The Rangers got bad news Friday afternoon: Japan’s two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is not going to Arlington. Worse still for the Rangers and their fans is that Ohtani and his unique talents are headed to the Los Angeles Angels. For the next six years, the Rangers will have to deal…
A University of North Texas professor will head to Russia next week to attend a forum with one of the most controversial figures in international sports — Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, whom the Olympics recently banned from all future games for his alleged participation in Russia’s doping program. The Russian…
An eight-man delegation of Texas Rangers officials and personnel met with superstar Japanese pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to multiple reports from beat writers. The Rangers are one of seven teams remaining in the hunt for Ohtani, along with the Mariners, Angels, Padres,…
Despite the school’s massive size — enrollment approached 38,000 in 2016 — and location in the nation’s biggest recruiting hotbed, the University of North Texas has never made a name for itself on the football field. The Mean Green have never won 10 games in a season and have frequently…
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden announced Tuesday afternoon that he’s quitting the NFL instead of finding another team after the Cowboys dropped him Sunday afternoon. The former University of Arkansas star’s decision comes in the midst of his 10th NFL season and marks a stark disappointment for both…
Former Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Terry Glenn has died in a car accident Monday morning in Irving, according to the multiple local news outlets. He was 43. Glenn was the Cowboys’ leading receiver in 2005 and played a central role playoff runs in 2003, 2006 and 2007. Glenn enjoyed a 12-year…
It’s been a banner year for athletes who hail from Dallas. Given their contributions, it seems like a good time for an updated list of the greatest Dallas athletes of all time. A note about how this list was compiled: While athletes from Dallas’ immediate suburbs were fair game for the…
There’s no denying that Sunday night’s tilt between the Cowboys and Eagles is a big one. The Eagles are 8-1, but untested, with their best win coming over the Panthers on Oct. 12. Beating the Cowboys in front of what’s sure to be huge national TV audience in prime time…
When the U.S. House version of the GOP’s sweeping tax reform package makes it to the chamber’s floor — something that could come as early as today — legislators will take up a key provision that could end up costing the city of Arlington between $100 million and $200 million…
On Tuesday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addressed the growing crop of rumors that have sprung up in the midst of his fight against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, dismissing claims that his fellow owners are considering harsh punishments against Jones and the Cowboys. “I’ve had not one, not one, inkling…
The World Series is over. The Houston Astros are champions for the first time in their 55-year history. The Rangers, just as they haven’t been in any of their 45 seasons, are not. For many Rangers fans, Houston’s triumph picked the scab that remains festering from the Rangers’ 2011 World…
For the latest on U.S. District Judge Katherine Failla’s decision to reinstate Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension, check out the Observer’s Monday night update. Just before 3 a.m. July 22, 2016, Tiffany Thompson called Columbus, Ohio, police to report an assault. Officers met her at a short-term rental property at 29 W. Third…
Texas Rangers fans who checked their email boxes Thursday morning were greeted with something that’s become fairly typical among local sports teams as they’ve made attempts to target their marketing: an end-of-the-year survey about the fans’ experiences and what they might like to see moving forward. While about 80 percent…
The Dallas Observer received the following query Tuesday night from someone identified as “Big Poppa Pump” from New Jersey. Hi Stephen, I just finished reading your article, which was the most well informed article I read on the matter, and had to ask this question. Based off of all the information…
At first, this year looked like it could be a good one for the Rangers. The team arrived in Arizona for spring training fresh off back-to-back American League West championships and a 95-67 record. Although storm clouds threatened the future, thanks to soon-to-be free agent stars and an aging roster,…
What started as a solo stand by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick became a movement Sunday. Following comments and series of tweets from President Donald Trump on Friday and Saturday — he told an Alabama crowd that any player protesting during “The Star-Spangled Banner” was a “son of…
When the Texas Rangers released the first renderings in January of their proposed new ballpark in Arlington, the team’s fans were unimpressed. The new stadium looked a lot like the Astros’ Minute Maid Park, thanks largely to the series of arches backing the stadium’s left-field stands. HKS Architects, the firm…
The 2017 Rangers are the platonic ideal of a mediocre baseball team. Through the first five-plus months of the season, they’ve never dipped more than seven games under .500 — they were 13-20 on May 8 — nor have the Rangers ever climbed more than three games above .500 —…
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will not begin serving his six-game suspension until the resolution of his federal lawsuit, which could last well into 2018. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant III issued a preliminary injunction Friday afternoon, essentially agreeing with Elliott and the NFL Players Association that Elliott has…
The Texas Rangers have announced the sale of the naming rights for their new stadium that’s under construction to Globe Life Insurance, which owns the naming rights to the team’s current stadium. The deal runs through 2048. For the next two seasons, the Rangers will ply their trade at Globe Life Park,…
On Friday morning, the NFL suspended Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for the first six games of the 2017 season following a 13-month investigation into allegations of domestic violence. The accusations were made against Elliott by his ex-girlfriend, Tiffany Thompson. The league’s decision isn’t based on any legal standard…
Barring a successful appeal, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is suspended for the first six games of the 2017 NFL season, the league announced Friday morning. Elliott’s suspension, according to the league, stems from allegations of domestic violence made by his ex-girlfriend, Tiffany Thompson, in July 2016. Thompson claims…
