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Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Kansas Jayhawks.

• World economies grow, but surprisingly, China's economy poised to kick everyone's ass.
• FAA says our state-of-the-art air traffic control system is running smoothly (after a large blip earlier this morning).
• South African runner whose gender was questioned will keep medal.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Baylor Bears.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Central Florida Knights.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

The No. 2-ranked Texas volleyball team will go for a record 27th consecutive win Friday in a Top 5 matchup against No. 8 Nebraska at Gregory Gymnasium.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Missouri Tigers.

Each Friday, we'll be offering up a sampling of Longhorn- and Big 12-related sports coverage making its way around the Web. This week: staggering defensive stats, BCS banter, and this week's line.

Each Friday, we'll be offering up a sampling of Longhorn- and Big 12-related sports coverage making its way around the Web. This week: defense, rushing, and coaching. All might be important this week.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. There's a lot to of material work with here: presenting the Oklahoma Sooners.

Sooner fans, I'm really happy for you, and Imma let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.

As an Olympic champion swimmer, former Longhorn Garrett Weber-Gale keeps his body in top physical condition. But that doesn't mean he's free from illness. Weber-Gale has high blood pressure. The two-time All-American and Olympic gold medalist will talk about training and competing while managing a chronic illness on Oct. 29 as part of Disability Awareness Month. Weber-Gale's talk is set for 7 pm in the Carpenter-Winkel Centennial Room on the ninth floor of UT's Bellmont Hall. Admission is free and the public is invited.

We’re not going to count our chickens before they hatch. Still, it’s been heartening to see an improvement in the perception towards marijuana laws of late, even if a very, very slight one. We’re already hearing tales about the green rush in California from friends -- even Arnold seems up for a debate. Locally, we’ve always had Willie speaking out in favor of reformed laws and earlier this year, Austin lawyer Charles Roadman shared his thoughts on the issue. We may soon have an Attorney General furthering the cause as well, if all goes to one Barry Cooper’s plan that is. This Sunday, Club de Ville hosts a fundraiser benefitting Cooper, a narcotics interdiction officer from Texas, currently in the running for the position of the state’s Attorney General.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week's Big 12 opponent: the Colorado Buffaloes.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. Picking on the little guy again, here are the UTEP Miners.

Five days later, the reverberations of Sergio Kindle's crushing tackle of quarterback Taylor Potts in the Longhorns' 34-24 win over Texas Tech are still being felt. In a four-second burst of speed and power, the 255-pound Kindle blasted past Marlon Winn in 10 steps and crashed into Potts, knocking the quarterback's helmet off, the ball from his hand, and dislodging his contact lens. Watching the play again and again (as Texas fans have done all week), you wonder how Potts was able to recover.

Shawn Gillespie completed the city's newest, and perhaps longest, mural, called "The Austinites" on September 16th. As Gillespie was dabbing on the last bits of purple paint, Leslie Cochran dropped by to inspect his portrait. Leslie, best known for his minimalist approach to cross-dressing, then said, “I really like your art, but could you give me a little more hair?” The artist obliged, but drew the line at larger breasts. Now you will always know where to find a formally attired version of Austin's best known street person: the south wall of the Hickory Street Bar and Grill.

Each Friday, we'll be offering up a sampling of Longhorn- and Big 12-related sports coverage making its way around the Web. This week: ESPN at UT, some zealous oddsmakers, and some contradictory reporting.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This one's almost too easy: the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Last Saturday, as Colt McCoy's passes floated in the thin Wyoming air and the senior quarterback was struggling through a first-half performance that was not up to his usual high standards, an old and feared monster reared its head: The Fickle Fan.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. Say howdy to the Wyoming Cowboys.

Last week may have set a record for the number of college football stories that included the word "vomit". It had nothing to do with ESPN showing Kenny Chesney singing at nearly every commercial break, though: Swine flu is taking its toll on athletes across the country.

Each Friday, we'll be offering up a sampling of Longhorn- and Big 12-related sports coverage making its way around the Web. This week: Hell, this week is game week.

Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. There's certainly better material to work with later in the season (Oklahoma, A&M, Tech), but the University of Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks are up first

A little after 8 o'clock on Saturday, the Texas Longhorns will be cruising to a victory over outmatched University of Louisiana-Monroe. Colt McCoy and most of UT's other stars will be resting on the sidelines while subs and first-year players mop up in what is little more than an organized scrimmage. And as you consider leaving early to get a jump on the crowd at Rio Rita, you'll ask yourself, "I paid $65 for this?".

If you're a student or recent grad who went to every Texas football game, or a season ticket holder who's never missed a home game and schedules weekends around when the Longhorns are playing, it's easy to forget how it felt to discover college football. On the other hand, being new to the sport doesn't mean you can't be part of the crowd. So you don't know James Street from Sixth Street. Big deal. Let us offer up a little insight into some Texas traditions to get you ready for the season.

The typical Texas Longhorn football player stands 6-foot-2, weighs 230 pounds and likes to listen to music in the locker room before the game. He loves watching SportsCenter, playing Madden or NCAA Football video games, and will tell you he came to Texas because of the family atmosphere. Also, he loves Halle Berry.

Each Friday, we'll be offering up a sampling of Longhorn- and Big 12-related sports coverage making its way around the Web. This week: Lots of watch-lists, lots of camp coverage, and lots of rankings.

College football is more than chest-painting, screaming fans and oversized young men crashing into each other at high speed. (Although those are two of its good points.) Look deeper and you'll discover personal, dramatic elements that rival any in pop culture, from Battlestar-Galactica-level intrigue to characters as deep and complicated as those on Mad Men.

Each Friday, we'll be offering up a sampling of Longhorn- and Big 12-related sports coverage making its way around the Web. This week: Big 12 media days, Aaron Ross' crib, Jordan Shipley, Colt McCoy, and more.