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Illinois guard Genesis Bryant is hugged by head coach Shauna Green during the final seconds of their loss to Texas in the NCAA Tournament in Austin, Texas on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

No. 8 seed Illinois bounced from NCAA Tournament in 2nd round by No. 1 Texas

March 24, 2025 at 4:12 p.m.

Texas outscored Illinois 18-6 in the second quarter, then broke the game open at the start of the third.

Illinois forward Kendall Bostic (44) grabs a rebound over Creighton guard Jayme Horan (12) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Austin, Texas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Illinois and Kendall Bostic face a tall task in matchup with No. 1 Texas and its towering forwards

March 24, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Illinois has the difficult task of playing a No. 1 seed on its home court. They face Texas on Monday with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line.

Illinois guard Genesis Bryant (1) drives to the basket against Creighton guard Kiani Lockett during the first half of a first-round NCAA Tournament game on March 22, 2025. in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP)

Genesis Bryant helps No. 8 seed Illinois top No. 9 Creighton 66-57 for its 1st NCAA Tournament win in 25 years

March 22, 2025 at 11:40 p.m.

Genesis Bryant scored 17 points and No. 8 seed Illinois earned its first NCAA Tournament victory in 25 years Saturday night with a 66-57 win over No. 9 Creighton.

Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy addresses the media before practice on Jan. 30, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

Kansas City Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy released after Texas district attorney declines to pursue charges

March 8, 2025 at 7:13 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas — Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which...

Texas running back Jaydon Blue, left, runs from Clemson safety Khalil Barnes (7) during a 38-yard touchdown run in the first half in the first round of the College Football Playoff, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas beats Clemson 38-24 and advances to face Arizona State in the CFP quarterfinals

December 21, 2024 at 8:47 p.m.

Jaydon Blue ran 146 yards and two touchdowns, the last a 77-yard burst in the fourth quarter, and Texas beat Clemson 38-24 on Saturday in the first round of the...

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers looks to pass against Texas A&M on Nov. 30, 2024, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)

Heavyweights Texas and Clemson meet for the 1st time in the College Football Playoff

December 20, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Clemson won national titles in 2016 and 2018 but missed the playoff the last four seasons. Texas is the only one of last year’s four playoff teams to make it...

FILE – Mourners visit a make-shift memorial to honor the victims and survivors of a human smuggling tragedy in which dozens of migrants were found dead or dying in a tractor-trailer a week prior, July 6, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Arrests in fatal Texas smuggling attempt climb 2 years after 53 migrants died in tractor trailer

August 22, 2024 at 7:42 a.m.

Arrests following the 2022 deaths of 53 migrants in Texas who were left in a sweltering tractor-trailer have climbed to more than a dozen.

U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, is renewing a 30-year congressional push to establish a commission that would study the impact of slavery and possible reparations for African Americans.

Longtime US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who had pancreatic cancer, dies at 74

July 20, 2024 at 8:20 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas has died. She was 74.

Volunteers help to hand out ice and supplies at Acres Homes cooling center in Houston, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. After Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker)

Pressure mounts on Houston power company to quickly restore service as city sweats after Beryl

July 11, 2024 at 8:33 a.m.

Pressure mounted Wednesday on Houston’s power utility as millions of residents still had no electricity nearly three days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, stoking questions over how a city that...

FILE – Reggie Daniels pays his respects a memorial at Robb Elementary School, June 9, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas, created to honor the victims killed in the school shooting. The former Uvalde schools police chief and another former officer have been indicted over their role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre in a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, according to multiple reports Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was “hunting” children

June 28, 2024 at 10:47 a.m.

The police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement response to...

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