You would be fired. No? Go ahead, try it. Walk into your boss’ office this morning and tell him that during a recent business trip on the company dime you snorted cocaine. You were in Southern California with some friends just chillin’. Drinking beer and talking baseball and women and…
10. Decided to take a day off today. At least from 105.3 The Fan. I’m working on a cover story for next week’s Dallas Observer, plus I’ve contracted some ornery strand of the common cold that has me so congested that diced jalapenos taste like nothing but texture. Seeing that…
While the basketball outfit has hit a tiny pothole on its way to next month’s playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks’ dance team is already in its post-season routine. Today the Mavs kick off the 5th Annual NBA.com Dance Team Bracket with a first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Team. Coming off…
When they’re finished tinkering and tweaking with overtime today or tomorrow, NFL owners down in Florida will reveal next this season’s marquee TV matchups. Included on that list will be the Dallas Cowboys’ annual home Thanksgiving game. Been awhile since Dallas played a classic on Turkey Day. Last year was…
This was supposed to be a frenzied hockey year in Dallas. New coach (Marc Crawford), new GM (Joe Nieuwendyk) and renewed optimism. But let’s face it, the season got off to a slow start in October and now the Stars stink. With only 10 games remaining in the NHL season,…
On the agenda at the NFL owners meetings this week in Orlando: *Marquee TV games, including the Cowboys’ 2010 Thanksgiving opponent. *Further discussion of how to share annual $8 billion in revenue with players. *New rules changes. Maybe overtime. Possibly eliminating the three-point stance. Not on the itinerary: *Armball. *Moving…
Cornell in the Sweet 16? Called it. St. Mary’s upsetting Richmond and Villanova? So nailed it. Um, and then there’s the rest of my NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket. I lost two of my Final Four over the weekend, but have nine of the Sweet 16 in play and my winner…
A month from tonight – that’s right, tonight – the NFL Draft will commence in prime for the first time. Currently with the 27th overall pick, what will your Dallas Cowboys do? A safety? Perhaps Southern Cal’s Taylor Mays or Texas’ Earl Thomas? An offensive lineman for when, not if,…
Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Randy Galloway – who’s forgotten more Rangers’ baseball than I’ll ever learn – says a disgruntled former employee blackmailed the organization and ultimately leaked the story of manager…
My bracket’s still perfect. Yours? By tonight I can almost guarantee a blemish or three. If you want to talk trash, compare notes or buy me a pitcher of beer and some wings, come out to Hooters in Frisco tonight for the first of my six-stop March Madness tour…
Take a bow Wade Phillips, Rick Carlisle and Marc Crawford, for you toil away at your head-coaching job … without the use of cocaine. Amazingly, the same cannot be said for Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington. Let me get this out of the way right up front: Washington should have been fired…
A Hatfield just befriended a McCoy. Dallas just hired Lee Harvey Oswald Jr. to promote tourism. The Mavericks just invited Charles Barkley to speak at their pep rally. And in the spirit of if-you-can’t-beat-’em-join-’em, the Texas Rangers just gave a contract, uniform and bat to longtime nemesis Vladimir Guerrero. “I’m…
Maybe I’m a sentimental old fool, but I’m going to miss the iconic eyesore called Texas Stadium. I’m all for progress and upgrades and the future-is-now and I love Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, but I saw a story on the news last night about the preparations being made to blow…
Shocked that Wash did this. Just as shocked that the Rangers – and Major League Baseball – did nothing about it. Holy wow…
Actually, it’s not a rumor. It’s fact. But it’s not that Gavin. As in Gavin Spittle, the guy who served for years as fodder for Russ Martin’s shenanigans before moving to Houston. No, this time the new face at 105.3 The Fan is Gavin Dawson. He apparently will arrive from…
Here’s hoping St. Patrick chases away your snakes, or hides your eggs, or fetches you a pint of green beer, or whatever the hell he does. While we try to decipher his significance, how about a list of area athletes who have a sneaky Irish heritage? Cheers. 10. David Feherty, CBS…
In its first year of existence, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington set records for largest attendance at an NFL regular season game and an NBA All-Star Game. Shoot, the pristine building even attracted 40,000 for bull riding. It’s a no-brainer that on May 20 SportsBusiness Journal will award it 2010 Sports Facility…
Mark Austry was healthy. Not an obsessed fitness nut, but healthy. Played baseball at Texas Tech and with the Fort Worth Cats. Was a superb golfer. And, when he found time from being a devoted family man to wife and two kids, he got out and ran. Sunday he dropped…
Would you believe the guy who lost the cornerback battle to Pro Bowler Mike Jenkins? That’s right, Orlando Scandrick. According to the NFL’s performance-based bonus system, Scandrick was the Cowboys’ biggest bang-for-buck player last season. As a 5th-round draft pick who started one game but played primarily on passing downs and…
It was pitch dark this morning when I woke up. Must be Spring. Spent an hour this morning sweating over a bracket. Must be March. If you want to come have a beer and talk hoops and maybe punch me in the face, I’ll be at area Hooters when the NCAA…
Was way too inebriated busy Saturday night to catch the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. But from what I’m hearing it’s about what I expected: Lotsa style. Zero substance. A crowd of almost 51,000 packed the place, which is another smashing success for Jerry Jones and…
10. Riding on the Dallas Observer float and catching a marshmallow that was hurled from a good 20 yards away in my mouth has to be in the top five of my all-time proudest athletic achievements. 9. Getting nailed in the chest with a honey bun. Um, not so proud…
