AltWeeklies Wire
Rangers' GM Hart Gets Little Lovenew
Rangers fans and the local sports media blame John Hart for screwing things up and blame him for not doing anything. Illogical though it is, he's labeled both culpable and irrelevant.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
03-21-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Avery Johnson Will Make a FIne Coach Somedaynew
Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Del Harris comments on what it would be like if the God-fearing Avery Johnson became interim head coach. For one thing, he'd never get tossed out of a game for cursing.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
01-31-2005 |
Sports
Unfavorite Son Goes From Starter to Afterthoughtnew
Mavericks rookie guard Devin Harris learns that losing head coach Don Nelson's favor is easier than regaining it.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
12-27-2004 |
Sports
Incomparable Running Back Julius Jones Earns Ravesnew
In the few weeks since he's returned to the Dallas Cowboys after an injury, Julius Jones has demonstrated that he's the team's hope for this season and the next.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
12-20-2004 |
Sports
Parcells Cradles Delusions As Cowboys' Season Sinksnew
After a good stretch of summer-like, carefree fun in Dallas -- during which the sun shined brightly on both Parcells and the Cowboys and next to nothing went wrong -- it's gotten a bit chilly out at Valley Ranch. The leaves, it appears, are browning.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
11-19-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Dallas Mavericks Try to Build a Winning Team from Scratchnew
The Dallas Mavericks is promoting itself as a new team that since last season has become more cohesive, deeper, tougher and better defensively. This is the image they're selling. Anyone buying?
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
11-02-2004 |
Sports
Zero Gravity Seekers Boldly Go Where Many Have Ralphed Beforenew
A private company called Zero-G offers the public the newest extreme sport. For $3,000, it will take you up past 30,000 feet in a converted Boeing 727-200 to experience weightlessness.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
10-05-2004 |
Sports
Tough Love: Can Julius Jones Win a Place in Parcells' Heart?new
The type of guys the Cowboys coach likes are smart and determined and, above all, tough. They have to be willing to let Bill Parcells hit them in the back of the head with a frying pan, and then listen to him criticize them for not absorbing the blow properly.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
09-07-2004 |
Sports
Second Verse Sounds the Same as the First for Parcells' Cowboysnew
Dallas Cowboys Coach Bill Parcells tells reporters he has some areas of concerns. And why not? If the sky is constantly falling, and if you can keep it from clocking any of your guys on the head, then everyone will proclaim you a genius.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
08-30-2004 |
Sports
Goodbye, Godboy: Cowboys Cut Their Pious Quarterbacknew
For the past few years, Quincy Carter has made nary an utterance without reference to the Almighty. Then he gets cut from the Cowboys for failing a drug test. There's nothing wrong with being a degenerate -- it's the façade that rankles.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
08-16-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness