Rodeo: Kelly Maben Win in Barrel Racing
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Barrel racer Kelly Maben of Spur, Texas, won her second straight round in the National Finals Rodeo on Sunday night, topping the competition with a 13.92-second run - the first sub 14-second mark in three rounds.
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Nobiz Like Shobiz captures the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park, the same race Derby winner Barbaro won a year ago, by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday.
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The $14 million Breeders&#39; Cup at Lone Star Park today shapes up like a &quot;Texas shootout,&quot; according to the Daily Racing Form.
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Bovina sweats out a victory: Elena Bovina of Russia withstood on-court heat of 100 degrees yesterday and beat Nathalie Dechy of France 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 to win the Pilot Pen tournament in New Haven, Conn.
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Horse racing may have gotten off to a rocky start in Texas, but the state that made cowboys famous will prove its worth by hosting the Breeders&#39; Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Lone Star Park on Oct. 30.
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Cedric Benson ran for 165 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 6 Texas to a 26-13 win over No. 22 Texas A&amp;M yesterday in Austin. Vince Young added a touchdown run and 224 yards total for the Longhorns, who earned their fifth straight win over the Aggies.
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OCEANPORT, N.J. - Curlin captured the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic and probably the Horse of the Year title Saturday, and Jess Jackson barely had time to enjoy it. He knows business as the founder of Kendall-Jackson Winery; he knows the joys of seeing a horse run past the best of his generation.
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It's a familiar scene at any rodeo: A bull bucks and spins, eventually flinging a cowboy into the air and onto the dirt. On television replays, it takes on a whole new dimension: Viewers see an animated bar chart that details the acceleration and deceleration of the animal. It ultimately stops on a number that represents the power of a particular bull.
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. - In midsummer, most people thought the Horse of the Year had already been cinched by Smarty Jones and his thrilling Triple Crown try.
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The ethanol producer's star is rising once more.
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Texas&#39; Jamie Carey, left, drives against North Texas&#39; Natalie Mireles during the first half in Denton, Texas Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004.
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Julian Wright had 17 points and 13 rebounds and third-ranked Kansas overcame a 16-point deficit and another electrifying performance from Kevin Durant to beat No. 15 Texas, 90-86, yesterday in Lawrence, Kan., to claim its fifth Big 12 regular-season championship.
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Josh Fogg won for the first time at Coors Field this season, holding the New York Yankees to four hits over seven stellar innings in the Colorado Rockies' 3-1 win last night.
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_ No. 21 Oklahoma had its good moments against Texas State, but coach Sherri Coale wants there to be a lot more. Erin Higgins scored 12 points and Chelsi Welch and Casey Walker added 10
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MEXICO&#39;s Lorena Ochoa birdied three of the last four holes to overcome a five-stroke deficit and win the Wachovia LPGA Classic today.
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DENTON, Texas -- Texas coach Jody Conradt told Jamie Carey to shoot more, and it worked out very well. Carey scored a career-high 30 points to lead the fourth-ranked Longhorns to a 79-54 victory Thursday night over North Texas.
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Cedric Benson rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns and No. 9 Texas shook off a post-Oklahoma hangover yesterday with a 28-20 win over Missouri.