Sports
May 31, 1979
Strike! They’re Out
Who’s calling the balls while the major league umpires are out on strike?
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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
Orange Peril
Don’t blame Darrell Royal for all those orange toilet seats.
Sports
November 1, 1976
The Best Gamblers in Texas
Not all Texans make lousy gamblers.
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.
Sports
June 30, 1975
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Oakland
When Billy Martin takes his Texas Rangers on the road, the games are among the least of their worries.
Sports
March 31, 1975
On the Waterfront
Canoeists battle more than white water when they run the Guadalupe.
Sports
March 31, 1975
Greetings From the Eighth Wonder of the World
A candid celebration of ten years of the Astrodome and Astrothink.
Sports
February 28, 1975
Mike Newlin Has Something on His Mind
One of pro basketball’s smartest players thinks about everything but the game.
Sports
January 1, 1975
The Toughest Nine in Texas
Ben Crenshaw picks his favorite golf holes.
Sports
January 1, 1975
Diamond in the Rough
Will success spoil Ben Crenshaw?
Sports
August 31, 1974
Coming of Age in the Locker Room
What football does to its people.
Sports
August 31, 1974
The Decline and Fall of the Southwest Conference
When was the last time you went to an SMU-Baylor game?
Sports
July 31, 1974
The Sport of Rough Gentlemen
Football evolved from rugby, which may show that evolution doesn’t always mean progress.
Sports
June 30, 1974
James Helwig is the Heavyweight Champion of Texas
Boxing is the real school of hard knocks. James Helwig, the Texas Heavyweight Champion, hopes he’ll be able to graduate in time.
Sports
May 31, 1974
Katie at the Bat
Women’s college sports, after years of atrophy, are getting more attention, but the same amount of financial support—almost none.
Art
February 28, 1974
Touts
DEGAS IN DALLASBetter known for his paintings, the French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas saw only one of his seventy-three sculptures exhibited in his own lifetime. Admirers of his work today are more fortunate. Seventy pieces, on loan for the first time from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, are currently
Sports
February 28, 1974
Rodeo Madness
A rodeo is an anachronism, like javelin throwing: but its bumps, bruises, and brawls are real.
Sports
January 31, 1974
Go You Wildcats, Go!
Even though Wheatley High's last teamful of stars got snapped up by eager colleges, winning is such a habit there that they just might keep on doing it.
Sports
December 1, 1973
The Wizards of Odds
In Texas the bookies go where the action is and in Texas the action is with football.
Sports
November 1, 1973
Tom Landry: Melting the Plastic Man
Behind the mask is a man of God, a man devoted to the all-American goal of winning the all-American game as few have done before him.
Sports
July 31, 1973
Inside the World Series of Poker
Big-time poker players don't worry about luck; they don't need it.
Sports
July 31, 1973
The Pinball Wizard
What to do with your quarters.
Sports
May 31, 1973
The World’s Fastest Automobile Race
In which nice guys finish last, if they finish at all.