*Bill Ru sell won 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics. Vin Scully was behind the microphone for the Los Angeles Dodgers so long (67 years) that the first run he described was scored by Jackie Robinson. In DFW, we have nothing approaching either of these two icons that pa sed away this week. Nor do any other sports cities. Our closest thing to Ru sell: Gotta be Roger Staubach. Granted the 80-year-old only won two Super Bowls, but he never threw a pa s for anyone other than the Dallas Cowboys and is the elder statesman of local sports who helped bring a Super Bowl to North Texas. But lets be honest, to match Ru sells succe s (11 rings) and loyalty (all 963 NBA games with Boston) and versatility (coached the Celtics for three seasons) and media presence (analyst for CBS, ABC and TBS) and civil rights activism (Presidential Medal of Freedom), DFW would have to combine Staubach, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and John Wiley Price. Our closest match to Scully: How about ? Both Sham (who started with the Cowboys in 1976) and Nadel (1979 with the Texas Rangers) have long been the signature voices of their franchises. Combine them and we might have something approaching Scully, Mac Jones Jersey who not only called his first Dodgers game in Brooklyn in 1950, but was also .*The Texas Rangers home at Globe Life Field shouldnt feature a retractable roof, but more so a revival tent. The is now putting religious advertising on the back of its pitching mound in Arlington. Separation of church and state and sports? (To be fair, the St. Louis Cardinals are also running ads for the .)But the Rangers desired demographic rings loud and clear: They cater to fans who are heterosexual and Christian. Diversity and inclusion are merely foul balls. Considering their imploding bullpen, however, maybe handing the ball to Jesus isn't such a bad idea after all.*It was a year ago during Hall-of-Fame weekend in Canton that Jerry Jones promised to put Jimmy Johnson in the Cowboys Ring of Honor. Quipped Carl Davis Jersey Jimmy, While Im alive?! The punchline has been replaced by a gut punch. Jimmy still isnt in, and Jerry . Now one man is accusing the other of sniveling.The other is denying sulking, . Itd be funny, if it werent so sad. The greatest owner-coach couple in DFW history is still embroiled in a divorce/reconciliation thats going on 30 years. My take: Jerry thought hed win multiple Super Bowls without Jimmy. He hasnt, and cant stomach giving oxygen to long-time critics claiming the only three championships of his ownership belong to Jimmy. Its ego. Its credit. Its stubbornne s. At this point, its pathetic. *If the NBA was like the NFL when it comes to tampering, the investigation into the New York Knicks signing of free agent Jalen Brunson might be interesting for Dallas Mavericks fans.Alas, it isnt. And it wont be.While the NFL docked the Miami Dolphins two high draft picks and levied a fine/suspension against their owner, we all know how the NBAs investigation into the Knicks will turn out: .*All I ever needed to know about life I learned in 1979 from Duncanville High School basketball coach James Cagle. The treasured, timele s le son: Consequences. At the time my idols were dont judge Bjorn Borg and Ted Nugent. The only thing I wanted more than long, flowing hair was to play basketball. Unfortunately, coach Cagle notified me in no uncertain terms that the two didnt jive. When I initially balked at cutting my hair during freshman tryouts, he explained: Im not going to make you cut your hair. You can keep it as long as you want. Grow it down the middle of your back. But you cannot have long hair and play on my basketball team. Freedom of choice? Yep. Consequences for my actions? You betcha. More than 40 Ronnie Perkins Jersey years after grudgingly trimming my locks and playing on a Cagle-coached team that won a district championship, Im reminded of that le son constantly. This week, for example, in the cases of Britney Griner and Alex Jones. The right-wing media mouthpiece constantly spread lies about the Sandy Hook shooting being fake and labeled the families involved not victims, but rather actors. A jury in Houston awarded one of the families $4 million from Jones for their mental anguish. Can Jones say what Isaiah Wynn Jersey he wants to play to his conservative followers? Yes, but not without you-know-what. Meanwhile in Moscow, WNBA star Britney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison for smuggling drugs into Ru sia. She admits to having the drugs in her luggage, but blames it on packing in a rush and I didnt mean to break the law. Next time you get pulled over for speeding try those two: I was in a hurry and/or Oopsie. Can Griner be sloppy in entering a country long known for its inherent dangers, human rights violations and unprovoked invasions? Sure. Can Jones spew preposterous lies and unfounded conspiracies about families suffering unimaginable tragedies? Of course.Scroll to Continue But, eventually consequences. * * *Truth be told, the Cowboys probably would have traded James Washington for .While the injury to the receiver certainly dents an already depleted receiving corps at training camp in Oxnard, Barr is a four-time Pro Bowl linebacker being reunited with his former defensive coordinator in Minnesota, now-Cowboys linebackers coach George Edwards. Dallas expects similar production from Barr as it does from Leighton Vander Esch.Out of Washington, it anticipated a receiver who by seasons end would likely be buried behind CeeDee Lamb, a healthy Michael Gallup and a blo soming Jalen Tolbert. *Gla s half-empty Texan: Its been 100+ degrees for 30 straight days! Gla s half-full Texan: Gas prices have decreased for 50 straight days! *Speaking of Cowboys linebackers, Jaylon Smith remains a free agent. Ring a bell? *Instant karma, on steroids. Guy in Dallas this week shot a woman in Christian Barmore Jersey the neck but . Boomerang bullet. *Speaking of Cowboys receivers, Odell Beckham Jr. may be the best available free agent but hes suggesting Dallas sign one of its own former stars to take up the slack left by Washingtons injury and the departures of Amari Cooper and Cedrick Wilson. No, not 48-year-old . But how about 33-year-old ? *Wait, whats the correct saying: The gra s is or isnt always greener on the other side of the fence? I feel like Ive heard em both, though one feels sarcastic and the other like a warning. *When you put a cotton swab on the end of a tiny stick to clean out your ear, wheres the Q in Q-tip come from? Cant be something as simple as quality can it? . *Ca
