Texas
No. 1 Texas sweeps Texas A&M, 6-5 with comeback win
This team just finds way to win.
For the third straight game, the No. 1 Texas Longhorns were only separated from the Texas A&M Aggies by one run in a 6-5 comeback victory on Sunday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field to sweep the series for the fifth time in SEC play.
Moving to 19-2 in conference, the Longhorns have a five-game lead over the Razorbacks, next week’s opponent in Fayetteville, thanks to a go-ahead, wind-aided home run in the eighth inning by freshman left fielder Adrian Rodriguez.
With the wind blowing out of the south at 14 miles per hour, Rodriguez put the ball into the jet stream at 46 degrees off the bat and it cleared the 340-foot wall down the left-field line, traveling just 345 feet.
The big fly from Rodriguez capped a day of comebacks for Texas, which fell behind 2-0 in the first inning and 4-2 in the fourth inning.
Texas A&M jumped out to a quick lead by capitalizing on poor command from Texas freshman right-hander Jason Flores in his second weekend start. Flores has had trouble with hitting batters, entering the game with 11 on the season in 28.0 innings, but had only walked four. That streak ended on Sunday when Flores issued two one-out walks on only nine pitches.
The “dominate the zone” approach by Longhorns pitching coach Max Weiner was put into perspective when Flores allowed a double and a single as the Aggies took a 2-0 lead before Flores responded with two strikeouts.
The big freshman departed the game without recording an out in the second inning after two more walks on nine pitches, forcing senior right-hander Andre Duplantier into the game.
Duplantier escaped the jam and went on to throw 68 pitches over 5.2 innings, the longest outing and the most pitches Duplantier has thrown since an appearance against Sam Houston in 2022. The 6’2, 235-pounder allowed three runs on four hits, including a two-run double in the fourth inning and a game-tying home run in the seventh inning.
It wasn’t perfect, but the remarkable, lengthy performance by Duplantier not only kept the Longhorns in the game, it set up the bullpen to finish it.
Sophomore left-hander Ethan Walker made this third appearance of the year to retire left-handed batter Kaeden Kent to end the seventh, junior right-hander Grayson Saunier worked around two singles to open the eighth inning with some help from senior first baseman Kimble Schuessler, who fielded an attempted sacrifice bunt and cut down the lead runner at third. Saunier retired the next two batters to escape the jam.
More trouble awaited the Ole Miss transfer in the ninth in the form of a one-out single and a full-count walk that forced junior right-hander Max Grubbs into the game to save it. Schuessler again played a big role defensively, starting a 3-6-1 double play that ended the game as Grubbs recorded his fifth save of the season.
Rodriguez was a catalyzing force at the bottom of the lineup for the Longhorns, going 3-for-3 with a double in addition to his home run, three RBI, two runs, and a walk.
The double by the former A&M signee scored the first run for Texas in the bottom of the third before sophomore designated hitter Ethan Mendoza drove in Rodriguez with a sacrifice fly.
In the sixth, Schuessler scored on a wild pitch and junior catcher Rylan Galvan drove in two more runs with a single to center field to beat a shift.
Galvan finished 2-for-4 with the two RBI and a walk.
The four-game homestand for Texas ends on Tuesday against Prairie View A&M.
Saturday started out a bit warm and sticky outside in North Texas, but there will be plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to climb into the upper 80s. Most of the area will stay dry today, but there is a chance for an isolated storm that could reach severe criteria late tonight for counties to the northwest of the metroplex.
Make sure you have an indoor plan for Mother’s Day celebrations tomorrow! Sunday morning will start warm, muggy, and dry for most with the exception of an isolated storm possible along the Red River.
A First Alert Weather Day is in place on Sunday due to a front that will swing across North Texas in the late afternoon through the evening. All modes of severe weather will be likely, but the main threat includes a significant risk of hail up to 2 inches in diameter and winds up to category 1 hurricane strength.
Once the front moves through, cooler temperatures will settle into the forecast on Monday. However, the cool down won’t last long. A warming trend returns and temperatures climb into the 90’s once again at the end of the next week. Stay tuned!
