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Athletes Say Online Abuse Shouldn’t be Part of Game

April 24, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By EMILY CLARK/Contributor Social media connects people from across the globe but it’s also a platform on which college athletes increasingly are subjected to harmful and abusive messages. A recent NCAA study found that a [Read More…]

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

March 21, 2025 Orion Baker

By ORION BAKER/Video Editor Assistant Texas A&M Kingsville baseball coaches watch from the dugout as they fall to defeat Feb. 22 at Irwin Field. Photo by ORION BAKER. Pitcher Rawley Hector [Read More…]

Women’s Soccer Team Goes Through Offseason Training

March 11, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By EMILY CLARK/Contributor Note: Emily Clark is a member of the soccer team. The UT Tyler women’s soccer team members are putting in fitness training in the offseason to improve their performance. Each semester, the [Read More…]

Soccer Player Brooke Mullins Honored for Excelling Both on Field, In Classroom

March 11, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By EMILY CLARK/Contributor Note: Emily Clark is also a member of the women’s soccer team. Brooke Mullins, a junior soccer player at The University of Texas at Tyler, was named the Lone Star Conference Academic [Read More…]

UT Tyler Record-Setting Hurdler Reflects on Track Career

March 11, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JULIANE FRUEH/Contributor Editor’s Note: Juliane Frueh is on the track team. Ashton Turner is the university’s record holder in the 60-meters hurdles. He ran 7.88 in Albuquerque, N.M., on Feb. 22. He placed second [Read More…]

UT Tyler’s Track and Field Team Pushes to Break Records

February 24, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JULIANE FRUEH/Contributor Editor’s Note: Juliane Frueh is a member of the track team. Ever since David Kaiser and Nick Anthony began coaching UT Tyler’s track and field team six years ago, team members have [Read More…]

UT Tyler’s Women’s Basketball: The Patriots Triumph over A&M Kingsville

February 24, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By MARCUS BURKS/Contributor UT Tyler women’s basketball hosted Texas A&M Kingsville Feb. 13 for their second to last home game of the season. They were victorious by beating the Javelinas 61-54. In the opening four [Read More…]

UT Tyler Takes Down Oklahoma Christian 78-50

February 18, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By MARCUS BURKS/Contributor UT Tyler hosted Oklahoma Christian for a women’s basketball showdown Feb. 1 in the Herrington Patriot Center. The Patriots had strong offensive firepower and defensive pressure that was too much for OC, [Read More…]

Luka Dončić Joins the Lakers in Blockbuster Trade with Mavericks

February 11, 2025 Danny Mogle

By ZACHARIAH AMBERCRUMBIA/Contributor In a stunning move that has shaken up the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers have completed a high-profile trade with the Dallas Mavericks, acquiring Luka Dončić in exchange for Anthony Davis. This [Read More…]

Meet Andrew Cage: The Head Trainer Behind UT Tyler’s Athletes

January 30, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JOSEPH DOMINGUEZ/Contributor Since becoming the head athletic trainer at UT Tyler, Andrew Cage has worked to enhance the level of care provided to student athletes. Cage’s duties include injury prevention strategies and rehabilitating injured [Read More…]