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September 29, 2017
Let Us Now Praise Tony Romo, The Best NFL Color Commentator
Who’d have thought that he would be this good at this already?
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September 25, 2017
How A Texas Green Beret Helped The NFL’s National Anthem Protests Evolve
Nate Boyer, a six-year Army vet who served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, inspired the idea of taking a knee.
Best Thing in Texas
September 16, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: ‘Madden NFL 18: Longshot’
The most interesting sports video game in years tugs on some specific Texas heartstrings.
Sports
August 25, 2017
Introducing “Friday Night Writes”
Join us as we watch season one of ”Friday Night Lights.”
Sports
August 23, 2017
Munro Cullum’s Concussion Count
A chat with the Dallas doctor in charge of the country’s most ambitious study of traumatic brain injuries among student athletes.
Sports
August 23, 2017
Football Fan Advice From the Texanist
Being a good football fan means being able to find optimism no matter the circumstance.
Sports
July 27, 2017
Would You Eat Pizza Baked Inside Of A Giant Dallas Cowboys Helmet?
Of course you would. The question is, would you eat more of it?
Sports
June 21, 2017
Jerry Jones Met With The Pope
The pontiff did not weigh in on if Dez caught the ball during the 2015 playoff game against the Green Bay Packers (but come on, it was a catch).
Sports
June 8, 2017
The Fall of J.J. Watt?
The NFL Network’s list of the top 100 players in the league ranks the Houston hero a lot lower than he was a year ago.
Sports
April 4, 2017
The Tony Romo Saga Has Ended in Retirement (For Now)
Welcome to the broadcast booth (for now), Tony Romo.
Sports
March 20, 2017
Tom Brady’s Missing Super Bowl Jersey Was Found in Mexico
It may be the beginning of uncovering a jersey-theft ring.
Sports
March 9, 2017
The Texans Traded Brock Osweiler and a Second-Round Pick For Nothing
Welp.
Sports
February 21, 2017
The Houston Police Department Estimates The Value Of Tom Brady’s Missing Super Bowl Jersey
With that figure, it'd make it one of the most expensive pieces of sports memorabilia of all time.
Sports
February 17, 2017
Greg Abbott v. The NFL
The NFL is threatening to pull out of Texas when it comes to event consideration, and the governor is fighting back.
Real Estate
January 30, 2017
Let’s See What Houston Rentals On Airbnb Cost During The Super Bowl
Holy cow.
Business
January 25, 2017
The Woman Behind the ’Boys
How Charlotte Jones Anderson, the chief brand officer and executive vice president for the Dallas Cowboys, helped build the organization into a $4 billion behemoth.
Sports
January 24, 2017
The Dream Of The San Antonio Raiders Is Officially Dead, But Why?
The NFL isn’t coming to San Antonio. Instead, the Raiders filed paperwork to move to a town less than half the size.
Sports
January 19, 2017
Ricky Williams Got Stopped By Police In Tyler While Going For A Walk
Police were called while Williams was taking a walk in the East Texas woods.
Sports
January 17, 2017
Eight Reasons For Cowboys Fans To Be Super Psyched About 2017
The Super Bowl dream may be dead this year, but there’s a lot to celebrate about the 2016 Dallas Cowboys.
Sports
January 15, 2017
How “America’s Team” Became South Texas’s Team
Why Mexican Americans love the Dallas Cowboys.
Sports
January 4, 2017
Dak Prescott Is Clearly The NFL’s Most Valuable Player
How is this even a question?
Sports
October 21, 2016
What’s Tony Romo’s Trade Value?
It’s time to take this question seriously, Cowboys fans.
The Culture
September 21, 2016
Huddle Up
Why tailgating with my family and friends (and a million other fans) is my favorite part of college football.
Sports
September 19, 2016
Let’s Talk About That Rice/Baylor Halftime Performance
Supporters of Rice’s Marching Owl Band say that its performance mocking Baylor’s rape scandal was powerful—but let’s look at it a little more closely.
Sports
September 12, 2016
Grading The New Quarterbacks For Texas’ NFL Teams
Brock Osweiler and Dak Prescott replaced the rotating cast of QB’s that both the Cowboys and the Texans featured last year. So how’d they do?
Sports
September 12, 2016
Here’s Sun in Your Eye
How sunlight streaming into AT&T Stadium may have caused the Cowboys to lose a game.
Sports
September 11, 2016
The Last Best Hope of Tony Romo
After a decade of hard-won victories and brutal setbacks, the 36-year-old quarterback—and every Cowboys fan—knows this: 2016 is the year he will write his legacy.
