Archive for May, 2011

Dallas Cowboys starting center Andre Gurode will be holding a Celebrity Weekend Event in DeSoto and Dallas, Texas this weekend. For full event details visit http://centerofattention.ticketleap.com. On Saturday, Gurode and his friends will be playing in a Celebrity Kickball Match to benefit the Children’s Medical Center Dallas’ Asthma Management Program. Some of the confirmed guests include Donald Driver, Felix Jones, Patrick Crayton, Demarco Murray, Miles Austin, Jason Witten, Kyle Kosier, DeMarcus Ware and many others. The kickball game will be from 5 pm to 7 pm at DeSoto High School. Tickets to the game are only $10. After the kickball game, there will be a celebrity after party at eM Lounge in Dallas. [...]

It was just over a week ago that the NFL announced it was cancelling the Rookie Symposium, but it is not the end for the symposium. Assistant executive director of external affairs for the Players Association, George Atallah, announced that the players association would step up and host the event. The symposium will take place June 28 and 29 in Washington, D.C. “It was important for us to do this because it’s a critical time in the lives of players who are about to enter the league,” Atallah said, according to SI.com’s Jim Trotter. . “Lockout issues aside, it’s important [...]

In a time where multi-millionaires and billionaires are fighting over a boatload of money and refusing to engage in serious talks and work out there differences, it is time to think about the things that really matter. Today is Memorial Day. It is a time to rememberthe fallen troops that have given their all for our freedoms. They help to make our hobbies and extracurricular activities a possibility and for that we should truly be thankful. So to all of the troops, past, present and those who have fallen, we thank you again.

For those of you who are into this kind of thing, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is now officially off the market. He got married to the 25-year-old Candice Crawford last night at Arlington Hall. Many of Romo’s teammates were in attendance, along with owner Jerry Jones who got special permission to attend the ceremony. In total, 600 people were at the wedding. Congratulations to Tony. Now, let’s play some football.

The Dallas Cowboys were trying to work out a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the NFL Draft, so that the team could move back further in the draft order. When the trade never materialized, Dallas went ahead and drafted USC offensive tackle Tyron Smith. It was suspected that the team wanted to trade back for a guy like JJ Watt, Nate Solder or Prince Amukamara, but their real target if they had traded down would have shocked people. If you were surprised that the Cowboys spent a third rounder on running back DeMarco Murray, you [...]

Reports surfaced today on a Pro Football Weekly report that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will target veteran safeties in free agency. It is an obvious move for the team to make after they passed on drafting a safety in the NFL Draft this past April. The safeties who currently hold a spot on the Cowboys roster are Alan Ball, who is expected to actually move back to cornerback this season, Gerald Sensabaugh, Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Barry Church and Danny McCray. The names on the roster leave a lot to be desired. Outside of Ball and Sensabaugh, the safety group lacks [...]

Well, Cam Newton said he wanted to be an entertainer and an icon… The first overall pick in the 2011 was caught at a Panini Rookie Card photo shoot singing along to Justin Bieber’s “Baby.” Yes, you heard that. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was caught with Bieber Fever in a video that is sure to gain him 16-year-old female fans everywhere. Of course, he butchered the song — that isn’t good to begin with — so maybe it will have an adverse effect. After his karaoke gone wrong, Cam blessed us with a freestyle rap: “When they see me, [...]

During the NFL Lockout, players are taking offseason workouts into their own hands. Many teams are getting together for player led workouts that have had upwards of 45 players in attendance, but how effective can these workouts really be? Can the players really be improving without the presence of coaches? Of course, physical activity will get you into shape, but there is no substitute for activities specifically relating to football. One player, Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman, discussed the difference between being in shape and being in football shape. “I don’t care who you are, I think the only way [...]

The Dallas Mavericks overcame yet another fourth quarter deficit to pick up a victory in game five over the Oklahoma City Thunder and advance to the NBA Finals. It is only the second time in team history that the team has advanced to the finals. 2006 was the last time that Dallas was present in the NBA Finals and only two players remain from that team — Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry. The team will likely face off against the Miami Heat, who they faced in the 2006 finals, barring an unbelievable comeback by the Chicago Bulls. If Dirk can [...]

While the Dallas Mavericks are making a deep run in the NBA playoffs, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones extends his congratulations to the team and expresses his happiness for the Mavericks and the sports fans of Dallas. Video courtesy of ESPNDallas.com.