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Olympic Dreams
In many ways, Americans obsess over the Olympics for the same reasons we cling to the idea of the American Dream. Their messages are...
TCU Muscle
SMU Recap
Let’s start with a biology lesson. The Horned Frog is neither a frog nor a toad but actually the Texas Horned Lizard. Their...
Week In, Week Out
I’ve been assigned to review the new Hulu TV sitcom Shrill not because it’s a great show (it isn’t yet, though it could be...
Vultures
The older I get, the more I realize the truth of the maxim “no news is good news.” There is news this week. None...
Stars: Fading or Twinkling?
Before Friday night’s game, the Dallas Stars honored former player Jamie Langenbrunner as part of their celebration of the 25th anniversary of the team’s...
Was Black Friday Despite? No, Black Friday Was Because.
According to the Associated Press, Americans spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday this year and another $6.4 billion on Thanksgiving itself....
Travel Ban
My 3-year-old started a nap strike several months ago. Consequently, TCU’s morning games usually result in my sitting in a strip-mall parking lot watching...
Big Shots
The most dominant NCAA Division I athletics team at TCU isn’t Gary Patterson’s men in pads or Jim Schlossnagle’s boys of summer. You may...
Three Strikes
That “Three Strikes” headline isn’t a reference to baseball but the losing streak coach Jamie Dixon’s dribbling disciples have endured while remaining perilously perched...
Sports Rush: A Hard Road to Hardball
Yesterday, I attended a screening of a documentary film about baseball. Do you know what the game footage scenes looked like?
They looked like baseball.
They...
