As we outlined in last week’s paper version of Unfair Park, the lenders owed approximately $600 million from the default of HSG Sports Group’s loans tied to the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars had been pissed that around $75 million of the pre-auction bid by the Greenberg-Ryan group would have…
Kinda sorry that I’m in San Antonio covering Dallas Cowboys’ training camp because what happened yesterday in a Fort Worth courtroom was one of those once-in-a-lifetime moments: A baseball team sold via auction. And billionaire Mark Cuban losing a money war. After almost 16 hours of contentious, cuss-filled bidding, the…
10. Linebacker Anthony Spencer missed practice after getting his foot stepped on in Wednesday’s warm-ups, but it’s a day-to-day thing. No biggie. Second-year player Victor Butler took his place and didn’t look out of place at all. 9. Rough day for the offense. Tony Romo was harassed into several bad throws…
Rarely has a pitcher with only one victory in his first five starts as a Texas Rangers pitcher caused such a positive stir in Arlington. But make no mistake: Cliff Lee is about to make all sorts of history. Mainly, come October he’ll pitch Game 1 of an American League…
[Update: As Sam reports, Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan have won the auction. First thing Thursday morning.]This much, per Sam’s latest series of tweets from the Fort Worth courtroom where the Texas Rangers auction drags on … and on … and on. After Mark Cuban and Jim Crane submitted the…
I know the big news of the day regarding your Texas Rangers will be this deal about the new owner and all – Mark Cuban vs.Nolan Ryan – but quietly the baseball team is tip-toeing close to a slump. For now it’s a funk, and when you build a nine-game cushion you…
Updates: Sam will be posting via Twitter: @sammerten So, the 9 a.m. start time for today’s auction of Your Texas Rangers has been pushed back — how far, Sam’s not sure. He’s in the courtroom at this very moment, and Judge Russell Nelms, who’s supervising the proceedings, has yet to…
10. Regarding Brett Favre’s latest, but certainly not last retirement, I think Cowboys’ linebacker Bradie James put it best: “Don’t care.” 9. Tip for autograph seekers at The Alamodome: Get a roster. When Jason Hatcher walks off the field toward the tunnel, “Hey, 97!” isn’t going to steer him in…
One hour from now, Your Texas Rangers go on the auction block in a Fort Worth courtroom, immediately after which there will be a confirmation hearing; Sam’s headed that way now, lucky fellow. And just when you thought, well, it’s too late at this point for any more surprise twists,…
In advance of tomorrow’s bankruptcy auction in Judge Michael Lynn’s Fort Worth court room, initial bids must be in by 8 tonight. Up for sale: The Texas Rangers. Prospective buyers: Chuck Greenberg/Nolan Ryan and Mark Cuban. While Dallas businessman Jeff Beck or New York media magnate Rupert Murdoch could join the fray,…
We knew this day was coming. Doesn’t make it any easier to digest. Former Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco is now a Chicago Blackhawk. And, yep, Mike Modano will play again next season with the …..
On June 22, the Dallas Stars released the 2010-’11 schedule. Among the highlights, per the release: “Oct. 14 vs. Detroit – The home opener vs. the hated Red Wings. It doesn’t get any better than this.” Well, yes. Yes, it does. Or worse, depending upon your perspective. Because when the…
Spent the last hour trying to summon the strength to write this, if only because at this late date the thought of spending one more second on Tom Hicks’s attempts to sell his sports teams is just exhausting, like a string of 100-plus-degree days. But here goes, if only because…
10. Dez Bryant, wearing a walking boot on his sprained right ankle, made several nice plays in Monday’s only workout. But he wasn’t on the receiving end, but rather the passing end. Bryant threw left-handed passes to receivers, who in a seemingly lazy drill attempted to make one-hand catches. 9…
Arrived safely in The Alamo City for some Dallas Cowboys training camp Sunday afternoon after a brisk 4:37:00 drive that included exactly zero stops. 10. There is no easy way to get onto I35 south from 75. On Woodall Rogers there is down-to-one-lane construction and falling walls. And I’ve been…
Breaking news: To win a baseball game – even with your best pitcher on the mound – a team must score a run. Even two. Cliff Lee was good – not great – Sunday in a 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Angels. He pitched another complete game, something he’s done in all…
Not the going-to-Six-Flags kind of friend, mind you — the Dallas Cowboys QB doesn’t want to, like, hang out with you or anything. But for a few bucks he’ll, oh, I dunno, bake a virtual birthday cake and send your pal a happy-happy video via the Facebook. So note this…
Was it, as Roy Williams denies, karma? Or was it, as Jerry Jones suggests, Wade Phillips’ fault? Either way, the ankle injury suffered here in San Antonio Friday afternoon by rookie receiver Dez Bryant has yanked the momentum of Dallas Cowboys’ training camp to a screeching halt. Super Bowl expectations remain entrenched,…
Scott Feldman has been bad this year. He’s 5-9 with an ERA of 5.46. Feels like every game he’s staked to an early 3-0 lead only to give up five runs in 5.1 innings and walk off the mound tied or behind. Frust. Rating. He’s scheduled to get the ball…
Always said A-Rod was a tool. Now, according to the Texas Rangers’ ongoing bankruptcy auction in Fort Worth, he’s also an elevator. At least the New York Yankees’ third baseman is aligning himself with a Kone Inc., an elevator company that also filed an objection Wednesday to the outline of…
On the other side, some light morning reading you won’t find on the Texas Rangers Baseball Partners Information Site — eight of the myriad objections to the sale of Your Texas Rangers, which is set to go to the highest bidder on Wednesday. They were all filed yesterday in Fort…
For long-suffering Texas Rangers fans, it’s Christmas in July. No, not because of the healthy lead in the American League West or the headline-grabbing acquisition of pitching ace Cliff Lee. Even better, it’s the news that a prospective owner with deep pockets and high hopes is finally interested in the…
