Category Archives: Other sports

Hard times for high school athletics

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

High school football may be a big deal in Texas, but high school sports are not immune to budget cuts. With school districts across the state facing major budget cuts, members of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association met … Continue reading →

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But it’s football! Football’s different!

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Times are tough in Texas, especially for public schools and universities. Everyone is being asked to make do with less. Well, almost everyone. Several professors at a [Texas Tech] faculty senate meeting Wednesday questioned the university’s January announcement it will … Continue reading →

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Way to go, Caltech!

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Woot! The Caltech men’s basketball team ended a 26-year conference losing streak Tuesday night after posting a 46-45 victory over Occidental in the team’s regular-season finale on senior night. It was the first victory for the Division III Beavers since … Continue reading →

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Houston bidding for another NBA All Star Game

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I wish them good luck with that. Rockets CEO Tad Brown has often said that the Rockets have pursued another All-Star weekend since the 2006 event in Houston ended, but he said Tuesday that he was more confident than ever … Continue reading →

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What about Bob?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Chron columnist Jerome Solomon has a question for Houston Texans owner Bob McNair. Texans owner Bob McNair, who won’t talk about the CBA negotiations, should come out strongly against a lockout. Though he has pocketed plenty as an NFL owner, … Continue reading →

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Lawsuits filed over Super Bowl experiences

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

A couple of ticket-related issues from Super Bowl XLV will be going to the courthouse. Two ticket holders, Mike Dolabi, who lives in Tarrant County, and Steve Simms, a Pennsylvania resident, filed the lawsuit in federal court late Tuesday night … Continue reading →

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Still estimating the impact

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Despite the awful weather, the sort of people who make projections about the economic impact of hosting a Super Bowl still think it was a pretty good week for Dallas Arlington North Texas. Winter weather delivered a blow, but the … Continue reading →

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About those Super Bowl economic projections…

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

You can pretty much throw them out the window. North Texas’ weeklong weather whipping is blunting the economic bonanza from Super Bowl XLV. The White Bluff Resort on Lake Whitney, about 70 miles south of Cowboys Stadium, and a sister … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Let them play

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Via Deadspin, an ad from the NFL Players Association that CBS refused to run: I’ve never quite understood why it’s the players and not the owners who always get the worst of public opinion in labor disputes, but maybe that’s … Continue reading →

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Dynamo Stadium groundbreaking today

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I presume things will be sufficiently de-iced for the ceremony today at 2 PM at the stadium site in the East End. The stadium will have 22,000 seats, and the expansion capacity will be 30,000 over 340,000 square feet. Populous, … Continue reading →

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Council gives final approval to Dynamo Stadium deal

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The last hurdle has officially been cleared. With two unanimous votes at City Council on Wednesday, the Dynamo cleared the last public hurdles they need to build their new stadium on the East End. “I think it’s a very important … Continue reading →

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The Dynamo Stadium rebate plan

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Well, this is interesting. The city is poised to strike a 30-year deal giving back $3 million in projected sales tax to the Houston Dynamo as they prepare to construct their $60 million stadium. City officials say the tax rebate … Continue reading →

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Time once again to play “Guess the economic impact”

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

So just how much money does Dallas Arlington North Texas hope to rake in from Super Bowl XL? Opinions differ. Yeah, I’m shocked, too. A larger stadium, an improving economy and die-hard fan bases for the Green Bay Packers and … Continue reading →

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Dynamo Stadium groundbreaking delayed

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Groundbreaking for Dynamo Stadium was originally scheduled for this Saturday the 29th, but due to a delay with City Council it has been put off till next week. Because the city council has not yet voted on the Tax Increment … Continue reading →

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Hey, spread some of that wealth around, willya?

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Some Metroplex cities are seeing more of an economic benefit from hosting the Super Bowl than others. I know, try to control your shock. Some Frisco hotels located an hour’s drive from Cowboys Stadium, the game site, are packed. Lewisville, … Continue reading →

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How many soccer leagues are there?

