Mavericks 108, Bucks 107 last night. Partly thanks to coach Rick Carlisle’s meticulous end-game sets, and sometimes because they’ve just been lucky, the Mavs have won 10 consecutive one-point games. The feat ties the NBA record set by the St. Louis Hawks in 1960. Against the Bucks the Mavs improved…
Don’t freak out. T.O.’s visit here in a couple weeks isn’t to replace Roy Williams as a Dallas Cowboys’ receiver, but rather to inject his unqiue persona into NBA All-Star Weekend. Owens, a two-time Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Celebrity Game, will be back to further embarrass the wanna-be…
Don’t remember if the Texas Rangers have ever had an owner with as grand of a vision as Chuck Greenberg. Have no idea if it will help them pitch, hit or finish better. But, regardless, it’s nice to hear an owner recognize where he is and what his should strive…
Wade Phillips is back. Miles Austin will be (fingers crossed) back. The Dallas Cowboys will enter the 2010 season with momentum, eight Pro Bowl players and high expectations. But how high? This year they won a division title and their first playoff game in 13 years. Next year … …
Praise Jehovah and Marconi, we finally moved offices at 105.3 The Fan. From the desolate, drab, dripping joint once soiled by Russ Martin at 183/Mockingbird, over to the plush penthouse at CBS headquarters at 75 and Fitzhugh. We’re on the 12th floor, in the same offices where Q102 used to shape…
I don’t watch American Idol because I don’t believe in American Idol. Other than Carrie Underwood and (sorta) Daughtry, the “winners” don’t really become rock stars. Simon’s about to leave for Ellen. What the what? But mostly, I just think the show jumped the shark when it started fabricating contestants. I…
Went on a date. To re-boot my chivalry, I let her pick the movie. Nine. Oh boy. She says, “It’s about a guy who fantasizes about hot chicks.” I say (fingers crossed), “I’m in. Are we talking porn?” So we go to Magnolia theater in West Village, have a drink…
10. Pierre Garcon > Roy Williams. Cool that he and his AFC Championship Game-record 11 catches are from Haiti. But what’s with the cocky little tail under the C in his last name? 9. Any old French garson > Roy Williams. 8. Is it just me, or does CBS analyst…
No Jason Kidd. No Erick Dampier. No momentum. No prisoners. Was dilly-daddling around the house yesterday with a rare Sunday off (thanks, Cowboys). Had the Mavs-Knicks on the TV and it was something like 35-30 early in the second quarter. Next thing I know Roddy Beaubois is raining 3-pointers and…
Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Been meaning to get to this, but The Ticket is so dominant in Metroplex sports talk radio that at this point it’s like digging up Barbaro for another kick to the…
During the 1999 NBA Finals between the Spurs and Knicks I was in New York, covering the series for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. After a particularly long, fun and, yes, expensive off night at this fine establishment, I awoke at around 4 a.m. sprawled out on my hotel bed. Boxers…
I’m generally considered a pissy guy with a half-glass-empty view of the world around attacking me. But there are times when I can be joyfully hopeful. The Cowboys’ season ended with a resounding 34-3 thud, but there were plenty of warm-n-fuzzy moments to keep us both satisfied about ’09 and…
The Cowboys won’t be in Miami for Super Bowl XLIV February 7, but Dallas will be represented all over South Beach in the form of the latest and greatest in safe, sassy transportation – VAULT. I saw this thing – it’s like a giant combo limousine/Hummer/armored truck – pull up to a…
I was wrong. Not about the Minnesota Vikings beating the Dallas Cowboys, mind you. That one I nailed. My mistake was predicting that—short of a Super Bowl appearance—head coach Wade Phillips wouldn’t return in 2010 and beyond. Even in the wake of an embarrassing 34-3 dismissal from the NFC Playoffs…
When we last left your Dallas Mavericks – this is Cowboys’ country, right? – they were opening the NBA season with a humbling 11-point loss to the Washington Wizards. Tonight they travel to D.C. for … revenge? Naw, just to open the second half of the season. In between wars with…
Whether you view it the continuation of tangible progression or merely a continuity of mediocrity, Wade Phillips is back as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. A three-year deal is imminent. Simple question …..
Though I and some crafty old-timers think it’s a bad move, Wade Philllips will be back as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Yawn. The bar for Cowboys’ football has been lowered further than I expected. Once upon a time this proud franchise – America’s Team, anyone? – measured success…
Where’s Greggo? Well, if you got some radio skills, thick skin and a little desire he could be sitting right next to you. How’s that you ask? Think American Idol, spiced with sports. And instead of a trip to Hollywood you win a microphone alongside le Hammer. Starting today through Feb. 1,…
You think the current Dallas Cowboys are bumming today? Consider the plight of a former player, Dwayne Goodrich. You remember Goodrich. Couple years back he speeds through an accident scene on I-35 and kills two Good Samaritans. Ring a bell? Well, the good news for Goodrich is that in October…
10. Does this feel like 1991 to anyone else? An empowering playoff win, followed by an embarrassing blowout playoff road loss, leading to disappointment but not necessarily discouragement? That year it was Detroit, 38-6. This year it is Minnesota, 34-3. In ’92 the Cowboys won the Super Bowl. In ’10 …..
Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Haven’t gotten a chance to ask him about it yet, but did I miss something or is Babe Laufenberg leaving CBS 11? Maybe he was buying CBS 11. Did I get…
It’s no secret Tony Romo grew up in Wisconsin idolizing Brett Favre. The fact that they’re facing off Sunday in the NFC Playoffs is as delicious as it is ironic. Since his three-interception game in the Cowboys Stadium opener against the Giants back in September, Romo’s been almost flawless. He’s…
