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Bill Parcells' Guysnew

Can has-beens from a coach's glory years change the Dallas Cowboys from mediocrities to monsters?
Dallas Observer  |  Paul Kix  |  08-29-2005  |  Sports

Boxing Magicnew

A former firefighter quit his job and turned his garage into a boxing gym to make the wildest and least disciplined kids in Dallas into boxing champions. But the gym is falling on hard times.
Dallas Observer  |  Paul Kix  |  07-11-2005  |  Sports

Brazilian Bull-Riding Champion Make a Buck the Hard Waynew

Brazilian-born Adriano Moraes, at 34, is one of the greatest riders ever to straddle a bull's back.
Dallas Observer  |  Paul Kix  |  02-15-2005  |  Sports

Video-Game Champ Makes His Living Playingnew

Surprising for someone who's played video games as much as 12 hours a day since he was 4, world video-game champ Matt Leto is not a nerd; he's a well-spoken athlete. Major League Gaming signed Leto, known as Zyos, to play Halo professionally in 2003.
Dallas Observer  |  Paul Kix  |  01-10-2005  |  Video Games

Playmakersnew

A graduate program at Southern Methodist University teaches students how to develop video games.
Dallas Observer  |  Paul Kix  |  11-29-2004  |  Video Games

Takahiro Omori's Pursuit of Bass Fishing in Americanew

Takahiro Omori, who won the Super Bowl of bass fishing this year, came to the U.S. to pursue his dream against his father's wishes.
Dallas Observer  |  Paul Kix  |  09-24-2004  |  Sports

Jokes for Jesus: Christian Comedians Can Be Funnynew

At its best, Christian comedy is clean comedy. It's secular, socially progressive, have-you-ever-noticed comedy. The sort of comedy Bill Cosby would do.
Dallas Observer  |  Paul Kix  |  09-07-2004  |  Performance

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