This just in from the Texas Rangers’ John Blake: Beginning Friday, when the club opens a seven-game home stand against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Rangers will introduce “a series of new safety initiatives” that will pave the way for raised railings following the July 7 death of 39-year-old Brownwood…
Just looked up on TV to see the CBS trumpets proudly announcing that tonight on David Letterman the guests will be … Abby Wambach and Hope Solo. Wow, this is going to be tense. Because surely Letterman will ask the obvious question, right: “How did you girls choke away a…
I’ll never forget the image. It was 2009 and your Cowboys were holding their afternoon training camp practice at San Antonio’s Alamodome. In shorts. The pace and feel of coach Wade Phillips’ camp mimicked that of a leisurely picnic kicking off a weekend 10-year high school reunion. Lots of back-slapping. Lots of story-telling…
From the Rangers: Nolan Ryan was hospitalized in Houston after experiencing discomfort early Sunday morning at his home in Georgetown, Texas. Mr. Ryan will undergo tests on Monday for what is believed to be a recurrence of the heart condition which he has previously experienced. Mr. Ryan is resting comfortably and…
Nolan Ryan has been hospitalized for chest pains in the past: In 2000, he underwent emergency double-bypass surgery, then returned to the hospital in October of that year following another scare. This, say the Texas Rangers in a statement just sent to media, is what may have landed the team’s…
Woke up rooting for America Sunday morning. Phil Mickelson made a charge, Dustin Johnson was in the hunt and it looked like a U.S. golfer would steal the Claret Jug at the British Open. I was rooting for America after lunch, too. Abby Wambach scored late and it looked like…
Your Rangers have done what good, potentially great teams do: Beat shitty opponents. When the Rangers begin their series in Anaheim against the second-place Angels Tuesday night, it will be their first opponent with a winning record in a month. Amazing. Since playing the Braves in Atlanta on June 19, the Rangers’ last 23…
The Rangers start their post-break schedule tonight in Seattle. Despite a seven-game winning streak, baseball’s sixth-best record and a one-game lead in the AL West, president Nolan Ryan sounds none too satisfied. “It concerns me,” Ryan told ESPN when asked to assess the state of the Rangers at the break…
If you thought the invitations for Tony Romo’s wedding were first-class, wait until you watch the video. At the risk of being uncompletely unmanly: This. Is. Awesome…
Drew Pearson just must be doing something newsy today, right? The other receivers to wear No. 88 for the Cowboys are certainly holding up their end of the bizarre bargain. Dez Bryant stiffs a memorabilia show in Jersey and now Michael Irvin appears on the cover of Out magazine defending and…
It was already a bad week for Dez Bryant, after former mentor Deion Sanders reiterated that he is severing ties with the firebrand Cowboys receiver. Now Bryant is on the verge of more legal trouble after standing up a New Jersey memorabilia show. According to organizers of the Collectors Showcase…
Lyle Lovett sang the National Anthem. Nolan Ryan threw out the first pitch. Joe DiMaggio was on hand. Barry Bonds and Cal Ripken Jr. opposed each other. And, in the NL’s 3-2 win at the brand new Ballpark in Arlington, the Marlins’ Jeff Conine was the MVP for his pinch-hit homer…
Not appearing tonight at baseball’s All-Star Game: Derek Jeter, Jose Reyes, Felix Hernandez, Justin Verlander, C.C. Sabathia, David Price and Albert Pujols.Injuries can’t be helped, but the mid-summer classic needs to be fixed. From last night’s boring home run derby to tonight’s exhibition, which will inexplicably determine home-field advantage in…
Just talked to a National Hockey League source who confirmed what the News reported last week: that former Texas Rangers’ CEO Chuck Greenberg is seriously interested in buying your Dallas Stars. The Stars have been for sale since Tom Hicks’ sports empire went kaput, and for a long time it…
You know what I think of women’s sports. Why watch them when you can see men run faster, jump higher or hit the ball longer? And you know what I think of soccer. A potentially entertaining game is ruined by archaic offsides rules, ridiculous fake injuries and the worst officiating of…
Thursday: The lowest point in the history of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Sunday: The high point of Texas’ baseball season. Was sitting at a blackjack table in Las Vegas when I looked up and saw Nolan Ryan in front of a microphone on TV. As the closed caption scrolled “Josh is…
Once more Nolan Ryan gathered the media together to discuss “a very, very sad day for the Texas Rangers organization” — the death last night of 39-year-old Brownwood firefighter Shannon Stone, who fell 20 feet to his death at the Ballpark in Arlington attempting to reach a ball Josh Hamilton…
ryan=”” reacts=”” to=”” fan=”” s=”” death=”” width=”560″ height=”420>At 10:02 last night, an email from the Texas Rangers arrived in the in-box bearing the subject heading “Statement From Texas Rangers CEO and President Nolan Ryan.” This is what it said: The adult male who during tonight’s game fell approximately 20 feet…
He’s now the answer to two football trivia questions: 1. Who was the New England Patriots’ top draft choice in 2000, selected four rounds and 156 picks before a quarterback named Tom Brady? 2. Who is the SMU recruiting coordinator suddenly somehow luring blue-chip inner-city players from the West Coast…
While I finish transcribing a bit of summer-school homework forthcoming, allow me to direct your attention to this eBay find sent my way by Friend of Unfair Park PeterK: an original from-the-archives photo of the 1937 Dallas Steers, who played at Gardner Park (or Steers Park as it was known…
Well, this is certainly odd timing: Only a few hours after flashing back to that Dallas Times Herald gimme featuring Spider-Man and Danny White, Your Dallas Cowboys have announced a partnership with Marvel Entertainment. As in:Through an agreement that enables the Dallas Cowboys to license Marvel’s Super Heroes, the team…
In 65 days there will be football at Cowboys Stadium. And it will be before a sold-out crowd. NFL lockout be damned, LSU and Oregon will play in the Cowboys Classic Sept. 3. With 80,000 tickets already sold, standing-room only seats could go on sale as early as next week. Without the NFL,…
