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We May Both Be Wrong

February 16, 2020 | High School Baseball

I called time out and walked out to the mound. Kid had walked the first 3 batters. My first question to him was “Why are you struggling to throw strikes so bad? You dominated this summer and have numerous colleges interested in you,” which means they saw how good he was too. His answer,“My …

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Houston Roughnecks Kickstart XFL with Win

February 12, 2020 | Football

A new decade, a new league, a new season and two new franchises were set to kick-off as the start of the XFL was underway. The Houston Roughnecks took on the Los Angeles Wildcats in a historic opening game. The Houston Roughnecks defending their home turf smashed the Los Angeles Wildcats in a 37-…

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Westlake Soccer coach James Baker

February 4, 2020 | SOCCER

TSM: Welcome to Texas Sports Monthly coach. At about the halfway mark through the season coach, how do you feel about this team so far as you get settled into district play? Coach Baker: We knew coming in, with the experience that we had returning, this group had the potential to be pretty specia…

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Chiefs Win Superbowl LIV

February 3, 2020 | NFL FOOTBALL

With the world watching, the high flying Kansas City Chiefs took on the smash mouth San Francisco 49ers on the biggest stage, this was Super Bowl LIV. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, two quarterbacks were fighting to cement themselves next to battle-proven players such as Tom Brady, Steve Young, Joe …

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Marucci welcomes High School area student athletes

January 28, 2020 | High School Baseball

BATON ROUGE – Marucci Sports announced last fall that a new Marucci Clubhouse site would be opening in Austin. They have now been open since last October 2019. “Austin is an area that prides itself on developing top notch baseball and softball players as the weather is perfect for year-round trai…

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El Matador: Luka Doncic

January 28, 2020 | NBA

2000, In Slovenia, there was a baby that picked up a basketball, not knowing it will always stay with him to this present day. Luka Doncic, next Super Star of the NBA, has established a dominance at the youthful age of 20 before he can even legally purchase a beer. A lethal step back that […]

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49ers roll past Packers, 37-20, in NFC title game, & meet Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV

January 20, 2020 | NFL FOOTBALL

Raheem Mostert rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns to make quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo mostly a spectator, Nick Bosa harassed Aaron Rodgers from the start and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers, 37-20, for the NFC championship on Sunday. The 49ers (15-3) advanced to their fir…

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WESTLAKE STATE CHAMPS

January 3, 2020 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Westlake secured the second state championship in program history at AT&T Stadium in Arlington by relying on one of the oldest coaching clichés in football. You can’t lose if the other team doesn’t score. The Chaparrals won the UIL Class 6A Division II crown by blanking Denton Guyer 24-0 at t…

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Texas Out Hustle Utah in Alamobowl Win.

January 2, 2020 | TEXAS SPORTS, UT FOOTBALL

SAN ANTONIO — The Longhorns’ 38-10 demolition of 11th-ranked Utah in the Alamo Bowl provided yet another sugary sweet catapult into the off-season despite a topsy-turvy season overall. Texas (8-5) was enigmatic at times during 2019, as the secondary and offensive line took turns regressing during…

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Is Brees the GOAT?

December 26, 2019 | NFL FOOTBALL

At this point, betting against Drew Brees is just plain dumb. And yet, somehow, it still continues to happen. The legendary former Westlake quarterback added another page to his Hall of Fame resume on Monday night when he passed Peyton Manning to become the NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchd…

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Every NFL team’s Achilles’ heel: Highest-graded player against each team since 2020

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Every NFL team has an opposing player they just can't seem to figure out. […]

Fantasy Football 2025: RB Javonte Williams player profile

4 June 2025 – Nathan Jahnke

Williams just needs to beat out Miles Sanders and Jaydon Blue to become a potential fantasy starter, but he will need to regain his form from before his ACL and […]

2010 NFL Redraft: Rebuilding the first round based on PFF grades and data

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PFF's database allows us to go back in time and analyze previous NFL drafts at a high level. Here is how the 2010 NFL Draft could have played out with […]

Projecting all 32 NFL starting lineups ahead of the 2025 season

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As part of our comprehensive 2025 NFL roster rankings, we’ve projected the starting lineups for all 32 teams, organized by where each team lands in those rankings. […]

Every NFL team’s highest-graded rookie since 2006

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Rookies performances can make or break a season for an NFL team. Here is each franchise's highest-graded first-year player in the PFF era. […]

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UFC 316 live analysis and results: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2

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Brett Okamoto, Andreas Hale and Dre Waters break down the action from UFC 316 in Newark, New Jersey. […]

Wright reportedly won't be in mix for Knicks job

Former Villanova coach Jay Wright confirmed that he is not interested in the Knicks' head coaching vacancy and […]

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Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, and the […]

Sources: Rodgers with Steelers, inks $13M+ deal

– Brooke Pryor

Aaron Rodgers has signed a one-year, $13.65 million deal with the Steelers, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter, a […]

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– Dalton Wasserman

Every NFL team has an opposing player they just can't seem to figure out. […]

Fantasy Football 2025: RB Javonte Williams player profile

– Nathan Jahnke

Williams just needs to beat out Miles Sanders and Jaydon Blue to become a potential fantasy starter, but […]

2010 NFL Redraft: Rebuilding the first round based on PFF…

– Max Chadwick

PFF's database allows us to go back in time and analyze previous NFL drafts at a high level. […]

Projecting all 32 NFL starting lineups ahead of the 2025…

– Dalton Wasserman

As part of our comprehensive 2025 NFL roster rankings, we’ve projected the starting lineups for all 32 teams, […]

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We May Both Be Wrong

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Chiefs Win Superbowl LIV

Marucci welcomes High School area student athletes

El Matador: Luka Doncic

49ers roll past Packers, 37-20, in NFC title game, & meet Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV

WESTLAKE STATE CHAMPS

Texas Out Hustle Utah in Alamobowl Win.

Is Brees the GOAT?

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