Jerry Jones re-surfaced last week, but we barely recognized him. No, not another facelift. But he did look—and sound—different. Getting run over in the middle of the highway by the humble Hummer will do that to you. As Jones spoke to the media at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis,…
A year ago Doug Free was a question mark. Now he’s an exclamation point. The Dallas Cowboys professed their love for their left tackle yesterday, placing the highest possible tender on him as the NFL prepares for unchartered and unsettling free agency in the midst of a labor lockout. Under…
The fear with the Dallas Stars is this: Tom Hicks would so bury the team that no one would buy them and eventually they’d leave Dallas. It appears, knock on ice-covered wood, that a savior has arisen. Goes by the name of Doug Miller. Everyone from Mark Cuban to Wayne…
When Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry boldly claimed last week that his team was going to catch the San Antonio Spurs, we rolled our eyes. Because, one, it wasn’t possible. And, two, it didn’t really matter. After further review, watch out. Terry scored 30 points last night on sizzling 13-of-18 shooting and the…
Buzz Bissinger is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. His Friday Night Lights captured high-school football in Texas, spawned a network TV series and afforded him writing immortality. Buzz Bissinger is also an idiot. At least when it comes to the NBA. His “White Men Can’t Root” column for TheDailyBeast.com is horrible. No research. Generic…
Welcome to March. The madness can’t be far behind. Been getting into college basketball the last few weeks. Some quick thoughts: Kansas is the best team I’ve seen. BYU is more than just Jimmer Fredette. The Big East is the best conference. And, uh oh, Texas is hinting at another…
The Dallas Stars have been falling, from the top of the NHL’s Western Conference down to eighth place. But as yesterday’s trade deadline came and went without any deals, the message is clear: The Stars aren’t giving up. It’s not only a bold move. It’s the right move. Leading scorer and…
Yesterday I flipped on the Mavericks and they trailed the lowly Toronto Raptors — playing without leading scorer Andrea Bargnani — and they trailed 22-3. 22-3! I couldn’t believe it. I was worried. I was…soothed when I realized it was the Raptors. By the third quarter the Mavs led en route to another…
Ties are for Troy Dungan or calf ropin’ or Oscar night or Mila Kunis’ brother (cuz kissin’ his sister would be bueno). But UFC? Watched UFC 127 with some buddies Saturday night and was entertained, but confused. Always figured in this manliest sports featuring bloody knockouts and tap-out surrenders they’d fight…
10. Funny, but I don’t think Justin Timberlake is Banksy. Is he? 9. As far as early-year Super Bowls of industries go, give me football (Super Bowl), followed by music (Grammys), auto racing (Daytona 500) and movies (Oscars). 8. Original score? Original song? Sound mixing? Sound editing? Enough already. There…
*I still don’t fully understand Michael Young leaving Rangers spring training for two days. The team announced it was a “family matter.” Manager Ron Washington said Young “has a family thing.” And Young, as he left, told reporters in Surprise, Arizona that “Everything’s great.” But yesterday on 105.3 The Fan outfielder…
Enough of this asinine stuff about “best player available.” What if, somehow, at No. 9 in April’s NFL Draft that player happens to be a tight end? A weakside linebacker? A punter? Or, God and Tim Cowlishaw forbid, a quarterback? Under that premise, the Cowboys — 6-10 and desperate for…
Yep, pretty much the easiest list I’ve ever put together. On June 24, 1998 the Dallas Mavericks drafted robust, rotund — let’s face it, fat — Michigan forward Robert “Tractor” Traylor with the No. 6 pick in the draft. Three picks later the Milwaukee Bucks drafted a German teen named…
I don’t expect a Dallas Mavericks’ deal before this afternoon’s 2 o’clock NBA trade deadline. Couple of reasons. First and foremost, the Mavs are 41-16 after last night’s thumping of the short-handed Utah Jazz and have won 14 of 15 since Dirk Nowitzki’s sprained knee healed. With the additions of Peja Stojakovic and…
They came to honor the past, and wound up finding their future. Dale Earnhardt Sr., make way for Justin Bieber—at 200 mph. In a chaotic Daytona 500 that featured a record number of leaders, crashes and tears, 20-year-old Trevor Bayne shocked stock car racing by authoring a momentous upset and…
Feb. 22, 1980: Americans 4, Soviets 3. Enjoy…
And you don’t either. Unless, that is, you think he’s the missing piece that will help this version of the Mavs beat the Lakers and Spurs and win the West right here, right now. The Mavs begin their regular-season stretch run tonight against the Jazz with a chance to improve…
I fully admit it, at the end of last season I was calling for C.J. Wilson to pitch Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Considering the way he’d pitched all year and the way Cliff Lee had struggled at times it made sense. Turns out both pretty pitched damn…
Love me some Tim Cowlishaw of Dallas’ Only Daily. Known him and respected him for years, going back to our days as competitive beat writers fighting for morsels about the Dallas Cowboys in the mid-1990s. I annually rank him among the metroplex’s 50 Most Powerful People in Sports. Dang, I even…
The Dallas Mavericks got better today. The Dallas Stars? Hmm. With the trading of Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the New York Knicks, you can cross the Denver Nuggets off the list of NBA Western Conference powers in this spring’s playoffs. Raymond Felton is a decent point guard and…
I totally recognize that Blake Griffin is the shit. His in-game dunking has made must-see TV out of LA Clippers’ games. And you’d think that a dude who jumps over a car should automatically win the NBA’s All-Star Slam Dunk contest. But I watched a very entertaining dunk competition Saturday…
We knew Michael Young would show up to Texas Rangers’ spring training on time. We were pretty sure that he’d address the media and his teammates and act professional, saying all the right things. But did we think he’d already be taking grounders and throws at first base? Young apparently was…
