This is how stale our Dallas Mavericks are to the rest of America: During last Sunday’s nationally televised showdown against the Detroit Pistons, ABC’s halftime feature—New Orleans native Avery Johnson talking about Hurricane Katrina—was a year-old interview about a two-year-old topic. And this is how stale our Mavericks are to…
It’s a pea soupy kind of Saturday. Damp, frigid, foggy. The kind of day fit for jolly ol’ London, not the Texas Rangers’ Fan Fest in Arlington. Baseball caps ‘n’ gloves are replaced by the winter variety. Cold beer is finishing second to hot chocolate. The field—splotched with hideous hues…
What have we done to deserve this? I mean, other than subsisting as a shallow, materialistic glob of humanity more obsessed with fake boobs than genuine heart. Other than being soulless, choking off Deep Ellum, tearing down the historic Hard Rock building and orchestrating Trinity River genocide. Other than being…
And you thought there was nothing more disgusting than 2 Girls 1 Cup. Though it’s tough to trump the shocking Internet phenomenon, what happened at Texas Stadium last Sunday is even more repulsive. New York Giants 21, Dallas Cowboys 17. Are you shittin’ me? Barf! After quarterback Tony Romo’s pass…
And now, we wait a year for the divorce to be final. Endure patiently, football fans; even fake it if you have to. It’s just one last half-assed embrace. Just one more lame—and lame duck—season of our Cotton Bowl suffering as a second-tier game in a fourth-rate stadium. On January…
So maybe you didn’t get a Wii, an iPhone or a weekend at the Playboy Mansion. But you know what? You didn’t need them. Because you already got the most valuable and exclusive of all Christmas presents—a franchise quarterback. Even better, yours came equipped with all the atypical accessories. Hall…
Led Zeppelin resumed playing. Big effin’ deal. Dick Forsythe never stopped. Fit and feisty at 73, the legendary Dallas businessman is one of the best ol’ basketball players in the world. His secret: sunrise workouts, peanut butter and jelly, divine genetics and an enduring blend of humility and humor. “I’m…
The official announcement won’t come on NFL Network until around 3 p.m., but I just got my grubby lil’ hands on this year’s Pro Bowl teams and – s’rnuff – it’s dominated by your Dallas Cowboys. Seven starters. Eleven players. The biggest Cowboys’ representation since 1993. The starters: Tight end…
Warning: This column is about a professional football player who needs neither DNA test nor bullet-proof vest. It involves no drugs, dancers or dogfighting. No ego or ammo. No greed, weed or excessive speed. You won’t hear him being “misunderstood,” being “at the wrong place at the wrong time” or…
The White Rock Marathon is all grown up. And all sold out. For the first time in the race’s 37-year history, organizers of Dallas’ second-largest participation sporting event were forced to cut off entries. At 15,000 runners. “Never thought I’d see this day,” says Bob Wallace, who won The Rock…
Got four primo season tickets on the 35-yard line to see the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers? Lucky bastard. It’s an epic showdown between elite 10-1 powers. The fabled rivalry that brought us the 1967 Ice Bowl and the 1995 NFC Championship Game, on Thursday night is providing the…
The Hardline has never been sane. After this, it may never be the same. On Friday, October 12, the most popular sports talk radio show in the history of Dallas prepared for a routine remote broadcast at Addison’s Blackfin Pub. KTCK-1310 AM The Ticket afternoon co-host Mike Rhyner arrived on…
Dear Norm Sonju, Please don’t read this column. Trust me, you don’t wanna know. As a founding father and general manager of the Dallas Mavericks through the mid-1990s, Sonju was, um, a tad conservative. He once, for example, required Reunion Arena employees to take a safety course detailing how to…
So, you want a piece of Tony Romo’s fortune? If you’re a Hollywood starlet, get in line. If you’re the least bit Web-savvy, get to crackin’. For as little as $9.99 you can be at least an ancillary part of the Romo Empire, as proud owner of Internet sites such…
For his role, Dale Hansen got death threats, extortion ploys and a dead bird. “It was a black crow delivered right to our office,” recalls Hansen, WFAA-Channel 8’s sports anchor. “It had a note pinned through its body: ‘You’re next.'” For its part, SMU football received even worse. A two-year…
The devil arrives pushing a baby stroller. Dressed in fashionable shorts, snappy sandals and a black linen shirt, he shakes hands with parents, hugs cheerleaders and parks his future goddaughter in the front row of Bishop Lynch High School’s Roffino Stadium. Hardly looks the part of a lightning rod that…
Dear Reporters, Because of the magnitude of yards and high volume of points surrendered by our defense this season, we will not be talking about our unit or the other unit. We will be taking all questions immediately following Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings and second-year quarterback Tarvaris Jackson,…
With minimal upgrades and a fragile psyche, this season could stroll off in any ol’ direction A. June 19, 2008—Inspired by a whiff of the trophy in ’06 and fueled by a colossal collapse after a record-setting regular season in ’07, the Dallas Mavericks tonight ultimately persevered and won their…
Dawdling in the dugout before his team’s final night home game of the 2007 season, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington is asked to give himself a grade for his rookie year. “I don’t have time for that kind of stuff,” Washington says with a smile. “I’ll let you guys do…
Elvis played a sold-out Cotton Bowl in 1956. Pavarotti serenaded Reunion Arena in 1995, and at the 2004 Byron Nelson Classic, Tiger Woods received a standing ovation—upon exiting a portable toilet. And there he was last Saturday night, the latest star near his career’s apex to pass through Dallas. But…
Considering his expansive portfolio, Jerry Jones seems a bright businessman. That’s why Tony Romo should receive a new contract. Today. Why wait? Evidenced by his scintillating five-touchdown performance in last Sunday night’s 45-35 season-opening win over the New York Giants, the Dallas Cowboys are blessed with one of the best—perhaps…
Remember back when Greg Ellis was a good guy? Before the position change grousing and the contract complaints and the trade demands and the retirement threats and the career-jeopardizing injury, he was one of the Dallas Cowboys’ best players and best people. Not anymore. Not right now. It’s been a…
