Former Dallas Morning News Cowboys beat writer Gary Myers’s new book doesn’t look like the easiest read for longtime fans of the home team: The Catch: One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL. (And, with a foreword by Joe Montana!) Early word is good: Publishers Weekly…
Imagine the Byron Nelson Pavilion on steroids. And ecstasy. Then, about every 10 minutes, a fight breaks out. Welcome to Ultimate Fighting Championship 103, better known as the best place to see bullies, boobs, brawls and good ol’ blood on a Saturday night in Dallas. Scooch a bit, boxing. “Boxing,”…
Rudy Bush has the story: The College Football Hall of Fame is indeed picking up and leaving South Bend, Indiana … for Atlanta! But, but, but. “We would not be pursuing this unless we had a good sense from our conversations that success was possible,” the mayor said in April…
Friend of the show Danny Bollinger, the Mavs man responsible for yesterday’s photo of Jason “Dorf” Terry in the team’s alternate unis, also brings us a significantly more high-def look at the American Airlines Center’s new scoreboards than our earlier sneak peek. And if this doesn’t do it for you,…
While I finish up an item from this morning’s edutainment event out at Cowboys Stadium, feast your eyes on the new Dallas Mavericks alternate uni, debuted this morning at a press conference (though the color choice dates back to Jason Kidd’s first go-round). Says owner Mark Cuban, “Our fans have…
Since I’m technically on vacation, allow me to make this short and sweet, and visual. First, I spent my afternoon watching college football and, you guessed it, eating some cooked pig. Yes, that’s a Coors Light can in its mouth and, yes, the guy who prepared the pig (the secret,…
10. Lots to like about Cowboys Stadium tonight. Blue star finally on the field. Ring of Honor unveiled. Rhythm & Blues dancers – in Jetsons-like silver space outfits – dancing on podium poles high above the highest level. But apparently the pre-game guest wasn’t among among the highlights. Former prez…
Turns out Brandon Jacobs was right. Maybe the Dallas Cowboys should’ve picked the Detroit Lions for their nationally televised lid-lifter Sunday night at Cowboys Stadium. But certainly, according to Jerry Jones, they could’ve. Instead, Jones admitted to Newy Scruggs and I minutes ago on 105.3 The Fan that he did indeed pinpoint the…
Speaking of Cowboys Stadium …In case you missed Today today, here’s Matt Lauer’s interview with Jerry Jones, who talks about what Lauer refers to as his “crowning achievement.” After the jump, Lauer’s tour of the joint with Emmitt Smith, who’s, like, “Wow.”Update: And, while we’re at it, also after the…
At this late date — which is to say, two days before the Dallas Cowboys finally play a meaningful game in Arlington — what’s left to say about Jerry Jones’s $1.15-billion EnormoDome? Enough, clearly, to fill the top of Page B11 and most of Page B13 in this morning’s New…
Times are tough. Jobs are scarce, money’s tight and our sports teams haven’t lifted a championship trophy since 1999. We temporarily interrupt this recession depression for some good news, wrapped in an employment opportunity. The NBA’s new Frisco Developmental League (D-League) franchise is holding a job fair this afternoon Noon-2 p.m. at…
Okay, I’m sucked in. Not to the point of eating Creatine cupcakes, stocking my closet with Affliction T-shirts and putting Newy Scruggs in an arm bar, but I’m intrigued enough by the sport of Mixed Martial Arts that I’m journeying to American Airlines Center Saturday night for UFC 103. I know…
Terrell who? After last year’s season opener, the Dallas Cowboys were 1-0, coming off a road win at Cleveland and defending their egomaniacal receiver, Terrell Owens, who had drawn a fine from the NFL for his track star touchdown celebration. After this year’s opener the Cowboys are 1-0, coming off…
Coulda swore the National Hockey League never returned from its 2005 lockout. No, wait, don’t I sorta remember a hip little hiccup back in 2008? Honestly, they tell me there will be a Dallas Stars game down at American Airlines Center tonight. Marc Crawford is the new coach. Brenden Morrow is…
Buddy of mine took his 9-year-old to the Rangers game Monday night in Arlington. Kid, not surprisingly, wanted some ice cream. In one of those cool, plastic Rangers helmet cups. One problem: “They didn’t have any Rangers helmet cups,” my buddy tells me. “They had run out. They told us…
I raised the white flag a while back. Apparently you guys finally gave up, um, last night. With the Texas Rangers in the middle of a pennant race for only the fourth time in their 37-year history and Cy Young candidate Scott Feldman pitching against a very beatable opponent, an announced crowd of…
This may be the craziest, saddest, best, coolest photo I’ve ever seen posted. The good news: Tom Landry’s statue is being re-erected today in front of Gate A at Cowboys Stadium. The bad news: Kinda creeps me out that it reminds me of …..
Week 1 receiving stats: Terrell Owens, Buffalo Bills – 2 catches, 46 yards, 0 touchdowns. Loss. Miles Austin, Roy Williams, Patrick Crayton, Dallas Cowboys – 8 catches, 263 yards, 3 touchdowns. Win. My reaction? …..
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…
Uh-oh, another faceplant by Derek Holland. After a doubleheader split the Rangers trail Boston by 4 in the Wild Card and Anaheim by 6 in the West with 20 games remaining. If the Red Sox (who swept a doubleheader) and Angels (who never ever never lose) maintain their .600 paces they’ll each go…
Not really a local, Dallas-y angle here. Other than the fact that I know you guys appreciate sports greatness when you see it. And since this moment happened in the U.S. Open tennis semifinals while y’all were probably still high-fiving Cowboys 34, Bucs 21, perhaps you didn’t see it…
10. I admit, I had doubts when the Cowboys drafted a kicker in the 5th round back in April. But after one game and three touchbacks by kickoff specialist David Buehler, it looks genius. 9. Dear Raheem Morris: You are not a player. Please stay off the field. 8. Combining…
