Sports
October 13, 2017
Houston Police Chief Challenges NYPD Commissioner to Bet On Astros–Yankees Game
Astros, don’t make Art Acevedo wear a Yankees jersey.
Sports
Vital analysis and news unpacking the world of Texas sports
Sports
October 13, 2017
Let’s Hope This Year’s TX-OU Game Doesn’t Repeat the 1947 Game
The last time the Longhorns and Sooners faced off with brand new coaches, the game led into a riot.
Sports
October 11, 2017
Now You Can Finally Show Your Mavs Fandom By Ordering A DirkWich
Dallas’s favorite tall man is now the namesake of a series of tall sandwiches.
Sports
October 10, 2017
Let’s Admit That the Packers Are the Cowboys’ Top Rival Now
Historic rivalries in the NFC East may carry tradition, but no team has the Boys’ number like the Green Bay Packers.
Sports
October 7, 2017
The Joy of Watching the Texans. Yeah, You Heard That Right
Rookie quarterback DeShaun Watson seasons a team that might finally be more steak than sizzle.
Sports
October 6, 2017
Aggies Want “12th Man Jesus” to Lead Out the Team Against Alabama
They knew him as 12th Man Jesus. He appeared, and it was good.
Sports
September 30, 2017
“Friday Night Writes”: We’re Over Julie Taylor
Plus: Does Coach really deserve Tami Taylor?…
Sports
September 29, 2017
Let Us Now Praise Tony Romo, The Best NFL Color Commentator
Who’d have thought that he would be this good at this already?…
Sports
September 28, 2017
Rookie Texans QB Deshaun Watson Donated His First Game Check To Three NRG Stadium Cafeteria Workers Hit By Harvey
Congratulations, Houston, you have a new favorite player.
Sports
September 25, 2017
Coach Popovich’s Comments About Trump Have Changed the NBA for the Better
Pop’s outspoken remarks have created room for America’s most politically active sports league to take an even more active stance.
Sports
September 25, 2017
How A Texas Green Beret Helped The NFL’s National Anthem Protests Evolve
Nate Boyer, a six-year Army vet who served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, inspired the idea of taking a knee.
Sports
September 20, 2017
Punching Through at the Alpine Boxing Club
For these young boxers in West Texas, learning to fight means more than throwing a punch.
Sports
September 16, 2017
A Chat With Tom the Herman
We chat about math and football with Tom Herman's unsanctioned alter ego.
Best Thing In Texas
September 16, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: ‘Madden NFL 18: Longshot’
The most interesting sports video game in years tugs on some specific Texas heartstrings.
Sports
September 13, 2017
How to be a Texans Fan
The ultimate guide to suffering through a season as a Texans fan.
Sports
September 8, 2017
“Friday Night Writes”: Can Coach Taylor Make Boys into Men?
Yeah, we love Coach Taylor. But we're skeptical that his big hearted speeches are doing much for his team off of the field.
Sports
September 7, 2017
Legends of Texas Football Speak Out
Would they let their kids play? Would they play again themselves? How do they think about the game today? Their answers might surprise you.
Sports
September 4, 2017
Texas Football Exceptionalism? We Take Exception to That
No, the Longhorns and Aggies are not entitled to titles—and the sooner fans realize that, the better.
Sports
September 1, 2017
“Friday Night Writes”: Meeting the Dillon Panthers
The Dillon Panthers are back (for us, anyway).
Sports
August 29, 2017
The Rangers, the Astros, and the Business of Baseball
The teams couldn’t come to an agreement about how to relocate the series after Harvey, and there's been serious backlash.
Sports
August 25, 2017
Introducing “Friday Night Writes”
Join us as we watch season one of ”Friday Night Lights.”…
Best Thing In Texas
August 25, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: Apparently Manu Ginobili And Gregg Popovich Are Concert Buddies
There’s no accounting for taste, though.
