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Copa Esperanza Cup Benefits Local Charities
Christopher Bond
Mon Mar 15, 7:22pm
Tags: UT & Local
There are endless nonprofit organizations created all over the world. Some benefit children. Some benefit refugees or victims of natural disasters. We know about the need to fight hunger in Africa. We know about organizations doing their part to help the people of Haiti.
Yates Lions Dare to Dream Big
Anne Harris
Fri Mar 12, 6:11pm
Tags: High School Basketball
In case you didn't know from the pre-SXSW traffic insanity on Red River, the UIL Boys High School Basketball Tournament, aka the State Championship series, is all over the Frank Erwin Center this week. As usual, the backstory is the story, namely the hard work and mutual support of one inner-city Houston team, the Yates Lions.
Toros' Gee Now a Wizard
Mark Fagan
Mon Mar 8, 12:49pm
It's been inevitable all year that stand-out Austin Toros guard Alonzo Gee would get the big-league call-up. Yesterday, March 7, it was announced that the Washington Wizards of the NBA have signed him.
UT Football Open Practice Tuesday
Mark Fagan
Mon Mar 8, 11:28am
Tags: UT Football
Take an early look at the McCoy-less Horns Tue., March 9, at 3:30pm. It's now being held at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, 2100 San Jacinto Blvd. Gates 14 and 16 in the north end zone will open for fans at 2:30pm. Next up: Orange-white game Easter Sunday, April 4.
Sports and Social Justice With David Zirin
Timothy Braun
Fri Mar 5, 12:20pm
Tags: MLB
David Zirin collects accolades like baseball cards. He was named one of the UTNE Reader's "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World," he’s been awarded Press Action's Sportswriter of the Year twice, and often graces television screens as a guest analyst on various CNN, ESPN, and MSNBC programs. However, Zirin is much more than a sports journalist.
'A People’s History of Sports in the United States'
Timothy Braun
Fri Mar 5, 12:17pm
In A People’s History of Sports in the United States ($26.95, The New Press), author David Zirin welcomes the reader to the proverbial adults table of American sports with a historical blow-by-blow of social engagement, race relations, gender struggles, and political upheaval that have surrounded some of our favorite pastimes.
Night of the Rookies
Richard Whittaker
Mon Mar 1, 11:18pm
Call him Mayor Maynot. Yes, city chief Lee Leffingwell, complete with was as good as his word last night and blew the first whistle on the first bout of the first night of the Texas Rollergirls 2010 home season.
City Hall on Wheels
Richard Whittaker
Sat Feb 27, 9:40am
It's official: If you don't make it to the opening bout of the Texas Rollergirls' 2010 season this Sunday, Feb. 28, you are less cool than Mayor Lee Leffingwell. He'll be blowing the whistle to kick off the minibout round robin at Playland Skate Center, 8822 McCann Drive at 7pm.
Learn to Curl
Mark Fagan
Thu Feb 25, 12:12am
As they say on the USA Curling website, “Curling Rocks.” Other than our stunning defeat of Canada in men’s hockey, the event I’ve heard most discussed and the one I’ve watched the most during these Winter Games is curling. A sport America sucks at, by the way.
Like a Boss
Richard Whittaker
Wed Feb 24, 9:00am
Call it the Texas derby derby: Four flat track roller derby teams from around the Lone Star State, competing for bragging rights and the Governor's Cup. This weekend the Texas Rollergirls got to knock the winter rust off their wheels with their first bout of the 2010 season, and another championship for the trophy case.
Tweeting With Adam Schefter
Timothy Braun
Mon Feb 22, 5:53pm
Tags: NFL
In the summer of 2009 ESPN snagged Adam Schefter from the NFL Network. In its short existence, Schefter had become the journalistic identity of the upstart NFL channel using crazy and old-fashioned reporting techniques such as talking to people, listening to people, and delivering information in an earnest and straightforward manner.
Sore Muscles? Put Some Tape on 'Em!
Nora Ankrum
Sat Feb 13, 3:12pm
Tags: Runs
There’s really no cure for the kind of crazy that possesses someone to run 26 miles, but there is a new way to more effectively manage some of the pain that goes along with it.
A Super Bowl to Remember
Mark Fagan
Mon Feb 8, 12:21pm
Tags: NFL
The Super Bowl is arguably the biggest sporting event in the world. The World Cup (which only occurs every four years) would get my vote – but that's a whole 'nother story. I had chosen not to blog or tweet the Bowl because there is such a media overkill associated with this event I didn't see the point; but this game was so special I had to join the chorus.
