So, Miles Austin has a great, record-setting perfrmance. Obviously, common sense says he’s promoted and, in turn, Patrick Crayton gets demoted. Fundamental leadership says you inform your employees of their roles and their positions. So, Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips, surely you told Crayton about his demotion. Right? …..
Reuters was right: Last week, the news service reported that the three parties interested in taking the Texas Rangers off Tom Hicks’s hands would be in Arlington this week to meet and greet with team bigwigs. And, so far, so good: According to Official Statements from the LeMaster Group, which…
Don’t look now, but retro is current. As a kid I remember Dad taking me to Fair Park Coliseum to watch an ABA team called the Dallas Chaparrals. They had the red-white-blue basketball. Wooden bleachers. A hand-operated scoreboard. They had my favorite player – Laverne Tart – and his red high-top…
Not sure they’re exactly akin to LASIK eye surgery or Tommy John arm reconstruction, but I agree with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban that – at some point in our athletic evolution – there will be a legal, legitimate place for steroids in sports. “I’ll get killed for saying this,”…
The ESPN College GameDay crew—including analyst Lee Corso in a giant Bevo mascot head—was on hand last Saturday at the Cotton Bowl. So were Billy Bob Thornton, Peyton Manning, Mark Cuban, Big Tex, LeAnn Rimes, Roger Clemens, Fletcher and his corny dogs, fried everything and, of course, 104 years of…
Texas beats OU, even in the girls’ bathroom. And the delicious conclusion of Parts 2 and 3 …..
Jason Witten will never say it, so I’ll do it for him: Gimme the damn ball! Especially in the red zone!! I generally support Dallas Cowboys’ offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, but this is getting ridiculous. When the red-head calls plays in the red zone it makes Cowboys’ fans red-faced. Why? Because…
One is 24; the other 29. One is completing 64 percent of his passes with 9 touchdowns and 4 interceptions; the other 58 percent with a ratio of 6-to-4. One has a rating of 95; the other 86. One hails from a major college and is known as calm and…
Your favorite pinata may be ranked only 17th in NFL quarterback ratings, but Golf Digest says he’s the planet’s best athlete golfer. That’s right, No. 1. Swing away …..
Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback rating. Wins and losses? Definitely. Leadership? Uh-huh. When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings – if I had one of those little encircled R’s to signify a trademarked idea, it’d go here – the…
10. Went to Bruins 3, Stars 0 Friday night. First hockey game this season. Dallas didn’t look good, but the experience wasn’t half-bad. 9. If you haven’t been to American Airlines Center in a while, prepare to be dazzled. The four-sided HD video screens on the over-hanging scoreboard are fabulous. There are…
The Dallas Mavericks’ Matt Miller just sent word: The team has narrowed down its list of 10 would-be Humble Billys to two finalists: Sean Heath and Michael Taylor. They shot to the top of the list following a few in-game tryouts; and your votes didn’t hurt neither. Both will take…
A tie may be like kissing your sister, but what Texas pulled off Saturday in the Cotton Bowl was akin to drunken, relapse sex with your ex. Sloppy. Ugly. Guilty. But yet, in the end somehow satisfying. A combined 29 points. Eight turnovers. Key plays made by two different No. 12s for the…
Just like that, 3-2 doesn’t look so bad. Bye not playing yesterday, the Dallas Cowboys got better. Head coach Wade Phillips got smarter. Tony Romo became more accurate. Their standing in the NFC greatly improved. Because while you were at the State Fair or sleeping off your Texas-OU hangover or enjoying…
By 8 a.m. Saturday Oklahoma had pumped its trucks and minivans into Texas to clog Interstate 35 worse than a fat man’s aorta. A normally 40-minute drive to Fair Park took well over two hours. It was a fine time to contemplate the tenacity of plant life on the highway’s…
That’s the question answered by this briefing that’s been prepared for the city council’s Economic Development Committee on Tuesday morning. The short answer: The 2010 NBA All-Star Game is expected to generate about $2.49 million in tax revenue for the city. But keep in mind, should the council give its…
What Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wants, he usually gets. (Other than, obviously, a playoff win over the last 13 years.) And what Jerry has his eye on – long-term – is Texas-OU. The game – tomorrow’s kickoff is a ridiulously early 11 a.m. – is married to Dallas and the Cotton…
I see the Texas Rangers can’t afford to refund True Believers’ playoff-ticket money till November at best — klassy! But good news, Rangers fans: Reuters reports today that the three parties interested in taking the team off Tom Hicks’s debt-heavy hands are due to meet with management as soon as…
Dear Oklahoma, I am indeed a bitch. Sincerely, Karma Last year the Oklahoma Sooners were whipped by the Texas Longhorns in their annual mid-October showdown in the Cotton Bowl. Both teams lost one game all season, yet somehow – inexplicably – it was Oklahoma, through a discombobulated national computer ranking,…
Every once in a while – not too often, I readily admit – when I smell shit it actually turns out to be shit. On Tuesday I labeled this Fox/Burger King collaboration the dumbest video in the history of ever. Don’t look now, but Fox/Burger King agree. In the form…
I’ve called him Stumbledoofus. I’ve labeled him Dead Man Coaching. I’ve questioned his moves, his non-moves, his dumpy demeanor and his illogical explanations for everything in between. But I am not calling for Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips to be fired before sundown. That will happen soon enough: As…
Dear Oklahoma, I am indeed a bitch. Sincerely, Karma Last year the Oklahoma Sooners were whipped by the Texas Longhorns in their annual mid-October showdown in the Cotton Bowl. Both teams lost one game all season, yet somehow—inexplicably—it was Oklahoma, through a discombobulated national computer ranking, that was awarded the…