Sports
August 24, 2017
ESPN Thinks College Football Fans in Texas are Unhappy
ESPN Thinks College Football Fans in Texas are Unhappy…
Sports
August 23, 2017
Texas Football Vital Signs
The health of the state’s favorite sport, by the numbers.
Sports
August 23, 2017
Inside the Texas Quarterback Factory
Texas used to be a quarterback wasteland. Now the state turns out more ace QBs than any other state. Here’s how.
Sports
August 23, 2017
The Shadow World of Minor League Football
In minor league football, the battle is about a lot more than moving the ball downfield.
Sports
August 23, 2017
The Dallas Cowboys’ Comeback
The most exciting Cowboys team in a generation was built, not bought—and that has made all the difference.
Sports
August 23, 2017
Munro Cullum’s Concussion Count
A chat with the Dallas doctor in charge of the country’s most ambitious study of traumatic brain injuries among student athletes.
Sports
August 23, 2017
Football Fan Advice From the Texanist
Being a good football fan means being able to find optimism no matter the circumstance.
Sports
August 14, 2017
Here’s What You Should Know About The Ezekiel Elliott Suspension
The Cowboys’ leading rusher may miss the first six games of the year.
Sports
July 27, 2017
Would You Eat Pizza Baked Inside Of A Giant Dallas Cowboys Helmet?
Of course you would. The question is, would you eat more of it?…
Sports
July 24, 2017
How Dude Perfect Makes Child’s Play Hard Work
How five Aggies turned their love of trick shots into one of the biggest video franchises of the digital era.
Sports
July 19, 2017
Choke City to Clutch City
Leslie Alexander has changed Houston sports forever. So why is he selling the Rockets?…
The Daily Post
July 17, 2017
The Matadoras
The perils and joys of female bullfighters in South Texas.
Sports
June 26, 2017
Jordan Spieth’s Slump Is Officially Over
After a weekend that saw him become only the second golfer to win ten or more tournaments before the age of 24, let’s can the doom and gloom.
Sports
June 21, 2017
Jerry Jones Met With The Pope
The pontiff did not weigh in on if Dez caught the ball during the 2015 playoff game against the Green Bay Packers (but come on, it was a catch).
UT
June 15, 2017
Gene Simmons Wants to Trademark a Familiar-Looking Hand Gesture
He just wants to rock and roll all night, and hook ’em every day.
Sports
June 8, 2017
The Fall of J.J. Watt?
The NFL Network’s list of the top 100 players in the league ranks the Houston hero a lot lower than he was a year ago.
Sports
May 30, 2017
Was The Super Bowl Really Worth $347 Million to Houston?
The economic impact report for Houston’s Super Bowl is out, and the numbers are staggering. But are they legit?…
Travel & Outdoors
May 24, 2017
Diamond in the Rough
Keeping baseball pure at Kokernot Field, out in far West Texas.
Sports
May 24, 2017
Wave Goodbye
For decades, Matagorda Bay has been a favorite spot for Texas surfers. The response to a recent spate of drownings might put an end to that.
Style & Design
April 27, 2017
The Big Bend Open Road Race
We found fast cars, big skies, and a whole bunch of daredevils at this annual high-speed race weekend out west.
Sports
April 5, 2017
What North Carolina’s Reversal on its Bathroom Bill Means for Texas
North Carolina buckled under pressure from the NCAA. Does that put San Antonio at risk of losing next year’s Final Four?…
Sports
April 4, 2017
The Tony Romo Saga Has Ended in Retirement (For Now)
Welcome to the broadcast booth (for now), Tony Romo.
Sports
April 3, 2017
How The Over-the-top Rangers Ballpark Food Gets Made
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, oh, and a two-foot hot dog stuffed in a tamale while you're at it.
Sports
March 24, 2017
Baylor Basketball Has A Clear Path To The Final Four
Dick Vitale said the Bears can get there, so it must be true, baby.
Sports
March 23, 2017
‘Disgraced’: The Story of the Other Baylor Scandal
What a 2003 basketball scandal can tell us about sports culture at Baylor.