Whitt's End: 4.12.13How do you deteriorate into an 8-8 franchise that annually struggles to maintain a deep, competitive roster? By drafting like the Dallas Cowboys did in a four-year span from ’06-’09.
Louisville 82, Michigan 76: My Top 10 CBS ContemplationsHere’s hoping next year’s title game is half as good as the one Monday night when the Final Four comes to Cowboys Stadium in 363 days.
The 10 Very Most Dumbest Rules In SportsLook, I love tennis. To watch and to play. But a system in which zero is Love and the points in a game are counted by 15, 30 and then 40 and then "deuce" is just insane.
Whitt’s End: 4.5.12Etched on the Mavs’ 2013 tombstone: Here lies a team that couldn’t grab a defensive rebound, and continually lost one-possession games by giving the ball to anyone not named Dirk Nowitzki.
'Terrible Tuesday' For DFW SportsThe day the Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers each absorbed excruciating losses will forever be remembered in Dallas-Fort Worth sports as Terrible Tuesday.
Protecting Tony RomoYou may have to squint to see it, but the Cowboys’ quarterback isn’t near as bad as you think
Whitt's End: 3.29.13I still think Nolan Ryan is going to remain with the Rangers. But if he’s not in Houston for Sunday’s season opener against the AL West Astros I’ll be worried. And so should you.
Mavs’ Basketball > U.S. Soccer. But You Already Knew That. Right?So I’m watching the most important, exhilarating, satisfying game of the Mavericks’ season last night when my Twitter is suddenly bombarded with … soccer?
Whitt's End: 3.22.12How’s my March Madness bracket? Great, thanks for asking. 13-3 on Thursday including nailing the upsets by Wichita State, Oregon and Cal. And I came this close to my Davidson pick.
March Madness: My Top 10 CBS Bracket ContemplationsDon’t outsmart yourself in the 1st Round. There has never been a 16 upset a No. 1 seed. In fact, in the last 5 years the average margin in those matchups is a whopping 26 points. Take the chalk.
Snoop Patrick’s Day Weekend: My Top 10 CBS ContemplationsIf not for all the green and some of the sun-kissed skin, the confirmation that it was indeed the St. Patrick’s Day/Greenville Ave. Parade Saturday arrived when I was riding on the 105.3 The Fan float
Whitt's End: 3.15.13So, in another step toward player safety, the NFL’s Competition Committee is pondering a rule that would make it illegal for running backs outside the tackle box to lower their heads and deliver a forceable blow.
Spring Forward Weekend: My Top 10 CBS ContemplationsReady or not, March Madness is upon us. Liberty has already made the tournament, with a record 20 losses.
Whitt's End: 3.8.13After a week in Surprise with the Rangers, I’m convinced that ownership simply values Jon Daniels and his people more than Nolan Ryan and his people moving forward with the franchise.