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…
Kevin Scanlon Carl Everett, back when he was a Texas Ranger I see that Deadspin just posted a locker-room story from “former Dallas Observer reporter John Gonzalez,” whoever he is. It’s more or less a rehashing of this column John wrote for the paper version of Unfair Park way, way…
Note to Tom Hicks, surely a reader of blogs: Really, it’s totally fine. You could have stayed in England today, for Liverpool FC’s Champions League match against Arsenal. No need to rush home for the Texas Rangers’ 1:05 p.m. first-pitch home-opener against the Baltimore Orioles. Sure, it’s nice of you…
June Jones The Honolulu Star-Bulletin hired college ball writer Mark Wangrin to spend a few days with SMU football head coach June Jones — to see how, ya know, he was digging life on the mainland. Turned into a two-part piece that started yesterday and ends today. Probably the most…
City Pointe Golf Center Richie’s done found himself a new place to take his balls. Evidenced by my crisp little 88 at this primo track last week, I need some help. For a longer sex drive, I’ll go here. But for a longer golf drive, I’ll be here. Honestly, I…
I could come in here and pour my glass-half-empty pessimism on you. Tell you how the Mavs’ 111-86 victory last night came against a team playing its fourth game in five nights. Remind you that, with weekend road games at the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, a two-game losing…
Andy Roddick, T.O.’s lil’ buddy New York Times sports columnist Bill Rhoden this morning details a most “unlikely friendship”: Austin’s tennis hotshot Andy Roddick and Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens. This week the two are hanging out at the Sony Ericsson Open in Florida, where Roddick’s playing and Owens is…
Don’t buy the martyrdom. Because Dallas’ Only Daily is selling you a knock-off. In an ironic twist, turns out Dallas Morning News reporter Tim MacMahon got himself temporarily banned from the Dallas Mavericks’ locker room because, in part, he failed to go into the Dallas Mavericks’ locker room. The Morning…
Back in October I wrote about a good guy and a great coach named Kevin Keane, who got politically blackballed by the Dallas Parochial League. In working that story it became disgustingly obvious that DPL athletics fall somewhere between sorely mismanaged and downright corrupt. In the months since the column…
A couple of days back, we broke the, ah, news that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had come up with the world’s most unique timeshare out at Jerryworld: You and some friends could purchase a single ticket for a Cowboys game, then take turns going into the new Arlington stadium…
Now we know why Nolan Ryan’s the president of Your Texas Rangers: to move his meat. The headline of the release says it all, in capital letters: “TEXAS RANGERS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH NOLAN RYAN BEEF.” As in, “The Texas Rangers announced today that all concession stands, suites and fine dining…
