Rangers 4, Yankees 3: My Top 10 Observations

Yeah, but the Rangers’ left fielder has reversed the curse. ​10. It’s rare that Yankees’ Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera surrenders three hits in an inning. And you usually don’t win when you commit three errors against the best team in baseball. But each happened last night during the…

Your Dallas Mavericks 2010-11 Schedule

ABC analyst Jeff Van Gundy — who I like, by the way — thinks the LeBron James/Dwyane Wade/Chris Bosh-led Miami Heat will be the best team in NBA history. He says the Heat, a team he predicts will be “unguardable,” will in 2010-11 never lose two games in a row,…

Now, About the Sale of those Dallas Stars

After 15 months of delays, disputes and despair, the Texas Rangers emerged from bankruptcy. The goal now is to keep the Dallas Stars from going down the same pot-holed path. While he further dissolves his once-mighty sports empire by selling Liverpool Football Club in England, Tom Hicks is also getting…

Cowboys/Rangers: Doozy of a Doubleheader

To keep your life fresh and stimulated ask yourself this question: When’s the last time I did something for the first time? My answer: Today. Can’t recall ever going to a day/night football/baseball doubleheader where I could literally walk between sites. But that’s the case today as the Dallas Cowboys…

Roddy B Breaks a Foot Playing For … France?

First we bitch that Roddy Beaubois doesn’t play enough. Now we’re prepared to moan that he’s playing too much? Not good news when we learn that the Dallas Mavericks’ point-producing, jitterbug of a guard breaks a bone in his foot while playing for the French National Team. But it’s not…

Cowboys 16, Bengals 7: My Top 10 Observations

10. Man, what a letdown. You spend all weekend talking about and listening to and watching highlights of Emmitt Smith and Super Bowls and football immortals. Then they kick off the Hall of Fame game and you get Cowboys 16, Bengals 7. It’s like going to the theater and being titillated…

And Now, a Farewell From Tom Hicks …

I guess this is the last time we’ll be running this picture of Tom Hicks in his Rangers cap noshing on a hot dog. But this certainly isn’t the last time we’ll hear from Hicks — he’s still a long way from dispensing with his sports teams, as the Dallas…

Mark Cuban Loses a Bidding War; Chuck Greenberg Owns Your Texas Rangers

Kinda sorry that I’m in San Antonio covering Dallas Cowboys’ training camp because what happened yesterday in a Fort Worth courtroom was one of those once-in-a-lifetime moments: A baseball team sold via auction. And billionaire Mark Cuban losing a money war. After almost 16 hours of contentious, cuss-filled bidding, the…

Cowboys Training Camp 8.4.10: My Top 10 Observations

10. Linebacker Anthony Spencer missed practice after getting his foot stepped on in Wednesday’s warm-ups, but it’s a day-to-day thing. No biggie. Second-year player Victor Butler took his place and didn’t look out of place at all. 9. Rough day for the offense. Tony Romo was harassed into several bad throws…

Texas Rangers’ Bats Go Cold; You Growing Uneasy?

I know the big news of the day regarding your Texas Rangers will be this deal about the new owner and all – Mark Cuban vs.Nolan Ryan – but quietly the baseball team is tip-toeing close to a slump. For now it’s a funk, and when you build a nine-game cushion you…

Cowboys Training Camp 8.3.10: My Top 10 Observations

10. Regarding Brett Favre’s latest, but certainly not last retirement, I think Cowboys’ linebacker Bradie James put it best: “Don’t care.” 9. Tip for autograph seekers at The Alamodome: Get a roster. When Jason Hatcher walks off the field toward the tunnel, “Hey, 97!” isn’t going to steer him in…

Texas Rangers Auction Showdown: Mark Cuban vs. Nolan Ryan

In advance of tomorrow’s bankruptcy auction in Judge Michael Lynn’s Fort Worth court room, initial bids must be in by 8 tonight. Up for sale: The Texas Rangers. Prospective buyers: Chuck Greenberg/Nolan Ryan and Mark Cuban. While Dallas businessman Jeff Beck or New York media magnate Rupert Murdoch could join the fray,…