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August 12, 2019

The Best Thing in Texas: Once Again, Simone Biles Shows Why She’s the Greatest of All Time

Over the weekend, she became the first person ever to perform two gymnastics moves.

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August 7, 2019

The Dallas Cowboys Are About to Enter Salary Cap Hell

Ezekiel Elliott’s holdout is just the beginning of difficult contract decisions the team must soon make about its young stars.

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July 24, 2019

The Best Thing in Texas: Tim Duncan Is a Spur Once More

“Coach Tim” has a nice ring to it.

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July 17, 2019

The Texans and the Cowboys Are Upsetting Jadeveon Clowney and Ezekiel Elliott

Jadeveon Clowney and Ezekiel Elliott are both threatening holdouts—but for very different reasons.

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July 11, 2019

How Russell Westbrook Could End Up With the Spurs, Rockets, or Mavericks

The enigmatic NBA superstar isn’t long for Oklahoma City. How likely is he to head south down I-35?

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June 13, 2019

I Ate Twelve Apples With a Knife and Fork to Try to Understand Kawhi Leonard

Yes, I know ”apple time, apple time” was a joke. But why were so many of us willing to believe it of the NBA star?

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action shot of Tony Parker playing for the San Antonio Spurs.

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June 11, 2019

Tony Parker, Last of the San Antonio Spurs’ Dynastic Big Three, Is Retiring

Along with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, he brought unprecedented NBA success to the Alamo City.

By Joe Levin

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June 3, 2019

See the Baltimore Orioles Dress Like … Texans?

The last-place team is actually having fun with pitcher Andrew Cashner's tendency to wear the Lone Star State on his sleeve(s).

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May 29, 2019

San Antonio Spurs Fans Face an Existential Question: Kawhi Leonard or the Warriors?

In this year’s NBA Finals, do they root for the star who spurned them or their hated Western Conference foe?

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May 28, 2019

Watch the Moment Mount Vernon Learned Art Briles Would Be Its Next Head Coach

Inside the May 24 school board meeting.

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May 21, 2019

Downtown Dallas Is About to Have a Street Named Nowitzki Way

NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki will be honored with a three-block stretch outside the American Airlines Center.

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The National Podcast of Texas|

May 20, 2019

Kirk Goldsberry: “In the NBA, Analytics and Aesthetics Aren’t Always Compatible”

On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the UT professor and 'Sprawlball' author describes how data analysis has transformed basketball.

By Andy Langer

Style & Design|

May 7, 2019

On Texas Time: Ty Haney, Founder and CEO of Outdoor Voices

The 30-year-old businesswoman talks motivation, her daily routine, and why it’s important for her fitnesswear to be inclusive.

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Action shot of Matthew Boling, a high school sprinter, running the 200-meter dash.

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May 1, 2019

‘White Lightning’: This Houston Kid Might Be the Youngest Person to Ever Break the Ten-Second Barrier

And his performance isn't even expected to peak until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

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April 29, 2019

Wherever the NFL Takes Him, Ed Oliver Will Always “Be Someone” in Houston

Our latest homegrown football star has been drafted away from the city he loves.

By John Nova Lomax

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April 17, 2019

So, Did Astros Pitcher Collin McHugh Take the Red Pill or the Blue Pill?

His ’Matrix’-like line-drive dodge seemed to defy the laws of physics.

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Meanwhile in Texas|

April 16, 2019

The Austin Bold Soccer Team Encourages Farmers to Bring Chickens to a Game, and PETA Is Not Happy

Today in weird news in Texas.

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The National Podcast of Texas|

April 15, 2019

Texas A&M’s Michael K. Young: “I Never Want People to Think I Have All the Answers”

On The National Podcast of Texas, the university president talks college debt, diversity, the importance of science, and the strategy behind Jimbo Fisher’s salary.

By Andy Langer

Film & TV|

April 12, 2019

‘Action’ Producer Bradley Jackson on the Odds of Texas Legalizing Sports Gambling

The documentary filmmaker spent six months investigating the world of gambling from all sides.

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April 12, 2019

This Austin Startup Hopes to Be the Top Golf of Baseball

Home Run Dugout’s first location, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, is funded in part by Nolan Ryan’s Ryan-Sanders Baseball, and is just the start of their plans.

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April 11, 2019

The Big Texas Sendoff for Dirk Nowitzki

At his final games Tuesday in Dallas and Wednesday in San Antonio, fans gave our favorite German Texan the farewell he deserved.

