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Longhorns Daily News: Former Texas K Justin Tucker released by Ravens
Former Texas Longhorns kicker Justin Tucker was released by the Baltimore Ravens this week, according to an announcement from the organization. Although franchise officials have called the move “based on football,” Tucker is currently under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct, NFL.com reports. At least 16 massage therapists in the Baltimore area have accused Tucker is instances of misconduct. Tucker has denied the allegations.
Ravens release K Justin Tucker. pic.twitter.com/ZMaQNq5ybn
— NFL (@NFL) May 5, 2025
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Justin Tucker released by Ravens following sexual assault allegations
Austin American-Statesman: Why Texas football QB Quinn Ewers fell in the NFL Draft
Austin American-Statesman: Texas leads college football’s NCAA re-rank 1-136 after spring practice
Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Texas baseball in gut-check mode after sweep at Arkansas
Austin American-Statesman: New Texas basketball coach Sean Miller given 6-year contract
Dallas Morning News: Olympic swim great Gary Hall Jr awarded 10 medals to replace those destroyed in LA fires
247Sports: Here’s a look at Texas 2025 NFL Draft selections rookie contract and first-year salary projections
247Sports: Horns247 Staff Roundtable: Which of Texas’ 12 NFL Draft picks landed in the best spot?
Inside Texas: Video Reheat: Early Season Opponent Preview; Will Ewers go down as a Texas great or a what-if?
Inside Texas: Sourced intel on Duane Akina’s first 70 days back with the Texas Longhorns
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
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RECRUITING ROUNDUP
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247Sports: Top track and field numbers for top 2027 Texas recruiting targets
247Sports: Top transfer portal pickup on every 2025 Texas opponent’s roster
247Sports: The Stampede: 10 flip targets for the Texas Longhorns
SEC SHOWDOWN
Austin American-Statesman: Texas Baseball: 3 things we learned from Arkansas’ sweep of Longhorns
Austin American-Statesman: When will Texas play at the SEC Tournament, and who will UT face?
Dallas Morning News: Texas’ CJ Baxter, Texas A&M’s Will Lee III among SEC players to watch in 2025
247Sports: Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle has said life in the SEC is about how you respond. So, here we go.
Good Bull Hunting: Aggies take series from No. 2 LSU
Rock M Nation: Mizzou Baseball allows two runs in ninth, swept by Georgia
And The Valley Shook: AJ Haulcy transferring to LSU
Red Cup Rebellion: Lane Kiffin’s first number one overall draft pick
Rocky Top Talk: Tennessee Vols’ fall continues in latest college baseball rankings
Roll ‘Bama Roll: Alabama melts down on Sunday, loses series to Vanderbilt
Dawg Sports: We went to Jared! Bulldogs pick up huge 2026 quarterback commit
A Sea Of Blue: Mark Pope is expecting a big jump from Brandon Garrison ahead of an important summer
WHAT WE’RE READING
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SB Nation: 10 best NFL free agents still unsigned after the draft, ranked
SB Nation: Recently retired women’s college basketball coach could face Team USA in 2028 Olympics
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- Texas softball took their series versus Kentucky over the weekend.
next stop Athens #HookEm | @SEC pic.twitter.com/ui8314lurF
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) May 4, 2025
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Flu sickens some 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas
More than 150 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have been infected with influenza over the past three weeks — a major outbreak less than two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said American troops would no longer be required to be vaccinated against the flu.
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Sweep in the heart of Texas: Twins beat Rangers again
A day off at the pool — and a little sunburn — didn’t stop the Minnesota Twins’ momentum.
Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer as Minnesota scored multiple runs in the first inning for the third consecutive game, and the Twins went on to complete a series sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 9-3 win Thursday.
Minnesota has won four games in a row and scored 25 runs in the three-games series in Texas. The two teams had a rare, mid-series day off on Wednesday with the England-Croatia World Cup game being played in Arlington.
“We’re locked in every day,” Lee told Audra Martin on the team’s broadcast. “Yesterday, taking time off, lay out by the pool, get a little burnt and then right back to it. We did a good job getting focused. I feel like we do that with rain delays, too, just lock back in and we’re doing it.”
Lee’s 12th homer capped a four-run first off Jack Leiter (3-7). Trevor Larnach made it 6-0 in the fourth with a two-run shot to straightaway center that just cleared the extended glove of leaping Alejandro Osuna. Larnach’s third hit was an RBI single in the fifth, and Ryan Kriedler hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
Joe Ryan (5-3) struck out seven but needed 97 pitches to get through five scoreless innings while allowing three singles. Leiter was done after the fourth, and has given up 17 runs while losing three starts in a row.
The Twins never trailed in the sweep that extended their winning streak to four, matching their longest this season. Their 14-5 record at Globe Life Field is the best for any American League opponent since the ballpark opened in 2020.
Wyatt Langford, Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue hit solo homers for the Rangers, who have lost five of six games. They are 0-15 when giving up multiple runs in the first inning.
Twins DH Josh Bell, who was born in nearby Irving and grew up in the area, had an RBI single before Lee’s homer. Bell hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the series-opening 4-2 win Monday, and had an RBI single for a 2-0 lead in the first of a 12-2 win on Tuesday.
“We’re just passing the baton each time,” Lee said of the offensive output. “Our guys are hot. They feel good and they came out swinging today. It was awesome to see. We’ve done that for a while now.”
Up next
Twins rookie left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-4, 5.26 ERA) starts Friday at Arizona. The Diamondbacks are scheduled to start right-hander Michael Soroka (8-3, 3.11).
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