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Super Bowl

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Peyton Manning -- The Betting Window Is Open

    It's official now, Peyton Manning will be a Denver Bronco after signing a five-year, $96 million contract that essentially boils down to being a series of one-year contracts over the next five years. No signing bonuses, no roster bonuses, plenty of protection in case Manning sustains injury again. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    A Look Ahead To Texan Free Agency, And Why It Won't Involve Peyton Manning

    It was less than a month ago when I believed the Texans would consider making a play for quarterback Peyton Manning. But on the verge of the NFL's free-agent signing bonanza on Tuesday, it looks as though any Texans' changes will be on a smaller scale -- and rightfully so. It seems clear the Texan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Football! Six Prop Bets and My Super Bowl XLVI Pick (Includes Video Analysis of Kelly Clarkson Anthem-Singing)

    Finally, the Super Bowl is upon us, and when you head out to that neighborhood party this Sunday, you may need some fabricated incentive to have a rooting interest in the game. I get that. Sure, you can do it the ultra-lame way by buying a couple squares for five bucks and hoping that you randomly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Texans, Tebow and BCS Titles! This Weekend's 4 Winners and 4 Losers

    All right, this is starting to get ridiculous, football gods. First, you knock out Arian Foster for the first three games of the season with a hamstring injury. Then you rob us of Andre Johnson not once but twice with injuries to each hamstring, forcing him to miss most of the season. Then you rip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Seven People Nearly Killed by Runaway Cart at Cowboys Stadium (w/ CRAZY Video)

    Rise of the machine.​There are certain buildings in sports that are seemingly jinxed. Since the Red Sox finally got off the World Series schneid a few years back, Wrigley Field immediately comes to mind as the current titleholder for "bad luck mecca" as the Cubs haven't made a World Series in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Who Needs Tim Tebow When You Have T.J. Yates (Or Just About Any Other NFL Quarterback)?

    The only proper usage of Tebowing.​Vince Young was not who Jeff Fisher wanted to draft in 2006. His choice for the future quarterback of the Tennessee Titans was Jay Cutler. Bud Adams wanted Young, so Young became a Titan. Young was the 2006 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year as the Titans we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Texans/Bucs -- 4 Winners, 4 Losers (The "Goddammit, NOT Schaub!" Edition)

    Born under a bad sign.​So, I was thisclose to hitting "SEND" on a post that would have openly discussed the Texans going 13-3 and getting home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. And then this: Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub has a significant foot injury that will force him to mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Football! This Weekend's Best Bets

    The Flacco Factor: Always keep it in mind​It's the first weekend of football in November. In college football, this means we get into nut-cutting time, weekends that completely weed out the real championship contenders. This weekend includes a quasi-final four in the SEC with the huge LSU- Ala ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Pop Rocks: Finally, The Super Bowl Is Safe For PG-13 Rated Entertainment Again

    The boob that launched a thousand obscenity complaints...​Over seven years after the FCC went into a tizzy over Janet Jackson exposing her breast during the 2004 Super Bowl (making a D-cup out of an A-cup, perhaps), a federal appeals court upheld its finding yesterday that the commission acted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Rice Plans Major Upgrade To Football Facilities

    The south end zone faciltiy will be demolished and rebuilt​Rice is like every other football program not in the top tier these days -- they're making sure they can keep up with other schools in order to be attractive to poaching conferences and not be left out in the cold. So today they annou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    More NFL Drama: 75 Former Pros Suing League Over Concussions

    Former Texas Longhorn Raymond Clayborn (24) and 74 fellow NFL retirees are suing the league.​The National Football League has been, for the past few years, one of the biggest proponents of concussion awareness. Now, all of that cheerleading may bite them in the backside. The Associated Press ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Former Texan QB Rex Grossman Declares Himself The Starter For A Team He's Not Signed With

    He's not called the Sex Cannon for nothing​Let me preface what I'm about to say by saying that I like Rex Grossman. Kind of like pizza or midgets, he's always struck me as a clear "any time you add him to the current scenario, the atmosphere improves" kind of guy -- as long as the "current sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    The Dallas Cowboys' Monster.Com Listing For A New Coach

    Apply at Valley Ranch​Can you do better than a 1-7 record with a team of high-priced, high-profile players? Then the Dallas Cowboys coaching job may be for you!! The Cowboys offer a beautiful training facility in suburban Dallas where no one has been horribly injured in a wind storm in well o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Pop Rocks: Fantasy Football For (Immature) Dummies

    ​Football season is almost upon us. For many people, this time of year offers renewed hope for the future, ranging from the merely possible (can the Saints repeat?) to the improbable (will the Texans makes the playoffs) to the "You gotta be fucking kidding me" (Kris Brown kicks a last-minute f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Game Time: Houston Texans -- Stats That Will Illuminate Your Mind (and Break Your Spirit)

    These guys look unhappy enough to be Texans fans​If you asked most adult sports fans why they follow a particular team or sport, my guess is their answer would be something along the lines of "It/they provide a distraction from my boring everyday life." In fact, maybe we can get Family Feud to as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Game Time: Texans Wednesday AM Practice Report (LIVE from New Orleans!)

    Land of Super Bowl champions​Safe, sound, and functioning on three hours of sleep, I am LIVE in New Orleans at the Saints practice facility in Metarie, LA covering the Texans and the Saints inter-squad practice sessions. For those unaware of the agenda, the Texans spent this morning and will spen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Will Bob McNair Kill The 2011 NFL Season?

