College Hoops Countdown | #8 Duke | Pickin' Splinters
pickinsplinters.com 11/9/2009 — If such a thing can exist, the 2009-10 season has the makings of being a lame duck for the Duke Blue Devils. After a trip to the Sweet Sixteen a year ago, the denizens of Cameron Indoor Stadium set their sights on this season. Then Gerald Henderson left for the NBA. Not too long after, Elliot ...

College basketball countdown: No. 6 Texas
sportingnews.com 11/5/2009 — Blair Kerkhoff, Sporting News Yearbooks Leading into the college basketball season openers, Sporting News will preview each of the top 25, counting backward from our preseason ...

NFL Splinters | Week 9, 2009 | Pickin' Splinters
pickinsplinters.com 11/9/2009 — Rock 'n' Roll and the NFL - it's a weekly thing on Pickin' Splinters. Indy head coach, Jim Caldwell, might be considered the nothing man because “around here everybody acts the same; around here everybody acts like nothing’s changed.” Fans would be hard-pressed to remember a coach who has more ...

CBB Splinters | 11/18/09 | Pickin' Splinters
pickinsplinters.com 11/19/2009 — Mind for a marathon Nothing like a made-for-television event to feed the appetite of all basketball junkies. Nothing like a made-for-television event to start the revenue stream for ESPN. Billed as a marathon ESPN offered 26 continuous hours of college hoops on Tuesday. How sweet it was to come ...

College Hoops Countdown | #2 Michigan State | Pickin' Splinters
pickinsplinters.com 11/15/2009 — Not much has changed in Lansing, and not much needs to change for the Spartans to be successful. Few lineup changes will take place, and there is no need for the style of play to change for the Michigan State Spartans. Kalin Lucas, Durrell Summers, Raymar Morgan, Delvon Roe, and more were all ...

Longhorns Roll Past Anteaters in Season Opener
burntorangenation.com 11/15/2009 — More photos » by Harry Cabluck - AP Rick may have his most complete Texas team yet. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck) Browse more photos » Game Recap: The #3 Longhorns notched their ...

Open Game Thread: UC-Irvine at Texas
burntorangenation.com 11/15/2009 — GAME TIP: 1:00 CT TELEVISION: ESPNU Dual apologies for the lack of a Baylor postame piece and, now, a somewhat abbreviated hoops preview. Computer issues are to blame. (For a solid-as-always pre-game look at this afternoon's contest, check out Longhorn Road Trip .) There will be a Baylor ...

NFL Splinters | Week 12, 2009 | Pickin' Splinters
pickinsplinters.com 11/30/2009 — The NFL and Rock'n Roll - can it get any better?

(3) Texas Longhorns at Texas A&M Aggies – Thanksgiving Day
dallassportsfans.com 11/23/2009 — The #3 Texas Longhorns control their own destiny this year, if the team can win the remaining games on their schedule and the Big 12 Championship they will play for the national title. #1 Florida and #2 Alabama will play each other in the SEC Championship, whichever team loses will no doubt ...

Texas Uses Second-Half Surge to Top Pitt
burntorangenation.com 11/25/2009 — More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP Browse more photos » Game Recap: After the first four games of the season, the Longhorns have clearly written a script they are bound and determined to follow -- ...

Texas freshman Monroe charged with DWI after win over Baylor — USATODAY.com College Football - Top Stories 11/15/2009
Texas freshman kick returner D.J. Monroe has been charged with drunken driving after a overnight arrest. Monroe was arrested ...

Texas KR Monroe charged with DWI (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News 11/15/2009
Texas freshman kick returner D.J. Monroe has been charged with drunken driving after a overnight arrest. Monroe was arrested on Interstate 35 and taken to the Hays County jail, said Lt. Ler oy Opiela of the Hays County Sheriff's office. He was ...

James, Pittman lead the way as No. 3 Texas routs UC-Irvine — USATODAY.com Mens College Basketball - Top Stories 11/15/2009
Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 3 Texas to a season-opening 89-42 victory over UC-Irvine on Sunday. Dexter ...

James' double-double paces No. 3 Texas in rout — ESPN.com - College Basketball 11/15/2009
Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 3 Texas to a season-opening 89-42 victory over UC-Irvine on Sunday.

James helps No. 3 Texas cruise to win (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News 11/15/2009
When the freshmen looked nervous, No. 3 Texas had the luxury of a strong senior class to take control and lead the way. Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds and Dexter Pittman scored 21 to lead the Longhorns to a season-opening 89-42 victory ...