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Texas baseball coach [tag]Augie Garrido[/tag] was arrested last weekend for driving while intoxicated, on Friday he was suspended from four games this season by Texas athletic director [tag]DeLoss Dodds[/tag]. The two men spoke in front of reporters yesterday, Dodds expressing his confidence in Garrido and Garrido his heartfelt remorse for his mistake. Watch below:

A four game suspension might not send a strong enough message to Texas athletes but Coach Garrido’s emotions and regret are real. He deserves a second chance and hopefully he takes advantage of it. The 2009 Texas baseball season will be one where both Garrido and the team need to bounce back.

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Former Texas reliever [tag]Huston Street[/tag] has reportedly been traded from the Oakland A’s to the Colorado Rockies in a deal for slugger Matt Holliday (who also happens to be the son of former Texas pitching coach Tom Holliday.) The deal hasn’t been finalized but appears imminent.

The 2005 AL Rookie of the Year saved 18 games for Oakland last season but had none in the final two months of the season as rookie sidearmer Brad Ziegler came on. Colorado is expected to lose close Brian Fuentes to free agency opening a spot at the end of games for the former Horn. Despite being headed to the thin air of Colorado, the chance to be the number one guy in the bullpen makes this a opportunity for Street.

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Bevo Sports is looking to add a few additional writers as part of our redesign and relaunch for the 2008 college football season. Think you’re up for it? Then email us at jobs@40acressports.com and let us know why you think you should write for the site. Please include a sports-related writing sample and any links to your work or websites in your email. Examples that show your knowledge of UT sports are preferred.

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The all-new BevoSports.com

It’s been a long time in the making, starting as a list of features and some simple sketches on paper back in March, design finally started in June, development in August, and miraculously we had the site live and running on schedule for the opening weekend of the 2008 college football season.

The most obvious difference is the site has undergone a major design facelift. We’ve redesigned everything from the ground up. A new clean, modern look that we think not only looks good but is going to make the site is easier to use. We’ve also reorganized everything to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. All content is grouped by sport, select football, basketball, baseball, or recruiting from the top navigation to find the latest coverage and analysis of each sport. Everything else will be listed under the Other Sports drop down.

The homepage has been completely reworked to present more content to you in and better highlight all the best stuff the site has to offer. Next to the main features you’ll find the most recent and most read articles. Below it are all the latest stories grouped by sport, the top performers from the most recent games, and the latest video featured on the site. Schedules, rosters, depth charts, and more for each sport are also right around the corner.

Just as importantly, the roster of editors on the site is also about to grow. We’re actively looking for writers to help us continue to expand the quantity and the quality of the content on Bevo Sports. We’ll have a full article on what we’re looking for and what’s in it for you soon, but if you’re eager to throw you hat in the ring please let us know. The site is only going to get better and better.

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Augie Garrido booted from USC football practice. Apparently they didn’t notice him hanging around before the 2006 Rose Bowl.

Jordan Danks could return to Texas. Everyone thought he’d be gone but if he’s not signed by August 15th he’ll be back next season.

Former UT backup quarterback Adam Dunn was traded today from the Reds to the Diamondbacks for three prospects.

Boston Red Sox are interested in Taylor Teagarden. I’ll be shocked if Rangers don’t trade one of their catchers by the deadline.

The Texas Rangers called up former Longhorns catcher [tag]Taylor Teagarden[/tag] earlier Friday and Sunday he had a game he won’t soon forget. Against the Twins Sunday he recorded his first big league hit by hitting a gamewinning home run and breaking up a perfect game in the process.

Taylor took a 3-2 pitch in the sixth inning out to deep left center and just over the centerfielder’s glove and the wall. He’s still got the great looking swing that brought him so much success at Texas and will soon make him an everyday catcher for some Major League team. I think he’ll end up a guy who plays good defense at catcher, plays a little first base, and hits .280 with 20 homers every year. A guy can have a nice long career with those numbers.

The Rangers have four good young catchers and three of them are up on the 25-man roster right now. One of those three will likely be sent down to the minors today (possibly Teagarden) and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if the Rangers traded a catcher before the July 31st deadline.

Congrats Taylor on the great week!

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