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TRAVELING MAN MARC CRAWFORD

NFL DRAFT PREVIEW

MAVS TICKET PROMO

CHUCK GREENBERG

A NEW BALLGAME FOR THE RANGERS

CAN THIS MAVS TEAM GO ALL THE WAY?

AND THE PLAYOFFS A DECADE IN THE MAKING

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leTTer FROM the ediTor Baseball season is here. I wrote that line because I can’t ever recall saying it before in my life. Growing up in the Chicago area when the Cubs were going through…well, pretty much what the Cubs always go through…rebuilding - might have tainted me a bit. Move forward several years and I find myself in the Metroplex watching a Rangers team going through year after year of…rebuilding. Our latest ScoreBoard issue features new Rangers CEO/Managing Partner Chuck Greenberg on the cover and I have to say that I’m pretty excited about this issue as well as the upcoming season. I’ve gone my entire life without watching the Cubs in the World Series, so as long suffering as Rangers fans have been - let’s put it into perspective. My dad is 80 years old and he’s seen exactly one more Cubs World Series than I have, and he was 14 when it happened. The fact that the Rangers are defending American League Champs puts a whole new light on the franchise. Just saying that is like saying “Academy Award Winner” before you introduce Marisa Tomei or F. Murray Abraham, it somehow seems out of place but it’s real. The upcoming season is filled with hope and anticipation for Rangers fans unlike any other before. A talented young nucleus, a manager who defies all odds and just finds a way to win, a GM who knows what pitching and defense can accomplish and ownership that puts its “money where its mouth is” without handcuffing the team for the next 10 years. It’s all there. I’d also like to give a nod to new T.V. play-by-play man (and ScoreBoard contributor) John Rhadigan who should fit in effortlessly. Yes sir, baseball season is here.

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Table of Contents

mar - apr 2011 vol. 2 - issue 04

The Man Behind the Stars Bench

The Rangers New Boss

by Tom Fireoved

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by John Rhadigan

Cowboys and NFL Draft Preview

Inspiration on a Surfboard

by Dane Brugler

by Paul Salfen

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Table of Contents 14 The Warmup

This Camera is Not For You

16 Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen

Demystifying Risotto by Chef Efisio Farris

20 The Penalty Shot

The Deep Freeze of the NHL By Tom Fireoved

28 Wine Vine

Appreciate Pink Wines by Dani Boxford

24 Travel

Cayman Islands Spotlight by Paul Salfen

38 Golf

Jordan Spieth returns to the Byron by Timm Matthews

54 Trevor Ludwig Close to the Show by John Tranchina

62 FS Southwest

Time Out With Tyson Chandler by Dana Lawson

65 Dallas Mavericks

Are They Good Enough? by Mike Fisher

74 Health & Fitness

Keeping up with the Fairer Sex by George DeJohn

76 Entertainment

Interview with Channing Tatum by Paul Salfen

80 The Final Word Super Bowl XLV by Tom Fireoved

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The warm up

This Camera Costs More Than Most Cars

Apart from the price – $26,000 – all you need to know about the photographic ambitions for Leica’s new M9 Titanium special edition is in this paragraph: The Leica logo has been restyled and is elaborately hand-engraved in pure resin, inlaid with white enamel, sealed with clear varnish and then polished and positioned centrally – directly above the lens. Yup, a whole paragraph about the hand-made logo – just the thing to get a collector’s acquisitive juices flowing. There are actually some interesting innovations in the camera, but these will go unnoticed by actual photographers as this M9 is not designed for them. As you will guess from the name, the camera (along with its accompanying Summilux-M 35mm ƒ1.4

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aspherical lens) is made from titanium. Leica has been making high-end cameras in their German facility since 1913 and the newest, most expensive version has a few changes. The body is also a lot cleaner and more streamlined which is appropriate since the camera was designed by Audi designer Walter de’Silva. Gone is the little window that lets light illuminate the famous bright-line viewfinder, replaced by an LED-lit frame in the viewfinder. Also missing are the two strap-lugs, replaced by a handstrap, which eliminates the need for the leather grip on the camera’s right-side.

included with the kit. One small note, considering the designer’s day job--you could actually buy a brand-new Audi A3 for less than this camera.

