Category: Sports

Dallas Cowboys and North Texas awarded 2011 Super Bowl by NFL

Dallas Cowboys and North Texas awarded 2011 Super Bowl by NFL

On Tuesday we found out that North Texas will be hosting Super Bowl XLV in 2011.   Jerry Jones made it very clear that this was a regional effort during his acceptance speech.  Also during the speech, Mr. Jones acknowledge the mayors of Arlington and Ft. Worth by name while...

2007 NBA Playoffs, we hardly knew you

2007 NBA Playoffs, we hardly knew you

I thought about what I would write to describe how disappointed I am with the Mavericks and I decided to take the same approach they took tonight.  I give up.  Just read my post from last year Confessions of a Mavs Fan (click here)  and substitute Baron Davis for Dwayne...

Kimball High Tennis team finishes season with championships

Kimball High Tennis team finishes season with championships

                                                                 The the Kimball High School tennis team finished off their 2007 tennis season by capturing the District 14-4A regular season dual championship, as well as the girls end of season tournament title. The team was led by the 1st place girls doubles team of Demetria Edwards and Erika Duncan, as...

Coach James Mays II shows tough love to two SOC Basketball Players

Coach James Mays II shows tough love to two SOC Basketball Players

When I saw Damon Sayles' Dallas Morning News article regarding Coach James Mays II, my first thought was: old school coach, old school discipline.  In the article, Mr. Sayles reports that Coach Mays left two seniors in Austin following South Oak Cliff's victory in the 4A basketball state title game. ...

Dallas Mavs and MVP (Most inVisible Player) go down 3-1 to Golden State

Dallas Mavs and MVP (Most inVisible Player) go down 3-1 to Golden State

Say it ain't so.  I mean I'm watching the game and I see what's happening, yet somehow my mind is having a hard time grasping the concept that the hometown team is down 3-1.  And to make it worse, they're down to Nellie and the G State Warriors. Everyone keeps...

Prairie View/Grambling Cotton Bowl extension not a done deal

Prairie View/Grambling Cotton Bowl extension not a done deal

I really should have known better.  I mean we are talking about Laura Miller right?  You know, the one who has had an off again, off again relationship with the African-Amercan community of Dallas.  The one who has no idea why black folks in Dallas would be so hard on...

Prosecutor in Duke lacrosse case apologizes a day after charges dismissed

Prosecutor in Duke lacrosse case apologizes a day after charges dismissed

On Wednesday, North Carolina's attorney general declared three Duke lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a black female, innocent of all charges.  David F. Evans, 24, of Annapolis, Md.; Collin Finnerty, 20, of Garden City, N.Y., and Reade W. Seligmann, 21, of Essex Fells, N.J. can now begin to put...

Don Imus Suspended 2-weeks, is it enough?

Don Imus Suspended 2-weeks, is it enough?

CBS Radio and MSNBC have suspended Don Imus 2-weeks for his racist/sexist comments directed towards the Rutgers University Women's Basketball team.  The National Association of Black Journalists called the suspension "a good first step" but went on to say "now it is time for them to finish the job and...

Project Imus Freedom:  Time for an Early Retirement

Project Imus Freedom: Time for an Early Retirement

The radio and T.V. media respond to two things other than money: ratings (Arbitron for radio, Nielsen for TV), and viewer/listener response.  If there's anything that I hope for Dallas South, it's that people will be encouraged to get involved in the process.  It's not nearly as difficult as some...

Don Imus calls Rutgers Women’s Basketball Team “nappy headed hoes”

Don Imus calls Rutgers Women’s Basketball Team “nappy headed hoes”

IMUS: That’s some rough girls from Rutgers. Man, they got tattoos and— McGUIRK: Some hard-core hos. IMUS: That’s some nappy-headed hos there. I’m gonna tell you that now, man, that’s some—woo. And the girls from Tennessee, they all look cute, you know, so, like—kinda like—I don’t know. McGUIRK: A Spike...