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Favila: Fussing about the cussing in sports

Dave Favila

The first adult I ever heard use profanity out loud was my high school gym coach during my freshman year. It caught me, and most of my classmates, by surprise. Adults weren’t supposed to cuss around kids. Sensing our shock, Coach stopped talk... Full story

Favila: Once a legend, always a legend for Canseco

Dave Favila

The first time I can remember seeing Jose Canseco play was in the summer of 1986 in a televised game against the Texas Rangers. It was his rookie season and he was having a heck of a year. Back then I was a 16-year old punk who had just gotten his d... Full story

Favila: There's no such thing as too much football here

Dave Favila

The complaint didn’t surprise me. I get at least two or three of them every season, usually from Winter Texans, who don’t fully understand our traditions. This guy, however, was a local. A native of the Rio Grande Valley, supposedly born... Full story

Favila: Legend Capello got a raw deal at Edcouch-Elsa

Dave Favila

Is there no more integrity left in the world of sports? I realize sports are a business, and that business and emotions don’t mix. It’s this conflict, after all, that makes sports such a volatile, yet exciting entity. When Dallas Cowboys... Full story

Favila: Cowboys' Dez doesn't get it

Dave Favila

When I was in high school, it was tradition for freshmen to carry backpacks belonging to the seniors for the first few weeks of the new school year until homecoming week. Once homecoming week arrived, the school then held a ceremony where the seniors... Full story

Favila: The King not worthy of the hype he's been given

Dave Favila

LeBron James may be known as "The King," but the way he went about announcing his move to the Miami Heat was akin to that of a court jester. Not since Michael Jordan hung up his basketball shoes have I seen an NBA athlete hog the limelight like Ja... Full story

Favila: The U.S. a soccer nation? Not even close

Dave Favila

  Although I admitted in an earlier column that I don’t like soccer, I have been keeping up with the 2010 World Cup. And while I still think the Beautiful Game is a very boring game, I respect and admire the passion people have for the... Full story

Favila: La Feria school board continues its shenanigans

Dave Favila

  The La Feria Independent School District Board of Trustees recently proved that it doesn’t know how to fire a coach. Now it’s shown that it doesn’t know how to hire one either. In case you missed it — and the board ... Full story

Favila: We’ve come a long way in a short period of time

Dave Favila

With the unveiling of the All-Valley baseball team that appears in your sports section today, the 2009-10 high school athletic season is officially over. From here on out it’s a countdown to the start of the high school football season and th... Full story

Favila: Not even the World Cup can make me love soccer

Dave Favila

I tried. I really did. I went in with an open mind, willing to give the whole thing a fair shake. I promised myself that I would not show bias and that I would not allow previous experiences to cloud my judgment. It didn’t work. I don’t... Full story

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