The Vatican Huddle: Jerry Jones Visits the Pope

On Wednesday Jerry Jones met the Pope. He was one of a group of NFL Hall of Famers who met Pope Francis in what the Pro Football Hall of Fame is calling The Vatican Huddle. The photos and social media coments are vintage Jones. “Teamwork, fair play and the pursuit of…

Get to Know the Rangers’ Top 5 Draft Picks

For a variety of reasons, Major League Baseball’s annual draft takes place with considerably less fanfare than those of the country’s three other major sports leagues. While the NFL, NBA and NHL drafts are offseason showcases, MLB’s takes place with little pomp and ceremony every June, with picks announced as…

Cowboys Lose Another Key Defensive Player to Drug Suspension

On Tuesday afternoon — two months before training camp — the Dallas Cowboys 2017 defense suffered a huge blow. The NFL has suspended David Irving, perhaps the Cowboys’ most physically gifted pass rusher, for the first four games of the upcoming season. Irving, according to the league, violated the NFL’s…

Texas Legislature To Honor Tony Romo Today

Tony Romo finally won something. On Wednesday, he’ll get his thanks from the Texas Legislature, which will honor the old gunslinger with House Resolution 1464. The resolution, sponsored by Laredo House Representative Richard Raymond, and co-sponsored by local Reps Jeff Leach, Jason Villalba, Matt Krause and Victoria Neave, praises Romo for…

Cowboys 2017 Draft Sets Them Up For More Than This Season

Heading into the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, the Cowboys faced a simple yet daunting task:  rebuilding their defense. Between the Cowboys devastating playoff loss to the Packers on January 15 and the beginning of the draft, seven members of the Cowboys 2016 defense caused gaping holes…

Five Players to Watch as the Cowboys Begin the NFL Draft

No matter what happens over the next three days, the Dallas Cowboys 2017 NFL Draft will not be better than the team’s 2016 draft. Last year, the Cowboys picked up a game-breaking running back in the first round (Ezekiel Elliott), a franchise quarterback (Dak Prescott) in the fourth round and…

Away Game: Inside the Dallas Mavericks’ Social Media Pivot To China

“Sorry I’m sweaty,” Mark Cuban says, shaking hands with the ESPN China correspondents waiting for him outside the Mavericks locker room at American Airlines Center. He’s wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt, just minutes removed from the stair machine he habitually exercises on while taking pregame questions from basketball beat reporters. The two-person…

The Rangers Might Be Fine, But Closer Sam Dyson Isn’t

If the Rangers finish the season behind a competitor by a single game, Sunday’s outing in Seattle against the Mariners will lilt be one fans will wish they had to do over. Somehow, in the span of four hours at Safeco Field, the Rangers managed to cough up both a…

Tony Romo Retiring From NFL to Pursue Broadcasting Career: Reports

According to reports from ESPN’s Adam Schefter and several Cowboys’ beat reporters, Tony Romo’s separation saga is over. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback, held in limbo for almost a month following the team’s decision to hold onto his rights in order to pursue a trade after deciding to release him, will…

Five Things to Watch as the Rangers Begin The 2017 Season

The Rangers begin their 2017 regular season Monday night. That’s a good thing. After bowing out of the 2016 playoffs in the minimum three games to the Blue Jays, the 2016-17 offseason, thanks in no small part to the World Baseball Classic, has been interminable. Now, finally, after nearly six…

It’s Time to Face the Fact that SMU Sports Are Cursed

For most of the afternoon Friday, Southern Methodist University’s men’s basketball team looked on par with the 2016-2017 season; in other words, one of the very best teams in the United States. Led by star wing Semi Ojeleye and athleticism, the Mustangs leveraged into a 53-43 lead with 11:36 remaining…

It’s Over: Cowboys Will Release Tony Romo Later Today (Updated)

Wednesday afternoon, the reports dribbled in from all of the Cowboys’ beat reporters: Tony Romo, the team’s starting quarterback since November 2006, is going to be released. Today is the first day of the NFL’s league year. Romo’s demise was inevitable — the writing’s been on the wall since Dak…