Josh Newman

Josh Newman

@joshnewman.bsky.social

I need a job. I would like to stay in journalism. Native Lawnguylander. I pronounce the w in coffee. News-dump savant. "You were fire as hell………….”

752 Followers 61 Following 277 Posts Joined Jul 2023
2 weeks ago

Or, OR, it could be the funniest thing ever.

We must account for that possibility.

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2 months ago

PROGRAMMING NOTE: We’ve accepted a position with Cleveland DOT com starting next month.

Outside of sports, and that’s OK.

I still believe in the work, I’m still passionate about the business, and I’m excited to get cranked up after a lot of uncertainty.

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2 months ago
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We had a good run, old friends.

I’m sorry we won’t be together in 2026.

Just know, I tried.

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9 months ago

The other place is awesome today.

No, trust me.

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11 months ago
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Thank you to our loyal readers The site's dedicated journalists brought important investigations, sports coverage, and cultural stories to readers across the state.

LoneStarLive DOT com’s run is coming to an end.

Good while it lasted, proud of the work we did.

I’m easy to find.

www.lonestarlive.com/news/2025/03...

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11 months ago

Thank you for copyrighting

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11 months ago
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11 months ago

Here’s why the Texas resume is fascinating.

Seven Quadrant 1 wins should absolutely get you in, but most of their metrics otherwise, including a 12-15 effective record and a horrid NC SOS, should absolutely leave you out.

No correct answer, per se, when that’s the resume.

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11 months ago

NEW: Texas is done at the SEC Tournament.

It is now left to wait and scoreboard watch at 19-15 overall, with seven Quadrant 1 wins and blah metrics.

Attention turns to bubble-related matters this evening in the ACC and the Mountain West.

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

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11 months ago
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Is Texas basketball in? NCAA Tournament fate hangs in balance Longhorns are on the NCAA Tournament bubble after beating Texas A&M on Thursday

Memphis and Wichita State are about to tip in the AAC quarters.

Wrote this morning that Texas fans should be paying attention to the American, because if someone other than Memphis wins it, it's going to be a problem:

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

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11 months ago
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Is Texas basketball in? NCAA Tournament fate hangs in balance Longhorns are on the NCAA Tournament bubble after beating Texas A&M on Thursday

NEW: It’s Friday, Texas is through to the SEC quarters, and is right at the NCAA Tournament cutline.

Where things stand, what’s coming, and why Texas fans need to pay close attention to the AAC Tournament:

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

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1 year ago

Texas fans should be rooting for Marquette right now against Xavier.

Musketeers are exceptionally bubbly, absolutely need a win here to get in.

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1 year ago
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These Texas football players will not be full participants when spring practice begins Longhorns will open spring practice March 25

NEW: When Texas opens spring practice March 25, a handful of depth chart guys will not be full participants due to injury.

Chief among the absences: Redshirt sophomore running back CJ Baxter, who continues his way back from an August knee injury

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/fo...

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1 year ago

The notion Steve Sarkisian wouldn’t leave Texas because Arch Manning is the QB is flat incorrect.

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1 year ago
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Why didn’t Texas football’s Steve Sarkisian pursue reported NFL interest after CFP run? Sarkisian is 25-4 with back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances since the start of the 2023 season

NEW: NFL teams coming to talk to Steve Sarkisian in the wake of 25-4 and two CFP semis since 2023 came as no surprise.

Sarkisian opted to balk, parlaying the whole thing to another contract extension.

Here's what he said today when I asked about it: www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/fo...

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1 year ago
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Texas football’s Steve Sarkisian defends decision to eliminate Longhorns’ spring game Texas' Orange-White Game would have been April 26

NEW: Texas is among the P4 teams opting to not have a spring game next month.

While other coaches like Matt Rhule cited potential tampering, Steve Sarkisian put a pin in that factor, and instead leaned on other reasoning.

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/fo...

