A year ago, Ron White from Euless stormed the USA Memory Championship, drawing on years of delivering memory seminars and a training regimen that involved memorizing cards underwater, a story Megan Feldman related in the May cover story “Mind Games.”On Saturday, White was back in New York to defend his…
Okay, what’d I miss? While in Vegas the Cowboys did exactly nothing in free agency, the Rangers got rained out here in Surprise, Arizona, one of my favorite restaurants burned to the ground and the Mavericks injected some madness into March by running off 11 consecutive games and tricking us into thinking they…
The Liverpool Echo this morning directs our attention to the Web site of the Spirit of Shankly, the Liverpool FC supporters’ union that has made it its mission to rid the Reds of owner Tom Hicks. As you can see here, SoS has gotten into the billboard business, erecting five…
Went to Leonard Davis’ house last week and – let me confirm – his dwelling suits him. As in, gigantic. Davis, a Pro Bowl lineman for your Dallas Cowboys, is getting serious about music and his skyrocketing group Free Reign. This off-season he’s taking bass guitar lessons from veteran Dallas musician…
Was that a statement game? Or merely one of 82? Playing without Caron Butler (who missed the game after an adverse reaction to medication, not because he ran out of Mountain Dew or straws), the Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers in a playoff-intense game at American Airlines Center…
At 6 feet 6 inches, 365 pounds and one of the strongest dudes to ever play in the National Football League, Dallas Cowboys’ Pro Bowl offensive lineman Leonard “Bigg” Davis could crush me with his thumb. Instead, he’s going to play me a lullaby. “This puts my daughters right to…
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told me late in the season on 105.3 The Fan that he never thought kicker Nick Folk was fully healthy. The dude has off-season hip surgery. There was that thing with his holder, etc. Kickers are a quirky lot. I get that. I figured – being…
Kobe Bryant is a drama queen. He’s a fake dirty player, what with the accidentally-on- purpose flailing arms and all. And, oh yeah, the rape thing. But you know what? If I didn’t have a pass to tonight’s Mavericks-Lakers game at American Airlines Center I’d open my wallet to be in…
Just Do It? Tiger Woods has done it all. From 14 Grand Slams to even more extra-marital affairs, he’s turned all the tricks. But last week’s State of the Brand address was an unprecedented doozy. Tiger actually proved it’s possible – if not preferred – to be defiant while simultaneously…
Last year, in the midst of camouflaging a late-night plunge from the wagon, Texas Rangers’ outfielder Josh Hamilton arrived at spring training and predicted his team would win 90 games. Despite his shocking, anemic year of inproductivity, the Rangers managed 87 wins and held our interest in baseball into September…
No, but he’s close. Not that the Washington Wizard-turned-Maverick hasn’t played impressively in his first four games in Dallas (10.8 points, 8.8 rebounds), but it says more about our sad history than his play, doesn’t it? Haywood, part of last week’s trade that sent Josh Howard packing and made Caron Butler…
I was playing catch on a lazy Friday afternoon, warming up for a chilly practice as a sophomore second baseman on Duncanville High School’s baseball team when our coach came running out of the field house: “We did it! We beat the Russians!!” Was an upset last night when the…
Still no word on what will “ROCK” Fair Park — though White Rock Marathon chairman Phil Baker swears his organization isn’t up and leaving Victory Park as the starting point and finish line for this year’s race. Yes, the marathon board did meet Thursday, but Baker says, nope, not it…
The great George Gimarc has been extremely generous with his estimable collection of goodies — so much so he’s agreed to partner with Unfair Park on a North Texas Food Bank fund-raiser a la Danny Hurley’s Mods vs Rockers book we auctioned off at Christmas. More details to come next…
The Cowboys have a couple needs this off-season, one of which is no longer a linebackers coach since yesterday they hired West Texas A&M assistant Bob King to replace the departed Dat Nguyen. Head coach Wade Phillips (who knew he had a fun, playful side?) and staff are off to the…
I am of semi-sound mind and body. I am totally aware that the NFL – evidenced by Saints 31, Colts 17 being the most-watched program in the history of TV – isn’t exactly struggling for popularity. I am cognizant that I spend waste way too much time in my perverted think tank…
For the first time since his late-night Thanksgiving car wreck, we’ll hear from Tiger Woods. Friday at 10 a.m. (live everywhere, including on our show at 105.3 The Fan) the world’s most recognizable athlete will apparently address his past failures and future plans. Of course I’m intrigued. I want to see if…
In the end, ’twas a blurring weekend dominated by snow and stars and a facelift swap. Dirk Nowitzki hosted and Mary J. Blige crooned and, amidst the wild weather and even wilder parties, the Dallas Mavericks pulled off a seven-player trade that reshaped their roster and rebooted their championship hopes…
Still blown away by the surreal scene at Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says the NBA will come back some day and Mavs owner Mark Cuban says he’s pondering holding a game – even a playoff game – out in Arlington. Hmm…
Well, that certainly was a dud. Not ready to rescind the Josh Howard trade just yet, but newest Maverick Caron Butler opened with a resounding sperplunk in last night’s loss in Oklahoma City. Couple of airballs. Had as many turnovers as baskets (4). Generally looked like Michael Finley, including one…
Yesterday, the Sports Business Journal reported in a subscription-only story that last fall, Your Texas Rangers violated baseball’s collective-bargaining agreement by failing to pay $39.55 million into a deferred compensation fund. That happened sometime before October, and, according to Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner in yesterday’s…
If you don’t want to see the fatal luge accident of 21-year-old Republic of Georgia Olympic athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili during a training run in Vancouver last week, don’t click here. I watched it. Not for morbid entertainment, of course, but for education. As in, what went wrong?…
