John Danks was once a can’t-miss prospect for the Rangers. Now he’s all growed up, for the White Sox. If you’re a Rangers fan that watched the Chicago White Sox win the American League Central Division with a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins last night, my deepest sympathies. You…
The Los Angeles Times this morning heaps piles of praise upon Jerry Jones’ under-construction EnormoDome in Arlington, which Sam Farmer coins the “Y’all Mahal,” a nickname that will never, ever stick. Still, the piece does contain two classic Jerry quotes, the first one concerning the $1.2 billion price tag: “The…
What if the Cowboys would have taken this guy over Troy Aikman. Cringe at the thought, I tell ya. Cringe. So there I was, a snotty-nosed lil’ 24-year-old. Couple years out of college, cutting my journalistic teeth at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. On this particular Sunday – Dec. 18, 1988…
Josh Howard isn’t a bad guy. So says Josh Howard. Josh Howard isn’t Jewish. Nonetheless — on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year — the Maverick’s period of atonement likewise commenced. The marijuana admissions. The crappy play. The defiant birthday bash. The drag racing. The charity softball…
Says the Hall of Fame QB-turned-ESPN talking head, Jerry Jones has the best football team in the league … on paper. Only, they’re a team without a leader or a “moral authority in the locker room.” They do, however, have a petulant, occasionally team-wrecking crybaby about whom Young knows plenty…
Right this way, sir. To the end of the punt-return line. Jim Leonhard. Brian Witherspoon. Leodis McKelvin. Syndric Steptoe. Michael Bumpus. Buster Davis. Give up? Those, believe it or not, are just a handful of the 45 NFL players that are better punt returners than the Cowboys’ Pacman Jones this…
Lotta this going on yesterday. And today. Likely the rest of the week. Everee-Day is like Sunn-daay! Random, irrational thoughts from my 8+ hours of Sabbath on the couch. With a lap full of pizza. And a belly full of … Diet Dr Pepper? 10 a.m. – Saturday’s leftover: ’Splain…
Is there a bigger Cowboy killer? I’ll have my blow-by-blow coverage of yesterday’s fiasco this afternoon. But for now, what’s your biggest reason for the loss to the Redskins: a) Not getting the ball enough to Terrell Owens? b) Zero touches for Felix Jones? c) Only eight carries for Marion…
Josh Howard can’t be all bad. Nor Hummer owners. Right? So I’m at the Rangers’ game yesterday afternoon and there’s a smattering of fans. The die-hards, let’s call them. One, in particular, caught my eye. He was sitting down the first-base line, front row in shallow right field. With a…
Never thought I’d feel sorry for a Hummer owner. Never thought I’d start a Josh Howard column with this word: Victim. But because being a racist trumps being unpatriotic and because Mark Cuban is as ballsy as he is brilliant, the Dallas Mavericks’ forward’s recent verbal flag-burning isn’t the most…
Gorgeous day. Let’s play two! On second thought, let’s just play one and call it a season. There are 16 people in the right-field upper deck here in Arlington. Counted ’em myself. That was after, of course, I spent some quality time in the Rangers’ clubhouse before today’s home finale…
Jeff Pearlman’s book ain’t got nothing on Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson’s 1987 autobiography Out of Control: Confessions of an NFL Casualty, in which he detailed how, during Super Bowl XIII, he kept that infamous inhaler of liquefied cocaine stashed in his uniform. But much has changed since Tom Landry cut Hollywood…
He’ll be back next year. Will you? I’m headed out to Arlington today to soak up some afternoon sun, take in the Rangers’ home finale and try – yet again – to decipher what went wrong with another baseball season. (Insert jealousy here.) News – courtesy the Fort Worth Star-Telegram…
Just like I said I wouldn’t, I finally got around to reading Jeff Pearlman’s new book on the ‘90s Dallas Cowboys – Boys Will Be Boys. Turns out the thing, which is getting rave reviews from all over, is indeed entertaining. Encyclopedic, even. I just found it a teensy bit…
Jennifer Colli Jennifer Colli’s mighty impressive bio is still up on the SMU women’s basketball page, but the 5-foot-10 guard from Flower Mound is no longer on the team — which is why she has sued the school in U.S. District Court in Dallas. She claims the school illegally yanked…
This Dallas golfer took out his giant, gaudy belt buckle and whipped Europe’s ass. Nice. Man, I haven’t been this wrong since I touted this guy to be your son’s next role model. But, gladly, I’ll admit I was ass-backward incorrect about the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Without Tiger Woods,…
Harry Wilonsky I handed the boy the camera yesterday as he looked for something to do during the Texas Rangers’ 81st loss of yet another interminable season. (On the plus side, it was Fan Appreciation Day.) Whilst scrolling through his photos, I came across this nice one of Nolan Ryan…
Marion Barber and the Cowboys dove into a relatively easy win at Lambeau Field. *Been predicting this (12:58 entry) for almost a year now. But when the Cowboys finally called a Patrick Crayton pass, it was a harmless floater into double coverage that was almost intercepted. Hardly worth the wait…
A star is born. Speaking of tennis and the Davis Cup and local athletes, I almost forgot to mention Mitchell Krueger. In fact, I did forget. Until now. Who he, you ask? With any luck, and some computer click support from you, he could be the December cover boy on…
Wow! It’s also scary how much racism lurks still today.– Richie Whitt…
To the point where Mark Cuban’s posting the racist e-mails he’s received concerning Josh Howard’s awwwkward “Star-Spangled Banner” comments — and the e-mail addresses, oh my. I’m partial to the Deadspin comments, among them: “Dear Mark, I didn’t celebrate it either, and I’m now in Gitmo. Sincerely, Chris Jackson.” And,…
I choose to believe, er, fantasize, that she wears this under her tennis skirt. But that’s just me. So I got this friend who, like me, plays competitive tennis. (Pregnant pause while 92% of you clear the room.) Anyway, she’s playing level 3.0 women’s doubles (advanced lower level, if you…
