the glacially paced spectacle of 32 teams embarrassingly rich beyond your wildest dreams, take multi-million dollar guesses on 20 year old athletic specimen. In recent years, the increasing popularity of fantasy football coupled with the NFL's sledgehammer marketing skills have transformed draft weekend from an......