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Texas A&M ‘Wrecking Crew’ linebacker Keith Mitchell dead at 51

Jul 02, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Texas A&M All-American linebacker Keith Mitchell died at 51, Texas A&M athletics confirmed to KBTX on Thursday. Mitchell was a member of the “Wrecking Crew” defense from 1993-96, including the 1993 Southwest Conference champion squad. He earned All-SWC honors in 1995, followed by an All-Big 12 nod in 1996 to go along with his All-America selection. The Garland native was fourth all-time for career sacks at A&M with 34, including 14.5 during his senior season.

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Aggie Gameday Extra Podcast: Tell me your sports dreams

Jul 01, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown , Tyler Shaw

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - KBTX senior Texas A&M sportswriter Travis L. Brown and sports director Tyler Shaw discuss the biggest Aggie headlines of the week and discuss what sports events or athletes would be a dream to see in person.

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Texas A&M baseball adds Oklahoma transfer outfielder

Jul 01, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - The Texas A&M baseball team added its second member of the Oklahoma national championship team in Alec Blair, the outfielder confirmed on social media. “Entered late. Committed Earley,” Blair said in the post. The 6-foot-6 rising sophomore slashed .247/.320/.376 last season with a pair of home runs and 18 RBIs. He struck out 32 times and walked 10 in 93 total at-bats. Blair, a left-handed hitter, played in 30 games, starting 24.

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World Cup Golden Boot race runs through North Texas

Jun 30, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

ARLINGTON, Texas (KBTX) - As the clock neared the end of regulation in Tuesday’s round of 32 World Cup matchup between Norway and the Ivory Coast, an antsy feeling permeated the red-and-blue-clad fans that filled AT&T Stadium, known as Dallas Stadium during the soccer tournament. Those Norwegian fans wanted a game-winning goal, but they yearned for it to come off the boot of their international superstar, striker Erling Haaland.

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Regent chairmen from Texas A&M, Texas send joint letter in opposition of Protect College Sports Act

Jun 29, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - When it comes to college athletics, few things bring Texas A&M and Texas together. The Protect College Sports Act has become one of those unifying forces. On Friday, a joint letter from Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Chairman Robert L. Albritton and University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife was sent to both senators Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and John Cornyn, R-Texas, opposing the college sports legislation as it is currently written.

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Texas A&M football adds commitment of 4-star wide receiver

Jun 28, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - The Texas A&M football team’s come-from-behind win against South Carolina last season did much more than keep its playoff hopes alive. The effort helped land its latest commit in the class of 2027. On Saturday, 247Sports-rated four-star wide receiver Eric McFarland III committed to the Aggies, picking A&M over Florida and Georgia on a CBS Sports HQ broadcast. As the Aggies mounted their second-half comeback, McFarland saw head coach Mike Elko’s culture in action.

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Texas A&M adds sixth transfer pitcher of offseason

Jun 26, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) — The Texas A&M baseball team collected the commitment of Oklahoma left-hander Trent Collier, its sixth pitcher out of the transfer portal this offseason. “Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this journey,” he said in a social media post announcing his commitment. “Thank you to the A&M coaching staff for this opportunity. All glory be to God!” I’m excited to announce my commitment to Texas A&M University. Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this journey.

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Texas A&M baseball’s Juan Vargas enters transfer portal

Jun 25, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Texas A&M relief pitcher Juan Vargas has entered the transfer portal, according to a source with access to the online database. Vargas posted a 2-1 record with a 4.44 ERA in his lone season for the Aggies, including 22 strikeouts and 10 walks. He had a spell of sustained success out of the bullpen through the middle of A&M’s Southeastern Conference slate, but lost consistency as the season drew to a close.

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Texas A&M volleyball’s Kyndal Stowers nominated for ESPYs Best Comeback Athlete

Jun 25, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - During the 2024 NCAA volleyball championship, outside hitter Kyndal Stowers could only watch on the couch of her parents’ home. A year later, she was winning it for her new team, Texas A&M. On July 15, Stowers has a chance to be named the best comeback athlete in the country at the 2026 ESPY Awards, ESPN announced Thursday.

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Texas A&M men’s hoops adds Vanderbilt as SEC mirror opponent

Jun 25, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - Along with Texas and LSU, the Texas A&M men’s basketball team will face Vanderbilt in home and away contests next season, announced as part of the Southeastern Conference schedule reveal Thursday. The Commodores replace Oklahoma as last year’s third mirror opponent. Texas and LSU remain as home-and-home contests. A&M will face Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Oklahoma and Tennessee in Reed Arena and Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri and South Carolina on the road.

