I spent most of 1995, 1996 and 1997 researching, writing and nudging Longhorn Hoops / The History of Texas Basketball toward publication. Funded on the cheap by the UT athletic department, it was brought out in 1998 by UT Press. I was in touch...
In one respect, I am unqualified to write this piece since I am 7,000 miles from the scene and have been living the expat life for almost a decade. Nevertheless, I am a graduate of the University of Texas, wrote three books on Longhorn sports...
Even when I was a tow-headed little boy in Dallas, I had my doubts about the Harlem Globetrotters and the form of "basketball" they played. Sure, I knew it was more entertainment than actual competition, more burlesque than sports. I...
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