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"...Hey NASA, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and NCAA, you wieners are such..."

July 29, 2005 Column

Open Letter to Initials
"...Dear Editor, Hey NASA, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and NCAA, you wieners are such..."

July 26, 2005 Postmarks

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"...way we spend it. Some of the problems are voter-inflicted stupidity like multimillion-dollar renovations of high school football stadiums..."

July 8, 2005 Column

Taxation Is Confiscation
"...way we spend it. Some of the problems are voter-inflicted stupidity like multimillion-dollar renovations of high school football stadiums..."

July 5, 2005 Postmarks

The Hightower Report
It's not easy being a CEO; and touch a football or feast on fried shrimp, and go to hell
"...about how your paychecks aren't even keeping up with inflation, but stop for a moment and think about the..."

June 24, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City
Austin group declares solidarity with Arizona boycott
"...in Mexico to cancel the Arizona Cardinals first ever NFL regular season game outside of the United States in..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Eat, Memory
The food staff on their fondness for holidays past: epiphanies, friendship, near-disaster, disaster, and always a full plate
"...about Thanksgiving while growing up in Mexico came from NFL football games on TV. My first five years in..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

My Satellite Radio Jones
I love all radio, but my heart belongs to satellite
"...million contract with Howard Stern and also broadcasts the NFL; XM snagged former NPR morning host Bob Edwards to..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City
"...relief) over her son's decision to retire from the NFL..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Tips for a successful crawfish boil
Suck the heads, etc.
"...Every year in mid-April, around the time of the NFL draft, our group of Saints football buddies has a..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

TV Eye
The line between titillating and tawdry is always moving, and women rarely get to decide when and how far it moves

Feb. 20, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Violence Unacceptable
"...If it is found that CBS, MTV, and the NFL knew that Timberlake was going to rip open a..."

Feb. 10, 2004 Postmarks

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"...The first Dallas Texans were an NFL franchise in 1953, originally the New York Giants, and..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Column

The Toronto International Film Festival
A first-timer's diary
"...Junkies, the Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo) as well as ex-NFL players (when Phil Coffey joins the game, Michael is..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Mr. Smarty Pants Wrong on Dallas Texans
"...use that name. The first Dallas Texans were an NFL franchise in 1953, originally the New York Giants, and..."

Dec. 9, 2003 Postmarks

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Three highly amusing and personable comic actors skewer, pun, and cook their way through all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), a show that launches the Austin Shakespeare Festival's 20th anniversary season with a bang, a few whacks, and a lot of laughs.
"...you'd find in the smelliest locker room in the NFL. Other plays come in for specialized, individual treatment: Titus..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Reindeer Games
Giving the gift of joystick jollies

Dec. 13, 2002 Screens Feature

Reindeer Games
The gift of joystick jollies
"...Madden NFL 2003EA Sports ($49.99)..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Mark Fagan

Jim Brown's Shades of Gray
Spike Lee's latest documentary, Jim Brown: All American, looks at the turbulent life of the "greatest football player ever." Lee and Brown will be in town Tuesday to present the film at the Westgate Cinema.
"...is a sports nut, so this movie about the NFL running back whom he regards as the "greatest football..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beyond City Limits
"...which just happens to be the opening of the NFL season at Reliant Stadium, Texans vs. Cowboys. -- M.K...."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature

Coach's Corner
The abuse heaped on Ken Caminiti for his Sports Illustrated expose on steroid abuse is disgraceful. Actually, he's done the game a favor by shining a light on the situation.
"...The NBA and NFL are both hyper-sensitive about the public's perception of an..."

June 7, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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"...the Bears' 1963 win over the Giants for the NFL crown. But that would make him as old as..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Column

Robots, Sleuths, and Warthogs
Winter PC and PlayStation game releases reviewed

Dec. 21, 2001 Screens Feature

Coach's Corner
UTmay finish in the Top Ten for the first time in 17 years -- but it won't be enough for Longhorn Fan, the nation's most spoiled and delusional sportsfan. Part two of a two-part series.
"...mass media and the start of a massive population influx to the state. In 1957, Texas had three big..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Naked City
The Chronicle gives cheers and jeers to breaking news coverage of the war.
"...cameras focused on what's really important and continued showing NFL football. At halftime, Dan Rather was kind enough to..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Coach's Corner
Political correctness be damned -- it's not unpatriotic, or disrespectful, to continue to recognize the everyday heroism that's all around us … even on the sporting field.
"...attacking offense" and a "gutsy putt," is insipid. The NFL has, since its inception, smothered itself in martial music..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner
Odds and Ends: NFL referees have an overinflated view of their own importance; the U.S. Open proved that in tennis, as elsewhere, youth will be served; and if people think Coach ignores UT football, well, there are good reasons for that.

Sept. 21, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner
Coach relates NFL football tips he picked up from a delusional wino he met in a bar in Colorado.

Sept. 7, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly
September 1988-August 1991
"...was my dad, a kind man but a notorious skinflint nonetheless. To save the family name, the listings were..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

The Hightower Lowdown
Bill Clinton's legacy; dousing Columbia; stadium envy
"...pay for one. Ol' Tom kept pointing to other NFL owners who had mugged their local taxpayers to get..."

July 27, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

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