
Get to know your 2025-2026 Houston Rockets NBA team
by Joey Held
| September 30, 2025
CULTURE | DALLAS MAVERICKS | ENTERTAINMENT | HARDGATE | Houston Rockets | HTX | LIFESTYLE | NBA | SPORTS | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Last year’s squad was a surprising top seed in the Western Conference. After shaking up their roster, the 2025-2026 Houston Rockets are a title contender.

Get to know your 2025-2026 Dallas Mavericks NBA team
by Joey Held
| September 22, 2025
Anthony Davis | CULTURE | DALLAS | DALLAS MAVERICKS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | ENTERTAINMENT | HARDGATE | Jason Kidd | Klay Thompson | Kyrie Irving | NATIONAL NEWS | NBA
The 2025-2026 Dallas Mavericks have plenty of returning faces and could make some noise in a crowded Western Conference—assuming they can stay healthy.

Get a glimpse of the 2025-26 Dallas Cowboys roster
by Joey Held
| September 5, 2025
2025-26 dallas cowboys roster | Community | cowboys roster | CULTURE | dallas cowboys | dallas cowboys roster | DFW | DFW Lead Story | football | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | NFL | NFL season | SPORTS | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
The NFL season is upon us. Here’s how the Dallas Cowboys roster stacks up, plus the key games Cowboys fans should circle on their calendar.

Houston Dynamo FC: Meet the 2025 star players
by Joey Held
| June 23, 2025
Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | HARDGATE | houston dynamo fc | HTX | LIFESTYLE | soccer | SPORTS
We’re hitting the pitch! Houston Dynamo FC is playing in its 20th season this year. Learn about the club’s biggest stars, history, and traditions.

The 9 Texas teams participating in March Madness 2025
by Joey Held
| March 18, 2025
Texas is well-represented in both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments. Learn more about these schools and their history during March Madness.

Women’s basketball pioneer Fran Harris talks pay equity, WNBA ownership, more
by Joi Louviere
| February 28, 2025
The Dallas native says “women’s basketball needs some reparations.” When the NCAA announced that it would begin to pay the women’s basketball teams who matriculated through their tournament, I was stunned—it’s 2025, haven’t the women been getting paid for a while now? I turned to former University of Texas star baller, Fran Harris, for perspective. […]