Lance Armstrong

Smuts Illustrated

European Vacation

Livin' Too Strong?

No Stars Gazing

30-3: Only the Eighth-Greatest Beatdown Ever?

The Hardest Way Possible to Get From Austin to Dallas

A Big and Busy Week for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure

God Bless America. And Sports.

The Return of Lance Legstrong!

The Hottest Male Athletes According to Females

Second in a very sporadic, yet nonetheless fascinating series by Dallas Observer staff writers Merritt Martin/Megan Feldman. Ladies, as always, mi casa es su casa ... You've been waiting haven't you? We knew you wanted it, but c'mon, we had to make you yearn. It was a tease, all in good fun ... and ... More >>

Buzz

Dixie Chicks cover up, Bill Rojas' not-so-humble beginning, Dallas Mavs slide shows!

Best Bicycle Equipment

Richardson Bike Mart

Slumdog Sportsionaire: Who's On Your "Shit List"?

I'm not an autograph hound, but this is "1 of 1."Had a wonderfully weird weekend. On Friday I saw the Fort Worth Symphony's interpretation of Led Zeppelin. (Thumbs up.) On Saturday I attended a Polish 40th birthday party complete with a full, cooked pig on a skewer, potato vodka shots an ... More >>

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 bask ... More >>

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 detai ... More >>

Hot As Blazes

Heated runs make for cooler wins

The Perfect Pedal

Heated runs make for cooler wins

Nothing to Crow About

Lance Armstrong's ex visits Nokia

The Beatdown

DJ Franck Roger spins savoir faire back into being French

Heaven Help Us

When watching sports, is God a passive observer or a meddler?

Oscar Overhaul

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

Music Club of Doom

Nobody is safe from Sheryl Crow--not even herself

Play It Forward

Sports' smallest acts often come laced with giant implications

Tex-cess

Everything's bigger in our state, especially the fan fakery

Farm Fresh

Everything's bigger in our state, especially the fan fakery

Get Served

Everything's bigger in our state, especially the fan fakery

Rent a Cop

Or else

Rock Star Olympics

Snoop Dogg vs. Bob Marley? Ike vs. Courtney? Let the games begin.

Slithering Celebration

Daryl Sprout introduces his cold-blooded pals

Lancing Plano

Plus: Wish You Were Here; Clues for Camp

The Top 10 Most Impressive Individual Sports Achievements and 10 Cool Things I'd Like to See Achieved

Even back in '05 we knew he could hit. But like this?Last night was one of those nights. In a season of 82 Mavericks' games and 162 Rangers' games, we'll remember April 15. For it was last magical night that we were treated to two - almost simultaneous - rare individual athleti ... More >>

A Lance Armstrong Gateway in the OC?

Courtesy Bike Friendly Oak CliffClick to expand the vision for Bishop Avenue with bike-only lanes between Methodist and Bishop Arts​Another day, another bike plan for Oak Cliff. But Jason Roberts, founder of Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, says the Seventh Street proposal and another for Bishop Avenue ar ... More >>

End of an Era? The Top 10 "Players" in the History of Dallas Sports

If this was Dallas and we needed 10 sports faces, who ya got?​I'm pretty sure one is retiring and one is staying put. But what if in the last month we witnessed the final games in Dallas of icons Mike Modano and Dirk Nowitzki? Modano is likely done as a player for the Dallas Stars, soon to ... More >>

Whitt's End: 5.21.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Where's Greggo? Be here Monday morning for the official announcement. As a bonus, I'll also reveal another familiar local radio voice(s) returning to the air on 105.3 The Fan come June 1. In the b ... More >>

Running Down Some of the Biggest Problems About Trying to Bike to Work in Dallas

​Surely you need no reminder to attend the Dallas Bike Plan Open House this evening at City Hall -- 5 to 8 p.m., if you haven't already written it on the cover of your Trapper Keeper. By way of a ramp-up, I direct your attention to Patrick "Car-Free" Kennedy's Web site, where a guest blogger, loca ... More >>

Why We Love Sports in America

​Happy Birthday, America.   Like tonight's July 5th fireworks show in Dallas, it's better late than never. Right?   Our country turned the ripe old age of 234 on Sunday. Between burgers and beers and bikinis, I tried to spend some time remembering how friggin' fortunate we are to ha ... More >>

Lance Armstrong, I Still Believe You

​Floyd Landis says he doped. Greg LeMond says he doped. The entire country of France says he doped. But did Lance Armstrong ever dope? I want to believe. I need to believe. I'm desperate for just one of our sports heroes - Roger Staubach and Nolan Ryan notwithstanding - to be unique. Special. ... More >>

The Dallas Cowboys Have 10 Of Their Legends in The Hall of Fame. So Why Do Their Fans Feel Canton Has Mistreated America's Team?

