Category: Sports

TEXAS SOUTHERN Football team in need of donations after relocating to Dallas

TEXAS SOUTHERN Football team in need of donations after relocating to Dallas

Today, Bobby Roquemore writes a story in the Dallas Morning News titled Texas Southern finds refuge, generosity in Dallas.  She tells of the TSU football teams travels caused by Hurricane Ike, which included a 40-29 win in Sacremento followed by a stay at Love Field Radisson Hotel.  The team has...

Photos/Images of Dallas Cotton Bowl Renovation

Photos/Images of Dallas Cotton Bowl Renovation

I’m still learning my camera, so these pictures didn’t turn out like I wanted.  You live and you learn right?  Anyway, I think you can get the picture (no pun intended). href=”http://www.ritzpix.com/net/Albums/ListImages.aspx?a=4EF1F41E8715F0A7410F7D3F9103772BA18546D061BF9258B63C050077DB6DA0″>

Joey Cheeks of Team Darfur speaks with Afrosphere Action Coalition about Olympics

Joey Cheeks of Team Darfur speaks with Afrosphere Action Coalition about Olympics

Last week it was announced that the Chinese government had revoked the passport of Joey Cheeks, founder and president of Team Darfur. Cheeks is a former speed skater who won a gold medal in the 2006 Turin Olympics. Team Darfur is an international association of athletes devoted to raising awareness...

South Oak Cliff cleared of grade changing allegations from Brett Shipp sweeps week story

South Oak Cliff cleared of grade changing allegations from Brett Shipp sweeps week story

If you looked in Saturday’s paper, you would have seen a little bitty story in Sports Day titled DISD investigation clears South Oak Cliff.  According to The Dallas Morning News,  allegations of improper grade changing for the school’s Class 4A state championships in the 2004-05 and 2006-07 seasons were unfounded....

C.J. Wilson shows up Ron Washington, second classless move of the season

C.J. Wilson shows up Ron Washington, second classless move of the season

  I haven’t watched as much baseball as in years past, but I happened to be watching when Texas Rangers “closer” C.J. Wilson made two Busch League moves.  The latest came Tuesday night when Wilson showed blatant disrespect for Rangers manager Ron Washington in the team’s 8-6 win over the...

Ron Washington – the man who gets no respect

Ron Washington – the man who gets no respect

Go back with me to the beginning of the baseball season. Now what would you have guessed the Rangers record to be after 90 games with these names on the roster: Catching – Max Ramierez (Started season at Frisco) and Jarrod Saltalamacchia (OK City) Third Base – German Duran(OK City)...

Dallas South’s Best Posts of Year Two #5

Dallas South’s Best Posts of Year Two #5

Usually the posts I spend the most time on are not the best received.  This one is a great example of that.  I did lots of research for why I think the Rangers attendance has been so poor this year.   Unfortunately this posted right before they went on a road...

5 Questions for WFAA Channel 8’s Brett Shipp

5 Questions for WFAA Channel 8’s Brett Shipp

Since Brett Shipp launched another muckraker sweeps week attack on South Oak Cliff, I’ve had some questions. I guess I could have scheduled some time with him since I have his email address, but I thought I’d put my questions out in the airwaves like he did with Coach Mays....

Brett Shipp is at it again, runs another story about SOC

Brett Shipp is at it again, runs another story about SOC

Thursday night I was participating in my weekly ritual, watching Lost with my wife. We record the show each week so we always catch the first 3 minutes of Channel 8 news after the credits. I must say I was surprised to see Brett Shipp launching another attack against South...