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It's been a long time since the Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl, but tomorrow marks the start of "real games" in the National Football League. Nine teams will be starting new... — Updated 8/30/2022

I’ve been following high school football for a newspaper since my days of wearing a crew cut at McNeese State in Lake Charles. And that’s a LONG time ago. But the start of another s... — Updated 8/23/2022

Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over NEDERLAND—I missed this pick last year when I didn’t figure in the monsoon that canceled the game in the second half with the Mustangs sli... — Updated 8/23/2022

This is the time of the year that I dislike the most. First of all, the middle of August has always been referred to as “The Dog Days of Summer.” But more importantly, this is the... — Updated 8/16/2022

The Houston Astros and New York Yankees have had the best win-loss percentage in major league baseball since April, especially in the American League, where they both made trades... — Updated 8/9/2022

The month of August has sneaked in amid a nationwide heat wave which will test all football players from the high school level, colleges and the National Football League to work... — Updated 8/2/2022

The Houston Astros appear to be a lead-pipe cinch to make the post-season playoffs and win the American League West Division championship with their 13-game lead in the standings... — Updated 7/26/2022

One thing National Football League players may or may not be aware of is the fact the team has a huge investment in every player and sees to it that they do everything above board.... — Updated 7/19/2022

The idea of football teams leaving the conference they have played football in for decades to join the two main "super-conferences" like the Southeastern Conference or the Big Ten... — Updated 7/12/2022

I really don't like writing about the same subject two columns in a row, but the Houston Astros left me no choice because of a couple of records they set in the last two weeks and t... — Updated 7/5/2022

When two great major league baseball teams face each other, one leading the majors in pitching and the other MLB's best hitting outfit, I always pick the team with the best... — Updated 6/28/2022

When I was playing college baseball for McNeese State back in the early 1960's, after the season ended and final exams were over, I would head home to Schenectady, New York and... — Updated 6/14/2022

The Houston Astros have been to three World Series in the last five years, mainly because they had the right players for the job on their rosters. During the entire 2021 season they... — Updated 6/7/2022

Anybody that thinks pitching isn’t 75 per cent of the game of baseball, needs to re-think their position on the subject—or take a gander at the American League West Division sta... — Updated 5/31/2022

Rabid college football fans in the Lone Star State and Alabama are already looking forward to October 8 when Alabama hosts Texas A&M in a Southeastern Conference grudge match at... — Updated 5/24/2022

I’m not talking about major league baseball, NFL football, the NBA or NHL playoffs, but there are two events coming up this week that are very significant in their respective s... — Updated 5/17/2022

Before Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, the sport of horse racing was virtually on oxygen getting ready to perhaps sing its Swan Song. The sport was under intense scrutiny after the i... — Updated 5/10/2022

More than half of the 30 major league baseball teams would be very happy with a .524 winning percentage for the month of April, but not our Houston Astros who finished the... — Updated 5/3/2022

Tomorrow will feature the most important National Football League event between February's Super Bowl and September's Opening Day of the 2022 regular season when the first round of... — Updated 4/26/2022

Ever since West Point graduate Abner Doubleday supposedly invented the sport of baseball, teams have tried to figure out ways to get a leg up on the opposition by trying to find... — Updated 4/19/2022

Major League baseball fans were relieved last month after the billionaire owners and the millionaire players agreed on the money aspect of the game and decided to start the 2022... — Updated 4/12/2022

One of the greatest comebacks in National Football League history occurred last winter during the Buffalo Bills-Chiefs playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Even though... — Updated 4/5/2022

With the Kansas Jayhawks the only No. 1 seed in this weekend's Final Four, they have to be the favorites to win the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Right? Not so fast came th... — Updated 3/29/2022

While sports fans were enjoying the second round of the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament last weekend, Houston fans had some madness of their own as they watched two of the... — Updated 3/22/2022

March 16 officially marks the beginning of the 2022 National Football League season, enabling teams to sign the free agents they have pursued since last month and to officially get... — Updated 3/15/2022