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It’s hard to know what Leica’s engineers think about this. On the one hand, the M9 special edition brings some very clever additions to the camera. On the other hand, it is clearly a product of the marketing department, and will go straight from store to storage case or bank vault. The fact that many people will collect this camera and not ever use it seems more than a bit of a waste.

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he average NBA team is now worth $369 million, 1% more than last year according to Forbes Magazine. But several of the league’s 30 teams have not fully recovered from the recession, and as a result values are still 2.6% below the $379 million peak average they hit two years ago.

No player in the 64-year history of the National Basketball Association has come close to having the immediate and profound impact that LeBron James had when he bolted the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat this summer. The King’s move accounted for both the biggest gain and drop in team values: the Heat’s worth increased 17%, to $425 million (seventh among the NBA’s 30 teams), and the Cavaliers plummeted 26%, to $355 million (15th). The Heat sold out their season ticket inventory for the 2010-11 campaign after four straight years of attendance declines. Ticket prices are going up next year and ratings for Heat games on Sun Sports, the Fox-owned regional sports network, have doubled this season. Meanwhile, after winning more than 60 games each of the past two seasons, the Cavs won only eight of their first 45 games this year and owner Dan Gilbert recently announced that prices for Cavs games would be lowered next season.

The New York Knicks replace the Los Angeles Lakers as the NBA’s most valuable team, worth $655 million, up 12% from last year. Signing Amar’e Stoudemire has been a big help both on the court and with sponsors. The Knicks sold out their full-season ticket inventory for the first time since the 2001-02 season. The Knicks’ parent company, Madison Square Garden, Inc., signed a sponsorship deal with JPMorgan Chase in September that’s worth at least $30 million a year over 10 years. Forbes valuations sometimes differ from the amount teams have recently sold for. Their estimations are based on the team’s current economics (unless ground has been broken for a new building) and do not include the value of real estate. For example, they value the Warriors, who negotiated a more lucrative cable deal soon after Peter Guber and Joe Lacob bought the team, at $363 million. One reason the new owners paid $450 million is their lease at the antiquated Oracle Arena expires in 2017 and the building is likely to be renovated, with the team getting a more lucrative lease or a new building entirely. In June, Ted Leonsis purchased the 56% of the Washington Wizards and Verizon Center that he did not already own, plus the BaltimoreWashington D.C. Ticketmaster franchise, in a deal that put a value on the whole enterprise of $551 million. Forbes values the Wizards at

$322 million because they only include the revenue the team gets from the Verizon Center, not the value of the real estate itself. The bad economy and a few suspect markets (Minnesota, Sacramento, Indiana among others) drained profitability during the 2009-10 season due to lower ticket receipts. Operating income (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) fell to an average of $6.1 million, 22% lower than the previous season and the lowest figure since the 2002-03 season. Worse, 17 teams lost money, the most since the lockout-shortened 199899 season. Several franchises like the Detroit Pistons and the New Orleans Hornets are on the market, but can’t find buyers at the right price. However, if NBA commissioner David Stern gets his way, an imbecile would be able to make money running a team. Stern wants to lop $750 million off of player costs, lowering the portion of basketball-related revenue that goes to players from 57% to around 40%. If Stern succeeds, even teams like the Hornets, who were thought to be headed for bankruptcy before the NBA rescued the franchise, would immediately rise at least 30% in value because potential buyers would know they don’t run the risk of writing checks to cover operating losses.

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OBSERVATION DECK

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MINORItY RePORt Consider This The dissenTing oPinion.

I know we’re all about the trophy. That’s what we’re into as American sports fans and it’s all we’re into. The regular season is nice and all. But I have stuff to do. Wake me for the playoffs.

