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Saturday night was quite an event in the Fort. Not only did TCU men’s basketball knock off the ninth-ranked Red Raiders — almost assuring them an NCAA tournament berth — but TCU Men’s Tennis was honored for winning their first national championship. David Roditi’s Racquet Frogs are no strangers to success. Now in his

Fort Worth Weekly Buck U: Swinging for the Fences Frog baseball paces the Longhorns to lead the conference while Tennis washes out during a commendable effort in the Bears’ den. By Buck D. Elliott Sander Jong remained unflappable, winning his third singles match this season against Baylor during their Big 12 tournament meeting. Courtesy TCU Athletics Many weren’t aware, but a brawl occurred in Waco over the weekend. The most polite of scraps, as tennis is a gentle sport compared...

Fort Worth Weekly By BY BUCK D. ELLIOTT - It’s been two weeks since Buck U recapped Spring TCU sports so we’ll dive headlong into women’s soccer which is the closest to concluding their season. Sadly, our ladies suffered their first loss of the season when visiting the Ags in College Station two Saturdays ago. They bounced back during their final regular-season game by beating Notre Dame 2-1 at the Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. The United Soccer Coaches poll places our l...

Fort Worth Weekly By BUCK D. ELLIOTT Luc Fomba proved flawless during singles play at the ITA indoor championships, dashing opponents from Virginia, Tennessee, and USC last weekend. Courtesy TCU I’m not confident whether I should applaud or chastise my online readers this week for wasting valuable kilowatt hours reading my ramblings. But, if you’re anything like me, you welcome the distraction as you time your rolling blackouts so you can boil potentially hazardous water. It was...

Fort Worth Weekly Tennis notches a huge road win while basketball stalls in overtime. By Buck D. Elliott Forward Jaedon LeDee helped provide an essential spark from the TCU bench that helped the Frogs force overtime against Mizzou. Courtesy TCU Results were mixed on respective courts this weekend for TCU. I’ve always been a bad-news-first person, so we’ll start there. The Big 12 v. SEC Challenge commenced between the two conferences, and the final results are essentially a wash....

Fort Worth Weekly By Buck D. Elliott Sophomore Luc Fomba and teammates are swinging to bring the Big 12 title back to Fort Worth. Courtesy TCU/Gregg Ellman TCU men’s basketball broke their quarantine on Thursday against No. 15 Kansas after more than two weeks of cootie jail and three game postponements due to a COVID spread within the West Virginia and TCU programs. Coach Jamie Dixon announced via Twitter that he tested positive and was beginning to self-isolate. Despite how inse...