Category Archives: Other sports

If you enjoyed that amazing video of Trinity’s improbable last-play touchdown to beat Millsaps this past Saturday, you can express your appreciation of it in a tangible fashion, according to this email I got from the ol’ bountiful mother: In … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen on a football field, and I’m not just saying it because it involved my alma mater. The story behind the play. The Trinity Tigers executed a 15-lateral, “Mississippi Miracle” on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Chad Orzel asks: If you’re a fan of a team in a sport with a championship playoff, who do you root for when your team is out? I’ve been mocking Rudy Giuliani over at Kuff’s World for his patently phony … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, you have to admire the creativity, if nothing else. Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione delivered insider information to a small and select group of supporters in exchange for $1,200 a year to help underwrite his Web site coachfran.com, a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The students at UT-San Antonio has approved a fee increase that would enable them to add a football program at the school. The results of this week’s vote, announced Thursday, mean student athletic fees may incrementally increase from a maximum … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Oregon 39, Michigan 7. A week after being upset by Appalachian State, the Michigan Wolverines were handed their most lopsided loss in 39 years as Dennis Dixon and the Ducks cruised 39-7 on Saturday. Dixon accounted for 368 yards and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Great story. Mike Flynt was drinking beer and swapping stories with some old football buddies a few months ago when he brought up the biggest regret of his life: Getting kicked off the college team before his senior year. So, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Former Rockets forward Eddie Griffin was killed today in an auto accident. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s office has identified former Rockets power forward Eddie Griffin as the man who died when the SUV he was driving plowed into a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Yao Ming. Yao Ming, the supersize Houston Rocket, on today married his girlfriend of eight years in a private Shanghai ceremony that local media described as a melding of Chinese and Western traditions. The wedding … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Remember the Boise State running back who scored the game-winning two-pointer in overtime against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, then proposed to his girlfriend? (Here’s YouTube video of the play and the proposal if you don’t.) Today is their wedding … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Speaking of Michael Vick, the folks in town for the 30th annual Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows let him have it. Former University of Houston football player Chris Tucker, a longtime dog trainer, called Vick “an idiot.” “What … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Welcome back, Stevie Franchise. Free to go anywhere, Steve Francis came home to the team and city he never wanted to leave. Once celebrated as the Rockets’ Franchise, the point guard will come back to Houston seeking a return to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You know, I hadn’t really followed the story of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and the investigation of a dogfighting operation on his property very closely. Having now read the gruesome details of the charges against him, I wish I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m never sure how much weight to give to John Lopez columns, but he does raise an interesting point here regarding Drayton McLane and the ongoing efforts to build a stadium for the Houston Dynamo. You have to wonder how … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I love a story about a former Rice stalwart getting a real shot with the local pro team, as is the case with Michael Harris and the Rockets. [Harris] completed the Rockets’ summer league on Sunday as one of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Back in May, when it was announced that the city was officially negotiating with the Houston Dynamo about a stadium for the team, a mid-July deadline was set for the talks. Seeing as how today is July 16, you might … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Somewhat related to the previous post, did you know that there are now about to be a total of four sports talk/”guy talk” radio stations in town? No, I don’t understand it any better than you do. I’ve listened to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For those of you who want to pay your respects to iconic Houston sports announcer J. Fred Duckett, the Rice Athletics Department has the details. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday evening at the George H … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s a very sad day for outdoor football. J. Fred Duckett, who heralded the exploits of “Jose Cruuuuuuuz!” as the Astrodome’s public-address announcer and proclaimed, “It’s a beautiful day for outdoor football,” to generations of Rice University fans, died Monday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s a little discussion fodder for the weekend for you: Who would you consider to be Houston’s top five athletes? The criteria, as noted by Stephanie Stradley, who gives her own answers plus some honorable mentions, are as follows: 1) … Continue reading → Continue reading →

First, congrats to the Spurs for winning yet another NBA title, and making it look easy. I don’t care what anyone says, four titles in nine years is a dynasty. Well done, guys. Second, for those of you who thought … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via King Kaufman, who does an interview with one of the investors, we have this NYT article about a proposed Friday night football league called the United Football League (UFL), which would play in the fall and thus compete with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congratulations to the North Texas Cowboys for their successful efforts. The new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington will host the 2011 Super Bowl, the National Football League announced Tuesday. NFL owners, in a secret ballot, chose North Texas over bids … Continue reading → Continue reading →

He’s a retread, but as retreads go Rick Adelman is perfectly serviceable. I’m still not exactly sure how exactly the wheels came off of the Jeff Van Gundy bus, but given that they did, we could have done far worse. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

John Lopez lays out an argument that I’m sure we’ll hear more of regarding a possible downtown stadium for the Houston Dynamo. The unwritten message in the letter of agreement with the city: The predominantly white fan base that follows … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Chron soccer writer Glenn Davis makes his pitch for the proposed downtown Dynamo Stadium. Let me borrow a real estate phrase: Location, location, location is what this is about, and a downtown stadium will be an unparalleled vehicle for promoting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Dear Les, Whatever you do, please don’t hire this guy. We Rockets fans have suffered enough. Yours, Charles Continue reading →

We first heard about this last week, and now it’s official: The Houston Dynamo are talking to the city about building a stadium near Minute Maid Park. The Anschutz Entertainment Group, owners of the Dynamo, would bear the brunt of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Miya Shay reports that the Houston Dynamo may become the Houston Astros’ newest neighbor. Officially, the Dynamo say they are still looking at building a new stadium either in Sugar Land or Houston. But I’ve learned there’s been a strong … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I just have one question regarding the weekend’s NFL draft: What do you have to do to earn a failing grade from John McClain? I mean, look at his recap of the AFC and NFC teams. I mean, I can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I drove past Reliant Stadium on Friday coming back to my office from lunch, and with the car windows up, the air conditioning on, and music playing, all I could hear was the noise of the cars coming from the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I love stories like this: Eldridge Small was in for a surprise on the first day he coached the Wheatley softball team. The girls were excited to start playing, but several of them had never even put on a glove. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Legendary coach at Grambling University Eddie Robinson has passed away at the age of 88. Robinson’s was a career that spanned 11 presidents, several wars and the civil-rights movement. His older records were what people remembered: in 57 years, Robinson … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congratulations, Coach Chancellor! Van Chancellor’s chest swelled with pride when the national anthem played for his undefeated United States women’s team at the Athens Olympics, and there was an overwhelming sense of achievement when the Comets won each of their … Continue reading → Continue reading →