f that’s your mindset, cool. I know it’s the case with most folks. But we head now into the part of the sports calendar dominated by what Coach Eddie Sutton liked to call “the roundball sport”. College basketball points to the conference tournaments, and those are guideposts to March Madness, the Big Dance, the NCAA tournament. The NBA is getting us ready for the playoffs, The Only Thing That Matters. Well, excuse me for harrumphing. Some of us like the destination just fine, but we appreciate the journey that gets us there. And by the way, if the regular season wasn’t important, why do they play it? If the only thing important about the NBA calendar is what happens after mid April, why are there those pesky 82 games beforehand? Couldn’t they just invite the all-stars to a weekend extravaganza, and then pick the field for the Lakers-Celtics Invitational by, oh, I don’t know, largest payroll? No, they could not. The cynical among you will you say, “No, they have to have the regular season to pay for the playoffs.” But do they? The NBA, which shares its records with its players, claims to have lost $800 million dollars American currency since the last collective bargaining agreement. So apparently no one’s paying for anything. The playoffs, one may argue, are paid for by the incredible budget-of-a third-world-country prices you and I pay for tickets to the post season. The NBA plays the regular season to see who will qualify for the post season. That’s how you figure it out. The playoffs may be the big prize, but the Good Lord doesn’t make an orchid pop right out of midair. A garden has to be minded first. And along the way, if you really like basketball at the highest level, then you go to regular season NBA games for the joy of watching some of the world’s greatest athletes. I don’t know who the Mavericks will play in the playoffs or how many games there will be at the AAC. But I know that with all the buzz about the New York Knicks and their trade for Carmelo Anthony in February,

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they’ll be in Dallas in March. And the Famous Lakers will be right behind them, and the Spurs. And I can see Blake Griffin and the Clippers in April, and Steve Nash and the Suns and Chris Paul and the Hornets. And that’s before the playoffs. I like that, as a fan. It’s what I pay my money for. Not the trophy. The trophy is gravy, and that’s why it costs more. Personally, I think the NCAA tournament is the best sporting event in America. It has great teams, upsets, tremendous competition, underdogs, drama, pathos. It’s compacted into three weeks and it gives kids…students…as well as us older alums, a chance to brag on our schools. I’m privileged and honored to be able to broadcast games in the tournament. And without the regular season, it doesn’t exist. The regular season is where teams grow up. The nonconference games of December set up the bruising conference competition of January and February. And if you’re a fan of the sport, you can’t have had much better entertainment than the Big 12 has given you this year. Who’s best? Kansas? Oh wait, they got taken apart by Kansas State. Texas? Hold on, the Horns lost at Nebraska. And Oklahoma and Oklahoma State play each other home and home, and there’s a reason they call that series Bedlam. The regular season matters.

It’s a free country. We are a nation of trophylifters. That’s fine. If that’s what floats your boat, smooth sailing. But let us submit there is great entertainment, drama and the exercise of the human condition in the regular season, where playoffs are hatched. If you can’t find enjoyment there too, maybe you need to check your priorities. And please don’t sneer at those of us who do.

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The Penalty Shot

by Tom Fireoved

the FROZEN STATE of the NHL

As we wind down the 2010-11 regular NHL season I can’t help but think, once again, about the untapped potential of what I consider perhaps the most underappreciated sport this country has to offer. Day after day, game after game, year after year, the NHL seems to maintain status quo here in the states – a distant trailer to the NFL, MLB, NBA, and college football. Some would argue NASCAR, the PGA, and college basketball belong on that list of front-runners as well, depending on what part of the country you hail from. So why is it that the NHL can’t ever seem to capitalize on it’s potential?

ou see cities like Chicago that become hockey-crazed almost overnight when their team’s ownership actually makes an effort to win and market the team. All it took was about 15 years of “who gives a damn” from Windy City fans before the Wirtz family actually got a clue (too bad it took the old man’s death for it to hap-

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pen) and came to the conclusion that butts in the seats are better than an empty barn every night. The Blackhawks’ front office finally decided that televising home games might be a good idea, the first time they’ve done so in decades. Let people see the product and they just might want to come in person – novel concept. Why wasn’t this forced on the Hawks by the league years ago? Wouldn’t a marketing focus on an original 6 team in the nation’s third largest TV market seem important? Or for that matter why wasn’t the Players’ Association demanding they do so for no other reason than the increase in revenue it would generate, which in turn affects the salary cap? Maybe there’s a clue in Chicago as to what is wrong with the league in general. Marketing still seems to be a tough concept for the NHL to grasp. So now the Hawks are riding their Stanley Cup success to sell-outs every night. I saw it happen here in Dallas too in the late 90s and early 2000s. Starting at square one in 1993, a mere six years later the Stars had a waiting list for season tickets and were the hottest ticket in town. If it can be done in a non-traditional sunbelt market like Dal-

