10. NASCAR fans are loyal and rabid and … strange. I asked a guy who he was rooting for before Sunday’s Daytona 500 here in Florida and his answer: “Dodge.” Imagine NFL fans picking their favorite team based on whether they wore Nike or Reebok or Under Armour. 9. All the…
Whether you’ve reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Coming to you today live from the Daytona 500. Literally. I awoke this morn — as did hundreds of thousands of NASCAR fans — to the public address blaring first, at…
10. Just seeing the intricate structure — erected in the Dr Pepper Ballpark’s parking lot in Frisco — is impressive. Calling it “The Grand Chapiteau” might be a little hoity-toity, but it’s neato nonetheless. 9. Let’s get this out of the way up front because I know it’s a prerequisite to…
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 Bowl XLV — could fill…
As promised, Roddy Beaubois did something amazing last night: He made us watch a mid-February Dallas Mavericks game against the lowly Sacramento Kings. And, unless you’re expectations were irrationally optimistic, he did not disappoint. In his first NBA game action since last April, the second-year guard scored 13 points, dished…
Cliff Lee left. Zach Greinke never arrived. Neither Vladimir Guerrero nor Bengie Molina were invited back. But the biggest, most unlikely conundrum for your Texas Rangers this off-season: Michael Young is still here. That is, unless somebody misplaced the Claw or the Antlers, too? To say the least, this hasn’t…
Got the dreaded Tweet from Lance Armstrong last night: Thanks for all the messages on retirement 2.0. And thanks for ALL the support the past 2.5 yrs. Onward! Retirement 2.0 means two things: 1. The greatest cyclist who ever lived is done riding professionally. 2. His comeback that I was…
10. Pitchers and catchers report today. Means backyard pool parties and bikinis can’t be far behind. 9. Whatever happens the first week of camp, it can’t be more shocking than a year ago when manager Ron Washington announced that he had snorted cocaine the previous season. 8. Last year’s motto: It’s Time!…
Last time we saw Roddy Beaubois, we didn’t see nearly enough. After a sporadic rookie season highlighted by a 40-point game against the Golden State Warriors last March, the cat-quick combo guard almost single-handedly rallied the Dallas Mavericks to a win in Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference first-round…
Whether her name is Irina Shayk or Iwanna Shake, we’ve fallen for it again. Every year I hear the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is about to hit stands and my initial reaction is to yawn. We don’t have harsh winters in Dallas plus, don’t know if you’ve heard, but you can…
Add leading scorer Brad Richards to the Dallas Stars’ list of injuries that has dragged their NHL season from surprising to so-so. The scrappy Stars jumped to an impressive start, getting even skeptical hockey neophytes like myself to pay attention. But somewhat lost in the middle of Super Bowl XLV and the…
Forget missing out on Cliff Lee and Zach Greinke at the front end of the rotation, a huge factor in how the Texas Rangers will defend their American League championship will be who pitches and how they perform out of the back end of the bullpen. I think the Rangers have voluntarily…
10. Was it just me or did Puff Daddy/P. Diddy/Sean Combs sound just like Mike Tyson? 9. Acceptance speeches are always fascinating. Last night Lady Gaga thanked Whitney Houston and Arcade Fire thanked all of Canada. But strangest of all, Train lead singer Pat Monahan gave a shoutout to Howard…
When one party wants out, relationships are difficult to salvage. For now, Michael Young wants a divorce and the Texas Rangers are desperately seeking a lawyer to foster the proceedings. But what if it can’t happen before next weekend and Young reports to Surprise, Arizona for spring training? This could…
Whether you’ve reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Finally some good news for Texas Rangers fans. After whiffing on Cliff Lee and having face-of-the-franchise Michael Young demand a trade, locking up Josh Hamilton for two years relieves some winter…
While the Texas Rangers seem dead-set on trading franchise icon Michael Young, fears about Josh Hamilton leaving were subdued today when the team announced a two-year contract through 2012 with the American League MVP. The deal, worth $24 million, allows both sides to avoid heading to arbitration next week. This new…
As The Buggles famously sang in 1979, video, in fact, killed the radio star. As The Fort Worth Star-Telegram continues to share content with Dallas’ Only Daily and slice positions and send talented writers out into the cold in 2011, it’s apparent that the Internet is choking out newspapers. My first…
On December 16, 1989 the Dallas Cowboys were — according to their head coach, Jimmy Johnson — a laughably weak team. After watching his offensive line and running backs fail to score four times from the 1-yard line late in an ugly 15-0 loss to the New York Giants in…
It’s not often I stay up late to watch a duel between J.J. Barea and Samuel Dalembert, but last night’s 102-100 victory by the Dallas Mavericks over the Sacramento Kings was special. It kicked off the Bob Ortegel-less era with a win. And was the Mavs’ 10th consecutive victory. To which…
Packers 31, Steelers 25, North Texas 0. This pains me to write because I know a lot of good people did a lot of great work in preparing for Super Bowl XLV coming to the metroplex. But as the thousands of visitors left our towns in the wake of last…
Snowing like a mother — yes, again — as I leave the warm confines of Collin County for Dallas. Tried to be in a grumpy mood this morning, but this video made me giggle. For those of you who are clamoring for Michael Young trade news, only thing new is…
I was flattered when the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee approached me late in 2009 to help construct and singularly author its prodigious Century in the Making project. What started with 250 of the greatest moments in Texas football history — high school, college and pro — was whittled,…
