The Texas House of Representatives sent a message of pragmatism and cooperation Tuesday by re-electing Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, as Speaker of the House.
Who could believe that Texas, a state that epitomizes hard-headedness and acts as a breeding ground for far-right thought, would set such a premium on compromise to get things done?
In the midterm elections, an...
I went 2-2 in my picks last week. Not too impressive but at least I have a better winning percentage than the Seahawks. Here is my divisional round matchups breakdown:
Ravens @ Steelers
Matchup
When Baltimore and Pittsburgh play, we usually know one thing: it’s going to be a tough-nosed, defensive battle. In the two games they played each other in the...
Saints @ Seahawks
Matchup
The defending champion New Orleans Saints travel to Seattle this Saturday to take on the Seahawks, who, with a 7-9 record, are the worst team ever to host a playoff game. The Seahawks only made the playoffs because they won their weak division, the NFC West, by beating the Sam Bradford and the St. Louis Rams in the...
Greeted by strong winds and cold temperatures, the Jesuit rugby team met at Allen High School for their second North Texas Fall 7's Rugby Tournament, co-hosted by Allen High School Eagles Rugby and the Frisco Griffins RFC.
Having won the last tournament two weeks earlier, the team was fired up and ready to go. The DII side was particularly hungry for victory...
Last week’s games began with a trip to Garland to battle last year’s Regional Champions, the Lakeview Centennial Patriots.
The teams were all square after one quarter, but there was trouble for the Rangers in the second and they took a 17 point deficit into the locker rooms at half. Jesuit beat the Patriots by 2 in the second half,...
After a strong 10 and 2 start to the fall season with a disappointing loss to Plano and a come from behind victory over Allen, the Jesuit tennis team heads to Houston for a classic battle for Jesuit supremacy.
After losses in the past two years, the Rangers will be determined to get the better of their counterparts to the...
Following a deflating 7-3 loss against Allen the prior week, the Rangers Hockey team took on a speedy Frisco team at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in Frisco on Monday night.
Getting out to quick starts has not been the problem for Jesuit. In the previous game against Allen, the Rangers took a quick 3-1 lead with goals from Blake...
Since their close victory over Mesquite to open the season, Jesuit has lost 3 games straight. Monday night, they matched up against a tough, athletic Lewisville team. The Farmers came out strong, pushing to an early lead and never looking back. “They were more athletic, more experienced, they played harder, and they wanted to win more,” said Coach Hill...