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Texas A&M finishes 12th in Directors’ Cup

Jun 25, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - The Texas A&M athletic department completed its third consecutive Top 15 finish in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Directors’ Cup, placing 12th for the 2025-26 season. A&M’s 980 points were aided by national championship runs by the Aggies’ volleyball and women’s tennis teams. Each team earns a point value at the end of the season, with the national champion earning 100 points.

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Aggie Gameday Extra Podcast: What is the NCAA’s new eligibility model?

Jun 24, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown , Tyler Shaw , Max Crawford

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -Tuesday, the NCAA announced the approval of a new age-based eligibility model that gives most athletes five years of eligibility to compete in five seasons. KBTX senior Texas A&M sportswriter Travis L. Brown, sports director Tyler Shaw and chief meteorologist Max Crawford break down the new rules and how it will impact the Aggies. Also, the trio take a look at the biggest headlines of the last week in A&M sports. Copyright 2026 KBTX. All rights reserved.

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Bucky McMillan offers injury, roster updates for Texas A&M men’s basketball squad

Jun 24, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The vast majority of Texas A&M’s newly constructed men’s basketball roster was in action Tuesday in a summer practice open to media. However, two players expected to be key to A&M’s fall success remained limited as the Aggies gear up for McMillan’s second season at the helm of the program.

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Cost of SEC men’s basketball rosters remains on the rise

Jun 23, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The sweltering June sunlight in College Station had plenty of concrete to warm on Tuesday. Without the hustle and bustle of a college semester, the roads and parking lots of Aggieland were particularly quiet. However, inside Reed Arena the midseason energy of basketball practice reverberated off the walls of the A&M men’s basketball practice gym.

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Myles Garrett headlines 2026 Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame class

Jun 22, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) — When former Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett suits up for his new team, the Los Angeles Rams, for the first time, he’ll do it as an A&M Athletics Hall of Famer. Garrett is one of eight Aggies who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, along with his former defensive line coach, the late Terry Price, who was named to the the Letterman’s Association Hall of Honor.

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England’s World Cup trip to Dallas once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Aggie and his family

Jun 17, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

ARLINGTON, Texas (KBTX) - Martin Thornton had been a fan of the England national soccer team for 72 years but had never seen the Three Lions play in person. It took a trip to Texas, a second home for his son Sam, to make that dream become a reality. On Wednesday, both Martin and Sam Thornton were among more than 70,000 who packed AT&T Stadium, known as Dallas Stadium for the World Cup, to watch England beat Croatia 4-2 in group play. “It’s like a dream come true for me,” Martin said.

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BROWN: A look inside Texas’ first World Cup game since 1994

Jun 14, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

ARLINGTON, Texas (KBTX) - For anyone who has spent any time around Arlington’s AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, a quick glance would reveal things are very different these days. Gone are the giant rooftop advertisements for the American telecommunications company. That is, mostly gone. The lines across the circular logo for the company still peek through the enormous white tarp blocking it from sight, making a grayscale version of the original brand identifier.

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Details of Texas A&M volleyball coach Jamie Morrison’s new contract

Jun 12, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - After claiming Texas A&M volleyball’s first-ever national championship, head coach Jamie Morrison received a two-year extension with a 113% raise. According to the new contract, obtained by KBTX via an open-records request, Morrison will make a base salary of $650,000 for the 2026 season, up from the expected $305,000 in his previous deal. Morrison’s base salary increases by $10,000 in each year of the new deal.

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New contract for Texas A&M’s Bucky McMillan worth $29.1 million

Jun 12, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - Texas A&M men’s basketball coach Bucky McMillan’s new deal will give him $1 million more per year, according to the contract obtained by KBTX via an open-records request. After the Aggies advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in McMillan’s first year, he was given a one-year extension which runs through the 2031-32 season. The seven-year deal, which includes the 2025-26 season, is worth a total of $29.1 million.

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Texas A&M baseball gets first transfer pitching commitment of summer

Jun 12, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - With the possibility of losing six pitchers from last year’s team, the Texas A&M baseball team needed to make pitching a priority in the transfer portal this offseason. The program saw the first results of that effort Friday with the commitment of Wichita State right-handed pitcher Johnny Nuanez, a rising senior, who announced his commitment on social media. In one season with the Shockers, Nuanez recorded a 6-2 record and a 2.56 ERA in 56.1 innings pitched and 12 starts.

