Email Author Richie Whitt

Awards

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published August 20, 2009

  "Josh vs. Josh"

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published September 10, 2009

  "Jumbo Jerry"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published July 3, 2008

  "The Hard Lie"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published March 13, 2008

  "The Pitch Man Cometh"

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2011 Stories by Richie Whitt

• Whitt's End

  published September 29, 2011

  It's creepy to write your own obituary. Nonetheless, I'm dead. This truly is Whitt's End, my final column at the Dallas... More >>

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  My Final Top 10 Observer-ations

  published Sep 26, 2011

  r10. As of this morning, the Dallas Observer is out of the sports business, at least on a full-time basis. Though I'm not technically being fired ("laid off" is supposedly less damning), the... More >>

• Whitt's End: 9.23.11

  published Sep 23, 2011

  rWhether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Doomsday scenario for Monday Night Football: Quarterback Jon Kitna. Running back DeMarco Mu... More >>

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  Best of Dallas 2011: Sports (Director's Cut and Deleted Scenes)

  published Sep 22, 2011

  rSome are good. Some are getting better. But only a select few are the best. When it comes to our annual Best of Dallas issue I've made it easy this year. For those of you too cheap t... More >>

• They Must Be Ice Skating in Hades Because SMU is Laying Three Touchdowns. On the Road.

  published Sep 22, 2011

  rWith the Big 12 seemingly back together since the Pac 12 didn't want 'em, SMU is back in play as a potential member in the wake of Texas A&M's expected departure. But before the Mustangs p... More >>

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  Sure Mike Modano Has a Spot on Dallas' Mount Sportsmore. Well, Doesn't Her

  published Sep 22, 2011

  Mike Modano is on Facebook. And out of hockey. The legendary Dallas Star used social media  to announce his retirement from the NHL yesterday, ending a 21-year career as one of the sport's... More >>

• Big 12 Conference Alive, if Not Well

  published Sep 21, 2011

  rCall it the Pat 12. As in, no thanks to expansion, we'll stand. As in, the Big 12 -- all but buried by a lot of us dorks -- remains alive, like the muddy, bony, cob-webbed hand reaching up... More >>

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  Without Dez Bryant and Miles Austin, Cowboys' Receiving Corps is ... Yuck.

  published Sep 21, 2011

  rThe question isn't if Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo is going to play against the Washington Redskins Monday night. (He will.) It's who the heck is he gonna throw tor (Who knowsr) With Mil... More >>

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  Rangers 7, A's 2: My Top 10 Observer-ations

  published Sep 21, 2011

  r10. Only thing funnier than Oakland trusting Rich Harden is Comedy Central's Tosh.0. 9. Michael Young countdown to 3,000 hits is at 953 ... 952 ... 951. 25 3-hit games most ever by a Ranger in... More >>

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  Michael Young: Half Man, Half Hitting Machine

  published September 22, 2011

  Let's see: There have been the firing of the hitting coach, the TV play-by-play voice and even the co-owner. A loyal father and fan leaned over... More >>

• Yeah, But What if Tramaine Brock Had Seen Miles Austin's Fumbler

  published Sep 20, 2011

  rTony Romo was gutsy last Sunday in San Francisco, but because the Cowboys lost he wasn't heroic. Jason Garrett should be fired for his insane 3rd-and-2 play call in the final minute that l... More >>

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  Will This Conference Clustereff Be Good for College Footballr

  published Sep 20, 2011

  rIt's not a matter of if, but merely when. The Big 12 is kaput. When the Board of Regents at OU and Texas yesterday empowered their respective school presidents (David Boren and Williams Powers)... More >>

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  The Real Rangers' Race is in Detroit, Not Anaheim

  published Sep 20, 2011

  rNothing like a good baseball pennant race. Too bad this year there ain't one. No divisional "race" is closer than 5 games in the season's last week and even the Wild Card is producing nothing m... More >>

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  Tony Romo's Top 5 Performances

  published Sep 19, 2011

  rJerry Jones said he was "outstanding" despite last week's loss to the Jets. Sunday afternoon in San Francisco the owner almost shed a tear in talking about the quarterback's gutsy performance in... More >>

• Floyd Mayweather is Both Champ and Chump. And Larry Merchant is My New Hero.

  published Sep 19, 2011

    These days give me a good UFC card over a boxing match, but Saturday night was quite the intriguing spectacle inside the squared ring. Getting his ass whipped early by Floyd Mayweather, ... More >>

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  Cowboys 27, 49ers 24 (OT): My Top 10 Observer-ations

  published Sep 18, 2011

  r10. Like me, were you scared to death that Jesse Holley was going to fumble while holding the ball up in premature exclamation at the end of his 77-yard overtime catchr 9. Rob Ryan ma... More >>

• Whitt's End: 9.16.11

  published Sep 16, 2011

  rWhether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Every once in a while I take Michael Young for granted. I think of him as a step-slow, ... More >>

• Leon Lett Finally Apologizes for His Cowboys Blunders. Sorta. With a Snickers.

  published Sep 15, 2011

  rGot this letter the other day, from "The Desk of Leon Lett": Even though I have three Super Bowl rings, made two Pro Bowl appearances and recorded 22 sacks during my 10-year NFL career, I'm o... More >>

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  Cowboys-49ers: Look Out Below!

  published Sep 15, 2011

  rOkay, so the Cowboys were better than I expected in last week's NFL opener. But don't be fooled, the San Francisco 49ers weren't as good as it seems. Seems strange to be sniffing around an Unde... More >>

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  Josh Hamilton Floored by His $500,000 Homer

  published Sep 15, 2011

    Rangers pound out another 12 hits. Rangers score another nine runs. Rangers win again. Lead in the AL West remains three games. Magic number shrinks to 11. Rangers are 21 games over .500 for ... More >>

• Entourage: Fitting Finale or Farewell Flopr

  published Sep 14, 2011

  rI dunno, last Sunday night's finale to HBO's Entourage was a little too tidy for me. Vince finally got the girl. Eric was back with Sloan. Ari was reconciling with Mrs. Ari. Drama's show wa... More >>

• TV Ratings: Rangers + Mavericks + Stars < Cowboys

  published Sep 14, 2011

  rI run a buffet here. Not every customer will like everything I put out, but hopefully most will find a little something to keep them coming back. I get this complaint frequently: "Wh... More >>

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  Injury Concerns Aside, Dez Bryant Needs to Return Kicks for the Cowboys

  published Sep 14, 2011

  rLet's face it: If the Cowboys are going to be anything but mediocre in 2011, Dez Bryant has to be effective. And to be effective, he's first got to be healthy. Bryant caught three passes for 71... More >>

• Tony Romo Just Can't Help Himself

  published September 15, 2011

  Tony Romo is a strip club at last call. And this time isn't like all those other nights, when 2 a.m. rolled around, the lights came on and no... More >>

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  No Matter Where Texas and Oklahoma Wind Up, Texas-OU Will Survive in Dallas ... or Arlington

  published Sep 13, 2011

  rAfter a meeting last weekend of school power brokers -- including UT president William Powers and OU grand poobah David Boren -- it's clear that Texas-OU Weekend will survive regardless of where... More >>