10. Asked Mavs owner Mark Cuban on his Stairmaster last night if he was serious about his story of almost imploding the team in late January before finding the Caron Butler trade: “Absolutely the truth. Ask my wife.” 9. In crunch time, it was Jason Kidd on Manu Ginobli. He…
Significant dates in Liverpool break-up history:April 17, 1970: Paul McCartney releases first solo album in the United Kingdom. It is accompanied by a self-interview, in which McCartney acknowledges, after much speculation, that the Beatles have broken up. He attributes his departure from the band to, among other things, “personal differences,…
Sure. You’ve seen the implosion of Texas Stadium from the parking lot. And in super-slow-mo. But thanks to the heads-up from USA Today, you can now witness it … from inside Texas Stadium…
Wednesday night’s Dallas Mavericks’ victory over the San Antonio Spurs wasn’t exactly reason to plan a parade. But definitely reason to throw a party. After the game, players such as Shawn Marion and Caron Butler attended Chris Arnold’s party at Deux Lounge in Mockingbird Station. The atmosphere was as optimistic…
Still no official word on Tom Hicks hiring Barclays Capital to find a buyer for Liverpool FC. But last night, Bloomberg News posted a story that says creditors, led by Monarch Alternative Capital, may throw up a legal roadblock as Hicks tries to complete the sale of the first-place Texas…
Turns out there is crying in sports. And in demolition. Late in the third period of last week’s game against the Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars forward Mike Modano stood mid-ice, looked around American Airlines Center and put his gloves to his face. Players from both sides stood and tapped their…
As we’ll do Friday at noon, Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan Newy Scruggs and I visited with Dallas Cowboys’ vice president Stephen Jones. We asked him about Flozell Adams and Doug Free and Jared Gaither and Brandon Marshall and the fall of Texas Stadium and NFL overtime and, oh yeah,…
The Dallas Stars cleared out their lockers yesterday. They long ago vacated our minds. Once upon a time Stars games were Dallas’ see-and-be-scene. The hockey team won. The bold and beautiful watched. Even as recently as two springs ago we were staying up late and digging in hard for Dallas’…
The U.K. papers say that today’s the day Tom Hicks and Liverpool FC co-owner George Gillett will announce that, yes, they’ve asked hired Barclays Capital to find a buyer for their soccer team — that’s been the story ever since Sunday. And as we noted only yesterday, the Royal Bank…
Tony Romo’s a miracle. Bill Parcells ain’t worth a shit. Tim Tebow won’t be worth a damn. And, oh yeah, Jerry Jones likes to party. To me this hidden video of the Dallas Cowboys owner shooting the bull with some fans is no biggie, nothing new. Appearing on Entourage? Now…
Come February, your Dallas Cowboys may be the first team to play in a Super Bowl in its own stadium. Just by being a football fan with a computer and an opinion, you could join them. The ramp-up to Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington continues as the…
Get ready for Mavs-Spurs. And I don’t mean just in Wednesday night’s regular-season finale at American Airlines Center. I mean in the playoffs. Yes, again. With a walk-in-the-park, 23-point win over the ridiculous Clippers Monday night in Los Angeles, the Mavericks clinched at least the No. 3 playoff seed in the…
Lil’ birdie tells me this morning that his contract won’t be renewed. He is a great guy and was a good goalie for a long time, but apparently the goalie of the future for the Stars isn’t Marty Turco. It’s Kari Lehtonen. Developing. Are we sad about this or is it time…
At least for a day, Texas Rangers’ reliever Frankie Francisco wasn’t Texas Stadium. On a tense afternoon in Cleveland, he stopped imploding. Francisco, demoted from closer after two blown saves last week, didn’t fool anyone in Texas’ 4-2, 10-inning victory, but he retired the side in order in the 9th. After…
Karma 1, Tiger Woods 0. See, that’s what I’m talking about. Why give Tiger an exaggerated ovation when you can cheer for someone who overcomes adversity that isn’t self-inflicted? Someone who doesn’t made repetitive, horrible, corrupt choices. Someone whose wife and mother are dealing with breast cancer. Someone like Phil…
The Rangers lost three games last season when they took a lead into the ninth inning. In this season’s first week, they’ve already lost two. Hence, an organization founded upon second chances (see Josh Hamilton and Ron Washington) is suddenly playing hardball accountability, yanking Frankie Francisco from the closer’s job…
No doubt you’ve seen Texas Stadium’s adios a thousand times from 100 different angles since yesterday’s implosion. But this morning, in the comments to Patrick and Nick’s stills-and-video round-up posted first thing Sunday, Jeremiah Warren of Shoot Smash Boom sent word that he’d captured the whole thing with high-speed cameras…
You know it’s a weird week when Mike Modano’s final home game as a Dallas Star is only the second-saddest story. Went out to Texas Stadium Sunday morning for a funeral and – hate to admit this – but I cried. For a building. I know, silly. Or is it?…
At 9 this morning, I asked Tom Hicks’s local spokesperson Lisa LeMaster to comment on reports out of England that he’s finally ready to sell Liverpool FC. No word yet — perhaps because The Official Word’s not expected till later this week. So, instead, looks like we’ll have to go…
The first blasts shot up at 7 this morning, setting off car alarms and cheers and waking up Sunday sleepers for miles — and those were just the pre-implosion fireworks. Minutes later the real show began, as a series of dynamite blasts horseshoed around Texas Stadium, throwing up a monster…
Mike Modano told us Wednesday: He won’t know whether he’s retiring till, most likely, July — after he turns 40 and around the time the training camp bell rings. And there are myriad other factors at work as well, among them whether or not there’s a new owner in place…
The crack of the bat. Allergies. Longer days. Bluebonnets. And, ah yes, the trumpet. Spring has definitely sprung. Tonight in Grand Prairie Lone Star Park kicks off another horse racing season with its $50,000 Premiere Stakes. The 6:30 post time will officially begin the track’s 65-date season which will run…
