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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

Couple Finds Scarce Ass to Kick(box)new

Kornelija Numic and Doyle Gayler are kickboxing champions who rarely kickbox, because their sport is dying. Now they spend much of their days locking up criminals and investigating crime scenes.
Dallas Observer  |  Eric Celeste  |  10-22-2004  |  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

Takahiro Omori's Pursuit of Bass Fishing in Americanew

Takahiro Omori, who won the Super Bowl of bass fishing this year, came to the U.S. to pursue his dream against his father's wishes.
Dallas Observer  |  Paul Kix  |  09-24-2004  |  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

Jokes for Jesus: Christian Comedians Can Be Funnynew

At its best, Christian comedy is clean comedy. It's secular, socially progressive, have-you-ever-noticed comedy. The sort of comedy Bill Cosby would do.
Dallas Observer  |  Paul Kix  |  09-07-2004  |  Performance

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

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