One foot was in the grave. “Or bust” was engulfing “Super Bowl.” The Dallas Cowboys, fame and fortune and forecasts be damned, were careening toward the most disappointing, disastrous season in franchise history. They still might end up there, just not this week. Trailing the Washington Redskins 7-0 late in…
Distraction? Why on Earth would you say a thing like that? Totally ignoring the fact that our little straw poll yesterday featured six “yay”s and seven “nay”s, NFL commish Roger Goodell is apparently on the verge of reinstating Pacman Jones. No official word yet, but owner Jerry Jones blabbed to…
The brute of Brock Lesnar is one reason to be attracted to UFC. I can think of others. It’s official: Ultimate Fighting has KO’d Boxing. Proof? Quick, name the heavyweight champion of the world. If you’re like me, you knew Brock Lesnar before Wladimir Klitschko. I went to Evander Holyfield’s…
Tony Romo needs a nickname — something like Mother Teresa, only more … manly. Because just two months after the Dallas Cowboys’ QB stopped to help a couple fix their flat — only hours after getting 13 stitches in his chin following the Browns game — today The Dallas Morning…
The NCAA just posted to its Web site a list of host cities for the 2012 through 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Fours — and, no surprise, Jerryworld is indeed included among the sites. The dates: April 5-7, 2014. The host city, incidentally, is listed as “North Texas,” with the following…
This just in: Dallas has officially moved to Arlington. Well, after Arlington’s new Jonestown Coliseum snared another 100,000-kilowatt event this morning, that feels like the score. Right? On the heels of Dallas being shunned by the women’s Final Four last week, the Cowboys’ new stadium today landed the 2014 men’s…
Forgiven? Or forgotten? Last week Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones was emphatic when asked if he’d like Pacman Jones back. “Yes,” Jones declared. On Monday at Valley Ranch coach Wade Phillips was slightly less enthusiastic. “I really don’t know,” Phillips said. “When he’s gone, he’s gone. We don’t really think about…
Richie mentioned it this morning, but it’s worth repeating this afternoon if you’re searching for one-of-a-kind Cowboys collectibles for those on your holiday wish list. Beginning today through December 6, the Dallas Cowboys are auctioning off damned near the entire contents of Texas Stadium, including every last locker, sign, turnstile,…
For those of you scoring at home, the answers to Friday’s pop quiz are: 1. M; 2. E; 3. G; 4. F; 5. N; 6. J; 7. L; 8. K; 9. D; 10. I; 11. A; 12. H; 13. C; 14. O; 15. B. Which means, according to my math,…
Uh-oh. Breaking news this morning that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Mavs’ owner Mark Cuban with insider trading, stemming from a 2004 sale of stock in an Internet company. Me? I dunno the diff between “insider trading” and a “hot stock tip”, but I do this ain’t…
Four games and one auction left before our grand ol’ theater is … flattened? Three … Two … One … Go! To Texas Stadium’s going-out-of-business sale, that is. The official Texas Stadium auction begins this morning right here. From today through Dec. 6, fans can bid on select memorabilia from…
The Cowboys season was saved by … Martellus Bennett?! You shittin’ me? With one foot in the grave, the Dallas Cowboys not only climbed out of a death-trap deficit tonight in Washington but also resurrected their season. Admit it, with Tony Romo short-arming wobblers and Wade Phillips’ 3-4 defense surrendering…
Simple. Anyone getting the matches perfecto wins a year’s free subscription to the Dallas Observer (redeemable each Thursday at any local newsstand). And oh, what the heck, since I’m feeling generous I’ll throw in a couple months’ free online membership to this here Sportatorium. Good luck. 1. After an announcement…
He leads the Stars in penalty minutes. Not a single one of them for being “different.” Sean Avery is refreshing. Eclectic. Tough. Successful. Courageous. And not gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Or is there? In my column in this week’s dead tree version of Sportatorium, I examine…
What’d else didja expect? Terrell Owens had his Top 10 on Letterman and I seem to have developed a nervous tic that spits out lists. So, hey, what’s one more? 10. Sense of urgency. Dallas just has to play well – and win. If not, all the Super Bowl posturing…
They call him “faggot.” They call him “idiot.” They call him “agitator.” They call him, simply, “the most hated man in hockey.” And how does Sean Avery respond? With a shrug. “I laugh it off…doesn’t faze me,” he says. “If you’re going to dish it out you’ve got to be…
Haven’t seen this much. In the stands or in the end zone. According to a missive I received recently from the NFL’s shopping center, the Cowboys will kill the Redskins on Sunday. In merchandise sales, that is. From April 1 to Oct. 15 of this year, the Cowboys were –…
Right now, one ball’s about all George Gillett, left, and Tom Hicks can afford. The headline is more or less the assessment of the chairman of one of England’s largest investment banks, who today tells The Times in the U.K. that the owner of Your Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers…
Sam, you forgot to pour this into your pot: Terrell Owens presenting the Top Ten list on the Late Show with David Letterman last night. Little T is not amused. –Robert Wilonsky…
Last time the Mavs stumbled out of the gate this bad at home, he was their best player. Dirk Nowitzki can’t blame his team’s lack of effort. But he can blame himself. Two days after calling out the Mavericks for half-assed play in an ugly loss to the Clippers, Dirk…
Justice. Finally served. My 11-year-old was challenging me in Madden ’08 a while back. Of course, I picked the Vintage Cowboys and inserted a nameless No. 26 at cornerback. Me: Herb Adderley! 11-year-old: Who? Exactly. Thanks to a diabolical collusion between the NFL Players’ Union and companies like EA Sports,…
The word from Sports Business Journal, without comment from Your Dallas Cowboys, is that Jerry Jones is looking to borrow $350 million — and, like, pronto too. Seems he’s attempting to refinance by December 1 a previous loan on Jerryworld, “as well as add new debt to cover cost overruns…
