Word: houstons
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...same star treatment will be given to the New England Patriots' Bill Belichick and the Carolina Panthers' John Fox during Sunday's Super Bowl XXXVIII, in Houston. Fox may try to mute the two coaches' importance--"He and I aren't going to play a single snap"--but he can hardly be modest about his achievement since taking the Panthers' reins early in 2002. No other NFL team has gone from a 1-15 season to the Super Bowl in just two years. Underdogs all this season, the Panthers relied on an insistent running game and a demolishing defense. They...
...more than 600 checked out the creations of such top chefs as Joseba Jimenez of Seattle's Harvest Vine restaurant, who made a pheasant braised in Cabernet Franc and sherry vinegar with foie gras. It's not just chefs in the outdoorsy West who are serving unconventional meats. In Houston, Ziggy's Healthy Grill faced a storm of animal-rights protests after adding kangaroo burgers to its menu. And in New York City, Thalassa features wild boar marinated in Greek mountain honey. The next time you hear the call of the wild, it may be a restaurant confirming your reservation...
DIED. ANN MILLER, 81, leggy movie star who tapped up a storm in such MGM musicals as Easter Parade, On the Town and Kiss Me Kate; of lung cancer; in Los Angeles. As a girl in Houston, Miller danced to support her mother. In Hollywood she was a highenergy, if less than first-rank, musical star. On Broadway she got a chance to take center stage in her 50s, co-starring with Mickey Rooney in the 1979 musical Sugar Babies, which ran for nearly three years...
...quickly, but Jenkins plays hard every down. In my mind, that?s what makes him so special.? New England rookie center Dan Koppen and guard Russ Hochstein, whom Warren Sapp once famously said couldn?t block two middle-aged columnists from the Washington Post, will share Jenkins duty in Houston, but given the talent of fellow Carolina linemen Buckner, Julius Peppers and Michael Rucker, they can?t concern themselves with one player. Says Scarnecchia: ?You can?t do anything special to stop Jenkins, because they?ve got three other guys that can wreck...
PLEADED GUILTY. ANDREW FASTOW, 42, former chief financial officer of Enron; to two felony counts of participating in crimes that contributed to the company's bankruptcy; in Houston. The plea deal requires him to pay more than $23 million in civil and criminal penalties and serve a probable 10-year sentence...