Sports
November 22, 2023
Let UT and A&M Have Football. UT Dallas Is Texas’s E-sports Powerhouse.
How the North Texas commuter school, which competes in Division III sports, built one of the top e-sports programs in the country.
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November 21, 2023
So Long, Longhorn Network
The Longhorn Network will go off the air next July. But the University of Texas’s pursuit of its own channel changed college sports forever.
Sports
November 14, 2023
What Else Could Texas A&M Afford With Jimbo Fisher’s Buyout Money?
The $77 million the university will pay Jimbo Fisher to not coach football could fund 1,666 full-tuition scholarships—or buy 17 billion Goldfish crackers.
Sports
November 14, 2023
The Pioneering, Barnstorming Women’s Basketball Stars of the Texas Cowgirls
The Texas Cowgirls weren’t all from the state, but the groundbreaking women’s pro team promoted itself with loads of Texas mystique.
Sports
November 13, 2023
Texas A&M Had to Fire Jimbo Fisher, Even With a $77 Million Buyout
At a program that covets football greatness—and whose donors will pay almost anything to attain it—firing Jimbo Fisher was an easy call.
Best Thing in Texas
November 10, 2023
A Texas Marathoner With Down Syndrome Logs Another Historic Run
A viral video of Austin’s Kayleigh Williamson completing the New York City Marathon last weekend inspired athletes from coast to coast.
Sports
November 2, 2023
A Texas Rangers World Series Title 52 Seasons in the Making
Two years ago, the Texas Rangers finished in last place with 102 losses. Now, after a stunning—and pricey—turnaround, they are MLB champions.
Sports
November 1, 2023
“No Fun League” to Houston Cougars: Drop the Oilers Uniforms
The University of Houston football team wore “Luv Ya Blue” in its season opener, and NFL lawyers want to make sure it never happens again.
Sports
October 27, 2023
How the Texas Rangers Taught Me to Stop Worrying and Love Creed
The World Series–bound Texas Rangers have embraced the much-maligned band with arms wide open. And it turns out that Creed kinda slaps.
Sports
October 26, 2023
Wembymania Achieves Liftoff—Barely
Foul trouble slowed the San Antonio Spurs rookie in Wednesday’s loss to Dallas, but Wembanyama’s flashes of brilliance still shone bright.
Sports
October 25, 2023
A Jury Found Baylor Liable for Failing to Prevent Violence Against a Student
The woman who reported being physically abused in 2014 was awarded $270,000 in damages.
Sports
October 24, 2023
A High School Football Fairy Tale Unfolds in Southeast Texas
Thanks to second-year coach Trent Miller and five-star senior quarterback DJ Lagway, 8–0 Willis High School has become an “addict” for winning.
Sports
October 20, 2023
The Most Puzzling Moments From Art Briles’s Testimony in the Baylor Title IX Lawsuit
The former head football coach was called to testify on Thursday—and made some surprising assertions.
Sports
October 20, 2023
Are Swangin and Bangin Allowed at Minute Maid Park? An Investigation
Before game two of the ALCS, a Houston Astros fan was told his shirt, which referenced the team’s cheating scandal, was unwelcome at the ballpark.
Sports
October 13, 2023
An All-Texas MLB Playoff Series 50 Years in the Making
Much like indoor baseball in Houston or an MLB team in Arlington, a Houston Astros–Texas Rangers ALCS was once a dream and is now a reality.
Sports
October 11, 2023
Let the Texas Rangers’ Creed-Inspired Playoff Run Take You Higher
After blowing the AL West division lead on the last day of the regular season, the suddenly white-hot Rangers swept their way into the ALCS.
Sports
October 10, 2023
On Texas MLS Teams, Argentine Players Are the Barbecue Grillmasters
For soccer pros like Austin FC’s Maxi Urruti and FC Dallas’s Alan Velasco, starting beef is the secret ingredient to team-building.
Sports
October 5, 2023
The Spurs and Shania Twain? Bring On the Unhinged NBA Merch!
With its limited edition Shania Twain T-shirt and other unexpected items, the San Antonio Spurs’ online store is not afraid to get weird.
Sports
October 2, 2023
What Has More Lives: The Houston Astros or a Cat?
While the Astros found a way to steal the AL West regular-season crown, the Texas Rangers are falling apart at the worst possible time.
Sports
October 2, 2023
Another Gymnastics Skill Once Called Impossible Will Now Be Called Biles
Houston-area native Simone Biles completed her long pursuit of the Yurchenko double pike at the world championships on Sunday.
Best Thing in Texas
September 22, 2023
Watch This HS Field Goal Sail Through the Open Window of a Passing Car
Trick-shot professionals could practice a shot like this for years and never land it as cleanly as the Gordon Longhorns kicker.
Sports
September 22, 2023
The TCU-SMU Football Rivalry Is Ending. Why Aren’t More Fans Upset?
The schools will play their last “Iron Skillet” game in 2025, but despite a century of history, the rivalry is ending with a whimper.
Sports
September 21, 2023
When Hockey Great Gordie Howe Turned Houston Into “Howeston”
Fifty years ago, the Houston Aeros stunned the hockey world by bringing the 45-year-old Howe out of retirement to play with two of his sons.
Sports
September 20, 2023
The “Battle of the Sexes” Sparked 50 Years of Sports Progress
Billie Jean King's 1973 victory over Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome capped off a summer of momentous change led by the tennis great.
