Category Archives: Other sports

After taking the first two games on the road against Dallas in their playoff series, Coach Jeff Van Gundy reminded the Rockets that the franchise has been here before from the other side. The locker room was rocking. The Rockets … Continue reading → Continue reading →

That was some weekend of basketball, huh? I don’t know how any of the Final Four teams can top what happened in the Michigan State-Kentucky game for excitement, but then I wouldn’t have known how anyone could have topped the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Major congratulations to Tennessee coach Pat Summit for becoming the winningest college basketball coach of all time. The Tennessee coach broke Dean Smith’s career victory record Tuesday, getting No. 880 in the Lady Vols’ 75-54 win over Purdue in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I don’t care what it does to my bracket, I’m always pleased to see a Big XII team make an ignominious early exit from the NCAAs. This one is sweeter than Nevada over Texas, and that was a game I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I thought we could make it through the end of this basketball season without another bashing of the Rice Owls’ home for hoops, but apparently not. That Willis Wilson and Cristy McKinney have their basketball teams in the postseason for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Crooked Timber and Hit and Run comes the official list of banned words from the back of replica NFL jerseys (warning: NSFW). This list came to light after a customer was originally prohibited from getting the name “Gay” on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Whenever I see search engine referrals for Ashley McElhiney in my logs it can mean only one thing: she’s back in the news. Former Vanderbilt point guard Ashley McElhiney indicated yesterday that if the ABA Nashville Rhythm returns for a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’d like to take a moment to congratulate Rice forward Michael Harris, whose 30 points and 24 rebounds against Hawaii yesterday made him the all time career leader for the Owls in each category, surpassing Brent Scott on both counts. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I just want to say that any day which includes the Rockets re-acquiring Moochie Norris is a good day. Hair stylists all over Houston will be celebrating tonight. Continue reading →

Twenty-five years ago today, the US Olympic hockey team beat the Soviet Union 4-3. A more exhilarating moment would be hard to imagine. Continue reading →

The NCAA has approved a framework for instant replay in football games. College football appears to be embracing instant replay. The NCAA’s Football Rules Committee endorsed expanded use of the concept Wednesday after the Big Ten Conference successfully tested replay … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Looks like Ashley McElhiney’s wild ride has ended with her still in the coach’s chair, as the rest of the management of the ABA’s Nashville Rhythm has overruled co-owner Sally Anthony. Yesterday’s statement from the franchise said “the majority owners … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So Rudy T has stepped down as coach of the Lakers for health reasons, half a season into a five-year deal. I’m sorry to hear that, but I do wonder why he thought it would be a good idea to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I keep getting boatloads of hits from Google searches for Ashley McElhiney. It’s an odd story and all, but I wouldn’t have guessed there’d be that much interest in a soap opera involving a team from the obscure ABA, even … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I was shocked to look at my Sitemeter stats yesterday and see that I was getting thousands of hits from searches for Ashley McElhiney. Shoulda realized that could only mean she’s been in the news: She was fired after a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Oh, Jacksonville. We here in Houston feel your pain. Via Banjo Jones. It still puzzles me how a city with as many topless clubs as Houston could fail to appeal to a bunch of sportswriters travelling on expense accounts, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This was bound to happen sooner or later: HISD ponders selling naming rights to high school football stadia. If HISD goes forward with the proposal, Houston would join a small but growing list of Texas school districts to plaster corporate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As a lifelong Giants fan, I’m saddened to see this. Harry Carson, an all-time great Giant, plans to stage an unprecedented protest if this is the year he makes it from finalist to enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the story of Jack Johnson, the first black man to win the heavyweight boxing title, and the man who has made it his crusade to get Johnson’s hometown of Galveston to honor him. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is a story I’d not known before. In 1965, the All-Star Game for the American Football League was to be played in New Orleans. Upon arrival in New Orleans, the 21 black players in the game quickly realized that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Some long overdue reforms are looming for NCAA Division I member institutions. On the last day of the NCAA convention, the Division I Board of Directors approved the Academic Progress Rate (APR), the standard teams in every sport must reach … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In this article about the productive bench of the Rice Owls men’s basketball team, writer Moisekapenda Bower makes a strange assertion about Owl swingman Jamal Moore. His energy and stifling defense, intangibles statistics can’t quantify, are as valuable as [teammate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I never knew that the University of Texas at Arlington had ever had football, but they did, up until 1985. Now they’re talking about reviving it, and this Star Telegram article details the story. A couple of bits to comment … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is a shock. Reggie White, a fearsome defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers who was one of the great players in NFL history, died Sunday, his wife said. He was 43. The cause of death … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ken Pomeroy says that the NCAA is fixing to tinker with the RPI formula for ranking basketball teams. ESPN has the story. Road wins will carry more weight in the Ratings Percentage Index after unanimous approval by the NCAA championships … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tired of reading about bad things in the athletic world? Read this article about Rice University senior guard Jason McKrieth and feel better about sports and life. Found on the Owlzone fan board. Continue reading →

In the midst of this article on the various Texas-based bowl games and how they position themselves in the market, Dale Robertson makes a remarkable (to me, anyway) observation: Understandably, the SBC Cotton Bowl and the Alamo Bowl have been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Meet Ashley McElhiney, the head coach of the Nashville Rhythm of the American Basketball Association. At 23, she’s not only one of the youngest head coaches out there, she’s the only woman coach of a men’s professional team. McElhiney turned … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mary Hardin-Baylor, which knocked off my alma mater Trinity in the opening round of the Division III NCAA football playoffs for their first win ever over the Tigers, makes me feel better about that loss by upsetting perennial powerhouse Mount … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is good to see. Two men were banned from events at The Palace for what the Detroit Pistons say is their involvement in last month’s NBA brawl. John Green and Charlie Haddad were sent letters informing them of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

With the college football season drawing to a close, we can turn our attention to our real favorite sport, the game of What’s Wrong With The BCS This Season? We’ve got a twofer this year, as one of three undefeated … Continue reading → Continue reading →

OK, so UT muffs an extra point attempt against Texas A&M. The ball, which was never held properly, is kicked into the end zone, where an Aggie falls on it. The refs then award UT a one-point “safety”, which apparently … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ron Artest has been suspended for the rest of the NBA season for his role in the arena melee from the weekend. Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest, who led the charge into the stands and sparked a near riot at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A few weeks back, Penn State registered two safeties for its only points in a 6-4 loss to Iowa. Yesterday, after trailing UTEP 21-17 in the fourth quarter, Rice scored two safeties to tie the game before losing in double … Continue reading → Continue reading →