Mike Modano

Inspired by The Yu Dog, 25 More Dishes to Honor DFW Sports Stars

The Yu Dog at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington has created a food media circus. But he's not the only DFW sports icon worthy of his own dish at The Ballpark in Arlington, Jerryland and the AAC. Here are some others. 1. Tom Landry Enormous fedora filled with chili. Feather garnish optional. 2. Nolan ... More >>

Dirk Nowitzki Celebrates Birthday The Way All NBA Stars Surely Do: Vintage Wine and a Nobel Laureate

Mike Mezeul​So what do you give the man who -- all the sudden -- has everything? You throw him a surprise birthday party at a discreet wine room and invite 41 guests, including a Nobel Prize winner he's never met. After getting serenaded with "Happy Birthday" by a post-parade American Ai ... More >>

If This Doesn't Get You Fired Up for Tonight's Game 5, Please Stay Home

They've been showing this video at American Airlines Center during The NBA Finals and it's awesomely badass. Says Mavs' general manager Donnie Nelson, "I'm sitting in a suite and by the time that thing ends everybody in there is standing up and cheering and they've got that look in their eye. It's ... More >>

Was It Over When the Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor, or: Local Sports Greats Urge on Mavs

Cash Sirois just sent this local sports-star-studded pep talk, which played on the American Airlines Center's big-screen before the second quarter of Mavs-Heat Game 3. This proved much easier to watch than Mavs-Heat Game 3. Among those making an appearance: Troy Aikman, Mike Modano, Roger Staubach, ... More >>

2011 NBA FINALS GAME 3 -- Heat 88, Mavericks 86: My Top 10 Observer-Ations

​10. I absolutely love ABC's The Finals open with snippets of great plays and legendary players from the past. How surreal would it be to a year from now see Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd in that production? 9. Down 45-31, Dallas came roaring back again and almost pulled off another miracle comebac ... More >>

It's Official: We're Moving The Dallas Observer Music Awards Out of Summer and Into October

Patrick MichelsMike Modano and Willa Ford at the 2009 Dallas Observer Music Awards.​Last year's Dallas Observer Music Awards, if you don't mind us saying, were pretty amazing. The winners were pretty great, the nominations on point, the ceremony a great time and, oh, the showcase.Yep, last year's ... More >>

Shine On

Mike Modano to Return to the American Airlines Center in October. As a Detroit Red Wing.

Patrick MichelsRegardless, Mike Modano and the missus can present at our Music Awards any time.​On June 22, the Dallas Stars released the 2010-'11 schedule. Among the highlights, per the release: "Oct. 14 vs. Detroit - The home opener vs. the hated Red Wings. It doesn't get any better than this." ... More >>

Yuck Spit Vomit: Mike Modano is Now the Enemy

We knew this day was coming. Doesn't make it any easier to digest. Former Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco is now a Chicago Blackhawk. And, yep, Mike Modano will play again next season with the ...

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The Dallas Stars Settle It: Mike Modano Will Not Be Offered a Contract For Next Season

​When I spoke with Mike Modano in April, he didn't know what the future held -- if he would be retiring following the season, if he'd move into ownership or if he'd come back and play one final season with the Stars or, God forbid, someone else. But he was clear about one thing: He wanted the deci ... More >>

So, How Amazing Was Mike Modano's (Maybe) Final Game at the AAC?

Mike Modano told us Wednesday: He won't know whether he's retiring till, most likely, July -- after he turns 40 and around the time the training camp bell rings. And there are myriad other factors at work as well, among them whether or not there's a new owner in place who wants him around (unless, ... More >>

Whitt's End: 4.2.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Major Near catastrophic computer meltdown this morning at 8:19 a.m. Outta nowhere, the dreaded blue screen. Bottom line: Whitt's Dead End. $%^&*$#!! Expect, fingers crossed, re-constructi ... More >>

"Jerry's Never Seen a One-Dollar Bill In His Life!" and Other News and Random Notes

​One of the two parking-garage exits here at Unfair Park HQ's frozen over; explains why the office is now holiday empty. But before I quit it, a few items of interest to keep you warm:USA Today profiles NBA All-Star Weekend co-host Mark Cuban, who's, like, mellowed in recent years; hence his burge ... More >>

Hey, What Happened to Hockey?

