Brandon Loy had just stepped out of the shower when he noticed that he had a phone call. The Detroit Tigers were on the other line to inform him that they had just drafted him in the fifth round.
“It’s...
A lot can change when a minor league organization switches affiliations. For the Round Rock Express, it means impressive attendance figures and newfound postseason aspirations.
The Express, in their...
Dirk Nowitzki is a stone-cold killer.
Yeah, never thought I’d type that.
For the majority of his career, it has been difficult to take Dirk seriously. There are the silly aesthetics: the...
PARIS – Regardless of the setting or the surface, Rafael Nadal confounds Roger Federer the way no other
man can.
Put the two greats of the game on opposite ends of a court in a Grand Slam...
DALLAS — The Miami Heat didn’t blow this one. Now they’re just two wins from being crowned NBA champions.
Chris Bosh made a 16-foot, go-ahead jumper from the baseline with 39.6...
For much of the world, modern professional sports are often points of social and cultural contention. For the athletes, there is a greater sense of camaraderie, the feeling that practice pays off. But...
The 2011 Major League Baseball season is just over a month old, and five former Longhorns are contributing to big league clubs. We take a look around the league to check in with former Texas players....
The last time ESPN’s Friday Night Fights came to Austin, in September 2008, Jesús Chávez was busy training for a fight against Andres Ledesma in Houston.
When the cable network’s...
The North American Super Welterweight Championship will be decided in Austin this summer, when No. 2 contender Fernando Guerrero faces Michael Medina at the Erwin Center.
ESPN announced the main...
The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a season where it would be either Super Bowl or bust, as they were looking to be the first team in NFL history to play the big game at home.
Unfortunately for...
The ultimatum hanging over Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak for next the football season — whenever that may be — is simple: Get the team into the playoffs or pack your bags and leave...
Prior to the 2011 NFL Draft, Arizona was the last place Sam Acho imagined he would be playing football.
On Saturday, the Cardinals surprised Acho when they selected him in the fourth round. Arizona...
