Beat L.A.? The Mavs Might Replace Them on the Mountaintop.

Two words I never expected to hear organically and joyfully chanted at American Airlines Center: Sweep L.A.! Shocking as it was to hear, it was almost unfathomable to see. If you honestly thought the notoriously soft, choke-charred Mavericks would beat the two-time defending NBA champion Lakers, 4-0, in their Western…

In-N-Out Burger: Worth the Wait, But Not the Fuss

Stay tuned to the Observer’s food blog, City of Ate, for more from the In-n-Out opening.In-N-Out Burger is the best hamburger. Period. The end. When I’m in Oxnard, California for Cowboys training camp or Surprise, Arizona for Rangers spring training or Las Vegas for fun, yeah, I’ll go out of my…

Give Ron Washington Credit for His Desperation Flip-Flop

Rangers’ manager Ron Washington loves status quo. Likes the same ol’ routine of it all. When something extraordinary happens in the game he delivers his pet philosophical phrase: “That’s the way baseball go.” But in the midst of watching his team lose seven of nine games and seven of eight…

The Most Memorable “Fights” in Dallas-Fort Worth Sports History

When the Lakers’ Empire imploded on Mother’s Day in Dallas, it did it in surreal style — under a barrage of 20 Mavericks’ 3-pointers, and punctuated by cheap-shot thuggery from Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum. Was thinking about Bynum’s chicken-shit elbow to an exposed J.J. Barea. Other than the time Jason…

Grizzlies-Thunder: Who Should Mavs Fans Be Rooting For?

While the Mavs were sleeping last night, they might have won another playoff game. How’s that? Because over in Memphis the Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder played only the sixth triple-overtime game in NBA playoff history. On the heels of Saturday’s overtime win by Memphis, OKC survived last night’s marathon thriller,…

Chris Arnold Joins 105.3 The Fan: Toldja Ya Nevuh Know

While I was sad to see my old partner Newy Scruggs leave 105.3 The Fan last week, I’m thrilled to have another familiar voice on board. Back in April 2010 — in the wake of Chris Arnold’s departure from K104 — I wrote that radio was volatile and that you…

Whitt’s End: 5.6.11

Whether you’ve reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End:*Mavericks-Lakers and Rangers-Yankees in our town in the same weekend. Delicious. If you had a front-row ticket to just one, which would it be? Are there really semi-sane humans who’d choose baseball regular-season…

Three Words: Cinco de Mayo. Three More: Extreme Midget Wrestling

It’s sunny. It’s May 5th. The Mavs are winning. The Rangers are in Seattle. The birds are chirping. And the patio is calling. I’ll be at Duke’s in Addison this afternoon talking Mavs, Mavs and more Mavs on 105.3 The Fan, toasting Mexico with cervezas and, oh yeah, watching midgets wrestle. (Go…

My Top 21 Texas Rangers in the History of Ever

C.J. Wilson was superb in last night’s much-needed win over Seattle. Pedro Strop is gone. Mark Lowe is back (uh-oh). Tommy Hunter and Nefali Feliz are getting close. And dazzling Cuban defector Leonys Martin is fast-tracking our way.In the middle of a very transitory Rangers season I was asked by a…

With Tyron Smith, Jerry Jones Finally Resisted the Glitz

And with the ninth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys select… Pat McQuistan? Hardly. But upon the arrival at Valley Ranch of their new first-round pick, the Cowboys showered Tyron Smith not with a red-carpet welcome fit for Kate Middleton, but rather an old No. 77…

Cowboys Organize a Workout, and Guess Who Ain’t There?

Usually about this time of the year, the Cowboys will bring in their new draft class and rookie free agents for a minicamp at Valley Ranch. Workouts for veterans at Valley Ranch would have started back in mid-March. UPDATE: Now we know why Dez says he was absent Tuesday. Instead…