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John Lopez

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Ranking The Local Sports Radio Shows From Worst To First

    I've been listening to sports radio in the city of Houston a very long time. Too long, probably. While I don't remember much about Edmonds and Martini, I do remember when the only sports radio show in Houston was Sports Beat, which ran evenings on KTRH. Amazing to think that we've gone from one four ... More >>

  • News

    March 31, 2011

    KGOW'S KAPOW KAPOW

    1560AM weaves pop culture, locker-room humor and irreverence into sports-talk radio.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    UH Steps Up With Sumlin Contract Extension; Will The Fans Do Their Part?

    Photo courtesy UH​Let's hear it for UH Athletic Director Mack Rhoades. He got one of the nation's hottest coaches, Kevin Sumlin, to put his signature to a new six-year contract which is a rather a good deal for the Sumlin and the Cougars. The deal is for six years and $6.8 million with another ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    The Draft Day Debate of 2006 Rages On, With The VY Guys Smiling Now

    ​Like a great many former Oilers fans with a concurrent Longhorn allegiance, I am no Houston Texans fan. I tried for a few years, right up until the 2006 draft. The selection of Mario Williams was it for me. I took a solemn vow then to never support the Texans until the McNair family relinquished ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    The VY Guys Are Smiling Now

    ​Like a great many former Oilers fans with a concurrent Longhorn allegiance, I am no Houston Texans fan. I tried for a few years, right up until the 2006 draft. The selection of Mario Williams was it for me. I took a solemn vow then to never support the Texans until the McNair family relinquis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    More Turmoil on the Sports Radio Dial: Jackson, Wexler Jump Ship From 610

    ​Longtime SportsRadio 610 hosts Adam Wexler and Matt Jackson have jumped ship to rival AM-790, the Sports Animal. Houston Chronicle sports-media columnist David Barron believes the duo is destined to host a morning show on 790. The Wexler-Jackson team is notable for two things: each is more or le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Coogs Doing Their Part; The Fans Better Do Theirs

    Photo courtesy UH​The Houston Cougars came out in front of a nearly non-existent Superdome crowd on Saturday and got business done, defeating Tulane 44-16.Of course, it wasn't easy. At least for a half, as the Cougars battled a slow start and poor kicking to lead at only 9-6 after the first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Hey, Astros: Please Don't Make Terrible Trades

    I think Clear Channel has John Lopez working way too many hours. I made the mistake of listening to him for a bit yesterday, and not only did he make the mistake of wishing that the Astros would trade for Toronto's Roy Halladay, he appeared to be upset that the team isn't putting forth the necessar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    "The Sports Animal" Does Some Shedding

    Is one of the myriad sports-talk radio stations in town beginning to blink in their eyeball-to-eyeball-to-eyeball-to-eyeball battle?Clear Channel, the communications giant, swung the layoff ax across the country today, and it hit notably in Houston.The biggest names: Brad Davies and Craig Rober ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Rickey, Jose, the Hall of Fame, and Me

    The string is unbroken. In the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame, no player has ever been elected unanimously. Not Babe Ruth. Not Nolan Ryan. Not Cal Ripken. Not Tony Gwynn. Not Rickey Henderson. The closest to achieving this elusive milestone was Tom Seaver who got 98.84 percent of the v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Rickey, Jose, the Hall of Fame, and Me

    The string is unbroken. In the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame, no player has ever been elected unanimously. Not Babe Ruth. Not Nolan Ryan. Not Cal Ripken. Not Tony Gwynn. Not Rickey Henderson. The closest to achieving this elusive milestone was Tom Seaver who got 98.84 percent of the v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    Playing Pretend: Local Sports Media Figures as Political Pundits

    The string is unbroken. In the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame, no player has ever been elected unanimously. Not Babe Ruth. Not Nolan Ryan. Not Cal Ripken. Not Tony Gwynn. Not Rickey Henderson. The closest to achieving this elusive milestone was Tom Seaver who got 98.84 percent of the v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    New Year's Resolutions

    The string is unbroken. In the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame, no player has ever been elected unanimously. Not Babe Ruth. Not Nolan Ryan. Not Cal Ripken. Not Tony Gwynn. Not Rickey Henderson. The closest to achieving this elusive milestone was Tom Seaver who got 98.84 percent of the v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2007

    Craig Biggio Is Gone, Daddy, Gone. But What about Jose de Jesus Ortiz?