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1 year ago
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Overheard at Steve Sarkisian’s press conference: Arch Manning, NFL interest, and more Longhorns will open spring practice March 25

NEW: A few brief highlights from Steve Sarkisian's pre-spring presser include Arch Manning taking over, a nothing answer on declining NFL interest back in January, and more:

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/fo...

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1 year ago

Sarkisian: "Four of five guys who wont participate early in spring."

Derek Williams, CJ Baxter, DeAndre Moore, Colton Vasek will not fully participate.

Others will be limited.

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1 year ago

Sarkisian: Move to NFL-style OTAs is a "philosophical change."

27 new players showed up in January, 22 of them from high school. Everyone needs to get acclimated, on the same page.

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1 year ago

Sarkisian offered a VERY long preamble here.

Big takeaway: Defended not having a spring game, went on to say it's not about the fear of tampering.

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1 year ago
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Spring is upon us.

Steve Sarkisian coming up at 11:30, first meeting with the local hacks since the Cotton Bowl.

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1 year ago

I guess this is the place to be today………

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1 year ago

The Texas women are going to be a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament, but this bludgeoning by South Carolina in the SEC championship game is a reminder of what/who it’ll have to go through to win the whole thing in a few weeks.

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1 year ago
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Texas basketball’s Chendall Weaver will play vs. Oklahoma in must-win bubble game Weaver has been since the early minutes of a Jan. 7 loss to Auburn with a hip injury

NEW/ Texas’ final SEC availability report late this afternoon was clean, so junior guard Chendall Weaver is indeed available tonight after missing 15 straight with a hip.

Weaver has been out since Jan. 7:

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

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1 year ago
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Former Texas football player Xavier Worthy arrested in Williamson County Worthy, a former Longhorns star, just finished his rookie season with the Kansas City Chiefs

NEW: Xavier Worthy was arrested in Williamson County yesterday on a third-degree felony for assaulting a family member.

Worthy remains in custody, and per jail records, has not posted bond

Former All-Big 12, just finished his rookie year with the Chiefs: www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/fo...

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1 year ago
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Texas basketball vs. Oklahoma live updates, score: Longhorns face must-win for NCAA Tournament Longhorns are on the NCAA Tournament bubble as the regular season comes to a close

NEW: A stacked day of college basketball includes a bubble-as-bubble-gets matchup between Texas and Oklahoma.

We’re up early with a live post, starting with a couple of notes.

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

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1 year ago
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Texas basketball’s ‘most energetic’ player probable to return vs. Oklahoma in must-win game Longhorns face a must-win game Saturday night vs. Oklahoma

NEW: Texas coach Rodney Terry didn't definitively say Chendall Weaver would be available tomorrow night vs. Oklahoma, but he sure did indicate it.

Weaver appears set to return after missing 15 games with a hip injury.

SEC injury report is out at 7 p.m.: www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

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1 year ago

Texas coach Rodney Terry says Chendall Weaver will play tomorrow night against Oklahoma.

Has been out since the early minutes of a Jan. 7 loss to Auburn with a hip injury.

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1 year ago
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Everything is at stake for Texas basketball against Oklahoma, and two more Longhorn thoughts Longhorns face a must-win game Saturday night against Oklahoma

NEW: It can't be overstated that everything is at stake tomorrow night when Texas hosts Oklahoma.

The season is on the line, and Rodney Terry's tenure is very much under a microscope.

That, plus two more thoughts as the regular season comes to a close:

www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

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1 year ago
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Texas basketball saved its season at Mississippi State. Can it make NCAA Tournament? Longhorns face another must-win game Saturday night vs. Oklahoma

NEW: Can Texas drag itself to the NCAA Tournament?

Horns got one they had to have at Mississippi State, but the conversation can't fully begin unless they beat Oklahoma on Saturday night.

A look at the bubblicious situation in Austin: www.lonestarlive.com/longhorns/me...

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