The body was still warm. The emotions, still raw. But when it comes to the Dallas Mavericks, Charles Barkley doesn’t give a damn. “They got problems,” the rotund, ridiculous TNT analyst said last night in the minutes after Dallas’ elimination by the Denver Nuggets. “They gotta get younger and more physical…
Before we hop onto the bandwagon of your first-place Texas Rangers, let me chunk one more rock at Alex Rodriguez. And myself. Back in 2004 – in the couple months between leaving the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and joining the Dallas Observer – I got word that A-Rod twice frequented the Dallas…
Hindsight, they say, is 20/20. Sometimes, unfortunately, so is foresight. On Friday, May 1 I picked the Denver Nuggets to eliminate the Dallas Mavericks in five games. Last night it came to pass, in the form of Nuggets 124, Mavs 110. Dirk Nowitzki was as gritty as he was great…
“Whine Flu,” by Richie Whitt, May 7 You and Him Fight You are a jerk. Why don’t you get out there and try playing and see what happens to you in the same circumstance? You gain nothing by retaliation, and statistics show that the one who delivers the retaliation blow…
If things go badly in Denver, the Dallas Mavericks have lost this series. But Dirk Nowitzki should’ve won your heart. Despite being sucker-shoved by Kenyon Martin, lambasted by TNT’s chorus of critics, privately duped and publicly humiliated by his former fiancée, screwed by the referees and frustrated almost to tears…
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We all know the NFL’s ultimate game will be played at Jonestown Coliseum on Feb. 6, 2011 – or 633 days from now. But, after yesterday’s grand gala in Arlington, here’s the roster of Super Bowl XLV’s other coming attractions: NFL Headquarters: Hilton Anatole Hotel NFC Team Hotel: Omni Mandalay, Las Colinas…
Since we’re too skeered to be in Denver’s volatile Pepsi Center tonight, noted Mavs expert Mike Fisher and I decided it’d be a good idea to watch the game “together”. Just the four of us: Him, me and our computers. The result: Live Mavs-Thuggets Game 5 in-game blogging commencing right here on this…
Thanks to the tip from loyal Sportatorium reader, Luca: If you’re not busy Sunday morning and you always wanted to barf on a pew, head down to Ovilla’s First Baptist Church. Now appearing at the pulpit: David Bliss. Yep, that one. Actually, the church’s website boasts a speaking engagement from a David Bliss,…
Let’s keep this short and sweet, as I’m scurrying off to Las Vegas this morning to accept a CLIO Award. (No, check that, they’re whispering in my ear that my schedule actually calls for an Observer staff meeting in Uptown.) Guess the awards will have to live with appearances from Mavs…
Looks like Mavs fans didn’t waste all their creative venom on Kenyon Martin’s mom last night…
I was waiting for Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to apologize. But to CBS 11 camerman Bill Ellis, not Kenyon Martin’s mom. He issued an “I’m sorry” to her? For what exactly?! As you probably know by now, I detest peer-pressure, politically correct apologies. I’m not suggesting Cuban’s cyber-sorry to Lydia…
Now that, my friends, was a basketball game. A playoff basketball game, with everything on it. Delicious. Considering they still won’t win this series, the Mavericks had every reason to fold. And after the week he’s had, Dirk Nowitzki had every reason to pout. Instead? Dirk produced one of the grittiest…
Don’t have this 100-percent confirmed, but all signs are pointing to Greg Williams being out at 103.3 FM ESPN Radio. Last week I alerted you that Williams sounded incoherent on last Tuesday night’s Choppy & Greggo show. He blamed it on a change in anti-depressant medication. But over the weekend,…
You know that stupid VH1 show Best Week Ever? Well, when VH2 comes out with Worst Week Ever I’ve got a candidate: Your Dallas Mavericks, May 3-10, 2009. Sunday: Lose Game 1 to Denver Nuggets/ Fail to respond when Kenyon Martin punks star Dirk Nowitzki with a forearm to the back…
So much for winning. And so much for losing with class and dignity. Yes, unequivocally, the Mavericks got screwed in Saturday’s Game 3 loss to the Denver Nuggets. (We didn’t need – or really want – an admission by the NBA to confirm that.) But despite the team’s latest case of…
*The Mavs haven’t lost four in a row since … *Cattle-prodded by Saturday’s historic hose job, Dallas will … Oh screw it. Tonight’s game tips at 8:30. Wear black…
Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Looks like The Ticket’s parent company – Cumulus Media – is asking forcing employees to take five unpaid days off before June 30. Ouch. Maybe not a big deal to on-air talent with…
Speaking of players addressing the media in the most uncomfortable of predicaments, my I re-introduce one Leon Lett. Everyone remembers the former Dallas Cowboy’s all-time gaffes – at Super Bowl XXVII and in the snow against the Miami Dolphins in 1993. But afterward – unlike Dirk Nowitzki – Lett went…
Before Game 1: Doubtless. After Game 1: Defiant. Before Game 2: Determined. After Game 2: Depressed. Before Game 3: Desperate? Delusional? Dead? Fine, then you tell me. For my prediction of Thuggets in 5 to remain in play, the Mavericks have to win a game at home either tomorrow afternoon…
Dirk Nowitzki bought her a ring. Bought her a dog. Bought her entire pack of lies. Sad to say, he went for Crystal Cristal Taylor’s exaggerated, elaborate head fake. Couple of weeks ago the Dallas Mavericks’ star gave an in-depth interview to the German newspaper Bild. In it, he talked about…
So you’re having a beer at your favorite watering hole. Next thing you know, zombies. Through the door. Crashing in the windows. Falling from the ceiling. Purgatory-confined, blood-thirsty zombies. Everywhere. This hasn’t happened to me in a while, but when it does I want an athlete to be my bodyguard…
