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Tough Love: Can Julius Jones Win a Place in Parcells' Heart?

Dallas Observer | September 7, 2004

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.

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Tags: California, Oxnard, rookie, running back, training camp, sports & fitness

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You might think that it was one of those thorny ethical conflicts. How would the Dallas Observer behave when its tough-talking former city columnist became mayor? Would we join her team? Be her pals? Suck up? Or would we keep...

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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

Tags: Is, of, injured, surgery, reserve, because, cuff, Don, his, list, Nelson, rotator

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

Tags: NBA, basketball, Mavs, Nellie

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Dallas Mavericks Win NBA Finalsnew

Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks beat LeBron James and the Miami Heat in Game 6 to win the 2011 NBA Championship.

Dallas Observer | Richie Whitt | 06-13-2011 | Sports

Tags: Dwyane Wade, Mark Cuban, Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, NBA Finals, Rick Carlisle

Missingnew

Lisa Stone turned to Facebook to reunite with her high school girlfriends; they turned to Facebook to solve the mystery of her disappearance.

Dallas Observer | Andrea Grimes | 11-04-2010 | Tech

Tags: Facebook, Lisa Stone

Too Much of a Bad Thing: The Internet Lures Kids into Porn Addictionnew

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, viewed as the bible among shrinks, doesn't recognize pornography addiction as an official disorder, although scientists in recent years have become more vocal about the notion.

Dallas Observer | Paul Knight | 02-22-2010 | Tech

Tags: ADAPT Counseling, pornography addiction, Internet, porn

Roger the Dodger Gets Called Back to Lead One More Super Bowl Drivenew

Super Bowl XLV comes to Arlington, Texas in 415 days (February 6, 2011), and Roger Staubach, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, just happens to be the chairman of the host committee, the familiar, flawless face of our monumental moment.

Dallas Observer | Richie Whitt | 12-21-2009 | Sports

Tags: Roger Staubach, Super Bowl XLV, football, Dallas Cowboys

What Will We Remember as the Biggest Dallas Fort-Worth Music Stories of the Year?new

Chris Flemmons has been running a South by Southwest showcase for Denton artists called North by 35, the college town's best punk bands step out into the limelight, and a fresh-faced rapper named Dorrough all highlight DFW's 2009 Music Scene.

Dallas Observer | Pete Freedman | 12-21-2009 | Commentary

Tags: Chris Flemmons, Dorrough, NX35, hip-hop, punk, best of, 2009

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