So far, Brek Shea’s trip across the Atlantic has been rougher than he anticipated. The former FC Dallas forward, who enjoyed mild fame in the states as American soccer’s young hope, Adidas pitchman, and, of course, alt-weekly cover story subject, has spent his first season in the English Premiere League…
We’re not sure exactly what Shawn Marion is driving here. It’s clearly not a car in the traditional sense of the word, nor is it a tricycle, even though it has three wheels. It’s kind of like a golf cart, except it appears to be able to reach highway speeds…
Jose Canseco has been busy since his two-year stint with the Rangers almost two decades ago. He became an author. He danced with the stars. He admitted using steroids and accused a laundry list of former teammates of doing the same. He tried to become mayor of Toronto which, in…
Eric Nadel’s vocal talents aside, there are some things you miss listening to Rangers on the radio, as I do when the kids aren’t yelling too loud. One of those things in last night’s 10-4 victory over the Tigers was Ian Kinsler’s magnificent slide. Kinsler gets points for making it…
In the 72 hours since he announced that he was crowd-sourcing designs for the Mavericks’ new uniforms, Mark Cuban has been swamped with quality submissions. See also Mark Cuban Wants You to Design the Mavericks’ New Uniforms. For Free. Take this suggestion posted to Cuban’s blog:…
By the time Josh Hamilton packed his bags and set off for the West Coast and a $125 million paycheck, no one was particularly sad to see him go. His epic late-season collapse, neatly encapsulated by that botched fly ball, as well as his energy-drink binges and general histrionics, had…
The last time the Mavericks overhauled their uniforms it was 2001, and Dirk was still a scrawny, clean-cut German import flanked by Steve Nash and Michael Finley. The previous design was two decades old and carried the reek of futility of the early ’90s. There have been a few minor…
Spoiler alert: Charlotte Brown did not win the state pole vaulting championship over the weekend. The sophomore at Emory Rains High School, 70 miles east of here, cleared 10’6″ on Saturday, putting her eighth out of nine contestants and more than two feet shy of victory. Still, her performance was…
When the New York Jets pushed Tim Tebow overboard sans parachute earlier this week, the quarterback had no shortage of suitors. None of them were with NFL teams, which all seem to have concluded that his miraculous 2011 season was a fluke and that he’s not very good, but they…
After sneaking this creepy mirror pic at the gym, Cuban says the photo-sneaker promised to delete the photo. It showed up on Twitter instead. What are those, anyway? Twenty-fives? Shoulder lifts, I’m thinking. First in an occasional series, What is Mark Cuban Lifting?…
The Morning News’ David Moore put it gently when he wrote that the Cowboys’ selection of Wisconson center Travis Frederick in the first round of the NFL draft is “not likely to satisfy [the] fan base.” The football cognoscenti had predicted he’d be a second or third round pick. Even…
The corpse of the Bowl Championship Series, college football’s much-maligned way of wrapping up each season in often incomprehensible fashion, has gone cold. The organization that will replace it now has a clever name — the College Football Playoff — that leaves plenty of room for a big-dollar corporate sponsor…
Update at 3:41 p.m.: CBS killed the entire show. Whitt’s tweet: Yep @1053RAGE = Dead ‘n Gone. Fired as a show by CBS today. Maddening. For now I’ll just say thanks to all FanFans for their loyal support. Original post: This isn’t the first time Greg Williams has abruptly disappeared…
The Mavericks easily dismantled the lowly Hornets yesterday, a decidedly unimpressive feat given the quality of the opponent and the fact that the Mavs are now officially out of the playoff hunt. Still, this was perhaps the biggest victory of the season, because it brings the Mavs’ record to .500,…
You may have been wondering how Delonte West has been spending his free time now that he’s on an indefinite hiatus from professional basketball. If Twitter is any indication, he’s still in the Dallas area and has mostly occupied himself by making cameos at local gyms and dropping in on…
It should have been a time of celebration. Willie Amendola had just led his Dekaney Wildcats to Texas 5A Division 2 football title and was giving a post-game interview near the Cowboys star at midfield. Then, something rather odd happened. A driverless golf cart barreled down the field, crashing into…
A few days after the Rangers sputtered into last off-season, running on fumes and whatever was left of Josh Hamilton’s CRUNK!!! stash, manager Ron Washington said what many fans and pundits had already said: “Maybe I played them into the ground.” Seven of his starters played 147 games or more…
Apparently, Head & Shoulders and Old Spice have teamed up to create a deodorizing shampoo. And Proctor & Gamble has apparently apparently picked C.J. Wilson and Josh Hamilton to pitch it. They co-star in the commercial above, with a cameo from Hamilton’s wife. Troy Polamalu and Old Spice Guy they…
Emilie Parker, a tow-headed and ever-smiling 6-year-old, was gunned down on December 14 along with 19 of her classmates at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Her parents, Robbie and Alyssa Parker, have coped with her death by sharing their memories of her in the media and on Facebook. She was a…
With the mammoth six-year, $108 million deal he signed last week, Tony Romo became the most richly rewarded player in Cowboys history. That put him fifth on the list of current NFL players, ahead of Eli Manning and Tom Brady but well behind Ravens QB Joe Flacco’s $20.1 million per…
tough break for that dirty jap yu darvish he should probably kill himself losing his perfect game— Andy Chacon (@Andle008) April 3, 2013 This Week in Racism … Even discounted for his putrid opponent, Yu Darvish pitched one of the best games in Rangers history last night, setting down 26…
Tony Romo is a flawed quarterback. Talent-wise, he’s on the cusp of being one of the NFL’s elites, but he has the unfortunate tendency to meltdown in key, late-game situations. But you have to give the man one thing: he (or, more accurately, his agent) is a helluva negotiator. ESPN’s…
