Caitlin Clark’s first game as a pro’ went like her last games as a collegian. Disregard the age of the opponent, she’s the best player on the floor, in a … Click to Continue »
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The point of instant replay is to catch what the human eye just missed, but there is no point to this safety net if the person watching it in super, … Click to Continue »
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Brad Sham has visited Israel four times and prioritizes his Jewish faith, but these realities do not make him blind to the areas of fault over the crisis in the … Click to Continue »
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Jerry has finally found something that he can’t sell, spin, or market. Unless you are related to him, no one is buying this latest move. The standard optimism and curiosity … Click to Continu...
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By 2030, we may all look back at TCU’s run to the 2022 national title game as one of college sports’ greatest achievements of this century. Because the system continually … Click to Continu...
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It may be a coincidence that the Dallas Cowboys pre-NFL Draft press conference in Tuesday lasted the perfect length for six minutes of commercials to fit a one hour window … Click to Continue �...
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They waited for an entire year to prove to everyone they are worthy. No, we are not talking about the Dallas Cowboys. We are discussing the local hockey team. A … Click to Continue »
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When it comes to sportscasters and analysts in Dallas-Fort Worth, Brian Dameris may not be a household name but he did drop the single greatest rant in the history of … Click to Continue »
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When the Saudis started to pour money into tennis, golf, wrestling and other “events,” it was done specifically to move away from oil, which people in the car business watch … Click to Cont...
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The next time you attend a Major League Baseball game and hear a sound that sounds like a clap, the better chance is that it’s the pitcher on the mound … Click to Continue »
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Fans who want to watch Caitlin Clark make her WNBA debut in Arlington, Texas, may be a bit miffed to learn they can’t buy tickets. On Monday night, the Indiana … Click to Continue »
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As Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day the current percentage of its rosters that features Black players creeps closer to the same figure when Jackie broke baseball’s color bar...
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There was a day when the thought of a “forener” winning the NBA’s MVP award was just as absurd as the best player in Major League Baseball is from Japan … Click to Continue »
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Unlike O.J. Simpson, the pending funeral service for NASCAR has been widely exaggerated. (Sorry, but who can resist?) NASCAR ain’t dead, but the most popular auto racing league in America … C...
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By now it should not surprise us that the NFL is playing a regular season football game on a Friday night in Brazil. By now it should not surprise us … Click to Continue »
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With the college basketball season over, now we can turn our attention to the games that really matter: Conference realignment, and the exact time of the ACC’s implosion. As much … Click to C...
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When the local Walmart was sold out of its “Solar Eclipse” glasses at 8 a.m. on the day of the momentous event, it was the surest sign we had made … Click to Continue »
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Jason Kidd probably wouldn’t do it in public, but he more than earned his right to extend a certain middle finger to a lot of us. For those in the … Click to Continue »
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The biggest name for the NCAA’s Final Four men’s basketball tournament is an 80-year-old man with fantastic hair. “You need help,” Bill Raftery said. The loooooooong time basketball color...
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Ron Kirk knew going in what the lifespan would be for a replacement for Reunion Arena. “Thirty years,” he said. Kirk was the foremost political figure to lead the American … Click to Contin...
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The invisible line for professional sports was drawn on Aug. 24, 1989, when the remaining innocence to it all was buried, and the reality of our “heroes” was exposed. That … Click to Contin...
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Houston leaving the American Athletic Conference to win the Big 12 in its first season is one of those accomplishments that should not happen. No Group of 5 that goes … Click to Continue »
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The right path here is to ignore the quarter-sized zit on the super model’s face; how does one look away? Late Thursday afternoon and into the evening, the Texas Rangers … Click to Continue �...
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Other than some decorations, and eating options, nothing has really changed about Globe Life Mall, but the place feels different. There exists an unmistakable vibe here now that didn’t previous...
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Shaka Smart was never a bad coach, but he was at the wrong job. Some coaches are better fits for certain jobs, and Texas never fit Smart. How he wound … Click to Continue »
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He presides over the richest franchise in sports, and Jerry Jones is asking his team to do “more with less.” How very corporate of the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, … Click to Continue »
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For those of you hoping/expecting/praying that a 2023 World Series title would change the status of your ability to watch Texas Rangers’ games on your television here in 2024, not … Click to ...
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If Jamie Dixon left TCU today he can confidently say he left the program in much better shape than when he arrived. He took over the worst job in major … Click to Continue »
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The Texas Rangers could finish 0-162 this season, and not a single fan would complain, whine or call for a person’s head. Complaining, blaming and finger-pointing is for 2025. All … Click to ...
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Chuck O’ Bannon is 25, but he speaks with the candor of someone who is closer to 75. The man his TCU teammates call “old head,” or “Uncle Chuck” is … Click to Continue »
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