Subject: College Basketball

• Green Means Go

  March 7, 2007

• Welcome Back, Earthlings

  January 24, 2007

• How You Like Me Now?

  January 4, 2007

• Mustang Mania?

  December 22, 2006

• A Taxing Sports Equation

  June 21, 2006

• Don't Fence Them In

  May 23, 2006

• Only One More Shopping Day Till Football Season

  August 31, 2007

• Hoops Du Jour, With a Side of Pigskin

  December 19, 2007

• It’s March. So, By All Means, Commence With the Madness.

  March 10, 2008

• March Madness? A Great Time For Sports Music

  March 20, 2008

• Arlington Lands 2014 Final Four. Current Score: Arlington 35, Dallas 3

  This just in: Dallas has officially moved to Arlington. Well, after Arlington's new Jonestown Coliseum snared another 100,000-kilowatt event this morning, that feels like the score. Right? On the heels of Dallas being shunned by the women's Final Four last week, the Cowboys' new stadium today landed the 2014 men's Final Four. Dallas last hosted a Final Four in 1986, same year it hosted its only NBA All-Star Game. Of course, coupled with this recent announcement, both events -- like

  November 19, 2008

• Whitt's End

   Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week - even the end of the year -  welcome to Whitt's End: *Hold your horses if you thought tonight's concert by Russ Martin and his band at Joe Avezzano's joint up in Frisco was going to A) turn into a bashfest of Live 105.3 105.3 The Fan; or B) a springboard for Russ' return to the local radio airwaves. Remember, the dude is getting paid through April 2011. He may not be drenched in class, but he's no d

  December 19, 2008

• Whitt's End

  *In 2009, I'm going to change. Totally change. I'm going to develop an appreciation for sour cream, reality shows and Brett Favre. I will start tipping 20% to every waitperson because, after all, that's what I'm supposed to do. I will be understanding of white pickup trucks that tailgate me and then cut me off on the freeway because, after all, their time is indeed more valuable than mine. I'm going to buy a Terrell Owens poster for my son's room and Rangers' playoff tickets for mysel

  January 2, 2009

• Your 2009 Dallas Mavericks: Mediocre? Morose? Magical?

  In between the few highlights of an entirely underwhelming college football championship game between what looked like two very average quarterbacks, I sneaked some peeks last night at your Dallas Mavericks. What'd I see? Another win, pushing their record to an impressive 22-13. Another unimpressive performance, this time barely outlasting the lowly New York Knicks 99-94 in what was a one-point game in the final minute. Not exactly sure what to make of these Mavs.

  January 9, 2009

• Jurist imprudence

  July 17, 1997

• Net Loss

  October 9, 1997

• Not as dome as you think

  February 19, 1998

• No man's land

  April 15, 1999

• The Top 10 Best Current Rivalries in Sports

  Tonight's the next chapter in one of sports' best rivalries. That's right, I said best.To be a true sports rivalry - more than just a plethora of games between teams in close proximity (see Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals) - the meetings between opponents must: *Take place at an advanced level, with championships on the line. *Feature sustained excellence by both teams over a period of time. *Include some form of contentiousness, be it physical alternations or trash-talking

  February 24, 2009

• Club Directory

  April 10, 2003

• The 10 Worst Sports Celebrations in the History of Sports

  Bad, but nowhere near the worst.Dear LeBron James, Just ask, and I'm sure Dancing With The Stars will have you on their ridiculously cheesy show next season. I'm sure millions of potato-chip snackin' housewives would be fixated on your every silly, pre-fabricated step. But as a basketball fan, I demand you immediately cease and desist with your bullshit pre-game choreography. It's stupid. It's illogical. It's degrading. It's unbecoming of a player who has the talent - but not th

  March 25, 2009

• Whitt's End: 3.27.09

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Dallas Police Chief David Kunkel can apologize all he wants for the indefensible actions of Robert Powell, but unless the officer is fired it will be a complete and utter injustice. Powell, who detained, lectured and threatened NFL running back Ryan Moats despite the player's mother-in-law dying as he spoke, in no way should make a living that requires/allows him to use a gun. Kudos to Moats - wh

  March 27, 2009

• Title Nein!

