Smith: Jeter the rare star who paid attention
Attention, professional athletes: Years ago, when your middle school and freshman coaches told you that your conduct off the field, court, pitch or ice was every bit as important as your conduct on it,...
View ArticleSome words have no time, place
If, indeed, the NFL’s idea of ultimately banning uses of the N-word via an automatic 15-yard penalty for first-time offenders and an ejection for a second infraction passes muster at its Rules...
View ArticleSmith: Brown quickly building winner at SMU
For the past 21 years a red, white and blue banner has hung on the wall in the practice gym at Moody Coliseum, marking the first-round exit of the last Southern Methodist University basketball team to...
View ArticleSmith: Cowboys need to take step back to get ahead
I know the answer to this question before even proposing it, but here goes anyway: Could the release of former Cowboys cornerstones DeMarcus Ware and Miles Austin be a sign that the Dallas front office...
View ArticleSmith: Time for more NFL playoffs
It’s fitting that the NFL would make its announcement about expanding its playoff format on the eve of March Madness and, personally, I have a simple, two-word reaction to the news: Let’s Go!
View ArticleSmith: Following rules proves to be right path for Cowboys' Bryant
Anybody heard anything from Dez Bryant lately in the way of appearances on the DeSoto, Texas police blotter, off-field incidents, wild behavior or anything embarrassing to himself or his Dallas Cowboys...
View ArticleSchedule keeps Mavs interesting till the end
The schedule maker always seems to know what they’re doing, don’t they?
View ArticleSmith: Missing NFL? Preseason schedule has been released
Should the release of the NFL preseason schedule really be that big a deal?
View ArticleSmith: Mavs' foe in 1st round matters
A 5-1 run over six games got the Dallas Mavericks into the NBA Playoffs, but there was still work left to do.
View ArticleSmith: Cowboys get no favors in new NFL schedule
In the heat of the NBA playoffs and the outset of a new baseball season, the NFL steals the spotlight yet again by simply releasing its schedule.
View ArticleSmith: Staying in spotlight not always good thing
Oscar Wilde, the 19th Century author, lived in an era bereft of high-profile athletes, but when he wrote, “life imitates art far more than art imitates life” perhaps he was looking into the future.
View ArticleSmith: Drafting Sam a steal for St. Louis
Beyond its significance as history-making event, the St. Louis Rams’ decision to draft Michael Sam is still, first and foremost, a football story.
View ArticleSmith: Ego keeps King's talents in South Beach
Nice story or blatant fantasy? One of those sentiments must attach itself to the notion that LeBron James may actually leave the Miami Heat and return to the shores of Lake Erie for a second stint as...
View ArticleSmith: Infamy awaits those throwing a first pitch
Once upon a time, not really all that long ago, the ceremonial first pitch of a baseball game was more of a toss coming from a dignitary near their seat in the stands down the first or third-base sides...
View ArticleSmith: Bosh must step up, prove his legacy
Sometimes we know when we’re looking at an “instant classic” and sometimes we don’t.
View ArticleSmith: Changing nicknames doesn't change school
Almost nine years ago, Midwestern University willingly adopted the Mustangs nickname following the NCAA’s inclusion of MSU on a list of 18 member schools with nicknames deemed as “hostile” or “abusive.”
View ArticleSmith: Mavs should build team right and go after Anthony
With LeBron Watch 2014 dominating the sports world — even topping the World Cup on the day his opt-out hit the news wire — some other intriguing developments got pushed to the background, yet could go...
View ArticleSmith: US Wold Cup achievement nothing to sneeze at
Although we as Americans aren’t into the concept of gaining by losing when it comes to sports, that’s exactly what happened thanks to the valiant effort put on by the U.S. in bowing out to Belgium at...
View ArticleSmith: Americans can relate to Brazil's disgrace
Hopefully the futbol fans of Brazil are ready to move on from their national team's historic World Cup loss to Germany.
View ArticleSmith: No BCS should mean more big-time games
There will be three terrrific college football showdowns in Texas to begin the 2016 season. Hopefully, it'll be a trend without the BCS system.
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