Chuck Cox

Chuck Cox is a freelance writer with more than 20 years of experience in journalism. He has worked for six different newspapers across northeast Texas. Chuck can be reached by at ccox42569@hotmail.com or you can follow him on Twitter @Axeemjacks.

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• O’Bannon antitrust trial ruling a step in the right direction

  Monday, August 11, 2014

  Hello, my name is Chuck Cox. And I'm a sports video game junkie. Because of the antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA led by former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon and 19 other former college athletes, the game was not released. But the result of that trial was well worth that small void in my life.

• How do you gear up for the start of football season?

  Thursday, July 31, 2014

  ​The first thing Kevin Atkinson does to prepare for another football season is to break out the swim trunks and get some sand between his toes. And while the annual sojourn with his family is the perfect way for Atkinson to get in the right state of mind, coaches all across the United States have their own methods to prepare for the madness of another grueling football season.

• Unusual venues can spice up college athletics

  Friday, July 11, 2014

  Games at unusual venues for big-time college basketball, football and hockey are starting to pop up on a regular basis. From baseball stadiums to aircraft carriers, the backdrops for games have gotten more and more interesting and creative over the years.

• UIL basketball becomes latest state tournament to leave Austin

  Tuesday, July 01, 2014

  The young, brash kid and his loud music have finally driven the old man out of town. Because of an annual conflict with the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference, next season's University Interscholastic League state basketball tournaments will not be played in Austin for the first time since 1921.