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Over the Weekend: Turkeys, Aggies, Cougars, Rockets, Girls Gone Wild, Swedish Rockers and Gratuitous Drinking

Gettin’ Miggy With It: Astros Buy First Class Ticket to Loserville

Best and Worst Houston Sports Moments from 2007

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Playing Pretend: Local Sports Media Figures as Political Pundits

Super Bowl XLII: Predestined, But Not in the Way Everyone Predicted

Over the Weekend: Bar Hopping and Political Posturing

Over the Weekend: Boozing, Bret Michaels and Baseball

The Top Five Astros-Killers of All Time

Jason Friedman Signs Off

Astros-Dodgers: Speaking of Predictions, Guess Who Got Last Month Right

Over the Weekend: Art of Can, Afterburner Party, Rich’s and Astros

In the Shade: Owner Woes

Has Sarah Palin Cracked the Glass Ceiling for Other Former Sportscasters?

Over the Weekend: Pearl Bar, Los Tios, Escalante's and Houston Aeros

Over the Weekend: Special Bikini Edition

Krys Kolanos Is Awesome. The Rest of the Aeros (and the Uniforms), Not So Much.

Photo by Fred Trask It's been about a month since I've seen the Houston Aeros play a game - they've been on the road and I've been on vacation. So I'm not really sure about what's going on with this team. They leapt out to a 5-0-0-0 start, which was the second best in team history. The 2008-09 Ae ... More >>

Ten Other Instances of "Sloppy Seconds"

Sean Avery of the NHL's Dallas Stars was suspended for an indefinite period by the NHL on Tuesday for comments he made in Calgary on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, he made a comment about several players dating his "sloppy seconds." And I know most of you in Houston would rather talk high school fo ... More >>

BCS Bill in Congress? About Time Our Politicos Got to the Important Stuff

The nation is in peril. There's still the threat of terrorism. The military is mired in two wars. The economy is falling apart. Rich banking execs are getting bonuses for their failing businesses -- bonuses being paid by taxpayer money -- and the auto industry is on the verge of collapse. But if ... More >>

Houston Astros 2009 Season Preview

The Chron tried to get everybody in the mood for baseball yesterday with their story on what the 2009 Houston Astros roster looks like. If you're not excited about the season, don't blame the Chron because they're not the ones who put the roster together. And folks, this isn't a good roster. Citing ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Sports Illustrated, Dr. John, Neville Brothers, Pretty Things Peepshow and Aerosol Warfare

Morning! We've been plenty busy these last few days. Time to share. Top Ten Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Photos John Royal started things off with an in-depth cultural analysis of the phenomenon that is the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Dr. John at House of Blues Mark C. Austin and ... More >>

Houston Astros 2009 Season Preview

The Chron tried to get everybody in the mood for baseball yesterday with their story on what the 2009 Houston Astros roster looks like. If you're not excited about the season, don't blame the Chron because they're not the ones who put the roster together. And folks, this isn't a good roster. Citing ... More >>

John Royal's New Year's Resolutions for 2009

In honor of the New Year, I thought I would go the cliché route and give you my Ten Resolutions for 2009. 10. I'm going to continue to be as objective as I can when it comes to my coverage of Houston sports. 9. I'm going to find some way to get the Houston Press to pay for my MLB Extra Innings pa ... More >>

Design Haters and Soccer lovers

In honor of the New Year, I thought I would go the cliché route and give you my Ten Resolutions for 2009. 10. I'm going to continue to be as objective as I can when it comes to my coverage of Houston sports. 9. I'm going to find some way to get the Houston Press to pay for my MLB Extra Innings pa ... More >>

Dr Pepper, Planned Parenthood and Air Conditioning

In honor of the New Year, I thought I would go the cliché route and give you my Ten Resolutions for 2009. 10. I'm going to continue to be as objective as I can when it comes to my coverage of Houston sports. 9. I'm going to find some way to get the Houston Press to pay for my MLB Extra Innings pa ... More >>

Tornado Burgers, New Year's Play, Anthony Bourdain

In honor of the New Year, I thought I would go the cliché route and give you my Ten Resolutions for 2009. 10. I'm going to continue to be as objective as I can when it comes to my coverage of Houston sports. 9. I'm going to find some way to get the Houston Press to pay for my MLB Extra Innings pa ... More >>

Poor Boys, Ethiopian Tacos and Dynamo Fans

In honor of the New Year, I thought I would go the cliché route and give you my Ten Resolutions for 2009. 10. I'm going to continue to be as objective as I can when it comes to my coverage of Houston sports. 9. I'm going to find some way to get the Houston Press to pay for my MLB Extra Innings pa ... More >>

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Sports Columnist Smackdown

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Buh-Bye, Garner; Nice Work?; Union Station

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Monkey Business

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Special Clay Aiken Edition

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Special HouStoned Ballz Edition

Houston Astros, Netflix, Congressman Ron Paul

It could be a year of despair for Astros fans

What Goes Around Comes Around

Watch your head at the National Boomerang Expo

Breaking the Mold

Plus: Bias -- By Whom?, No Alternative, South Park Fallout

Plagiarism? Or Great Minds Thinking Alike? A Lunatic Rant Inspires Controversy

Tuesday we wrote about a long, long manifesto making its way around the net, by the father of a one-time UH baseball player convinced coach Rayner Noble had sabotaged his kid's career.Our item was written by freelancer John W. Royal, who covers baseball and hockey for us.Today, the writer of the ... More >>

The Best Sports Palaces In Houston History, Ranked For Her Pleasure

Photo courtesy wikipedia​It's been a few years since Houston's most recent orgy of building new sports arenas for down-on-their-luck franchise owners. There's a new soccer stadium trying to get itself born, but other than that we probably won't be seeing any new facilities being built for a while. ... More >>

Our Next Mayor, The Cougars Victory and Sex for Tickets

Photo courtesy wikipedia​It's been a few years since Houston's most recent orgy of building new sports arenas for down-on-their-luck franchise owners. There's a new soccer stadium trying to get itself born, but other than that we probably won't be seeing any new facilities being built for a while. ... More >>

The Triple Option: 2-For-2 Against Disinterested Bowl Teams

Photo by John RoyalThe not-so-filled stands at the Texas Bowl.​The Texas Bowl and the Armed Forces Bowl featured two teams in Houston and Missouri who felt they should have been playing in better games going up against two teams who employing the triple-option run offense.The Cougars have had trou ... More >>