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Coach's Corner
The UT Longhorns have two very good quarterbacks, but it's a lie to say they're both starters. And in tennis, Venus and Serena Williams are making it look so easy, people may not recognize just what unique talents they really are.
"...woman's Top Ten in 2050 will not feature 10 players with the Williams' gifts. Venus' utter annihilation of the..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

49th-Inning Stretch
Both the players and the announcer have the same dreams of going to the major leagues. The difference between the players and announcer Mike Capps is that none of the young men on the roster of the Round Rock Express earned an Emmy nomination, covered the Persian Gulf War for CNN, or did a 10-hour marathon broadcast of the end of the 51-day Branch Davidian siege in Waco.
"...the team's radio play-by-play announcer. Capps chats with the players before each game for the sheer fun of it..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

The Taming of the Shrew: Indeed a Revel
Reviews of recent and ongoing exhibitions and performances around Austin
"...him up as a nobleman, and bring in the players to offer an entertainment for Sly's benefit. Sly awakes..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Coach's Corner
"...commonplace to see umpires eggdisputes on or arbitrarily toss players with little provocation. The supposed peacemakers often had to..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner
"...seasons that tear both physically and psychologically at the players. The athletes routinely suffer a multitude of painful, occasionally..."

May 21, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Your 15 Minutes Are Up, Mr. Gates
Top Nine Cyber Stories
"...Most of the big stories in 1998 are about players dancing around positions that will set the foundation for..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Coach's Corner
"...twice. (Of course, this is true of most baseball players, which is why, so goes one of my pet..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Miles and Miles of Miles
The Columbia Legacy
"...from most every New York club. Hot new trumpet players such as Clifford Brown and Chet Baker were on..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Coach's Corner
"...this clearly dangerous Penders scheme, which produces unsuccessful professional players...."

July 11, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner
"...The players bitch, but I think it's a knee-jerk reaction. Star..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Smells Like Team Spirit
The Unbearable Ineptness of Being Dad
"...up, Bats," I said desperately, as I separated the players from each other and stood them up in a..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Arts Feature

Rigoni’s Release Marks End of an Ugly Era for Austin FC
Update: Has Borrell already found his new DP?
"...Rodney Redes, Cecilio Domínguez, and Tomás Pochettino. Those four players, all signed under Reyna’s stewardship, make up the club’s..."

May 21, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Long Game
True-life story of Mexican-American teens who make a run at the 1957 state golf championship
"...own golf course in the desert. They’re not half-bad players either, so Pena redirects his energy to help the..."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Jessi Cape

The Verde Report: Scoring Goals the Focus as Austin FC Returns Home
El Tree looks for redemption in Saturday’s face-off with St. Louis City
"...in a hurry. A decent portion of Austin FC’s players, particularly defenders like Matt Hedges, left Seattle proud of..."

March 8, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

“Miserable” Winless Stretch Takes Its Toll on Austin FC
Struggling club faces D.C. United tonight
"...playoffs. That is what we're judged by, and the players take that to heart,” Stuver said on Tuesday. “This..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

After a Late, Storm-Soaked Start, Austin FC Lets Two-Goal Lead Disappear Against LA Galaxy
With 3-3 draw, a nightmare season nears its end
"...going to get,” head coach Josh Wolff said. “The players on the field at the end of the game..."

Sept. 25, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Rodolfo Borrell Delivers Sobering Assessment of Austin FC's Future
Sporting director braces fans for a roster remodel
"...in the next one ... Unfortunately, it may mean players in and out, in and out," Borrell explained...."

Aug. 11, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Fast X
The Fast franchise gets bigger and a little closer to the end of the track
"...a tight-knit crew of carjacking street racers stealing DVD players to later entries where international government agencies are recruiting..."

May 19, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Verde Report: Austin FC’s Payroll Is Up, Even Though Wins Are Down
Inflated contracts, questionable investments, and underachieving veterans add up to one of the league’s largest payrolls
"...On Tuesday, the MLS Players Association released its annual bible of player salaries, once..."

May 19, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Slumping Austin FC Searches for Answers in Front of Goal
The Verde and Black have scored just one goal in the last four games
"...Austin FC's players don't need reminding. They're well aware. They know, after..."

April 21, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: LAFC Hammering Highlights Big Weakness for Austin FC
Does Austin FC have a DP problem?
"...the Angelenos took by the very same scoreline. Designated Players...."

April 14, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

A Week of Wild Tennis in Austin
The first ever ATX Open was a smashing success
"...Davis left due to injury, leaving only five seeded players remaining. The top eight had taken a hit...."

March 8, 2023 Sports Post by Rod Machen

Facing Nolan
The life of baseball's (fairly) scandal-free hall of famer
"...hit with fans and widely admired by his fellow players, several of whom are featured here as talking heads,..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Jasmine Lane

The French
Astounding record of life on and off court in tennis's glory years
"...attendance and we get to observe these and other players on and off the court. Klein’s camera catches them..."

June 17, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Verde Report: Opening the Books on Austin FC’s Salary Figures
A closer look at who’s bringing the best and worst value to the club
"...what your favorite player is making. Thankfully the MLS Players Association is much less secretive. It releases a biannual..."

May 27, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: That’s Some Start to the Season
Making sense of Austin FC’s 5-0 rout of FC Cincinnati
"...Teams generally defend using stacked layers or "lines" of players, starting with the forwards and ending with the defenders...."

March 4, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Austin FC Trims the Fat
Meanwhile the Mexican National Team sizes up Q2 Stadium
"...season roster, the club announced Tuesday that just three players out of a possible nine had their contractual option..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Coach Wolff Candidly Assesses Austin FC’s First Season
“We're going to be better in the second year for everything that we've gone through in this first year”
"...as to how we play, and we brought in players that can execute that,” Wolff said. By his own..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Coach Josh Wolff Candidly Assesses Austin FC’s First Season
“It doesn’t come easy and it doesn’t come cheaply”
"...as to how we play, and we brought in players that can execute that,” Wolff said. By his own..."

Nov. 3, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Austin FC Must “Accept Its Mission” by Winning Copa Tejas
In-state bragging rights on the line at Saturday's clash with Dallas FC
"...pains morphed into straight-up blunt force trauma, Austin FC players hoist Copa Tejas high in the air, basking in..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

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