las, why can’t it be done everywhere? And more importantly, why can’t it be done consistently? So what’s the secret formula? Do franchises have to bring home the Cup each year for sports fans to care about hockey? Sure you have the hockey die-hards that show up for every game win lose or draw…(wait no more draws but I’ll get to that in a bit) but how does the NHL get those fringe fans to care when the home-town team isn’t championship caliber? Other sports seem to do it, and NHL franchises north of the border fill their venues with teams that are good (Vancouver), bad (Edmonton) and ugly (Toronto). Let’s take a comparative look at hockey and the ultimate “big boy” league in Chicago and everywhere else, the NFL. The Hawks had a decade and a half of almost nonexistence in the Windy City, while the Bears have packed them in for decades upon decades no matter the quality of the team. Now of course the Bears (and all NFL teams for now) only play 8 regular season home games (vs. 41 for the NHL). So maybe we aren’t comparing apple to apples? Maybe it’s not fair to expect fans to show for that many regular season hockey

games, watch that many regular season games on TV. A sellout for the Hawks at the United Center, a big venue for hockey (built for Michael Jordan), is 20,500 hockey fans. So for the Hawks to sell out all 41 regular season home games it would take almost 850,000 ticket buyers to walk through the doors of the Madhouse on Madison each year. The Bears on the other hand have the smallest venue seating-wise in the NFL, with capacity around 61,500. So 8 sellout games for the Bears is around 500,000 fans (or tickets sold). That’s a big difference. But what about TV ratings? They’re monstrous for the NFL, minuscule for the NHL as every media critic is quick to point out. But again is that a fair comparison? Isn’t a lot more likely that sports fans will watch 16 regular season NFL games (most on Sunday afternoons competing against nothing except infomercials and bad movies), then they are to schedule 82 regular season games on the tube for the NHL, the majority which run against prime time programming? Or in the Stars case 9:30 puck drops for the majority of their road trips – but that’s another rant for another time. So maybe there are just too many games in a season. Too many meaningless early November, Tuesday night games against teams that local fans know nothing about and care even less. You know the league and the NHLPA will never reduce the number of games (that would reduce revenue), so how can those games become more attractive to a casual sports fan? The NBA seems to manage an 82 game schedule. What is it that they do different? In addition to supporting the home town team, basketball fans also turn out to see the league’s superstars and their teams. Games against the Lakers, Heat and Celtics are sellouts in any NBA city. Fans come out to watch young guns Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin. Simply, the NBA markets their players and subsequently their sport. I have seen many fringe type fans come out of the woodwork, here in Dallas during a long Stars playoff run. But why? No doubt the games get more media attention, the excitement builds and ultimately tickets become in demand. But why does that happen only in the playoffs? Is it because every game has ultimate consequences? Is it because the intensity builds? Is it because rivalries are being built? Yes, yes and yes. So let’s examine….we can’t make every game in an 82 game schedule mean as much as they do in the playoffs, but can we build intensity and have meaning besides playoff elimination or advancement? I think the answer is yes. In fact I’ve seen it in past years. No doubt the playoffs have an inherent intensity because of the “win or go home” aspect of them. But they also generate that intensity due to the se-

ries format. What’s the saying? Familiarity breeds contempt? I couldn’t agree more. When teams play each other in a 7 games series it’s only natural that the intensity (and venom for each other) would build. The NHL needs rivalries. Think Red Sox vs. Yankees. Celtics vs. Lakers. Ohio State vs. Michigan. Cowboys vs. Eagles. Heck, think Red Wings vs. Avalanche in the 90s. That was can’t miss TV. How about the Stars vs. any team Bryan Marchment played on from 1999 -2006? Fans (and athletes) have their collective intensity peaked when they have a true dislike for the opponent. Remember April 1999 when the Coyotes’ Keith Tkachuk basically told Stars’ Captain Derian Hatcher through the media “either do something about it or shut up” in reference to Jeremy Roenick’s blindside hit on Mike Modano just nights before? No Stars fan, casual or die-hard, was going to miss that next game. Unfortunately for Roenick, he missed the next 3 weeks with a fractured jaw courtesy of Big Hatch.

