My favorite sports book of all time is Mike Shropshire’s Seasons in Hell: With Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and The Worst Baseball Team in History — The 1973-1975 Texas Rangers. We excerpted the book in 1996, and Michael Hogue’s original artwork accompanying the piece still hangs in my office –…
A year ago tomorrow the Mavs pulled the trigger on their controversial blockbuster, sending Devin Harris and two first-round draft picks to the New Jersey Nets for Jason Kidd. Lookie who’s in town tonight? It’s those same Nets and a very different Harris, fresh off his All-Star appearance and a…
Guess Jerry Jones didn’t sell off every last scrap of Texas Stadium during his everything-must-go auction, as today the Dallas Cowboys send word that this weekend, the broken-down hole-in-the-roof will host yet another fire sale. This one goes by the moniker “Farewell Fan Fest and Memorabilia Sale.” Parking and admission’s…
Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd’s big-league career ended, where else, in Arlington. About halfway through 1991 season, the Texas Rangers acquired the pitcher from the Montreal Expos — only to see the righty go 2-7 in 12 starts and toss out a 6.68 ERA, highest in his career. After that, he…
After almost two months of squirming in relative silence and anonymity, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones poked his head out, saw his shadow, freaked out and decided to give votes of confidence to has-beens George Strait and Terrell Owens and then, just for fun, strip from his head coach the remaining smidge…
Well, that’s my idea anyway. And it’s a damn good one. Think about it. In this crappy economic climate even Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is having trouble luring a 9-figure naming-rights partner out to Arlington. So I say – just for the stadium’s first year, mind you – Jerry…
There’s no breaking news alert. No arrest. Not even a police report. But late last month at The Lodge there was … something. And, surprise, it involved a Dallas Cowboy. This much we know, confirmed by two independent sources: This secondary-level Cowboy and a member of his entourage were asked to leave…
Today was tryout day for the Dallas Desire — which, as we mentioned way back in October, is the local franchise in the new Lingerie Football League. And around 30 women turned up at Grand Prairie’s Quick Stop Park hoping to make the final cut — 12, all told. Over…
If you, like me, were at American Airlines Center last night for Celtics 99, Mavericks 92, you woke up this morning mad enough to spit. If you are head coach Rick Carlisle, you might still be cussing. After watching Boston’s Paul Pierce hit consecutive impossibly tough jumpers over Devean George down the…
Your Texas Rangers have signed outfielder Andruw Jones to a minor-league contract. Ideally, I wish they would sign guys at their peak instead of with one foot in the grave, but I’m cool with the transaction. If Jones is good, he’ll be the team’s best center fielder since, I dunno, Garry…
Found this VHS remnant from the Dallas Mavericks’ 1985-’86 season at Half Price Books over the weekend — for the low, low price of $3.98. Fortuitous timing, to say the least, as tonight at 8:30, Your Dallas Mavericks play the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics at the American Airlines Center. Dallas…
Imagine the look on her face … when she sees the look on his face. …
Finally. The defining moment. After a 34-year wait—capped by a seven-year posthumous push—former Dallas Cowboys receiver Bob Hayes had at long last earned induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hayes was one of the NFL’s most transcendent athletes, his blazing speed leading to two Olympic gold medals, a…
My Top 10 observations from last night’s Mavs’ romp: 10. Mark Cuban really really really really loves him some Jason Kidd. “He’s got the most incredible basketball sense I’ve seen in my entire life,” says Cuban. I’ve never liked the Devin Harris-Kidd deal, but apparently – and appropriately – the…
I tracked down Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban last night before his team’s game against the Sacramento Kings at American Airlines Center. He was on the StairMaster. Insisting his team isn’t on the treadmill. “Not right now we’re not,” Cuban told me. “Treadmill teams are those that don’t have a realistic…
After attending the Mavs’ shootaround this morning and before heading back to American Airlines Center tonight for the showdown contest victory over the Sacramento Kings, I watched and re-watched this week’s interviews with two of America’s biggest sporting dufuses. Sorry, but Tony Romo and Alex Rodriguez just don’t get it…
Most years I chuckle at Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue. The blatant pandering. The absolutely non-sports of it all. The shrinking bikini photos that are just this close to being NSFW. But while examining this year’s offering I had two new thoughts: 1. Hey, sounds like I’m describing my own blog. 2. Whoa, a…
Part of the shrapnel from the *A-Roid bombshell: Not that it manifested itself in any sort of team success, but there’s no denying that the Texas Rangers now have more big-name stars linked to performancing-enhancing drugs than any professional team this side of a European cycling club. Ruben Sierra. Jose…
In light of this weekend’s (shocking?) revelation that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids during his 2003 MVP season with your Texas Rangers, I hereby invite a public stoning. And, yes thanks, I’ll be happy to chunk the first rocks: *A-Fraud is one of the most disingenuous athletes of our…
So says A-Roid — that’ll never get old, unlike this song called “A-Roid” — in an interview with Peter Gammons just posted on ESPN.com. But why, Alex, why?”When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I needed to perform, and perform at a high…
After a weird, wild week of name-calling, foundation-shuddering, letter debunking and a he said/she said spanning Florida to Hawaii, the bizarre tale of Bob Hayes’ Twisted Sister finally has a temporary resolution, if not permanent closure. The current verdict: Bob Hayes, Jr. – and not Lucille Hester – will be front…
While waiting for Tony Romo’s sitdown interview with Channel 11’s Babe Laufenberg last night I learned a couple things. On The Grammy’s, that Robert Plant and Allison Krauss are, like, together. And over on NBC5, that Roy (Safety) Williams is willing to move to linebacker. What’d I learn once Romo…
