There are only two division races in baseball. And only one with playoff implications. As we play the regular season’s final month the Tigers, Phillies, Brewers and Braves each have leads of at least 7 games with only 20 remaining. In the AL East the Yankees lead the Red Sox by…
Carrollton’s Kelly Dearmore emailed me with a simple request: I wanna write for Sportatorium. Being that he’s a free-lance writer that has covered concerts for the Observer, he hates the New York Yankees and he loves him some tennis in general and one of my fave sporting events — the U.S…
In the final analysis the Cowboys kept nine rookies, four undrafted free agents, two kickers and zero fullbacks. If you saw that coming, raise your Labor Day hand. Didn’t think so. We did foresee the departures of Igor Olshansky, Akwasi Owusu-Ansah and Montrae Holland, so not everything was shocking. As the…
I know it’s dangerous to knee-jerk in baseball, but suddenly Rangers’ pitcher Alexi Ogando is disappearing faster than Benjamin Button. And from what we’ve seen the last two night I’d lean more toward giving the ball to Scott Feldman than the team’s early-season ace. Thanks to the lowly Mariners’ late rally…
I’m interested in tonight’s Cowboys-Dolphins pre-season finale in Miami. But just barely. If third-string QB Stephen McGee is in the game, I want him handing off to DeMarco Murray. Deal? With Terence Newman, Tashard Choice, Kyle Kosier and Bradie James not even on the trip and starters like Tony Romo…
I miss basketball. But the kind played with rules and defense and meaning. Not that And1 bullshit that ESPN is hyping today. There was a summer pro-am game Tuesday night at Morgan State in Baltimore. Approximately 4,500 fans packed the Talmadge L. Hill Field House to watch Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, LeBron James…
Today is one of my favorite days of the year. Calendar and temperature be damned, today summer becomes fall becomes football. Welcome, Dallas Cowboys Kickoff Luncheon. I’ve been attending this shindig since it was held at the Grand Kempinski Hotel — later the Hotel Intercontinental — on the Tollway in Addison…
Wasn’t a full moon Tuesday night in Arlington, but it was an evening saturated with unique entertainment. Perhaps the most fun 2-0 Rangers win you ever did see.There were two guys in bear heads sitting behind home plate, likely trying to top Katy Perry’s VMA gaudy headgear and definitely pissing off analyst…
Your Texas Rangers are a long way off from clinching the American League West — magic number’s still a whopping 25 after the Mariners’ 5-3 win over the Angels last night. That said, John Blake sends word this afternoon: If you’re interested in scoring ducats for “potential Rangers 2011 Postseason…
With an offensive line featuring two rookies and an undrafted free agent, not difficult to see the Cowboys in a transition — if not a rebuilding — season in 2011. Gone from last year’s underachieving team: Roy Williams, Marion Barber, Leonard Davis, Marc Colombo and now Andre Gurode. Next to go:…
First line of my Observer column from May 19: He’ll be here before you know it. Sooner than we all expected. He is Leonys Martin. And the future of Texas Rangers’ center field is now. Trying to remain calm. And I know Martin — though he’ll take the Rangers’ roster spot…
The Aggies are a joke. After a 15-year marriage, they want a divorce. Greener pastures they say, failing to camouflage their hissy-fit jealousy of Texas. Their long-time spouse, the Big 12 Conference, shrugs and begins courting other attractive partners. And now, almost three weeks after we’d all deemed the Aggies…
[jump] 5. David Buehler better get healthy. Fast. Not only did Dan Bailey make field goals of 37 and 41 yards against the Vikings, veteran Shayne Graham made a 38-yarder and sent three of his six kickoffs into the end zone. And, remember, 2009 Lou Groza Award winner Kai Forbath should…
10. Love ESPN’s on-screen strike zone and other unique camera angles and, for the most part, I dig Bobby Valentine’s analysis. But when he says a change-up low and away will get David Murphy out “every single at-bat” it’s just makes him sound silly. 9. Down 4-1 and facing Jered…
This is what happens when you fail to sign Nnamdi Asomugha. Insanity. Out of desperation more than inspiration, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones yesterday gave a five-year, $27 million contract extension (including $10 million guaranteed) to … Orlando Scandrick. I don’t know whether to laugh. Or vomit. On the Top 50…
Well, that didn’t take long. From almost 8 games a week ago tonight, the Rangers’ lead in the AL West is suddenly down to 2.5. The magic number, seemingly tumbling toward the 20s, is now stuck at 30. This is a good thing. Because, seriously, if the lead stretched to…
10. If Wednesday night’s crowd at Rangers Ballpark was 30,000 it killed Cowboys’ practice across the street. I’d say there was 15,000 inside Cowboys Stadium, tops. I guess $1 Hot Dogs > $10 Parking. 9. Early in camp in San Antonio linebacker Keith Brooking intercepted a pass and began sprinting down…
Long before the baseball that was the catalyst to his accidental death at Rangers Ballpark, Shannon Stone grabbed another souvenir in Arlington. This one — a foul ball caught in 1983 off the bat of his favorite player, Buddy Bell — perished when his parents’ house in Johnson County burned…
Not much good to say about the Rangers’ 11-5 loss to the Red Sox Tuesday night. Colby Lewis gave up two more homers, both to Adrian Gonzalez. Texas’ lead in the West is down to 3.5 games with 32 remaining. But … Before the game Mavericks’ head coach Rick Carlisle threw out…
As I’ve written before, nobody throws a party like Texas Motor Speedway grand poobah Eddie Gossage. He added to his legacy again Tuesday night at Gilley’s south of downtown Dallas, unveiling his track’s 2012 schedule with a party featuring Kurt Busch, Kyle Petty, Matt Kenseth, sword swallowers, stilt-walkers, Stoney LaRue…
Already with company in training camp in the form of free agents Dan Bailey and Kai Forbath, David Buehler’s job as Cowboys’ kicker became more tenuous Tuesday when the team signed veteran Shayne Graham. Graham made his name with the Bengals from 2003-09, and last year was 12 of 12 for…
Quite the stink back in April when I opined that I didn’t think Rangers’ pitcher Colby Lewis should miss a start to attend the birth of his second child. I stand by that. I still root for Lewis to be a good pitcher and don’t really give a rat’s ass…
