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Carl Lewis

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Coogs Should Beat SMU; Rice Should Top Tulane

    Hey kids, College GameDay is coming to town​The season has come to this. Two weeks for the Houston Cougars to continue with perfection and reach a goal set this summer. Two weeks for the Rice Owls to gain some redemption for a season gone very wrong. The Cougars acknowledged their possible ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    ESPN's GameDay Is Almost Good to Go at UH

    Cullen Circle: The site of GameDay​The truck has arrived, there will be a 6 p.m. pep rally at Cougar Village with University of Houston football players tonight, and, beginning tomorrow morning, GameDay will officially be in the house at UH's Third Ward campus for the game between the Cougars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Six Horrible Ceremonial First Pitches -- A Video Anthology

    When a wookie outthrows you.....​I preface this post, a post where I'm about to ridicule people for making awful ceremonial first pitches at professional baseball games, by saying that I would dread throwing out a first pitch at a baseball game. I would be a nervous wreck all day long leading ... More >>

  • News

    May 5, 2011

    Sex Dolls & Texans

    The men who love pseudo-women

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Carl Lewis' N.J. State Senate Run Going As Smoothly As His Anthem Singing

    The political career of UH's Carl Lewis has, so far, proven to be as successful as his "Star-Spangled Banner"-singing sideline. In other words, not very successful at all. Lewis, who is trying to run for the state senate from his hometown New Jersey district, has been thrown off the ballot for no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Carl Lewis, State Senator From New Jersey? How Many Things Are Wrong With That?

    Several key East Coast newspaper are reporting that UH legend Carl Lewis will announce soon -- maybe today -- that he plans to run as a Democrat for the Senate from New Jersey. Wow. Lewis now lives in Medford, NJ; he would be running as a longshot candidate in a solidly Republican area. Just as a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Christina Aguilera's National Anthem: Better Than Carl Lewis', Anyway

    ​Today, Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are presumably on their way to Disney World, the Pittsburgh Steelers are praying Ben Roethlisberger did not do anything in the many, many strip clubs of the greater Metroplex to bring on a repeat of his season-opening four-game sus ... More >>

  • News

    October 21, 2010

    Resurrecting Phi Slama Jama

    Can UH resurrect its basketball glory days?

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    20 Possible New Names For The UH Bookstore/Merchandise Shop

    What, "Cougar Crap" doesn't work for you?​The University of Houston is having a contest, and you are invited to enter. The Cougar merchandise store inside the Athletics/Alumni Center has been taken over by Barnes & Noble, and will henceforth no longer be known as Cougar Authentic. Thus, the un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    For Opening Day: The Worst Pregame Renditions Of The National Anthem Ever

    What so proudly we hailed... Can you pass the earplugs, please?​ You can be forgiven for not realizing Opening Day for baseball season was here already (yesterday, in fact). Maybe you've been too busy cursing the guy in your NCAA tournament pool that filled out his brackets using the coin-flip met ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Exit, Tom Penders; Enter.....To Be Determined

    Photo from wikipedia​It was rather surreal inside the Carl Lewis Auditorium at the University of Houston Athletics/Alumni Center yesterday afternoon. Let's start with members of the Houston media actually showing up for something that didn't involve a free buffet -- there hasn't been that large ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    Miracle on the Diamond: Japan Beats the USA in Softball

    Photo from wikipedia​It was rather surreal inside the Carl Lewis Auditorium at the University of Houston Athletics/Alumni Center yesterday afternoon. Let's start with members of the Houston media actually showing up for something that didn't involve a free buffet -- there hasn't been that large ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    Lou Dobbs, Henry Cejudo and Usain Bolt: More Notes on the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

    Photo from wikipedia​It was rather surreal inside the Carl Lewis Auditorium at the University of Houston Athletics/Alumni Center yesterday afternoon. Let's start with members of the Houston media actually showing up for something that didn't involve a free buffet -- there hasn't been that large ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    Carl Lewis > Michael Phelps (At Least for Four More Years)

    Photo from wikipedia​It was rather surreal inside the Carl Lewis Auditorium at the University of Houston Athletics/Alumni Center yesterday afternoon. Let's start with members of the Houston media actually showing up for something that didn't involve a free buffet -- there hasn't been that large ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2008

    WTF? Lance Berkman Doesn't Think Michael Phelps Is a Real Athlete?

    Photo from wikipedia​It was rather surreal inside the Carl Lewis Auditorium at the University of Houston Athletics/Alumni Center yesterday afternoon. Let's start with members of the Houston media actually showing up for something that didn't involve a free buffet -- there hasn't been that large ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    Fake Fireworks and Feminine Swimsuits: More Notes on the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

    Photo from wikipedia​It was rather surreal inside the Carl Lewis Auditorium at the University of Houston Athletics/Alumni Center yesterday afternoon. Let's start with members of the Houston media actually showing up for something that didn't involve a free buffet -- there hasn't been that large ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    A Report from the Dynamo Media Match

    Photo from wikipedia​It was rather surreal inside the Carl Lewis Auditorium at the University of Houston Athletics/Alumni Center yesterday afternoon. Let's start with members of the Houston media actually showing up for something that didn't involve a free buffet -- there hasn't been that large ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2006

    Awright, Carl Lewis, Break It Up

    Photo from wikipedia​It was rather surreal inside the Carl Lewis Auditorium at the University of Houston Athletics/Alumni Center yesterday afternoon. Let's start with members of the Houston media actually showing up for something that didn't involve a free buffet -- there hasn't been that large ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2005

    Run for the Money

    Catch the million-dollar babies at the TSU Relays

  • Music

    May 9, 2002

    Human Nature

    Dieselboy saves the world -- or maybe just American drum 'n' bass

  • Dining

    May 18, 2000

    Pie in the Sky?

    Dieselboy saves the world -- or maybe just American drum 'n' bass

  • News

    May 11, 2000

    A Dying Race

    Houston boasts some of the biggest track legends in the world. Who cares? They do.

  • Dining

    February 17, 2000

    Dish

    Pacific Dim

  • Dining

    June 3, 1999

    Fast Start

    Carl Lewis's new "world-beat grille" is aiming for a place in the record books

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    The Killer-est B

    Forget Biggio, Bagwell, Bell. Move over, Barkley. The sports figure of the decade is...

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Going the Distance

    Houston's John Kelley has pursued his dream of bringing the Olympics to Houston for years, despite all odds. Now he's official.

  • News

    July 9, 1998

    The Party Boys

    Politics pulls out the hard "soft" cash, Houston-style

  • Calendar

    May 22, 1997

    Press Picks

    Politics pulls out the hard "soft" cash, Houston-style

  • News

    April 10, 1997

    The Insider

    Politics pulls out the hard "soft" cash, Houston-style

  • News

    January 23, 1997

    What Did He Do To Deserve This?

    Attorney John O'quinn says his big-business enemies are out to do him in. But the real source of his troubles may be closer to home.

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat

    Attorney John O'quinn says his big-business enemies are out to do him in. But the real source of his troubles may be closer to home.

  • Calendar

    December 19, 1996

    Press Picks

    Attorney John O'quinn says his big-business enemies are out to do him in. But the real source of his troubles may be closer to home.

  • News

    December 29, 1994

    The Year of Living Anxiously

    Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

  • Dining

    January 6, 1994

    Working on the Chain Gang

    Carrabba's is cloning itself for national consumption. Has it kept its original flavor?

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