Wade Phillips, aka Parcells Light. Right, Richie Whitt? As both of my loyal readers know, I led the campaign to run Bill Parcells’ old, tired ass out of town. So it is with great, um, pleasure(?) that today I join Dallas Cowboys’ fans in welcoming the new head coach: the…
I am not in a baseball mood. Last day of January. Super Bowl week. A dreary 32 degrees. Gray skies are spitting snowflakes around Arlington’s Ameriquest Field, coffin to one of Major League Baseball’s longtime cadavers. Cold day, meet hell. Hell, meet… “Beautiful day!” shouts the revival evangelist dressed in…
Yay. David Beckham should be here July 31. For some kind of tourney. Better than nothing. Richie’s right: David Beckham won’t be in Dallas (or Frisco, whatever) for a regular-season Major League Soccer game. But he is supposed to be in Dallas on July 31 for the inaugural SuperLiga tourney,…
Guess who ain’t coming to Dallas. Yeah. This faux-hawked sumbitch. The 2007 Major League Soccer schedule is out, and I’ve got a two-word review: Rip. Off. All the hubbub over David Beckham coming to America, and just guess the only city that won’t see him playing for the Los Angeles…
Jerry Jones is slow like honey. Wait. That doesn’t sound right. Refrigerated honey. The Wycliff toll plaza. Global warming. Yeah, the Dallas Cowboys’ coaching search is slow like that. But at least when owner Jerry Jones announces his hire later this week, we won’t be able to criticize him for…
Ron Rivera, your Chicago Bears just lost the Super Bowl? What are you gonna do now? Oh, yeah. Interview for the Cowboys’ head coaching gig. On second thought, should Jerry Jones even consider hiring Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera for the Dallas Cowboys’ head coaching gig? If you watched…
Will Michael Irvin land in the Hall of Fame or crash and burn yet again? Find out tomorrow. Looks like Tom Hicks is buyin’, Josh Howard is cryin’, and Michael Irvin is tryin’. Couple things here: Can Rangers fans annually complaining about their lack of competitive payroll be excited their…
Ron Washington has us all very excited about the Rangers this season. Which means, of course, they’ll still suck. But we’ll be excited about it. You’ll have to wait until 6 tonight on TNT to find out if Josh Howard joins Dirk Nowitzki as an NBA All-Star. And you’ll have…
The NHL’s All-Star Game has come and gone. So, too, has Dallas’ fascination with hockey. The mid-winter classic arrived last week disguised as an enigma: At once a crowning achievement on 15 years of grass-roots growth and a humbling reality check for a sport skating more toward thin ice than…
Austin Croshere scored 34 points last night. We’re not sure, but we think that’s also as many points as he’s made in his entire career. Don’t tell me you saw that one coming. After amassing only 24 points over the last two months, reserve Austin Croshere hops off Avery Johnson’s…
Cue the twinkling piano, usher in Jim Nantz’s hushed, reverent tones and get PETA on speed dial, because I’m about to beat a dead horse. While Sammy Sosa and Mike Singletary are coming to town, Barbaro is gone. The tributes, of course, are pouring in. During the eight months the…
Denis Braham is the man in charge of bringing the Super Bowl to North Texas. Yeah, we thought that was Jerry’s job too. Late last week Dallas-based law firm Winstead PC announced it had a new chairman and CEO: Houston attorney Denis Clive Braham. Who he? Well, in a nutshell,…
Revisit the glory days of Duane Thomas this week, when the NFL Network pays tribute to America’s Team on America’s Game. No, your Dallas Cowboys still don’t have a head coach. But I’m sticking with my initial prediction, which sounded solid on January 11 and feels stronger than ever today…
Former Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells finally spoke about his “retirement” earlier this week — and, natch, he didn’t do it on a local station, because God forbid he talk to the team’s actual fans. So, instead, he spoke with The Fan (WFAN-AM) in New York, specifically to hosts “Mike…
David Beckham: Yes, but is he good for the Mexicans? Al Dia ran an interesting story yesterday about the arrival of David Beckham to the MLS, saying that his success here will depend largely on whether he can attract more Hispanic fans to MLS (don’t forget that a large chunk…
Somewhere beneath this Dolphins helmet is former — and, maybe, future? — Dallas Cowboy Jason Garrett. Uh…Coach Garrett, perhaps? That’d be kinda cool. Took a break from guessing about Bill Parcells’ replacement long enough to breathe in the fresh air of the NHL All-Star Game last night. And, of course,…
Bill Parcells is gone. And I know his replacement: Bill Jones. When Parcells went into hiding after the Dallas Cowboys’ season-ending loss in Seattle, it was the long-time metroplex TV sports personality who jumped into the head coach’s seat for the final two tapings of Channel 11’s Cowboys Huddle. “I…
Late last night, while pretending to watch the Australian Open but in reality merely ogling this chick, someone from my past popped onto the screen. OK, it’s the extremely recent past, but the irony of Bill Parcells’ presence just made me want to forget him that much quicker. Way back…
While the Mavericks are becoming as automatic as blinking — would you believe 21-1 since December 13? — Dallas’ amateur basketball team has kinda, sorta been issued an ugly reality check. Once upon a time, first-year coach Matt Doherty and his scrappy ‘Stangs were off to a magical season. Turns…
Just got off the phone will a Valley Ranch birdie that chastised me for not including Jim Bates on my list. Bates, who recently took a job as the Broncos’ assistant head coach, served as the Cowboys’ linebackers coach in the late ’90s. He’s a friend of Jerry Jones, a…
Mystery date: Will he be a stud or a dud? Planned on posting this at sunrise, but my Parcells Party ran later than expected. And by “later than expected”, I mean 3 � tuna sandwiches, two bottles of bubbly and 2:37 a.m. Before moving on to coaching candidates, though, it…
Shocking, but oh-so-sweet. Bill Parcells sent joyful shock waves through Cowboyville minutes ago when the head coach announced he was resigning. In a statement, released through the team, Parcells said: “I am retiring from coaching football. I want to thank Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones for their tremendous support over…