​Floyd Landis says he doped. Greg LeMond says he doped. The entire country of France says he doped. But did Lance Armstrong ever dope? I want to believe. I need to believe. I'm desperate for just one of our sports heroes - Roger Staubach and Nolan Ryan notwithstanding - to be unique. Special. ... More >>

Not-So-Mellow Yellow

​Floyd Landis says he doped. Greg LeMond says he doped. The entire country of France says he doped. But did Lance Armstrong ever dope? I want to believe. I need to believe. I'm desperate for just one of our sports heroes - Roger Staubach and Nolan Ryan notwithstanding - to be unique. Special. ... More >>

Nothing Wrong With Keeping Public Parks Public. So Long As the Public Uses 'Em.

​Dallas Park Czar Mike Rawlings -- current president of the Park and Recreation Board, former homeless czar (he was not homeless, he was helping them), former Pizza Hut CEO and ad guy -- declares in The Dallas Morning News today that he wants the Dallas park system to be one of the top five in the ... More >>

Does Josh Hamilton Have a Chance to Be Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year?

​Let's see, he's won a batting title, an American League MVP, multiple Ginger Ale showers, our hearts and - almost, sorta -  a World Series. Today Texas Rangers' outfielder Josh Hamilton goes for another coveted honor - Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year. Little deb ... More >>

Attention incoming sports fans: If you're going to embrace our city during Super Bowl week, the first step is recognizing our Super Heroes.

​Let's see, he's won a batting title, an American League MVP, multiple Ginger Ale showers, our hearts and - almost, sorta -  a World Series. Today Texas Rangers' outfielder Josh Hamilton goes for another coveted honor - Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year. Little deb ... More >>

Lance Armstrong's Comeback Was, Like Most of 'Em, An Epic Failure

​Got the dreaded Tweet from Lance Armstrong last night: Thanks for all the messages on retirement 2.0. And thanks for ALL the support the past 2.5 yrs. Onward! Retirement 2.0 means two things: 1. The greatest cyclist who ever lived is done riding professionally. 2. His comeback that I was so ... More >>

Dude Food Has Beer For Breakfast

Noah W. BaileyBeats your hippie bowl of Kashi, huh?​Barbec's8949 Garland Road214-321-5597Dude Factor: 10, or The Hangover, on a scale of 1 (Very Bad Things) to 10.  A good friend of mine describes Barbec's as "where East Dallas meets East Texas." Walk in any morning and you'll see what he mea ... More >>

Whitt's End: 5.13.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Went and watched the American professional debut of Cuban defector/Rangers' prospect Leonys Martin last night in Frisco. In a word, wow! With his father and agent in the stands at Dr Pepper ... More >>

Whitt's End: 5.20.11

​ Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Mavs got outplayed last night, plain and simple. The Rangers' loss to the Royals was more painful. Texas was one pitch from winning until .230-hitting Mike Aviles capped a gutsy 11-pitch at ... More >>

Why We Love Sports in America: 2011

​Since I'm out on vacation next week let me get to this Fourth of July tradition a little early: Happy Birthday, America. Our country turns the ripe old age of 235 on Monday. Between burgers and beers and bikinis, I'll make time this weekend remembering how friggin' fortunate we are to have a ... More >>

Three Years After Ike, the Shrimp and Fish are Still Frying on Galveston

Lauren Drewes DanielsGaidos, the grandaddy of Galveston seafood restaurants, was spared the brunt of Ike and keeps dishing out the shrimp.​After the hurricane of 1900 annihilated what was then the bustling market center of Galveston, residents vowed to rebuild and never allow another such cata ... More >>