I love me some journalism. But, God, do I hate me some English. Through and threw. Chord and chat. Axe and aks. And when they’re finished, somehow buildings aren’t builts. In America they’re trades; in England they’re transfer windows. Don’t get me started … or is too late? This Saturday…
He’s always been Captain America. These days Roger Staubach has evolved into a different kind of hero: Super Man. As in, he’s the face of Super Bowl XLV, coming to North Texas in 2011. Sat down with the former Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback a couple times recently to find answers to these…
Lots of positives on the sale of your Texas Rangers from Tom Hicks to Pittsburgh sports attorney Chuck Greenberg. *First and foremost, Hicks will be a minority voice, but one with zero say on trading, hiring, firing or signing players, coaches or employees. *Nolan Ryan remains the face of the…
I’m starting to think Dallas Cowboys’ receiver Roy Williams is just kind of kooky. The Hook ’em Horns sign after rare touchdowns. The game-day Michael Jackson outfits. The, um, contradictory quotes. Williams was at his nonsensical best yesterday at Valley Ranch, telling reporters in the same breath that the Cowboys had no…
With our alternative to the BCS offered up, nothing else to do than to let it play out. Food expert/football junkie Dave Faries, take it away … Given its record in other matters, it’s unlikely Congress can solve the BCS mess and put in place a viable playoff system. And…
Last night, Texas Rangers exec VP of communications John Blake sent the word since heard ’round the sports world: Tom Hicks has 30 days to get a deal done with Pittsburgh sports attorney Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan before asking MLB (and his myriad creditors) if it’s OK, pretty please,…
With his decision to sell the Texas Rangers to Pittsburgh sports attorney Chuck Greenberg, long-time owner Tom Hicks will willingly, yet grudgingly step into the shadows of Metroplex baseball. But how will he be perceived? While Greenberg, 48, and his group seek approval from Major League Baseball, Hicks might actually…
As I’ve said since since, oh, I dunno, last January, this Dallas Cowboys’ season was doomed the moment owner Jerry Jones decided to bring back head coach Wade Phillips. There were times when his promises to be tougher and hold players more accountable almost tricked me, but ultimately this Cowboys’ season -…
Randy Galloway, Evan Grant and I received an e-mail at 4:20 this morning from Spirit of Shankly organizer Paul Gardner, in which he writes that a fans’ protest before Liverpool FC’s Sunday-afternoon match against Arsenal kept the owners out of Anfield: “Tom Hicks was turned away a few hundred yards…
Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback rating. 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 running of this year’s White Rock Marathon, as in past years, was rich with stories of inspiration, endurance, and, um, weather.But here at Unfair Park we’re much more interested in the real story: the balloon-breasted, the beer-swilling, and the folks dressed like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or pieces of…
One minute he’s making fun of you; the next, it’s a bona fide bromance. But one question: Was that Eminem talking to Tony Romo before yesterday’s loss to the Chargers or Princess Leia? What up the headphones, Marshall?…
Okay, so now what? Blame long-snapper L.P. Ladouceur? Said owner Jerry Jones after Sunday’s loss to the Chargers, “I don’t believe we’ve got a holder problem.” Well mutha-effin’-duh! Now do you see what a folly it is for the Cowboys to be the first team in NFL history to blame a…
I don’t wanna hear much bitchin’ today about offensive coordinator Jason Garrett’s play-calling on the futile, fatal sequence in the second quarter of Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the San Diego Chargers. Yeah, four consecutive runs to Marion Barber didn’t produce a touchdown. But … I blame the performance, not the plan…
10. Now you believe me? Norv Turner > Wade Phillips. 9. Safety Gerald Sensabaugh picked a horrible time to have his first terrible game as a Cowboy. It was his oops that led to both Chargers’ touchdowns: Interference at the 1 on a reverse pass set up San Diego’s first touchdown; Badly beaten…
A Friend of Unfair Park just found and forwarded along this video of Don Meredith singing SMU’s school song, “Varsity.” It was made back in October, when the university finally retired Dandy Don’s No. 17; it was posted a couple of weeks ago. Regardless, I think this is what they…
Despite the financial restraints stemming from the team’s unresolved ownership situation, Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels skillfully inked the most dominant free-agent starter at this week’s Winter Meetings in Indianapolis without adding payroll. By dealing starting pitcher Kevin Millwood to the Baltimore Orioles for relievers Chris Ray and Benjamin…
Tron Legacy won’t be in theaters till December 17, 2010. But courtesy N. Lamar Street-based Green Grass Studios and its Mavs promo piece, we don’t have to wait to see what that sequel to the ’82 classic might look like if it took place in front of the American Airlines…
On Tuesday, HKS’s Bryan Trubey, an Outstanding Alumnus of Texas A&M’s College of Architecture, paid a visit to his alma mater to discuss, for the most part, how he and his team designed Cowboys Stadium. And, awful nice of ’em, TAMU has posted the entirety of his presentation; architecture nerds…
1. The Texas Rangers trading Kevin Millwood for Chris Ray, then pursuing Rich Harden and Mike Lowell. 2. Dallas Mavericks’ forward Tim Thomas getting involved in a debacle at Denny’s. 3. Your Dallas Cowboys considering Tony Romo as their new/old holder…
Dallas Cowboys’ offensive lineman Flozell Adams has been fined four times for $75,000 this season for the transgressions of tripping, fighting and – last Sunday in New York – cheap-shotting the back of Justin Tuck. The Giants’ lineman called Adams a “coward” and a “dirtbag”. Former Giant and Fox analyst Michael Strahan…
For me, it arrived November 18, 1984. Born, raised and saturated with the DNA of the Dallas Cowboys, I was profoundly distraught over a lackluster loss to the lowly Buffalo Bills on a sad Sunday afternoon. Downtrodden bordering on depressed, a buddy and I ventured to lift our spirits at…
