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Next time the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback claims he’s spent his off-season working on his scrambling, feel free to roll your eyes. …

Yesterday it was an unexplained noise in my house. Last night it was an inexplicable performance by the Dallas Mavericks in Oklahoma City. Seriously? A 14-win Thunder team missing its top two scorers blows Dallas out in a March game with long-ranging playoff ramifications? And this, of course, on the…

Don’t like Jon Kitna? Could be worse. The Dallas Cowboys could still be counting on this clown. Never bought Quincy Carter’s God act when he used to tape scriptures to his locker at Valley Ranch and demand you ask him about his faith during interviews. Just as I never bought…

I know, whadd’ya say we raid the roster of the only winless roster in NFL history?! Eurrrrrreeeeeka! It only (let’s hope) seems like the Cowboys have targeted the 0-16 Detroit Lions as the supply ship for reinforcements. After nabbing Roy (Receiver) Williams during the season, Dallas acquired backup quarterback Jon…

When last we heard from former Dallas Cowboys QB Quincy Carter, he was starting all over (again) down in South Texas. Two weeks before Christmas, he signed a contract with the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of arenafootball2, whose GM, Grant W. Buckborough, welcomed him as a savior: “Not only do…

Going: Brad Johnson. Coming: Trent Green? Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said his team won’t make a “big splash” in NFL free agency that kicks off right about now. Maybe not, but he does need to make at least a ripple with the signing of a backup quarterback, inside linebacker and safety…

Enjoyed lunch today rubbing elbows with Pro Football Hall of Famers and pretending to be all casual and comfortable at the well-to-do Fort Worth Club. Reason? Don’t know if you’ve heard, but Super Bowl XLV is coming to North Texas. According to the countown clock I was given, in fact, it arrives in 709…

Spring has sprung. Look out your window. And turn on your radio. Not only is it supposed to hit 80 degrees here today, but the Texas Rangers make their Spring Training debut on new weekday home 105.3 The Fan in, oh, about three hours. I know yesterday was the unofficial official opener…

All right, I’m off to a fancy schmancy brunch in Fort Worth this morning – more on that this afternoon – so I gotta make this snappy. Too bad, because I could spend all day trying to dissect your Dallas Mavericks. Down. Up. Down. Up. You follow? Just when you’re ready…

Okay, let’s stop the belittling and the praising and the story-telling and get down to it. With his reign turning 20 today, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is coming under intense scrutiny. As in, will his legacy be positive or negative? There are, of course, pros and cons … Positives…

On this bittersweet crappy day of mourning – the 20th anniversary of Tom Landry’s firing – thought I’d rummage through my junk and find some old Cowboys’ stuff. Stuff from a happier time. Stuff weaved around Super Bowl trophies. Stuff involving Hall of Fame heroes. Stuff from an era when…

I was at Valley Ranch, a 24-year-old piss-ant reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Only a couple years removed from punching holes in my college apartment walls when the Dallas Cowboys lost, I was totally unprepared and overwhelmed by the press conference I was attending. It was 20 years ago today…

Wade Phillips should wear a skirt on the sideline next season. For never in the history of the Dallas Cowboys has a head coach been so castrated of authority, power and respect. This, my friends, is the result of Jerry Jones’ preposterous gag order. For what it’s worth, Wade probably doesn’t…

To be a true sports rivalry – more than just a plethora of games between teams in close proximity (see Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals) – the meetings between opponents must: *Take place at an advanced level, with championships on the line. *Feature sustained excellence by both teams over a period…

By no means is it a steal. But perhaps a deal? When the first Jonestown Coliseum ticket prices were announced last year, we all fainted via sticker shock: 4 lower-level seats on the 35-yard line – adding in $340 tickets, $75 parking and 30-year seat options – cost over $150,000…

Terrell Owens was at Elton John’s annual Academy Award viewing party last night at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, where the (current? former?) Dallas Cowboys wide receiver wanted to see and be seen by those who might help him catch (and drop) his second career as an aspiring…

Look, nobody’s perfect. Just last weekend on 105.3 The Fan my radio sidekick Mike Ogulnick referred to a huge crowd as a “thong of fans” and I invented a new word: “Necessarillarily”? But as of today we’ll no longer be treated to the malaprops and misspeaks of Emmitt Smith, whose…

Stumbled across this classic footage of a guy I’m glad the Mavericks didn’t trade yesterday. Wow, I think Dirk Nowitzki dunked more in his 1999 All-Star Rookie Game appearance than in the rest of his career combined. As Hubie Brown predicts, “He’s a handful.” …

Weird to have the visitation two months after the funeral. But hey, it’s Texas Stadium, don’t let the effed-up order deter your ogling. If you haven’t yet paid your last respects to the house that Tom Landry built, Troy Aikman upgraded and Jerry Jones sentenced to the wrecking ball, this weekend is…

While the ESPN blowhards breathlessly dissect moves – and non-moves – involving Larry Hughes (yawn), Rafer Alston (eh) and Nate Robinson (zzz), it’s apparent the Mavericks weren’t lying when they told us they liked their current roster. Dallas = No trade(s). One reason may be the sudden emergence of Antoine Wright, who might…

While twiddling my thumbs waiting for the Mavericks – or anyone – to make a significant, deadline-beating NBA trade, I wondered just how good Dallas has been this millenium. Calculator + 10 minutes + elbow grease = Yahtzee! Answer: Damn good. Second-best good. From the beginning of owner Mark Cuban’s…

Had to see for myself about Luis Yanez. Like you, I kinda followed his story last summer. Kicked off the U.S. Olympic boxing team in early July. Reinstated just before Beijing, only to lose in the second round. Then he disappeared. Now he’s turning pro, with his first fight Friday…