Surprise, I’m here. Cowboys’ head coach Wade Phillips, whose crisp, hard-edged hair line looked not unlike Jimmy Johnson’s (when Sunday’s game started at least), just finished his Day After press conference at Valley Ranch. At look at what he said. And, of course, what I think about what he said:…
1 down, 15 to go. I’ll expound on these during the week, but for now here’s my Top 10 knee-jerk reactions to the Cowboys’ season-opening victory in Cleveland: 10. After all those training-camp parlor tricks, Pacman Jones had the audacity to go out and bobble a friggin’ punt? 9. Gene…
This photo just slays ’em. Slays ’em I tell ya. Couple of, um, interesting(?) goings-on this weekend involving names near and somewhat dear to our lil’ corner of the blogosphere: FRIDAY: Does the name Greg Williams clang a wind chime? I hear that ol’ Hammer – whose new show debuts…
In a parallel universe, this photo is of me with some groupie chick. Big news from my wife over Labor Day: This guy has supplanted this guy atop her “list.” Alas, my rankings are unchanged. Anna Kournikova, feeble tennis resume be damned, remains the undisputed defending champion. Which is great…
After correctly predicting SMU’s pratfall at Rice, I’m faced with two options: 1. Quit while I’m ahead. 2. Continue amassing my fortune. Since I have, you could say, a small “problem” with integrating No. 1 into my life, let’s give No. 2 a spin shall we? The Cowboys on Sunday…
Not to get too politicky on you today, but a couple people have breathlessly asked me, “Didja see Palin’s speech?!” In a word, notevenonesecond. But I did watch Venus vs. Serena and Rafael Nadal outlast Mardy Fish at the U.S. Open. Why? Because I’m more than a tad skeptical that…
So many directions I could’ve gone with this photo. But, lookie here, I took the high road. For once. I know Cowboys’ born-again cornerback/returner Pacman Jones has – at least temporarily – sworn off topless clubs. But the news from Las Vegas may make him re-think his vow of relative…
I snapped this pic at my friendly Tom Thumb last night. It is 57 days until Halloween. The Cowboys, who don’t get started for another three days, will have played half their season by then. Look, I embrace vampires and witches and the dark side in general. But seriously, trick-or-treating…
In the final analysis, no, actually, it wasn’t that great. Interesting, but not great. HBO’s Hard Knocks is over. Which means the season is beginning. After a five-week series that showed that – surprise! – two of the Cowboys’ leaders are Terrell Owens and Tank Johnson, we no longer have…
Father murdered. Mother imprisoned. Drugs. Fights. Guns. Lies. Suspensions. Handcuffs. Electronic monitoring devices. Irrepressible urges. Intuitive receivers. Irrational media. The works. Adam “Pacman” Jones has been in his share of pickles during his exigent 24 years. But this predicament in Oxnard, California, is one he welcomes. One he can handle…
Tsk, tsk. NBA players – including, turns out, former South Oak Cliff star and 2006 Dallas High School Player of the Year Darrell Arthur – loves them some marijuana. But, like the Mavericks’ Josh Howard so infamously noted, in the off-season, man. The OFF-season. Not at rookie orientation. Dude?! –…
Well, since this here blog’s namesake was the old tin-roofed rasslin’ joint down on Industrial I feel obliged every now and then to post vintage Von Erich footage. But my only review of Kevin Von Erich, um – how do I put this delicately? – horsing around with son, Ross,…
No. 1 in Jessica’s heart. No. 3 on my list. Not playing fantasy football for the first time in 20 years this fall has its consequences: More free time. More disposable income. Less contact with the geekdom subculture. But it also has me woefully unprepared for the NFL season, which…
The DASA awards make for the most, um, interesting pairings. Right, Scott? If you have $200 – or perhaps $5,000 – burning a hole in your jorts, make plans to be at the Fairmont Hotel tonight for the 43rd annual Dallas All-Sports Association Awards Banquet. It’s the one chance a…
How, oh how, do we stop the hurricanes? In perhaps the most illogical idea since the Republicans tabbed a Vice Presidential nominee with a resume as flimsy as Janine Turner’s on Northern Exposure, an old soccer buddy and I tossed this about over Labor Day Weekend: Why can’t we stop…
Squint real hard and see the similarities. At long last, the ’70s are back. Women are again wearing Halston. Television viewers are glued to CBS’ hit Swingtown. Two movies founded on the old decade’s staples of Star Wars and ABBA – The Clone Wars and Mamma Mia – were among…
Run ‘n Shootin’ the wad? SMU’s June Jones era starts tonight in Houston. New uniforms (back to the white helmets of the Pony Express). New quarterback (Katy freshman Bo Levi Mitchell is in and two-year starter and record-setter Justin Willis is kaput.) New results?…
The man. It’s over. The Cowboys’ preseason, that is, signaled by last night’s ho-hum victory over the Vikings. And the drama, climaxed when Pacman Jones was officially reinstated yesterday while eating a chicken sandwich and no doubt quenching his insatiable hunger for orange short shorts and legal cleavage at this…
The press release from ESPN Radio, hot off the presses: Arlington, TX – High profile Dallas / Ft. Worth sports-radio personality Greg Williams will join RJ Choppy to co-host 103.3 ESPN Radio’s new evening (7 p.m.-10 p.m.) show beginning September 8. Williams has spent more than two decades on Dallas’…
I’d totally kick these dude’s asses. If I was 20 years younger and 20 pounds lighter. Turned 44 over the summer. After spending a day shopping with the wife over the weekend I feel 84. I needed some new jeans. (Hey, it’s been five years. Even the most stubborn amongst…
First Greggo. Now Pacman. Great week for second chances. Game on. In news that should surprise exactly no one, Dallas Cowboys’ cornerback/kick returner Pacman Jones has been fully reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. He’ll be in uniform Sept. 7 in Cleveland. Was there ever any doubt? UPDATE: “This is…
Admit it, “Barbie Carpenter” made you giggle. The five best moments from last night’s Hard Knocks: Week 4. Or did I miss something? 5. Receiver Patrick Crayton arriving late for a team meeting wearing only a towel. Anyone who remembers last season’s playoff loss to the Giants wasn’t surprised by…
