Always smiling, always coaching Coach Jim Bob Helduser died Feb. 26, the day before his 53rd birthday, writes Kevin Sherrington. Even in the end, he was still coaching.
Guy Morriss' words send wrong message Kevin Sherrington writes that Texas A&M-Commerce football coach Guy Morriss set an incredibly poor example when he claimed he was proud of his players for stealing all available copies of the campus newspaper, which had carried a front-page story of a drug bust involving a couple of teammates.
The Mavericks are hurtling along on an improbable eight-game winning streak, led by a point guard who's soon to be 37 and in some ways better than ever, writes Kevin Sherrington.
Coach's fight a team effort Sam Harrell, the longtime Ennis football coach and father of former Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell, and Steve Betik are both battling multiple sclerosis, writes Kevin Sherrington. They hope to fly together in June to a clinic in Costa Rica.
02/20/2010
Texas Tech coach was a 1930s original Lonnie "Primo" McCurry, who died last week at 90, was the last surviving member of Texas Tech's 1939 Cotton Bowl team, and, perhaps more important, writes DMN's Kevin Sherrington, one of the last to survive Pete Cawthon.
If you think Texas is content to be buckled up with the Big 12 for another 50 years or 20 or 10 or five, you don't know Texas, writes Kevin Sherrington.
Mavericks' dealings keep fans buzzing The problem with getting the advantage in a lopsided trade, such as the one the Dallas Mavericks pulled off with the Washington Wizards, is that fans expect every personnel move you make to be a stroke of genius.
02/14/2010
NBA All-Star Game a good dry run for Super Bowl After Houston and UCLA played the Astrodome in 1968, before the biggest crowd to watch a college basketball game, a record that held for 14 years, the college game would never be the same, writes DMN's Kevin Sherrington.
Dallas' first basketball star was ready to mix it up On a weekend when basketball's biggest stars come to town to investigate any parties that might break out, it's only fitting to remember Dallas' first pro basketball star. Cliff Hagan left a mark. Maybe a couple of concussions, too.
Congress draws needed attention to concussions Nothing attracts attention like a crying baby in church unless it's a congressional hearing on sports, and it's a toss-up as to which is more annoying, writes DMN's Kevin Sherrington.
01/30/2010
Living life to its fullest Randy Snow's electrifying win in an exhibition wheelchair race at the '84 Olympics helped spur the development of the Paralympics, writes Kevin Sherrington. He also won 10 U.S. Open wheelchair singles titles, helped develop a better wheelchair for athletes, started his own company, inspired thousands through his motivational speeches and ran tennis clinics the world over.
Small-town legend made mark on city Max Williams is going into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame next month, writes Kevin Sherrington, a surprise, he says, because he hasn't played basketball in 50 years or coached it in nearly 40.
It didn't seem like a good idea at the time, but hiring Wade Phillips as Cowboys coach has worked out better than most critics expected, writes Kevin Sherrington.
When Michael Young talked to the Covenent School of Dallas' Carson Leslie for the last time, the conversation was typical, writes Kevin Sherrington. They talked about the cancer that was killing Carson at 17. Leslie's memorial service is set for Monday.
In Palestine, Texas, nobody is bigger than Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson, a native son. Residents want Peterson to play well vs. Dallas on Sunday. As long as he loses, writes Kevin Sherrington.
Dallas Cowboys' chemistry comes with a winning element: skill Back when he was a teammate of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and before he would have made you think twice when asked if you were a friend of the bride or groom, Dennis Rodman was asked about the Bulls' chemistry. "Chemistry is a class you take in high school or college," he famously answered, "when you figure out 2 plus 2 is 10, or something."
This isn't a call for a return to the Wishbone, writes Kevin Sherrington. But would it hurt Texas to run a little more balanced offense? As in run more.
Colt McCoy, the winningest quarterback in college football history, left without a say in the game he wanted to win the most, writes Kevin Sherrington.