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Care for players endeared new Texas A&M pitching coach to veteran manager Ron Washington

Jun 11, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - In 2023, Barry Enright was still early in his coaching career when he sat in veteran manager Ron Washington’s office, interviewing for the job of pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels. His resume spoke of a man ready for that job: 11 years playing professional baseball, including four at the major league level.

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Texas A&M baseball selects Barry Enright as new pitching coach

Jun 11, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The Texas A&M baseball team has selected the Athletics’ pitching coordinator, Barry Enright, as its new pitching coach, a person with knowledge of the decision said. Work with the university, common when filling these kinds of positions, is still under way to formalize the hire, the person said.

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Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV to hold youth camp in Bryan

Jun 10, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - When former Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV thinks back on his time in Bryan-College Station, he remembers it as a place of immense personal growth. To this day, just thinking of Aggieland gives the A&M career points leader butterflies, he said. “It’s my second home,” he said. “I became a man there.” On Saturday and Sunday, Taylor hopes he can impart some of the wisdom he learned in those four years to the next generation of basketball players in the Brazos Valley.

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Aggie Gameday Extra Podcast: Wade Taylor IV returns to Aggieland after first G League season

Jun 10, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown , Tyler Shaw

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - On this week’s episode, KBTX senior Texas A&M sportswriter Travis L. Brown and sports director Tyler Shaw scatter shoot around Aggie sports and a big weekend of events in Aggieland. Also, former A&M basketball guard Wade Taylor IV joins the show to discuss the youth camp he’s holding in the Brazos Valley this weekend.

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Texas A&M QB Marcel Reed, Lionel Messi share quick exchange after Argentina friendly in Kyle Field

Jun 07, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KWTX-TV (Waco, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - More than 90,000 soccer fans filled Kyle Field Saturday hoping to get an up-close look at international superstar Lionel Messi as his Argentina national team faced Honduras in a World Cup tune-up. Only one person wearing a No. 10 Argentina jersey got a chance at a handshake and a brief conversation with one of soccer’s most famous athletes.

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Texas A&M QB Marcel Reed, Lionel Messi share quick exchange after Argentina friendly in Kyle Field

Jun 07, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - More than 90,000 soccer fans filled Kyle Field Saturday hoping to get an up-close look at international superstar Lionel Messi as his Argentina national team faced Honduras in a World Cup tune-up. Only one person wearing a No. 10 Argentina jersey got a chance at a handshake and a brief conversation with one of soccer’s most famous athletes.

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Scaloni: Lionel Messi might play some minutes in Kyle Field

Jun 06, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KWTX-TV (Waco, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) -Sitting on the roof of a dark-colored pickup truck in the Reed Arena parking lot, Gisella Sericano had an otherworldly experience. She used the magic of a cell phone camera and WhatsApp to video call family back in Argentina. The slight elevation the truck afforded her allowed for a slim view of a soccer practice taking place on Texas A&M’s Ellis Field.

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Watch: Previewing Argentina’s World Cup tune-up against Honduras in Kyle Field

Jun 06, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - After Argentina completed a Friday practice in Texas A&M’s Ellis Field, KBTX sports director Tyler Shaw and senior sportswriter Travis L. Brown set the stage for Saturday’s friendly between Argentina and Honduras in the home of the Aggie football team. Also, the duo helps answer the question, “Will superstar Lionel Messi play Saturday?”

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Scaloni: Lionel Messi might play some minutes in Kyle Field

Jun 06, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) -Sitting on the roof of a dark-colored pickup truck in the Reed Arena parking lot, Gisella Sericano had an otherworldly experience. She used the magic of a cell phone camera and WhatsApp to video call family back in Argentina. The slight elevation the truck afforded her allowed for a slim view of a soccer practice taking place on Texas A&M’s Ellis Field.

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Texas A&M baseball’s Caden Sorrell earns NCBWA honor

Jun 05, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - Texas A&M outfielder Caden Sorrell was named District VII co-player of the year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association, the organization announced Friday. Sorrell shared the honor with Texas pitcher Dylan Volantis. District VII includes all schools in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. The junior slashed .341/.434/.743 this season with a team-high 76 home runs. He was the first Aggie to hit 20-plus home runs and 20-plus doubles in a single season since Daylan Holt in 1999.

