Your Texas Rangers are no longer the worst team in baseball, as Colorado and San Diego have struggled mightily with 12-21 records after fighting it out for the National League wild card last season. But despite winning five of its last seven games, Texas is still tied with Detroit and…
Poor Roger Staubach. Because, see, Captain America was probably very happy giving an interview to The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, about all things bidness — like, oh, “the strengths and weaknesses in the economy,” “Fed rate cuts, stimulus checks” and the effect the downturn in the economy…
Hey, the Mavs do need a backup point guard. Now that Greg Holland’s Web site actually worked and Avery Johnson is, well, fired, what’s he do for an encore? He could seize momentum from the success of fireavery.com and launch keepjoshhoward straight.com. How about clonedirknowitzki.com? Perhaps, because he’s seemingly so…
Seriously, we’d rather have the guy on the left. The mainstreamers – that’d be, of course, your Dallas’ Only Daily and your good ol’ Startlegram – are echoing what I started yelling last Saturday. That, barring the reincarnation of Red Auerbach, the Mavericks are about to hire Rick Carlisle. Perhaps…
Get it? While the Mavs have been imploding and the Stars surging, your Dallas Cowboys have made some news of their own. In no particular order: *Tony Romo is not married to Jessica Simpson … Yet. *With Dallas’ first full-squad minicamp still two weeks away, is it too early for…
Seven years ago, my old friend Jason Cohen published a terrific book, Zamboni Rodeo, about “life on the road” with Austin Ice Bats, the official Central Hockey League affiliate of the Minnesota Wild. The Ice Bats have played in various locations in and around Austin for 12 seasons. Only, reports…
The perfect rollin’ model? Because I like Josh Howard (remember, I used to love him), I’m going to attempt to write this item with a straight face. You, however, knock yourself out. Insert your own marijuana-related punch lines whenever you feel the urge. Fresh off a horrible and horribly short…
We got a logo! Can February 6, 2011, be that far off? At the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee’s initial press conference today out at the Cowboys new stadium, all sorts of dignitaries — Troy Aikman, Ross Perot Jr, Tom Leppert, Terdema Ussery — pledged their support and…
In case you missed the end of Stars-Starks Game 6 (and 7 and part of 8) — only because the end came long after yesterday turned into today, ’round 1:24 in the a. m. — here’s the conclusion, which sends Dallas to the Western Conference Finals for the first time…
While most of you were sleeping, this guy scored. Exciting. Excruciating. Exhausting. … Exalting. In an epic hockey game that climaxed a fantastic series and prompted lots of bleary eyes, Brenden Morrow scored in the fourth overtime — at 1:23 a.m. thank you very much — to give the Dallas…
Is it just me, or does the next coach of the Dallas Mavericks look like Jim Carrey? In news that’ll jazz you about as much as finding an old penny in your jeans pocket, it looks more and more like the Mavericks are going to hire former Pacers and Pistons…
Paybacks are hell, eh? That sound you hear is coming from Buffalo. In the form of laughter. It took almost a decade, but the hockey Gods may have finally evened the score with the Stars, as Brenden Morrow had what clearly looked like a legal goal disallowed in a Game…
I smell a shutout. That, and a really stinky “room.” I could sit here and try to analyze and dissect tonight’s Game 5 between your Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks all afternoon. But it’s 82 and sunny and, honestly, I don’t wanna. Besides, what would it help? As close…
Too much to ask for this guy? Guess so. According to Mike Fisher – as Mavs-connected as anyone in this town — over at DallasBasketball.com, the Mavs have narrowed their coaching search to Mike D’Antoni, Rick Carlisle and Jeff Van Gundy. Two reactions: 1. Dang that was fast. 2. Yuck…
Perhaps the story of Colonel John’s well known amongst the horse-racing locals or even casual fans, but I’ll confess: I didn’t know till this a.m. that the 4-1 Kentucky Derby contender is named for a Dallas Iraq War vet — Army Reserve Lt. Col. John Geider. Says the Associated Press…
The Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League are 1-7 halfway through the season, and the schedule doesn’t get much easier the rest of the way — far as you know, anyway. Regardless, the team’s woeful record no doubt explains the opening sentence of this media release: “The Kansas…
Sorry, Stars fans. Put ’em away. Admit it, you got greedy. The Cowboys lose in the first round and the Mavs puke in the playoffs three years in a row and the Rangers remain the Rangers. So, naturally – finally — when your Dallas Stars took a 3-0 series lead…
Richie’s out the door, which doesn’t stop our Friends from sending along photos snapped at the American Airlines Center last night, during Stars-Sharks Game 5. Says the Friend who passed along this photo from the gift shop, where, apparently, Dallas’ one-and-done NBA franchise is completely cleaning house, from the head…
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? The Dallas Observer sports blog, duh. Right about now, we commence our sports exclusive blog, The Sportatorium. Unfair Park, of course, remains the award-winning trunk of our mighty blogosphere oak, where you’ll still get sportsy whatsits and the daily…
Mark it down. Avery Johnson will get another NBA head-coaching gig (he says he’s already been contacted by a team, by the way) and bring his new team into the American Airlines Center and kick his old team’s ass. Nothing new, really. It’s the curse of the ex-Maverick. I mean,…
On his way outta town Avery claims he never wanted Jason Kidd? Yeah, right. Listening to former — weird, huh? — Mavs head coach Avery Johnson speak from the cushy confines of the Ritz-Carlton, I was confused to whether he had just been handed a pink slip or a gold…
Per the GM, the guy in the middle isn’t a candidate to coach the Mavs. Methinks the other two have signficantly brighter futures. Just caught the tail end of Mavericks’ General Manager Donnie Nelson on The Ticket. As far as the next head coach, we now know: *It won’t be…
