Your 2008 Texas Rangers: Progress?

He’ll be back next year. Will you? I’m headed out to Arlington today to soak up some afternoon sun, take in the Rangers’ home finale and try – yet again – to decipher what went wrong with another baseball season. (Insert jealousy here.) News – courtesy the Fort Worth Star-Telegram…

Boys Will Be Boys: He Said. He Said.

Just like I said I wouldn’t, I finally got around to reading Jeff Pearlman’s new book on the ‘90s Dallas Cowboys – Boys Will Be Boys. Turns out the thing, which is getting rave reviews from all over, is indeed entertaining. Encyclopedic, even. I just found it a teensy bit…

Well, it’s Not Called the Writer Cup

This Dallas golfer took out his giant, gaudy belt buckle and whipped Europe’s ass. Nice. Man, I haven’t been this wrong since I touted this guy to be your son’s next role model. But, gladly, I’ll admit I was ass-backward incorrect about the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Without Tiger Woods,…

Cowboys 27, Packers 16

Marion Barber and the Cowboys dove into a relatively easy win at Lambeau Field. *Been predicting this (12:58 entry) for almost a year now. But when the Cowboys finally called a Patrick Crayton pass, it was a harmless floater into double coverage that was almost intercepted. Hardly worth the wait…

Good Lord, This Josh Howard Thing Has Gotten Crazy, Man, Crazy

To the point where Mark Cuban’s posting the racist e-mails he’s received concerning Josh Howard’s awwwkward “Star-Spangled Banner” comments — and the e-mail addresses, oh my. I’m partial to the Deadspin comments, among them: “Dear Mark, I didn’t celebrate it either, and I’m now in Gitmo. Sincerely, Chris Jackson.” And,…

Advantage, Mrs. Modano

I choose to believe, er, fantasize, that she wears this under her tennis skirt. But that’s just me. So I got this friend who, like me, plays competitive tennis. (Pregnant pause while 92% of you clear the room.) Anyway, she’s playing level 3.0 women’s doubles (advanced lower level, if you…

Can You Imagine If Bear Stearns Sponsored the Dallas Cowboys?

Reminds me of when Ameriquest sponsored the Rangers’ ballpark. Except Man U doesn’t suck. While yesterday pondering what it’s going to be like during next week’s dawning of this century’s Great Depression, I stumbled upon a Champions League footie match on ESPN2 featuring Manchester United and some team in horrid…

How ‘Bout Them Cowboys? No, Really.

Over at Deadspin, Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty author Jeff Pearlman has most graciously provided a lengthy excerpt from his book — specifically, from the chapter about the trip to Tempe for Super Bowl XXX, which wound up Cowboys 27,…

The Great Digit Debate

They are both blessed with cutesy dimples and with famous buxom blondes. Both dabble in golf. Both earned their reputations and their millions as charismatic captains and record-setting scorers for their respective local sports teams. So I ask you, Dallas sports fans, who is No. 9—Tony Romo or Mike Modano?…

Roy Williams’ Injury: Blessing or Barrier?

Like it or not, the Cowboys will miss this guy. Won’t they? Other than Scott, this corner of the blogdom is full of Roy Williams bashers. I assume his fractured forearm will be met with an unprecedented joy considering it means the absence of a Pro Bowl* player for about…

Hey, Look Over Here. It’s Next Year!

While slumbering along toward the finish line of a disappointing 2008, your Texas Rangers today are providing a distraction: Their 2009 schedule, otherwise known as next year’s map to failure. The Rangers open 2009 on Monday, April 6 at home against the Cleveland Indians. Here’s betting they have a new…

Our Cups Runneth Dry

We can dream, no? Don’t much like our chances in either of this weekend’s international sporting cups – Davis or Ryder. Come to think of it, this dude has a better chance of being named Time’s Man of the Year. In tennis we’ll be playing against the world’s No. 1…

Another Rangers’ Trade that Completely Sucks Ass

In retrospect, his arrival was a tad overrated. Christmas ’06: The Texas Rangers trade pitchers John Danks, Nick Masset and Jacob Rasner to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Brandon McCarthy. Nice. Can’t find the exact quote, but I remember Rangers’ GM Jon Daniels saying at the time that McCarthy…

Josh Howard, Gallantly Steaming

Even though this dates back to July, when the always high-larious Josh Howard suited up for Allen Iverson’s celebrity football game, only today has the video begun making the rounds — first on You Been Blinded, then on Deadspin, where some of the comments are, as usual, genius. As in,…

Josh Howard With Yet Another Turnover

Oh no, not again. Seriously now, I’ve said about all I can say about the drastic demise of Mavericks’ forward Josh Howard. Just know that this video clip was shot about a month before his outburst at his own charity function down in DeSoto. The good news: Josh does a…

Tony Romo is Adorable

The Cowboys QB’s post-game interview with Suzy Kolber. Yeah, that’s probably all the introduction you need. –Robert Wilonsky…

Stay Classy, Dallas

If — I said if — you could read this, it would say Cowboys 41, Eagles 37. Promise. *Quarterback Tony Romo: “Straight country western. Good thing we were Clint Eastwood tonight. … We were lucky enough in the end to come out on top. I had two poor plays obviously…

Cowboys 41, Eagles 37

Paced by first-round rookies Felix Jones and Mike Jenkins, the Cowboys somehow survived. Just when it looked like the Eagles would take this to the wire, the Cowboys’ defense came up with four consecutive stellar plays and Dallas hangs on for an exhilarating win that takes it to 2-0. After…