Category Archives: Other sports

So I guess we’ll find out if Phil Jackson can coach a team that isn’t already playoff caliber. To be honest, I kind of think he will make a difference, though how much of that will be due to Kobe … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, a proposed stadium deal in New York has been killed by the State Assembly, meaning the City’s bid for the 2012 Olympics are very likely dead. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno instructed their representatives … Continue reading → Continue reading →

George Mikan, the original dominating big man of the NBA, who led the then-Minneapolis Lakers to five titles in six years, died today just shy of his 81st birthday. A superstar decades before the term existed, Mikan was the first … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So the rumors out of the NFL owners’ meeting is that Houston didn’t actually have a real shot at getting Super Bowl 43, and the reason for that is McNair envy. Texans owner Bob McNair’s role with the NFL’s special … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In a surprise move, the NFL owners have awarded Super Bowl 43 to Tampa. The owners eliminated Houston first and Miami second with Tampa beating out Atlanta for the winning bid. Atlanta and Houston had been considered the favorites, with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My sister Eileen sent me this article in which the Ten Greatest Individual Streaks in Sports are named, and she asked me what I thought of it. Bearing in mind that this sort of thing is always extremely subjective, I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Rockets’s season may be over, but at least they don’t have to worry about their coach being on double secret probation any longer. A week after NBA commissioner David Stern hit Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy with the largest … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There’s a saying in politics that if you’re going to lose, it’s better to lose big so that there’s no doubt in your mind about it. I don’t know if the same is true for sports, but there’s no doubt … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I did not see any coverage of this yesterday, but apparently Dallas Mavericks Coach Avery Johnson had a little meltdown after Game 6: A lot of things surprise me. You know one of the things that surprises me? Here a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, at least Rockets owner Les Alexander is standing by his man, at least within the bounds of Commissioner Stern’s temper. “He’s a tough guy,” Alexander, the Rockets’ owner, said admiringly. “He’s always willing to battle as hard as he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy is $100,000 poorer today after getting fined by the NBA for his comments about refereeing in his team’s playoff series. The powers that be told the Houston Rockets’ head coach to stop making an issue … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now that the Mavericks have seized home-court advantage back from the Rockets (for what it’s been worth so far this series), Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy is looking to get the edge back for his team. Could it be in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m not a golf fan, but if you are, you should check out Texas Golf, a blog devoted to (you guessed it) golf in Texas. Even if you’re not, do read this post about the development of a PGA Village … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Cicero and The Jeffersonian talk about the Alamodome, quite likely the least utilized stadium in all of Texas. I believe they are both correct in saying that San Antonio will never get an NFL team, but I don’t believe it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

After taking the first two games on the road against Dallas in their playoff series, Coach Jeff Van Gundy reminded the Rockets that the franchise has been here before from the other side. The locker room was rocking. The Rockets … Continue reading → Continue reading →

That was some weekend of basketball, huh? I don’t know how any of the Final Four teams can top what happened in the Michigan State-Kentucky game for excitement, but then I wouldn’t have known how anyone could have topped the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Major congratulations to Tennessee coach Pat Summit for becoming the winningest college basketball coach of all time. The Tennessee coach broke Dean Smith’s career victory record Tuesday, getting No. 880 in the Lady Vols’ 75-54 win over Purdue in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I don’t care what it does to my bracket, I’m always pleased to see a Big XII team make an ignominious early exit from the NCAAs. This one is sweeter than Nevada over Texas, and that was a game I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I thought we could make it through the end of this basketball season without another bashing of the Rice Owls’ home for hoops, but apparently not. That Willis Wilson and Cristy McKinney have their basketball teams in the postseason for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Crooked Timber and Hit and Run comes the official list of banned words from the back of replica NFL jerseys (warning: NSFW). This list came to light after a customer was originally prohibited from getting the name “Gay” on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Whenever I see search engine referrals for Ashley McElhiney in my logs it can mean only one thing: she’s back in the news. Former Vanderbilt point guard Ashley McElhiney indicated yesterday that if the ABA Nashville Rhythm returns for a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’d like to take a moment to congratulate Rice forward Michael Harris, whose 30 points and 24 rebounds against Hawaii yesterday made him the all time career leader for the Owls in each category, surpassing Brent Scott on both counts. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I just want to say that any day which includes the Rockets re-acquiring Moochie Norris is a good day. Hair stylists all over Houston will be celebrating tonight. Continue reading →

Twenty-five years ago today, the US Olympic hockey team beat the Soviet Union 4-3. A more exhilarating moment would be hard to imagine. Continue reading →

The NCAA has approved a framework for instant replay in football games. College football appears to be embracing instant replay. The NCAA’s Football Rules Committee endorsed expanded use of the concept Wednesday after the Big Ten Conference successfully tested replay … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Looks like Ashley McElhiney’s wild ride has ended with her still in the coach’s chair, as the rest of the management of the ABA’s Nashville Rhythm has overruled co-owner Sally Anthony. Yesterday’s statement from the franchise said “the majority owners … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So Rudy T has stepped down as coach of the Lakers for health reasons, half a season into a five-year deal. I’m sorry to hear that, but I do wonder why he thought it would be a good idea to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I keep getting boatloads of hits from Google searches for Ashley McElhiney. It’s an odd story and all, but I wouldn’t have guessed there’d be that much interest in a soap opera involving a team from the obscure ABA, even … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I was shocked to look at my Sitemeter stats yesterday and see that I was getting thousands of hits from searches for Ashley McElhiney. Shoulda realized that could only mean she’s been in the news: She was fired after a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Oh, Jacksonville. We here in Houston feel your pain. Via Banjo Jones. It still puzzles me how a city with as many topless clubs as Houston could fail to appeal to a bunch of sportswriters travelling on expense accounts, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This was bound to happen sooner or later: HISD ponders selling naming rights to high school football stadia. If HISD goes forward with the proposal, Houston would join a small but growing list of Texas school districts to plaster corporate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As a lifelong Giants fan, I’m saddened to see this. Harry Carson, an all-time great Giant, plans to stage an unprecedented protest if this is the year he makes it from finalist to enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the story of Jack Johnson, the first black man to win the heavyweight boxing title, and the man who has made it his crusade to get Johnson’s hometown of Galveston to honor him. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is a story I’d not known before. In 1965, the All-Star Game for the American Football League was to be played in New Orleans. Upon arrival in New Orleans, the 21 black players in the game quickly realized that … Continue reading → Continue reading →