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The reason we need to explore the heavens is the same reason we need to sing arias and write poetry and hit baseballs – to transcend our lesser selves
Thomas Hackett
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Columns, July 24, 2009
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Roller Derby and her fellow Hellcats helped Jamie Lee (aka Miss Amerikill) turn her life around
Columns, July 17, 2009
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Is football a sport only for men? The women who play for the Austin Outlaws think not.
Columns, July 10, 2009
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Spectator sports can crush our most ardent hopes and dreams, and that's a good thing
Columns, July 3, 2009
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Ed Easton is initiating interest in a soccer-specific stadium for the Austin Aztex that would also play host to concerts
Columns, June 26, 2009
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Practically every coach Thomas Hackett had as a kid was a psychotic or pervert. Or both.
Columns, June 19, 2009
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Nine-year-old Ryan Brown and 10-year-old Madison Boreman brought the pint-sized gender war to the Congress Avenue Mile
Columns, June 12, 2009
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The sports world is rife with dickish behavior
Columns, June 5, 2009
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If words were fastballs, Austin Chronicle spelling bee champ Geoff Thevenot was Hank Aaron
Columns, May 29, 2009
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Sixteen-year-old Chelsey Sveinsson is on her way to becoming an elite runner
Columns, May 22, 2009
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If a tie is like kissing your sister, then what does that say about soccer?
Columns, May 15, 2009
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This is what 24 hours of nonstop pingpong looks like
Columns, May 8, 2009
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Both pro wrestlers and their fans are looking for the same thing: acceptance
Columns, May 1, 2009
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At only 18, UT's Stacey-Ann Smith has everything it takes to be one of the world's fastest track and field athletes
Columns, April 24, 2009
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Brian Davies looks to stoke the local urban cyclo-cross scene
Columns, April 17, 2009
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If you haven't caught the NBA-level talent playing with the Austin Toros, don't miss the game on Friday
Columns, April 10, 2009
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Oklahoma women's basketball player Courtney Paris has it all backward
Columns, April 3, 2009
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Rhonda Robinson gave it her all at the Austin Turfcats cheerleader tryouts
Columns, March 27, 2009
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The Aztex look to turn Austin into a soccer town
Columns, March 13, 2009
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Pops Mensah-Bonsu makes the leap from the Austin Toros to the San Antonio Spurs
Columns, March 6, 2009
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The Longhorns miss Augustin's leadership skills more than Durant's gaudy numbers
Columns, Feb. 27, 2009
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Have marathoners found the Answer?
Columns, Feb. 20, 2009
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There have been many great stoner moments in the history of sports
Columns, Feb. 13, 2009
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Practitioners of parkour strive for efficient movement for its own sake
Columns, Feb. 6, 2009
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Sophomore guard Kat Nash is having a breakthrough year for Gail Goestenkors' Longhorn squad
Columns, Jan. 30, 2009
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If hot-rodders can still remake battered old cars into things of brazen beauty, the rest of us can get to work remaking America into something equally bold and brave
Columns, Jan. 23, 2009
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Other than getting on an airplane, there's no place in Austin where you can go as fast, safely, as you can at the Driveway Austin Motorsports Academy and Retreat
Columns, Jan. 16, 2009
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Did UT's performance in the Fiesta Bowl prove them to be the No. 1 team in college football?
Columns, Jan. 9, 2009
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Fixed-gear bikes are all the rage with Austin's hipsterati
Columns, Dec. 26, 2008
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UT volleyball star Destinee Hooker is a role model for fans and teammates alike
Columns, Dec. 19, 2008
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