Why can’t the Mavs’ coach take his own damned advice? On second thought, Dirk Nowitzki shouldn’t have turned the other cheek. He should’ve hauled off and cold-cocked David West during last Saturday’s Game 1. Or, at least, put him in a headlock and bludgeoned his nose Nolan Ryan-style. That way,…
The Smoking Gun Jonathan Lee Riches© As a few of our Friends pointed out back in January, when we first mentioned his name in connection with a nutty local sports lawsuit, Jonathan Lee Riches© loves, loves, loves to sue the rich and famous — and all from his cell at…
This is how ugly it’s gotten for Tom Hicks: U.K. cops have begged the co-owner of Liverpool FC to stay away from tonight’s Champions League semi-final match against Chelsea, set to start shortly at Anfield. According to myriad reports from England, Merseyside Police warned Hicks and co-owner George Gillett, with…
Till there’s fresh meat, courtesy tonight’s Mavs-Hornet’s Game 2 tipoff set for 6 p.m. , plenty of folks are still gnawing on Saturday night’s leftovers. The question remains, apparently: Should Dirk Nowitzki have socked David West, after the Hornet stung Dirk with a love tap, or did he do the…
Thanks to Stephane Robidas’ broken nose, the Dallas Stars finally broke their streak. Robidas, playing with a bulky cage protecting his injured nose, tied last night’s Game 6 and then set up Stu Barnes’ game-winning goal 52 seconds later as the Stars — I hope you’re sitting down — actually…
Because I loves some Free Darko, here’s the mightily monikered Bethlehem Shoals’ sneak peek at the Dallas Maverick-New Orleans Hornet showdown, set to commence tomorrow ’round 6 p.m. on the Worldwide Leader. The whole piece, of course, must be taken in context, but a few teasers till you crash the…
Let’s end our broadcast day with another Tom Hicks item, shall we? Because it’s a fascinating one concerning, of course, Hicks’ ownership of Liverpool FC and the mess he’s made of it by calling out chief executive Rick Parry (who is not happy t’all, mate) and co-owner George Gillett. But…
AVP.com No, this is not the photo that was supposed to run with today’s Bible Girl column. It’s Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, competing this weekend in Arlington’s volleyball throwdown. For those who despise mainstream sports and aren’t the least bit titillated by playoff drama, this is for you. Both…
No, the Dallas Mavericks’ first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Hornets won’t be slam-dunk simple. Not with the way the Mavs have played on the road, and Dirk Nowitzki is limping, and ,,, well, you know the story. But of the MVP candidates in the West, I’d much rather…
I can’t guarantee that Marion Barber will be the starting running back for the Dallas Cowboys in 2008 and beyond. But I can guarantee the fact that he’s house-hunting — er, condo-craving — in Uptown is a damned good sign he isn’t going anywhere. I know, I know — Barber…
Just a few hours ago, Tom Hicks gave an “explosive interview” to Sky Sports, conducted from his Dallas offices, during which he took a baseball bat to Liverpool FC co-owner George Gillett and swung a hockey stick at the head of Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry. Insists Hicks, under Parry…
Something funny happened on the way to penning another Dallas Stars’ April obit. The team that annually dies in the first round of the playoffs not only has life, it suddenly looks like the strongest outfit in the whole damn National Hockey League. On the heels of a month so…
Well, that was fun. We spent Tuesday getting our asses handed to us by Southern California, by a combined score of 11-6. First, the Texas Rangers bumbled their way to a 7-4 loss, followed by the Dallas Stars’ humbling 4-2 defeat at the wings of the Mighty Ducks. The good…
Today is a great day. Because this season’s Cowboys disappointment officially becomes last season’s memory. And next season? It’s now this season. As for 2008, the Cowboys are again heating up trade talks for Pacman Jones (but really, how could they get any hotter?). They are licking their chops at…
Because this NBA Playoffs promo, featuring Steve Nash and Jason Kidd, is freaking me out, man. –Robert Wilonsky…
Dallas Stars OK, sure, we believe, already. For now, anyway. After spending their first and only day over .500 in the Ron Washington Era, the Texas Rangers got swept at home by the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend. Even more humiliating, they found a pitcher worse than Chan Ho…
At first he wanted to be a Dallas Cowboy; then, the Dallas Cowboys kinda-sorta wanted him to be a Dallas Cowboy. Then it seemed like the prospect of Adam “Pacman” Jones becoming a Dallas Cowboy had diminished and disappeared altogether. Only, comes word out of Tennessee today that, well, if…
Liverpool FC chief executive Rick Parry One day after Tom Hicks demanded the resignation of Rick Parry — chief executive of Liverpool FC, which Hicks co-owns with frienemy George Gillett Jr. — the English newspapers have pretty much had it with the Ugly Dallasite. Says The Sun in one piece…
Chances are your lingering memory of Dave Campo is: A) Inexplicably going for one point, instead of two, on Thanksgiving Day 2001. B) Karaoke singing “I’ve got sunshine…on a cloudy day” during HBO’s 2002 Hard Knocks. C) 5-11. 5-11. 5-11. D) All of the above. Ready or not, the worst…
Dallas Stars I spent Tuesday out at Dallas Stars practice, which, I know, surprises some of you in that, whaddya know, they’re still playing hockey these days. In preparation for tonight’s Game 1 of their playoff series against the defending champion Anaheim Ducks, I came away with a couple things…
Liverpool FC chief executive Rick Parry Seems Tom Hicks just don’t get it. Because just two days after his Liverpool FC kicked its way into the Champions League semi-finals, the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars’ owner is demanding that Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry step down. Like, immediately. Hence, this…
Every now and then I wonder whatever became of Pete Incaviglia, probably my fourth-favorite Texas Ranger of all time. Of course, I need wonder no more: He’s the manager of the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which makes its bow May 8 with an…
