Category: Sports

South Oak Cliff Coach James Mays II nominated to coach All Star Game

South Oak Cliff Coach James Mays II nominated to coach All Star Game

According to the Dallas Morning News High School Sports Blog, South Oak Cliff basketball Coach James Mays II has been nominated by the Texas High School Coaches Association to coach in next year's All-Star game.   Ross Taylor posts that the game will to be held in San Antonio, and...

Michael Vick interviewed on Porsche Foxx V-103 Atlanta radio show

Michael Vick interviewed on Porsche Foxx V-103 Atlanta radio show

I ran across this exclusive interview with Atlanta Falcon's quarterback Michael Vick on an Atlanta radio station.  There is no new info in the interview conducted by Porsche Foxx, but it is one of the few times we've heard from Vick since his dogfighting indictment came down.    Click here...

Nominations for Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame open until July 31

Nominations for Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame open until July 31

Nominations for the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame class of 2007 are being accepted now until July 31, 2007.  The 12th Annual Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Banquet and Auction honoring the inductees will be held at 7 p.m., on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at the Hilton Anatole...

DORBA/Shadow Johns Blazing Hike & Bike Trails through Dallas/Oak Cliff

DORBA/Shadow Johns Blazing Hike & Bike Trails through Dallas/Oak Cliff

Oak Cliff is easily the most scenic part of Dallas. And with all due respect to Cedar Hill, Oak Cliff truly is where the Hill Country begins. I just bought a bike and I can tell you that there are more than enough hills to challenge walkers and riders. To...

Ron Washington’s Rangers Stay Hot Heading into the Break

Ron Washington’s Rangers Stay Hot Heading into the Break

The Texas Rangers continued their winning ways with a 2-1 won over the Baltimore Orioles Sunday afternoon. The Rangers have won 6 of their last seven series, tying the Red Sox 2-2 in the other one.  The Rangers are 15-8 in their last 23 games before the All-Star Break. Kenny...

Ron Washington and Rangers Keep Winning, Beat Red Sox 2-1

Ron Washington and Rangers Keep Winning, Beat Red Sox 2-1

The Texas Rangers held on for a 2-1 victory over the A.L. East Division leading Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Sunday.  Kameron Loe pitched six innings, giving up one run and earning his 5th win of the season.  Loe has won his last four starts, all of which...

Juneteenth sees Carlton Cooper take the reigns as new Texas A&M Commerce Athletic Director

Juneteenth sees Carlton Cooper take the reigns as new Texas A&M Commerce Athletic Director

I always take off for the Juneteenth holiday  The occasion of emancipation is worth celebrating regardless of when the news was received.  Most of us celebrate Christmas in the winter with a pagan Christmas tree so it should be all good.  If our ancestors thought Juneteenth was worth celebrating then...

SMU Associate AD Carlton Cooper Named Athletic Director at Texas A&M Commerce

SMU Associate AD Carlton Cooper Named Athletic Director at Texas A&M Commerce

          Following a nationwide search, Texas A&M University-Commerce President Keith D. McFarland has announced the hiring of Carlton Cooper as its new athletic director.   Cooper, who has spent the last nine years working for the athletic department at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, comes with...

John Mayberry, Jr. debuts in Frisco RoughRiders comeback win

John Mayberry, Jr. debuts in Frisco RoughRiders comeback win

Day baseball always sounds like a good idea -and it is- as long as you don't live in Texas.  I've had today's game circled for a long time, but as the temperature has risen over the last week or so I thought about bowing out gracefully.  Yet and still my...

William Henderson Hosts 4th Father/Son Golf Tourney at Riverside

William Henderson Hosts 4th Father/Son Golf Tourney at Riverside

BY WILLIAM HENDERSON The Father/Son Golf Outing was first initiated on Father’s Day Weekend in June 2003.  The concept of the “Outing” was to promote companionship, camaraderie, networking and an all around good time amongst family and friends. The other purpose of the golf outing was to celebrate and show...