Texas Rangers fans who checked their email boxes Thursday morning were greeted with something that’s become fairly typical among local sports teams as they’ve made attempts to target their marketing: an end-of-the-year survey about the fans’ experiences and what they might like to see moving forward. While about 80 percent…
The Dallas Observer received the following query Tuesday night from someone identified as “Big Poppa Pump” from New Jersey. Hi Stephen, I just finished reading your article, which was the most well informed article I read on the matter, and had to ask this question. Based off of all the information…
At first, this year looked like it could be a good one for the Rangers. The team arrived in Arizona for spring training fresh off back-to-back American League West championships and a 95-67 record. Although storm clouds threatened the future, thanks to soon-to-be free agent stars and an aging roster,…
What started as a solo stand by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick became a movement Sunday. Following comments and series of tweets from President Donald Trump on Friday and Saturday — he told an Alabama crowd that any player protesting during “The Star-Spangled Banner” was a “son of…
When the Texas Rangers released the first renderings in January of their proposed new ballpark in Arlington, the team’s fans were unimpressed. The new stadium looked a lot like the Astros’ Minute Maid Park, thanks largely to the series of arches backing the stadium’s left-field stands. HKS Architects, the firm…
The 2017 Rangers are the platonic ideal of a mediocre baseball team. Through the first five-plus months of the season, they’ve never dipped more than seven games under .500 — they were 13-20 on May 8 — nor have the Rangers ever climbed more than three games above .500 —…
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will not begin serving his six-game suspension until the resolution of his federal lawsuit, which could last well into 2018. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant III issued a preliminary injunction Friday afternoon, essentially agreeing with Elliott and the NFL Players Association that Elliott has…
The Texas Rangers have announced the sale of the naming rights for their new stadium that’s under construction to Globe Life Insurance, which owns the naming rights to the team’s current stadium. The deal runs through 2048. For the next two seasons, the Rangers will ply their trade at Globe Life Park,…
On Friday morning, the NFL suspended Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for the first six games of the 2017 season following a 13-month investigation into allegations of domestic violence. The accusations were made against Elliott by his ex-girlfriend, Tiffany Thompson. The league’s decision isn’t based on any legal standard…
Barring a successful appeal, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is suspended for the first six games of the 2017 NFL season, the league announced Friday morning. Elliott’s suspension, according to the league, stems from allegations of domestic violence made by his ex-girlfriend, Tiffany Thompson, in July 2016. Thompson claims…
On Saturday night, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones took his victory lap. After nearly 30 years as owner of the Cowboys, many of them spent in conflict with the league, team personnel or DFW sports fans, Jones received football’s highest individual honor: induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame…
On Monday, seemingly seconds before the trade deadline, Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels did what he’d been trying to do for the better part of a week: He got rid of Yu Darvish. With his team seemingly out of contention and needing a farm system rebuild, Daniels sent his…
On Monday afternoon, minutes before Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline, the Texas Rangers traded their ace, Yu Darvish, to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor leaguers Willie Calhoun, A.J. Alexy and Brendon Davis. As the minutes ticked toward 3 p.m., it appeared that Darvish would not be traded. The…
Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels certainly didn’t get any help last night. Making his last start before Monday’s trade deadline,Yu Darvish melted down against the Miami Marlins on a steamy night at Globe Life Park in Arlington, leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of potential suitors as they…
On Tuesday, the Dallas Cowboys made it clear that they are content to make an example out of Lucky Whitehead. Following the team’s decision Monday afternoon to cut Whitehead, the Cowboys learned Tuesday that the alleged wrong for which they’d released Whitehead — a shoplifting arrest in Prince William County,…
The Dallas Cowboys cut wide receiver and return specialist Lucky Whitehead late Monday afternoon, shortly after the team completed the first practice of its 2017 training. Whitehead, already on the chopping block thanks to his lack of development as a receiver, gave the team all the excuses it needed to…
Training camp, finally, is here, and everything feels like the early ’90s again. The heat is oppressive, the Rangers are oppressively mediocre and the Cowboys are desperate to get back on the field in hopes that their fans and the media will pay a little less attention to some of…
Daryl Nkemakola Ibeneme, better known as DJ DTrain, has gone underground. After telling police that he was punched in the face during a fight at Clutch in Uptown on Sunday night, Ibeneme has been radio silent. He’s stayed off his usually prolific social media profiles, refused to respond to interview requests…
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was involved in a fight Sunday night at the Clutch Dallas bar in Uptown, according to multiple media reports. According to the Dallas Police Department, police responded to the bar on Cedar Spring Road in Uptown at 9:40 p.m. Sunday. Nkemakola Ibeneme, a Dallas…
For the second year in a row, the Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable sports franchise on Earth, topping Forbes’ annual ranking with an estimated value of $4.2 billion. The New York Yankees, worth $3.7 billion, are next on the list, up from fourth in 2016. Soccer clubs Manchester United,…
One of the easiest lines to draw between eras of sports history is before and after free agency in each of the U.S.’ four major leagues. Before free agency, players were stuck with the team that drafted them or signed them out of high school until they retired, were traded…
At some point far into the future, it’s possible that a Dallas Maverick will mean as much to the franchise, and to the city of Dallas, as Dirk Nowitzki. It’s possible, in the same way that it’s possible that Dak Prescott could finish his career with more Super Bowls than…
