Media Watch

Goodbye Air America, and Media Management Pettiness

"...promote and market it. And the signal was so bad, listeners often felt like short-wave-radio operators trying to tune..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Column by Kevin Brass

Serious GAME

For the Austin Outlaws, the game is the only thing

"...The hot media buzz over Austin women's sports these days is Chicks on Roller Skates. They're on..."

June 2, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

The Hightower Report

Texas Legislature, theatre of the absurd; and, why all the surprise over steroid scandals?

"...report from the "Wide, Wide, Wide, Wild World of Sports."..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Coach's Corner

Aging stars and aging boomers spell an ongoing decline in the popularity of tennis, Coach muses, while dropping a bundle in a Vegas sports book.

"...The casino sports books are excellent spots to while away the hours..."

April 28, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

"...gray hours of a late November false dawn, most sports fans in Austin are still peacefully asleep. Some dream..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

"...through written and spoken words, helped to create. The sports-talk show I was a guest on did live shows..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Radical Radio

Is Hightower's Show Too Liberal for Austin?

"...down to Threadgill's for lunch (admittedly, not such a bad deal) and don a pair of headphones his staff..."

April 18, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

I'm engaged in a

"...I'm getting to a sports point, really. It's coming in the next verse. Our..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Column

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...regulars Jonny Mars and Sam Eidson appear in A Bad Idea Gone Wrong, the Ft. Worth-shot relationship feature from..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Pick Your Team: The Honky Tonk Heartbreakers

The history and the future of Texas derby, according to Devil Grrl

"...over here. They're doing more antics, we're doing more sports, we're training harder because a lot of us are..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Big 12 Power Rankings (and Whatnot)

Impressions in the aftermath of Week 1

"...no OU fan, but I couldn't help but feel bad for Sam Bradford. From all accounts, he's a good..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Sports Post by John Razook

D-League Dreams

All roads lead to Toros training camp

"...it as a sign. "You all are playing so bad," he says, "the lights went out." I get the..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Sports Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

NFL Head Coach

"...EA Sports..."

July 28, 2006 Screens Feature by Mark Fagan

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...overwhelming: George W. Bush 46, John Kerry 160, Michael Badnarik 1. City editor Mike Clark-Madison reported from the scene,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Coach's Corner

You might not guess it, but Coach is a rabid UT basketball fan. He's also one of the world's foremost pessimists.

"...take as an insult, because I am a certifiable sports nut. You can confirm this with either of my..."

March 22, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

What with the computer crash and the gas grill fiasco, you're lucky you're even getting a column from The Coach this week. Random thoughts are a bonus.

"...column on my normal schedule, but after reading every sports section printed in English, the digestive tract is stuck...."

Dec. 28, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

A few observations on the U.S. Open and Wimbledon

"...won't be for months and if all that isn't bad enough I'm off to Colorado tomorrow morning on a..."

June 29, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

In his "View From the Couch," the Coach takes on a variety of pressing subjects, from the demise of the Detroit Red Wings and Pat Riley, to the sad state of women's golf.

"...more abrupt than they might to a truly frightening sports creature: the Hockey Fan. Like, if you only saw..."

May 4, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide

"...city. Weekly sessions with swimming, a literature-based curriculum, organized sports and games, and more. May 29-July 27. For locations..."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

Coach's Corner

Every Joe Fan thinks he could run a sports franchise -- and maybe he's right. After all, there are plenty of examples of how easy it is to run one badly.

"...work doesn't always pay off. Good people die young. Bad people will live to 100. Marathon runners drop dead..."

April 27, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

This year's NFL playoffs aren't exactly measuring up to the classics of all time.

"...a swirling, icy tornado, Joe Namath, the first modern sports superstar, whips (a perfect description of the Namath throwing..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

Any Given Sunday bites, but no worse than the Coach's prognostications last week. Old wisdom: The Colts are the best in the league. New wisdom: Titans may be for real.

"...The sportswriter shrugged. He spat in derision. What, he wondered, can..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Girl, Upgraded

According to the 1999 Interactive Digital Software Report (IDSA), the majority of people playing computer games are older than 18, and 38% percent of the people most frequently playing computer games are women. Boy, have things change

"...team, the only thing to capture my interest at sports bars were good salty pretzels and draft beer...."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Coach's Corner

In this year's Super Bowl: Rams vs. Titans?

"...Guys with sports columns are often asked for predictions. Civilian sports fans..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

"...George was not, however, much of a sports fan. In fact, he knew less about sports than..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

"...Okay, so the game sucked. I watch bad games all the time. What I really resent is..."

July 16, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

"...Reflections on an outstanding weekend in sports: Friday: The Stars and Spurs. In the last half..."

June 11, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

"...No, sports fans, I don't get the Heisman at all. Sure,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

AFC Central

"...Sports Illustrated thinks, judging from this week's cover, that this..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...fishing eats up huge chunks of time almost as badly as a television does. And, next to women, fish..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

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