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Fans sending cheers to players during warmups before Texas A&M's game against Tennessee on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at Reed Arena. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Court storming isn’t going anywhere

Hunter Mitchell, Associate Sports Editor February 29, 2024

Indiana’s Christian Watford’s 3-point shot to beat No. 1 Kentucky in 2011. Marquette over No. 1 Villanova in 2017. Northwestern’s win over Michigan in 2017, a team who had never made the NCAA tournament...

Fans during Texas A&M’s game against Tennessee on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at Reed Arena. (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

Commentary: Court storming is a hazard, not a tradition

Luke White, Sports Editor February 29, 2024

Traditions are a prime example of what makes college sports so great, and in my opinion, gives them the upper hand over professional sports. The passion and spirit of college athletics is unmatched,...

Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV (4) reacts after Texas A&M’s game against South Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at Reed Arena. (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

A losing game

Hunter Mitchell, Associate Sports Editor February 28, 2024

When it rains, it pours. For a team that just a few weeks ago was close to a lock for the NCAA tournament after beating No. 6 Tennessee, Texas A&M basketball has fallen all the way to first four out...

Houston F Ja'Vier Francis (5) pops up for the ball during Texas A&M's game against Houston on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

Winners and losers: Shakeup in the Top 5

Luke White, Justin Chen, and Hunter Mitchell February 26, 2024

Winner: Houston takes the top spot The stars aligned this week for Houston to grab the coveted No. 1 position in the Top 25 poll, with UConn and Purdue dropping games. In the meantime, the Cougars casually...

Texas A&M forward Janiah Barker (2) shoots during Texas A&M's game against Arkansas on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at Reed Arena. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Turnovers doom Aggies in 57-41 loss to Auburn

Ian Curtis, Sports Writer February 25, 2024

If March is when dreams come true, then late February is when dreams are forged — or ended before they can begin. With Texas A&M women’s basketball listed in the Last Four Byes of ESPN’s latest...

Junior G Wade Taylor IV (4) covers his face after a missed point during Texas A&M's game against Arkansas on Feb. 20, 2024 at Reed Arena. (Jaime Rowe/The Battalion)

When it rains, it pours

Eli Meschko, Sports Writer February 24, 2024

Outhustled, outplayed and possibly out of the tournament. The Aggies entered the matchup having dropped their last three games, including losses to Alabama and bottom-feeding Arkansas and Vanderbilt....

Sophomore F Janiah Barker (2) drives past a defender during A&M's game against Tennessee on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 at Reed Arena. (CJ Smith/The Battalion)

Second half showdown at Reed Arena

Shanielle Veazie, Sports Writer February 22, 2024

It was the Arkansas Razorbacks that found the net first on Thursday, Feb. 22 at Reed Arena. For the Aggies, the pattern of the last two home games continued. A sloppy start and missing offense. Within...

Newly crowned NIRSA regional champions A&M club basketball defeated South Carolina State at Duke University on Feb. 18. The team will host the first conference tournament of the season Feb. 24 at the Rec Center. Photo courtesy of A&M Club Basketball @TamuClubBasketball on Instagram.

Defending regional champs A&M club basketball to host first conference tournament

Lexi Rodriguez, JOUR 359 contributor February 22, 2024

The newly named NIRSA Regional Champions and No. 1 seed Texas A&M club basketball team will take on No. 4 seed Texas Southern at the Rec Center on Saturday, Feb. 24, in the first conference tournament...

Texas A&M outfielder Jace Laviolette (17) reacts after hitting a home run during Texas A&M’s game against McNeese on Friday, Feb. 16, 2023 at Blue Bell Park. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Bats cooking, strikeouts looking

Eli Meschko, Sports Writer February 22, 2024

Texas A&M baseball is set to host the Wagner Seahawks in a three-game series this weekend at Blue Bell Park. A&M got off to as good of a start as it could ask for. The No. 8 Aggies swept McNeese...

Texas A&M Aggies guard Tyrece Radford (23) blocks Arkansas Razorbacks guard Tramon Mark (12) during Texas A&M’s game against Arkansas on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at Reed Arena. (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

Free falling

Hunter Mitchell, Associate Sports Editor February 20, 2024

After Texas A&M men’s basketball blew out No. 6 Tennessee at home, the Aggies were projected as a 7-seed in the NCAA tournament, and had nothing but opportunities ahead to boost their seed line. In...

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Episode 68: rebound and regroup (men’s and women’s basketball)

Hunter Mitchell, Justin Chen, and Braxton Dore' February 20, 2024

After a rough week in Aggie basketball, hosts Hunter Mitchell, Justin Chen and Braxton Dore look at what both teams need to do to get back on track and steady the course with March steadily approaching.

LSU Lady Tigers guard Aneesah Morrow (24) fights for the ball against Texas A&M Aggies guard Aicha Coulibaly (5) and Texas A&M Aggies forward Janiah Barker (2) during Texas A&M’s game against LSU on Friday, Feb. 19, 2024, at Reed Arena. (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

The tiger’s roar

Ian Curtis, Sports Writer February 19, 2024

The soundtrack to Texas A&M women’s basketball’s game against No. 13 LSU is one A&M would like to forget: dueling cheers of “L-S-U” and “Let’s go Aggies” that — boosted by a $5...

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