On this day in Dallas Sports History… Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, who had made a fortune selling broadcast.com to Yahoo! for a reported $5.9 billion, on January 4, put in a bid to purchase a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks for $285 million. On this day, Ross Perot Jr handed over control of operations to… [Read more…]
January 19, 2012
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Now, that the Texas Rangers have signed Yu Darvish, the Rangers face another question: Would you rather sign a young, talented, promising, 27-year-old first baseman or a talented yet aging and injury-prone 30-year-old outfielder? The 27-year-old, right? No question. Here’s the thing though, the 30-year-old outfielder isn’t just any guy. He means so much more… [Read more…]
January 19, 2012
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It’s official. After 30-days of intense negotiations, yesterday January 18th at approximately 3:56PM, John Blake, Texas Rangers Executive Vice President of Communications, tweeted: “Yu Darvish agrees to terms on 6 year contract.” Yu Darvish is in fact a Texas Ranger. Yesterday, many people, including myself, celebrated the signing of the 25-year-old Japanese pitcher, but Darvish and… [Read more…]
January 16, 2012
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I don’t like autographs. If I ever meet a celebrity or a sports stars, I would much rather shake their hand, have a conversation with them, or take a picture with them. I could show you an autographed picture of John Lennon, but that doesn’t mean I ever met him. It could even be fake.… [Read more…]
January 13, 2012
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After a mediocre season offensively for the Cowboys (don’t get me started on the defense), veteran coach Bill Callahan will take the reigns of offensive coordinator from Jason Garrett. As many Cowboys fans know, Garrett’s play-calling and commitment to the running game has come into question several times, even more, it has been suggested that… [Read more…]
January 12, 2012
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In 2009, David Beckham shocked both Los Angeles Galaxy and MLS fans by signing a short-term loan deal with AC Milan. The deal created a lot of speculation, concern, and criticism. Fans asked questions like: “Does Beckham not want to play in the MLS anymore?” “Did he leave the Galaxy for good?” “Is the level play… [Read more…]
January 12, 2012
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Prince Fielder wants to play for the Texas Rangers. At the beginning of the offseason, it was well-known that Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder would the be two position players that would be most sought after. Pujols was signed early in the offseason by the Los Angeles Angels at the MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas. It… [Read more…]
January 9, 2012
by Gabe
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Unlike the NFL Lockout, that looks like it barely effected this past season, the NBA lockout has already put a significant strain on the season. By December 25 (when this season started) last year, the NBA had already played 30 games of it’s 82 game schedule. this left approximately 50-54 games to play in four… [Read more…]
January 20, 2012
by Gabe
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