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Texas A&M hoops to face California opponents in SEC-ACC Challenge

Jun 05, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - The Texas A&M men’s basketball team will square off against Stanford at Reed Arena, while the women will travel to Cal for the 2026 SEC-ACC Challenge, ESPN announced Friday. The men’s matchup will take place on Dec. 2, followed by the women’s game on Dec. 3. Tipoff time and broadcast network are to be determined for both games. This will be the second matchup between A&M and Stanford. The teams last took the court during the 1949-50 season.

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‘It only helps the SEC’: Texas A&M’s Bucky McMillan weighs in on expanded NCAA Tournament

Jun 04, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (KBTX) - Admittedly, Texas A&M men’s basketball coach Bucky McMillan is not a fan of change. For that reason, on a personal level, he liked the NCAA Tournament as a 64-team bracket. It’s the format he grew up with, falling in love with the sport. However, as the field is set to expand to 76 teams for the 2026-27 season, he knows it can only help his cause. “I don’t think it hurts the SEC,” McMillan said at SEC Spring Meetings last week.

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Texas A&M’s Freshcorn named Stopper of the Year finalist

Jun 04, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - Texas A&M baseball closer Clayton Freshcorn was named a finalist for the National College Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award Thursday, according to a release from the organization. Freshcorn, a junior, tallied a 4-3 record with a 2.82 ERA and 12 saves, which tied him for the third-most in program history for a single season. Five of his outings were three or more innings, including four saves.

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Aggie Gameday Extra Podcast: What happened in Texas A&M baseball’s regional exit?

Jun 03, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown , Tyler Shaw , Max Crawford

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - On this week’s episode, KBTX senior Texas A&M sportswriter Travis L. Brown, as well as sports reporter Nick Kuzma break down how the Aggie baseball team was bounced from the NCAA Tournament from Blue Bell Park. Also, KBTX sports director Tyler Shaw and chief meteorologist Max Crawford take a look at the Aggie headlines of the week.

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BROWN: Texas A&M baseball’s season ended as Aggie pitching ran out of options

Jun 02, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - There was a dejected look in Texas A&M pitcher Clayton Freshcorn’s face when he saw head coach Michael Earley emerge from the Aggie dugout in the top of the seventh. Despite every Aggie infielder giving the junior a hug on the mound, his head was low when he handed the ball over to the Aggie skipper and descended from the mound.

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Game Rundown: Texas A&M’s season depends on another bounce-back effort

Jun 01, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A subtle chuckle escaped Texas A&M head coach Michael Earley when he thought about Monday’s if-necessary Game 7 of the College Station Regional. After all, this Aggie squad has put forth a season to this point worthy of hosting an NCAA Tournament regional, though spotted with blowout losses along the way. A&M suffered losses of seven runs or more five times this season.

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Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed hosts youth football camp

May 31, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed grew up attending his father’s football camps while he was the head coach at Tennessee State. Saturday, he got a taste of being a camp headliner. “Today’s just a day of fun on a Saturday to come play football, a game that all of us love, and just to kind of cherish this moment,” Reed said. Reed hosted a youth football camp Saturday that drew more than 650 campers to Wellborn Middle School.

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A Weston Moss gem pushes Texas A&M baseball into regional final

May 31, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - After a firm handshake from head coach Michael Earley, Texas A&M starting pitcher Weston Moss strode off the mound at Blue Bell Park with his chest puffed out. With three or four emphatic head nods, he greeted a crowd that rose to its feet to thank him for a job well done. It was arguably the best job he had ever done in his three years in Aggieland. Late Saturday night, Texas A&M advanced to the regional final with a 17-2 rout of Texas State.

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Texas A&M pitcher Aiden Sims to miss remainder of season

May 31, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Texas A&M starting pitcher Aiden Sims will miss the remainder of the season due to an injury that has kept him off the mound since May 9, head coach Michael Earley announced Saturday. Earley declined to disclose the exact injury, but told KBTX that the injury would not jeopardize Sims’ season next year. “He was going good. He was good Thursday. He was fine Friday and it’s just not there,” Earley said. “For the best interest of the kid, he’s not going to pitch.

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SEC presidents and chancellors reiterate intent to retain media rights

May 29, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (KBTX) - Few administrators who remained at the Hilton Sandestin Resort Thursday to close out SEC spring meetings had read enough of the 111-page Protect College Sports Act to comment on the proposed legislation. However, that voting body of the conference took one definite stance before packing its bags and leaving the Florida panhandle.

