Photo by Mike Tigas on flickrFormer Longhorn standout Roger Clemens was among the players named Thursday in an investigative report into steroid use in professional baseball. 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. Clemens played at the University of Texas in the 1982 and 1983 seasons and has been one of......

Former Longhorn Shaun Rogers made the NFL highlight reel this week when he intercepted a pass and showed the world what it looks like for a 340-pound man to run 66 yards while being chased by other large humans. Rogers, now with the Detroit Lions, then added an exclamation point at the expense of another former Longhorn, Selvin Young of the Denver Broncos. As Young, who isn't a small man himself (he's listed at......

Construction worker fell over 25 feet (and may have landed on some upended rebar) from condo construction at 17th and Lavaca this morning. New background check requirements lead some volunteer dogwalkers to quit their work at Town Lake Animal Shelter. Al Gore is in town tonight; we'll keep an eye out for the YCT protesters. Numerous people named in Dallas corruption investigation, including city officials and a State Rep. A&M is having difficulties attracting......

Former Longhorn receiver Roy Williams, now with the NFL's Detroit Lions, is pulling down $1.5 million in salary this season, but he talked a Detroit radio station about what a lady might expect on a date: I am cheap, I’m a cheap date. Get you some McDonalds, with some cheese on it and I’m just really cheap, man. I’m very low key, I like to stay home. I like to go bowling on Monday......

Austin wants to build an Asian American Resource Center. Funding for it will be covered by Proposition 4 (if it passes in November). Former Longhorn Chris Simms had to have his spleen removed after his football game last night. Speaking of football, the Superdome in New Orleans is opening for the first time post-Katrina. "(Y)ou know we do have a government that thinks Afghanistan is one-seventh as important as Iraq": Bill Clinton made a......

Bush thoroughly shocks us by first easing clean air rules to help produce more gasoline, and then choosing FOX News guy Tony Snow to be his Press Secretary. (/sarcasm) APD is using MySpace and blogs to help solve cases. It seems people can't help but post about their troubles. Caldwell Prejean of Austin has been named Volunteer of the Year by Catholic Charities. Prejean helped start Seeds of Hope, a nonprofit that works with......