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Texas players Tristan Thompson, Jordan Hamilton and Cory Joseph are all declaring for the NBA draft.

At last the Texas Longhorns can relax. No longer do they have to spend their days on edge, force-feeding themselves the notion that their season remained salvageable. No longer do they have to convince anyone ...

Oklahoma freshmen basketball players Andrew Fitzgerald and Steven Pledger were cited for shoplifting at a department store in Norman, just hours after the Sooners upset Texas on Saturday. Police spokeswoman Jennifer Newell says the players were ticketed for petty larceny and released. Newell said Monday the citation was written by a security officer in Dillard's.

Gerald Henderson finally will find out what the second weekend of the NCAA tournament is like. Henderson scored 24 points and hit three free throws in the final minute to help Duke beat Texas 74-69 on Saturday night in the second round of the East Regional.