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December 15, 2009
UH Struggles Against Troy, Exam Schedule
Photo courtesy UHOne of the myriad NCAA justifications for the lack of a Division One football playoff is the distraction that such a playoff would provide to players attempting to write papers, take finals and just get through the end of the semester. ut maybe the NCAA should check with Houston ... More >>
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December 16, 2009
Kevin Sumlin Didn't Leave (This Time), But Unlike His Players, He Could
There was much panic among the Houston Cougar faithful when head coach Kevin Sumlin's name was mentioned in regards to the open University of Cincinnati coaching job. And that same panic was seen as well at Stanford when coach Jim Harbaugh's name was mentioned in connection with the Kansas job. & ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Game Time: Five NBA Games That Need "Dollar Beer Night"
Back in the day, Arco Arena in Sacramento used to rock pretty good. Even when it was hosting a perennially lottery-bound squad, and the Sacramento brass was drafting the likes of Pervis Ellison first overall in 1989 and Bobby Hurley in the 1993 lottery, fans would still show up and represent.Ultim ... More >>
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December 30, 2009
Coogs Come Out Flat-Footed Against La. Tech
Photo courtesy UHThe Houston Cougars (7-4) lost 99-94 to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (12-2) last night in what UH head coach Tom Penders called a "rock-em-sock-em up-and-down great basketball game." And despite the loss, it was one of the more exciting games played inside Hofheinz Pavilion this s ... More >>
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February 10, 2010
Expanding The NCAA Tournament to 96 Teams: That's March Madness
Last fall, the NCAA began discussions regarding a change to the men's basketball tournament, otherwise known as March Madness. This is currently a 65-team tournament. Win or out. And it determines the best college basketball team in the country. It's a huge moneymaker for the schools and the NCAA ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
NCAA Being Sued By Former Players Who Find Themselves Being Used In Video Games
Not many people remember Ed O'Bannon for his exploits on the basketball court. But if he has his way, his name may end up as one of the most memorable in college sports history, primarily because he could end up being the one who changes college sports history. O'Bannon was a star forward on the ... More >>
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March 15, 2010
Cougars Are, At Long Last, A Part Of March Madness Again
Photo courtesy UHI owe Tom Penders and his players an apology. I thought that there was no chance of the Houston Cougars running the table in the C-USA men's basketball tournament, and thus making the NCAA Tournament. And I wrote such.Boy was I wrong.The Cougars pulled off the expected defeat ... More >>
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March 15, 2010
Game Time: Your March Madness Preview, Complete With WARNING LABEL
"If Kansas is the best team in the country, college basketball is going to suck this season." -- @SeanCablinasian on Twitter That was a post I had on Twitter, dated and time stamped 10:29 PM on November 17. Kansas was the top-ranked team in the country at the time, and they were plodding their way ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
Game Time: Ten Historically Significant March Madness Buzzer Beaters
In my effort to help everyone prepare for March Madness, I bring you the second installment of the March Madness Preview. (Click here for yesterday's first installment -- you know the part with my picks and what not.) Today, we look at some of the most historical buzzer beaters in tournament histo ... More >>
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March 19, 2010
Tonight: The Coogs In The Big Dance
Photo courtesy UHThe improbable post-season run of the Houston Cougars continues tonight as they face the fourth-seeded Maryland Terrapins in a first-round Midwest Regional match-up. It's no secret that Maryland, which tied Duke for the regular-season championship of the ACC, is the favorite in ... More >>
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March 19, 2010
Game Time: "My Bracket Looks Like Edward James Olmos' Face"
There is a silver lining in a plundered bracket in the year 2010, and it's this -- with the advent of Twitter, you immediately get reaction to the various buzzer-beaters, bracket-busters, and inexplicable gaffes that make up the first few days of the tournament (and there were plenty). So whereas ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Coogs Show Sparks, But Are One-And-Done In The NCAAs
Photo courtesy UHOn Friday, I laid out a series of necessary keys that the Houston Cougars had to meet were they to have any chance of defeating the Maryland Terrapins in Friday night's opening-round NCAA Tournament match. You've seen the final score by now: Maryland 89, Houston 77. But at th ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Game Time: "I've Done Some Pretty Bad Things"