Sports
August 31, 2016
A University Of The Incarnate Word Alum Who Plays For The Philadelphia Eagles Flirted With Sitting For The National Anthem
Myke Tavarres is an unlikely NFL success story—and he decided not to push his chances before his team’s final preseason game.
Sports
August 24, 2016
Big Men on Campus
Are all those three-hundred-pound high school football players a health crisis waiting to happen?
Sports
August 10, 2016
Art Briles Spotted on the Sidelines of Several NFL Training Camps
The former Baylor coach, relieved of his duties after recommendations from a law firm hired to investigate his program’s sexual assault scandal, has been busy traveling lately.
Sports
July 25, 2016
Paul Ryan’s Misunderstanding Of Texas Football Culture Explains So Much
Football-related gaffes from politicians are nothing new, but each one is like watching someone tear their ACL while doing a touchdown dance.
Sports
May 25, 2016
UNT’s Partnership With The Cowboys Could Be Great For Academics
By default, is UNT America’s college? No, but this is still a big deal.
Sports
May 5, 2016
An Aggie Coach Tweeted Away Part Of The 2017 Recruiting Class
Stay off Twitter, everybody.
Sports
April 6, 2016
ESPN’s Adam Schefter Says Greg Hardy Is A Changed Man
During a sit-down interview, the ESPN reporter jumped to some big conclusions.
Sports
March 17, 2016
Here’s What Virtual Reality Sports Training Is Actually Like
At SXSW this year, StriVR—the company that’s bringing VR to practice facilities around the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and MLS—showed off their goods.
The Daily Post
February 17, 2016
Houston Is Looking For A Few (10,000) Good Volunteers For The Super Bowl
Love the NFL, and want to donate your time and efforts to make sure its most massive event is a success? There are just a few hoops to jump through first!
Sports
February 9, 2016
Johnny Manziel Isn’t A Joke To The Woman He’s Accused Of Beating Up
Football fans have had their fun with the struggling quarterback, but it’s time for the conversation to shift.
Sports
February 3, 2016
Blinn College Seems Pretty Happy To Claim Cam Newton As One Of Their Own
The Super Bowl quarterback and presumptive NFL MVP had a year in Brenham that they’re still talking about.
Sports
January 27, 2016
Whoops, Wade Phillips’s Defense Led The Broncos To The Super Bowl
For Cowboys and Texans fans watching from home, that must sting a little.
The Daily Post
January 20, 2016
Ken Paxton Says That Daily Sports Fantasy Sites Are Illegal Gambling In Texas
He’s not wrong about that, but is this an opportunity to reconsider gambling laws?
The Daily Post
January 12, 2016
The Newly Created Cowboys Club Will Give You Access To Dallas Cowboys Practices
Hard to see what could go wrong with the Cowboys Club.
Sports
January 6, 2016
Here Are Some Texas Athletes Who Should Have Been On The Forbes 30 Under 30 List
The business magazine’s ”30 Under 30” lists were released yesterday—and its sports list surprisingly included two Dallas Stars.
Sports
January 4, 2016
Nobody In The Betting World Believes In The Texans
The team is a 3.5 underdog at home to a team quarterbacked by Alex Smith, and the big picture is even worse.
Sports
December 21, 2015
The Brandon Weeden Era Is Upon You, Texans Fans
The quarterback who got dumped by the Cowboys—the Cowboys!—stepped in and stepped up for the Texans Sunday night.
Sports
December 3, 2015
J.J. Watt’s Trash Talk Is Totally On-Brand And Other Things We Learned While He Was Mic’d Up
”I like Drew! I don’t like hitting him like that.”
Sports
November 23, 2015
Greg Hardy Told Jerry Jones That He’ll “Really Work” To Improve His Behavior, But What Was He Doing Before?
Greg Hardy doesn't seem sorry for his past mistakes, and that behavior is bringing the team down.
Sports
November 19, 2015
Is This Houston Texans Team Really Going To The Playoffs?
They’re tied for first place, and the Colts are out of Luck for the next few weeks. Is a crappy Texans team led by T.J. Yates playoff bound?
Arts & Entertainment
November 18, 2015
The Checklist
A look at what to read, hear, and watch this month in order to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Sports
November 6, 2015
Our Texas Football Icon Bracket Opens Monday
Aikman, Staubach Campbell, Irvin, Watt: Who’s the greatest Texas football player of all time?
Sports
October 29, 2015
How The NFL Prioritizes Disciplining Players For Uniform Violations, But Not Violence
Making a statement against domestic violence on the field is a $6,000 fine, but there are no consequences for Greg Hardy or likely for Johnny Manziel.