John O. Lumpkin, the current Associated Press vice president for U.S. and Latin American newspaper markets, was appointed director of the Schieffer School of Journalism and will step into his role as director June 1.

According to a university news release, Lumpkin is a graduate of the University of Virginia and worked with the Times-Dispatch in Richmond, Va., and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram before joining the AP in 1971. While with the AP, Lumpkin worked as a correspondent and bureau chief in Texas, North Carolina and Iowa.

The Hispanic Alumni Association has created the Greg Trevino Memorial Scholarship, which will honor the university's former director of Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services, a university official said.

Kay Higgins, associate dean of student development, said the new annually awarded scholarship will be available for the first time next fall semester.

Trevino died in an automobile accident in May. He was regarded for his work and help in founding the Hispanic Alumni Association, said Bobby Montes, the current president of the organization.

For senior forward Kevin Langford, winning Saturday's game against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and showing signs of improving as a team were far more important than becoming the 29th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000 career points milestone.

"The win was better than getting 1,000 points," Langford said. "We knew we could win, and now we have to go try to get the next one on the road."

Langford entered the game only needing one point to reach the 1,000-point mark and finished the game with nine points and three rebounds.

FORTWORTH, Texas -- Members of the equestrian team will enter this weekend's Varsity Equestrian National Championships with an odd matchup in the individuals bracket - they will be facing themselves in the opening round Friday.

Senior Carrie von Uhlit and junior Kelsey Huffman will face each other in the opening round of the individual competition around 3:15 p.m., something that head coach Gary Reynolds said was an odd situation that went away from the seeding formula.

PEBBLEBEACH, Calif. -- At the end of Nike's black-and-white ad featuring Tiger Woods that premiered a couple of weeks ago, the voice of Earl Woods, Tiger's beloved father, asks, "Did you learn anything?"I...

SAN DIEGO - Where Daryl Washington provided the physical replacement for missing linebacker Robert Henson - making plenty of big plays and big hits - senior safety Stephen Hodge provided the emotional charge that Henson usually supplies.

The two combined meant TCU's defense was tough to handle for Boise State in a 17-16 win for the Horned Frogs on Tuesday night in the Poinsettia Bowl.

Henson, the team's second-leading tackler during the regular season, missed the game because of academics.