The Hightower Report

The Privatizer President; and Steinbrenner's Foul Deal

"...be replaced by "The House That Greed Built." Yes, Yankee Stadium is to be bulldozed and dumped on to..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

UT to Host NCAA Baseball Regional Tourney

Garrido named to CWS All Legends Team

"...cares about getting to Omaha, and more specifically Rosenblatt Stadium...."

June 1, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

The Hightower Report

Help Stop Mountaintop-Mining Madness; and Pricing Fans Out of the Game

"...Look at the new Yankee Stadium. It will only have half as many bleacher..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Comebacks

A comedy spoof of inspirational sports films.

"...Up There Likes Me or The Pride of the Yankees. They could have had Gary Cooper giving his famous..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Something happened at Yankee Stadium that typifies what is happening in America today...."

Oct. 15, 2004 Column

Being a Patriot....

"...Dear Editor, Something happened at Yankee Stadium that typifies what is happening in America today...."

Oct. 11, 2004 Postmarks

The Siege

"...in a concertina-wire-enclosed facility deep within the bowels of Yankee Stadium. Meanwhile, while everybody's rights are being trampled, Hubbard..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Coach's Corner

"...sight of ancient Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully announcing a Yankee game. Add in the clock on the scoreboard at..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

"...sportsfans, no siree! This is about the New York Yankees. Once upon a time, the Yankees were the most..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

From Burnt Orange to Gold

Eighteen current or former Longhorns will represent the United States in the Beijing Olympics

"...baseball fan getting to see the World Series at Yankee Stadium...."

Aug. 8, 2008 Sports Feature by Lee Nichols

Austin Tracksters Heading to Beijing

Local runners, jumpers, and throwers do well in Eugene

"...University of Oregon's Hayward Field is an historic track stadium, the sport's equivalent of Yankee Stadium or the Rose..."

July 9, 2008 Sports Post by Lee Nichols

The Saints of St. Paul, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving 'Fun Is Good'

"...light blue tutu, is a featured attraction at Midway Stadium, and I want to stress that this farm animal..."

May 21, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

New York Snapshots

New book by photographer Carter Berg frames the Apple up right

"...near Tompkins Square Park. There’s the subway stop for Yankee Stadium; here are stalls of fresh fruit and fish..."

Oct. 13, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Greg Abbott and the Nuge

Democrats wonder why Abbott stumps with 'admitted sexual predator'

"...Abbott has decided to buddy up to the bow-wielding stadium star turned novelty act...."

Feb. 18, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever

Punk, hip-hop, disco, salsa – all born in five short years in New York

"...Rivbea, and salsa music exploded with sold-out shows at Yankee Stadium. Borrowing a phrase from Talking Heads, Rolling Stone..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Letters at 3AM: The Mob, 9/11, and Your Garbage

Don't look too closely at your garbage collection

"...results for a LaGuardia Airport control tower, the new Yankee Stadium, the Lincoln Tunnel and more than a dozen..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

When Tragedy Overshadows Celebration

The story looming over All-Star break isn't about baseball

"...with his father pitching to him. As a lifetime Yankees hater, even I couldn’t help but be happy for..."

July 13, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

'The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL'

Mark Bowden's book 'The Best Game Ever' delves into the game that put the NFL on the map

"...before the December 28, 1958 NFL championship game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, Berry weighed 175 pounds. He..."

Dec. 17, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Highlight Reel

"...was seeing my first major league ball game at Yankee Stadium with my mom, dad, and brother Willy in..."

July 4, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

El Diablo

Digging down into the depths of history (segregation) for the story of Willie "El Diablo" Wells and Austin black baseball.

"...Byrd once knocked him unconscious in a game at Yankee Stadium. In a rematch against Byrd three days later,..."

July 4, 2003 Sports Feature by Michael Chamy

Book Review

"...named Narcissa who will befriend Josephine Baker; Franklin's in Yankee Stadium watching Lou Gehrig's last World Series game. But..."

June 14, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Hightower Lowdown

Major league baseball ticket gouging in New York, grassroots rebellion in Carmel, Ca., the oil industry's assault on the Project on Government Oversight, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce attacks new OSHA protections for workers.

Jan. 5, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Coach's Corner

To hell with the critics! Remember the Titans is a great sports movie -- the best since Rocky.

"...Lou Gehrig in the 1942's The Pride of the Yankees or the maudlin The Babe Ruth Story (1948) as..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Isley Brothers It's Your Thing: The Story of the Isley Brothers (Epic Associated/T-Neck/Legacy)

Reissues

"...of their first hit, "Shout," from their Live at Yankee Stadium album, into the single version of the song,..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Esther's All-Stars

"...If Yankee Stadium is "the house that Ruth built," then Esther's..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

'Home Field' Looks Great on the Coffee Table

With a forward from Buzz Bissinger

"...when Jeff Wilson's Home Field: Texas High School Football Stadiums From Alice to Zephyr showed up on my desk,..."

Aug. 28, 2010 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

The Verde Report: MVP or Not, Sebastián Driussi Is Something Better for Austin FC

Wolff: “When it’s crunch time, the guy delivers”

"...Cup Playoffs debut against Real Salt Lake in Q2 Stadium, Driussi proved that he is Him no matter the..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Page Two

Anyway you cut it, I-35 is a major problem with no easy solution.

"...which seemed a very odd street designation to this Yankee. As we passed Memorial Stadium, a football game was..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Shoegaze, Synthpop, Hip-Hop, and More Crucial Concerts

Whatever your genre, we got you

"...the most recognizable with their punk-inspired J-pop making absolute stadium anthems of the openers of Naruto (“GO!!!,” “Re:member”) and..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Postmarks

Puzzled by Oppel

"...50], he states "a heist at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium." Pardon me, but weren't the Dodgers still in Brooklyn..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Column

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