Category Archives: Other sports

NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue is going to retire in July. The 65-year-old commissioner has led the league since 1989, when he succeeded Pete Rozelle, and had recently signed a two-year contract extension to complete the television and labor deals. He … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Banjo, I too would like to extend a (belated) Happy Birthday to Slingin’ Sammy Baugh, the first truly great quarterback in the NFL and to this day, the only punter to average better than 50 yards per kick for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The new MLS team Houston 1836 is considering a name change. Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia Garcia said Tuesday that Philip Anschutz, owner of the Anschutz Entertainment Group, which in turn controls 1836, confirmed that a name change is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Major Applewhite, former Longhorns quarterback and new Rice offensive coordinator, gives an entertaining interview to Houstonist. Check it out. Continue reading →

I’m back from Portland, where a depression is now settling over the Seahawk-rooting city. There’s no shame in losing to Bill Cowher’s team. He’s one of the good guys of coaching, and he deserves this one. Congrats to Cowher and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The new Houston MLS franchise has a name. How does Houston 1836 grab you? No, it’s not a spinoff of Beverly Hills 90210. For better or worse, it really is the name chosen for the city’s Major League Soccer team. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Super Bowl XL – not such a hot ticket. With the NFL’s first cold-weather Super Bowl in 14 years, and only the third one in the event’s 40-year run, just three weeks away, many of the firms that arrange Super … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This was not a good day to sleep in if you live in my neighborhood. The 2006 Houston Marathon ran through the Woodland Heights early this morning, with the first runner speeding past me on Michaux at about 7:15 AM. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Had enough of the Draft Vince Young hype in the last week or so? Here’s a little cold water for those who’ve decided that Reggie Bush isn’t good enough any more, courtesy of the statheads at Football Outsiders. I tend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rob Booth has been my one-stop shop for all things related to the new Major League Soccer franchise that’s set to come to Houston. He’s obviously doing a good job of this, because I don’t really care all that much … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Forty-one to thirty-eight. Well done, and well deserved. And to think the storyline could have been about two missed placekicks. Much better this way. Congrats, Texas. By the way, does anyone else think it would be funny if after all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The MOB will commence working on its Annual Salute To The New Coach script now that Tulsa defensive coordinator Todd Graham has signed on to replace the departing Ken Hatfield. Graham served as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I don’t follow the Texans very closely. I found myself becoming an Oilers fan back in the 90s, and though my relationship with that team doesn’t go back nearly as deeply as it does for many people, I was bitter … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Take that, poker! Poker may be all the rage with junior high school kids, but the two richest men in the country are betting a million dollars they have a better card game to offer young people: bridge. That’s contract … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Houston To-Be-Determineds of MLS are officially looking for that special someone to help them build their dream stadium. The Anschutz Entertainment Group, owner of the team relocating from San Jose, Calif., would share a new stadium with Houston high … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Houston To-Be-Determineds of MLS have a new, temporary home for next season. [Franchise owner] AEG also announced the team will play at the University of Houston’s Robertson Stadium when the 2006 MLS season begins April 1. UH athletic director … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s official: the San Jose Earthquakes of MLS are coming to Houston. Major League Soccer announced Thursday that the Anschutz Entertainment Group will relocate its Earthquakes franchise from San Jose, Calif., to Houston, less than four months before the start … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You have to admit, the Texans do have more entertainment value than your ordinary 1-12 team. They give you a reason to tune in every week, and that reason is to find out what new way to lose they’ll use. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Despondent because your team may not play for the national championship in college football? Sad because said championship is called a “mythical” one in the first place? Do you feel that your life will lack purpose until Division IA football … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In case you missed it, Rice head football coach Ken Hatfield resigned on Tuesday – more specifically, he agreed to a buyout of the remaining years on his contract. There’s more on this today, as both his legacy at Rice … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Many years ago, I turned off a Giants football game with a few seconds left and the New Yorkers safely ahead, and headed outside to play. I got to the front yard (I left through the back door), where I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The New Orleans Hornets are doing way better than anyone expected drawing crowds in their maybe-temporary home of Oklahoma City. After Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29 and then the levees broke and New Orleans … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I suppose if one must spend the day on the couch recovering from a cold, the least the universe could do for you is to provide seven hours of nonstop football to help pass the time. It’s always fun to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Houston Comets star Sheryl Swoopes has outed herself in a magazine article. “My reason for coming out isn’t to be some sort of hero,” Swoopes said in an interview that appears in the current issue of ESPN The Magazine. “I’m … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The most remarkable streak in sports came to an end this weekend: Mount Union College lost a football game. Its end came exactly 11 years after it began. The Purple Raiders survived a couple of close calls along the way, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The unemployment rate among professional sports team mascots just got a little lower. After almost a year on vacation, Youppi!, the furry, orange mascot of the Montreal Expos, has gone back to work. He has been picked up by the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There’s quite a lively debate going on at James Campbell’s About:Chron blog regarding their level of coverage of the Houston Comets. Personally, speaking as a six-year season ticket holder, I think the level is about right. Campbell’s point about all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Derek Jeter and Curt Schilling subregionals in the Road from Bristol tournament of ESPN “personalities” are over, with one upset and some big wins for the heavier favorites. Voting concludes tomorrow evening in the Kobe Bryant subregional, which features … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Former Oilers coach Bum Phillips is back home after coronary bypass surgery. Phillips, 81, returned home to his ranch in Goliad, about 150 miles southwest of Houston. He underwent surgery July 8 at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital after doctors discovered … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Do you ever find yourself wishing that ESPN would go back to how it was in the old days, when SportsCenter was about scores and highlights, and not the incessant, over-the-top stylings of a bunch of walking billboards for Prozac? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Former Houston Oilers Coach and Official State Treasure Bum Phillips is recovering from surgery. Doctors discovered blockage in Phillips’ arteries and performed triple bypass surgery on Friday after he was taken to the hospital with chest pains. No evidence of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I confess, I don’t pay all that much attention to soccer, so I haven’t been keeping up with this story. The Astrodome might recover some of its faded glory if a Mexican club interested in bringing a professional soccer franchise … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Last week, the NCAA socked it to Baylor for multiple infractions committed under former coach Dave Bliss. The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions on Thursday placed Baylor on probation for five years and barred the men’s basketball team from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The NBA managed to come to a six-year labor agreement on Tuesday, thus avoiding a lockout and possibly having to cancel games next season. I don’t much care one way or the other as to the fine points of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →