You like golf. But not for five hours in 100-degree heat while paying $50. Oh yeah, and you like Skeeball. And bowling, right? Then I’ve got your solution. TopGolf, which now has two locations, one in Dallas and the newest one in Allen. I beat the heat Saturday afternoon at TopGolf in…
So the Rangers exploded for 12 runs Friday night thanks to Nelson Cruz’ eight RBI. On Saturday they authored a dramatic 9th-innning comeback, powered by three consecutive bunts and a walk-off hit by Michael Young. So surely Sunday night would provide some thrills. Some entertainment. Some drama. At least some runs? Nope. A game…
Day 132 of the NFL lockout is going to be the last. When the NFL Players Association’s 11-man executive committee formally agrees to accept the owners’ labor proposal this morning — around 10 a.m. — it will effectively end a boring, maddening off-season. As the league’s approximate 1,900 players show…
And here you thought the NFL lockout was over. Not hardly: As Peter King puts it this morning, yesterday’s Sure Thing turned into Sour Grapes rather quickly, with the players refusing to sign off on the owners’ done deal. Jerry Jones, in the SI.com piece, had no comment about the…
While we await some return phone calls and sift through some rather nutty legal docs, let’s take a closer look at this release the Texas Rangers’ John Blake sent out announcing some highlights from the upcoming homestand that begins tomorrow with games against the Jays. Because there are some interesting…
One night he’s Sandy Koufax; the next Sandy Duncan. For two starts he’s Kate Upton; then last night we get a heaping, hideous dose of Kate Smith. More? No? Get the picture? Good. Because when it comes to Rangers’ starter Derek Holland, you never know if you’re getting beauty or…
Only one professional athlete has led a DFW team to a championship this millennium. He ranks alongside legends such as Josh Hamilton, Joe Nieuwendyk and Emmitt Smith as MVPs to lead their teams to titles in recent years. And he’s the only one I know of — even in the…
The champagne isn’t quite dry and the NBA lockout is just getting started, but how good does it sound to be already talking about the defending champion Mavericks? Once a soft, underachieving team that nobody outside the Metroplex gave a dang about watching, the Mavs are now national hoops darlings. With Tuesday’s…
Should come as no surprise because I’ve been speculating this for the last couple months, but the Cowboys are now telling the good folks in San Antonio not to expect a full, month-long training camp in their city this summer. At this point, the best bet — pending the expected lockout…
10. Remember not long ago when it looked like Alexi Ogando was done? Since three sub-par starts in June he’s back to being one of the best surprises in baseball, especially after last night, when he threw eight scoreless innings and lowered his ERA to 2.72 (7th-best in the AL)…
This just in from the Texas Rangers’ John Blake: Beginning Friday, when the club opens a seven-game home stand against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Rangers will introduce “a series of new safety initiatives” that will pave the way for raised railings following the July 7 death of 39-year-old Brownwood…
Just looked up on TV to see the CBS trumpets proudly announcing that tonight on David Letterman the guests will be … Abby Wambach and Hope Solo. Wow, this is going to be tense. Because surely Letterman will ask the obvious question, right: “How did you girls choke away a…
I’ll never forget the image. It was 2009 and your Cowboys were holding their afternoon training camp practice at San Antonio’s Alamodome. In shorts. The pace and feel of coach Wade Phillips’ camp mimicked that of a leisurely picnic kicking off a weekend 10-year high school reunion. Lots of back-slapping. Lots of story-telling…
From the Rangers: Nolan Ryan was hospitalized in Houston after experiencing discomfort early Sunday morning at his home in Georgetown, Texas. Mr. Ryan will undergo tests on Monday for what is believed to be a recurrence of the heart condition which he has previously experienced. Mr. Ryan is resting comfortably and…
Nolan Ryan has been hospitalized for chest pains in the past: In 2000, he underwent emergency double-bypass surgery, then returned to the hospital in October of that year following another scare. This, say the Texas Rangers in a statement just sent to media, is what may have landed the team’s…
Woke up rooting for America Sunday morning. Phil Mickelson made a charge, Dustin Johnson was in the hunt and it looked like a U.S. golfer would steal the Claret Jug at the British Open. I was rooting for America after lunch, too. Abby Wambach scored late and it looked like…
Your Rangers have done what good, potentially great teams do: Beat shitty opponents. When the Rangers begin their series in Anaheim against the second-place Angels Tuesday night, it will be their first opponent with a winning record in a month. Amazing. Since playing the Braves in Atlanta on June 19, the Rangers’ last 23…
The Rangers start their post-break schedule tonight in Seattle. Despite a seven-game winning streak, baseball’s sixth-best record and a one-game lead in the AL West, president Nolan Ryan sounds none too satisfied. “It concerns me,” Ryan told ESPN when asked to assess the state of the Rangers at the break…
If you thought the invitations for Tony Romo’s wedding were first-class, wait until you watch the video. At the risk of being uncompletely unmanly: This. Is. Awesome…
Drew Pearson just must be doing something newsy today, right? The other receivers to wear No. 88 for the Cowboys are certainly holding up their end of the bizarre bargain. Dez Bryant stiffs a memorabilia show in Jersey and now Michael Irvin appears on the cover of Out magazine defending and…
It was already a bad week for Dez Bryant, after former mentor Deion Sanders reiterated that he is severing ties with the firebrand Cowboys receiver. Now Bryant is on the verge of more legal trouble after standing up a New Jersey memorabilia show. According to organizers of the Collectors Showcase…
Lyle Lovett sang the National Anthem. Nolan Ryan threw out the first pitch. Joe DiMaggio was on hand. Barry Bonds and Cal Ripken Jr. opposed each other. And, in the NL’s 3-2 win at the brand new Ballpark in Arlington, the Marlins’ Jeff Conine was the MVP for his pinch-hit homer…
