05/14/2008

New Dallas Mavericks coach – so far – on the mark

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Rick Carlisle, flanked by president of basketball operations and GM Donnie Nelson (front) and owner Mark Cuban, talked to the media as the Dallas Mavericks' ninth head coach Wednesday.

A public restructuring of the team's organizational ladder gives you a clue that there actually is a difference between the Mavs' new coach and the former. Now if only Rick Carlisle holds to it under duress, columnist Kevin Sherrington writes.
Photos: Carlisle introduced
Video: Carlisle speaks
Blog: Dallas Mavericks

05/12/2008

Washington gets dose of Texas Rangers wackiness

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The Texas Rangers celebrate after Ramon Vazquez (center) hit a home run in the 10th inning to win Monday.

In the relatively brief yet semi-sordid history of the Texas Rangers, we submit the tale of Ron Washington's last couple of weeks, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington. Or as it was almost officially labeled: In One Era and Out the Other.
Photos: Rangers-Mariners
Blog: Texas Rangers

05/10/2008

Honoring Dad
Nicole Long started playing tennis in the first grade, when her father, James, took her out to neighborhood courts. Watching her husband and daughter made Geri Long laugh.

05/06/2008

At first glance, rookies seem to be good fit with Dallas Cowboys

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Running back Felix Jones (right) should be the ideal complement to Marion Barber, Kevin Sherrington writes.

Few athletes are good enough to excel on any team and under any circumstances. The fortunes of most depend on the systems they encounter. Running back Felix Jones and receiver Danny Amendola may have landed in good situations with the Dallas Cowboys, writes Kevin Sherrington.
Blog: Dallas Cowboys

05/05/2008

Dallas Mavericks' search could have gotten early jolt

AP

Larry Brown won his only NBA title with the Detroit Pistons in 2003-04.

Had he not already been employed, Larry Brown "probably" would have been a candidate to replace Avery Johnson, says Mark Cuban, who adds, "There would not have been a reason not to include him." Columnist Kevin Sherrington shares those feelings. Both now and in 1996, too.
Blog: Dallas Mavericks

05/01/2008

A coach's deeds had better include titles

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Losing the NBA Finals started the decline of Avery Johnson's fiery reign, Kevin Sherrington writes.

Avery Johnson led the Dallas Mavericks to the Finals, but Kevin Sherrington writes that coaches who come close to championships but only whet appetites for more get fired.
• Avery moves on
• Search starts
• Grade the Mavs
 Video: Avery Johnson | Josh Howard
Blog: Dallas Mavericks

04/29/2008

Mavericks' early exit likely spells same for Avery
Chris Paul says it's no fluke that Byron Scott was the Coach of the Year, and here's why:

04/28/2008

Dallas Mavericks have shown they don't believe

LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN

Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki (left) and Jason Kidd saw a 9-point lead in Game 4 become a 13-point loss.

Before this series with the New Orleans Hornets started, columnist Kevin Sherrington came up with 20 reasons why the Dallas Mavericks could advance. Unfortunately, he writes, he didn't consider the one reason they couldn't: They don't really think they can.
Blog: Dallas Mavericks
• Kidd not suspended
• Game 5 preview

04/27/2008

Contrasting approaches give Nelson winning shot
Columnist Kevin Sherrington writes that Instead of an obit for the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, you get this: a gorgeously reupholstered course that the players loved; qualified assurances that the date will return permanently to late May; and actual discussion about some sort of a Texas swing.

04/26/2008

Howard thrusts himself into the spotlight
Josh Howard wants you and everyone else to know: Smoking weed in the off-season does not affect his job performance.

04/24/2008

Dallas Mavericks have to find 1-2 punch to avoid KO

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Josh Howard (right) is averaging six points under his season average and shooting 26.9 percent in the playoffs.

Even reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki can't carry the Dallas Mavericks by himself, writes Kevin Sherrington. He needs help, and the higher off the food chain it comes, the better. That brings us to Josh Howard, who is No. 2 in the Mavs' pecking order but hasn't played like it against New Orleans.
Blog: Dallas Mavericks

04/22/2008

Give Texas Rangers E's for efforts

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Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler can't reach a wild throw from Gerald Laird in Sunday's game in Boston.

