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There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

Friday Night Lights forever: Cast and crew will reunite for a special event at the inaugural ATX Television Festival, which runs June 1-3. Read More | Comment »

High School Football 11:06AM Fri. Apr. 20, Kimberley Jones

Texas Rollergirls: The 2012 Outlook

Let's call last month a chance to knock off some rink rust: This weekend's Texas Rollergirls bout is the real season opener, a chance for the 2012 rosters to leave wheel marks along their enemy's backs. And if you know which way this will go, you're a braver pundit that I. Read More | Comment »

Texas Rollergirls 10:24AM Fri. Apr. 20, Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Mock Draft

This is "The NFL Beat" and today I brought some friends. We set up the studio, got our wicked-smaaat scouting reporter friend from Boston on the horn, and then proceeded to ignore friends and loved ones while pretending to be NFL GMs. You know, like all the grown-ups do. Here is how things shook out … Read More | Comment »

The NFL Beat 3:45PM Tue. Apr. 17, Alex Dunlap

Toros Begin Playoffs on Thursday

The Austin Toros' regular-season finale came and went on Saturday night with a 103-98 road victory against the Sioux Falls Skyforce. It was a game that had little importance other than as a springboard into the postseason. Read More | Comment »

Austin Toros 2:52PM Wed. Apr. 11, Will Schmidt

USFL Eyes Austin

Jim Steeg is known as one the great minds behind the business of modern era NFL football. He was COO of the Chargers until 2010, and spent 36 years in NFL front offices, starting out in the unlikely job of accountant with the Dolphins. Steeg is most widely known as the executive responsible for the immense growth of the Super Bowl as a brand in recent years. Read More | Comment »

NFL 2:15PM Sun. Apr. 8, Alex Dunlap

Tim Tebow's Central Texas Sermon

A combination of overachieving expectations, outspoken Christian beliefs, and viral Tebowing made Tim Tebow (along with NBA counterpart Jeremy Lin) one of the biggest sports stories of the year. Tebow will speak at Celebration Church's free Easter on the Hill event this Sunday in Georgetown. Read More | Comment »

NFL 12:50PM Sat. Apr. 7, Mark Fagan

Toros Look To Finish Season Strong

The regular season of the 2012 National Basketball Developmental League comes winding down to a stop this week, and with it the Austin Toros look to continue their winning ways into a long and fruitful championship run. Read More | Comment »

Austin Toros 4:33PM Fri. Apr. 6, Will Schmidt

'The NFL Beat': Wonderlickin' Bad

Wonderlic, Inc. administered its first exam in 1937. Since then approximately 120 million prospective employees have taken this test across virtually every industry in existence. The test is used by employers as a general measure for gauging intelligence and problem-solving aptitude present in potential members of their given workforce. Read More | Comment »

The NFL Beat 5:36PM Thu. Apr. 5, Alex Dunlap

Big Tuna, Big Easy, Big Decisions

Bill Parcells has recently said he would be a hypocrite to not consider holding the wheel for Saints head coach (and revered sapling of his coaching tree) Sean Payton in New Orleans as he serves his unprecedented one-year suspension. The ramifications of BountyGate are far reaching, and these considerations are sure to be numerous.  Read More | Comment »

The NFL Beat 2:51PM Thu. Apr. 5, Alex Dunlap

UT Baseball in the Sports Capital of Texas

The kids of Texas Baseball probably savored the idea – rather, the honor – of playing a de facto home series in the “Sports Capital of Texas.” How irksome and flabbergasting, then, was the anti-climax of learning that Round Rock (of all places) brands itself this way. Round Rock? Sports Capital of Texas? Or deep-fried Lone Star hell hole No. 76? Read More | Comment »

UT Baseball 3:21PM Mon. Apr. 2, Russ Espinoza

The Hungry Todd Rungy Show!

Sometimes competitive eating
can make you want to throw up. Read More | Comment »

Competitive Eating 10:29AM Mon. Apr. 2, Wayne Alan Brenner

'The NFL Beat': Brees, Tannehill, and More

Many of you, my loyal readers, may know that I played alongside Drew Brees in high school at Austin-Westlake. We were state champions and I was an all-district defensive end; solely because I went to every one of Drew's film sessions and whiteboard meetings, even the ones that didn't involve my position group. Read More | Comment »

The NFL Beat 5:32PM Sat. Mar. 31, Alex Dunlap

'Out of Bounds': The Incredible Life of Ricky Williams

When Ricky Williams announced his retirement, the NFL and its fans lost one of the sport's most fascinating figures from the past decade in a half. An athlete who performed at the highest level on the field, he will be remembered for his eccentric lifestyle off the field as much as his record-breaking, highly successful college and pro careers. Read More | Comment »

Out of Bounds 4:20AM Sat. Mar. 31, Mark Fagan

Aaron Taylor’s Wake-Up Call

Aaron Taylor is easily recognizable, even in the most packed of rooms. We see his smiling face and tailored plus-sized designer suits every week of the fall during CBS college football broadcasts, a position through which his 6-foot-4-inch 300-pound frame accumulates more than 100,000 airline miles each year. Read More | Comment »

The NFL Beat 2:22PM Thu. Mar. 29, Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': A Day in the Beat

On Wednesday I took in the largest media event Waco has seen since the Branch Davidians’ standoff with the ATF in 1993. One hundred thirty credentialed media members and more than 80 representatives from between 28 and 32 NFL teams were on hand to see Heisman Trophy-winning Baylor QB Robert Griffin III toss the football with his friends. Read More | Comment »

The NFL Beat 8:47PM Sat. Mar. 24, Alex Dunlap

Toros on Four-Game Win Streak – Host Red Claws

It's been an up-and-down year for our Austin Toros. After the first 22 games, the team looked unbeatable with the best record in the league at 18-4. The next 17 games showed fans a completely opposite Toros' output, and the consequence was losing. After the record-breaking hot start they went 5-12. All seemed lost. Read More | Comment »

Austin Toros 2:57PM Fri. Mar. 23, Will Schmidt

The 'Lot' of the Working-Class NFL Fan

Around the world, state-of-the-art sporting arenas are being built, replacing treasured stadiums and displacing working-class fans who can no longer afford ticket prices. Austin filmmaker Jonny Mars documents that painful shift in America's Parking Lot. Read More | Comment »

NFL 9:57AM Thu. Mar. 15, Mark Fagan

SXSW Interactive: Racing on the Ceiling

D = ½ x WS x H x AoA x F x ρ x V²
That, if you didn't already know, is the equation for downforce, and that was a key part of Geoff Moore's Friday presentation on the science behind Formula One racing. Read More | Comment »

Formula One 8:18AM Sat. Mar. 10, Richard Whittaker

Screen It and They Will Come

There are plenty of good picks for sports fans looking to catch some movies during South by Southwest Film 2012 – which starts today! Click through for deets. Read More | Comment »

Fringe 3:27PM Fri. Mar. 9, Mark Fagan

Extras Needed for Gary Clark Jr. Video

Gary Clark Jr.'s song "Bright Lights" has been chosen as the featured song for the 2012 NFL Draft. ESPN will be in town filming a promo video, and that's where you come in, dear reader/music lover. This Wednesday, March 7, extras are needed to fill out the crowd and play the role of GCJ superfan. Please click through for specifics. Read More | Comment »

NFL 11:52AM Mon. Mar. 5, Mark Fagan

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