El Pollo Loco donates 100 meals to Shaquille O’Neal Foundation after Shaq’s Spanish-blunder on ‘Inside the NBA’

Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal were joking around when the duo accidentally butchered their so-called Spanish skills. SAN ANTONIO — Shaquille O’Neal had a slight blunder on national TV that resulted in a hearty donation of meals to underprivileged kids.  During last week’s “Inside the NBA” tip off segment on TNT, Charles Barkley and Shaquille … Read more

COMMENTARY: Gearing up for the return of Texas-Texas A&M as UTSA continues righting the ship

Here’s what happened across Texas college football in Week 13. SAN ANTONIO — We’re 13 weeks through the college football season and the plan to somehow still get Alabama (24-3 loss at Oklahoma last weekend) into the College Football Playoff is in full effect!  That’s a joke. Isn’t it? But enough about that chaos, Let’s … Read more

Texas vs. Texas A&M rivalry: Here’s when the game starts, where to watch and top headlines of the game

It’s the biggest college football game of the year. The winner goes on to play Georgia in the SEC Championship. COLLEGE STATION, Texas — It’s a rivalry that college football has been missing for more than a decade. In its return, with an SEC patch on the chest of both jerseys, the Texas Longhorns and … Read more

KaVontae Turpin’s mentality as a return man reminds me of conversation with Deion Sanders: Werder

Turpin’s 99-yard touchdown was another shining example of how dangerous he can be in the return game. DALLAS — I remember a fascinating response while interviewing Deion Sanders during his Cowboys career about his thought process while returning punts. Sanders believed there was a touchdown out there every time he took the field. His challenge … Read more

‘I wanna throw up’: How the greatest Texas high school football game happened

Thirty years ago, Plano East pulled off the greatest comeback in high school football history against Tyler John Tyler – almost. This is how it happened. PLANO, Texas — Terence Green and Jeff Whitley sat down on folding chairs on a sun-soaked football field in Plano last month. They chit-chatted about family and kids and … Read more