Sports
September 11, 2023
All Aboard the Texas Longhorns Bandwagon
With a win over Alabama and quarterback Quinn Ewers playing like the five-star talent he was recruited to be, UT is riding high.
Health
September 11, 2023
When Is It Too Hot for Texas Teens to Play Football?
When my son joined a middle school team, I researched heat safety. What I found was troubling.
Sports
September 7, 2023
The Houston Astros Still Run Texas Baseball
After a dominant three-game sweep of AL West rival the Texas Rangers, the Astros are gaining momentum for another MLB playoff run.
Sports
September 6, 2023
A Guide to Texas’s Best Public Golf Courses
From arid El Paso to the Piney Woods, Texas boasts outstanding links that don’t require an expensive membership.
Sports
September 5, 2023
How Texas’s NIL Law Drives Top High School Athletes Out of State
High school athletes are free to monetize their name, image, and likeness rights in thirty states. Texas ain’t one of ’em.
Sports
September 4, 2023
A TM Story by Sarah Hepola Is Selected for ‘The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2023’
The writer-at-large’s 2022 cover story will be included in the anthology series’s latest volume.
Sports
September 1, 2023
The Oilers’ Iconic Baby Blue Is Back in Houston—At Least for the Cougars
The University of Houston is reclaiming the “Love Ya Blue” colors made famous by Earl Campbell and Warren Moon for the Cougars’ Big 12 debut.
Sports
August 30, 2023
What the Texas Big 12 Football Coaches’ Favorite Musicians Tell Us About Them
Sark bangs Tupac, the Baylor and TCU coaches pump themselves up with Dave Matthews Band, and guess who loves Post Malone?
Sports
August 28, 2023
Terry Funk Brought Texas Everywhere He Wrestled
Over half a century in professional wrestling, Terry Funk built a legacy that stretches from Amarillo to Tokyo.
Sports
August 23, 2023
Needville’s Boys of Summer
Until recently, a new Sonic restaurant was the small Texas city’s big news of 2023. Now it’s Needville in the Little League World Series.
Sports
August 21, 2023
The Longhorns Memorabilia Dealer Who Fixed Fantasy Football
Fantasy football rosters don’t reflect real NFL rosters. But what if they did? A die-hard Texas football fan decided to find out.
Sports
August 15, 2023
Texas Ranked Above TCU? Of Course—It’s the Preseason
Though this year, the Longhorns have so much talent and experience that their number-eleven ranking feels appropriate (unless you’re in Fort Worth).
Best Thing in Texas
August 14, 2023
The Top Moments From a Very Texas Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
After a night of hilarious and emotional speeches, Becky Hammon, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, and Gregg Popovich are all Hall of Famers.
Sports
August 11, 2023
Gary Blair, From South Oak Cliff to Texas A&M to the Hall of Fame
The architect of the Aggies’ 2011 NCAA title and one of the greatest coaches in women’s basketball history enters the Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Sports
August 11, 2023
What Did We Learn From the Johnny Manziel Netflix Documentary?
As the NFL (and CFL, and AAF) washout prepares a College Station comeback, a new film tells Johnny Football's story.
Sports
August 9, 2023
Dispatch From Hell: Jake Paul Versus Nate Diaz Lands in Dallas
A night at the YouTube-influencer circus fights.
Sports
August 8, 2023
How the Big 12 Survived the Conference-Realignment Feeding Frenzy
It was kill or be killed between the Big 12 and the Pac-12. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark struck first, and the rest is history.
Sports
August 7, 2023
Simone Biles Won’t Say It Yet, but She’s Gunning for Paris 2024
After topping the field in her return to competition, the gymnastics GOAT appears to have her sights set on next summer’s Olympics.
Sports
August 4, 2023
Max Scherzer’s Rangers Debut Wasn’t His First Pro Start for a Texas Team
While negotiating his Major League Baseball rookie deal in 2007, the Texas Rangers' newest ace started his career with the independent-league Fort Worth Cats.
Sports
August 3, 2023
What Should Fans Expect From the Next Phase of Simone Biles’s Career?
After a two-year layoff, the gymnastics GOAT returns to elite competition at Saturday's U.S. Classic. Watch out, 2024 Olympics.
Sports
July 31, 2023
The Texas Rangers Went All In at the Trade Deadline. Will the Houston Astros Follow?
A blockbuster deal for Max Scherzer is intended to shore up the Rangers' pitching rotation and keep the team atop the American League West standings.
Sports
July 28, 2023
A Texas High School Baseball Team’s Secret Recipe for State Championships
A roster with only thirteen players? Three-sport athletes who refuse to specialize? It’s all part of the plan at Magnolia West.
Sports
July 24, 2023
Texas’s Pro Ultimate Teams Try to Break Through With Hometown Charm
In the American Ultimate Disc League, players don’t make millions, they don’t argue with referees, and they never, ever say “Frisbee.”
Sports
July 19, 2023
Welcome to the Best Time of Year to Have Faith in UT and Texas A&M Football!
Glossy recruiting classes, promising quarterbacks, unmatched spending power—enjoy it now before they start underachieving.
Sports
July 19, 2023
Move to Texas, Get Rich . . . Invest in Major League Cricket?
How South Asian business leaders are turning Texas into the next global hot spot for the world’s second-biggest sport.
Sports
July 17, 2023
Wacowabunga! Why California Surfers Are Descending on Central Texas
Some of the best waves in the world are found at the Waco Surf water park, far away from any ocean.