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Sports Monday: Astros-Indians Preview, And Texans Win in Overtime
Posted on · Sportswriter Jeff Balke updates us on the latest Houston sports news.
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Full Show: Age Limits For Tackle Football, And Houston’s Connections To New Orleans (April 2, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We learn the latest on an incident at the Chevron Phillips facility in Baytown. Then, we discuss potential age limits on tackle football. Plus, we learn about Houston's connections to New Orleans as that city celebrates its tricentennial. And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.
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When A High School Football Player Meets A Brain Injury Researcher
Posted on · High School athletes often raise money door-to-door for their teams. In Newton, Mass., a football player rang the doorbell of a leading brain injury researcher. Instead of money, he got a talk.
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Baylor Won’t Say Which Coaches Are To Blame For Its Sexual Assault Scandal. How Are Other Schools Vetting Them?
Posted on · Football coaches who worked at Baylor University during a major sexual assault scandal are looking for new jobs at new colleges, but Baylor still won't publicly say whether those coaches did anything wrong while in their old jobs.
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Thursday Night Lights: The Story Of Black High School Football In Texas
Posted on · Writer Michael Hurd tells us more about Texas football during segregation and how those teams overcame the odds to produce championship teams and outstanding players during the Jim Crow era.
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WATCH: Rice Coach David Bailiff Fired After 11 Seasons
Posted on · David Bailiff was the Conference USA coach of the year in 2008 and 2013
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A&M Fires Head Football Coach Kevin Sumlin
Posted on · Sumlin leaves A&M with the Aggies second best winning percentage for a head coach since 1950.
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WATCH: Arian Foster, John Carlos Headline Discussion on NFL Kneeling Controversy
Posted on · The panel discussion begins at 11:30. Watch the live stream below
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Most Texans Kneel During Anthem After Owner’s Comments
Posted on · The Texans had indicated there would be some type of protest following the comments by owner Bob McNair.
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How A Dropped Touchdown Pass Took Astronaut Leland Melvin To Space
Posted on · The former astronaut talks about how that dropped pass opened a door that led to college, the NFL, and then NASA. He has a new memoir called Chasing Space.
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Texans Star J.J. Watt Breaks Left Leg Against Chiefs
Posted on · J.J. Watt broke his left leg on Sunday night against the Kansas City Chiefs, leaving the Houston Texans without one of their biggest stars for the second straight season.
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New $70 Million High School Football Stadium Dedicated In Katy
Posted on · Katy voters approved the new Legacy Stadium as part of a bond package in 2014.
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Three Moms with Sons in the NFL on Raising Successful Men
Posted on · (Above: (L-R) Ann Cockrell, the mother of Thurman Thomas, Cleotha Aldridge, the mother of Allen Aldridge, Jr., and Jeanie Arbuckle, the mother of Charles Arbuckle. Photo: Abner Fletcher, Houston Public Media) In the 1980s, Willowridge High School in Fort Bend County was known for its successful football program, which yielded several successful NFL players. During the 1982-1983 season, […]
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Son of Bum: Wade Phillips Discusses Growing Up with a Houston Football Icon
Posted on · (Above: Former Oilers coach, Bum Phillips, and his son, veteran NFL coach Wade Phillips, shown while he was coaching for the Houston Texans. (Photo Courtesy: Brett Coomer | Houston Chronicle) Wade Phillips is about as much a part of Houston football as you can get. While he’s just signed on with the Los Angeles Rams […]
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The State of Houston Education, and Wade Phillips: Friday’s Show (May 5, 2017)
Posted on · Today on Houston Matters, we continue our 3rd annual State of Houston series with a look at the state of education in Greater Houston with the help of Laura Isensee, News 88.7’s education reporter. Also this hour…