Tony Romo loves to win. But does he really hate to lose? After his playoff pratfalls, late-season hiccups and post-game “The sun’ll come out tomorrow” bullshit press conferences, I think it’s a legitimate question. Romo regressed dramatically this season. In ball security. In practice habits. In decision-making. And, mostly, in leadership…
Let’s don’t call Laura Miller and her parade plans just yet, but the Mavericks may have found something. A luxury they haven’t enjoyed since, oh, forever. Or at least since Roy Tarpley. A mobile, athletic big man. It was – who else? – Dirk Nowitizki’s calm, fadeaway 18-footer that beat the…
From yesterday’s Journal Times in Racine, Wisconsin, this is precisely the kind of whatever-dude Tony Romo quote that drives even his staunchest defenders absolutely nuts:”If I’m never going to win the Super Bowl, I’ll be content in life. I’ll be disappointed because that’s what I wanted to do. At that…
You buyin’ it? The Cowboys’ changes, I mean. Pacman Jones is gone and looks like Tank Johnson won’t be asked back and there are even serious organizational discussions concerning Terrell Owens. And last Friday, of course, the Cowboys announced the firing of defensive coordinator Brian Stewart. Are these the first…
Might be a pre-emptive strike in advance of losing the Dallas Cowboys. Might be a further stock-piling of assets aimed at extending its dynasty another 15 years. Either way, 1310 AM The Ticket just announced it will be the radio home of your Dallas Stars for the next five years starting in 2009-10. Good on…
Four straight losses. Four spots dropped in the standings. A four-game, East Coast road trip looming that ends at Detroit and Boston. Mark Cuban even lost his request for Denver’s J.R. Smith to be disciplined by the league for throwing an elbow at Antoine Wright. In short, not a good…
ESPN’s Ed Werder says today that your Dallas Cowboys are seriously considering releasing Terrell Owens. Dallas’ Only Daily’s Jean-Jacques Taylor says if T.O. goes, then Jason Garrett stays. Me? I say that the whole fiasco could be fixed by getting rid of Wade Phillips and hiring a real leader. But what do you say:…
In 2009, I’m going to change. Totally change. I know I’m 44 and have achieved moderate success by being set in my ways for two decades, but I think I can do it. I’ve got myself convinced I have to do it. I’m going to develop an appreciation for sour cream,…
A) Flozell Adams and his 92 false-start penalties will make a trip to the Pro Bowl. B) Would-be robbers change their minds upon realizing their intended victim is a former player loaded with fame and fortune. C) Championship legacy be damned, these days your Cowboys are closer to the Clippers than…
As you’ll read in this week’s dead-tree version of The Sportatorium, hitting newstands tomorrow, I think Wade Phillips should be fired. Immediately. No, actually, I think Jerry Jones should’ve walked down to the sideline in the third quarter of the Philadelphia debacle after Tony Romo unceremoniously stripped Phillips of his…
Michael Young, meet Michael Finley. Seems like forever Finley was a good solider on bad Mavericks teams, the best player and the involuntarily spokesman absorbing and explaining years of losing while the cast of crappy teammates and coaches around him constantly changed. He played hurt. He played well. He was an All-Star…
If you missed Pacman Jones on CBS’ NFL pre-game Saturday afternoon, here are the highlights lowlights: *His hair was in a sorta mohawk, stolen from Wesley Snipes’ Blade, and he was wearing a cheesy, white sports jacket, a la Don Johnson in Miami frigging’ Vice. *He used “man” as some of puntcuator…
In between the few highlights of an entirely underwhelming college football championship game between what looked like two very average quarterbacks, I sneaked some peeks last night at your Dallas Mavericks. What’d I see? Another win, pushing their record to an impressive 22-13. Another unimpressive performance, this time barely outlasting the lowly…
UPDATE: Our Village Voice sister paper in Palm Beach will be live blogging from the game tonight. Pop Quiz: A) I’m jazzed about tonight’s BCS National Championship Game, pitting the two best teams in college football this season. B) I’m mildy interested, even though I think Southern Cal, Texas and Utah…
Jon Collins, the director responsible for the great Doug Burr’s new “Should’ve Known” video, today posted this promo for the Dallas Derby Devils. And, bless him, he’s used Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ “Bad Reputation,” which always reminds me of Freaks and Geeks’ title credits — and, now, roller girls…
This must have been what Ed Sullivan felt like when he introduced a guy named Elvis Presley. Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the one, the only … Jim … Schuuuuuuutze! … O.K., this is my first time over here on Sportatorium, and I’m feeling kind of insecure…
A good Friend of Unfair Park says I missed something while perusing this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated: the magazine’s poll of 190 NBA players. In it, the question was, “Which is the most overrated team in the NBA?” I think you can see where this is headed. Answers after…
Been a long time since I came to you with good Cowboys’ news, but I just received this email from the team: The Dallas Cowboys announced the release of cornerback Adam Jones today. The transaction will be made official on February 9th which is the first day that NFL…
The 2011 Super Bowl will be played at Jerryworld, of course, but the AFC and NFC champs won’t be staying in Arlington or Dallas. Nope — come February 2011, the AFC champs will stay at the Omni Fort Worth, which is pictured at right and scheduled to open this month,…
Arizona Cardinals’ geezer quarterback Kurt Warner won a playoff game last Saturday. He’ll start for the NFC in the Pro Bowl. But he also wears gloves. On both hands. Even when he plays indoors. Oh yeah, he’s also a religious nut who draws a really crappy God/Jesus/Homeless Guy. (Props to Mike Fisher over at…
In the Sports Illustrated hitting stands today, Michael Farber dissects “The Trouble with Sean Avery.” In short: He’s a terrible teammate — so bad that the Dallas Stars can’t even find a minor-league team willing to take the former Vogue intern off their hands, much less an NHL team interested…
Speaking, as we were yesterday, of Ole Miss-Texas Tech (sorta), David Sanderson was kind enough to provide us with this panoramic farewell snapped during the final Cotton Bowl Classic ever to be played at Fair Park. A much larger version can be found here. –Robert Wilonsky…
