Till I can find a better version of the NBA’s “Where Amazing Happens” ad featuring Dirk Nowitzki, which debuted last night during the NBA All-Star Game, this shot-off-a-TV version will have to do. One significant note: It’s the first player-produced ad — which is why Dirk told the Fort Worth…
NBA.com Keith Van Horn, now more useful than ever All this dramatic transaction has been missing is Howie Mandel, 25 suitcases and a stage full of models. But now — maybe, just maybe — it’s over. With the NBA’s league office pondering the Mavericks’ reconfigured trade for Jason Kidd at…
Waytago, Stack. Waytago. The deeper we look into the Jason Kidd trade, the more obvious it is that the Mavericks screwed it up. Big time. First, Dallas apparently didn’t take time to make sure Devean George would be cool with being dealt to New Jersey — or anywhere else, for…
Randy Couture, which is also the name for our line of crotchless panties So far, Mark Cuban’s HDNet Fights has been a bit player in the burgeoning Mixed Martial Arts game, but that may be changing. This week HDNet filed suit in Dallas district court seeking to get MMA star…
Last night, the NBA announced that Dirk Nowitzki will replace Kobe Bryant in the Three-Point Shootout, which takes place at 7 p.m. on TNT tomorrow in New Orleans. On Sunday, of course, Nowitzki will be playing in the All-Star Game with Bryant, who’s yet to get an exemption from the…
NBA.com Or, maybe Mark Cuban knew Devean George would block the Jason Kidd trade, thus making it look like Cuban was willing to make a move he didn’t really want to make in the first place? The Mavs’ trade for Jason Kidd isn’t dead yet, but it’s severely wounded. I’d…
“If I’m the bad guy …” So began Devean George last night on TXA-21, following the Dallas Mavericks’ win over Portland, concerning his killing the Jason Kidd trade that was all but a done deal by late yesterday afternoon. Someone has posted to the YouTube the entirety of George’s interview…
How’s this for a daunting job description? • Lure successful, high-profile head coaches to a small, private university that has minimized sports for 20 years. • Nurture revenues and raise funds all by your lonesome, while simultaneously trimming fat from a $7 million operating deficit. • Reincarnate a moribund athletic…
Best part of the Jason Kidd trade: his girlfriend, Hope Dworaczyk I’ll have more details on the Jason Kidd trade come morning — and, says the latest version of the ESPN report, Jerry Stackhouse “ain’t going nowhere” –but for now, here’s why I hate it. Granted, your chances for an…
Mavs owner Mark Cuban has, in recent days, vehemently poo-poo’d the idea of bringing Jason Kidd back to Dallas from the New Jersey Nets. But former Dallas Morning News’er Marc Stein, now at ESPN, brings word that the deal’s back on — and damned near done. Wrote Stein moments ago:…
Eric Dickerson’s mentioned somewhere in this item, and in a nice way. Hard to top last week, when we said goodbye to two assholes (Bill Belichick and Bobby Knight) and hello to a hero (Nolan Ryan). Today, however, could be just as delicious as sports climbs atop Capitol Hill. NFL…
No, I still don’t think the Mavericks should trade for Jason Kidd. But another couple upchuck performances like the last two nights, and even Mark Cuban will get antsy. While you digest these hideous numbers, keep calmly repeating to yourself, It’s only February … It’s only February … It’s only…
Dallas-based HKS Inc., almost as popular in England as Tom Hicks This is how much they hate Tom Hicks in the U.K.: Friday’s collapse of a section of new seats at Texas Christian University’s Amon Carter Stadium is making news in England this morning because the Dallas-based company responsible for…
This is how stale our Dallas Mavericks are to the rest of America: During last Sunday’s nationally televised showdown against the Detroit Pistons, ABC’s halftime feature—New Orleans native Avery Johnson talking about Hurricane Katrina—was a year-old interview about a two-year-old topic. And this is how stale our Mavericks are to…
One thing I learned from the just-concluded media conference introducing Nolan Ryan as the Texas Rangers’ new president: The Hall of Fame pitcher has “premium meat.” That’s what owner Tom Hicks said when asked how the hiring of Ryan would directly translate into wins — Ryan’s a winner, a good…
On February 6, 2007, Tom Hicks and George Gillett bought Liverpool FC — and damned near ever since, them boys have been up to their arses in controversy over in the U.K. The Daily Mail celebrates, if that’s the right word, the one-year anniversary with a surprisingly calm and thoughtful…
After hemming and hawing last week about the chance to become the president of Your Texas Rangers, Nolan Ryan has accepted the gig, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram moments ago. Last week, the Hall of Famer met with Rangers officials to discuss the possibility of his replacing Jeff Cogen,…
Arkansas’ Darren McFadden If you trust the rumors, former Arkansas running back Darren McFadden will wind up here permanently as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. But for now, the two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up is merely in the area training for the upcoming NFL Scouting Combine. Projected as the best…
Nick Fazekas, during one of his five minutes of playing time with Your Dallas Mavericks Consider this your biannual Nick Fazekas update. Mere moments ago, the Mavericks’ second-round draft pick was named an All-Star — a D-League All-Star, sure, but still. The 6-11 Fazekas, drafted 34th overall by Dallas last…
Nuh-unh. Say it ain’t so, Juan. Really, a comeback? That’s what it says here: The most storied and sorry slugger in Texas Rangers history is aiming to make it back to the bigs, this time with the St. Louis Cardinals, who are apparently out of live bodies. Reports the St…
New York Giants Two things come to mind after watching one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history: It’s satisfying that Bill Belicheat and the Patriots can put a sock in their undefeated, best-ever bravado. And didja catch the head coach’s chicken shit escape with two seconds remaining? What…
Maybe we should just use this season to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this storied Rangers team. Maybe it’s just me, but shouldn’t Your Texas Rangers at least be faking like they give a damn about the upcoming season? Using last year’s “You Could Use Some Baseball” slogan again this…