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Ballpark Memories: Inside Texas A&M pitcher Grant Cunningham’S family journey to every Major League Baseball stadium

May 28, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - While sitting on the top of the bench in the Texas A&M baseball dugout at Blue Bell Park, Aggie pitcher Grant Cunningham could just see the playing surface peeking over the padded dugout fence. The sharp contrast between golden brown sand and vibrant green grass transfixed the fourth-year college hurler. A slow grin curled the corners of his mouth as he seemingly analyzed every blade of grass that reached toward the sun on a blazing May morning.

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SEC ADs, officials react to release of Protect Student Athletes Act

May 27, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (KBTX) - Midway through athletic director meetings Wednesday, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte noticed most of his colleagues tuning out the speaker and engaging in feverish reading on their various devices. After all, he looked up from doing the same thing. The announcement of the Protect Student Athletes Act, a bipartisan college athletics bill sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen.

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BROWN: College athletics can’t be fixed until self interest is removed

May 27, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (KBTX) - The summer of 2020 is not a time anyone wants to mentally revisit, especially SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. The cancellation of the spring athletic season spawned months of uncertainty. Divisions formed between conferences as it became more evident that the business of college athletics was an every man for himself endeavor. A football season seemed improbable.

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Texas A&M baseball earns No. 12 seed in NCAA Tournament

May 25, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The Texas A&M baseball team was seeded No. 12 in the 2026 NCAA Tournament field and will face Southland Conference champion Lamar (34-25) at 3 p.m. Friday to open the College Station Regional. A&M will also host USC (43-15) and Texas State (36-24) in the four-team, double-elimination regional. The College Station Regional is paired with the Chapel Hill Regional, hosted by No. 5 national seed North Carolina.

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Texas A&M baseball one-and-done in SEC Tourney after loss to Auburn

May 23, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - Texas A&M’s 2026 resume is complete as the Aggies await a verdict on the team’s chances of a national seed in the NCAA Tournament. Friday, the second-seeded Aggies were bounced from the SEC Tournament by No. 6 seed Auburn, 7-0, in A&M’s first shutout loss of the season. The Aggies (39-14) could only muster a pair of hits against Auburn’s pitching staff, which entered the tournament with the conference’s best team ERA.

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Texas A&M men’s basketball schedules home-and-home with TCU

May 22, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - For the first time in 30 years, the Texas A&M men’s basketball team will face TCU in a home-and-home series, according to a program release. The series will begin with a trip to Fort Worth on Nov. 19, 2026, followed by a game in College Station against the Horned Frogs in the 2027-28 season. TCU has made the NCAA Tournament in four of the last five seasons, including three second-round exits.

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‘It’s going to be an adjustment.’ Former Texas A&M baseball players break down ABS in SEC Tourney

May 20, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Former Texas A&M outfielder Zach DeLoach knows exactly what it’s like to be the guinea pig for technological advances in baseball. In 2021, his first season in professional baseball, technology to call balls and strikes, or the Automated Ball-Strike system, was implemented in the Arizona Fall League.

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Texas A&M claims first title in rebooted Lone Star Showdown

May 16, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

(KBTX) - Twelve times this season, a Texas A&M athletic program raised a Texas-shaped trophy after knocking off the Texas Longhorns. It was more than enough for the Aggies to claim the Lone Star Showdown title for the 2025-26 season. A&M downed the Longhorns 11.5-7.5 in the season-long contest between the athletic departments, claiming the title for the first time since it was renewed in 2024.

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Full-team effort helps Texas A&M claim series win over Mississippi State, No. 3 seed in SEC Tourney

May 16, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - As Texas A&M pitcher Ethan Darden was making his final preparations for bed Friday night, his phone vibrated. With the minty-fresh aroma of toothpaste still in his mouth, he read an unexpected message from A&M pitching coach Jason Kelley. “Have you ever seen anyone start two weekend games?” the message read. He hadn’t, but he was ready to take on the challenge. “Let’s do this [expletive],” he responded.

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What are Texas A&M’s seeding scenarios for the SEC Tournament with one game to play?

May 16, 2026 |

By Travis L. Brown

| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - After No. 11 Texas A&M baseball’s 11-9 win over No. 13 Mississippi State Friday, the Aggies lounged on the infield grass to watch postgame fireworks. The vibrating blasts of sky-bound chemicals served as a quiet celebration for the small achievement the Aggies claimed with that win.

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