"I've done some pretty bad things..." -- Tiger Woods, 3.21.10That makes two of us, Tiger. Of course, while the bad things you did were decidedly more kinky and homewrecking than my transgressions, it doesn't make me feel any less remorseful than you. Hey, by the way, saw your texts to Joslyn ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Game Time: Calipari Seeks His First Final Four....You Know, Because The Other Two Never Happened
The NCAA makes me chuckle sometimes. Forget about the laughable amount of time it takes them to investigate transgressions at schools where you may as well be investigating jaywalking outside Minute Maid Park on Texas Street after an Astros game. (For those of you who don't live in Houston, after ... More >>
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March 29, 2010
Baylor Comes Close, But Can't Pull It Off
It was God versus the Devil. The school with the storied history versus the school with the sullied history. Sampson versus Goliath. A team now more known for postseason meltdowns versus a team hoping to grow into a history of postseason meltdowns.There was the school with what turned out to b ... More >>
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April 6, 2010
Game Time: Mark Down "April 6," Because I'm About To Talk Nice About Duke
With 7:10 left in last night's men's college basketball championship game, Duke senior guard Jon Scheyer hit two free throws to put the Duke Blue Devils up 56-51. I turned to the person next to me at the establishment where I was watching this instant classic unfold and said, "Well, go ahead and ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Third Ward High
The 2010 Yates championship team proved nobody does it better.
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April 7, 2010
Game Time: What If Gordon Hayward's Shot Goes In?
As sports fans, I think we probably let single events define players and coaches more than we should. In this era where we want to evaluate things quickly and neatly, it's always easier (and oftentimes, lazier) to just let one play on a big stage define somebody. It's clear, it's concise, it's also ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Mack Rhoades Wants UH Fans To Show Up, Darnit
No, this is not DURING a Coog gameI got the chance to visit with Houston Cougars athletic director Mack Rhoades last Friday to discuss the school's new stadium plans -- I was just one of the several media members there. And while Rhoades was trying to get out his vision for the future, there was ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Game Time: NBA DRAFT -- Worst Lottery Picks Of The Last 15 Years
cutlineAs "must see" events on the sporting calendar go, the annual NBA Draft is highly underrated. If you ask the average sports fan his or her five most watchable sports nights of the year you'll probably get canned answers like the Super Bowl, a Game 7 in the MLB or NBA playoffs, and any inte ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Guy V. Lewis: What's A Guy Got To Do To Get In The Hall Of Fame?
Photo courtesy UHShould have been in the Hall by nowI saw this item posted over at Coogfans the other day. I don't know whether it's the real deal or not, but supposedly there was somebody on eBay selling what he claimed to be the floor from the Game of the Century. For those to young to remember ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
Houston's 10 Best Sports Moments*
*And the 5 most heartbreaking...
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July 29, 2010
Houston's Top Ten Sports Moments: Another View
The bosses came out their Top 10 Greatest Houston Sports Moments today, so I thought I would share mine.1. September 25, 1986: The magic number for the Houston Astros to clinch the NL West is one game. The Astros are playing a midweek day game against the San Francisco Giants, the team that just ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
Game Time: Best of the Best -- Top 10 Moments from Clutch City Rockets (w/video)
Consensus Number OneI am a total sucker for lists.This makes me like roughly 95 percent of society; the fact that I openly admit I'm a sucker for lists makes me a little more unique. There are so many list books, list columns, list blog posts (many by yours truly) that it seems by admitting you ... More >>
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August 31, 2010
The Five Most Overrated Houston Athletes
Nolan Ryan: Ks are nice, how about wins?In Houston, we mostly love our athletes. It takes a lot to get on our bad side.Of course, sometimes we overlove our athletes. Not only do they hold a special place in our hearts, but we insist that they were much better than they actually were.So what athle ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Resurrecting Phi Slama Jama
Can UH resurrect its basketball glory days?
