Rangers pound out another 12 hits. Rangers score another nine runs. Rangers win again. Lead in the AL West remains three games. Magic number shrinks to 11. Rangers are 21 games over .500 for the first time since 1999. Not that good great baseball is boring, but the West…
Tony Romo is a strip club at last call. And this time isn’t like all those other nights, when 2 a.m. rolled around, the lights came on and no matter all the personal conversations and business transactions being forged, the girls vanished, and you were ushered out shoulder-to-slumped-shoulder with the…
I run a buffet here. Not every customer will like everything I put out, but hopefully most will find a little something to keep them coming back. I get this complaint frequently: “Why don’t you write more about the Rangers? They’re winning!” (Beat the Indians last night. AL West lead still at…
Let’s face it: If the Cowboys are going to be anything but mediocre in 2011, Dez Bryant has to be effective. And to be effective, he’s first got to be healthy. Bryant caught three passes for 71 yards early against the Jets, then disappeared in the game’s final 52 minutes…
After a meeting last weekend of school power brokers — including UT president William Powers and OU grand poobah David Boren — it’s clear that Texas-OU Weekend will survive regardless of where the Longhorns and Sooners wind up in this chaotic restructuring of conferences. According to a source familiar with…
Yep, the Angels somehow lost to this laughable outfit again last night — Anaheim has given up the division by going 5-9 against the A’s — shoving the Rangers’ lead in the AL West up to 3 with 15 remaining and trimming their magic number to 13. Nelson Cruz should be off…
In the wake of his infuriating, game-losing Texas two-stub Sunday night in New York, Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo is in the middle of a familiar tug-o’-war. In this corner: Supporters who claim he’s an elite player who simply, spectacularly goofed up trying to aggressively make plays to seal the upset win for…
One day Jason Witten will go into the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor. And likely the Pro Football Hall of Fame.But all we needed from him Sunday night in New York was a decent stiff-arm.Without one as a touchdown-generating exclamation point, the Cowboys collapsed in a kick-to-the-crotch, 27-24 loss to the…
The much-anticipated movie Moneyball opens in theaters next week. Perhaps the Oakland A’s should insert Brad Pitt into their give-a-shit lineup, because he can’t be any worse than what they’re currently trotting out there. Didn’t see a lot of Texas 8, Oakland 1 Sunday because I was fixated on Jets…
10. Tony Romo negated some great throws — you’ll never see a prettier pass than the 64-yarder to Jason Witten — with some bone-headed plays. His interception to Darrelle Revis should’ve never been thrown and how was everyone except the quarterback ready for the snap with :08 remaining? And I understand he thinks football is…
Nice to see our sports columnist thinks the race for the AL West is “over.” Still, though, coulda sworn the Rangers have 18 games left on the schedule, including three against the Angels at season’s end; the magic number remains a far-from-over 17. Guess that’s why I’m not a sportswriter…
The Southern Baptist Convention has over 16 million members. It also boasts a mission statement: As a convention of churches, our missional vision is to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every person in the world and to make disciples of all the nations. Perusing their web site this…
According to Forbes magazine, your Cowboys are the NFL’s most valuable franchise at $1.85 billion. Second-wealthiest team on the planet behind only English soccer’s Manchester United. They are also, in case you haven’t noticed, in disarray. Chaotic. Disjointed. Injured. If not in a rebuilding mode, then certainly one of transition…
This story is part of Richie Whitt’s mostly upbeat but occasionally depressing 2011 Cowboys preview. Elsewhere, find stories about Tony Romo, how to gamble on your home team , Jason Garrett and the footballness of football , as well as a week-by-week breakdown of the Cowboys’ mediocrity. Give or take,…
This story is part of Richie Whitt’s mostly upbeat but occasionally depressing 2011 Cowboys preview. Elsewhere, find stories about the Cowboys’ fantasy prospects, how to gamble on your home team , Jason Garrett and the footballness of football , and Rob Ryan swearing his $%&# off, and Tony Romo’s make…
This story is part of Richie Whitt’s mostly upbeat but occasionally depressing 2011 Cowboys preview. Elsewhere, find stories about Tony Romo, how to gamble on your home team , Jason Garrett and the footballness of football , and Rob Ryan swearing his $%&# off, and Tony Romo’s make or break…
This story is part of Richie Whitt’s mostly upbeat but occasionally depressing 2011 Cowboys preview. Elsewhere, find stories about Tony Romo, gambling, as well as a week-by-week breakdown of the Cowboys’ mediocrity.Jason Garrett is never concerned. He doesn’t get anxious. And by no means does he worry about the future…
This story is part of Richie Whitt’s mostly upbeat but occasionally depressing 2011 Cowboys preview. Elsewhere, find stories about Tony Romo, Jason Garrett and the footballness of football , and Rob Ryan swearing his $%&# off, and Tony Romo’s make or break year. The Cowboys were perfect at home last…
As we speak I’m told University of Texas president Bill Powers and athletic director DeLoss Dodds are planning an informal lunch with state power brokers at Barton Creek Country Club in Austin to discuss the feasibility of the Longhorns becoming a football independent. Hello, Notre Dame of the South? The plan goes thusly:…
No doubt Kenny Rogers is the Rangers’ best all-time left-handed pitcher. But is C.J. Wilson already No. 2? He further helped his cause Tuesday night in Tampa, somehow resisting his stupid, “instinctive” urge to bare-hand comebackers long enough to shut out the Rays in a complete-game, 8-0 victory. Combined with…
10. We’ve sorta become desensitized to Oregon’s smorgasboard of uniforms with different helmets featuring gray, green, yellow and white and neon-green outlined numbers. Blame Phil Knight and Nike for those. But what about the rest of ya? The opening weekend of college football delivered some great games (see Baylor…
When Tony Romo was sacked by the Giants’ Michael Boley last October 25 it broke his collar bone and effectively ended what was already a wobbly Cowboys’ 2010 season. It was also, remember, the result of a missed blocking assignment by a rookie. Chris Gronkowski was part of Saturday’s cuts…
