The sooner he gets here, the better. My in-depth analysis of Rangers’ first-round draft choice Justin Smoak goes something like this: Can he be here by 7:05 p.m.? By most accounts, the switch-hitting first baseman from South Carolina is the next Chipper Jones or Mark Texeira. For damn sure he’s…
Squint hard enough and you can see these two in Mavericks’ blue. Well, not really. But we can dream. And, as nightmares go, how’s this? The Mavericks almost made three separate trades for guys who will figure prominently in what should be a scintillating, fascinating NBA Finals between the Lakers…
Really, we were just looking for a reason to run a Dallas Tornado jersey. George Henderson is more or less the minor-league version of John Lanzillo Jr. — Zonk, to you long-suffering Texas Rangers fans. Krazy George, who’s beaten his own hand drum for the likes of the Houston Oilers…
The publicity has died. But quietly, meekly, barely—Ron Springs lives. That is, if you call this living. Lying in a vegetative state at Medical City Hospital in Dallas since a simple surgery to remove a tiny cyst turned catastrophic last October, the former Dallas Cowboys running back is permanently on…
At last, the perfect Father’s Day gift. Assuming it’s the real deal — and there are copious references to a “Letter of Grading and Authenticity” — one of Tom Landry’s fedoras is currently up for grabs on eBay, courtesy a San Antonio-based seller who’s not sure whether he ever wore…
Batters couldn’t hit him. Pitchers can’t catch him. You know how you know when you’re a badass? When you own a 1,000-strikeout lead on every other baseball pitcher ever – and you haven’t thrown a pitch in 15 years! No worries, Nolan Ryan. No worries. Sure the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Randy…
Gotta live like Jesus? Might as well dress like him. The dreadlocks are gone. So is the dread. Not that we’re surprised, but Pacman Jones getting out of NFL commish Roger Goodell’s dog house on parole means – barring a flood at The Men’s Club – the Cowboys can count…
Mark Cuban’s a genius right? Invented Broadcast.com and all that. I went in to journalism, so that proves I’m dumb. But here’s what I don’t get. Sports Illustrated just released its Fortunate 50, a list of the 50 richest stars in sports, and Cuban’s got two players in the top…
Come for the offense. Stay for the fireworks. Leave when the pitching commences. The Texas Rangers’ offense is stunning. Josh Hamilton leads the planet in everything, will likely be an All-Star starter and is the American League’s first player to win consecutive Player of the Month awards to start a…
Terrell Owens is already an actor — far as you know. Now, you can add to that burgeoning list of potential future professions “stand-up comedian.” Because yesterday, round the time NFL commish Roger Goodell said he was partially lifting Adam “Pacman” Jones’ suspension and allowing him to practice with the…
Like our apologies, our popcorn is ready. Terrell Owens, gulp, team leader? Despite his flabbergasting drops and simmering potential for volatile locker-room destruction, T.O. has proven he deserves his new four-year, $34 million contract. And you know what else? He deserves our apologies. I’ll start with mine…
Sad that the proud ol’ joint is being saddled with Division II football. Seems every week we’re learning what $1.1 billion (with a B) will buy. A Super Bowl here. An NBA All-Star Game there. Throw in some classic college football rivalries and a Big 12 Conference Championship Game. But…
Among the group of baseball jerseys in my closet — behind Pudge’s and A-Rod’s Rangers ones — there’s an old, unworn Tampa Bay Devil Rays jersey with no name or number on it. When Tampa took Josh Hamilton with the No. 1 overall pick in 1999, I bought the jersey…
Is it just me, or does it feel like Mike Modano is about to take his Cup and go home? So, Stars fans, do you feel any better knowing that your team put up a better fight against the Detroit Red Wings in the West finals than the Pittsburgh Penguins…
Now the greatest kicker in all of Canada. We know kickers are a weird breed. Not in an immoral FLDS compound kinda way. But just a little off, ya know? Watch them in their natural habitat – isolated from real football – and you come away scratching your head as…
In other local sports-ticket news … One of my oldest friends is plenty pissed at the Dallas Cowboys — much like, oh, Terry Glenn, maybe? This morning, he discovered that after 37 years of sitting at the 50-yard line at Texas Stadium — where his family bought bonds in the…
This fascinating nugget’s been unearthed in an internal National Hockey League report on ticket revenues: Your Dallas Stars lead the league in ticket giveaways. Surprising, because Tom Hicks is a notorious cheapskate. And … not entirely surprising, because the owner likes to see a full house. Which is why his…
‘Scuse me, Avery. I believe that’s my chair. With TNT analyst Doug Collins apparently the Chicago Bulls’ choice and former Mavericks player Elston Turner jumping to the front of the line in the Phoenix Suns’ search, it’s looking more and more like Avery Johnson will have to slum it next…
Does part of you think we may never see this again? Me too. Terry Glenn needs a hug. And, as usual, Greg Ellis needs his blanky, his passy and, for good measure, a muzzle. One of the most discernable announcements of football season, Ellis is again unhappy with something or…
Madeja look. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is at it again. Ya know, being everywhere all the time right now. But this time, we’re going to have an awfully tough time working up some criticism. His latest “it guy” project isn’t jetting off to Cancun or jumping on stage or polluting…
It’d be easy to criticize the Dallas Cowboys for making Marion Barber the highest-paid running back in franchise history. The dude has started only one game in his three-year NFL career. He’s never rushed for 1,000 yards. And with a style as subtle as a taser, he’ll be susceptible to…
Kenneth Shropshire, director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, has authored a second edition of his invaluable and utterly readable The Business of Sports Agents. The author of six books on sports and bidness today offers a sneak preview of the tome, which has been…
