Category Archives: Other sports

I’ve been wondering if the size of the NCAA tournament is something that might get tinkered with again now that 64 is no longer a sacred number. Looks like the possibility exists for it to happen, though apparently not soon. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Gotta love Jeff Van Gundy. The man is not afraid to speak his mind. Weeks before accusations could begin that teams were tanking games to improve their chances of landing either of the season’s celebrated college prodigies, Greg Oden and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Interesting article on how the Reliant Stadium crew and associated others are studying what other Final Four sites have done in preparation for Houston’s turn as host in 2011 (we get regionals next year and 2010 as warm-up acts). Just … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For your amusement, one blogger’s opinion of the 25 Worst NCAA D-I College Mascots. I might have skipped over this, but she picked Rice’s Sammy the Owl (warning: that link will be blocked by any corporate net.nanny worth its salt) … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If the Dynamo don’t come to an agreement with Houston for a stadium location, then one possible landing point for them is Sugar Land. “Sugar Land is very viable for us,” [team president Oliver] Luck said. “The discussions we’ve had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Looks like the golf-or-soccer conundrum regarding the Gus Wortham golf course has been resolved in favor of the fairways. Mayor Bill White on Tuesday all but ruled out use of the Gus Wortham Golf Course on Houston’s East End as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We now have some official opposition to the proposal that’s been floated to turn the Gus Wortham golf course into a soccer facility for the Houston Dynamo. Walter Boyd makes the case for saving the Wortham course in this Sunday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you hated the new clock rules that the NCAA implemented for football this past season, then this will warm your heart. Upon review … college football’s rules-makers found evidence to overturn last season’s controversial efforts to speed up games. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

New comets owner Hilton Koch has his new head coach: current assistant Karleen Thompson. On Feb. 2, Koch contacted Thompson, who was in Prague, Czech Republic, serving as an assistant coach on a team based in Moscow. After that phone … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Eddie Feigner, the greatest softball player ever, has passed away at the age of 81. With a fastball once clocked at 104 mph, Feigner threw 930 no-hitters and 238 perfect games and struck out 141,517 batters while playing more than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And speaking of new sports venues, here’s one that’s a way long time in coming. Rice announced Tuesday a $7 million gift from [Bobby] Tudor, a 1982 Rice graduate, and his wife, Phoebe, that will jump-start a $23 million, 18-month … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Since I stopped paying attention to the Dynamo a few minutes after their team name was chosen, I hadn’t realized that they were seriously looking at moving to a to-be-built stadium somewhere out in the ‘burbs unless the city of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congratulations to the Colts on their Super Bowl victory. You might have seen some of them wearing official gear at the end of the game last night, proclaiming “Indianapolis Colts – Super Bowl XLI Champions”. The NFL has such items … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As noted last week, the sale of the Comets to Hilton Koch has been completed. The WNBA board of governors has approved sale of the Comets to Hilton Koch/Hilton Acquisitions, LLC, Rockets owner Leslie Alexander announced [Wednesday] at Toyota Center. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

According to the Houston Roundball Review, the Houston Comets are going to have a press conference on Wednesday, January 31, to announce that the proposed sale of the franchise to Hilton Koch has been approved and will go through. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Good-bye, Todd Graham; hello, David Bailiff. Texas State coach David Bailiff will be introduced as the Owls’ 18th football coach at 11 a.m. today. Bailiff, 48, compiled a 21-15 record over three seasons (2004-06) at his alma mater, and he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Meet Summer Williams: Aerospace engineer by day, Houston Texans cheerleader by weekend. Williams is a 25-year old aerospace engineer for the Jacobs Engineering Group, which is NASA’s main scientific support contractor. Williams, a small-town Kansan, is an assistant project manager … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Holy crap. Twelve months ago, Todd Graham stood before a roomful of players, administrators and supporters, and spoke of initiating a Rice renaissance. He presented a plan to revitalize the football program and then steadfastly set out to put that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We all knew this was a matter of time, though I think we all hoped it would be a matter of a little bit more time than this: Rice offensive coordinator Major Applewhite has been contacted by Alabama about a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This comes as a surprise to me. Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor has told FOX 26 sports that he has resigned after 10 years with the team. Chancellor led the Comets to the first four WNBA championships and won the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congrats to Stephanie Stradley for winning the Ultimate Texans Fan contest for 2006. Her prize is a trip to the Super Bowl. (Aren’t you glad you won this year and not lat year? I would be.) Be sure to bring … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you’d like to affect an election that’s maybe not as important as the House Speaker’s race but is by far more fun, you have until tomorrow night to vote for Stephanie Stradley as the Ultimate Texans Fan. Here she … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Anybody watch the Texas Bowl? I’ll say this, having attended my first-ever bowl game last week: There is something cool, something special about bowl games. Just being in another town with your fellow fans, wearing your school’s colors, hopefully in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m off to the bowl game. I’ll be back on Saturday. A guest blogger or two may or may not pop up in the interim. Be sure to watch the game tomorrow night (7 PM Central time) on ESPN2 – … Continue reading → Continue reading →

According to MK Bower, the Rice Owls have sold 6800 tickets to the New Orleans Bowl. Considering that’s about three times the size of the undergraduate student body, I’d say that’s not too shabby. Rice’s bowl ticket sales (as of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is the best story I’ve ever read on a sports fan message board. I’ve got a big stupid grin on my face right now from having read it. Go read it for yourself and see if the same thing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My Chron blog colleague (and Trinity classmate) Stephanie Stradley, a/k/a the Texans Chick is in the running to be the Texans’ Ultimate Fan. If she wins, she gets a trip to the Super Bowl. Her sister Debutant makes the case … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I had a message on my answering machine yesterday from UH football coach Art Briles. It was a robocall, in which he implored all supporters of Cougar athletics to buy some tickets to the Liberty Bowl on December 29. I’ve … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Look, I don’t want to make fun of anyone’s pain, but in reading stuff like this and this, I’m thinking maybe a few deep breaths are in order here. I’m not a Texans fan (nor am I a Longhorn fan, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Two years ago, I noted a student-led effort at the University of Texas-Arlington to revive that school’s long-dormant football program. Now, via Marc, I see they’re still at it. Sam deBerry had hoped hundreds of people would march to bring … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Let me first state that I don’t really care who will face Ohio State for the BCS championship in January. I don’t care if it’s Florida or Oklahoma or any other arbitrary opponent. As you know, I support a playoff. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s still technically unofficial until a formal announcement by Conference USA at noon today, but as Moisekapenda Bower reports in the Chron, the Rice Owls will be headed to New Orleans for their bowl game. If you plan to attend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Rice Owls are going to a bowl game. For the first time since 1961. Holy $#|+! I’m still getting used to the idea. After all I’ve seen since 1988, it’s a little unreal. But at least it’s unreal in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In writing about why Dennis Franchione is the right coach for Texas A&M, Richard Justice says the following: The Aggies aren’t going to get anyone better. Franchione is tough, organized, smart and detail-oriented. Unless the Aggies are willing to enter … Continue reading → Continue reading →