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November 2, 2016
In Defense of Charlie Strong
Charlie Strong doesn't deserve to be fired. Yet.
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October 26, 2016
The Spurs May Have Found Another Diamond In The Rough
Jonathon Simmons’s freakish athleticism was on full display in Tuesday night’s season-opening win.
Sports
October 26, 2016
We Need to Talk About Brock Osweiler
The Texans' $72 million investment is going up in flames.
Sports
October 21, 2016
What’s Tony Romo’s Trade Value?
It’s time to take this question seriously, Cowboys fans.
Sports
October 20, 2016
Has Manu 2.0 Arrived In San Antonio?
The Spurs have found themselves a crafty Argentine playmaker. Sounds familiar…
Sports
October 19, 2016
Game On
Being a sports fan is like falling in love. Sure, it’s a form of madness, but it’s one you can’t explain.
Books
October 19, 2016
The Checklist
What to watch, listen to, and read this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Sports
October 19, 2016
Jack Huey Field
In the town of Guthrie, off U.S. 83.
Sports
October 19, 2016
Orange Crush
Who needs the playoffs? After years (and years and years) of heartache, Houston has fallen for the Astros all over again.
Sports
October 16, 2016
The Big 12 or the Big Dud?
To expand or not to expand is the question. But with the Longhorns and the Sooners calling the shots, the conference appears to be dying a slow, painful death.
Sports
October 10, 2016
What’s Going To Happen To J.J. Watt?
Is he going to come back as good as new? Is his career over? An orthopedic surgeon weighs in on the possibilities for J.J. Watt's future.
Sports
October 6, 2016
The Travis County Surf Park Is Going To Open After All
Yes, you read that correctly.
Sports
October 4, 2016
Is the Threat of the Rangers Moving From Arlington to Dallas Real?
A massive stadium bond raises the idea that Dallas could claim the Rangers as their own.
Sports
October 3, 2016
Dak Prescott Takes Charge
The rookie quarterback has Dallas Cowboys fans asking a tough question: Who should be the starter when Tony Romo returns?
Sports
September 29, 2016
Remembering Suzanne Mitchell, the Longtime Director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
What she said in her final interview about Tex Schramm, Jerry Jones, and the birth of the most famous cheerleading squad in history.
Business
September 23, 2016
The Texas Rangers Announced A $250 Million Entertainment District Next To Their Stadium
...with a $100 million taxpayer commitment.
The Culture
September 21, 2016
Huddle Up
Why tailgating with my family and friends (and a million other fans) is my favorite part of college football.
Sports
September 20, 2016
The Beaumont Bulls Take A Knee
Despite death threats, a youth football team in Texas continues to protest police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem.
Sports
September 19, 2016
Let’s Talk About That Rice/Baylor Halftime Performance
Supporters of Rice’s Marching Owl Band say that its performance mocking Baylor’s rape scandal was powerful—but let’s look at it a little more closely.
Sports
September 12, 2016
Grading The New Quarterbacks For Texas’ NFL Teams
Brock Osweiler and Dak Prescott replaced the rotating cast of QB’s that both the Cowboys and the Texans featured last year. So how’d they do?
Sports
September 12, 2016
Here’s Sun in Your Eye
How sunlight streaming into AT&T Stadium may have caused the Cowboys to lose a game.
Sports
September 11, 2016
The Last Best Hope of Tony Romo
After a decade of hard-won victories and brutal setbacks, the 36-year-old quarterback—and every Cowboys fan—knows this: 2016 is the year he will write his legacy.
Sports
September 9, 2016
Will The NCAA Let UT Swimmer Joseph Schooling Keep His Olympic Bonus?
The Singaporean swam his way right into the middle of college sports’ pay-for-play debate.
Sports
September 6, 2016
Charlie Strong Is Playing The Long Game—And Winning
Yes, a true freshman looked like the star of the Longhorns' game against Notre Dame. But Charlie Strong has coached up the dregs of Mack Brown's recruits.
Sports
September 6, 2016
What Lies Ahead For Art Briles?
And will he ever coach at the college level again?