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October 20, 2010
UH Basketball Tries Once Again To Resurrect Phi Slama Jama (And Our List Of The Five Best Basketball Coogs)
While the University of Houston tries to resurrect its basketball program, we reflect on the glory days. Bryan Williams, who was a part of the University of Houston's Phi Slama Jama teams, took pictures for this week's cover story in the Houston Press about the incredible decline of the universit ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Rice Basketball: What's New, Pussycat?
The Owls turned the LSU Tigers into pussycatsThere are droughts, and there are droughts. And fittingly, on a day when the city of Houston was submerged under a continuous downpour of rain that may have helped to end a drought that's been dragging down the city, the Rice Owls found a way&nbs ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Cougars Come Close, But Close Isn't Good Enough
John RoyalZamal Nixon looks for the open guy in the first halfBasketball teams don't win games they let the opponent shoot 50 percent from the floor. They also don't win basketball games when they miss 12 of 31 free throw shots. Or take ill-advised three-point shots when hanging on to a one ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
UH and Rice Attempt to Salvage Their Seasons This Weekend
John RoyalMaurice McNeil hopes to lead the Cougars out to three more winsThe Houston Cougars and Rice Owls looked to be moving in different directions as the men's basketball season got underway. The Cougars had a new head coach, James Dickey, who hadn't been a head coach since the 1990s. T ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
Houston Rockets -- Screwed City
Daniel KramerDaryl Morey needs to go big timeIt's no surprise that Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey has a Facebook page. And it's not one of those aloof "Fan" pages, either, where all you can do is click "Like." Morey has one of those "regular guy" Facebook pages where you can send him me ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Rice Basketball: Farce? Fiasco? Either Way, the Owls Lose Another
John RoyalThe malfunctioning shot clock displays Rice's chances of advancing to the NCAA TournamentWhat if they played a basketball game and nobody cared? What if it was senior night, but the school was on spring break and not even the band or cheerleaders could be bothered to make even a to ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Kings Of Leon Playing Free Final Four Discovery Green Show
Marc BrubakerKings of Leon at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, September 2010According to Houston's KHOU-TV, Tennessee studs Kings of Leon will play a free show at Discovery Green from 12-4 p.m. the afternoon of Saturday, April 2, as part of the Final Four weekend festivites as the NCAA men's ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
Charles Barkley Drops "Jackass" on Billy Packer (And Seven Other Barkley-As-Analyst Highlights)
Don't mess with the BarkleyThe unveiling of the brackets for March Madness, which is a scant 48 hours away, takes on a little different meaning this year, for three intertwined reasons: 1. The field has expanded to 68, so now Tuesday and Wednesday will include four play-in games to get us to ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
CBS Murders Charles Barkley (Not Literally)
Barkley sucked ass instead of kissing it"This is a win on any number of levels, not the least of which is that I would watch Charles Barkley analyzing or opining on any topic. No, seriously, I would watch Charles Barkley convey his thoughts about ANYTHING -- basketball, politics, the economy, ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Why Is Everybody Hating on UAB?
