Texas will never be a basketball-first state, but it is fielding several title-caliber programs, starting with Houston.

Ouch. Oh what Jeremiah Donati, USC’s new athletic director, must’ve thought before the game as five Texas players came out sporting A’ja Wilson’s “A’One” sneaker. Four Longhorns ...

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