Track and field: Young relay team building chemistry
North Texas head coach Carl Sheffield thought he might have something special on his hands earlier this season when he put together his 400-meter relay team.
Golf: UNT golf teams soon could have own facility
The North Texas golf programs are on the verge of having a place to call home for the first time in years.
North Texas golf: Cazaubon to play for national title
Rodolfo Cazaubon’s goal of reaching the NCAA Golf Championship is now a reality.
Golf: Mean Green struggle in NCAA regional play
The North Texas men’s golf team struggled in the second round of the NCAA Pullman (Wash.) Regional on Friday, shooting a 12-over 300 and falling into 12th place.
Golf: Back-nine surge has UNT in contention
PULLMAN, Wash -- The opening day of the NCAA Pullman (Wash.) Regional saw lots of red figures, and North Texas took advantage of the low scores to fire a season-low 11-under 277.
Golf: Seniors get last chance to reach nationals
Carlos Ortiz and Rodolfo Cazaubon have reached the regional round of the NCAA golf tournament plenty of times before — three to be exact.
Basketball: Mitchell to be on display at combine
Tony Mitchell sat down and considered his options a few weeks ago and decided he was ready to make the jump to the NBA.
UNT Notebook: UNT track on solid ground
The North Texas track team entered a time of transition just the way it hoped last week.
Track and field: UNT women defend crown
MIRAMAR, Fla. — The North Texas women’s track team won its second consecutive Sun Belt Conference championship late Sunday evening at the Ansin Sports Complex.
Tennis: Mean Green eliminated by Horned Frogs
COLLEGE STATION -- North Texas hoped the 2013 season would mark its breakthrough moment in the NCAA tournament. No. 60 UNT (18-6) made its second consecutive appearance in the national championships and third in the last four years on Saturday morning, when the Mean Green took on rival TCU in College Station.
UNT Tennis: Players buy into coach’s unique approach
Barbora Vykydalova wasn’t quite sure of what to make of Sujay Lama and his unique approach to the mental side of tennis when she first arrived at North Texas four years ago.
Softball: UNT falls in second round
Mallorie Sulaski pitched a two-hitter to lead top-seeded Western Kentucky to a 3-1 win over North Texas in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Thursday in Troy, Ala.
Softball: UNT takes opening game
TROY, Ala, -- Karly Williams scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift North Texas to a 7-6 victory over Florida Atlantic in the first game of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Wednesday morning.
Softball: UNT looks to keep late-season run going
North Texas head coach T.J. Hubbard came into the season thinking 30 wins was a realistic goal. Thanks to a remarkable run at the end of the year, the Mean Green is on the verge of reaching that milestone and a few others this week during the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Troy, Ala.
Football: UNT senior DT suspended after arrest
Richard Abbe, a senior who came out of spring practice as one of North Texas’ starting defensive tackles, has been suspended indefinitely by head coach Dan McCarney after being arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Basketball notebook: George Mason guard commits to UNT
The more Vertrail Vaughns thought about all that North Texas has to offer over the last few days, the more coming home to the Dallas-Fort Worth area made sense.
Softball: Mean Green nips Lady Jacks
NACOGDOCHES — Dani Hoff knocked in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, giving North Texas a 2-1 win over Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday.
UNT notebook: UNT to open NCAA tourney with Frogs
The North Texas tennis team endured a few anxious moments Tuesday while watching the NCAA tournament selection show.
Softball: Mean Green beats rival UTA on Schoblocher’s walk-off grand slam
Taylor Schoblocher hit a walk-off grand slam to lift North Texas to an 8-7 win over Texas-Arlington on Tuesday at Lovelace Stadium.
Softball: UNT’s ‘Play for Kay’ game today
The North Texas softball team will conduct its sixth annual “Play for Kay” game today, when the Mean Green plays host to Texas-Arlington at 4 p.m. at Lovelace Stadium.
Softball: Kirk tosses second no-hitter
Ashley Kirk pitched her second no-hitter of the weekend, and North Texas completed a Sun Belt Conference series sweep of Louisiana-Monroe with an 8-0 run-rule victory on Sunday at Lovelace Stadium.
Softball: No-hitter highlights Kirk’s two wins
Ashley Kirk pitched a no-hitter and picked up a win in relief to lead North Texas to a doubleheader sweep of Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday at Lovelace Stadium. The Mean Green won the first game 8-0 in five innings and took the second game 8-7.
Track & field: Mean Green’s White wins 400 hurdles at Drake Relays
DES MOINES, Iowa — Steven White became the first member of the Mean Green to become a Drake Relays champion since 1970 on Saturday. White recorded a season-best 50.11 in the men’s 400-meter hurdles.
Football: Source says McCarney back after bypass
North Texas head coach Dan McCarney returned to work Friday, one week after undergoing heart bypass surgery.
Men's basketball: Forward commits to UNT
Colin Voss spent a year refining his skills at Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa. That was enough time to make the idea of moving to Denton and playing for North Texas sound awfully appealing.
Golf: UNT wins Sun Belt
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — It was a gutsy effort, and for the first time in nearly 40 years, the North Texas men have won back-to-back conference championships.
Softball: Homer sends UTA past Mean Green
ARLINGTON — Nina Villanueva hit a two-run homer to give Texas-Arlington a 2-1 victory over North Texas on Wednesday night at Allan Saxe Field.
