Houston Sports Notebook

by Yolande Lezine
A look at the recent sports happenings in the city.
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Brock is the king of UFC Heavyweights
by Tom Donelson -- Nov 20, 2008 - 9:56:00 PM
At 6-feet-3 and 275 pounds, Brock Lesner dwarfed the 45-year old Randy Couture, who stood 6-feet-2 but weighed just 220 pounds. When both men walked in the octagon, Lesner looked even more massive when contrasted with Couture.

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The NFL's Good, Bad & Ugly: Week 7
by L.A. Batchelor -- Oct 24, 2008 - 9:59:00 PM
The one glaring thing missing from this once proud franchise like the 49ers is toughness and hopefully making the change to a tough former player like Mike Singletary will make a positive difference and will turn things around for the five-time Super Bowl Champions.

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Athletes take hits in taxes after game
by Mark Alesia -- Oct 20, 2008 - 9:52:00 PM
The jock tax is thought to have begun in California in the 1980s, with authorities quietly collecting from athletes, whose salaries had exploded. Illinois instituted its jock tax in 1992 after legislators learned that Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls were being taxed by California the previous year while winning the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Other states followed. Indiana added language specific to athletes in its tax code in 1997.

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A Diced And 'Sliced' Upset
by Francis Walker -- Oct 6, 2008 - 9:57:00 PM
There are so many ways to win and so many ways to lose in MMA competition. It’s unknown whether Kimbo Slice and Petruzelli will have a rematch or whether Shamrock is still in the picture. It will probably take upwards to six to eight weeks to laceration above his left eye to heal.

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Elite XC Returns To CBS On Saturday Night
by Francis Walker -- Oct 2, 2008 - 9:58:00 PM
On Saturday night from the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, Slice’s celebrity and ability to fight more experienced opposition will be tested when he battles on of the most recognizable MMA fighters in history, Ken Shamrock.

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