Don Schlitz is also an incredible name.

I bought Use Your Illusion I and II at Hastings in College Station at midnight when they went on sale and they had kegs in the store.

Haotong Li's had a wacky -- and impressive -- Masters week The Chinese golfer has been enjoying himself at the Masters. And going into Sunday, he's not out of contention, either.

Haotong Li has shown intestinal fortitude this week at Augusta, from his viral bathroom confessions to being paired with Scottie Scheffler in Sunday’s final round. Still, he says the best part of his week was the Par 3 Contest with his mom — and Kevin Hart.
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There's a Realtor playing in the Masters Brandon Holtz, a 38 year-old from Illinois, is this year's tournament's most unlikely participant.

Brandon Holtz, a 39-year-old RE/MAX agent drank Coors Light and watched hoops in the Crow’s Nest and grabbed a whiskey and camped out on 16 after his first round at the Masters. The golf, he wishes it went better. But he’s ready to keep on dreaming.
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This gnome has its devotees, like the gnomie Kenneth Locke, a walking Where’s Waldo from Augusta. The 2016 one sold for less than $50 originally and now commands more than $10,000 on the collectibles market. But Augusta National doesn’t need “viral” trends to sell merch.

How a lawn gnome became the hottest item at the Masters One piece of merchandise at Augusta National became too popular for its own good.

How a miniature mischievous man became the most coveted Masters collectible — a luxury Labubu if you will — and why its popularity may lead to its untimely demise.
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Schaefer believes everything is a point guard’s job — and fault — and Harmon admits it’s been hard. Together, they built a team around her as she became a legend at Texas
"She's as much like me as anybody I've ever coached," he said. "We've butted heads, but that's OK. She's made me a better coach."

Why Longhorns' Rori Harmon is the 'epitome of Texas basketball' The Texas point guard has played five seasons while under constant pressure from her coach, Vic Schaefer. It has made both of them better.

For five years, Rori Harmon has had one of the toughest jobs in sports: She’s Vic Schaefer’s point guard. His first commit, she led his rebuild but most importantly, his defense: "She picks your ass up at the city limits and she shows your butt the door when we're done.”
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I don’t think I have an Oceans Eleven in me today so I’ll have to take a rain check

Snitch tag

Disco Bevo is ready for Texas-Oregon in the NCAA tournament.

Steve: did u guys get a good pic of me
Dave: ya dont worry
Steve: which pic did u use
Mark: dont worry about it

The curious case of Sawyer Robertson, Mike Leach's last quarterback It took the former Baylor signal-caller years to get comfortable running an offense. Will he be able to make things work in the NFL?

Sawyer Robertson is the ultimate searcher, a Lubbock kid who idolized Mike Leach, was lost when he died, and now faces an uncertain NFL draft. But don’t mistake his honesty and humility and faith for softness.
“A golden retriever,” he says, “is still a dog.”
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His son’s name is AUGUST NIEDERHOFER, named for the first Niederhofer born in Texas. He’s about it.

Boone Niederhofer is the most central Texas name I've ever heard.

How did a West Texas oilman make Team USA's Olympic bobsled team? Boone Niederhofer, a former Texas A&M receiver living 1,000 miles from the nearest bobsled track, followed an unusual path to the Games.

Boone Niederhofer, a 32-year-old father of two who’s a production engineer for a Midland oil company, made the US Olympic team as a bobsledder, while juggling work and dad duties. Inside the adventures of an Aggie from San Antonio who made it to Italy.
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I think I took 3, but they were all from Mrs. Craddock.

The only journalism instructor I’ve ever had, Bettye Craddock from Kilgore College, was announced as a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Hall of Fame today. She changed my life, and so many others’. So proud to see her get her flowers.
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Dawson’s arrival in a national championship is a high-water mark for the Air Raid family, who always hoped to see it at a place like Miami, a job Mike Leach coveted but could never get.
"This is what we always wanted," Mumme said. "None of us ever got the opportunity."

How Miami offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson emerged from nowhere The architect of the Hurricane offense began his career grinding for a job at Southeastern Louisiana.

As Miami’s drove to beat Ole Miss, Hal Mumme was thinking about SE Louisiana’s win over Arkansas-Monticello and the young coach, Shannon Dawson, who made the right call. A Dana Holgorsen protege, Dawson has put his own twist on the Air Raid with Miami’s bruising talent.
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Birthday cake for a cow? Texas' Bevo to receive custom dessert from Orlando bakery for Cheez-It Bowl While the winning players and coaches of the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl get to snack on the baked crackers, the Texas Longhorns mascot will have his own special dessert.

Mascots need bowl fun, too, and the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl wanted Bevo to wake up feeling the cheesiest. So they hired an Orlando bakery — which initially thought it was being pranked — to create the big fella his own 12x12 Cheez-It.
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'Is it a real functional toaster?': Behind the scramble to engineer the Pop-Tarts Bowl trophy How the internet's favorite bowl took things to the next level by making its trophy a kitchen appliance.

Closing the year with the most important one: @dwil.bsky.social went to Louisville to talk to the engineer who made the Pop-Tarts Bowl trophy

The anti-anhedonic Aggies: Can Mike Elko and this Texas A&M team make all the talk about the past stop? The Aggies head into their first College Football Playoff appearance looking to banish the program's ghosts.

Mike Elko hates talking about The Past at Texas A&M. But that’s why he’s here, the ultimate overachiever imposing his will on one of college football’s biggest underachievers. Just don’t tell him about this story.
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Texas QB Manning to return for 2026 season Texas quarterback Arch Manning will return to school to play in 2026, finally putting to rest questions about his future beyond this season.

Cooper: “Arch is playing football at Texas next year.”
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Festive HAM

Also, getting to Zoom with Mick Fleetwood with my 17-year-old drummer kid this summer was one of the cooler moments of the job.

'It's our tune': How Fleetwood Mac worked with the USC Marching Band to create 'Tusk' The idea initially sounded so far-fetched band directors thought it was a prank. But the collaboration became a sensation.

On Friday, Mick Fleetwood surprised fans by playing “Tusk” with the Trojan Marching Band. But Dr. Bartner, the 85-year-old band director who helped bring it to life and earned USC two platinum, albums also surprised Mick. Inside the very L.A. story of the iconic “Tusk.”
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