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TCU senior represents Texas in Miss America Pageant

TCU senior represents Texas in Miss America Pageant

Published Jan 11, 2011

TCU senior and reigning Miss Texas Ashley Melnick, 21, represented Texas in the first night of preliminaries for the 2011 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas.

Preliminaries for the pageant began Tuesday and will end Thursday, narrowing the competition to the top 15 contestants to compete in the finale Saturday, according to the Miss America website. The pageant will be televised live via the ABC television network.

Basketball player kicked off team

Published Jan 11, 2011

TCU head basketball coach Jim Christian has kicked Sammy Yeager off the team for a violation of team rules, according to a press release from TCU Media Relations.

Yeager was the team's third leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 9.3 points and 4.2 rebounds for the Frogs in 16 games.

Before playing for TCU, Yeager averaged nearly 20 points per game for Weatherford College last season.

TCU (9-8, 0-2 MWC) will play Wyoming (8-8, 1-1 MWC) Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

Check Dailyskiff.com for more updates.

Remember what gives TCU its unique character and feel

Published Jan 11, 2011

Following the incredible, undefeated season by the football team and the national attention the Rose Bowl win brought to the university, it is no surprise admission applications have hit an all-time high....

Mavs need Nowitzki back

Published Jan 11, 2011

After a blazing 24-5 start, the Dallas Mavericks have lost five of their past seven games and are losing momentum. With former all-star forward Caron Butler out for the season and Dirk Nowitzki suffering from a sprained knee, the Mavericks had the perfect chance during their recent off-days to regroup and assess what they need to do for the remainder of the season. For Dallas, there are two urgent problems that need to be solved.

Implosion of Amon G. Carter Stadium.

Implosion debris clears way for stadium construction

Published Jan 11, 2011

After the Dec. 5 implosion of the football stadium's west grandstand, crews began clearing away the rubble to begin the $105 million renovation of TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium.   Ross Bailey,...

TCU Horned Frogs jump Oregon to finish No. 2 in AP’s final football poll

Published Jan 11, 2011
TCU has leap-frogged the University of Oregon to finish No. 2 in the The Associated Press's final football poll following No. 1 Auburn's 22-19 victory against then No. 2 Ducks in the BCS championship Monday night.

The No. 2 spot gives TCU it's highest ranking in 63 years, since winning the 1938 national title. The Horned Frogs received three first place votes. TCU finished with a 13-0 record after beating Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.

The Mountain West finished with the best bowl record of any conference at 4-1.

Horned Frogs take on Wyoming Wednesday

Published Jan 11, 2011

The Horned Frogs will look to end their four-game losing streak against conference opponent Wyoming(8-8, 1-1 MWC) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

The Cowboys enter the game with confidence as they secured a buzzer-beater win last week against No. 25 UNLV, a team that has skirted in and out of the top-25 rankings early this season.

Although Wyoming is entering the game on a high, the Frogs(9-8, 0-2 Mountain West Conference) are determined to make their way back into the win column.

No. 1 preseason ranking won’t affect baseball team’s focus

Published Jan 11, 2011

TCU baseball earned its first-ever No. 1 preseason ranking by Collegiate Baseball and was also named the 2010 NCAA Team of the Year by FieldTurf.

Head coach Jim Schlossnagle was also awarded FieldTurf's Coach of the Year honors, but while Schlossnagle said he believed the accolades are great for the program, he said it means nothing for the team going in to the 2011 season.

Is probable cause really enough?

Published Jan 11, 2011

A man from Rochester Hills, Mich. is in big trouble with his ex-wife for searching for clues of a suspected affair. Leon Walker, the third husband of Clara Walker, began snooping after Clara became extremely...

Dean Bailey purchases season tickets for the next TCU football season after their perfect season topped off by a Rose Bowl victory. Photo by Chelsea Katz

Stadium renovations limit single ticket sales

Published Jan 11, 2011

With the changes to the football stadium, all football season ticket holders would be accommodated, while fewer tickets would be allotted for walk-ups and single-game ticket buyers, Athletics Director Chris Del Conte said.

Although season tickets were at an all-time high during this year's football season, Del Conte said all season ticket holders from last season would have a seat in Amon G. Carter Stadium as it is being renovated. He added that the student section would not be affected by the decreased number of available seats.

World Cup’s location disappoints soccer fans

Published Jan 11, 2011

FIFA's executive committee chose Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup over the U.S., Japan, Australia and South Korea in a secret vote Dec. 2.

Looking at these countries on the surface, how is Qatar the odd man out? Size. Qatar is slightly smaller than Connecticut and half the size of Israel. Every four years, the world's largest and most popular sporting event, the FIFA World Cup, draws an average of two million fans from across the globe. Qatar currently has a population of 841,000, according to a Houston Chronicle article.

BCS system far from perfect

Published Jan 11, 2011

TCU athletics director Chris Del Conte told ESPN Tuesday he loves the system in place that put undefeated TCU at No. 2 in The Associated Press rankings after No. 1 Auburn defeated then-No. 2 Oregon 22-19 in the BCS National Championship 8212; at least until they get a system that is going to be absolutely perfect, Del Conte said.

I was unable to get in contact with head football coach Gary Patterson regarding TCU's No. 2 AP ranking, but he has also reiterated to ESPN that he was content to live by the current system.

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