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Sunday Morning Links at Viva The Matadors | 2013-01-27

Kennedy Kithuka runs a sub 4:00 mile, and is the first person in Texas Tech's history to do that. The Lady Raiders are set to take on TCU at noon. The Texas Tech team beat the alumni in the Alumni Game. The men's basketball team lost to the Longhorns. And last, but not least, leaked photographs of new football helmets.

By Seth C
Kirby Lee-US PRESSWIRE

TRACK AND FIELD

* Kithuka Breaks School Record in Mile Run - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site and Kithuka sets Tech record in mile run | Red Raiders | The man pictured is Kennedy Kithuka and he is the first person to run a sub 4:00 mile, running a 3:59:53 yesterday in College Station. That gets your photo on the morning notes and Kithuka might be challenging Sally Kipyego for the most dominant distance runner at Texas Tech. Kithuka is just unbelievable.

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

* Social media monitors targeted - San Antonio Express-News | This is a story about how athletic departments monitor the social media for its athletes and Texas Tech is one of the athletic departments that does this.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | The Lady Raiders play today at noon against a winless in Big 12 play TCU team.

* Lady Raiders Return Home To Face TCU - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site and Lady Raiders can't look past TCU | Red Raiders

BASEBALL

* Texas Tech Wins Alumni Game, 5-4 - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site and Red Raiders show flashes of ability in 5-4 win over alumni | Red Raiders and Tech baseball outplays alumni in 5-4 victory - The Daily Toreador: Sports

MEN'S BASKETBALL | I didn't get to watch this game and I wasn't home to watch this game illegally since I don't have the Longhorn Network, so I won't comment other than to say that the next step for this program is to get a win on the road.

* Texas Tech Falls to .500 - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site and Texas earns first Big 12 win as Tech's woes in Austin continue | Red Raiders and Texas Tech notes: Lack of ball control costly in Tech's loss to Texas | Red Raiders

FOOTBALL

* Twitter / karsonland1: @Uniformswag #TexasTech ... | These are apparently your new helmets for the 2013 season.

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