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Cougar Hall of Famer

Jim Nantz almost loses it as long overdue UH legend finally makes Basketball Hall of Fame

By Chris Baldwin

Most sports hall of fame announcements are formal, largely muted affairs. If you're looking for emotion, you have to turn to the inductees. The men doing the announcing tend to play it straight ...


Beyond the Boxscore

Jim Nantz opens up on his new marriage, his dream Pebble Beach life, Alzheimer's and his UH gratitude

By Chris Baldwin

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jim Nantz always imagined he'd end up calling Pebble Beach home someday. The lead voice of CBS Sports sees the magic in many things. It's part of what makes hi ...


Francesa Furor

New York radio host challenges J.J. Watt, argues with Jim Nantz over Texans MVP candidate

By Chris Baldwin

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Anyone who's ever listened to Mike Francesa on WFAN out of New York understands that the radio host never shies away from some good, old fashioned bluster. F ...


Beyond the Boxscore

Jim Nantz calls Texans a trophy threat, expects Houston to be mad at him after Broncos broadcast

By Chris Baldwin

DENVER — It's more than three hours till kickoff and there are only two men in the CBS booth in the Mile High stadium complex — a technician and Jim Nantz. "I've been h ...


Congratulations!

CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz and Courtney Richards to marry on Pebble Beach's 7th hole

By Clifford Pugh

CBS sportscaster and Houston's own Jim Nantz and Courtney Richards are set to say "I do" this weekend at Pebble Beach, CultureMap has learned from a source close to the couple. Na ...


The City's Character

Presidents and sports stars give H-Town legend Harold Wiesenthal a fitting goodbye as lapels flash

By Whitney Radley

On Sunday, beloved Houston businessman and clothier Harold Wiesenthal passed away in his sleep at 84. A crowd of mournful faces and crisp suits — many of them purchased from Harolds in the He ...


Beyond the Boxscore

It's the Final Four of Jim Nantz's life: Puts Butler's story above 1985 Villanova; feels Houston's done itself proud

By Chris Baldwin

CBS puts its employees up at a plush hotel during Final Four week where everything is taken care of for them. Free meals are offered in a ballroom, around the clock. Courtesy cars stand at the read ...


A Very Personal Night

Jim Nantz hands Guy Lewis a Hall of Fame boost, brings Naismith brass to UH tribute dinner

By Chris Baldwin

If any doubt existed about the strength of Jim Nantz's commitment to getting former University of Houston coach Guy V. Lewis into the Basketball Hall of Fame, it's gone now. For the voi ...


Beyond the Boxscore

Phi Slama Jama, the best team to never win a championship, and how one moment blocks Guy Lewis

By Chris Baldwin

They are the best team to never win a championship and Clyde Drexler can live with that. For while Phi Slama Jama inexplicably never cut down the nets, despite rolling to three consecutive Fina ...


Beyond the Boxscore

Final Four inspiration dies quick: UH is already Dickey done, Rice hangs on the ledge

By Chris Baldwin

It wasn't that long ago that the University of Houston played a starring role in the Final Four preview luncheon at Reliant Stadium. When you got off the long escalators to the West Cl ...


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