Sports
August 31, 2016
A Longhorns Preseason Interview with Chuck F’n Strong
Charlie Strong won't tell you who is starting on Sunday, but his unsanctioned alter ego will.
Sports
August 31, 2016
A University Of The Incarnate Word Alum Who Plays For The Philadelphia Eagles Flirted With Sitting For The National Anthem
Myke Tavarres is an unlikely NFL success story—and he decided not to push his chances before his team’s final preseason game.
Sports
August 29, 2016
O Romo, Romo. Wherefore Art Thou, Romo?
The Cowboys starting quarterback’s injured back gives fans another reason to lament that Romo will always be Romo.
Sports
August 29, 2016
The University Of Texas Is Going After A Donut Shop
The hook ’em sign in donut form has been a part of the bakery’s brand for years—but UT lawyers are suddenly unhappy.
Sports
August 24, 2016
Big Men on Campus
Are all those three-hundred-pound high school football players a health crisis waiting to happen?
Books
August 24, 2016
Empire of the Perfect Pass
Quanah Parker, Stonewall Jackson . . . and Hal Mumme?! Why S.C. Gwynne took a break from historical epics to tell the story of the Texas coach who changed football.
Sports
August 19, 2016
The Boys Will Be Boys
For Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys, it’s now or never.
Sports
August 17, 2016
What Is Going On With The Swimmers Who Say They Were Robbed In Rio?
University of Texas swimmer James Feigen and Ryan Lochte said they were robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics, but that is looking increasingly suspect.
Sports
August 16, 2016
How We Talk About Women In The Olympics
The dangers of an unfortunate local paper headline in the viral era.
Sports
August 12, 2016
Texans Fared Really Well In The First Week Of The Rio Olympics
All gold everything.
Sports
August 10, 2016
Art Briles Spotted on the Sidelines of Several NFL Training Camps
The former Baylor coach, relieved of his duties after recommendations from a law firm hired to investigate his program’s sexual assault scandal, has been busy traveling lately.
Sports
August 8, 2016
The Astros Trade Deadline Conundrum
The trade deadline presented a maddening dilemma for the Astros.
Sports
August 6, 2016
UT-Austin Runner Tweets Her Olympic Aspirations Into Existence
If this doesn't inspire you, what will?
Sports
August 3, 2016
Texas Schools Dominated The AP’s Ranking Of The Best College Football Programs Ever
UT and A&M were the highest-ranked Texas teams, and even Rice helped rep the Lone Star State in the Associated Press’s definitive list.
Sports
July 26, 2016
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Baseball, an old and idiosyncratic game, loses and old and idiosyncratic field.
Sports
July 25, 2016
Paul Ryan’s Misunderstanding Of Texas Football Culture Explains So Much
Football-related gaffes from politicians are nothing new, but each one is like watching someone tear their ACL while doing a touchdown dance.
Sports
July 20, 2016
Baylor’s Rebuild Is Off To A Shaky Start
The university’s first major hires since cleaning house in May don’t exactly inspire confidence that things are changing for the better.
Film & TV
July 20, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, listen to, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Sports
July 11, 2016
Lessons In Greatness
On Tim Duncan's retirement from the San Antonio Spurs.
Sports
July 7, 2016
How Kevin Durant Going To The Warriors Is A Big Win For The University of Texas
It could be a nightmare for Texas NBA teams, but the Longhorns should be happy.
Sports
June 22, 2016
Gold Rush
She’s tiny, intense, explosive—and the most breathtaking Olympian you’ll be watching this summer. Meet Spring gymnast Simone Biles.
Sports
June 16, 2016
The Gulf War
Texas’s commercial and recreational fishermen are fighting it out over access to a once-imperiled fish.
Sports
June 9, 2016
Delay of Game
Discovering the joys of Friday Night Lights, ten years after everyone else.
Sports
June 8, 2016
We Have Some Ideas For The Big 12 Expansion
You know, when they actually get around to it.
Sports
May 26, 2016
Changes at Baylor
The 171-year-old university fired its football coach and demoted its famous President today. Will that be enough?