Texies and the City
Richard Whittaker
Sun Feb 7, 1:03pm
Seems like Texas Rollergirl and Women's Flat Track Derby Association president Bloody Mary's wish that Austin would be really proud of this homegrown sport really got City Council's attention. First Mayor Lee Leffingwell declared Texas Rollergirls Day, now the city has entered into a new partnership for practice space with the local league.
Toros Host Showdown at Cedar Park
Mark Fagan
Mon Feb 1, 5:32pm
Tags: Austin Toros
The Austin Toros will be moving their home court to the new Cedar Park Center for two games vs. the Reno Bighorns (Tue.-Wed., Feb. 2-3, 7:30pm). Tickets are available online at www.cedarparkcenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com starting as low as $5. The Toros are currently on a six-game winning streak.
Hustlers: London or Bust
Richard Whittaker
Sat Jan 30, 2:18pm
This year sees another first for Austin's Texas Rollergirls: The same league that played in the first modern flat-track Roller Derby interleague bout goes international when the Hustlers become the first U.S. team to play an intercontinental bout. They'd like your help getting there.
Banked-Track Update
Richard Whittaker
Sat Jan 30, 8:52am
Tonight is the opening night of the 2010 season for the Lonestar Rollergirls. If you're a longtime fan, it's also the last bout night when you'll wonder how you'll find parking at the Austin Convention Center.
Texas Stars Have Some Deals for ya This Weekend
Mark Fagan
Fri Jan 29, 2:41pm
Tags: Texas Stars
The Texas Stars and the Abbotsford Heat will face off Friday (7:30pm) and Saturday (7pm) in Cedar Park. Friday is $2 draft and $1 hot dog night with an autograph session following the game. Saturday features the Family 4-Pack: four tickets, four hot dogs, and four soft drinks for a total of $44! The first 2,000 kids will receive a free Stars shirt on Saturday.
Spinning Wheels and Spinning Discs
Richard Whittaker
Tue Jan 26, 2:15pm
Break out the champagne, Roller Derby fans. Not only does Whip It, Drew Barrymore's love letter to Austin and the Lonestar Rollergirls, get released today on DVD and Blu-ray, but the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's fourth quarter rankings are out. No shocker, the nation's No. 2 team, the Texas Rollergirls reign in the South-Central region.
Astros Caravan Visits Academy Tuesday (That's Today!)
Mark Fagan
Tue Jan 26, 11:23am
Tags: MLB
Today, Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 4:30pm, Academy Sports + Outdoors (1104 C-Bar Ranch Trail, Cedar Park) will be visited by the roaming Astros Caravan. CenTex 'Stros fans will have a chance to pick up autographs from current Astros pitchers Bud Norris and Matt Lindstrom, former Astro and current legend Jeff Bagwell, and broadcaster Jim Deshaies.
Two Sexes Only, Please!
Steven Cheslik-deMeyer
Tue Jan 26, 11:22am
Tags: Sports
It is mind-boggling the knots people will tie themselves into in order not to face something staring them in the face. How long will it be until we grow out of the notion that anyone whose particular biology does not clearly put them in the category of "male" or "female" is a freak with a condition that must be corrected?
Whammy Round-Up
Richard Whittaker
Mon Jan 18, 2:23pm
With their 2010 season a little over a month away, the Texas Rollergirls put the skates to one side in favor of their dancing shoes for the annual Whammy Awards.
Flat-Track Fan Faves
Richard Whittaker
Sat Jan 16, 7:03pm
Time to break out the good wheels: Women's Flat Track Derby Association silver medalists the Texas Rollergirls hold their annual Whammy Awards on Jan. 17, The Score will be there to bring you all the results, but you can get involved now by voting in the fan choice categories.
Back on the Bank for '10
Richard Whittaker
Thu Jan 14, 8:00pm
The banked track roller derby season comes in with a bang as the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls kick off the 2010 with a double-header of events over the coming weekend.
The Lessons of Losing: Texas Is No. 2
Joe O'Connell
Thu Jan 14, 2:50pm
We’re No. 2. Somehow it just doesn’t ring. But it reminds us just how many more serendipitous lessons there are in losses, for both the losers and the winners. Somehow I can’t help but feel proud of the Texas Longhorns and what they almost pulled off in a schizophrenic 13-1 season. By now everyone knows the somewhat inflated score – 37-21.
