Category Archives: Other sports

The University of Texas-San Antonio will be getting itself a football team. The University of Texas System Board of Regents today approved UTSA’s plan to add a football program. The plan calls for UTSA to develop an $84 million athletic … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Merry Christmas, Dynamo fans. Harris County Commissioners El Franco Lee and Sylvia Garcia have tentatively agreed to contribute $10 million in public money to the Dynamo stadium project, provided the team and the city agree to certain conditions, city and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sammy Baugh, one of the all-time great football players, has died at the age of 94. Sammy Baugh, who set numerous passing records with the Washington Redskins in an era when NFL teams were running most every down, died Wednesday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Smokey Joe Barton finally introduces a bill I can support. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Arlington, might have graduated from Texas A&M, but that didn’t stop him from announcing a plan to put an end to college football’s Bowl Championship Series. “I’m … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, crap. Despite early success and 11 seasons, the WNBA has decided to shut down the Comets. WNBA president Donna Orender said on Monday that the team could no longer stay afloat in the league.The Comets, who have been on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s not the main event, but it’s a nice catch anyway. Houston has been selected to host the 2012 AAU Junior Olympic Games, the country’s largest amateur sports event. The Junior Olympics is the annual showcase event held each summer … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Looks like that trip to Indianapolis has paid off. The NCAA announced Wednesday that Reliant Stadium will be the site of the 2016 men’s basketball Final Four, setting the stage for the city to host one of the nation’s premier … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Dynamo fans have their say about the East End stadium plan and the need for Commissioners Court to get involved for the current financing plan to happen. Houston East End Chamber of Commerce President Diane Lipton said it’s important for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Harris County Commissioners Court, which is the last remaining obstacle to a deal to build a Dynamo Stadium downtown, remains lukewarm to the concept. Harris County officials still showed little enthusiasm for the proposed Dynamo stadium Wednesday as supporters tried … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron’s Jerome Solomon picks up the Dynamo Stadium ball. We are wise to be skeptical of claims about sports stadiums spurring economic development — these stadiums seem to spur more growth of the owners’ bank accounts than anything — … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Back in January, a Houston delegation set out to lure more NCAA Men’s Final Four events to our fair city. They’re still working on it now. Local organizers behind Houston’s bid to bring another Final Four to Reliant Stadium will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Oliver Luck says let’s get on with it now that the election is over. “It almost has to (happen soon),” Luck said Wednesday. “If it doesn’t happen by the end of the year, it’s the old saying: A no is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As I start to get back to blogging about things that don’t involve campaigns or votes, here’s a reminder from Chron soccer writer Glenn Davis that we’re still waiting for some action on the mythical Dynamo Stadium. So what is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Texans home opener will be played today with the roof open, under natural conditions. Apparently, that requires an explanation for people not used to such things. The Texans insist they are ready to play their home opener Sunday against … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congratulations to Rice’s Chase Clement and Jarett Dillard, the most prolific scoring combination in NCAA history. Rice senior receiver Jarett Dillard nearly remained stoic until the moment of truth. From the day he began fielding questions regarding the record he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Don Haskins, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Texas-El Paso, has died at the age of 78. Haskins’ coaching career took him from Enid, Okla. to basketball immortality with an NCAA championship and enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congratulations to Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon. The memories, inspired by the occasion, had been flooding back for days. Hakeem Olajuwon thought of his start in Nigeria, playing table tennis, soccer and team handball and discovering basketball. He pictured his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m an infrequent reader of Richard Justice’s sports columns because I tend to find him more annoying than insightful. I’m not a reader of his blog because I get all the Richard Justice I need in the paper. As such, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mayor White would like for Harris County to pick up part of the tab for Dynamo Stadium. Mayor Bill White has asked Harris County to join the city in a Dynamo stadium deal, hinting that a $10 million contribution by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Bummer. Houston’s Toyota Center was not among the eight venues selected Wednesday as finalists to host the NCAA Women’s Final Four. The eight sites that remain in contention for the five-year cycle from 2012-16 are Dallas; San Antonio; Columbus, Ohio; … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mayor Bill White and County Judge Ed Emmett have sent out a letter to help find a buyer for the Houston Comets. A copy of the letter received by the Chronicle, dated Aug. 11, states White and Emmett are working … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sadly, I can’t say that this is a surprise. Comets owner Hilton Koch is putting the WNBA franchise up for sale less than two years after he bought it. Donna Orender said in a phone interview Friday night that the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Am I a bad sports fan if I admit that the whole Brett Favre saga has pretty much bored me to tears? I swear, I think ESPN is starting a new channel just to carry this story. If the coverage … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The University of Houston has big plans for its football stadium. Like something out of Field of Dreams, the University of Houston is proposing a $38.7 million addition to Robertson Stadium. If it builds luxury suites and club seats, a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Race officials with the 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon have officially uninvited walkers from participating next year. For years, they have more or less looked the other way when hundreds of walkers — most of them … Continue reading → Continue reading →

New frontiers for the NBA. Could LeBron James or Shaquille O’Neal catch on in the Hindi heartland? The NBA certainly hopes so as it plans a major push to introduce basketball to India and expand its already formidable global reach … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I confess, I didn’t know men’s fast-pitch softball leagues existed in Houston. The Lone Star State was a men’s fastpitch mecca in those days. And Houston was one of its epicenters. “Going back 20 to 30 years, Texas was definitely … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Dan Cook, the longtime San Antonio Express News sportswriter who made the phrase “The opera ain’t over till the fat lady sings” famous, has passed away at the age of 81. The San Antonio Express-News, for whom Cook worked for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My friend Stephanie Stradley discusses matters relating to sexism and sports writing in a piece about Will Leitch’s to-be-named successor at Deadspin. Are Female Sports Bloggers Held to a Different Standard? On this I can offer an emphatic Yes. Whoever … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Football, baseball, and now cricket. Major League Baseball take note, Indian cricket will experiment with TV replay. Players will be allowed to appeal against an umpire’s decision for the first time in a challenge system on trial starting next month. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Indicted former referee Tim Donaghy’s claim that the NBA told him and other refs to influence the outcome of some playoff games was met with skepticism by former Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy. Van Gundy was fined a record … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who is under criminal indictment for betting on NBA games in which he officiated, is now claiming that a pair of playoff series, including one in which the Rockets played, were fixed by the league. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The folks at the Toyota Center want to bring the Women’s Final Four to Houston. Toyota Center is among 12 sites under consideration to host the women’s basketball Final Four in 2012-16. Finalists will be selected in August, and the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m watching a bit of the Women’s College World Series – I quite enjoy NCAA softball, which is a very different game than baseball. After UCLA walked Arizona State slugger Kaitlin Cochran to start the fifth inning and she came … Continue reading → Continue reading →