Texas Tech University News

Sam Houston State running back-return specialist Stevie Smith vs. Tech defense and special teams: Smith, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior from Sweeny, is the only Bearkats player ever to reach both 1,000 yards in ...2

The Sooners lost their season opener to TCU, which celebrated so much it forgot to show up the next week and lost to SMU.3.1

Johnson had his eyes on being Tech's quarterback when he transferred from a California junior college last year.4.2

If Texas Tech is going to improve its recent performance in the Big 12 Conference, the Red Raiders can't give away matches.2.9

Defending champion Syracuse, Texas Tech, Wake Forest and Florida will all host a four-team regional in the season-opening 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches versus Cancer.2.7

Texas Tech safety Vincent Meeks has been in Rockwall County Jail since Thursday after being sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating probation.4.1

Texas Tech has added its 15th oral commitment for the 2006 signing class, this one from Huntsville offensive tackle Adrian Archie.2.7

SEATTLE - Shutouts are fine for pitchers, but not quarterbacks. Thus today's focus will be on Cal's Joe Ayoob and his ability to complete throws.2.7

Pine Bluff travels to Bethune-Cookman and Florida International heads to Texas Tech.2.7

Derrell Mitchell's wedding anniversary is Wednesday, and he turns 34 on Friday. Oh yeah, and he's still playing football - playing football at a high level.2.9

Citibus will provide the Raiderland Express shuttle service again this year to Texas Tech home football games.2.7

They may come from the Big Easy, but so far life has been anything but that for students of Tulane University.2.7

Texas Tech head coach Bob Knight has teamed with college athletic coaches across the country to help raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.2.7

It's not often a defensive backs coach helps recruit a starting quarterback, but that's what happened at Florida International.2.7

Offensive coordinator Robert Anae wants BYU's passing attack to be more precise and more evenly distributed among the skill players on the field.2.7

Most of the attention this week focused on the negative results from the Big 12 Conference.2.7

The NBA players' association said Tuesday it is launching an immediate effort to assist in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.2.7

Keyunta Dawson doesn't have to be told there's a defensive end tradition at Texas Tech.3.1

Last season, B-E lost just two regular season games. On Friday, the third-ranked Red Raiders used their home opener at Leon Maxwell Stadium to avenge one of those defeats in a dominating fashion.3.1

Five months ago, it didn't appear Taurance Rawls had much chance of playing his way into a significant role in Texas Tech's offense this year.2.9

San Jose State: Statutory rape charges against former recruit Lorenzo Keeler were dropped Tuesday in Winchendon District Court at the request of the victim.2.7

The Red Raider Reader program is getting 1,000 new books thanks to Scholastic. Tuesday, Congressman Randy Neugebauer started reading some of those books to children at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.2.7

's Texas Tech football practice was just like the other 10 before in the sense that Joel Filani did something dazzling.2.7

Bob Knight is up. San Francisco sports-talk radio is down. Back by popular demand, the Media Circus Power Rankings for August 1. Bob Knight: Add Knight to the distinguished list of reality-show stars alongside ...2.9

Trent Hines made his decision, and he was certain in his choice. Texas A&M; , the football program, the tradition, the coaches, the school.2.7

From the entries submitted, winners will be selected at random Tuesday August 2nd during NewsChannel 11 Sports with Pete Christy.2.9

The hair that he usually wears in a ponytail spilled down his neck in microbraids.2.9

River Rats pitcher Casey Zachry delivers during New Bern's win over Wilson Wednesday night.3.2

Missouri right-hander Max Scherzer held Tech to just one run on three hits to help lead the Tigers to a 10-1 win over Texas Tech on Thursday night in the second winner's bracket game at the Phillips 66 Big 12 ...2.9

After 29 years of coaching, Decatur High's Mike Smith might like to be coached a little.2.7

Thirty-five years ago, Joel Tuialeva used to walk by Robert Anae and his older brother Brad and flick their ears.3.2

A typical Red Raider might have dead day highlighted in his day planner, if he even carries one.