Somewhere deep in your blackened heart you’re rooting for Dez Bryant. Like a lot of his colleagues, his childhood was packed with a miniseries’ worth of drama and heartbreak, in and out of homes while his mom peddled crack. Then came the leaches, both men and institutions ready to exploit…
Update at 10:55 a.m.: It’s now officially official. The USADA has formally instituted a lifetime ban against Armstrong and erasing all competitive results since Aug. 1, 1999. That includes his seven Tour victories. From the USADA’s statement: Numerous witnesses provided evidence to USADA based on personal knowledge acquired, either through…
Arlington Grace Prep Academy has established itself as a basketball powerhouse of late, rolling easily last year to its second consecutive TAPPS state title. But the team looks like it might have trouble making it a three-peat, not only because 7-foo-1 center Isaiah Austin and Jelon Hornbeak are off to…
In the heady days of early 2007, then-Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars owner Tom Hicks added another major sports franchise to his portfolio with the £435 million purchase of Liverpool F.C. He and his partner, George Gillett, promised to deliver grand things, first-and-foremost a brand-new stadium, but what they did…
Both my parents went to SMU, and I even went to a few sporting events growing up. But I claim total ignorance of SMU’s apparently proud tailgating tradition. Er, I mean Boulevarding tradition. Either way, the school does it well, according to Southern Living, which ranked SMU as one of…
In March, with the U.S. playing El Salvador for a spot in the London Olympics, Brek Shea coughed up the ball late in the game, setting up a game-tying goal that cost his team a trip to London. He wasn’t called back up to the national team, marking, as Greg…
At some point last week, the Dallas Cowboys surpassed five million “likes” on Facebook. They’re the first NFL franchise to hit the mark, which I suppose is worthy of a Tweet, or maybe a Facebook post. But during Garrett’s daily press conference on Friday, Cowboys beat writers, apparently out of…
It was uncomfortably warm inside the Maple Avenue Boxing Gym on Friday afternoon, and the air wasn’t moving despite the industrial-sized fan rattling loudly in a corner. No one noticed. They didn’t pay any mind either to the bags hanging motionless from the ceiling or the or the TV news…
Some consider Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest cricketer of all time. For others, it’s Sir Donald Bradman. But for my money, none can hold a candle to Sunil Gavaskar. As an opening batsmen, no one came close. There’s a reason he set world records for the most Test runs and…
What a week for Your Texas Rangers. Nolan Ryan and Ron Washington took turns publicly ripping Josh Hamilton for the alarming lack of discipline he’s displayed at the plate, increasing the likelihood that he’ll be headed elsewhere this offseason. Fans booed the slumping slugger at home for the first time…
There are some things that are simply indefensible. One of those things is 11-year-old Harper Gruzins’ rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner” at Saturday’s FC Dallas-L.A. Galaxy soccer match called out by DMN, That Really Was the Worst National Anthem Ever” target=”_blank”>Deadspin. The Morning News didn’t think so. Nancy Churnin wrote…
Remember when North Texas hosted the Super Bowl? And how the name of the 30-mile, Arlington-area stretch of Interstate 30 was changed from from the Tom Landry Highway to the Tom Landry Super Bowl Highway? And how we may never host another Super Bowl and that, if we do, it’ll…
I wouldn’t have known it by watching two over-muscled and under-clothed men pummel each other senseless, in a cage no less, but mixed martial arts has rules. Surprising, too, that one of the rules is that you can’t have too much testosterone in your system. I learned these things from…
We love Josh Hamilton. For one, he’s a damn good baseball player who’s helped propel the Texas Rangers to its first two World Series. Plus, his backstory’s the stuff of Hollywood films. But we don’t love Hamilton as much as Hamilton loves Jesus and, to underscore that point, he’s releasing…
With the baseball season at the symbolic halfway point, we asked former Unfair Parker Sam Merten to root around in his beard and see if he could come up with anything to say. He obliged … and obliged … and … Sports are unpredictable. That’s why we watch. And there’s…
I have a Google Alert set up for Mike Miles, e.g. DISD’s new superintendent, so that whenever his name is mentioned on the Interwebs, I get an email. The past couple of weeks, though, the inbox has been flooded not with news of the MarineArmy Ranger-turned-school reformer but with a…
The Texas Rangers just sent word: Broadcaster Dave Barnett, who rambled incoherently about henchmen and botched robberies during a recent game, is out of the booth for at least the rest of the season. He’ll be replaced by radio play-by-play man Steve Busby. Per a statement from Barnett: I want…
So the Mavs have a very legitimate shot at landing the NBA’s top free agent, current New Jersey Net Deron Williams. This is his hometown. His mother lives here. The entire city would go apeshit if he took his talents to Victory Park. That hasn’t yet definitively tipped the scales…
So. We stumbled on this photo on Tumblr a while ago and had to ask: “Hey Texas Rangers. Why are so many of you holding assault weapons?” Rangers spokesman John Blake sent word from the road a few moments ago: “Several of the Rangers visited the Navy Seals Training Facility…
Update at 3 p.m.: Rangers communications chief John Blake sends out the following update: San Diego, CA–Texas Rangers television play-by-play announcer Dave Barnett will miss the final two games of the team’s series in San Diego. He will undergo an evaluation over the next few days after experiencing on-air issues…
Seriously, NFL? First you ban the clothesline, then you move kickoffs to within field goal range, and now you’re handing out sanctions because people are trying too hard? Some background: The league’s collective bargaining agreement bans “contact work” in spring practices. Specifically, there’s no tackling, pass rushing, live blocking or…
Heading into Tuesday night’s 10-3 ass-kicking by the Seattle Mariners, the Rangers and their fans had very little to complain about the 2012 season. Name an offensive stat — batting average, runs scored, hits, home runs, total bases, on-base-plus-slugging percentage (my personal fave) — and the Rangers were better than…
