LB Freeman has triceps surgery, will miss spring
Backup Johnson is out, too, with a groin injury.
Linebacker Edwin Freeman underwent surgery on his triceps injury last Wednesday and will miss the rest of spring practice, the school announced late Sunday.
Freeman initially suffered the injury during the Christmas break, UT coach Tom Herman told reporters last week. Then, Freeman aggravated the injury during practice. Trainers essentially held him out of workouts as a precaution to make a further diagnosis.
Freeman, a 6-foot-1, 250-pounder from Arlington, is heading into his senior season this fall. He’s played in 29 career games with five starts and 67 total tackles.
The linebacker position is suddenly without two of its veterans. Gary Johnson, a projected starter, is sidelined the rest of spring ball with a groin injury. Freeman was serving as his backup.
Also on Sunday, Texas — Texas legends like Brooks Kieschnick, Keith Moreland, and Greg Swindell — showed up to honor his memory.
Yes, Mack Brown, DeLoss Dodds and Shaka Smart had wonderful stories, but each would agree to a man that Augie was all about the players. He went out of his way to take care of them during my time on the beat in the years 2003 through 2006. He credited them for wins and took the blame for losses.
Plus he never forgot to have a good time.
“He was a bit mischievous,” Dodds said. “He announced that defensive back P.J. Locke III suffered a “stinger” injury — something akin to a pinched nerve in one’s neck. He will be evaluated again prior to Tuesday’s practice.
Women’s basketball: Rellah Boothe said “lack of playing time” is one reason she decided to leave the University of Texas and enroll at a college in her home state.
In a note on Twitter, Boothe said several factors led to her departure, adding that it was her “personal choice” to transfer to Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla.
Boothe, who’s stepfather committed suicide the year before she signed with Texas, said she has high hopes for her basketball future.
“Like my teammate Destiny Littleton said, ‘everyone’s path is different.’ So don’t think for a second that I will not make it to the WNBA because I have a plan.”
UT officials declined to comment on Boothe’s departure. moved with no effort at all and for some reason, he always had his shirt tail out. And I liked that.”
There were a few nice stories and lots of tears shed on a somber day. Garrido’s long-time friend Kevin Costner even lent his voice to a tribute video produced by Longhorn Network.
The only thing we didn’t get was Augie telling jokes and getting chuckles from his listeners.
It’s what I will miss most about him. The laughs. So many laughs.
Tiger Woods shot a finalround 69 at the Masters, then told reporters he was looking forward to taking a break.
That’s the difference between 2018 Tiger and 2000 Tiger. While the youngsters who finished in the top 10 at golf ’s most hallowed event are scheming on how to do even better in the next one, the man who once owned the sport is having to take a different approach at age 42.
It won’t be easy for Woods to get back to the top 10 because players like Patrick Reed, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas all grew up loving him but aren’t afraid to take him apart at the seams on a course. They don’t fear Tiger, a malady that affected the PGA for the nearly 20 years.
The good news is Woods is apparently healthy after playing a ton of golf over the last month. The bad news is he has miles to go if he has any realistic expectation or running down these young guns who have taken over the sport.
As a casual observer, it wasn’t hard to figure out how things were playing out over the weekend time and time again. Even when Woods would hit a halfway decent approach, he would be looking at a 25-foot putt for birdie while the players near the top of the leaderboard were getting tap-ins. They were better.
At his age, Woods, currently ranked 88th in the world, will do well to crack the top 10. Look at the recent history in these majors. Reed captured his first green jacket at age 27 and became the fifth 20-something to win in the last nine majors. Only two — Sergio Garcia in the 2017 Masters and Henrik Stenson at the 2016 Open Championship — were 40 or older.
With the NBA playoffs starting this weekend, there’s no way a no-pressure-here attitude will fly in Houston, especially since the Rockets’ two best players — James Harden and Chris Paul — have less than stellar playoff reputations. Paul, a first-ballot Hall of Famer for my money, has never advanced past the conference semifinals while Harden has had some real head scratching performances in must-win games.
The West is packed and defending champion Golden State should have Stephen Curry back for the second round, but it has to be championship or bust for the topseeded Rockets. Harden has had some monster postseason games but we’re all waiting to see if he can finally get the Rockets to the next level with the help of a premier point guard.
Word of caution, Rocket fans: Avoid San Antonio and Oklahoma City at all costs in the first round. Dangerous.