Former Raiders, Gators linebacker Neiron Ball dies at age 27

Former Oakland Raiders linebacker Neiron Ball, who played college football at Florida after recovering from brain surgery, died Tuesday, his family and agency announced. He was 27.

California closer to letting college athletes make money; Draymond Green, LeBron James lend support

The California Assembly has passed legislation to let college athletes make money, setting up a confrontation with the NCAA that could jeopardize the athletic futures of programs at USC, UCLA and Stanford.

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Westwood wide receiver Julian DeBerry is honored for his performance in his team's win over Austin High. He caught seven passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns.

Pyrotechnics, shovels and McConaughey at Austin FC stadium groundbreaking

It wasn't your typical groundbreaking fanfare: usually there are shovels and finger-foods involved in these events...that stuff was present, sure, but at Austin FC's Major League Soccer stadium groundbreaking on Monday morning, there was also rock concert-style pyrotechnics...and Mr. Matthew McConaughey, one of Austin FC's new owners.

Safe Kids Austin: Preventing sports injuries

It's that time of year for fall sports which means it's time to talk safety. David Hoellen with Dell Children's Medical Center talks about injury prevention.

Austin FC breaks ground on stadium

Austin FC is making history as it breaks ground on its multi-million dollar stadium.

College admissions scandal: Internal review finds no other UT student athletes improperly admitted

The University of Texas says an internal review of athletics admissions found no additional cases of students fraudulently awarded entry after the school was snared in a national bribery scandal.

Game day in Austin

It's game day in Austin again as the Texas Longhorns take on the LSU Tigers.

2019 High School Football: Week 2 Scores

Final scores and highlights from the second week of high school football.

Safety measures already in play for UT vs LSU football game

Crews setting up for game day could be seen Friday all across the UT campus, but just out of sight security teams were also preparing. "Dress rehearsal was last week, not only for the players on the field, with that win, but certainly for what we do,” said Jimmy Johnson