Eric Norvell

In the past few years, baseball's health has suffered under the weight of some notable maladies. Steroids. Corked bats. Violent fans. Player-owner face-offs. Owner-Congress face-offs. And the mystery of lower revenues leading to higher salaries. Who's zoomin' who? But perhaps the last decade's biggest single boner happened at the 2002...

Texas is home to some of the most elite college baseball teams. In 2002, the Texas Longhorns took home the NCAA baseball national championship. In 2003, the Rice Owls took the title home. Now, the 2004 trek back to the College World Series begins. Early money says that Rice (preseason...

SUN 8/31 Beach volleyball was once considered a pastime for bored surfers. But California being California, pro beach volleyball leagues were eventually established there, and cable sports networks followed. Pinup bikini hottie Gabriella Reese garnered fans with her, um, uniform, and soon thereafter the sport attracted beer company sponsors --...

It's hard to imagine Santa Fe, Texas, as the center of anything. But the water-skiing universe will converge at Lago Santa Fe's four man-made ski lakes this weekend for the U.S. Open Water Ski Championship. Athletes from all over the world will compete in best professional trick, slalom and jump-skiing...

K.W. Wong admits that he's learned a few things about basketball over the years. "But," he says, "I still ask questions when someone's sitting next to me at the games." That statement may seem strange coming from a man who's worked with quite a few NBA superstars, but his specialty...