Mavs-Lakers Preview: Lakers in 5

Some of us have waited 23 years to “Beat L.A.!” Sorry, I don’t see it happening in 2011 either. When the Lakers and Mavs begin their best-of-seven Western Conference Semifinal series tonight at 9:30 in Staples Center, there is an undeniable fact that overrides any and all X’s and O’s: The…

Osama Bin Laden’s Death: My Top 10 Observer-ations

10. When I first heard President Obama was making an emergency announcement at 9:30 on a Sunday night, my first thought was … asteroid. Then aliens. Then NFL lockout. Then Osama Bin Laden. And somewhere along the process I figured it was just a ploy to interrupt Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice…

Cowboys’ 2011 NFL Draft: My Top 10 Observer-ations

10. The pick of Southern Cal offensive lineman Tyron Smith isn’t sexy, but it’s savvy. Thumbs up. And he says he doesn’t like jewelry. Two thumbs up. 9. Fifth-rounder and former Cedar Hill star Josh Thomas is physical and a good tackler in the secondary, but you wonder about a four-year…

Whitt’s End: 4.29.11

[jump] *For all the Mavs’ fascination and obsession with beating the Lakers, the teams haven’t met in the playoffs in 23 years. It was 1988 when the Mavs — led by Mark Aguirre, Rolando Blackman and Roy Tarpley — pushed the eventual champs to a Game 7 at The Forum. Bad…

Charlie Sheen at AAC: My Top 10 Observer-ations

[jump] 5. Dumbest moment of the night: Sheen, wearing a CBS — “Can’t Beat Sheen” — T-shirt, bragged that “I got fired because I told my boss to fuck off.” Inexplicably, the crowd cheered. Some stood and cheered. Yeah, ‘cuz nobody’s gonna pay me $2 million an episode for a TV…

Mavs-Blazers Game 6 Preview: What Time Does Game 7 Tip?

The Mavericks are 0-4 in Portland’s Rose Garden this season. All-time they are 18-46 in Portland, including 1-8 in the playoffs. They lost Games 3 and 4 of this first-round series. Since 2006 they are a putrid 2-17 in road playoff games. The Blazers, meanwhile, have won 12 of their last 13 at…

My Mock NFL Draft: Don’t Miss It, Even if Your Wife’s in Labor

The Cowboys need help at safety. Their 2010 pass defense was the worst in the 50-year history of the storied franchise and two culprits were Gerald Sensabaugh and Alan Ball. Problem: The Cowboys won’t take a safety with the 9th pick in tonight’s NFL Draft. Why? Because only UCLA’s Rahim…

Those Same Old Mav-Wrecks

We should really be used to this shit. In 1993, the Mavericks were 3-38 at the All-Star break. They managed to do one game worse the following year. In 1995, in a game at Reunion Arena, there was a jump ball near Cleveland’s defensive basket. Confused, the Cavaliers’ Michael Cage…

Vick = Cover of Madden 2012? Today at 3, Video Games Go to the Dogs.

Now that the ridiculous birthers have their precious document, what to do with their time-wasting energy?   UPDATE: What. The. What?! Dawg Pound over Dog Killer.   Maybe aim their misguided anger at the video gaming industry, because at 3 this afternoon I suspect Michael Vick will be unveiled as the cover…

Game 5 — Mavericks 93, Blazers 82: My Top 10 Observer-ations

10. There was a time when the Mavs going 3 of 17 on 3-pointers in a playoff game meant certain doom. Last night, Dallas didn’t shoot particularly well, but it defended and rebounded. Wow did it rebound, to the tune of +12, +11 at the offensive end. 9. Turns out Brandon Roy’s…

Rangers Sweep Royals, But Who’s Gonna Close Now?

A couple times this year I’ve questioned manager Ron Washington’s use — overuse? — of Rangers’ releiver Neftali Feliz. Like in the season opener, when Wash inserted Feliz to get the final three outs of a 9-5 win. And two days later when Feliz again pitched in a four-run win…

Blazers 84, Mavericks 82: My Top 10 Observer-ations

8. We can talk about Brandon Roy’s constant ravaging of Dallas on isolation plays, but to me the biggest possession of the game came with the Mavs up 67-44 late in the third quarter. Instead of a simple bounce pass to a wide-open and cutting Peja Stojakovic that would’ve pushed the lead…

Whitt’s End: 4.22.11

Whether you’ve reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *And then, after Jesus had died on the cross and was buried in his tomb, some rabbits rummaged through a nearby picnic and ate a bunch of chocolate and candy. Powered by a sugar high, the…

Blazers 97, Mavericks 92: My Top 10 Observer-ations

10. As we suspected, Portland’s team is pretty salty. But their fans suck. Booing Mark Cuban is cool. Throwing shit at him is lame. 9. The Mavs are the NBA’s best road team the last two regular seasons, but they’re now 2-14 in their last 16 playoffs games away from…

On Second Thought, Colby Lewis Still Shouldn’t Have Missed That Start

“Earring-wearing Gay wad.” “Goddamned Moron.” “Ignoramus.” “Troll.” “Idiot.” “Devil’s spawn.” “A product of cousins breeding with cousins.” And my personal favorite: “Jackass.” In the past 24 hours, this bouquet of compliments has been hurled at me — all because I want what’s best for my favorite baseball team, the Texas Rangers…