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    September 12, 2011

    No, Turns Out Dave Navarro Was Not In Town To Play The Open Mic Circuit This Weekend...

    Inkmaster judges Chris Nunez, Dave Navarro and familiar face Oliver Peck​Lots of Dave Navarro-related excitement in the local Twittersphere this weekend, as the Jane's Addiction guitarist and band mercenary (Red Hot Chili Peppers, most notably) was apparently bouncing all around town, hitting Bil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Ten Local Music Entities Ready for Reality TV

    ​Dallas has always been a wellspring of source material for reality show producers looking to put some squick-worthy drama on television. Along with the new Most Eligible: Dallas and Big Rich Texas shows that make up the crust on the bottom of the basic cable reality barrel, we've seen some me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    XLV Flopped at Cowboys Stadium, But How 'Bout UFC?

    ​Back in November in Cowboys Stadium, I went to the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito boxing match. In 2009 I went to UFC 103 at American Airlines Center. My judge's scorecard: UFC > Boxing. By embarrassing submission. Got to debating the other day what event -- other than Super B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Former Trinity High School Cornerback Tackles Michael Vick

    Former Trinity High DB Chase Weber, the Joe chasing the Pro.​I've seen Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes a couple times. Love the concept. Ordinary(ish) guys take on professional athletes in their sport. Handicapped, of course. Classic episode was Pacman Jones getting legitimately pissed when a nobo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    It's So True: Anyone Can Host a Late-Night TV Talk Show. Yes, Even You.

    ​This got buried beneath the stack of legal docs currently devouring my desk, but I'd just hate it if you missed out on Your Big Break: Spike TV, the network for dudes and Star Wars movie marathons and Entourage reruns, is looking for a couple of broheims to host a talk show. Only, it's not yer av ... More >>

  • News

    September 24, 2009

    Ultimate Fighting Championship shows Dallas why boxing suddenly feels more like the ballet

    ​This got buried beneath the stack of legal docs currently devouring my desk, but I'd just hate it if you missed out on Your Big Break: Spike TV, the network for dudes and Star Wars movie marathons and Entourage reruns, is looking for a couple of broheims to host a talk show. Only, it's not yer av ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Boxing's Worst Nightmare Comes to Dallas

    ​Okay, I'm sucked in. Not to the point of eating Creatine cupcakes, stocking my closet with Affliction T-shirts and putting Newy Scruggs in an arm bar, but I'm intrigued enough by the sport of Mixed Martial Arts that I'm journeying to American Airlines Center Saturday night for UFC 103. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Your Newest Dallas Cowboy: Michael Irvin II

    Jesse Holley: Legitimate longshot or laughingstock?I guess there was some drama involved, but don't tell me you're totally surprised that the winner of Spike TV and Michael Irvin's 4th and Long is - ta-da! - a Michael Irvin clone. Jesse Holley has the size (6-foot-3), speed (4.5) and smi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Cowboys On The Verge of Signing New Receiver

    Now that Tony Romo is done with his girlfriend, his golfing and his goofs, hopefully he can start concentrating on his gift: A new wide receiver. While I was out on vacation, the Dallas Cowboys' quarterback dumped Jessica Simpson, created a buzz with this extremely unfunny video and finish ... More >>

  • News

    July 16, 2009

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

    Now that Tony Romo is done with his girlfriend, his golfing and his goofs, hopefully he can start concentrating on his gift: A new wide receiver. While I was out on vacation, the Dallas Cowboys' quarterback dumped Jessica Simpson, created a buzz with this extremely unfunny video and finish ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    From Cotton Bowl to Courthouse, Michael Irvin is Sued Over 4th and Long Tryout Show

    As far as Jordan Bealmear, Shannon Clark and Christopher Harding are concerned, Michael Irvin intercepted their idea for a football tryout show. Which is why, late last week, the threesome filed suit against Irvin in Dallas County District Court in which they claim his 4th and Long, currently airing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Pacman Reaches a New Level of Pathetic

    Don't look back. Please.In news that should shock no one, Pacman Jones is a little punk. Still. As if we needed a reminder, the former Cowboy showed up on Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes last week and absolutely embarrassed himself. I know the show encourages players to enhance their personality and ... More >>

  • News

    May 21, 2009

    The Cowboys Pick Up the Pieces After the Valley Ranch Collapse

    The accident at the Cowboys' practice facility leaves structures collapsed, questions unanswered and a life forever changed

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Fourth and Long: A Premiere With Purpose

    Jerry McClureIrvin to Rich Behm's family: $40,000For the first time in a long time, the Dallas Cowboys are actually acting like a unified team. In the wake of the Valley Ranch practice facility collapse on May 2, last night's premiere of Spike TV's new reality series Fourth and Long at Sting matured ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Variety Brands Irvin's Series a Fumble

    After the jump, Michael Irvin's appearance on FOX News yesterday, where it took Sean Hannity all of one minute and 48 seconds to bring up "drugs, adultery." Irvin, of course, was on to talk up -- sort of -- his new SpikeTV series 4th and Long, wherein a dozen pro-football wanna-bes run all over the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Out of Catastrophe: Caring

    Rich BehmSometimes I have hope for this big ol' rock after all. With the Dallas Cowboys named as the construction company and the lead engineer denying hands-on involvement, the aftermath of the team's practice facility collapse is eventually going to get ugly. And pricey. But out of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Coach Joe Swears Michael Irvin's SpikeTV Series Won't Be "Some Slapdick Operation"

    The kind folks at SpikeTV have passed along this sneak peek at Michael Irvin's Fourth and Long, his limited-run series featuring a bunch of washed-out Dallas Cowboys wanna-bes set to debut on The Dude Network next month. The series was shot earlier this year at the Cotton Bowl and features several n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Peter King on Terrell Owens's Release: Toldya. Also, Irvin Moves Into the Cotton Bowl!

    Perhaps Terrell Owens can now concentrate on his acting career.The Sports Illustrated scribe was among the first to predict that Jerry Jones would cut Terrell Owens, even as Jones hemmed and hawed in recent days about what he was going to do with the wide receiver. Why come? A gut feeling, he writes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    So, You Wanna Be a Cowboy?

    The Playmaker. Searching for the next star. If your dream is to join an organization that: *Hasn't been anywhere near the top of its industry in 13 years. *Has a CEO who runs off management by forcing them to punch a time clock. *Enjoys all the image of Cell Block C. *And regularly g ... More >>

  • News

    February 5, 2009

    Jerry Jones' Promises of Change Have Been Mostly Empty So Far

    Doesn't seem that the Dallas Cowboys have learned their lesson or changed one smidge

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Your 2009 Dallas Cowboys: More Glitz; Less Guts

    Since there's nothing to do today other than stay inside and pray for these glaciers of ice to somehow melt by Spring Break, let's take a look at the Cowboys shall we? Remember what owner Jerry Jones said immediately after his team's 44-6 season-ending loss in Philadelphia? I do. "Where ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Dallas Animation Studio Tapped to Tick Off 1000 Ways to Die for Spike TV

    Liquid Logixx, a 3D computer animation studio on South Lamar, counts among its clients American Airlines, PepsiCo, IBM, Texas Instruments and the American Heart Association. It's the studio's work for the latter than has resulted in the latest addition to its roster, Spike TV -- specifically, the sh ... More >>

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    An Exercise in Pride

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    August 16, 2007

    Ready to Rumble

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    July 20, 2006

    Way Out of Sync

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    June 29, 2006

    Caged Manimals

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    This Game Bites

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