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I happened across this story about a new professional soccer team coming to San Antonio, and was struck by this bit: [Team owner Gordon] Hartman and Aaron Davidson, CEO of the NASL, said that efforts by Spurs Sports & Entertainment … Continue reading →

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The BCS blahs

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Were you thinking that the BCS bowl lineup this year was a bit of a snoozefest? You weren’t alone if so. Ticket sales for some of those games — the Orange, Sugar, Rose and Fiesta bowls — have been sluggish, … Continue reading →

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The Sports Authority wants you to know it’s working hard for you

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I feel like the Chron should send a bill for its standard advertising rates to the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority for running this op-ed by its chair, J. Kent Friedman. It’s one part victory lap for negotiating the Dynamo Stadium … Continue reading →

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Dynamo Stadium lease deal reached

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

We didn’t get the World Cup, but soccer fans here had something to celebrate this week. The Dynamo have agreed to pay $76 million to build a professional soccer stadium in downtown Houston and then lease it from the city … Continue reading →

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No World Cup for you!

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Bummer. In a mild upset, tiny but oil-rich Qatar was awarded the 2022 FIFA World Cup only a few minutes after Russia was awarded the 2018 bid in a process that was decided by a vote of FIFA’s 22-member executive … Continue reading →

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TCU to the Big East

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Can’t say that this was unexpected, given that TCU changes conferences more often than some people change clothes. TCU, located “Where the West Begins,” is headed east. To the Big East Conference, to be exact. The school announced Monday that … Continue reading →

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World Cup locale decision time

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll know by tomorrow if Houston is still in the running to host the World Cup in 2022. Houston’s soccer, business and political communities will join the rest of the international soccer community in anticipation as FIFA announces the host … Continue reading →

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Dynamo Stadium on the agenda

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The Sports Authority will meet this week to try to hammer out a lease agreement for the Houston Dynamo in their future stadium. The Sports Authority will meet Dec. 2, but it won’t meet again until February, which is partly … Continue reading →

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UIL on UT TV

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

When the UT TV network was created, I wondered just how the heck one school could fill out its programming schedule. Turns out there’s a lot of potential content available thanks to UT’s historic ties to high school athletics. “We’re … Continue reading →

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Time for the annual “Someone said something stupid about the BCS” kerfuffle

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to write something about Ohio State President Gordon Gee and his obnoxious remarks about Boise State, TCU, and the BCS, but Mean Green Cougar Red covered all the of the ground that I would have, so I’ll … Continue reading →

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UTSA and TSU officially join the WAC

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome to the FBS, y’all. Separated by roughly 35 miles of I-35, UTSA and Texas State have long been adversaries — for victories, for attention, for prestige. Heated enough as it is, their rivalry became even more contentious on Thursday, … Continue reading →

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Get ready for UT TV

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The Longhorn television network, coming soon to a cable or satellite provider near you. University of Texas regents on Wednesday gave their blessing to the school’s pursuit of a so-called Longhorn network of cable TV sports programming. Regents met behind … Continue reading →

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Conference realignment isn’t just for the big boys

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Expect to see a lot of smaller fish moving around now that the dust in the big conferences has mostly settled. [Southland Conference] commissioner Tom Burnett told the San Antonio Express News last week that he expected Texas State and … Continue reading →

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From the “If at first you don’t succeed, lower your standards” department

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Too many bowl games, (maybe) not enough bowl-eligible teams. The NCAA’s football postseason licensing subcommittee might have to alter eligibility rules for playing in the postseason depending on how the season plays out. There are 35 bowl games this year, … Continue reading →

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Marmion Dambrino

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

A little history was made in HISD last week. For more than 20 years, Marmion Dambrino has spent countless hours impacting students and student-athletes in Houston ISD. On Friday, she reached the district’s top position in athletics. Houston ISD named … Continue reading →

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The state of horse racing in Texas

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

It’s not very bright right now. The Texas Racing Commission faced a packed house Friday in the enclosed confines of the Founder’s Room at Sam Houston Rack Park. They heard a tale of woe from an industry in rapid decline, … Continue reading →

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Dynamo “Your Name Here” Stadium

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

In a conversation with the Chron, Tim Leiweke, the president of Dynamo co-owner AEG, discusses the next big item on their to-do list: The naming rights is the next task at hand and it will be a hot priority, but … Continue reading →

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New frontiers in sports branding

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Would you like your electrons in burnt orange or maroon? In a deal put together by sponsorship broker IMG College and Branded Retail Energy, a Dallas-based company that markets electricity through affinity partnerships, the schools will create university-branded power companies. … Continue reading →

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Dynamo Stadium coming along

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

A very brief update from the Chron: Tim Leiweke, the president of Dynamo co-owner AEG, told the Chronicle that the Dynamo’s negotiations for a new stadium are completed for the most part and that he expects to break ground at … Continue reading →

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