Men's basketball: UNT-UTA series may be in jeopardy
North Texas athletic director Rick Villarreal and men’s basketball coach Tony Benford said Wednesday night that they want to continue the program’s series with Texas-Arlington, although fitting the game into next season’s schedule could be problematic.
UNT notebook: Flannigan respects coaches’ dedication
North Texas head coach Tony Benford and assistant David Anwar spent a lot of time talking with and visiting Armani Flannigan up in Riverton, Wyo. That dedication paid off when UNT signed the 6-foot-8, 205-pound forward to a national letter of intent this week.
Golf: Cazaubon takes lead at Sun Belt tourney
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — Powered by senior Rodolfo Cazaubon, No. 38 North Texas roared back in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament, posting Tuesday’s second-lowest round at 1-under-par 287 to move into second place.
Softball: OU rips Mean Green
Top-ranked Oklahoma defeated North Texas 12-1 on Tuesday at Lovelace Stadium. The Sooners (40-3) jumped out to an early lead and sealed the win on the run rule with four runs in the sixth inning.
Men's basketball: JUCO forward commits to UNT
Armani Flannigan, a 6-foot-8 power forward from Central Wyoming College, confirmed late Sunday night that he has committed to UNT.
Golf: UNT tied for third at SBC tournament
North Texas’ bid for a second straight Sun Belt Conference title got off to a bit of a slow start as the 38th-ranked Mean Green is in a three-way tie for third place after Monday’s opening round in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Women's tennis: UNT wins second straight Sun Belt tourney title
LAFAYETTE, La. – For the second consecutive year, the North Texas women won the Sun Belt Conference tournament, posting a 4-2 victory over Georgia State on Sunday at the Cajun Courts.
Softball: UNT sweeps Middle Tennessee
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — North Texas swept a three-game Sun Belt Conference series against Middle Tennessee with a 10-2 win Sunday at Blue Raider Field.
Golf: Sun Belt tourney begins today
The North Texas men’s golf team will begin play in the three-round Sun Belt Conference tournament today at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at The Shoals in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Women's tennis: UNT advances to Sun Belt finals
LAFAYETTE, La. — Top-seeded North Texas defeated South Alabama in a thrilling 4-3 decision Saturday to advance to the Sun Belt Conference tournament finals.
Softball: Kirk breaks career strikeout record as UNT sweeps twin bill
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Ashley Kirk became North Texas’ career strikeout leader in a 3-2 win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday at Blue Raider Field. The Mean Green swept the doubleheader with an 8-1 win in the nightcap.
Tennis: UNT sweeps Trojans at tourney
LAFAYETTE, La. — North Texas swept Arkansas-Little Rock 4-0 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament at Red Lerille’s Health & Racquet Club.
Track & field: Adams breaks UNT record in 1,500
WALNUT, Calif. — The North Texas distance runners wrapped up competition at the 55th annual Mt. SAC Relays on Thursday night with one school record and multiple personal bests.
Tennis: Looking to go out in style
The wind was often whipping and the temperature hung in the 20s during this past Christmas break when North Texas head coach Sujay Lama would drive by the Waranch Tennis Center and see a single player working out.
Tennis: Three Mean Green players named to All-Sun Belt Conference team
Kseniya Bardabush, Franziska Sprinkmeyer and Barbora Vykydalova have been named to the All-Sun Belt Conference team and will lead North Texas at 8:30 a.m. today when the Mean Green plays a second-round match against Arkansas-Little Rock at Red Lerille’s Health & Racquet Club in Lafayette, La.
Basketball: UNT signs Weatherford College forward
The last time Joh’Vonna Darrington caught a pass from North Texas guard Hannah Christian, it didn’t turn out well for the Weatherford College standout.
Softball: UNT earns split with Baylor
Back-to-back homers by Taylor Schoblocher and Bryana Wade led North Texas to a 5-3 win against No. 19 Baylor on Wednesday night at Lovelace Stadium. The Bears came back to earn the split of the doubleheader with a 2-1 win in the nightcap.
UNT notebook: Campers ‘jacked up’ about hoops
Troy Greisen endured a noisy bus ride to North Texas on Tuesday, and couldn’t have been happier about it. Greisen, chief executive officer of Special Abilities of North Texas, contacted UNT men’s basketball coach Tony Benford in the fall to see if his team would be willing to work with the special-needs adults who spend their afternoons at the facility he oversees in Lewisville.
Golf: UNT’s Kilponen remains in top 10
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — The North Texas women’s team dropped to eighth place Tuesday but Taylor Kilponen remained in the top 10 after the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. The Mean Green shot a second-round 311 and has a two-round score of 619, while Kilponen is tied for 10th place after 36 holes.
Women's basketball: Goodwin, Blakely won’t return next year
Loryn Goodwin, last season’s Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, and backup Braylah Blakely have both left the North Texas women’s basketball program. UNT head coach Mike Petersen confirmed Monday morning that both will not return next season.
Golf: Kilponen, North Texas tied for sixth
Taylor Kilponen is tied for sixth place and so is North Texas after the first round of the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Championship in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Tennis: UNT caps perfect run through SBC
North Texas defeated Middle Tennessee 4-0 on Sunday to go undefeated in Sun Belt Conference play this season. “These seniors have done so much for the program,” UNT coach Sujay Lama said. “It was great to see them finish their last home match on a winning note."
Golf: UNT finishes seventh in Austin
AUSTIN — Carlos Ortiz shot Sunday’s lowest round and Curtis Donahoe had a season-best finish to lead the No. 36 North Texas men on the final day of the Morris Williams Intercollegiate.