Seth Greenberg wants to know why no one likes him"It makes you wonder if someone in that room has their own agenda, and it does not include Virginia Tech, unfortunately," Coach Seth Greenberg said Sunday night. "You'd hate to think there's politics involved, but it makes you wonder." I've ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
NCAA Day One -- Winners and Losers
Need some downtime for the NCAA tourney? Try a vasectomy.Yes, you read that headline correctly -- yesterday was "Day One" of the NCAA Tournament. Not Tuesday! Despite what the NCAA propaganda machine will tell you, the greatest single two-week period of sports during the calendar year is not ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
NCAA Days Three and Four -- Winners and Losers
March madness underway.Well, I'm guessing that this past weekend of basketball is not how the money people behind the Final Four's coming to Houston drew it up on the chalkboard. In a tournament that already had last year's regional darling Baylor on the outside looking in, the only two Te ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
NCAA Sweet Sixteen Central
What the hell happened to Leslie Visser?It's generally accepted that the first two full days of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament provide the greatest two-day watching/gambling/drinking/eating experience annually, for obvious reasons: 1. Whether by illness, approved vacation, or planned s ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
Metro Prepares for Final Four Onslaught
Metro clearly wants to avoid this during the Final Four weekend.Beginning next Thursday, college basketball fans will begin descending on Houston for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, held at Reliant Stadium. In addition to the games, there is a fan festival at George R. Brown Convention ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Final Four -- R.I.P. College Basketball Regular Season
It's Cinderella overload in Houston"See, BCS! This is how it's done! College basketball, baby!!" -- Any number of random tweeters after Virginia Commonwealth and Butler punched their tickets to the Final Four this weekend Yes, in a world plagued by war, unemployment, and earthquakes, the m ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
Dear Ms. Judd, Welcome to Houston
Dear Ashley, welcome to Houston. I'll be in the press section, come find me.Dear Ms. Ashley Judd: I want to take this opportunity to welcome you to my hometown of Houston, Texas. Now I know you've visited our fine place before, especially several years ago when you were here with your race ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
The Four Best Final Fours of the "One Shining Moment" Era (w/ VIDEO)
Hopefully more shining and less Hudson this yearSome of you mistook my piece on Monday as my not being excited for the Final Four this weekend in Houston. That couldn't be further from the truth. I am incredibly excited to have the event here in our town, for a couple reasons: 1. I'm a Con ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Reese's College All-Star Game
Hopefully more shining and less Hudson this yearSome of you mistook my piece on Monday as my not being excited for the Final Four this weekend in Houston. That couldn't be further from the truth. I am incredibly excited to have the event here in our town, for a couple reasons: 1. I'm a Con ... More >>
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April 3, 2011
Final Four: Ethics, And How Empty Will Reliant be Monday?
John RoyalUConn's Jim Calhoun, the Don Corleone of the Final Four coachesUConn coach Jim Calhoun went the bizarre route on Friday afternoon, comparing him and this group of Final Four coaches to the old 1960s sitcom My Three Sons, with Calhoun of course, assuming the role of Fred MacMurray, t ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Final Four: Six Prop Bets for Tonight's NCAA Game
[Jeff Foxworthy voice:] If you're betting on which team hits the first three-pointer, you just might be a degenerate gambler.Of the four schools in this year's NCAA basketball Final Four, the two biggest fan bases at Reliant Stadium on Saturday night (in my purely unscientific opinion) appear ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
The NCAA Title Game: Forget One Shining Moment, Try a Brick House Instead
John RoyalAnd so begins one of the worst championship games in NCAA Tournament history.Houston is the home city of two Conference USA basketball teams. That means that there's been some really bad basketball played in this city the last several years. So perhaps it was the lingering stench ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
2010-2011 Houston Rockets Report Card
Photo by GroovehouseSad Rocket fanHello everyone! Welcome to my blog post for today, also known as "Day Four of the Jim Rome Smack-Off Recap Hostage Crisis." That's right, based on feedback on my Twitter feed and the monster hits that our rogue "Smack-Off On A Mobile" have been getting, I k ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
For Texas A&M: A Guide to the SEC
Welcome to the family, Aggies.Earthshaking news that you might have missed if you're not a sports fan: Texas A&M is leaving the Big 12 to go to the Southeastern Conference. If you're not a sports fan, perhaps your earth has remained unshaken, but it's a monster step for the Aggies. To help ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
The Top Moments In 2011 Rice Owls Sports
John RoyalRice's Anthony Rendon became a very rich baseball player this summerIt's that time of year. The time for end-of-year lists and bests of, etc. And I'm not immune to tossing off an easy post. So, without further ado, and in no particular order, here are the Top 25 Events in Rice Ow ... More >>
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