  Why does a game played below the rim fly so far above the radar?I play sports because I love them. But I watch sports because I love to see done what I can't do. I watch Tiger Woods because I can't hit a 7-iron 210 yards. I watch Andy Roddick because I can't hit a serve 149 mph. I watch Kobe Bryant because I can't dunk. I read ESPN The Magazine's Rick Reilly because he can write circles around me. I watch the Dallas Desire because, well, I can't tackle hot chicks without being a

  March 31, 2009

• I-45 Showdown

  The Mavs and the Rockets square off

  April 9, 2009

• Despite Its Big-Time Coach, SMU Basketball Remains Small-Time

  March 19, 2009

• What a Drag

  Not long ago a rising All-Star, Josh Howard is suddenly regressing professionally and personally

  August 21, 2008

• The Fab 50

  Half a hundred power brokers who sculpt our local sports landscape

  July 10, 2008

• R.I.P. Reunion

  Good riddance to a bad arena that provided only mediocre moments

  June 26, 2008

• Maverick Madness

  Better late than never, let's hear it for U-T-Yay!

  March 20, 2008

• Ambassador Class

  Marques Haynes should be wealthy and celebrated. He was always content just to be the best.

  August 23, 2007

• Changing channels

  When the Mavericks made a deal with the USA Network, Tom Hicks' regional sports channel became less regional

  September 2, 1999

• White Elephants

  Mavs' draft gifts usually pale in comparison

  July 5, 2007

• American Eagle

  March Madness ain't nothing compared to Ambush Alley

  March 15, 2007

• I Love Josh Howard

  ...And great basketball

  February 15, 2007

• Oscar Overhaul

  The Academy--y-a-w-n--Awards desperately need a shot of sports

  March 9, 2006

• Full Court Pressure

  College Hoops 2K6 will bring out your inner Bobby Knight.

  January 5, 2006

• Alone No More

  Forgiving the past opened Sandora Irvin's future

  March 31, 2005

• Best Local NBA Hopeful (Who Actually Has a Shot)

  LaMarcus Aldridge

  October 14, 2004

• He Wants to be a Millionaire

  So why did LaMarcus Aldridge put off NBA riches?

  April 29, 2004

• Favorite Mistake

  Other teams screwed up by not taking Josh Howard, which helps the Mavs

  February 26, 2004

• Kidding Around

  Mavs avoid the Nets gain

  January 15, 2004

• All Net

  The Mavs gets Jazzed

  October 30, 2003

• Mr. Nice Guy

  Is Antawn Jamison too big a sweetheart to make the Mavs tough enough?

  October 23, 2003

• The Back Page

  I would tell you about the Big 12 tourney, but my stomach hurts

  March 20, 2003

• Leonard Bishop

  Lincoln High

  September 26, 2002

• Whitt's End: 5.8.09

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Looks like The Ticket's parent company - Cumulus Media - is asking forcing employees to take five unpaid days off before June 30. Ouch. Maybe not a big deal to on-air talent with six-figure salaries, but to office staff and board ops, etc., missing an entire week's pay is significant. Though the move is voluntary to on-air personnel, I hearby welcome any Ticket host to sp

  May 8, 2009

• Dave Bliss Still Alive. Praise Jesus?

  Thanks to the tip from loyal Sportatorium reader, Luca: If you're not busy Sunday morning and you always wanted to barf on a pew, head down to Ovilla's First Baptist Church. Now appearing at the pulpit: David Bliss. Yep, that one. Actually, the church's website boasts a speaking engagement from a David Bliss, but there's no mistaking the familiar stench of a former college basketball coach - including a corrupt stint at SMU from 1980-88 - who paid players, lied, cheated, hid

  May 13, 2009

• The Top 10 Sportiest American Holidays

  Had a buddy yesterday gloat to me that Memorial Day Sunday is "one of the greatest sporting days of the year!" To which I replied, "Huh?" I remember a time when the Indianapolis 500 was must-see TV along with the Harlem Globetrotters, heavyweight boxing matches, Oklahoma-Nebraska football and NBA All-Star Saturday. Alas, those events long ago passed their prime. At this point they should be on the endangered species list, because they've gone the way of stewardesses, stationary&nb

  May 25, 2009

• It's time for the Dallas Observer’s annual list of the 50 Most Powerful People in Metroplex Sports. Cool.

  July 16, 2009

• Whitt's End: 10.09.09

  ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Ho hum, The Ticket's dynasty rolls on as one of the most dominant entities in sports. In September's Arbitron PPM ratings - I hear, by the way, that only 1,400 meters are used to garner these numbers - The Ticket remains the No. 1 station among Men 25-54 with a 7.7. Way down the list is ESPN Radio at 3.0 (13th) and further down 105.3 The Fan at 2.1 (22nd). I'll let Dallas' Only Daily's Barry H

  October 9, 2009