By 8 a.m. Saturday Oklahoma had pumped its trucks and minivans into Texas to clog Interstate 35 worse than a fat man’s aorta. A normally 40-minute drive to Fair Park took well over two hours. It was a fine time to contemplate the tenacity of plant life on the highway’s…
That’s the question answered by this briefing that’s been prepared for the city council’s Economic Development Committee on Tuesday morning. The short answer: The 2010 NBA All-Star Game is expected to generate about $2.49 million in tax revenue for the city. But keep in mind, should the council give its…
What Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wants, he usually gets. (Other than, obviously, a playoff win over the last 13 years.) And what Jerry has his eye on – long-term – is Texas-OU. The game – tomorrow’s kickoff is a ridiulously early 11 a.m. – is married to Dallas and the Cotton…
I see the Texas Rangers can’t afford to refund True Believers’ playoff-ticket money till November at best — klassy! But good news, Rangers fans: Reuters reports today that the three parties interested in taking the team off Tom Hicks’s debt-heavy hands are due to meet with management as soon as…
Dear Oklahoma, I am indeed a bitch. Sincerely, Karma Last year the Oklahoma Sooners were whipped by the Texas Longhorns in their annual mid-October showdown in the Cotton Bowl. Both teams lost one game all season, yet somehow – inexplicably – it was Oklahoma, through a discombobulated national computer ranking,…
Every once in a while – not too often, I readily admit – when I smell shit it actually turns out to be shit. On Tuesday I labeled this Fox/Burger King collaboration the dumbest video in the history of ever. Don’t look now, but Fox/Burger King agree. In the form…
I’ve called him Stumbledoofus. I’ve labeled him Dead Man Coaching. I’ve questioned his moves, his non-moves, his dumpy demeanor and his illogical explanations for everything in between. But I am not calling for Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips to be fired before sundown. That will happen soon enough: As…
Dear Oklahoma, I am indeed a bitch. Sincerely, Karma Last year the Oklahoma Sooners were whipped by the Texas Longhorns in their annual mid-October showdown in the Cotton Bowl. Both teams lost one game all season, yet somehow—inexplicably—it was Oklahoma, through a discombobulated national computer ranking, that was awarded the…
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 Rangers season is over. The Rangers’ hitting coach career is also kaput. Not saying it he’s a bad coach. Just saying it’s time. The official release …..
Seems like the Texas Rangers season ended months ago doesn’t it? Don’t look now, but the cool kids are still playing baseball. The League Championship Series start this week with Angels-Yankees and Dodgers-Phillies. According to national TV ratings, you’re not looking at all – as Dallas/Fort Worth ranked 54th out…
Was chatting up Michael Johnson the other day about the relative impact of the looming Super Bowl XLV in comparison to what he’s seen happen to Olympic cities. Economic impact, enduring legacies, improved infastructures and whatnot. Johnson, a five-time gold medalist and Dallas’ most decorated Olympian, had two interesting points. 1…
Eight-year-old Kendall Tubbs, a second grader who’s had type 1 diabetes since she was 3 years old, managed to upstage appearances by Dallas Cowboys tight end Martellus “MartyB” Bennett and former Heisman Trophy winner and Woodrow Wilson High School grad Tim Brown at this morning’s second annual Passport to Health…
With Humble Billy Hayes no longer the Dallas Mavericks’ voice at American Airlines Center, the team has whittled 175 candidates down to its Top 10 finalists. You waste time voting for Dancing With The Stars, might as well cast a vote for something that actually matters: 1. Rodney Blue 2. Doug Branch…
Since I’m usually on 105.3 The Fan as part of the Dallas Cowboys pre-game show, I no longer get to partake in Fox NFL Sunday. My reaction: Praise Allah. Because after seeing this video and learning that this “The King and Us” series is now a weekly staple, I’m embarrassed for Curt,…
Seems strange timing to bemoan the Dallas Cowboys’ receiving corps in the wake of Miles Austin’s record-setting day, but let’s face it – the trade for Roy Williams a year ago has been a gigantic flop. My first reaction to news that the Cowboys had acquired Williams and a 7th-round pick in 2010…
Don’t really get U2 so I’m not live on the scene in Arlington, but one of my faithful Sportatorium readers sends word (and the above photo) from Cowboys Stadium that U2’s monstrosity of a stage wouldn’t exactly fit under JumboJerry so it had to be, um, moved to one of the end…
It featured overtime. It was won by underachievers. Do you exhale in relief? Or boast with satisfaction? Glass-half full guys say a win is a win is a win. That Tony Romo found his smile and Miles Austin at just the right time. That 3-2 is heck of a lot…
This was the plan: Cowboys will trounce the sorry ass Chiefs, so I’ll sneak off with friends to the Fair on Sunday afternoon and let TiVo leisurely give me the highlights when I get home. During a Cowboys game Fair Park shouldn’t be too crowded. And the weather will be…
10. Say what you will about the Cowboys’ lack of execution, their enthusiasm and effort was impressive. Keith Brooking. Jay Ratliff. Tashard Choice. They didn’t always play well, but you can’t say they didn’t play hard. 9. I even liked – for a change – the report just before halftime by Fox’s…
In the midst of a pennant race into mid-September for only the fifth time in 37 seasons, the Texas Rangers promptly lost 13 of 19 games. Their uncharacteristically punchless offense failed to score at least 800 runs for the first time in 14 years. Star outfielder Josh Hamilton crashed back…
You ask for it, you got it. The Dallas Cowboys owner tells me and Newy Scruggs this morning on 105.3 The Fan that he not only accepts criticism of his team’s play this season, he desires it. Demands it, even. “I knew when we walked outta Denver with that loss that we…