By Jonny Auping

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April 9, 2019

Let’s Not Mourn for Texas Tech

The NCAA men’s championship went to Virginia on Monday night in an overtime thriller, but the Red Raiders proved they have what it takes.

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April 4, 2019

The Houston Texans Don’t Have the Rights to Wear Oilers Throwback Jerseys. But They Should.

While the team that abandoned the city 20 years ago owns much of Houston’s football history, that doesn't have to be the case.

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April 4, 2019

A Handy Guide to Rooting For (or Against) Baylor Women’s Basketball

The Lady Bears are back in the Women’s Final Four for the first time since 2012.

By Jason Cohen

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April 2, 2019

Gracias, Manu: A Farewell to a Basketball Legend

With the retirement of his jersey, the Spurs and the city of San Antonio honor Manu Ginobili and how he changed the game.

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The Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrate their victory against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament West Regional on March 30, 2019 in Anaheim, California.

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April 1, 2019

A Handy Guide to Hopping on the Texas Tech Basketball Bandwagon

The first Texas team to make the men’s Final Four since 2003 is easy to like.

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March 29, 2019

Let Us Now Celebrate the Croatian Artist Who Finds the Fantastical in James Harden’s Beard

The most iconic facial hair in Texas sports has proven to be a creative muse for Filip Peraić.

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March 27, 2019

Ranking the 2019 Stadium Food of Globe Life Park From Most to Least Believable

The ballpark tradition of serving up improbable foodstuffs to Rangers fans continues.

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Dallas Texans players tackling Frank Gifford during the first game of the season, with empty seats in the background.

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March 22, 2019

Right Place, Wrong Time: How the 1952 Dallas Texans Flamed Out After One Lackluster Season of Football

The true story of my family’s brief ownership of the last NFL franchise to go bankrupt.

By Connell Miller

DeMar DeRozan of the San Antonio Spurs drives to the basket against DeAndre Jordan of the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on January 16, 2019 in Dallas, Texas.

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March 19, 2019

The Three* Best Teams in the NBA Since 1997 Are in Texas, According to This Ridiculous Statistic

*There’s a big drop off between #1 and #2, though.

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Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys scores a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts AT&T Stadium on December 21, 2014 in Arlington.

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February 28, 2019

Jason Witten is Once More a Dallas Cowboy

The popular tight end is out of the booth and back on the field.

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander delivers the pitch in the first inning of game 1 of the ALDS between the Houston Astros and the Cleveland Indians at Minute Maid Park in Houston on October 5, 2018.

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February 27, 2019

The Houston Astros are the Best Bet in Major League Baseball

But what are the odds that they'll make noise come October?

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Dirk Nowitzki acknowledges an ovation from the crowd in his final game against the LA Clippers on February 25, 2019 in Los Angeles.

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February 26, 2019

The Best Thing in Texas: The Clippers Gave Dirk Nowitzki a Standing Ovation

The giant of Texas basketball got the classiest of send-offs.

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February 1, 2019

The Mavericks Now Have Their New Dirk Nowitzki–Steve Nash Combo

Thanks to the dysfunctional Knicks, the Mavs basically got Kristaps Porzingis for free.

By Leif Reigstad

Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros pitches during a game in the 1986 season.

The National Podcast of Texas|

January 28, 2019

Nolan Ryan: “Why Wouldn’t an Athlete Want to Be a Positive Role Model?”

On the latest National Podcast of Texas, the legendary “Ryan Express” and his son, Astros president Reid Ryan, talk about big payrolls, how pitching has changed, and Houston’s chances at another championship season.

By Andy Langer

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January 25, 2019

James Harden Is Unbelievably Hot Right Now

The beard is on fire. Well, not literally.

By Leif Reigstad

Actor Matthew McConaughey celebrates after the Texas Longhorns defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 5, 2009 in Glendale, Arizona.

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January 22, 2019

What Is Matthew McConaughey Going to Do as UT’s “Minister of Culture”?

The actor seemed to give us a preview of his fancy new title at the Longhorn men's basketball game on Saturday.

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January 22, 2019

Patrick Mahomes and Tony Romo Shined in the AFC Championship Game

The 23-year-old star played with the poise and confidence of a quarterback with a decade’s experience. And from the booth, the quarterback with decades of experience made us smarter.

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