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Tuesday Night Lights
In the House of Representatives traditional flag football game, sports and politics collided on the grass of Kyle Field. Fortunately, the only things that got bruised were a few egos.
February 27, 2013 | by Brian D. Sweany
Nolan Ryan Pitches for Dewhurst

On the eve of early voting, the iconic Texas Rangers endorsed the Lite Guv in the U.S. Senate primary. 

July 23, 2012 | by Jason Cohen
EXCLUSIVE: Texas, Texas A&M to Resume Football Rivalry in 2015 (April Fools!)
No Fooling? The Longhorns and the Aggies have signed a ten-year deal with ESPN's SEC Network and the Longhorn Network to play football once again.
April 1, 2013 | by Jason Cohen | No Foolin'
SECession?
Texas A&M is fixin' to get out of the Big 12. Good news for Texas?
September 1, 2011 | by Jason Cohen | Web Exclusive
And Still Champion
The first black man to hold boxing’s heavyweight title is finally getting the respect he deserves. Now all he’s owed is a presidential pardon.
January 1, 2005 | by Gary Cartwright | Gary Cartwright
The Ice Bats Cometh
Even when they’re not winning games, minor league hockey teams like Austin’s are winning fans by the thousands. Who’d have thought skaters would score in Texas?
February 1, 1997 | by Jason Cohen | Feature
Life of Wiley
At his pool hall near White Rock Lake, on bar tables across the country, and at professional tournaments around the world, Carson “CJ” Wiley earns his keep by ramming balls into pockets. It’s that simple.
January 1, 1998 | by Michael Geffner | Sports
Legends of the Fall
Texas football heroes Darrell Royal, Doak Walker, Sammy Baugh, and John David Crow are off the field, but they’re still having a ball.
November 1, 1997 | by Jan Reid | Feature
Spoils Sports
Oilers owner Bud Adams is hightailing it to Nashville; Drayton McLane may move the Astros too—or sell. In Houston and across the country, rooting for the home team is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
January 1, 1996 | by Robert Draper | Feature
Thank God It’s Friday
And Saturday. And Sunday. The arrival of fall means weekends spent watching football, up close and on-screen, and yet another opportunity to love the greatest game on earth for all the usual reasons. Forty-nine of them, in fact.
September 1, 2006 | by Patricia Sharpe , Brian D. Sweany | Feature

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