    Bob McNair & Jerry Jones may torpedo the 2011 season​As some NFL fans know, the possibility is growing that there will not be a NFL season in 2011. The reason of course is that there is currently no agreed-upon Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NFL and the players, and while they're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Venezuelan Street Food - Catered

    ​We were recently fortunate enough to sample some homemade Venezuelan empanadas that were muy deliciosos. Made by Rosalba Verde, a native of Venezuela, the flaky pastry dough came in several versions -- stuffed full of chorizo and potato, ground beef, or chicken breast mixed with green olives, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Who Dat?

    ​Hell has frozen over. The New Orleans Saints are going to the Super Bowl this Sunday. So, to celebrate, we give you our twist on traditional Buffalo wings, Cajun Chicken Wings. These wings are so good and so easy, you'll look for any excuse to make them. Even Colts fans will be begging for mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Jerry Jones' Ego Triumphs Yet Again

    Photo courtesy NFL​From what we've heard, Cowboys Stadium is a crap-tastic, glorified sports bar: Unless you shell out for the big-bucks seats, you're gonna be stuck way, way upstairs looking at a giant TV screen, overpaying for beers.But Jerry Jones loves his billion-dollar monument to himself. S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Wine of the Week: Super Bowl Wines

    ​In honor of Super Bowl Sunday this weekend, we're continuing to bring you the latest and greatest in Super Bowl-ready wine. Odd Pair has featured Buffalo wings with red wine and nachos with white. Today, Wine of the Week has found two easygoing red wines to pair with just about anything you p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Odd Pair: Wings and Wine

    ​This year, one of our friends is having an Owner's Box-themed Super Bowl party. No rowdy keg-stands or beer pong here -- this party is all about class. But you can't watch football without Buffalo wings. How to class them up? You guessed it - wine. Our trusty wine gurus at Spec's first aske ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Game Time: Brett Favre Melting Down....Right On Cue

    ​We are inundated by so much marketing hype in this day and age. Between internet pop-up advertisements, electronic billboards, late-night infomercials, not to mention all of the traditional marketing avenues, we are promised so many things by so many people, yet rarely does it happen where you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Texans Raise Ticket Prices Because....Because...Because They Can?

    ​Let's say you're the owner of the Houston Texans. And let's say your team just barely managed to eke out its first winning season despite playing against some of the worst teams in professional football. Let's say that, despite saying this summer that it was the playoffs or bust for the team, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Game Time: I Bet On The Cowboys This Weekend, And Now I Must Go Shower

    ​I'm not sure why I thought Sunday would be any different for the Dallas Cowboys than every other big spot that they've been in since Tony Romo was handed the keys to the Cowboy Cadillac (complete with big-ass steer horns as a hood ornament). I mean, were two spankings of a reeling Philadelphia Ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    What's It Gonna Take To Get Gary Kubiak Fired?

    Photo by Mark C. Austin​Before the football season, Houston Texans owner Bob McNair supposedly said that anything short of the playoffs for the team would be unacceptable. I say supposedly because here we are, in January, at the end of another non-playoff season, and not only is Gary Kubiak still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Can the Houston Texans Get Garcia In This Rosenfels Trade? Jeff Can Come, Too

    Photo by gr750 NFL free agency starts today. And since the Houston Texans are trading Sage Rosenfels to the Minnesota Vikings, they find themselves in desperate need of a backup quarterback. And with Matt Schaub as the number one QB, the Texans are going to desperately need a proven backup for tho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Can the Houston Texans Get Garcia In This Rosenfels Trade? Jeff Can Come, Too

    Photo by gr750 NFL free agency starts today. And since the Houston Texans are trading Sage Rosenfels to the Minnesota Vikings, they find themselves in desperate need of a backup quarterback. And with Matt Schaub as the number one QB, the Texans are going to desperately need a proven backup for tho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    25 Super Bowl Memes You'll Be Sick Of

    It's Super Bowl week. The game is on Sunday, but by the time kickoff rolls around we're going to be so sick of the hype that nobody is going to care about the game. The memes have started coalescing, so here's a little primer for every storyline that you will be sick of come Thursday evening once ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    25 Super Bowl Memes You'll Be Sick Of

    It's Super Bowl week. The game is on Sunday, but by the time kickoff rolls around we're going to be so sick of the hype that nobody is going to care about the game. The memes have started coalescing, so here's a little primer for every storyline that you will be sick of come Thursday evening once ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Get Your Shrine On

    For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2008

    The End: John Royal’s Super Bowl Prediction

    For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 24, 2008

    ASK A MEXICAN

    For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    John Royal’s NFL Picks: Channeling Madden and Picking the Giants Anyway

    For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    Giselle Bundchen, Carrie Underwood, Bridget Moynihan and Jessica Simpson -- Yep, We're Talking Football

    For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2008

    NFL Weekend Playoff Picks

    For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2007

    2007 NFL Preview, Take Two

    For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2007

    From Britney to U2: The 2007 NFL Preview

    For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    And Now, a Word or Three on the Texans

    For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2007

    Radio, Radio

    For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 31, 2007

    SHERLOCK'S

    SNEAKY FUCK

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    May Cause Discomfort

    SNEAKY FUCK

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    May Cause Discomfort

    SNEAKY FUCK

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2006

    But the Big Game Was On...

    SNEAKY FUCK

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2005

    Go for the Goal

    It's fútbol Sunday at the MLS Cup

  • News

    January 15, 2004

    Hotel Envy

    Greenspoint says it's just as good as the Galleria, darn it

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Hype

    Super Bowl 2004

  • Calendar

    April 10, 2003

    First and Ten (Months to Go)

    Block party kicks off Super Bowl countdown

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    Jailhouse Mock

    Pot calls kettle black! Tonight on KHOU!

  • Film

    July 16, 1998

    Buffed Up

    Stylish Buffalo '66 makes an incomplete pass

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