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Dimitri Alexandrov prefers being a good guy. In the world of professional wrestling, with its history of villainous foreign heels like The Iron Sheik, fans in the U.S. are naturally inclined to boo a Russian. So, as 33-year-old Alexandrov sees it, it’s more of a challenge
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The stars at night are big and bright in our Lone Star State, so we are dedicating a special section of our little internet corner to reading them, deciphering them, and finding some patterns deep in the heart of Texas. Every month, Jasmin Alejandrez-Prasad, also known as Esoteric Esa,
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University of Texas alum Gerald Goodridge was living in Oklahoma City in 2010 when disaster struck. During the undefeated Longhorns’ national title game against the University of Alabama, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy went down with an injury in the first quarter and never returned. It was a bad omen for
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We love a throwback. On Thursday, ESPN published a great retelling of “the most famous moment in the history of one of the most famous college football traditions” — the Texas A&M towel heist at the 1988 Cotton Bowl. Aggies are renowned for their traditions — and one of the
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A lot can change in a year. About that long ago, C.J. Stroud was considered a consolation prize for the Houston Texans. The second pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Ohio State quarterback’s profile paled in comparison to the Carolina Panthers’ first overall selection Bryce Young, who
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With fewer than two weeks left until NFL football kicks off, former Oklahoma Sooner CeeDee Lamb just made history for the Dallas Cowboys. The 25-year-old wide receiver’s new contract runs through the 2028 season, and could pay a maximum of $136 million, including a $38 million signing