/tags/ut-athletics UT Athletics en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:55:43 GMT /crime-justice/2023-02-15/former-ut-basketball-coach-chris-beard-will-not-face-charges-for-alleged-assault The AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that it was moving to dismiss the case against Beard. UT Austin fired him last month. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:55:43 GMT /crime-justice/2023-02-15/former-ut-basketball-coach-chris-beard-will-not-face-charges-for-alleged-assault Becky Fogel /sports/2022-12-12/chris-beard-arrest-felony-assault Chris Beard was released on bond Monday after being arrested for allegedly assaulting a household member. UT suspended the 49-year-old coach without pay. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:24:29 GMT /sports/2022-12-12/chris-beard-arrest-felony-assault Haya Panjwani /2022-04-10/scottie-scheffler-wins-the-masters-while-tiger-woods-finishes-47th Scheffler ended up finishing three shots over Rory McIlroy to win his first major championship. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:33:33 GMT /2022-04-10/scottie-scheffler-wins-the-masters-while-tiger-woods-finishes-47th Rina Torchinsky /2022-04-11/scottie-scheffler-gets-masters-green-jacket-while-tiger-woods-finishes-47th Scottie Scheffler continued his dominating year on the golf course with his first major championship at the Masters. His victory came as Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:59:53 GMT /2022-04-11/scottie-scheffler-gets-masters-green-jacket-while-tiger-woods-finishes-47th A Martínez, Tom Goldman /2021-12-06/ut-austin-boosters-are-putting-up-10m-to-entice-athletes-to-be-longhorns The new fund is in direct response to an NCAA rule change that allows student athletes to profit off their names and images. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 22:26:09 GMT /2021-12-06/ut-austin-boosters-are-putting-up-10m-to-entice-athletes-to-be-longhorns Laura Rice /sports/2018-12-20/ut-regents-approve-arena-proposal-to-replace-frank-erwin-center The University of Texas Board of Regents on Thursday officially approved a new arena for UT Austin. The new building will replace the 41-year-old Frankâ€� Thu, 20 Dec 2018 21:04:42 GMT /sports/2018-12-20/ut-regents-approve-arena-proposal-to-replace-frank-erwin-center Jimmy Maas /texas/2018-04-20/as-we-saw-it-tells-the-stories-of-ut-austins-first-black-students From Texas Standard.When Heman Sweatt applied to the University of Texas at Austin Law School in 1946, he was automatically rejected because he was black.â€� Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:04:18 GMT /texas/2018-04-20/as-we-saw-it-tells-the-stories-of-ut-austins-first-black-students Jen Rice /sports/2017-11-29/if-those-thick-concrete-walls-could-talk-the-erwin-center-celebrates-40-years The Frank Erwin Center opened its doors to the public on this night in 1977. In the 40 years since, the building has churned out basketball games,â€� Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:01:00 GMT /sports/2017-11-29/if-those-thick-concrete-walls-could-talk-the-erwin-center-celebrates-40-years Jimmy Maas /sports/2016-08-09/this-former-longhorn-has-a-shot-at-making-u-s-history UPDATE: Michelle Carter won gold in Rio Friday, making her the first American woman to win a gold medal in that event.ORIGINAL STORY: It took Michelleâ€� Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:37:18 GMT /sports/2016-08-09/this-former-longhorn-has-a-shot-at-making-u-s-history Jimmy Maas /austin/2015-12-23/larger-than-life-lawyer-and-major-ut-austin-supporter-joe-jamail-dead-at-90 He was a larger-than-life lawyer and a major supporter of the University of Texas at Austin. Word came from Houston this morning that Joe Jamail hasâ€� Wed, 23 Dec 2015 18:28:11 GMT /austin/2015-12-23/larger-than-life-lawyer-and-major-ut-austin-supporter-joe-jamail-dead-at-90 Jennifer Stayton