The Abilene Zoo has a new resident — at least for a little while. Vicki, a 12-year-old sloth bear from the Smithsonian National Zoo, has arrived in West Texas as a temporary guest ahead of Abilene Zoo’s upcoming expansion project scheduled to break ground next spring.

Tickets are now available for Texas Tech's annual Red Raider Club Kickoff Luncheon. Head football coach Joey McGuire will headline the luncheon on August 21 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

Baylor University’s Nathaniel Ezekiel and Alexis Brown have been selected as the school’s nominees for the 2024-25 Big 12 Athlete of the Year award, the conference announced Tuesday.

University of Houston standouts J’Wan Roberts and KeAyla Dove have been named the school’s nominees for the 2024-25 Big 12 Athlete of the Year awards, the conference announced Thursday.

A woman was hospitalized Thursday morning after a swarm of bees attacked multiple people and dogs at a residence in the 5600 block of FM 1585, according to the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office.

The Angelo State men’s basketball team has been recognized with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award for the second consecutive year, the organization announced Wednesday.

The Angelo State women’s golf team has earned the 10th-highest team GPA in NCAA Division II, the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced Tuesday in its annual All-Scholar Team awards.

Angelo State University will host its 2025 Lone Star Summer Showcase Camp on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Foster Field at 1st Community Credit Union Stadium.

Texas A&M saw five more players selected on the final day of the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft, bringing the Aggies’ total to eight draft picks, the program’s most since 2016.

Texas Tech had five players selected Monday during the second day of the 2025 MLB Draft, headlined by right-handed pitcher Mac Heuer, who was taken in the eighth round by the New York Yankees.