Sports

Rodeo Bullfighters Find Fulfillment and Friendship on a Long, Hard Road

byRobert Larkin

In a fast-moving and dangerous sport, the bullfighters develop a bond on and off the dirt.

From 10 Acres to 40, Mike White Is Ready to Transform Texas Softball

byRobert Larkin

White is now one of the best-paid coaches in the country, and he’s committed to showing the money is well spent.

The Physics of Puck Luck

byShepard Price

On March 13, Joel Hanley, a defenseman for the Texas Stars hockey team in Cedar Park, scored an almost unbelievable goal.

Grass Whisperers Keep UT-Austin Fields Green and Growing

byGage Trexler

Their names aren’t in the box scores. But the turf specializes who take care of athletic fields at UT-Austin are MVPs in their own way.

With Stock Car Racing on the Decline in Texas, One Woman Seeks to Save a Dying Track

byKate Groetzinger

After a lifetime in stock car racing, Mary Ann Naumann is trying to revive the sport at a dirt track in Paige.

Relationship Between Athletic Director and Football Coach Vital to UT’s Success

byStephen Cabler

An athletic director inheriting a football coach at one of the country’s preeminent programs can be tough for both the coach and athletic director, but UT’s Chris Del Conte and Tom Herman are making it work.

Recreational League Hockey Heats Up in Austin

byShepard Price

In a Sun Belt city whose sports culture is dominated by college football and basketball, more people are playing hockey than ever before.

In this Ring, Aspiring Wrestlers Grapple with Opponents Within

byEric Goodman and Trenton Daeschner

“Learning The Ropes” pulls back the curtain on an upstart professional wrestling school in Austin, Texas. For the students and trainers here, the performance lifestyle of wrestling has become a way out of – and for some a way into – very real personal struggles. Produced, shot and edited by Eric Goodman and Trenton Daeschner, […]

Shooting Their Shot: Wheelchair Basketball Team Finds Home and Builds Family on Court

byLuke Hendry and Katerina Biancardi

A short documentary produced by Luke Hendry and Katerina Biancardi, “Limitless” follows a group of wheelchair basketball players from Central Texas to the 2017 national tournament in Kentucky. The film goes on a journey from their home life to life on the court and the obstacles they don’t let stand in their way.     […]

Copa de la Diversión Seeks to Lure More Latinos to Minor League Ball

byCarlos Anchondo

Teams in Texas and across the country are temporarily wearing uniforms with Hispanic symbols as part of an effort to broaden their fan base.

G-League Rookie Grinds on Distant Courts, Waits for NBA to Call

byMichael Shapiro

Life in the NBA can mean five-star hotels and playing on TV. For San Antonio spurs rookie Derrick White, that’s only part of it.

In Season of Transition, Two High School Quarterbacks Accept the End

byTrenton Daeschner

The starting quarterback for Cedar Park High School broke his leg late in his senior season. That left the team’s playoff run to the next man up.