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Leach, Craig James resume feud after testimony in city(118)
BY ADAM D. YOUNG l AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Mike Leach and Craig James sat in the same room Saturday — roughly three months after an incident between the then-Texas Tech football coach and James’ son Adam led the university to fire Leach.
Following a day of testimony by Craig and Adam James, representatives for both sides in the legal [...]
Frogs’ lefty puts clamps on Raiders
FORT WORTH — Matt Purke showed Texas Tech what the Texas Rangers are missing.
TCU’s freshman lefthander threw a complete game, giving up four hits, as the seventh-ranked Horned Frogs beat the Red Raiders 9-1 Saturday at Lupton Stadium.
The Rangers made Purke a first-round draft pick, No. 14 overall, last June, but failed to sign the [...]
Osaghae takes third in hurdles at NCAA indoor championships
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Two years in a row, Omo Osaghae has brought his best performance to the NCAA indoor track and field championships, setting personal and school records in the men’s 60-meter hurdles final.
His best remains just short of what he needs to be a national champion.
The Texas Tech senior from Monterey ran a time [...]
Knight finds support, advice from fellow Big 12 coaches
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pat Knight hand delivered Rick Barnes a present hours before Texas Tech played at Texas on Jan. 27. The Red Raider bus arrived at the Frank Erwin Center that morning carrying a two-foot tall metal replica of a peacock grasping a feather duster, which Tech’s coach custom ordered from an artisan [...]
Myers says Knight will return; applauds progress in second season
Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers says second year basketball coach Pat Knight will be back in Lubbock next season, despite rumors Knight might not have been retained after finishing the regular season with seven consecutive losses.
In an exclusive interview with the A-J, Myers said he is pleased with the progress the team made, improving [...]