Sports
March 1, 1982
We Believe In You, Coach
In hiring football coach Jackie Sherrill, the A&M regents were acting life shrewd businessmen, but that may not be the best way to run a university.
Sports
Vital analysis and news unpacking the world of Texas sports
Sports
November 1, 1981
Running Dogs
Four hundred Texans breed and train an uncommon kind of livestock—greyhounds.
Sports
October 1, 1981
Throw It to Me!
Drew Pearson, Tony Hill, and Butch Johnson are wide receivers for the Dallas Cowboys—in other words, they’re artists, egomaniacs, fierce competitors, and the heart of the team.
Sports
September 1, 1981
Carl Lewis and the Exquisite Science of Jumping
All this twenty-year-old University of Houston student wants to do is jump farther and run faster than anyone else ever has.
Sports
April 30, 1981
The Pitcher’s Right Arm
The Hendricks brothers are pros at making money - for themselves as well as for the pros they represent.
Sports
March 1, 1981
Cardinal Virtues
Lamar University’s hotshot basketball team makes lost of hoops, little hoopla.
Sports
November 1, 1980
The Ultimate Sport
Polo? It’s passé. Big game hunting? Humdrum. It’s the pursuit of the wily blue marlin that admits men to the world’s most exclusive club.
Sports
November 1, 1980
Teaming With Problems
The Houston Rockets need work; the Dallas Mavericks need help.
Sports
November 1, 1980
On the Rebound
After a sloppy 1979-80 season, the San Antonio Spurs had no coach, no center, and no end to their problems. But all that has changed.
Sports
September 1, 1980
The Modified Triple-Reverse, Double-Handoff Option
Football has degenerated into a routine encounter between two sets of programmed, steroid-stuffed robots. These trick plays could change all that.
Sports
August 1, 1980
Ring of Truth
Two brave bulls stood between Paco Olivera and the prize he had worked for all his life.
Sports
July 31, 1980
It’s Not Whether You Win
The Astros are packing ‘em in with a great new pitch—a sales pitch.
Sports
June 1, 1980
Spit and Polish
If throwing a spitball is an art, Gaylord Perry is Michelangelo.
Sports
March 1, 1980
Termite Watkins and the Fatal Pancakes
In a big fight you can outwit, outhit, or outlast your opponent. But you’d better not try to outeat him.
Sports
December 25, 1979
The Real Mean Green
Talk to coaches and team owners about AstroTurf and you’ll hear all its advantages. Talk to the players and you’ll hear a different story.
Sports
November 1, 1979
Trial by Water
Marathon canoe racing is the toughest sport in Texas. It’s tougher than bull riding, more grueling than pro football. The canoeists say that’s why it’s fun.
Sports
September 1, 1979
Football Heroes
The best part of Texas high school football is that it’s the biggest thing in town—and still only a game.
Sports
August 31, 1979
Hooping It Up
Pickup basketball is not a pastime for the lily-livered or the lackadaisical.
Sports
July 31, 1979
Pennant Fever
At midseason, long-suffering Astros and Rangers fans were having visions of grandeur. We hope they weren’t delusions.
Sports
May 31, 1979
Strike! They’re Out
Who’s calling the balls while the major league umpires are out on strike?
Sports
January 1, 1979
The Joy of Six
The difference between eleven-man and six-man football is a lot more than five men.
Sports
April 30, 1978
Pennant Wise, Dollar Foolish
The Texas Rangers are spending their way to an American League pennant—or bankruptcy.
Sports
February 1, 1978
The Great Rockdale Football Mutiny
What happens when a high school football team tries to bench its coach?
Sports
February 1, 1978
The Boys of Winter
At the state touch football tournament, winning wasn’t everything—or was it?
Sports
November 1, 1977
View From the Top
Inside the cushy private boxes at Texas’ top sports stadiums, far from the madding crowd.
Sports
September 30, 1977
Identified Flying Object
Frisbee, the sport of the counterculture, is going straight.
Sports
September 30, 1977
The Joy of Cheerleading
One week with a thousand cheerleaders.
Sports
September 30, 1977
When The Cheering Stopped
Where are the cheerleaders of yesteryear?
Sports
September 30, 1977
The Aging of the All-American Boy
Roger Staubach is one Cowboy who always wears a white hat.
Sports
September 30, 1977
The Rites of Autumn
You don’t have to be crazy to attend Texas-OU Weekend, but it helps.
Sports
August 31, 1977
If They Don’t Win It’s A Shame
In the bush leagues, rooting for the home team can be a humbling experience.
Sports
August 31, 1977
Minnesota Fats, Where Are You?
There’s more at stake than money when two hustlers cue up.
Sports
July 31, 1977
The Greening of Cowtown
The most popular club at the Colonial Golf Tournament is the one with barstools.
Sports
June 30, 1977
Up, Up, and Away
This is the Houston Rockets. We have lift-off.
Sports
February 1, 1977
Stars and Stripes
The rodeo where it really doesn’t pay to win.
Sports
January 1, 1977
Basket Cases
Surprise! There may be hope for Southwest Conference basketball.
Sports
December 1, 1976
Demi-Tough
You can’t tell a Frenchman that football’s the wave of the future. But then, you can’t tell a Frenchman much.
Sports
December 1, 1976
Friday Night Heroes
In some towns, high school football is still a way of life.
Sports
November 1, 1976
The Best Gamblers in Texas
Not all Texans make lousy gamblers.
Sports
November 1, 1976
Orange Peril
Don’t blame Darrell Royal for all those orange toilet seats.
Sports
October 1, 1976
It’s All Downhill From Here
In the world of skiing, one man’s mountain is another man’s molehill.
Sports
September 30, 1976
A Horse Is Not a Home
Why would any woman risk life and limb on the rodeo circuit? Hint: it’s not for the money.
Sports
July 31, 1976
An Affair for Gentlemen
A tale of white sails, blue water, and how they turn refined men into barbarians.
Sports
April 30, 1976
Tennis at Any Price
Court costs and other rackets.
Sports
April 30, 1976
Learning the Ropes
Wrestling isn’t fixed; it was never broken.
Sports
April 1, 1976
The Horseman and His Apocalypse
People bring their gangly quarter horse colts to Bubba Werner to transform into winners. Now and again, he does.
Sports
March 1, 1976
The Ultimate Game
Not all the action was on the field at Super Bowl X.
Sports
February 1, 1976
What’s My Line?
Don’t bet your life—or your livelihood—on a football point spread.
Sports
January 1, 1976
That’s Me On That Horse, Terrified.
A tale of chukkers, stable snakes, Andy Warhol, and the booming sport of polo.
Sports
December 1, 1975
The Best Sportswriter in Texas
Hint: his initials are B.S.