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Born to Run

As I crossed the finish line for my first half-marathon, Bruce Springsteen blared in my headphones as I employed one last burst of energy to bring my jelly legs up to a sprint. You try running 13.1 miles without Brother Bruce blessing your journey. Read More | Comment »

Runs 4:20PM Thu. Apr. 4, Abby Johnston

Rockin' City Rollers Loaded for Bexar

Remember how we keep saying that women's flat track Roller Derby is the world's fastest growing sport? Well, here's more proof, as Round Rock's Rockin' City Rollergirls continues their inaugural season with a trip to San Antonio tonight, and announces their first ever home bout. Read More | Comment »

Roller Derby 11:59AM Fri. Mar. 29, Richard Whittaker

Texas Rollergirls: You Know How to Whistle, Don't You?

Attention, flat track Roller Derby fans: The Texas Rollergirls are looking for someone to blow the opening whistle on Saturday night's double header. You know how to whistle, don't you? Read More | Comment »

Texas Rollergirls 5:00PM Thu. Mar. 28, Richard Whittaker

Tackling Football’s Dark Side

If baseball is America’s pastime, then football is her guilty pleasure. Sure, it’s thrilling. But it’s also really fucking violent. It encourages players to muscle through concussions, and it encourages them to hate. Colossal, the spectacular play premiering at the Cohen New Works Festival, tackles these skeletons head-on. Read More | Comment »

NFL 12:02PM Wed. Mar. 27, Jillian Owens

Sportswriter Michael Hurd Is a Cheesecake Genius

Michael Hurd’s love affair with cheesecakes began with a challenge from an Air Force co-worker in 1968. “Everyone was talking about how hard it was to make a cheesecake,” Hurd recalls. “I thought I could do it, and I did.” Read More | Comment »

NCAA Football 4:30PM Fri. Mar. 22, Angela Shelf Medearis

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

This Friday and Sunday, March 22 and 24, the Erwin Center will open its court to the biggest college basketball tourney in the world – the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship – for some select second- and third-round games. Read More | Comment »

NCAA Basketball 2:36PM Thu. Mar. 21, Mark Fagan

Jackie Robinson's Story Hits the Paramount With '42'

Tomorrow night, the Paramount Theatre will be the best sports venue in town. Read More | Comment »

MLB 2:30PM Tue. Mar. 19, Monica Riese

The Odd Sports Indoctrination

I don't know anything about sports. My recent writing concerning the subject has been done in a state of Google searching, term defining, and statistical confusion. Which is why, in the spirit of this education, I'd like to impart some new information on the already sport-savvy. Read More | Comment »

Fringe 3:00PM Wed. Mar. 6, Carly Yansak

Texas Beats OU in Amazing Comeback

Unlike about half of the Erwin Center crowd last night, I didn't bail on the Texas-OU basketball game when the Horns fell behind 67-45 with just over 7 minutes to go. But I did turn the sound off to work on other things. Every once in a while I'd peek at the game, but OU kept a pretty commanding lead until Texas made the score an age group, 60-69. Read More | Comment »

UT Basketball 10:31PM Wed. Feb. 27, Michael Corcoran

'The NFL Beat': Combine Cliff Notes

We're taking this thing back to Indy. The 2013 NFL scouting combine is upon us, and draft season is in full swing. Some fans are just now tuning back in after "enjoying" a few NFL-free weekends running errands and doing chores. Weekends filled with snot-nosed neighbor children and thoughts of looming lawn fertilization. Read More | Comment »

The NFL Beat 3:28PM Thu. Feb. 21, Alex Dunlap

Kansas Gives Texas Lesson In Humiliation

Though they may seem to mean the same thing, there’s a difference between embarrassment and humiliation. Embarrassment is trailing 60-30 and having the opposing team’s star player do a 360 dunk on you. Humiliation is having the other coach’s son- Kansas walk on Tyler Self- double his season point total with a driving bucket, plus one. Read More | Comment »

UT Basketball 10:56AM Sun. Feb. 17, Michael Corcoran

'The Voice in My Head': Astros Must Sink to Reach for the Stars

Everyone loves a winner – except when one just kicked your ass or unless the losers are loveable and ballgames are incidental to binge drinking and voracious making-out in the bleachers of Wrigley Field. But winning is why Yankees’ caps and Lakers’ jerseys predominate everywhere and make Astros gear in ATX look scarce by comparison. Read More | Comment »

MLB 9:43AM Thu. Feb. 14, Russ Espinoza

Texas Beats Iowa State in Kabongo's Return

Don't know if any team has won to improve its record to 11-13 in such high drama. This Longhorns basketball team has tested positive for NIT- they've got as much chance making the NCAA tourney as Manti Te'o going on a blind date- but on Wednesday night they fought hard against an Iowa State team that thrashed them earlier in the season and came out of it with Read More | Comment »

UT Basketball 9:36PM Wed. Feb. 13, Michael Corcoran

Texas Rollergirls: A Decade of Aggression

2003: The Texas Rollergirls are formed. 2013: The original modern flat track Roller Derby enters its tenth year tonight, February 10. Read More | Comment »

Texas Rollergirls 12:00PM Sun. Feb. 10, Richard Whittaker

'The Voice in My Head': Requiem for a Dream Season

Most revelers from Super Bowl weekend in New Orleans have returned to the rat race – although some are still MIA. The media circus folded-up the big top and departed the Crescent City in one tiny satellite truck, and Mom and Dad treated John to the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium while Jim was banished to the hot car to think about what he’d done. Read More | Comment »

NFL 1:02PM Tue. Feb. 5, Russ Espinoza

'The NFL Beat': Lombardi and Kopay

To know is to understand. To understand is to have knowledge. To have knowledge is to tolerate, and to tolerate is to have peace. Those are David Kopay's words, not mine. David Kopay is gay. Read More | Comment »

The NFL Beat 12:21PM Sun. Feb. 3, Alex Dunlap

'The Voice in My Head': Hit and Run

I came across a poll on ESPN.com the other night, made a face, and felt a feeling. It asked, “Who’s auto sports’ greatest?” To which I replied in my head, rather dryly, “Who gives a damn?” Read More | Comment »

Fringe 4:20PM Mon. Jan. 28, Russ Espinoza

Another Texas Honor for Manziel

Who’s the greatest Texas football player of Middle Eastern descent? According to the reference book Syrian and Lebanese Texans, that distinction goes to former Texas Longhorn running back Chris Gilbert (’66-’68), whose mother was Lebanese. But since that book was published in 1974, it’s not exactly up to date. Read More | Comment »

NCAA Football 6:45PM Sat. Jan. 26, Michael Corcoran

Sinnerfold Delivers a Whammy

When you've earned it, you've earned it. At the Texas Rollergirls 2012 Whammy Awards last weekend, Sinnerfold took some of the biggest prizes: Most improved, unsung hero, skater of the year and Ms. Texas Rollergirl. Read More | Comment »

Texas Rollergirls 4:45PM Wed. Jan. 23, Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Spinal Stenosis

Jarvis Jones may be the best player in the 2013 NFL Draft. He also has spinal stenosis. Read More | Comment »

The NFL Beat 12:03PM Wed. Jan. 23, Alex Dunlap

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