Category Archives: Other sports

The Ain’t Life A Bitch award for daily jounalism goes to the Chron‘s Andrew Guy for drawing the lousy and thankless task of doing a puff piece on the Houston Texans cheerleaders. Alas, the online version of this story omits … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In today’s College Football Preview section, Chron sportswriter Fran Blinebury picks BYU to win the Western Athletic Conference title. That will be quite a feat, considering that BYU hasn’t been in the WAC since 1999, when they and seven other … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Not too surprisingly, Val Ackerman’s decision to keep playing Game 3 of the Comets-Starzz playoff series after the collapse of referee Bill Stokes has drawn a mixed reaction from Comets fans. Like I said, whatever she did someone was going … Continue reading → Continue reading →

25 years ago this November, LA Laker Kermit Washington nearly killed Houston Rockets forward (now head coach) Rudy Tomjanovich with a punch to the face. A book called The Punch about what happened is due out around then. According to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

WNBA referee Bill Stokes, who collapsed during last night’s Comets-Starzz playoff game, has been upgraded to serious condition. Still no details on what happened to him, but that’s good news. Via Larry, who gives a more detailed description of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Last night I attended the Comets-Starzz playoff game (which, alas, the Comets lost) along with Larry. We had fun at the game, even if Larry was confused by Haley, the Comets mascot. Unfortunately, it wasn’t all fun. With about 15 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, the Houston Texans made their debut last night, losing 34-17 to the Giants in a preseason game. I must confess that I didn’t watch. I love football, and I’ll root for the Texans, but I just can’t bring myself … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s the funniest thing about Ryan Leaf’s announced retirement from the NFL: Leaf, who was once considered one of the top quarterback prospects in the game, threw a total of fourteen touchdown passes in his career. Walter Payton, who was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congratulations to Lance Armstrong for winning his fourth straight Tour de France. It’s an amazing accomplishment, no matter how you slice it, and despite what some dumbass sportswriters may think, makes Lance Armstrong on e of the world’s greatest athletes. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From the news wires: A Gaelic football team has been disbanded after players were caught on a hotel security camera playing pool naked during a late night drinking session. County Roscommon’s Gaelic Athletic Association said the drastic decision to sack … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Football coaches, especially in Texas, are taking extra steps to protect their players during practice. Sadly, every year a few kids drop dead from heat exhaustion. Everyone was shocked when the Minnesota Vikings’ Korey Stringer died in training camp last … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you’re looking for alternatives to baseball this weekend, the Chron has a couple for you: The second International Double Wicket Cricket Tournament is going on at the Astrodome, and the 25th World Series of Dog Shows is right next … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Trivia time Who is the only NBA player taller than 7’2″ who has played on a championship team? Read this article on the life and times of the league’s biggest players to find out. Anyone who gets this right is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And right now everyone’s happy about this pick, including his new teammates and the ever feckless Chron sports columnists. Not that anyone outside of Houston noticed, but the Rockets also appear to have gotten a steal with their other first … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Looks like the path has been cleared for the Rockets to draft Yao Ming. Here’s a statement from the Rockets web page: Rockets general counsel Michael Goldberg issued the following statement today: “I received a letter early this morning from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Times are tough for Anna Kournikova, who was bounced from Wimbledon in the first round and drew criticism for her behavior in a postgame interview. Continue reading →

The NYT’s Harvey Araton shoots down Risible Ralphie’s silly charges about fixed refereeing. Via Ken Layne. Oh, and for those who like to bemoan the lack of competitive balance in baseball, check out this Jayson Stark column which talks about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Though it still wasn’t reported on ESPN, I have found Ralph Nader’s letter to NBA Commissioner David Stern. It’s good to know that like Al Gore, Nader has kept himself busy with Important Issues since the election. Continue reading →

All of a sudden my referral log is full of people searching for a letter that Ralph Nader sent to NBA Commissioner David Stern. What’s up with that? I can’t find anything at ESPN or Yahoo. Is there some group-mind … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I can’t believe I’m staring at the prospect of Lakers–Celtics in the NBA Finals. David Stern must be getting all verklempt at the thought. All I can say is that even if I have to relive that decade-long nightmare in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s alltime leading scorer, is the head coach of the Oklahoma Storm of the US Basketball League. He took that job because no NBA coaching opportunities were available to him, and he wanted to prove his ability. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From the Newsmakers section of today’s Chron, quoted because the link won’t last past today: Sports columnist fired The New York Post fired sports columnist Wallace Matthews Wednesday after he took his “killed” column critical of the newspaper and another … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Matt Welch points me to this interview with Walt Frazier. Frazier, nicknamed Clyde, was as famous for his cool and excellent play on the court as he was for his stylish demeanor off court. My mom had a big crush … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Seattle Slew, the last living Triple Crown winner, died Tuesday morning in his stall. Affirmed, the most recent Triple Crown winner in 1978, died last January. Continue reading →

Justin thinks he and The Rapmaster may be the only bloggers watching the NBA playoffs. Not so – I’ve caught several games so far. It’s been pretty entertaining, too. I’m already sorry to see the Dallas/Minnesota series end. And as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

San Francisco and Washington, DC have modified their bids to resemble that of Houston. Mostly, that means consolidating event locations so everything is closer to the central site. 2012 is a long way off and I may feel differently as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly makes his case that the NBA and the NCAA would both be better off if more star basketball players would stick around through their senior seasons. He makes a good point, but goes more than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have to say, I like the fact that Indiana made it to the Final Four while Bobby Knight once again got bounced in the first round. For several years, one of my hard and fast rules for handicapping the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More on Brittanie Cecil, the 13-year-old girl who was killed at a Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game after being hit in the forehead by an errant puck. The NHL is revisiting the issue of arena safety. The player who took … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have always thought that long-distance runners are a bit nuts. Now I have absolute proof. Two words: Antarctica Marathon. Continue reading →

A 13-year-old girl who attended a Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game died two days after being struck in the head by a puck. According to the pathologist’s report, Brittanie Cecil died from a rare blood clot in an artery, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tony Adragna at QuasiPundit shows his love for John Madden’s color commentary by citing this Ben Domenech post. I’m quite fond of John Madden and look forward to his pairing with Al Michaels on Monday Night Football next year, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

No, not Bryant. I’m talking about Don Haskins, the longtime coach at UTEP (formerly Texas Western), who made history by winning the 1966 NCAA men’s basketball championship with an all-black starting lineup. The team they beat was Kentucky, coached by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From BBC Sport’s Funny Old Game: The question of what exactly Scottish men keep under their kilts has long been a source of titillation and mirth for folk south of the border. Now a team of hardened celtic rowers have … Continue reading → Continue reading →