10. The pick of Southern Cal offensive lineman Tyron Smith isn’t sexy, but it’s savvy. Thumbs up. And he says he doesn’t like jewelry. Two thumbs up. 9. Fifth-rounder and former Cedar Hill star Josh Thomas is physical and a good tackler in the secondary, but you wonder about a four-year…
The Mavericks are 0-4 in Portland’s Rose Garden this season. All-time they are 18-46 in Portland, including 1-8 in the playoffs. They lost Games 3 and 4 of this first-round series. Since 2006 they are a putrid 2-17 in road playoff games. The Blazers, meanwhile, have won 12 of their last 13 at…
The Cowboys need help at safety. Their 2010 pass defense was the worst in the 50-year history of the storied franchise and two culprits were Gerald Sensabaugh and Alan Ball. Problem: The Cowboys won’t take a safety with the 9th pick in tonight’s NFL Draft. Why? Because only UCLA’s Rahim…
We should really be used to this shit. In 1993, the Mavericks were 3-38 at the All-Star break. They managed to do one game worse the following year. In 1995, in a game at Reunion Arena, there was a jump ball near Cleveland’s defensive basket. Confused, the Cavaliers’ Michael Cage…
Two weeks back it came to light that the current owners of the Texas Rangers were feuding with the former owner of the Texas Rangers over some 12,000 parking spots around the Ballpark in Arlington. To recap, quickly: Ray Davis and Bob Simpson’s Rangers Baseball Express, LLC took Hicks’s Ballpark…
Now that the ridiculous birthers have their precious document, what to do with their time-wasting energy? UPDATE: What. The. What?! Dawg Pound over Dog Killer. Maybe aim their misguided anger at the video gaming industry, because at 3 this afternoon I suspect Michael Vick will be unveiled as the cover…
You know it’s a series when the towel-wavers are going at it. Mavs-Blazers has been relatively friendly. Portland coach Nate McMillan snapped at the refs after Game 1. Mavs owner Mark Cuban was hit in the face by a plastic straw during Game 3 and Brandon Roy pissed off all of…
As much as we’d all like to hear it, NFL commish Roger Goodell isn’t going to finish that sentence with “Patrick Peterson. Cornerback. LSU.”That’s because Peterson will likely be taken in the top seven picks of Thursday night’s NFL Draft, and Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said yesterday he doesn’t…
Let me start off by saying I’m making zero correlation between Colby Lewis’ rough 5th inning last night and his recent sojourn to California to attend the birth of his second child. But let me continue by saying I’m starting to get worried. Why? Because — even though it’s early…
Was talking to Cowboys’ long-snapper L.P. Ladouceur yesterday when the news broke: “Judge Susan Nelson rules for players. Lockout to be lifted.”Him: “What does that mean? We’re back to work tomorrow?”Me: “Um, I’m not sure.” At the time — as usual — I felt like an uninformed dork, clueless to…
10. There was a time when the Mavs going 3 of 17 on 3-pointers in a playoff game meant certain doom. Last night, Dallas didn’t shoot particularly well, but it defended and rebounded. Wow did it rebound, to the tune of +12, +11 at the offensive end. 9. Turns out Brandon Roy’s…
Finally, a Tweet from Cowboys’ receiver that we can sink our teeth into. This from Dez Bryant last Friday night at 11:28: Just finished eating with chase crawford,Tony romo Keith and Aundre gurode…had a good time Not real sure about hanging out with Chace Crawford considering his little legal problem from…
A couple times this year I’ve questioned manager Ron Washington’s use — overuse? — of Rangers’ releiver Neftali Feliz. Like in the season opener, when Wash inserted Feliz to get the final three outs of a 9-5 win. And two days later when Feliz again pitched in a four-run win…
8. We can talk about Brandon Roy’s constant ravaging of Dallas on isolation plays, but to me the biggest possession of the game came with the Mavs up 67-44 late in the third quarter. Instead of a simple bounce pass to a wide-open and cutting Peja Stojakovic that would’ve pushed the lead…
10. As we suspected, Portland’s team is pretty salty. But their fans suck. Booing Mark Cuban is cool. Throwing shit at him is lame. 9. The Mavs are the NBA’s best road team the last two regular seasons, but they’re now 2-14 in their last 16 playoffs games away from…
“Earring-wearing Gay wad.” “Goddamned Moron.” “Ignoramus.” “Troll.” “Idiot.” “Devil’s spawn.” “A product of cousins breeding with cousins.” And my personal favorite: “Jackass.” In the past 24 hours, this bouquet of compliments has been hurled at me — all because I want what’s best for my favorite baseball team, the Texas Rangers…
Not that my mood was helped any by yesterday’s news that NFL lockout mediation would adjourn until perhaps May 16, but yes, thanks for asking, I am already ready for some football. Caught some Jason Garrett on NFL Network this morning (a replay from earlier in the week). The Cowboys’ coach…
An MVP. Almost 23,000 points. Ten All-Star selections. Three-Point shooting contest title. Eleven consecutive seasons of playoff berths with 50-plus wins. One of only four players to average 25 points, 10 rebounds in the postseason. Certain first-ballot Hall of Famer. And a unique skill set that makes him the most…
Let’s face it: If Dirk Nowitzki were black, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. You know the one, where each spring I throw out his accolades as the Mavericks’ elite player and a first-ballot Hall of Famer, only to have some of you swat my argument into the fifth row…
Either reporter Jim Knox deserves a couple Emmys or else his office — otherwise known as the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington — has become baseball’s most fertile field for intriguing off-the-field story lines. Colby Lewis’ post-paternity-leave return to the mound stunk like a bin full of dirty diapers, the Rangers made…
It’s like knowing what you’re getting for Christmas. Being able to shake the gift-wrapped present for confirmation. But then having to wait for what feels like forever to actually open it. It’s the NFL schedule, this year the ultimate tease. With the lockout mired in mediation and the NFL Draft…
10. When the Mavs play with emotion and efficiency, they are tough to beat. Last night the intensity was there courtesy of Jason Terry, Tyson Chandler and the spunky J.J. Barea. And so was the execution, to the tune of a franchise-record low six turnovers — including an almost unfathomable…
