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National Hunting and Fishing Day to be celebrated Sept. 27

Every outdoors person is encouraged to extend a natural invitation to family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to step outside and share the values and the fun of the outdoors. Read story.

Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008

Rare 1936 Olympic souvenir booklet turns up in UTD's McDermott Library

The pre-WWII folio contains facsimile signatures of all the games' gold medalists. Read story.

Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008

UPDATED: DFW resident Marshevet Hooker proceeds to 200M semifinal in Beijing

Though not a favorite to move on, anything can happen in Wednesday's semifinal race. Read story.

Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008

UPDATED: City of Parker plans postpones reschedules parade for Olympic champ Nastia Liukin

... while fellow gymnasts in Plano stayed up late watching her win the gold.

Parade details are pending, but mark your calendar for Aug. 23. Read story.

Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008

Gay List Daily's must-do events: August 21-27

The majority of these events require some sort of dressing up, whether it's in a Speedo or in costume. Read story.

Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

UPDATE: Arlington Martin alum looking for Olympic gold takes bronze in freestyle wrestling

After getting turned down for basketball, the 5'2" athlete moved on to freestyle wrestling. It paid off. Read story.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Welcome Nastia home at DFW Airport

The gold medal-winning gymnast returns to North Texas, and she's inviting all comers (via her official website) to celebrate on her home turf. Read story.

Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

Phelps-less Olympics still dominate DFW ratings

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Mon., Aug. 15-18)

Monday's Olympics averaged 435,972 D-FW homes from 7 to 11 p.m. Read story.

Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008

Fort Worth frisbee players may lose Kimbell green space

Lawn that has been used for frisbee playing, tai chi, and fly fishing practice may soon be intruded upon by a new building. Read story.

Monday, Aug. 18, 2008

Parker gymnast Nastia Liukin gets screwed takes silver in uneven bars

Liukin technically tied Chinese gymnast He Kexin, but lost out on technicalities. Read story.

Monday, Aug. 18, 2008

Carrollton hosts soccer complex grand opening Aug. 23

The McInnish Soccer Complex is a new 23-acre facility comprised of five youth soccer fields with supporting concessions, parking, shade structures and picnic pavilion. Read story.

Friday, Aug. 15, 2008

UPDATE: Parker gymnast Nastia Liukin takes all-around gold in Beijing

With the all-around competition on Thursday* night and the individuals to follow, Liukin has a number of golden opportunities. Read story.

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

2008 Freedom Run set for September 11

The Freedom Run 5K run and the Bill Carollo one mile walk will take place on the evening of Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at Dallas City Hall Plaza. Read story.

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

Duncanville boxer Luis Yanez wins first Olympics bout

Yanez defeated Spain's Jose Kelvin de la Nieve in a much-needed win for the U.S. boxing team. Read story.

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

Thursday Morning Cupcheck - Beijing Olympics? Who cares?

This week, our hockey scribe gets all fluffy-bunny and happy-happy-joy-joy! Read story.

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

Olympics are unstoppable in DFW

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., Aug. 11)

The Olympics averaged 494,427 D-FW homes, peaking at 616,207 between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. Read story.

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008

Cowboys' preseason game beats Olympics -- for a while

From 9 to 9:45 p.m. (i.e. while the starters were in the game), the Cowboys ruled the roost. Otherwise, the Olympics dominated all weekend long. Read story.

Monday, Aug. 11, 2008

Carrollton pools announce closures for the season

End of summer season pool closures begin soon. Read story.

Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008

David Slick will attempt to break world juggling record on August 10 at NRH2O

The previous world record for juggling three balls nonstop was 11 hours, four minutes and 22 seconds. Read story.

Friday, Aug. 8, 2008

The Colony Firefighter's Association holds second annual "Take on the Heat" Triathlon Aug. 17

The event will begin at 7 a.m. at the LISD Natatorium at the northeast corner of the intersection of Memorial Drive and South Colony Boulevard, The Colony, Texas. Read story.

Friday, Aug. 8, 2008

Carrollton hosts worldwide basketball event

This worldwide basketball event will be held at Integrated Athletic Development (IAD), located at 2800 North I-35E. Read story.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008

SMU sends (mostly) swimmers to Beijing for Summer Olympics

There are some Track & Field competitors involved, too - and one Triathlete. Read story.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

TCU alums to compete in China's Olympic Games

Four former students will participate in track events and one will pitch on the baseball team. Read story.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

Denton will shock public pools with chlorine 'til summer's over

There haven't been any reports of cryptosporidiosis traced to the pools, they just want to be on the safe side. Read story.

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008

Lewisville Wave Swim Team qualified 87 members for state meet

Lewisville Wave had 60 individuals or teams place among the top four in various event, including 18 first-place finishes. Read story.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

UPDATED: DFW cops and firemen to play ball in first annual "Public Safety Baseball Tournament"

Mustaches are recommended for the game but not necessarily required. Read story.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Gay List Daily's "diverse" events: July 24-27

This week is full of a variety of events to keep you anything but bored. Read story.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Dallas chiropractor hired by Colombia to accompany athletes to Beijing Olympics

Dr. Camille Reagan is going to have a lot of chiropracticking to do, since Colombia is sending 66 athletes to compete in 15 events. Read story.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Arlington shuts down public swimming pools for hyper-chlorination treatments

... and suggests surrounding cities do the same.

The sudden action comes in response to a suspected cryptosporidium outbreak identified by the Tarrant County Public Health Dept. Read story.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

1976 swimming Olympic gold medalist resides, coaches in Dallas

Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Jim Montgomery is still competing, setting records, and spreading his love of the sport. Read story.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Project Fruit Bowl supports coming out campaign

This annual bowling fundraiser (now in its 17th year) is hosted by the Human Rights Campaign Coming Out Project DFW. Read story.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Mexican first division powerhouses Pachuca and Santos battle in Frisco for a ticket to the SuperLiga Semifinals

Sunday’s match promises to be a memorable affair, as the two teams battle for a spot in the semifinals of the SuperLiga Tournament. Read story.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

UPDATED: Duncanville boxer Luis Yanez trying to appeal Olympic rejection

Yanez apparently put family first, like they say to do in the movies, and he paid the price. Read story.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Farmers Branch lifeguards take first place at North Texas competition

The team goes to San Antonio July 22 to compete in the Texas Games State Championship. Read story.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Oscar Pareja named director of FC Dallas youth player development, head coach of FCD Juniors

Former team captain joins John Ellinger to lead FCD youth program. Read story.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Arlington man wins spot at World Series of Poker's final table

... but could he win at a Saturday night dealer's choice game? (I don't think so.) Read story.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

ESPN sports journalist Kevin Blackistone to discuss memoir writing

Former Dallas Morning News columnist will discuss his collaboration with Everson Walls in a workshop Sunday. Read story.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Attack Dallas by land, air and sea

Nine things to make Dallas more exciting.

There's plenty to do close to home this summer. You just have to be willing to try new things. Read story.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Shula's steakhouse chain opens branch in Fort Worth

Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula opened his first steakhouse in Florida in 1989.


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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Big adventure to be found in small Texas town of Whitewright

After a rough week, Pegasus News intern jumps from moving plane. Read story.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Today

West Fest Polka Festival Westfest kicks off the the weekend on Friday evening with the Miss Westfest Contest. Gates to the fairground (in West, Texas, south on I-35 just beyond Hillsboro) open at 5:30 p.m., and you can hang out touring the food booths until closing time at 12:30 a.m. If there was ever a place to do your "wurst," this is it, folks! And don't forget kolaches for dessert. More info

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