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Rick Reilly

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    June 30, 2011

    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 >>

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    February 15, 2011

    The Top 10 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Covers in the History of Ogling

    ​Whether her name is Irina Shayk or Iwanna Shake, we've fallen for it again. Every year I hear the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is about to hit stands and my initial reaction is to yawn. We don't have harsh winters in Dallas plus, don't know if you've heard, but you can find women i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Because I'm Better Than Bitter, 20 Things I Love

    I love sports and stuff and, oh yeah, freaky things like, say, baby heads in glass vases.​No, no, no. You got me all wrong. Am I skeptical? Cynical? Inquisitive? Smart-assy? Guilty. But bitter? Hardly. I consider myself more tell-it-like-it-is realistic rather than jump-off-the-hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    The Mavs Make Sports Illustrated! Well, Sorta.

    Yeah, but can she fill in for JET at two guard?Most years I chuckle at Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. The blatant pandering. The absolutely non-sports of it all. The shrinking bikini photos that are just this close to being NSFW. But while examining this year's offering I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    I Got Yer Feel-Good Super Bowl Story Right Here

    One of our football coaches is headed to Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa. Surprise, he has nothing to do with your Dallas Cowboys. I blogged, oh-so briefly, about Grapevine Faith's Nov. 7 high-school game against the Gainesville State Tornadoes. Ring a bell? Rick Reilly's terriffic ESPN The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    The Worst Cowboys Song Ever and "The Oddest" High School Game Ever

    Know Your Dallas Cowboys, apparently, has an endless supply of videos from the Dallas Cowboys Christmas '86 album. This one, featuring some old-timers, is particularly appropriate, given Texas Stadium's tepid adios on Saturday night. And, in other local football news -- actual news -- in the spirit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    The Great Hambino

    Know Your Dallas Cowboys, apparently, has an endless supply of videos from the Dallas Cowboys Christmas '86 album. This one, featuring some old-timers, is particularly appropriate, given Texas Stadium's tepid adios on Saturday night. And, in other local football news -- actual news -- in the spirit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2008

    God Bless America. And Sports.

    Know Your Dallas Cowboys, apparently, has an endless supply of videos from the Dallas Cowboys Christmas '86 album. This one, featuring some old-timers, is particularly appropriate, given Texas Stadium's tepid adios on Saturday night. And, in other local football news -- actual news -- in the spirit ... More >>

  • Film

    April 3, 2008
  • Blogs

    January 10, 2008

    I Miss Rick Reilly

    It's soooo close, but yet...

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2007

    A-Rod = A-Fraud

    It's soooo close, but yet...

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2007

    Dismember the Titans

    It's soooo close, but yet...

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2007

    Smuts Illustrated

    It's soooo close, but yet...

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2006

    Bill Parcells is a Big Ol' Softie

    It's soooo close, but yet...

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2006

    Bookstore Wars

    It's soooo close, but yet...

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2006

    Net Gain or Net Loss?

    It's soooo close, but yet...

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    Life's a Pitch

    David Clyde was supposed to save the Texas Rangers. Thirty years later, he just wants 27 days of his old life back.

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