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I wanted to capture the highs and lows of Sarah Robles’ career with this game story over her weightlifting bronze medal. Robles has always had the talent to be competitive, but faced a two-year ban in 2013 for using medication to remedy a condition she has. Still, she managed to work through depression and the…

The Texas Longhorns and Northern Iowa Panthers were headed to overtime. Texas junior guard Isaiah Taylor tied the game with a layup with 2.7 seconds on the clock. Northern Iowa elected not to take a timeout. Everyone in Chesapeake Arena thought the game would need five more minutes to decide a winner. But Northern Iowa’s…

The quiet and desolate Texas locker room in the early hours Saturday morning after a last-second loss to Northern Iowa was a long way from the boisterous practices and program cementing wins the Longhorns had grabbed earlier in the season. But amongst the soft voices and held-back tears, one common theme rang loud and clear…

Al Bennett came to Texas in 1979 with no knowledge of volleyball. He grew up in Canada playing hockey. But then he was given the chance to coach at St. Austin and start the girl’s athletic program. After learning from legendary coaches Mick Haley and Glen Lietzke, he took over the volleyball program at Westlake…

This story pushed me the most so far in my career. I had to go out of my comfort zone, trying to find people to talk to in a country that doesn’t predominantly speak English. I also had to find something interesting in an event that millions around the world would be watching. And to…