For $45 million, he’d better be able to fly. I’m headed out this morning to Valley Ranch to watch some Cowboys’ OTAs (that’s “organized team activities” for some of you that’ve been mired in hoops ‘n hockey), to see who Tony Romo is fixn’ to shag now and to ask…
Avery Johnson, you’ve got company. On the heels of an embarrassing 5-1 loss to David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy before a record crowd at Pizza Hut Park last Sunday, FC Dallas general manager Michael Hitchcock has just fired head coach Steve Morrow. Morrow will be replaced by fourth-year…
Sleep well, Stars fans. Sleep well. After teasing us with hints of a monumental comeback, the Dallas Stars were finally buried by the better team last night. Red Wings 4, Stars 1 wasn’t as close as the score indicates. Detroit, which advances to a Stanley Cup Finals series against Pittsburgh…
Don’t you wish this guy had baseball’s second-most wins, second-most strikeouts and best ERA in this uniform? I know, the Texas Rangers’ Dec. 22, 2007 trade of Edinson Volquez to the Cincinnati Reds for Josh Hamilton cannot be criticized. Not with Hamilton plugging a center field hole that’s leaked inconsistency…
Who knew there was a fast track from the Frisco RoughRiders to the Green Bay Packers? At 21 I had ambition. I had goals. I wanted to win the sports trivia contest at UTA’s Dry Gulch every Thursday night. I wanted to find the sonofabitch who stole two radar detectors…
Goodbye, monkey. Hello, history? The Dallas Stars got their pride. They got the Joe Louis Arena monkey off Marty Turco’s back. Now – believe it or not – they’re trying to get even. For those of you that figured the Dallas Stars were primed for cremation when they fell behind…
Look for this guy’s wife at Ghostbar Saturday night. Just a guess. Remember last summer when David Beckham’s visit to Dallas, er Frisco, was a huge deal? Then, he tweaked an ovary or something and his no-show was even huger? Now, turns out, Mr. Posh Spice will play at Pizza…
Jerry Jones is an ego-maniac. A cold-blooded, bottom-line businessman. A ruthless competitor hell-bent on acquiring the biggest, baddest toys on the planet. And, lest I forget, a friggin’ genius. Exhibit A is yesterday’s announcement of the pricing for about 50,000 reserved, season-ticket seats at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in…
Where’s Greggo? Would you believe sitting beside Mike Doocy come Sunday night? If you think Terrell Owens was just sooo believable and charming in his sit-com acting debut. If you can’t wait to see Greg Williams again. If you want proof why I became a writer instead of a TV…
The NCAA might wipe off the SMU dust and fire up ol’ Sparky one more time. Since the NCAA sentenced SMU’s football program to the death penalty 22 years ago, the organization has admitted its error by pardoning more than 30 schools that committed similarly egregious violations. Thanks to Division…
Don’t worry, even if Tony dumps Jessica I’ll still find some excuse to run her pics. Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson are officially broken up. Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson are officially still together. But really, as long as he limits his jumping on stage with Metal Skool and curtails…
One more time for all the old times. I was wrong. And, perhaps for one last night, the Dallas Stars were right on. Stars 3, Red Wings 1 needed its share of luck. Detroit hit a post early and had a goal disallowed via a horrible call. But give Dallas…
There are those gullible enough, stubborn enough and warped enough to believe the Dallas Stars can rally to defeat the Detroit Red Wings. Hillary Clinton. DISD bookkeepers. Guys convinced that chicks actually go to bars with bacon in their purses. For the rest of us—the Stars included—reality and resignation formed…
A better, smoother day of transportation. And lower gas prices. Let’s pretend for a moment that I like NASCAR. I did, since I know you forgot, once write about it. So there. There’s the flimsy sports connection to this rant. It involves the ridiculous 14-mile stretch of HOV lane on…
Rick Carlisle can be the same. Long as he’s different. Us media dorks get our first chance to meet ‘n greet new Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle this afternoon down at American Airlines Center. Honestly, I’d have rather landed the entertaining and up-tempo Mike D’Antoni or persuaded general manager Donnie Nelson…
Hmm. Take another cross-check to the ribs or chase the Mrs. around the house? Decisions, decisions. Face it, tonight’s Game 4 could be the last game of Mike Modano’s Stars-studded career. I know! It’s not a guarantee, just a frightening possibility. With Detroit having sucked the drama from the series,…
Owner Tom Hicks admits he almost asked for Ron Washington’s jersey back There’s a contingency list for if and when the Texas Rangers’ season goes south. General manager Jon Daniels and president Nolan Ryan admit the team might revisit Ron Washington’s job status in July. And, as if the manager…
Dookie Stick, we hardly knew ya. Former Cowboys starting tailback Troy Hambrick was sentenced today to five years in prison after pleading guilty to selling crack cocaine in Florida. Hambrick, if you remember, started all 16 games as Emmitt Smith’s successor in 2003, rushing for 972 yards and five touchdowns…
The dream is all but dead. Well, that’s what it feels like, eh? For three games and 180 minutes over five days in two rinks your Dallas Stars have hurled their unyielding will at the Detroit Red Wings’ superior skill. It’s not that they haven’t won a game. They have…
Still a good guy. Still a good player? Story goes something like this: Roy Williams sucks. The end. No, wait, actually there’s more. A lot more. The Cowboys’ safety sucks in coverage, blames the media for picking on him, tells teammate Greg Ellis last year in training camp that he’s…
Newsiest interview in a busy Sundy night Every once in a while I like to get greedy. I’ll make a third trip through the buffet line or, sometimes, I’ll watch all four of our local TV Sunday night sports shows. My own little version of checks and balances, if you…
For the Stars to keep playing, he needs to stop slashing and start scoring, eh? Good news: Dallas Stars catalyst forward Mike Ribeiro will play in tonight’s Game 3 of the NHL’s Western Conference Finals at 7 p.m. in American Airlines Center. Bad news: Lose tonight and the Stars might…
