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Billionaires celebrate differently than the rest of us, too. One day after Tilman Fertitta revealed a $50 million stalking horse bid for the storied Palm steakhouse chain — one that will likely leave him as the eventual owner of the bankrupt brand — he…
Read MoreKelvin Sampson calls for the play once, twice, three times and more. Over and over again, the University of Houston basketball coach motions for the baseline action, the play that puts the ball in Caleb Mills’ hands. Sampson just would not stop c…
Read MoreLuka Doncic treated NBA All-Star Weekend like it should be treated. As a giant reason to party and have a great time. No one seemed to embrace the NBA’s version of Coachella with more fervor than the 20-year-0ld Slovenian who’s changed ever…
Read MoreGreg Ward Jr. fires the football into the upper reaches of the Fertitta Center easily, showing that the man who helped save the Philadelphia Eagles at wide receiver still possesses a quarterback’s arm. Across the arena, Tyus Bowser is settled int…
Read MoreEven before Parasite‘s monumental victory delivered that rare bit of Oscars justice, Bong Joon Ho won the night. Again and again. And again. Only at the Oscars could the year’s best movie actually winning Best Picture of the Year be conside…
Read MoreIt seems like a largely inconsequential play in a game long since decided. Quentin Grimes beats a Tulane player to a basketball clanging off the rim, grabs the offensive rebound and puts it back in to give his University of Houston team a 19-point lead…
Read MorePatrick Mahomes has nothing on Jennifer Lopez and Shakira when it comes to wizardry. The Latin power women somehow work kids in cages singing “Let’s Get Loud” into a Super Bowl halftime show and slip it past the radar of the corporate…
Read MoreJerry Jones shows his heart more and more these days. The Dallas Cowboys owner came to Houston to honor his deceased friend, Bob McNair, recently at the city’s sports awards and he couldn’t have been more magnanimous. And who can forget the…
Read MoreDusty Baker rides into town as a 70-year-old on a one-year, prove-it deal to take on one of biggest messes in baseball history. . . and yet, somehow he convinces you he is good with that. The magic of Dusty may indeed be real. Baker says all the right …
Read MoreDeJon Jarreau can see his teammate hurting, struggling with his grief in the middle of the game. So Jarreau wraps freshman point guard Marcus Sasser up in a hug as the University of Houston’s basketball team goes into a timeout huddle. Jarreau wi…
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