Nothing embarrasses quite like bad defense, which demonstrates another flaw in the Texas Rangers' makeup, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington. Ron Washington may eventually regret boasting about his defensive expertise.
Blog: Texas Rangers

04/19/2008

High school linemen get a unique chance to show who is strongest
Linemen labor anonymously in their fields, untouched by glory, unnoticed until a quarterback gets trampled. Jeremy Colvert's remedy for the condition: The Lineman Challenge.

04/18/2008

Seeds of doubt aside, Dallas Mavericks have reasons to believe

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The Dallas Mavericks are peaking at the right time, Kevin Sherrington writes.

New Orleans' Chris Paul will be the best player on the floor when the Dallas Mavericks open their first-round playoff series against the Hornets. But don't despair. Kevin Sherrington offers 20 reasons he believes the Mavericks will prevail.
Blog: Dallas Mavericks

04/14/2008

Recovery of Dallas Mavericks' Nowitzki was inside job

G.J. MCCARTHY / DMN

The Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki (center) only missed four games because of an ankle injury.

Credit for the return from injury for Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki should go to the crack work of the team doctor and training staff and the diligence of the patient. But the star's time in a hyperbaric chamber may have also had an impact, columnist Kevin Sherrington writes.
Blog: Dallas Mavericks

Can Dallas Mavericks follow Dallas Stars' lead?

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The Dallas Stars have benefited in the playoffs from the arrival of Brad Richards (left) late in the season. Does that bode well for Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks?

The Dallas Mavericks would do well to brush up on their Dallas Stars hockey, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington. They are proof you can turn your organization on its head during the season, and it's almost never too late to turn it around.
• Stars loose
• Mavericks lose
Blogs: Stars | Mavericks

04/13/2008

Dallas Stars' success with Richards proves there's hope for Mavericks
Jason Kidd might not know a forecheck from a dinner check, but the Mavs' point guard and his teammates would do well to brush up on their Stars hockey.

Life's grand for Detroit High senior slammer
When Michael Chesshire looked down at his coach in the fifth inning against Yantis last month, the bases loaded and the game tight, he couldn't believe what he saw. Mike Barley flashed the home run sign.

04/07/2008

A pitch to swing by the Texas Rangers' opener

LOUIS DELUCA / DMN

Construction around Rangers Ballpark could be an obstacle to those attending the home opener.

For all the disaffected Texas Ranger fans, columnist Kevin Sherrington offers 20 reasons to skip work and head out to the home opener against the Baltimore Orioles (1:05 p.m. Ch. 4).
• Route info. (.pdf)
Blog: Texas Rangers

04/03/2008

Texas Rangers weather challenging start

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Kevin Millwood gave the Texas Rangers a quality start in the season opener.

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington did not use the cold weather in Seattle as an excuse for the foul defense or cold bats in this series. He promises it'll get better, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington. Maybe not before the club gets back to Arlington on Tuesday, though.
Blog: Texas Rangers

04/02/2008

Texas Rangers' Jennings eager to prove himself

AP

Texas Rangers pitcher Jason Jennings had a 2-9 record and a 6.45 ERA last season.

A "joke" is what Jason Jennings was once called in Houston, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington. So what keeps him from being a punch line as the No. 3 starter for the Texas Rangers this year? For one thing, he's healthy going into tonight's start (9:10 p.m. FSNSW) against the Mariners.
Blog: Texas Rangers

04/01/2008

Another bump on Texas Rangers' road back

AP

Texas Rangers pitching coach Mark Connor talks with struggling pitcher Kazuo Fukumori, who allowed three runs.

The difference you should demand between this Texas Rangers team and last year's is, first and foremost, at the top of the rotation, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington. Kevin Millwood looked different Monday in the 5-2 loss to Seattle. He's in better shape, and it showed.
Photos: Texas-Seattle
Blog: Texas Rangers

03/30/2008

Perfect ending to a career
Of the hundreds of college basketball teams at any level, men's and women's, big or small, only one went undefeated this season.

