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November 2008
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July 17, 2008 ArchivesI watched the morning workout of Darvis Patton, a former TCU sprinter in Arlington today, and was impressed. Of course when you know this guy just ran a 9.89 and a 9.84 at the Olympic trails a few weeks ago, it's easy to be wowed. Patton is a 1996 graduate of Lake Highland and seems to be getting better with age. After all, he failed to make the relay team of his high school track team at a time when Marcus Stiggers was gathering all ... SMU will be hosting some of the best tennis players in history. The Stanford Championships, one of eight events on the 2008 Outback Champions Series, the international champions' tennis circuit featuring tennis stars 30 and older will be played at SMU's Turpin Tennis Stadium. The tournament from October 22-26 will feature a field of eight players that will include Jim Courier, Todd Martin, Mark Philippoussis and defending champ... The Dallas Stars will begin the 2008-08 season against a familiar foe, both a conference rival and former head coach when Ken Hitchcock and the Columbus Blue Jackets come to Dallas Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The Stars will also host nine of the 15 Eastern Conference teams, up from the five inter-conference games the last three seasons. The Stars 41 home games features 20 weekend contests (six Friday, 10 Saturday, four Sunday). ...Former TCU All-American Jake Arrieta and fellow former Horned Frog Eugene Espineli will be playing for the United States Olympic team in next month. TCU is the only school with two former players on the squad. "To be the only university with two players represented on the Olympic baseball team exemplifies the greatness of TCU and the development of players in our program over the years," said TCU head coach Jim Schlossnagle. <... I don't exactly get it, but ESPN's ESPY Awards won't be broadcast until Sunday night despite the ceremony being held last night in Los Angeles. Maybe ESPN was too busy broadcasting the replay of the All-Star Home Run Derby, but the night after the All-Star game, which is virtually devoid of any sports, would seem like the perfect night to broadcast the awards. Instead, ESPN waits until baseball is back from the break. At any ... |
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