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Sports Monday: Rockets Surging And Coogs Fall To No. 12
Posted on · We discuss the latest developments in Houston sports with Jeff Balke.
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UH Men’s Basketball Scores First Top Ten Ranking Since 1980s
Posted on · The Cougars are ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press poll.
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The Game Of The Century: How UH Helped Integrate College Sports — And Won Doing It
Posted on · We revisit the so-called "Game of the Century," the UH basketball team's upset of UCLA in 1968. Writer Robert Jacobus says its importance goes beyond just basketball.
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Repeat DWIs and Fracking Wastewater: Monday’s Show (October 24, 2016)
Posted on · We've previously discussed on our program how pervasive drunk driving is in Harris County and ways in which law enforcement and courts are trying to crack down. But what do we do about repeat DWI offenders?Those who, after initial interactions with law enforcement and the court system and despite whatever punishments are handed down, drink […]
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Sports Monday: UH Stays Unbeaten, Rasmus Returns
Posted on · Jeff Balke from Houstonia Magazine and the Houston Press drops by to talk a little sports, including the Rockets’ rough week, a preview of tonight’s Texans game, the Houston Cougars’ big win over Memphis in college football and Houston Astros outfielder Colby Rasmus becoming the first Major Leaguer (followed by two others) to accept a […]
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Reacting to Terrorism: Monday’s Show (November 16, 2015)
Posted on · We all were shocked and angered by the attacks Friday night in Paris. Houston interfaith activist Saadia Faruqi called it “another heinous, barbaric attack.” She had additional thoughts about how, as a Muslim in America, she'll once again be "expected to apologize" for terrorists. She wrote about it in an essay she posted this weekend […]
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The Game Of The Century: How UH Helped Integrate College Sports — And Won Doing It
Posted on · In what was known as The Game of the Century, the University of Houston men's basketball team upset UCLA in 1968. But, as writer Robert Jacobus tells us, the win was about more than just basketball.