You could head out to Arlington this weekend to watch the dreadful Rangers take on the equally horrible Houston Astros in a laughable battle for something called the Silver Boot. Ya know, cheer our “hero” Sammy Sosa, who smacked all except 587 of his 600 homers in uniforms other than…
Juan Gonzalez was on steroids when he was in Texas in 2002? No! Say it ain’t so, Joe! Ahem. Eleven days ago, Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks went on KTVT-Channel 11 and said Juan Gonzalez used steroids during his tenure with the team. Actually this is precisely what he said:…
In our in-box this a.m.: TO: ALL MEDIA OUTLETS FROM: TEXAS RANGERS COMMUNICATIONS SUBJECT: HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCEMENT — TODAY The Texas Rangers Baseball Club will announce their 2007 Hall of Fame Class TODAY, June 21, at noon in the media interview room. All local media are invited to attend…
One of Dallas’ quarterbacks holds purses, the other holds records. One was temporarily linked to Jessica Simpson, the other eternally linked to the Milwaukee Mustangs. One makes $1,500,000, the other $100,000. Though they both toiled at small colleges before ascending to prominent positions on our local football teams, Tony Romo…
Jon Daniels and Tom Hicks: a match made somewhere just south of baseball heaven In extending general manager Jon Daniels’ contract through the 2009 season, Your Texas Rangers finally have something they haven’t had this millennium — a plan. Didn’t say it was a good plan, but it’s a plan…
With all proper credit to Uwe Blog and 100% Injury Rate, we now present the greatest Dirk Nowitzki video ever. We only wish we knew what it meant. Then again, we’re not high. But it’s still early yet. –Robert Wilonsky…
Your Texas Rangers have the worst record in the majors: 26 wins and 43 losses. So of course owner Tom Hicks would give general manager Jon Daniels a contract extension through the 2009 season; only makes sense, when you think about it. And if you’re in the mood to ask…
http://www.myspace.com/bigdickhunter Metal Skool poses Friday night with fans Tony Romo, Big Dick Hunter and Hal Sparks. The Cowboys haytuhs’ version: Tony Romo is staining his and his team’s image by associating with a vulgar rock band that makes on-stage jokes about incest, pedophilia, devil worship and the quarterback of America’s…
Quite the Father’s Day. Tiger Woods, all mondo buffed (how long till the steroid whispers arise?), gets bested by Angel (ahn-HELL) Cabrera, a pudgy, chain-smoking Argentine known as “The Duck.” The Texas Rangers actually win a series, when supposed ace Kevin Millwood wins his first start in two months. And…
The perfect Father’s Day gift for the lazy, rich man in your life LeBron James got fatherhood, siring the royally named Bryce Maximus James between Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals. But he also got the shaft, having to play alongside hapless Cavaliers teammates that never ever threatened…
Ray Johnston, left, is still good pals with Dallas Mavs general manager Donnie Nelson, center. There’s no reason for you to know the name Ray Johnston; he was a former Dallas Maverick, yes, but only a summer-leaguer. He was, not so long ago, just a 25-year-old loan officer with season…
So, Tony Romo wants a new contract. And he predicts the Dallas Cowboys have “a shot at winning the whole thing” this year, meaning, of course, the Super Bowl. And rumors are flying that he and Carrie Underwood are about to get engaged. And some dude made this lavish tribute…
Apparently a few-years-old rape charge, a slew of 50-point games in a .500 season and a number change are worth more than an MVP title. But don’t take it from me. Just ask the millions of NBA fans worldwide who this season made Kobe Bryant’s No. 24 jersey the league’s…
Your taxes. Your spouse. Your diet. Your résumé. Your handicap. Your death? Chances are you’ve cheated on one of them. If not, how about the time you scurried across the street instead of using the crosswalk? That day you sneaked 12 items through the 10-or-fewer grocery line? The iPod music…
Herb Adderley’s in the Hall of Fame. He’s a Super Bowl champ several times over. And he wants nothing to do with the NFL, ever. Back in February, we mentioned how Herb Adderley — Pro Football Hall of Famer as a Green Bay Packer and former cornerback for Tom Landry’s…
As Richie’s out on vacation this week, I thought this would be as good a time as any to forward you baseball fans — who aren’t to be confused with Texas Rangers fans — to Lone Star Ball, which I began reading only a few days back, hoping to find…
Tom Hicks — beloved on two continents. Seems the Union of European Football Associations spokesman William Gaillard said yesterday that the Tom Hicks-co-owned Liverpool football club has some pretty shite fans — something to do with their forging ducats to the team’s face-off against AC Milan in the Champions League…
Given that the Mavs are paying Michael Finley $35 mil over the next two years, we’re gonna have to root for him come Finals time. If not Dirk, then who? As in, what player with strong Mavericks ties most deserves an NBA championship? Michael Finley, that’s who. You remember him,…
On the front page of this morning’s New York Times is a piece about how “clinical depression among retired National Football League players is strongly correlated with the number of concussions they sustained.” The story’s based on a study conducted by the University of North Carolina’s Center for the Study…
You know how you know you suck? Your legacy is way worse than the guy who fired Tom Landry. I tried to help Dallas Mayor Laura Miller. No, really. Tried to give her a platform to express her personal regret/jubilation/defiance/pulse over Super Bowl XLV being played in Arlington. Made an…
The worst day ever in Texas Rangers history. Ever. Maybe it’s his cousin’s sister’s friend, or something. Maybe his wife, Cynthia, knows all about it. Maybe it’s harmless, innocent. Or just maybe — like some of us have long been saying — Alex Rodriguez is far from the Boy Scout…
Yup — that’s what it’s going to say in Sunday’s New York Times, specifically its PLAY sports magazine. In the June 3 issue, Joe Nocera reports that Wall Street money man Bill Hambrecht and Google executive Tim Armstrong are launching a professional football league to compete with the NFL –…
