Blog Maverick, Tiger Style

I suggested back in December that you peek at Danny Bollinger’s blog every so often — never know who might make a cameo. Bollinger took this photo of Mark Cuban and Tiger Woods on Monday, right before the Mavs beat the Magic at Amway Arena. But, seriously, they’d never met…

So, You Wanna Be a Cowboy?

The Playmaker. Searching for the next star. If your dream is to join an organization that: *Hasn’t been anywhere near the top of its industry in 13 years. *Has a CEO who runs off management by forcing them to punch a time clock. *Enjoys all the image of Cell Block…

Amid More Oops, Lucille Hester’s Story is On the Ropes

Look, I love Lucille Hester “as my big sister”, but this thing’s gone too far for too long. With new discrepancies in her story cropping up on the hour every hour, if I’m in her corner I throw in the white towel. Watching a sweet, old forgetful/manipulative lady get bludgeoned is never pretty…

Dan Reeves, We Hardly Knew Ya

Dan Reeves – who played for and coached for and still bleeds for the Dallas Cowboys – soured on the inner workings of Valley Ranch in 48 hours. Question: What took him so long? Reeves, remember, turned down the offensive coordinator’s gig with the San Francisco 49ers to serve as a consultant to…

Jerry Jones’ Promises of Change Have Been Mostly Empty So Far

If Jones—the enduring face of the franchise—can’t embrace the Super Bowl, he’ll settle for embracing the spotlight. In the locker room following his team’s abhorrent 44-6 season-ending loss to the Philadelphia Eagles back on December 28, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones promised abrupt philosophical and tangible changes. Though stubbornly retaining…

National Signing Day: Precious or Preposterous?

Wanna do something really dangerous today? BASE jump. Try to steal the Valentine’s chocolate from Jessica Simpson. Or, if you’re really feeling frisky, buy some stock in 18-year-old boys. At best, it’s a risky proposition. Today is National Signing Day (the first day high-school players can make their oral committments…

BREAKING NEWS: Bob Hayes Foundation Web Site Shut Down

  The Bob Hayes Foundation web site – owned and operated by one Lucille W. Hester out of Washington, D.C. – was abruptly shut down this afternoon. Maybe this is nothing. Maybe they didn’t pay their bill at the first of the month. Maybe it’s a computer glitch. Maybe the Bob…

43 Observations About Super Bowl XLIII

Steelers 27, Cardinals 23: Best Super Bowl ever? Santonio Holmes’ tip-toe TD: Best Super Bowl catch ever? The Boss: Best Super Bowl halftime show ever? Better late than never, I’ve got XLIII thoughts about Super Bowl 43: 43. Gotta make it snappy. My free Grand Slam at Denny’s is calling. 42. If…

Michael Phelps = Jeff Spicoli

Toldja Michael Phelps wasn’t perfect. Well, didn’t I? Actually, I warned that he was overrated. But still. In other news, Richie Whitt = Jeff Spicoli as well. …

Lucille Hester: Half the Truth is a Total Lie

As Bob Hayes’ entangled family tree goes under the microscope and as the newspaper that for years has thrust Lucille Hester out front finally joins the investigation into the validity of her branch, one thing – and one thing only – has become clear: The world’s fastest human is quickly turning over…

BREAKING NEWS: Bob Hayes and the Hall of Fraud

Or, as the old Florida A&M college buddy and former business manager of newly minted Pro Football Hall of Fame member Bob Hayes says of Lucille Hester: “She’s a fake. A total perpetrator. She’s hoodwinked the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL, the Hall of Fame and the national media. But she isn’t…

BREAKING NEWS: Pacman Jones Still Thinks He’s a Dallas Cowboy

You know those pigs that were raised by dogs so when they grew up they thought they were, well, dogs? Pacman Jones is a pig. I’ve been promised visual photographic evidence by my Sportatorium spies at some point, but for now we’ll go with eyewitness acounts from those who attended Dallas Cowboys’ safety Ken Hamlin’s…

Devin Harris: NBA All-Star

Sorry I’m a little late this morning. Been glued to one of the greatest, longest tennis matches ever. The Fernando Verdasco-Rafael Nadal Australian Open semifinal that started at 2:30 a.m. our time just ended. In other news … Devin Harris is an NBA All-Star. Jason Kidd isn’t. Ouch. For Dallas Mavericks’…

While We’re Cleaning House: Greg Ellis, Pack Your Bags

Among the Dallas Cowboys’ many problems, let’s address this one this afternoon: Terrell Owens and Greg Ellis are captains. Let that sink in a second while I remind you that any team that annoints me-first guys as locker-room leaders is fatally flawed. We all know T.O.’s agenda. Now, Ellis is…

At What Point Do We Question How the Texas Rangers Handle Their Pitchers?

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Your Texas Rangers have pitching problems. If you’re scoring at home, that’s two similar season-ending surgeries in one week. After top prospect and rotation candidate Eric Hurley underwent rotator cuff surgery last week, semi-reliable set-up man Joaquin Benoit had the same procedure…

Tom Landry Would Not Be Amused

A few Dallas Cowboys quick hits, apropos on a morning blanketed with a freezing fog. We begin, where else, with MartyB — which is to say, tight (not bright) end Martellus Bennett, who follows his now-vanished rap video (“Romo, homo, etc.”) with the apology below. FOXSports.com is reporting that the…

Texas Rangers’ Up and Comers

“They treated us like we suck,and we’re the ones who’ve supported them through all these losing seasons.” They come bundled in coats, wrapped in hope and stuffed with gullibility. An annual rite of another cold, bleak winter, 5,000 stubborn baseball fans arrive at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington last Saturday for…