Sports

State law prohibits schools from making direct name, image and likeness deals with athletes. Texas Tech says it puts them at a disadvantage as the university recruits athletes for fall 2025.

Día de los Muertos is meant to celebrate those who have passed, but one local mental health expert says grieving has become more isolated in recent years. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more. This week, Texas Tech Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt flagged the issue of unencrypted helmet communication frequencies in the Power 4.

Texas Tech University's men's basketball team agreed to a neutral-site exhibition game with an old rival in December. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on what this means for their previous scheduling agreements. And the Texas Newsroom’s Julian Aguilar reports on reimbursement applications to cover goods lost or destroyed in Hurricane Beryl's aftermath for Texans enrolled in food assistance programs.

Tomorrow, Lubbock will celebrate “Juneteenth,” a federal holiday marking the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas and the end of slavery after the American Civil War, with a parade and festival in Mackenzie Park. And Texas Public Radio's Camille Phillips has more on a Texas high school student invited to compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Track and Field team.

Texas Tech University's club hockey team just wrapped up its 2023-24 season, the first since its creation in 1999 without a roster consisting solely of men. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren spoke with junior Riley Phillips, the first female hockey player in the history of the Red Raiders intramural program.

The Texas Tech men’s basketball team hosts the University of Texas tonight for the last time before the Longhorns leave the Big 12 for the SEC. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren spoke with students who set up tents to secure a spot for this rivalry showdown. And Texas Public Radio’s Dan Katz has more as grand jury testimony is set to begin this week, part of the Uvalde District Attorney’s criminal investigation into the failed law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School Shooting.

Early voting for Texas’ primaries has begun and will run through Friday, March 1. A link to sample ballots and a list of polling locations can be found at votelubbock.org. More than five years since the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum closed down and about 16 years since the loss of Lubbock’s professional hockey team, the Cotton Kings, our reporter Olivia O’Rand has more on the revival of hockey and hockey fans in West Texas.

Long after the days of the Cotton Kings, West Texas hockey fans are driving to enjoy the panhandle's North American Hockey League team: The Amarillo Wranglers.

Texas Tech’s track & field program has had an impressive start to 2024. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on a pair of Red Raiders who set NCAA-leading marks at the Corky Classic meet in Lubbock. For the first time in almost 20 years, an annual school accountability ranking found low-income Texas students are doing the same or worse than the previous year. KERA’s Juan Salinas II has more on the report from Children at Risk.

Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on the civil suit filed against Texas Tech basketball player Pop Isaacs, accused of sexually assaulting a minor during a team trip to the Bahamas in November. And Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports a new federal office is looking for public health solutions to gun violence, the leading cause of death for young people in America.