Texas is no stranger to intense debates, having long been the national hotbed for our public education system’s creationism vs. evolution discussion. Over the next few days a different sort of debate will play out in the AT&T Center, one that still challenges longstanding values and beliefs. Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, which one is the [...]

At the earliest ending of winter, In March, a scrawny cry from outside Seemed like a sound in his mind. Wallace Stevens, Not Ideas About the Thing But the Thing Itself A Resilient Subject Although journalists who cover subjects such as politics and finance love to deride sportswriters, as a collective we have maintained our [...]

I have a friend who kept an unusual hobby in college. Let’s call her Sarah. Sarah was attractive, intelligent and had a warm, sunshiny personality that was impossible not to like. A gaggle of guys could be found chancing their arms for her attention at every party, dutifully waddling behind as she moved from room [...]

Over at By the Horns, my good friend and colleague Matt McHale is celebrating Michael Jordan’s induction into the Hall of Fame. He’s compiling a list of links to all the posts where people are celebrating the achievements of the player many consider to be the greatest of all time. Well, Mr. McHale, let this [...]

I would be remiss not to take a moment to reflect on the career of Johnny “Red” Kerr. I grew up in the Midwest. My love for basketball began without allegiance to a particular player or team. I simply loved the sport. That love was inspired by more than watching Jordan paint his masterpiece, although [...]