The most interesting revelation from this lengthy Associated Press story about Tom Hicks’ ownership of Liverpool FC? This one, easily: Hicks could have purchased Dallas’ MLS franchise but decided not to. “In hindsight, I probably made the wrong decision,” he said. Still, he’s always welcome to sell the Texas Rangers…
In November, the Dallas Mavericks went to Atlanta for the season-opener, which Dallas lost 101-94. But something tells me that was nothing compared to what Dirk Nowitzki faced when he got back to the hotel. –Robert Wilonsky…
So maybe you didn’t get a Wii, an iPhone or a weekend at the Playboy Mansion. But you know what? You didn’t need them. Because you already got the most valuable and exclusive of all Christmas presents—a franchise quarterback. Even better, yours came equipped with all the atypical accessories. Hall…
James D. Smith/Icon SMI Jason Witten doesn’t look like a guy easily hazed. Wrong. At first, the news seems kinda ho-ho-ho-hum: The NFL’s running an online contest, the winner of which will have their ad run during halftime of the Super Bowl XLII broadcast on February 3. Only, see, the…
The Dallas Morning News and Sporting News say SMU wants June Jones as its next head coach. He says, “Nuh-unh.” Very confusing news regarding SMU’s hunt for a new football coach. According to The Dallas Morning News yesterday, the school was looking at University of Hawaii head coach June Jones…
On Saturday, the Highland Park Scots lost the Class 4A Division II state title to the Lake Travis Cavaliers, 36-34. And ever since then, the Scots have been plastered all over the international press — specifically, the English tabs, which have taken a keen interest in Scots receiver Michael Thatcher,…
Let me start with some Cowboys-related snippets. Otherwise known as, anything to stall before having to pay the piper. Yesterday afternoon, workers installed an 86-foot-high glass curtain wall at the Cowboys new stadium in Arlington. The press release says “the unique fritted glass system transitions up the elevation to create…
Led Zeppelin resumed playing. Big effin’ deal. Dick Forsythe never stopped. Fit and feisty at 73, the legendary Dallas businessman is one of the best ol’ basketball players in the world. His secret: sunrise workouts, peanut butter and jelly, divine genetics and an enduring blend of humility and humor. “I’m…
Sure, that nickname Yoko Romo’s real cute and all. But it sure didn’t take long for it to actually carry some weight. What’s that, T.O.? Got a bad feelin’ about this. –Robert Wilonsky…
So, what are you more intrigued by tonight: the basketball showdown at the American Airlines Center? Or the one up the street at Moody Coliseum? In a rare clash of national high school titans, Duncanville (Class of ’82, thank you very much) meets perennial power Oak Hill Academy at 8…
Bill Zwecker, gossip columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, writes this morning that he has it on good authority that Dallas Cowboys bigwigs are none to happy with Tony Romo bringing his girlfriend to games — to the point where they’ve asked him to, ya know, tone it down. As in:…
The official announcement won’t come on NFL Network until around 3 p.m., but I just got my grubby lil’ hands on this year’s Pro Bowl teams and – s’rnuff – it’s dominated by your Dallas Cowboys. Seven starters. Eleven players. The biggest Cowboys’ representation since 1993. The starters: Tight end…
You remember Cowboys-Eagles, December 2006, right? No? Here’s your complete recap, most notably: Tony Romo goes 14 for 29, adding up to 142 yards, one touchdown and two picks. And one singing girlfriend, sitting in a Texas Stadium box. Which was bad, but not as bad as 13 for 36,…
Warning: This column is about a professional football player who needs neither DNA test nor bullet-proof vest. It involves no drugs, dancers or dogfighting. No ego or ammo. No greed, weed or excessive speed. You won’t hear him being “misunderstood,” being “at the wrong place at the wrong time” or…
Yeah, the Dallas Mavericks aren’t playing so well right now (lost last night to the Raptors, didn’t even show). But it could be worse. As Henry Abbott points out on the excellent basketball blog True Hoop, at one point the Mavs were so bad they didn’t know which hoop was…
Juan Gonzalez and his trainer, Angel (“Nao”) Presinal, are big players in the Mitchell Report. After the jump, all the sections of the Mitchell Report dealing with the Texas Rangers — going all the way back to Ferguson Jenkins and his drug arrest in Canada. As for the names leaked…
OK, if it’s good enough for USA Today, it’s good enough for Unfair Park to link to blogger Will Bardwell’s site, which contains the alleged names of the baseballers allegedly named in the steroid-juiced Mitchell Report due within the hour. WNBC-TV in NYC originally posted the list but removed it…
CNNMoney.com insists today that Dallas Mavs owner Mark Cuban has indeed been given the OK to check out the Chicago Cubs’ financials. That means he’s still a bidder in bidness to buy (for $1 billion-plus, most likely) the storied franchise — no matter what New York magazine said in September…
Jerry Jones, making friends all over the NFL The Atlanta Journal-Constitution yesterday broke the news that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had a hand in Atlanta Falcons coach Bobby Petrino’s suddenly bolting for the University of Arkansas a few days ago. Which didn’t please Falcons owner Arthur Blank, not one…
Let me be the first to insert a ball-gag on those “Bill Parcells deserves all the credit” stories that have already started making the rounds as the Dallas Cowboys’ success gets further examined by the national media. I’ll give him this: Parcells saw something in Tony Romo. (Just like Joe…
It’s no surprise that Kenyans took the top spots at yesterday’s White Rock Marathon — or that they beat our pathetic Matt Pulle, who finished a measly 17th because of “hamstring problems” and a “lack of support along Swiss Avenue” and “Ross Perot Jr.” Anyone who has ever watched even…
Jerry Stackhouse, pictured on his Web site Two weeks after Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was killed in his Miami apartment, pro athletes are getting a little … paranoid. Some guys are buying dogs; others, guns. And most are just trying to keep their heads down, reports USA Today, which…
