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We May Both Be Wrong

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I called time out and walked out to the mound. Kid had walked the first 3 batters. My first question to him was “Why are you struggling to throw strikes so bad? You dominated this summer and have numerous colleges interested in you,” which means they saw how good he was too. His answer,“My …

Houston Roughnecks Kickstart XFL with Win

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A new decade, a new league, a new season and two new franchises were set to kick-off as the start of the XFL was underway. The Houston Roughnecks took on the Los Angeles Wildcats in a historic opening game. The Houston Roughnecks defending their home turf smashed the Los Angeles Wildcats in a 37-…

Westlake Soccer coach James Baker

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TSM: Welcome to Texas Sports Monthly coach. At about the halfway mark through the season coach, how do you feel about this team so far as you get settled into district play? Coach Baker: We knew coming in, with the experience that we had returning, this group had the potential to be pretty specia…

Chiefs Win Superbowl LIV

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With the world watching, the high flying Kansas City Chiefs took on the smash mouth San Francisco 49ers on the biggest stage, this was Super Bowl LIV. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, two quarterbacks were fighting to cement themselves next to battle-proven players such as Tom Brady, Steve Young, Joe …

Marucci welcomes High School area student athletes

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BATON ROUGE – Marucci Sports announced last fall that a new Marucci Clubhouse site would be opening in Austin. They have now been open since last October 2019. “Austin is an area that prides itself on developing top notch baseball and softball players as the weather is perfect for year-round trai…

El Matador: Luka Doncic

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2000, In Slovenia, there was a baby that picked up a basketball, not knowing it will always stay with him to this present day. Luka Doncic, next Super Star of the NBA, has established a dominance at the youthful age of 20 before he can even legally purchase a beer. A lethal step back that […]

49ers roll past Packers, 37-20, in NFC title game, & meet Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV

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Raheem Mostert rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns to make quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo mostly a spectator, Nick Bosa harassed Aaron Rodgers from the start and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers, 37-20, for the NFC championship on Sunday. The 49ers (15-3) advanced to their fir…

WESTLAKE STATE CHAMPS

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Westlake secured the second state championship in program history at AT&T Stadium in Arlington by relying on one of the oldest coaching clichés in football. You can’t lose if the other team doesn’t score. The Chaparrals won the UIL Class 6A Division II crown by blanking Denton Guyer 24-0 at t…

Texas Out Hustle Utah in Alamobowl Win.

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SAN ANTONIO — The Longhorns’ 38-10 demolition of 11th-ranked Utah in the Alamo Bowl provided yet another sugary sweet catapult into the off-season despite a topsy-turvy season overall. Texas (8-5) was enigmatic at times during 2019, as the secondary and offensive line took turns regressing during…

Is Brees the GOAT?

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At this point, betting against Drew Brees is just plain dumb. And yet, somehow, it still continues to happen. The legendary former Westlake quarterback added another page to his Hall of Fame resume on Monday night when he passed Peyton Manning to become the NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchd…

NFL NEWS

Bradley Locker

From superstars set to break the bank to sneakily good talents, here is every squad’s highest-graded player on an expiring deal from this past season. […]

Bradley Locker

From players returning from injury to rookies who showed flashes in a short span, let’s take an early stab at a player to watch on every team entering 2025. […]

Timo Riske

With the right mix of draft capital and cap space, franchises can reshape their rosters to eliminate weaknesses and enhance overall performance. In this piece, we evaluate teams based on […]

Mark Chichester

Here’s how all 32 NFL teams currently stand in terms of cap space as we approach the divisional round of the playoffs. […]

Dalton Wasserman

We examine the NFL's head-coaching openings, including the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. […]

Longhorns Sports

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Chamber has named Chris Del Conte and Texas Athletics as the 2024 Austinite of […]

A message from UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife, UT President Jay Hartzell and Vice President […]

ESPN NEWS

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Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen is taking himself out of the running for the Jaguars' head coaching job […]

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Pass rusher Khalil Mack, who said after the Chargers' postseason loss to the Texans that he needed to […]

Spurs CEO R.C. Buford says Gregg Popovich is aggressive in his recovery from a November stroke, with the […]

UConn coach Dan Hurley owned up to berating an official during Tuesday's win after he was caught on […]

Dallas Cowboys News

Bradley Locker

From superstars set to break the bank to sneakily good talents, here is every squad’s highest-graded player on […]

Bradley Locker

From players returning from injury to rookies who showed flashes in a short span, let’s take an early […]

Timo Riske

With the right mix of draft capital and cap space, franchises can reshape their rosters to eliminate weaknesses […]

Mark Chichester

Here’s how all 32 NFL teams currently stand in terms of cap space as we approach the divisional […]

The Texas Sports Monthly PODCAST

Area Round of the 2019 Central Texas High School Playoffs as the tournaments continue. Lake Travis has a […]

Steve and Russell breakdown the 2019 High School Playoffs in Central Texas on 104.9 Horn FM. Bi-District week […]

Russell & Steve cover week 11 on our 10th show as teams get near the playoffs and districts […]

Week 9 of The Friday Night Countdown on 104.9 Horn FM is your Pre-Game for Central Texas High […]

FRIDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN: ARCHIVES

Texas Sports Monthly

Area Round of the 2019 Central Texas High School Playoffs as the tournaments continue. Lake Travis has a […]

Texas Sports Monthly

Steve and Russell breakdown the 2019 High School Playoffs in Central Texas on 104.9 Horn FM. Bi-District week […]

Texas Sports Monthly

Russell & Steve cover week 11 on our 10th show as teams get near the playoffs and districts […]

Texas Sports

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Chamber has named Chris Del Conte and Texas Athletics as the 2024 Austinite of the Year. This award represents the highest honor the Chamber offers on […]