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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski made a point of sending his players home for Christmas, citing worries over their mental health. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo purposefully scheduled a game for Christmas Day for the exact same reason. University of Houston c…
Read MoreTexas A&M University’s football program is not the only entity robbed by the college football selection committee’s decision to exclude one of the three best teams in the country from the playoffs. College football fans — and the game i…
Read MoreOnly in 2020 could a college football team rally from down 21 points in the fourth quarter to tie the game, heartbreakingly lose on the game’s final play to drop a game below .500 and then accept a bowl invitation less than 24 hours later. That …
Read MoreWhile James Harden’s potential Houston restaurant remains a mystery wrapped in an enigma — much like the disgruntled, trade-demanding Houston Rockets superstar himself — Deshaun Watson’s new spot is opening as planned. The Houston Texans…
Read MoreJamey Rootes invokes a famous movie scene when the subject turns to Bob McNair. The Houston Texans president is one of the most powerful business executives in sports, but when he first met McNair that was all ahead of Rootes. “Jerry Maguire styl…
Read MoreAvid outdoorsman Ed Shaikh — the dapper designer and co-owner of Dallas luxury menswear, womenswear and lifestyle brand Hadleigh’s — recently celebrated his 50th birthday by embarking on a once in-a-lifetime adventure. Well, actually it was a gift from…
Read MoreThe father of the program is in his house. Or steaming in his yard — depending on how things happen to be going for the University of Houston basketball team at that moment. The team’s most natural scorer and its best 3-point shooter are both in …
Read MoreNo superstar makes it harder to root for him than James Harden. The list of elite players Harden could not play with is now longer than Pinocchio’s nose and Netflix’s inventory of Christmas movies combined. Dwight Howard (OK, most of the NB…
Read MoreFORT WORTH — Dickies Arena is loud, and getting louder. It is full of red, but not Houston Cougars red. Instead, almost the entire crowd of 5,5000 — save several dozen dissenters — seems to be screaming for Texas Tech. They yell and stomp with the full…
Read MoreRIDGEDALE, Mo. — Tiger Woods is not just a tease. While Woods’ name is what will draw people to Payne’s Valley — his first public golf course design — the course itself more than lives up to the hype that the most iconic golfer on earth bri…
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