03/27/2008

Baseball dawns with plenty of darkness left

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Oakland manager Bob Geren (left) and Boston manager Terry Francona led their teams through a two-game series in Tokyo.

The start of baseball season has always sparked something hopeful that even the Texas Rangers couldn't beat out of columnist Kevin Sherrington. But he writes the couple of games baseball snuck in a week ahead of time throws a wet blanket over his reawakening.
Blog: Texas Rangers

03/24/2008

Losing Nowitzki can be good for Dallas Mavericks

LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki answers questions Monday.

If the Dirkless Dallas Mavericks are going to salvage this season, they're going to have to save themselves. And that's why Nowitzki's absence really is a good thing, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington.
Tell Us: Playoff bound?
Blog: Dallas Mavericks

03/23/2008

Move to Dallas was the start of something big for Lieberman
Her first day in Dallas, the self-described smart aleck from Queens, N.Y., was asked how she liked Texas.

03/19/2008

Dallas Mavericks need Jason Kidd to take charge

LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN

Coach Avery Johnson's Dallas Mavericks are 0-6 against winning teams since the arrival of Jason Kidd (right).

The reasons to bring Jason Kidd back to the Dallas Mavericks were obvious, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington. But someone needs to stand up now. Someone like, say, the new point guard, especially with East-leading Boston in town (7 p.m. Ch. 21, TNT).
• Moore
• Mavs-Celtics preview
Blog: Colleges

03/18/2008

Automatic bid gives UTA a chance at the dance

AP

Larry Posey celebrates after his UTA Mavericks earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament with a 82-79 win.

UTA is going prime time, baby, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington. Time to acknowledge the other side of the discussion on automatic qualifiers and how a little team like UTA ends up in the NCAA Tournament.
• Bracket | Schedule
Video: Men's preview
Blog: Colleges

03/16/2008

Big 12 could have two reach Final Four

LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN

Texas lost the Big 12 tournament title game, but the Longhorns earned a No. 2 seed in the South.

Bob Knight, who's changed from his O'Reilly Auto Parts sweater to ESPN green, argues that it doesn't matter if you're seeded first, second or third in the NCAA Tournament, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington. Here's how screwed up the world is: Sherrington's down with the General.
• Bracket | Advice
• Kate's picks (.pdf)
• Schedule | Coverage
Blog: Colleges

03/14/2008

Let's embrace the age of now
The need for constant updates has made blogging a necessity, a point that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban missed when he banned bloggers from the team's locker room, columnist Kevin Sherrington writes.

03/08/2008

Football took its toll on ex-Dallas Cowboy Buddy Dial

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Buddy Dial, an All-American receiver for Rice, went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys. He died Feb. 29 in Houston. He was 71.

In 1964, the Dallas Cowboys planned to use the fourth pick of the first round on a player out of Ohio State (Paul Warfield). But the Steelers called at the last minute with a proposition, and Tom Landry liked the player they offered, writes DMN columnist Kevin Sherrington. So the Cowboys drafted Scott Appleton from Texas and traded him for Buddy Dial.

03/05/2008

Packers' Favre makes the right call

AP

Brett Favre played 16 of his 17 NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers.

Not even 24 hours after an announcement left on a reporter's voice mail, Brett Favre's sudden retirement already is under review, writes columnist Kevin Sherrington. But no sane man should attempt anything as difficult and dangerous as pro football if his heart isn't in it.
Video: Fans miss Favre

03/07/2008

Big 12 coaching changes bring shift in dynamic

AP

Texas Tech is 4-5 under new head coach Pat Knight (center).

Could the transition from tough guy to a more reasonable head coach be playing head games with a couple of Big 12 teams, asks DMN columnist Kevin Sherrington? A group of Texas sports psychologists seem to think so.
 Texas A&M's Turgeon faces tall task against alma mater
 Blog: Colleges

04/27/2008

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