10. Backup quarterback Jon Kitna didn’t practice for a second consecutive day on Tuesday because of a sore back yesterday. Move along, nothing to see here. (Fingers crossed.) 9. Owner Jerry Jones thinks running back Felix Jones is the key to the season: “If he’s real good, we’ll be real…
I appreciate what the Rangers are trying to do with the announcement of a Shannon Stone statue at the Ballpark in Arlington. By all accounts he was a great guy and a good dad and loyal firefighter who simply made a questionable decision that turned fateful on July 7. I…
10. Eerie. On July 19 the red-hot Rangers went into Anaheim with a 4-game lead and — with Alexi Ogando on the mound — got back-to-back homers (from Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre) in a series-opening rout. And on August 15 the red-hot Rangers went into Anaheim with a 4-game…
The July 7 death of Shannon Stone at the Ballpark in Arlington continues to impact the Texas Rangers, who moments ago announced that a statue will be commissioned by the ball club to pay homage to the 39-year-old Brownwood firefighter. According to the release from club spokesman John Blake, the…
We know one of these days in the next two weeks Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is going to call a press conference at which he’ll announce his intent to induct former receiver Drew Pearson into the team’s Ring of Honor. Good. Not a more deserving candidate. But … not so fast?…
Like a lot of Aggie traditions, how is their nonsensical, yet sacred War Hymn going to sound in the SEC? Good bye to Texas University; So long to the orange and white Imagine the curious looks in Florida’s Swamp when the Aggies, trailing 42-7 in the third quarter, start singing about about…
We know the Rangers are better than the crappy Mariners and A’s. Now can they put away the AL West’s second-best team, the Angels? Fresh off a sweep in Oakland that improved them to 19-7 against the division’s two cellar-dwellers, the Rangers tonight can begin winning the West. But, come to…
Whether you’ve reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Just stop it with the calls for Stephen McGee to get more playing time, or even be elevated to No. 2. Watch the game. He’s horrible. He can overcome sloppy footwork,…
10. When could you tell it was preseason? Late in the first half Broncos’ quarterback Tim Tebow scrambled across field, broke two tackles and eventually threw a pass down to Dallas’ 5. However, there were three — count ’em three — penalties on Denver. On the play safety Danny McCray injured his…
The grand ol’ Southwest Conference lived to be 80. The Big 12 Conference may die a teenager.Only 17 and just a year removed from turmoil that left it with just 10 teams but supposedly unity and cohesion, the conference is again this morning reeling with the news that Texas A&M…
Yes, thanks for asking, I am indeed ready for some football. And tonight we’ll all get a smidge, in the form of Cowboys-Broncos in Arlington at 7:30. Jason Garrett said he plans to play his starters a series, or about 8 to 12 plays. Same with the Broncos and their new…
Not saying by any means that it was an easy or routine play. As Rangers’ manager Ron Washington said, the ball was “smoked.” But it’s a ball that third baseman Michael Young could’ve stopped, right?When Young did the ole on Casper Wells’ hot shot in the 7th inning Wednesday night,…
Before Dez Bryant was number 88, there was Michael Irvin. Before Irvin, there was Drew Pearson. And before Pearson, there was an incomplete, insufficient Cowboys Ring of Honor. Not anymore. Owner Jerry Jones has a history of eventually righting his wrongs, and he’ll do it again when he belatedly inducts…
Yes, in fact, Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo did drop the P-word Tuesday during an exclusive interview on 105.3 The Fan. But not to worry, it was the one that rhymed not with wussy, but rather kiss. During training camp Romo was refreshingly a non-story. Collar bone healed, his throwing motion was…
Took the boy to the ballpark last night, where, Chuck Morgan told us, we were joined by a little more than 25,000 others — not bad for a 193-degree start-timer against the lowly Mariners, but not great either. Not now, not this late in a season more thrilling than last…
The Cowboys had exactly 10 practices in pads in San Antonio. In this weird, truncated preseason of NFL football, that makes a training camp. After a walkthrough this morning at The Alamodome, Dallas headed north and will tomorrow night begin its four-game exhibition season against the Broncos in Arlington. Ready…
Driving back from San Antonio last night I was re-introduced to the Rangers. Hello, drama! After overcoming deficits of 7-2 and 3-0 in the 8th inning in wins over the Indians last weekend, the Rangers — thanks to a bad, postpartum outing by Alexi Ogando — spotted the lowly Mariners…
Total attendance at camp will soar over 90,000 after this afternoon’s final open-to-the-public practice. The Cowboys have issued 279 media credentials for camp and on Monday Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings attended practice. The Cowboys’ contract with the City of San Antonio is up after camp but I see no reason they…
I listen to something from this recording of Merle Haggard at the Longhorn Ballroom back in 1982, oh, probably once a week; never do get tired of “Mama Tried” or “Tulare Dust.” And I still have that whole series of “That’s the Way Baseball Go” T-shirts dating back to the…
veteran Montrae Holland won’t be the answer at right guard in 2011, the Cowboys have begun re-working their offensive line as training camp ends here in San Antonio after this afternoon’s final padded practice at The Alamodome. Yesterday the Cowboys switched veteran Kyle Kosier and rookie 4th-round draft pick David…
It wasn’t exactly football, but it was close. Sunday’s Blue-White scrimmage featured a couple of decent hits and some tackling to the ground. For the most part it was 75-percent speed, a juicy appetizer for Thursday’s Cowboys-Broncos pre-season opener 9. By my very unscientific and sorta distracted stat-keeping, Tony Romo…
We began talking at 11:55 Thursday night and wrapped up some time after 1 Friday morning. But, what else did he have to do? “I’m just drivin’,” he said, “somewhere on I-45, a little closer to Dallas than Houston at this point, I believe.” He didn’t even think of flying…
