Today is the day Americans traditionally give thanks. When established during the Lincoln administration it's purpose was to be thankful for all that this country is able to give it's citizens.
That is still the real reason for the holiday, but for local sports fans I think we should give thanks for our situation as well.
Be thankful that Houston has so many interesting teams to follow and cheer for. We are represented by all the major professional sports...baseball with the Astros, football with the Texans, basketball with the Rockets, soccer with the Dynamo and hockey with the Aeros. All but the Aeros play on the highest level this nation offers.
Then there are the universities in the Houston area. The University of Houston, Rice, Texas Southern and Houston Baptist within the city. Not far away (less than 50 miles to some Houston area residents) is Texas A&M. The University of Texas at Austin is only about 160 miles from the city.
In other words there is plenty of top level sports for fans in Houston to be able to follow. As sports fans we have to give thanks for that.
While it would be wonderful if all those teams brought home championships with regularity, the fact that we have those teams and schools and so many other major cities in the country don't have nearly so many should prod us to give thanks.
While we are at it sports fans, how about our city having four all sports radio stations and a pretty darn good regional TV network with FoxSportsHouston. You want to see Rockets and Astro games live. That is the place. We've got a daily newspaper, the Houston Chronicle, that, like most, has been struggling but still offers extensive sports coverage both on the pages and on it's website. Speaking of websites we are loaded with informative ones. FoxSportsHouston.com, Astros.com, Texans.com and Astros.com are four main ones. Each of the universities has extensive all sports sites. You name a team or school and there is a website for you to visit to get the latest news, stats or schedules.
High school football coverage is extensive. Radio broadcasts can be found every week as well as some telecasts on digital TV channels or channel 55. That is another feature that most big cities don't have. You think there is much high school coverage in New York, Boston, Chicago, New York or Los Angeles?
Sports fans of all kinds have a great deal to be thankful for in Houston. Let's all remember that on this special day.
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