NFL Quarterback Rankings: Week 13

Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback ratings. Wins and losses? Definitely. Leadership? Uh-huh. When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings — if I had one of those little encircled R’s to signify a trademarked idea, it’d go here — the…

The Cowboys Should Shelve Marion the Librarian

I’m with ya. Tired of seeing Marion Barber. Watching him hop up and strut 10 yards down field to celebrate a four-yard run. Watching him dive into a pile for a 1/2-yard loss on 3rd-and-1. Watching him bounce inside runs to the outside. The Barbarian long ago deteriorated into the…

Mavs Win. Fan Makes Half-Court Shot. Ho and Hum.

The good news: Mavs win again. Their sixth in a row, this one over the Houston Rockets comfortably, 101-91, last night at American Airlines Center. Dallas is 13-4 and on one of its trademark rolls that annually leads to 50-plus wins come April. The bad news: Rookie guard Dominique Jones has…

BREAKING NEWS: Mark Elfenbein Joins 105.3 The Fan

Because it’s never too early to get an Elf for Christmas, 105.3 The Fan is hiring long-time Ticket personality Mark Elfenbein. Elf, who hosted a Sunday morning show on 1310 AM since the birth of The Ticket back in 1994. He will begin his new gig alongside Josh Lewin weekdays 11 a.m.-2 p.m…

Holy Nevada, The Frogs Smell Like Roses. And the Big East.

Think it’s been a wacky college football season? Michigan, Florida, Southern Cal and Texas are a combined 26-17 22. And TCU (which is apparently jumping to the Big East in 2012) – at the very worst – is going to the Rose Bowl. Couldn’t believe my eyes early Saturday morning. Despite…

Ready or Not, Here Comes Basketball Season

With the Cowboys’ hopes buried, the Rangers’ pursuit of Cliff Lee still a week from climax and the leftover turkey all but scarfed, time for your Mavericks to snatch our attention. If they haven’t already. In case you’re one of those that refuses to pay attention to basketball before Thanksgiving, you missed…

Barack Obama and Our Most Athletic Presidents

Wasn’t exactly Cortland Finnegan vs. Andre Johnson, but The Prez got into a scuffle last Friday. On the basketball court. With an elbow. Barack Obama received 12 stitches to a cut on his lower lip after an errant elbow during a pick-up game by Rey Decerega, the Director of Programs for…

Whitt’s End: 11.26.10

Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *If you’re a TCU fan, it goes down like this: Alabama beats Auburn today at 1:30 on CBS. Arizona beats Oregon tonight at 6 on ESPN. And Nevada beats Boise State…

Saints 30, Cowboys 27: My Top 10 Observer-ations

10. The end of the modest two-game winning streak also means the end of the disappointing season. At 3-8 the Cowboys are officially dead. Tony Romo should be put on injured reserve today. 9. Down 20-3 there was no way the Cowboys were going to win. Then up 27-23 with…

The Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving: My Top 10 All-Time Turkey Games

It was 16 years ago today that a red-headed backup quarterback from Princeton authored one of the most amazing holiday scripts in Dallas Cowboys’ history. Thanksgiving Day, 1994. With Troy Aikman and Rodney Peete out with injuries, Dallas’ third-stringer stepped in and promptly fell behind the Green Bay Packers, 17-3,…

2010 NFL Quarterback Rankings: Week 12

Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback ratings. Wins and losses? Definitely. Leadership? Uh-huh. When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings — if I had one of those little encircled R’s to signify a trademarked idea, it’d go here — the…

DwYane Wade = Failure. Mission Accomplished?

OK, admittedly this may be a tad premature. We’ve still got – what? – 4.5 months left of NBA regular season. But what happened last night in Miami was too delicious to bypass. Turkey comes Thursday. Monday night the appetizer was served. Last week I officially wished failure upon the unfortunate noggin’…

Josh Hamilton Should Win AL MVP Today. Right?

For months I’ve been saying that Rangers’ outfielder Josh Hamilton is the best player in baseball. Today he’ll at least be validated as the Most Valuable Player in his own American League. Around 1 p.m. Hamilton should win AL MVP, joining Jeff Burroughs (1974), Juan Gonzalez (’96, ’98), Ivan Rodriguez…

TCU + BCS = WTF?!

TCU is by far the best college football team in Texas. The Horned Frogs could have easily won the Big 12 this season. TCU, in fact, can beat any team in the country. But even with the best defense in the country, TCU is defenseless against the BCS. With another…

By George I Think He’s Done It! Yep, He Definitely Did It.

Would you rather your football team – like the Dallas Cowboys – implode during a 1-7 start, fire its head coach and be done by Halloween? Or would you rather your football team – like FC Dallas – make it all the way to the Super Bowl only to dramatically lose…