Silly us, we thought the season-long comparison would be between Felix Jones and Rashard Mendenhall. But, in retrospect, the Cowboys’ best pick was Tashard Choice. With Jones (and Mendenhall) long ago sidelined with season-ending injuries, the fourth-round rookie from Georgia Tech has been a shockingly successful surprise. He filled in admirably…
The morning after his Dallas Cowboys find themselves two wins from clinching a wild-card spot, owner and general manager Jerry Jones is still pretty high — which is to say, he sits at No. 2 on Sports Business Journal’s list of sports’ 50 Most Influential figures. Jones is behind only…
After the two teammates who disconnected last week connected this week, it was a third-string lineman and a third-string running back who ran the Dallas Cowboys past the New York Giants and firmly into their own playoff destiny Sunday night. Running behind beleaguered left guard Cory Procter, Tashard Choice clinched the 20-8…
Sean Avery puts himself before his team, alienates his locker room and winds up disparaging players on other teams. Terrell Owens puts himself before his team, alienates his locker room and winds up disparaging players on his own team. So, you tell me, does it make sense that T.O. is suiting…
So, Sean Avery isn’t returning to the Dallas Stars — surprise, surprise, surprise. Says the organization in its official release this morning regarding the release: Avery’s return, following his sloppy seconds suspension, just wouldn’t be in anyone’s “best interest,” but “treatment and counseling” are in Avery’s, so that’s that. And…
Terrell Owens has had more passes thrown to him this season than Jason Witten. Terrell Owens was elected a team captain. But Terrell Owens, above all else, is the common denominator. Where there’s locker-room smoke, there’s always T.O.’s fire. If you’re surprised by this week’s shenanigans, you haven’t been paying attention…
Forbes this morning guesstimates that some half a million Tony Romo jerseys have been sold this year, would would make the Cowboys QB’s No. 9 the top-selling top of 2008, even when you factor in baseball, basketball and that other sport that involves some kind of frozen liquid and a…
Ironic, after all we expected and all he’s been through and all he exhibited during training camp, that Pacman Jones’ season is ended by this: A muffed punt. Back in Oxnard, Calif., Pacman dazzled us by catching six punts and holding all six balls without dropping a single one. In…
On the day when new jobless claims hit a 26-year high, word has come down that there’s one man in America who, apparently, will never go without a job: former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter. Down in Hidalgo, Carter yesterday signed a contract with the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of…
Your Texas Rangers are the type of guy who would go out and buy a classic ’57 Chevy – in ’67. They invite you over to check out their new 8-track tape player. And – 10 years after being left at the altar by an All-Star pitcher in his prime -…
He always loved running. Helped him clear his head. If only Steve Damm could turn that trick now. Unfortunately, a pair of New Balance shoes and 15 miles per week can’t combat inoperable brain cancer. Though a two-time (’01 and ’02) finisher of the Dallas White Rock Marathon, chances are…
Word’s been circulating all day that the Arena Football League may be a goner — at least, for the 2009 season. Though if it disappears for one season, insiders (and outsiders, let’s be reasonable) figure there’s no way it can claw its way back for a 2010 season. And various…
That’s what The Hockey News is insisting today — that Brett Hull’s done as co-general manager of Your Dallas Stars. On the very day owner Tom Hicks is scheduled to meet with his peoples to discuss the fate of Sloppy Seconds Avery, THN.com says Hull — who brought Avery to…
I grew up reading Tank McNamara. In accordance, I grew up believing sports cartoon strips were ridiculously unfunny. Lo and behold, today we get an early Christmas present. My ol’ buddy Mike Fisher over at DallasBasketball.com just crafted this beauty. It’s local. It’s clever. It’s topical. And it’s funny. Gotta be…
He just can’t be. Can he? I was in the fifth row at American Airlines Center Saturday night and I still don’t believe what I saw. Or heard. Either Criss Angel is playing some mind trick on me, or J.J. Barea may actually be an NBA player. Barea, all 5-foot-10ish, made…
So, you jazzed about the old Cotton Bowl’s final matchup? The Only Team To Beat Florida vs. The Only Team To Beat Texas. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m intrigued by Mississippi vs. Texas Tech…
How do you explain Tony Romo’s worst game as a Dallas Cowboy? A) Cold, windy, atrocious throwing weather. B) Absence of his pinkie splint. C) Steelers’ No. 1-ranked defense. D) The Jessica Jinx. In yesterday’s excruciating 20-13 loss in Pittsburgh, Romo was down right putrid. He looked like a kid…
On a day when Wade Phillips looked like George Costanza stuffed in his Gortex coat and on a day when Tony Romo looked like Brad Johnson draped in his four turnovers, the Dallas Cowboys still looked like a playoff team. Until the final 12 minutes, that is. On a brutally…
By now, you’re no doubt aware that Sean Avery — the Dallas Stars’ filthy fourths, following his stints with Detroit, Los Angeles and New York — got popped for a six-game suspension with some anger-management classes thrown in to boot. Says National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman in an NHL.com…
Vern Lundquist: ” … caught! … Touchdown!! … DROPPED!!!” With Cowboys-Steelers always comes Jackie Smith.We’ll never forget. Are we ready to forgive? – Richie Whitt…
This just in: The wimpy, senstive, ridiculous, irrelevant National Hockey League has suspended Dallas Stars’ winger Sean Avery six games for telling the truth. Do you think the punishment fits the crime? Do you give a damn? – Richie Whitt…
Not saying Sean Avery isn’t an asshole. Or a horrible teammate. Or, for that matter, a room-wrecker the Dallas Stars should consider dumping.I’m just saying he shouldn’t have been suspended – or worse, pending this afternoon’s meeting with NHL poobah Gary Bettman in New York – merely for his “sloppy…
