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Can't Tell the Players Without a Scorecard

Jan. 30, 1998 News Column

The Players

Dec. 26, 1997 News Feature

Fair Use?
Players and the UT expansion machine
"...students had similar reactions when it was announced that Players was closing for good on November 23. After more..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Austin FC, Explained
What you need to know about the team, the league, the players, and more
"...So it’s got all the best players in the world?..."

April 9, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

A Walking Contradiction: Texas High Schools, Football, and Concussions
Thousands of students mash helmets every weekend – at what cost?
"...one of many involving thousands of high school football players in Texas...."

Oct. 30, 2013 Sports Post by Joseph Baucum

Glory Road
Even though Glory Road presents a fictionalized account of what many count as the most significant NCAA basketball game ever played, the film remains a predictable sports rouser.
"...down to Haskins’ then-revolutionary call to start five black players on the paint. After a zippy opening montage of..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Common Law
Basketbrawl – Self Defense in Texas
"...Could the players argue self-defense if the NBA fight happened in Texas?..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Column by Luke Ellis

Strategy and Strategery
Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel on Darkon and the real-world implications of role players at war
"...called geeks. Call them instead LARPers – live action role-players – and the subject of Darkon, an overwhelming favorite..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Friday Night Lights
H.G. Bissinger’s classic book about the secular religion of high school football was lovingly adapted for film prior to becoming a TV show.
"...at the expense of diminished attention to the teen players and their emotional problems. The characters are barely individuated,..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Toros Tryouts: Day Two
"...quick observations: one, the tension and competitiveness among the players had been ratcheted up from the previous day to..."

Nov. 4, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Reckless Kelly’s Fields of Dreams
Everybody wins at the Braun brothers’ celebrity softball jam
"...Wilson, Shinyribs, Charlie Robison, and Kevin Fowler. Retired baseball players Josh Beckett, Adam Dunn, and Norm Charlton are joined..."

May 29, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Even if you're familiar with the details of this legendary game, this suspenseful cultural documentary draws you to the edge of your seat and beyond, back into 1968 itself.
"...archrivals as a turning point not only for the players on the field and the fans on the stands..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Pro Bowl
Who cares?
"...Bowl, where fans get to watch the league’s best players phone it in for a free trip to Hawaii...."

Feb. 5, 2009 Sports Post by Justin Sanders

A Spanish Futbol Dream Come True
"...passion of the game and the nervousness of the players and fans alike. In the tunnel before kickoff, players..."

July 1, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Idiosyncrasies of America’s Pastime
"...run can bring the stands to their feet and players into a delirious joy. A blowout can be fun..."

May 16, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Le Draft 2007
"...first year I watched college ball seeking the sweet players and the gems in the rough. From that year..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Toros Tryouts: Day One, Part Two
"...still love for the old school among today’s young players.Despite being a black Jamaican from the Bronx, David Thompson..."

Oct. 22, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
This documentary about Americans' love of bowling traces our fascination through the sport's glory decades and eventual decline to its recent revival.
"...the league’s marketing techniques and the development of star players. After the film’s great introduction, however, the documentary devolves..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Uncle Drew
Kyrie Irving's soda campaign gets a movie spin-off
"...The 1990s were a banner decade for professional basketball players looking to establish themselves as actors. From Shaquille O’Neal..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Aztex to Bring Pro Soccer Back to Austin
Soccer team to join USL Pro for 2015; Epstein, Thornton, join ownership
"...became Orlando FC. And they also added two key players to the ownership team...."

June 10, 2014 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft
"...will land. I’ve looked at game film, talked to players, wrote to journalists, and even enlisted my college students..."

April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Thank You, Central Time Zone: A Preview of the 2007 NFL Draft
"...have play for the Colts, and then around 200 players that could be drafted in the late first round..."

April 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

D2: The Mighty Ducks
"...community service coaching a motley team of kid hockey players in Minneapolis. The lawyer learns to be a mensch..."

April 1, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rain Without Thunder
"...daughter Allison (Thomas) and a host of other involved players and observers. So far, so good as concerns “premise”..."

March 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Body of Evidence
"...uninvolved. Not just Madonna, but the entire cast of players. (Madonna's acting skills have long been a subject of..."

Jan. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I, Tonya
Belated biopic redress for America's skating punchline
"...Which is perfectly fine, because none of the key players – Harding (Robbie), her then-husband Jeff Gillooly (Stan), and..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Wrecking Crew
The great L.A. session band gets the doc treatment
"...guitarist Tommy Tedesco, trading memories with fellow standout session players: drummer Hal Blaine, saxophonist Plas Johnson, and bassist Carol..."

March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Two Longhorns Suspended After Sexual Assault Allegations
Sources tell 247 Sports that the players are Case McCoy and Jordan Hicks
"...Two Texas football players have been suspended on the eve of tomorrow's Alamo..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

Texas Rollergirls: End of an Era, Beginning of a New One
Retirees and all-stars alters local Roller Derby league forever
"...Teams change. Leagues change. Players come and go. But this year's draft and retirees..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Moneyball
Brad Pitt hits a home run with this film about the inner workings of baseball. It's a film that will appeal to sports fans and nonfans alike.
"...wisdom to repopulate his roster after his top three players are purchased by wealthier teams, Beane’s approach is radical,..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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