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Tiger Woods is Back — Announces Plans to Play in Masters Tournament

With his announcement that he’ll make his “comeback” at the Masters makes me giggle like a little girl. The only thing better than watching Tiger play golf, is watching Tiger play the majors.

Sunny Sunday at The Disch

Oh, and the fact that the Longhorns won 8-2 to sweep the three game weekend series vs. the trees of Stanford? All the sweeter.

Couch Potato Saturday

I’m a sports fanatic — not quite as bad as I used to be (I don’t watch the NBA,MLB, or the NHL any more…at all) — but I still love amateur sports and racing sports.

Super Bowl Sunday: Saints vs. Colts

o you have big plans for the day? Heading out to a bar to watch the game? Hosting a party? Going to someone else’s house? Who are you rooting for? Or do you even car

Danica Patrick: Welcome to NASCAR Racing

I’m a pretty big fan of NASCAR and stock car racing in general. I’m also a fan Danica Patrick. I’m not such a fan of open-wheel racing. So I’m pretty excited to see Ms. Patrick make the jump over to real racing.

Robert Gibbs Rooting for the Longhorns

Other than being a white dude, I was hoping to never have a single thing in common with White House Press Liar Robert Gibbs.

Texas:The NCAA’s QB Factory!

Texas High School football has had a long and storied history. Anyone familiar with football in this state can name a long list of former Texas football greats, from almost any era.
In the current era of High School football, however, the list of Quarterbacks competing at the highest levels of the NCAA’s FBS schools [...]

Alabama Cancelling Classes for Football Game

When your state motto is reduced to, “Hey, at least we’re smarter than Mississippi,” you might want to do more school’n. Not less.

Matt Taibbi’s Racist (and Hypocritical) Remarks in Rolling Stone

In case you don’t follow the NFL or the plight of the hapless Detroit Lions, Calvin Johnson and Brandon Pettigrew are black athletes. Whom, according to Taibbi, are superior athletes to any white athlete who has the misfortune to cover them on a field. Didn’t Jimmy the Greek get fired for saying pretty much the same thing?

ShadowGlen Golf Course: Honoring Veterans

A free day of golf to area military personnel and Veterans? That’s a helluva gesture. And I’ll remember it the next time I’m making a tee time in the Austin area.

Tim James: My Favorite NBA Player of All Time

I don’t ever look to the world of sports for my heroes. With the exception of Pat Tillman, I don’t think I’d look to a single other professional athlete to fill the bill of hero. Well…I just found a new hero today. Meet Tim James.

Should Michael Vick Get Another Shot at the NFL?

Michael Vick, a worthless thug and confessed/convicted dog killer, is finished “paying his debt to society” and had been conditionally reinstated to play in the NFL again.

Donte Stallworth (NFL WR) Gets Slap on Wrist for DUI Manslaughter

Michael Vick served 21 months in prison for killing dogs (not long enough, either). Donte Stallworth will only serve one month for killing a person.s.

Sand Volleyball Coming to a College Campus Near You

How about a bunch of young, 18-23 year old college girls playing sand volleyball?