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A week ago, sophomore guard Roosevelt Smart was coming off of his worst game in his brief career with the Mean Green. Smart went 3-of-18 from the field and 1-of-13 View Full Article

Coming off one of the best fall seasons in North Texas athletics’ history, fans and athletes were treated to great sporting events on what felt like a nightly basis. Now View Full Article

Coming into head coach Grant McCasland’s first season, the task was to integrate his system, his style and points of emphasis for a new and young team. Now, 13 games View Full Article

Denton County DA's office files felony theft charge in Good Samaritan embezzlement case View Full Article

Often in the first half, North Texas led the storied Georgetown University by five or six points, even seven at one point, but they were unable to really gain a View Full Article

Blotter: Man arrested after exposing himself 'fully naked,' report says View Full Article

Roosevelt Smart was feeling it late Saturday night in San Diego, California. With the North Texas men’s basketball team in need of a basket in overtime, Smart, as he had View Full Article

Late in a game against Old Dominion University on Sept. 28, the North Texas defense made four consecutive stops to help the Mean Green win the game 45-42. Against the View Full Article

In a game where the momentum swung early and often, Troy University was able to pull away in the 3rd quarter and defeated North Texas 50-30 in the R+L Carriers View Full Article

Slow out of the gate As they have several times this season, the Mean Green got off to a really slow start in the final game of the year. North View Full Article

A shoulder injury kept Mason Fine out of last year’s Heart of Dallas Bowl game, but thanks to a year filled with fewer sacks, more time in the weight room View Full Article

North Texas returns to the New Orleans Bowl 13 years after last appearing in the game for four straight years from 2001 to 2004. This time around, the team’s record View Full Article

Since his first practice at North Texas, head coach Grant McCasland has stressed to his big men defense over everything else. It’s something he takes pride in as a coach View Full Article

La Salle University won the opening tip off and that’s when the vaunted North Texas defense locked in. The Mean Green forced three turnovers on the Explorers’ first three possessions View Full Article

Just six months ago, after Michael Diebold lost his left hand and part of his arm in a fireworks accident, he became a local celebrity. The police chief of the small Pennsylvania town of Leechburg drew sympathy from community members, some of whom raised funds to help with Diebold’s medical expenses. A church hosted a fundraising dinner, while others sold T-shirts that said: “We Stand By Ours. #teamdiebold1565.” Just 18 days after the accident, Diebold got married and about 200 people attended the ceremony. He smiled at his bride, who was dressed in an off-the-shoulder white dress, as she placed a wedding band on his right ring finger, and attendees raised their phones to catch the moment. Diebold made the news again recently. This time, he wasn’t smiling — and it’s unlikely that anyone in the town of 2,000 was. Read Full Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/01/07/he-was-a-beloved-small-town-police-chief-now-hes-accused-of-trying-to-have-sex-with-a-child/?utm_term=.da893af75544

The decision on a student vote regarding a referendum aiming to increase student athletic fees has been postponed until the first week of the spring semester, which begins Jan. 16. View Full Article

With several members of the North Texas men’s basketball team unavailable due to either injury or ineligibility Wednesday, the Mean Green were forced to rely on a rotation of just View Full Article

As sophomore Roosevelt Smart went up for the game-tying 3-pointer, he felt some contact. As a result, he tried to get a foul call on a tough shot — but View Full Article

After a 9-4 regular season, the North Texas football team earned the opportunity to play in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 16 at Mercedes Benz Stadium View Full Article

Chicago, Illinois is known for producing great basketball players, and that is no secret. In the 2017 ESPN Top 100, three players were from Chicago and the surrounding area while View Full Article

As the home base of two universities, Denton is only a temporary home to many young adults who leave upon graduation. But others stay, lured by a sense of belonging View Full Article

While fans see freshman Lauren Holmes shine on the court, it’s what she does out of the spotlight that’s made her a special player early in her collegiate career. Holmes View Full Article

North Texas has its sights set on the upcoming bowl game, but the Mean Green had players recognized Tuesday afternoon on the All-Conference USA teams, which are voted on by View Full Article

Concert-goers approach the gravel driveway and see small, slightly worn buildings down the way. The site of a brand-new musical extravaganza — best known as the home of haunted Parker View Full Article

The Mean Green women’s basketball team took its one-loss record on the road as they traveled to Bloomington, Indiana to take on the University of Indiana. The team got off View Full Article