40 Acres Sports

ESPN.com’s Tim Griffin catches up with James Brown. He’s currently playing for the CenTex Barracudas in the IFL.

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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Daniel Gibson signs five-year contract with Cleveland Cavaliers. Great news for the former Horn. Congrats.

Reunited, and it feels so good: The Texas Premier Football Camp. A Daily Texan report from the camp held by 3 former Texas receivers.

Kevin Durant makes “Best Cameo” of Orlando Summer League. I love to hear that Westbrook is playing so well.

Kevin Durant wants to earn his degree from Texas. Took one class this summer and hopes to take more next summer.

DJ Augustin’s play impresses Bobcats coach Larry Brown. Felton may play shooting guard to make room for DJ.

A crossroads season for Horns QBs past and present. Simms, Young, Snead, and McCoy all face important seasons.

Manzano & Hooker qualify for Beijing Olympics. Former Longhorns make it in men’s 1,500, women’s 200.

7 Horns or ex-Horns are on swim team. It’s possible that the the 400 medley team could be composed entirely of Texas exes.