    The string is unbroken. In the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame, no player has ever been elected unanimously. Not Babe Ruth. Not Nolan Ryan. Not Cal Ripken. Not Tony Gwynn. Not Rickey Henderson. The closest to achieving this elusive milestone was Tom Seaver who got 98.84 percent of the v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    Anything's Possible in the Fantasy World of the Astros

    The string is unbroken. In the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame, no player has ever been elected unanimously. Not Babe Ruth. Not Nolan Ryan. Not Cal Ripken. Not Tony Gwynn. Not Rickey Henderson. The closest to achieving this elusive milestone was Tom Seaver who got 98.84 percent of the v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2007

    Getting Rogered

    The string is unbroken. In the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame, no player has ever been elected unanimously. Not Babe Ruth. Not Nolan Ryan. Not Cal Ripken. Not Tony Gwynn. Not Rickey Henderson. The closest to achieving this elusive milestone was Tom Seaver who got 98.84 percent of the v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2007

    A Little Too Ironic

    The string is unbroken. In the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame, no player has ever been elected unanimously. Not Babe Ruth. Not Nolan Ryan. Not Cal Ripken. Not Tony Gwynn. Not Rickey Henderson. The closest to achieving this elusive milestone was Tom Seaver who got 98.84 percent of the v ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2006

    Arson Is Bad?

    When will the state finally lift the arson ban?

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    When will the state finally lift the arson ban?

  • News

    October 20, 2005

    Back to Busch

    The Astros' first five NLCS games, as they happened

  • News

    October 13, 2005

    Game Four: A Bitter Sweep Ending

    The Astros’ attempt to win without scoring somehow fails

  • News

    September 2, 2004

    Not Rocket Science

    NASA can get political -- for Tom DeLay

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    Lineup Change

    The pressure is on the Chron's sports columnists

  • Music

    October 16, 2003

    Hype This

    Fleetwood Mac opens the Toyota Center, the Chron hyperventilates, and a city grumbles

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Bloody Sunday

    Yet another weekend newspaper magazine bites the dust

  • News

    January 9, 2003

    Man of the Year

    If Chronicle coverage is any indication, Texans owner Bob McNair is 2002's VIP

  • News

    August 29, 2002

    Edifice Complex

    Another new sports facility, another round of hype

  • News

    December 6, 2001

    We Take It Back

    Mattress Mac's bowl game is a joke, after all

  • News

    September 6, 2001

    Hard to Say Good-bye

    Economic woes hit the Chronicle, and job cuts are coming

  • News

    August 2, 2001

    You've Got Killer Mail

    Who's the "Railcar" slayer writing to now? Inside Houston magazine.

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    Quoth the Chron

    The Chronicle runs out another inept marketing campaign

  • News

    January 4, 2001

    Money Talks

    Mattress Mac's bowl was a joke everywhere but Houston

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Arena Love

    The establishment's attack dog is muzzled, so far

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    Pigskin Parade

    A nonevent gets blanket coverage

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Home Court Advantage

    The Rockets rack up frequent flyer miles.

  • News

    May 25, 2000

    Winner in OT

    The Rockets rack up frequent flyer miles.

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    News Hostage

    Love and Rockets

  • News

    January 6, 2000

    News Hostage

    Sources Are for Burning

  • News

    March 18, 1999

    News Hostage

    Sources Are for Burning

  • News

    September 17, 1998

    Letters

    Sources Are for Burning

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    Letters

    Sources Are for Burning

  • News

    August 27, 1998

    The Insider

    Sources Are for Burning

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