AAC Says, “Scoreboard!”

Friend of the show Danny Bollinger, the Mavs man responsible for yesterday’s photo of Jason “Dorf” Terry in the team’s alternate unis, also brings us a significantly more high-def look at the American Airlines Center’s new scoreboards than our earlier sneak peek. And if this doesn’t do it for you,…

The Mavs, Once More in Bright Royal Blue

While I finish up an item from this morning’s edutainment event out at Cowboys Stadium, feast your eyes on the new Dallas Mavericks alternate uni, debuted this morning at a press conference (though the color choice dates back to Jason Kidd’s first go-round). Says owner Mark Cuban, “Our fans have…

How I Spent My Saturday: Piggin’ Out on Food and Fightin’

Since I’m technically on vacation, allow me to make this short and sweet, and visual. First, I spent my afternoon watching college football and, you guessed it, eating some cooked pig. Yes, that’s a Coors Light can in its mouth and, yes, the guy who prepared the pig (the secret,…

Giants 33, Cowboys 31: My Top 10 Observations

10. Lots to like about Cowboys Stadium tonight. Blue star finally on the field. Ring of Honor unveiled. Rhythm & Blues dancers – in Jetsons-like silver space outfits – dancing on podium poles high above the highest level. But apparently the pre-game guest wasn’t among among the highlights. Former prez…

Jerry Jones: I Wanted the New York Giants!

Turns out Brandon Jacobs was right. Maybe the Dallas Cowboys should’ve picked the Detroit Lions for their nationally televised lid-lifter Sunday night at Cowboys Stadium. But certainly, according to Jerry Jones, they could’ve. Instead, Jones admitted to Newy Scruggs and I minutes ago on 105.3 The Fan that he did indeed pinpoint the…

Meanwhile, Today at Cowboys Stadium …

Speaking of Cowboys Stadium …In case you missed Today today, here’s Matt Lauer’s interview with Jerry Jones, who talks about what Lauer refers to as his “crowning achievement.” After the jump, Lauer’s tour of the joint with Emmitt Smith, who’s, like, “Wow.”Update: And, while we’re at it, also after the…

Pssst, Need a Job? How About a Sports Job?!

Times are tough. Jobs are scarce, money’s tight and our sports teams haven’t lifted a championship trophy since 1999. We temporarily interrupt this recession depression for some good news, wrapped in an employment opportunity. The NBA’s new Frisco Developmental League (D-League) franchise is holding a job fair this afternoon Noon-2 p.m. at…

Boxing’s Worst Nightmare Comes to Dallas

Okay, I’m sucked in. Not to the point of eating Creatine cupcakes, stocking my closet with Affliction T-shirts and putting Newy Scruggs in an arm bar, but I’m intrigued enough by the sport of Mixed Martial Arts that I’m journeying to American Airlines Center Saturday night for UFC 103. I know…

Without T.O., the Cowboys’ pass offense opens with plenty of TDs

Terrell who? After last year’s season opener, the Dallas Cowboys were 1-0, coming off a road win at Cleveland and defending their egomaniacal receiver, Terrell Owens, who had drawn a fine from the NFL for his track star touchdown celebration. After this year’s opener the Cowboys are 1-0, coming off…

This Just In: Hockey is – Surprisingly – Still Alive

Coulda swore the National Hockey League never returned from its 2005 lockout. No, wait, don’t I sorta remember a hip little hiccup back in 2008? Honestly, they tell me there will be a Dallas Stars game down at American Airlines Center tonight. Marc Crawford is the new coach. Brenden Morrow is…

What’s Next, Kevin Millwood on Waivers?

Buddy of mine took his 9-year-old to the Rangers game Monday night in Arlington. Kid, not surprisingly, wanted some ice cream. In one of those cool, plastic Rangers helmet cups. One problem: “They didn’t have any Rangers helmet cups,” my buddy tells me. “They had run out. They told us…

Sorry Rangers Fans, You Don’t Deserve the Playoffs

I raised the white flag a while back. Apparently you guys finally gave up, um, last night. With the Texas Rangers in the middle of a pennant race for only the fourth time in their 37-year history and Cy Young candidate Scott Feldman pitching against a very beatable opponent, an announced crowd of…

The Resurrection of God, er, Tom Landry

This may be the craziest, saddest, best, coolest photo I’ve ever seen posted. The good news: Tom Landry’s statue is being re-erected today in front of Gate A at Cowboys Stadium. The bad news: Kinda creeps me out that it reminds me of …..

T.O. = Thoroughly Overrated

Week 1 receiving stats: Terrell Owens, Buffalo Bills – 2 catches, 46 yards, 0 touchdowns. Loss. Miles Austin, Roy Williams, Patrick Crayton, Dallas Cowboys – 8 catches, 263 yards, 3 touchdowns. Win. My reaction? …..

NFL Quarterback Rankings: Week 1

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…

Rangers 7-0, Mariners 2-5

Uh-oh, another faceplant by Derek Holland. After a doubleheader split the Rangers trail Boston by 4 in the Wild Card and Anaheim by 6 in the West with 20 games remaining. If the Red Sox (who swept a doubleheader) and Angels (who never ever never lose) maintain their .600 paces they’ll each go…

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Greatest Shot in the History of Tennis

Not really a local, Dallas-y angle here. Other than the fact that I know you guys appreciate sports greatness when you see it. And since this moment happened in the U.S. Open tennis semifinals while y’all were probably still high-fiving Cowboys 34, Bucs 21, perhaps you didn’t see it…

Wowboys 34, Yuckaneers 21: My Top 10 Observations

10. I admit, I had doubts when the Cowboys drafted a kicker in the 5th round back in April. But after one game and three touchbacks by kickoff specialist David Buehler, it looks genius. 9. Dear Raheem Morris: You are not a player. Please stay off the field. 8. Combining…

Texas Rangers: The Hits Keep a Comin’

I have no idea who or what Omega El Fuerte is. But if it’s good enough for Texas Rangers’ fireballin’ phenom Neftali Feliz, it’s good enough for me. When the ridiculous rookie enters a game over the weekend in a crucial series against the Seattle Mariners, he’ll be serenaded by…

How ‘Bout Them Cowboys Tickets?

Even if you’ve never heard of the Fan Cost Index, the name is pretty self-explanatory: It’s what a family of four could expect to spend at a sporting event, simple as that. Factored into the costs, per Team Marketing Index’s arguable equation: the price of two adult average price tickets,…

Your Dallas Cowboys: Super Bowl or … 7-9?

By now we’ve come to expect it from Dallas Cowboys’ larger-than-life owner Jerry Jones. The man does everything grande: Signings. Stadiums. Expectations. The works. He is, after all, Jumbo Jerry. So last week when he says “I have a hope and feel” that the Cowboys are good enough to win a Super…