FOOTBALL

Chavis transfers to Lamar: Texas A&M defensive end Billy Chavis has transferred to Lamar University, which has revived its football program and will begin practice this fall in preparation for the 2010 season.

Chavis played in eight games at A&M as a freshman in 2007, making four tackles. Last year, the former Beaumont West Brook standout played three games with three total tackles.

TENNIS

A&M men to host Kick-Off Weekend event: The Texas A&M men's tennis team will host Oklahoma State, Rice and Fresno State in the Second Annual ITA Men's Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men's Kick-Off Weekend on Jan. 30-Feb. 1 next year.

Top-seeded A&M will face fourth-seeded Fresno State, advancing to play No. 2 OSU or No. 3 Fresno State for a berth into the ITA National Team Indoor Championships at the University of Virginia on Feb. 12-15.

Texas and Baylor are also hosts. Texas Tech, Cal and Middle Tennesse State will be at Texas, while Texas Christian, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Iowa will be at Baylor.

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A&M women to play in Kick-Off event at Clemson: The Texas A&M women will play host Clemson in the Second Annual ITA Women's Kick-Off Weekend on Jan. 30-Feb. 1. Ole Miss and Illinois will meet in the other match at Clemson.

Big 12 champion Baylor is the lone Big 12 team serving as one of the 15 hosts.

The 15 winners will be invited to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships at the University of Wisconsin on Feb. 12-15.

-- Special to The Eagle