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Like it or not, the BCS gets it right with Texas-Alabama

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Listen to Fred Faour on the Blitz on ESPN 97.5 Monday through Friday from 1-3 p.m. or catch the stream at...
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Top 25 college football preseason rankings

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Listen to Fred Faour on the Front Page every Sunday on ESPN 97.5 The Ticket from 8 a.m. to noon. Visit www.975theticket.com for the stream This is the...
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Big 12 football predictions: The Eyes of Texas are upon...Oklahoma State?

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OK, we've danced around it with win totals and vague predictions. No more. Today, we begin our three days of guaranteed college football predictions....
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Poker and the Astrodome: Here is a plan for Texas that works for everybody

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The World Series of Poker's Main Event is down to nine players, and the final table will be played in November. Phil Ivey, one of the best players in...
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Ten predictions for the Houston sports fan, all guaranteed to come true

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When it comes to sports, these are the true dog days. Other than the occasional puff of smoke from Rockets' central. there isn't much going on. The...
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Texas needs legal poker; racing needs help. I have an answer for both.

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Texas horse and greyhound racing groups are disappointed that HJR 137 -- a bill that would have allowed additional gaming at racetracks -- did not...
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Kentucky's Gillispie has a coaching future -- in Texas

Billy Gillispie is in trouble in Kentucky. Not only did the Wildcats fail to make the NCAAs, they failed to win the NIT.In two years at Kentucky,...
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Longhorns are up against it in the tourney; watch out for the Aggies

The NCAA Tournament field is set, and there were very few surprises in terms of the teams of interest for Houston...
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Opponents of video slots at racetracks are dishonest, self-serving

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The Texas State Legislature is being wooed from all sides.The economy is in trouble. One of the solutions? More...
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Texas in a state of disarray when it comes to March Madness

The brackets are coming. So, too, is March Madness.Unless you live Texas, that is.The NCAA Tournament is starting...
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