AltWeeklies Wire
Bye-Bye Baboonnew
At last dispatching their 800-pound gorilla, the Mavs will soon be the NBA's big banana.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
05-30-2006 |
Sports
Mocking the Draftnew
Don't look now, but the NFL Draft is sports' biggest waste of time.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
05-01-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Heaven Help Usnew
When watching sports, is God a passive observer or a meddler?
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
04-18-2006 |
Sports
The Curse of Suckingnew
Is this the year the Texas Rangers finally win? Nah.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
04-03-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Eyes Wide Shutnew
Blinded by desperation, the Dallas Cowboys refuse to see T.O. as B.S.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
03-28-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Bill Parcells' Guysnew
Can has-beens from a coach's glory years change the Dallas Cowboys from mediocrities to monsters?
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
08-29-2005 |
Sports
The Year of El Gatonew
FC Dallas' Mario Torres (nicknamed El Gato) carries the hopes of Latino soccer fans. But is he the future -- or just a cynical marketing ploy?
Dallas Observer |
Rick Kennedy |
07-18-2005 |
Sports
Boxing Magicnew
A former firefighter quit his job and turned his garage into a boxing gym to make the wildest and least disciplined kids in Dallas into boxing champions. But the gym is falling on hard times.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
07-11-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Sport of Watching Men Beat Each Other Bloodynew
Pottery-selling Satan worshipers and chino salesmen meet for fun and pain in the world of extreme championship wrestling.
Dallas Observer |
Zac Crain |
05-16-2005 |
Sports
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
Brazilian Bull-Riding Champion Make a Buck the Hard Waynew
Brazilian-born Adriano Moraes, at 34, is one of the greatest riders ever to straddle a bull's back.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
02-15-2005 |
Sports
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
