A Good Night for Stack

Watch your back, Stack. You cost Tony Soprano 50 large. Sure, Your Dallas Mavericks are in a 3-1 hole against Don Nelson’s Golden State Warriors. Doesn’t look good for the home team, which, tomorrow night, might just become the first No. 1 seed sent to an early summer vacation by…

Mocking the Draft

To hell with the draft. We just wanna go watch TV at the new Cowboys Stadium. That sucker’s enormous. And you thought the Chinese were damn fools for trying to play God, or at least Mother Nature? An entire industry has metastasized from the Internet’s Petri dish, breeding on NFL…

Whoa, Nellie

It’s all you, Erick Dampier. Even if you do have a man purse. It’s all about Nelson. Not this one. This one. Like some of us have said before, Don Nelson is an entertaining clown whose unorthodox coaching gimmickry sometimes makes better teams look bad. But in the end, he…

Suits Him Fine

He’s coached in the NBA Finals. Worn two Olympic gold medals. Won NFL Most Valuable Player. Been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And this Saturday he’ll be picked in the top 10 of the NFL Draft, twice. All, mind you, by merely playing dress-up. From rugby player…

Dirk’s the NBA MVP!

Well…not really — at least, not so far. But according to an “exclusive survey” of NBA general managers just posted at RealGM.com, Dirk Nowitzki did snatch the Most Valuable Player award, just edging out Phoenix Sun and former Mavs teammate and drinking buddy Steve Nash. Dirk got 17 first-place votes…

Woe, Canada

First those hosers take out our hockey team. Now comes word that Toronto’s basketball coach has beaten out ours for NBA Coach of the Year. What’s next — a Canadian winning American Idol? It’s not like an official rule or anything, but can you win an honor if you live…

Schmoes 1, Pros 0

Avery Johnson is still scared of Don Nelson. Yeah, this is gonna be a long series. Toldja. The Dallas Mavericks will eventually win this war, but ol’ pal Don Nelson has already won an important battle. See, when Nellie used to coach the really crappy Mavs in the ‘90s and…

Mavs in Seven

Ah, those were good times, weren’t they? This weekend, it gets even better. I know, the Dallas Mavericks won 67 games and recorded one of the most amazing regular seasons in NBA history, while the Golden State Warriors barely squeaked into the playoffs with 42 wins. Should be a sweep,…

Best Mavs Video Ever. Ever.

With all due credit to the greatness of Mavs Moneyball, which is where I first spotted this thing, here’s my new favorite Dallas Mavericks video of all time — because, damn it, you can’t beat five friggin’ minutes worth of bloopers. So slam dunk the hunger, order a taco and…

Sooners and Longhorns, at the Cotton Bowl Just a Little Longer

From SportingNews.com on February 27: [Dallas] thinks it will keep the Texas-Oklahoma game in that dump of a stadium because the two schools realize the enormity of the game’s tradition, and because the city is putting a $50 million band-aid on the facility. Here’s your choice, Texas/OU: money or tradition…

Spike ’Em, Cowboy

Last we heard of Jay Novacek, the ol’ Cowboys cowboy retired to his ranch in Wyoming, herdin’ cattle and tendin’ to his young’uns. Update: WTF? Apparently Novacek is attempting to use his 6-foot-4 athleticism for further athletic glory, qualifying for the main draw of the AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Dallas…

The Rangers are No Hit. Literally.

“Going through a big-league lineup three times without anyone getting a hit — that’s pretty impossible.” So said Chicago White Sox leftie Mark Buehrle moments after beautifully blanking Your Texas Rangers last night, throwing a no-hitter that was one fifth-inning walk away from being pitch-perfect. And even then, he managed…

Definitely Dallas

In recognition of his continued charity work, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was summoned to center court before last Saturday’s All-Star Celebrity Slam Jam and presented a bling-blingy diamond necklace by comedian Bill Bellamy. In T-minus two months, Cuban will be handed a far more valuable hunk of precious minerals…

A Star Is Boring

With all due apologies to Marty Turco, we now blame someone else for the Stars’ 3-1 hole. This is why hockey sucks: Take away the names and numbers from the sweaters — sweaters, yeah, that’s another reason — and Mike Modano looks like a non-impact scrub against the Vancouver Canucks…

Golden Opportunity

For the Mavs, tonight it’s — yawn — game No. 81. For the Golden State Warriors, it’s the most important event in 13 years. In other words: Psst, hey, buddy, wanna buy a watch? No? OK then, how about I sell you a tip. After watching the Stars sleepwalk against…

From the Penthouse to the ‘Port

How much do you think a Quincy Carter rookie card’s worth, anyway? “Thanks for calling Mud Bugs hockey. How may I direct your call?” Uh-oh. It’s nearly always ominous when your first attempt to find a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback leads you to a minor-league hockey team based in Shreveport…

So Not Better Late Than Never

Marty Turco, a nation turns its sleepy eyes to you and says, “Dude, not again.” So tired. So very, very tired. And so are you if, like me, you stayed up until 2:32 a.m. to watch the Dallas Stars lose an epic, quadruple-overtime playoff hockey game to the Vancouver Canucks…

Amazing Disgrace

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana—Signs your grand plans have gone slightly askew: You toke your way out of a job as quarterback of America’s Team, shepherded from Dallas Cowboys training camp by the notorious Bishop Terry Hornbuckle. You file a “wrongful termination” grievance against the Cowboys which, when you lose, makes nary a…

The Road to the, um, Super Bowl?

Remember when you could count on lazy Sunday afternoons watching the Dallas Cowboys from Labor Day until, oh, New Year’s? Gone. With the release of the NFL schedule today, the Cowboys will play a franchise-record seven games on national TV, but only nine of their 16 games take place on…

Suite Dreams Are Made Of These

Donald Faison is in town this weekend to get coached by some Mavs for a charity event. He’s also the only reason we watch Scrubs anymore. Stacy Keibler won’t be here after all, so, no, I won’t exploit this as a cheap end-around allowing me to post some senseless, skin-friendly…

Playmaker Assaults Two More; Pleads Innocent, Dummy

You gotta love Michael Irvin. No really, you just gotta. Sure, he might have he made the Pro Football Hall of Fame as one of the all-time great offensive players, but there’s nothing better than the former Dallas Cowboys receiver when he’s playing defense. This morning, KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket)…