Just days before Mother’s Day, a North Texas father is grieving the sudden loss of his wife and unborn son after she died unexpectedly, only days before her due date. Avi Carey said he is still in shock over the death of his wife, Tiffany, whom he described as his “rock” and “soulmate.”
“Tiffany’s smile, her radiance, her presence … she didn’t meet a stranger,” Carey said.
Nearly two decades together
The couple had been together for nearly two decades, raising two children, Kingston and Kasyn, and preparing to welcome their third child, a baby boy they planned to name Kylo.
Carey said Tiffany began complaining of a severe headache just days before she was due to give birth. He recalled her sitting on the couch, dozing off multiple times – something he said was unusual.
A short time later, Carey found her unresponsive.
“I saw her face … her lips were blue. And I already knew,” he said with tears in his eyes.
A celebration turned to heartbreak
Tiffany Carey and her unborn son died May 2, leaving behind a grieving husband and two children. The loss came less than a week after the family had celebrated a baby shower.
“We went from celebrating the baby shower to planning a funeral in less than five days,” Carey said.
A crisis affecting Black mothers
Health officials say cases like this highlight a broader crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women in the United States are more than three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy‑related causes, and most of those deaths – around 80% – are considered preventable.
Carey said he is still searching for answers and now lives with questions about whether warning signs were missed.
“I would say educate yourself. Take everything seriously,” he said. “That should have been a red flag … the headache.”
Honoring Tiffany’s legacy
Now, surrounded by baby supplies meant for a child who never arrived, Carey said he is focused on honoring Tiffany’s memory and raising their children with the values she lived by.
“She always said, ‘You’ve got to lead with love,’” he said. “She did that in everything.”
Trump administration to release UFO files soon, president says
President Trump said his administration plans to release information and materials relating to UFOs.
Ever look up at the vast Texas sky and see something move across it? It could be a shooting star, a satellite — or a UFO.
The Pentagon released several documents Friday, May 8, detailing sightings of unidentified flying objects, or “bogeys,” in U.S. airspace, including reports from Texas.
The documents were released by the U.S. Department of Defense at the directive of President Donald Trump, marking the release of government files related to “alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)” and UFOs.
“These files, hidden behind classifications, have long fueled justified speculation — and it’s time the American people see it for themselves. This release of declassified documents demonstrates the Trump Administration’s earnest commitment to unprecedented transparency,” said U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a statement.
Here’s a look at the files related to Texas.
UFO spotted in 1948 above Abilene, Texas
A DoD incident summary shows that on Jan. 1, 1948, a man identified as “Mr. A. Schroeder” reported a UFO in the 1100 block of Highland Ave in Abilene, Texas.
Schroeder reported seeing a stationary bright blue-green bell-shaped object in the western sky above Abilene at 1:25 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.
Fort Worth man sees UFO above Alaska
Also in 1948, Lt. Aytch Johnson noticed a silver flat disk in the sky in Fairbanks, Alaska.
According to the incident report, the Fort Worth man observed the object flying over Alaska at around 1:06 p.m. on April 18, 1948, at an estimated speed of 250 to 300 miles per hour.
The report also noted that the sighting “may have been the reflection of sun from wings” of aircrafts flying in the area at the time.
Possible UFO sighting during the NASA Gemini 7 space launch
The DoD released the transcript and audio file of NASA’s Gemini 7 mission in 1965 when astronaut Frank Borman reported to NASA mission control in Houston his sighting of an unidentified object, which he referred to as a “bogey.”
While the launch didn’t take place in Texas, the report came back to space control in Houston.
The conversation occurred on Dec. 5, 1965 — 4 hours and 24 minutes into the flight — when Borman notified space control that there was a “bogey” on their left-hand side.
When asked to clarify what they are seeing, Borman said he was seeing “hundreds of little particles” on their left, about three to four miles away.
As NASA Public Affairs clarified, the bogey was an unidentified object, along with the particles.
Pentagon documents report of other possible sightings in Texas
Some documents have connections or reports of possible UFO sightings in Texas, but are missing details to understand the situation.
For example, the DoD received a clipping from the Yoakum Times-Record reporting UFO sightings by Mrs. Anna Banys in 1947, but it is unclear why she was writing to the DoD.
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas. Got a news tip for him? Email him at mrosiles@usatodayco.com.
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