​I still have a puck from the first Dallas Stars game, played at Reunion Arena on Oct. 5, 1993. Went to the game with Troy Aikman and I remember going into the locker room and meeting Mike Modano and seeing lots of hot women in the crowd and thinking "Whoa, ice is cool." Then along came Ken H ... More >>

Canine Mardi Gras

Willa Ford to Make Her Triumphant (Far as You Know) Return to the Movies

Patrick MichelsMike Modano and Willa Ford at the Dallas Observer Music Awards back in July​Speaking of the local film business ...Willa Ford's an awful nice lady from my limited experience spent with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Modano, but I've seen little of her film work; this, for example, is all I've se ... More >>

Go Stars!

This Just In: Hockey is - Surprisingly - Still Alive

Nothing says hockey like ... hotties?​Coulda swore the National Hockey League never returned from its 2005 lockout. No, wait, don't I sorta remember a hip little hiccup back in 2008? Honestly, they tell me there will be a Dallas Stars game down at American Airlines Center tonight. Marc ... More >>

DOMAXXI: Video, Audio and, Of Course, Some Photo Booth Love...

The above clip is one man's take--this "one man" in question being Pugs & Kelly producer Eric Marc--on Tuesday night's Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony. Warning: There is puke involved. (To be fair, I never promised it was gonna be a classy party...)But others are still talking DOMA in the ... More >>

(Free!) Gig Alert: DOMAXXI Awards Show! (Now With Presenters! And, As Always, Free!)

Ha! Like you didn't already know.Alas, I'll tell you anyway: Tonight, we make the Big Reveals and announce the winners to your 2009 Dallas Observer Music Awards, bringing yet another wildly success awards season to a close. Fun fact: More than 1,700 people stopped through the six venues we ran for ... More >>

What Do T. Boone Pickens, Josh Hamilton, Willa Ford, Craig Watkins, Demi Lovato and Pete Freedman Have in Common?

Patrick MichelsOur music editor in action ... Well, none of them are building wind farms in West Texas. Two have known the soft touch of Mike Modano. Three are former or current Disney Channel stars. All are enamored of copious amounts of free publicity. Two have posed nude. And all have been named ... More >>

America's Game

10 Questions: Eddie Cervantes

Operating a restaurant seemed like a breeze to Cervantes before he opened his first place a few decades ago. On the verge of failure, he took a trip to clear his head--ending up on a crowded patio in Mexico...The patios he opened subsequently--such as the always popular deck at Primo's--changed drin ... More >>

Hash Over: Brothers To Expand, Brother's Shuts Down And Other Tidbits

The Top 10 Sports Figures I'd Choose to Spend My Last Hour With

Star-Studded Tuesday

Consolation Prizes?

Toadies To Perform At Game 3 Of The NHL's Western Conference Finals

How Sweep It ... Isn't

Of Flagrant Fouls and Shining Stars

Dallas Stars Finally Align

Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.

Monday Morning Meanderings

On Thin Ice

Last Places or Famous Faces?

Ssssh, All-Star Game Sleeping

Hokey Hockey

Lookin' Fer Love In All The Wrong Places

Long-time Listener, First-time Caller

Trick or Treat?

Batter Up

On Thin Ice

After giving fans the cold shoulder, can hockey win us back?

Get Out

Get Served

Best Frozen Dinners

Horizon Foods

Full Frontal’s Guide to Gift Giving

Plus:Re-Gifting; Athletic Supporters

Boys to Men

Sure, Brenden Morrow is only 21, but already he plays like a veteran

Bob Strum und drang

The "greatness" that is Ticketstock

1998 Best of Dallas

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Center ice

Stars coach Ken Hitchcock takes one for the team