Sonny Dykes has a stack of bibles on a shelf behind his desk. Texas bibles, that is. Also known as Dave Campbell’s Texas Football yearbooks. They are grassroots cultural touchstones, these thick annual magazines devoted to covering college and high school football in the state that loves college and high school
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Julio Rodríguez Is Here to Save the Mariners
On Sept. 11, the Mariners trail the Braves in the bottom of the ninth. They’ve already blown a 6–1 lead in front of a rowdy, near-capacity home crowd. Many in attendance have returned to T-Mobile Park only recently, flush with cautious optimism born from knowing better while they reach for their maxed-out emotional credit
Kevin Love Launches Mental Health Program for High School Students
There were 320-plus kids in Kevin Love’s Lake Oswego (Ore.) High School graduating class in 2007. He estimates the school had about one counselor for every 70 students. The five-time NBA All-Star feels his counselor oversaw too many kids to truly understand his depression and anxiety, let alone adequately help