period or the subsequent shootout) that still get rewarded with a point. Take no offense NHL, but that always makes me think of pre-school soccer games – make sure nobody feels bad so everyone gets points. I’m sorry but if you lost the game you shouldn’t get a point. Should we hand out juice boxes and apple slices too? I had a friend’s son ask me recently about the NHL standings in the paper. He wanted to know why Anaheim was ahead of Phoenix in the standings when the Ducks had 3 more losses than the Coyotes and only one more win. As I explained how you have to add in overtime losses too after overtimes or shootouts, and give a point for each of those, I realized that it’s just one more potential obstacle that might keep those fringe fans from becoming true hockey fans. Why make it more confusing then it has to be? It’s time for hockey to be just like every other sport in the world – standings by wins and losses baby, just wins and losses. There’s no need to have a point system at all.

I saw a bit of the old school intensity earlier this season when the Stars played the Oilers 3 times in a span of 15 days. The third meeting was exactly what hockey fans want to see. Hard hitting, good fights, and intense hockey start to finish. It was obvious a dislike had developed between these teams. Stars play-by-play man Ralph Strangis has thrown out the idea of home and home series to produce more of these types of games. I’ll go one further and suggest looking at Major League Baseball and the way they schedule their seasons. Why not travel to a city and play two or three games in a row over a 3, 4 or 5 day span before leaving town? Why not build up that contempt? Get those competitive fires burning each and every game. And just think of the reduction in travel time and expense for teams this would result in, especially teams in the West like the Stars, whose travel time and cost is exorbitant. In a league that has half of it’s teams struggle annually to stay out of the red and has several currently involved in bankruptcy proceedings you would think that alone would at least bring it to discussion.

I do appreciate some of the recent marketing strategies implemented by the NHL and I hope they continue to be creative in their attempts. From ideas like the Winter Classic (and, of course partnering with HBO to document it this season) to trying to add spice to the All-Star game by having an old fashioned playground-like draft of players to decide the teams (and televising it). Anything that gets the players front and center of mainstream America is good for the game. Tell their stories. Show their faces. Get the ones with the biggest personalities out there. Use legends of the game that have retired – how about a Brett Hull- Jeremy Roenick show? Maybe most importantly the NHL needs to activate it’s partnerships with corporate America. Just think what companies like Nike, Gatorade and T-Mobile have done for the NBA and its athletes like Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. No amount of self marketing can compare to that type of media clout and advertising budgets.

Another issue I have with the league is the way games are settled and scored (I told you I’d revisit this). It’s just not a fan-friendly system. I think the powers-that-be actually made strides in the right direction when they implemented shootouts to decide winners and losers 5 years ago, but they just didn’t follow this through to it’s logical conclusion. They finally eliminated ties (which no fan ever was happy seeing), but they kept the crazy point scoring system which now made no sense. In previous years when teams tied they were each awarded a point, versus 2 points for a victory and no points for a loss. They don’t have ties anymore, but now they have overtime losers (either during the 5 minute overtime

Back in June 1994, a Sports Illustrated cover story stated “Why the NHL’s Hot and the NBA’s Not.” A lockout followed and wiped out the entire first half of the next season. It was one of many examples of the NHL getting in its own way throughout the years. With lockouts, labor disputes, bankruptcies, bad TV contracts and over expansion the NHL has lost it’s way more than just a bit. The good news in all of this is there is still tremendous room for growth and improvement for a sport that is still terrific. In fact, this upcoming season may present an unprecedented opportunity for league exposure with NBA and NFL lockouts looming. It’s not too late to break out the GPS and get back on track – it just might take some leadership in the league office that’s not currently in place. scoreboarddaily.com

PERSONAL FINANCE

by Dan Cofall

pEaK DEbT

From our friends at the Wall Street Journal, “In 2011, Social Security, Medicare and other entitlement programs will consume 60% of all federal spending, not counting interest on the debt, or $2T.” I just wish that they had noted that in 2010, ALL tax receipts were $2T. This seems to be a notable juxtaposition. Now every financial writer worth their salt has noted that as the economy improves, tax revenues will increase. Let’s stipulate, for the moment, that there is an economic improvement in place (stimulus and QE driven or not). Shouldn’t we add that as the economy improves, interest rates will necessarily increase lest we stoke the already red hot fires of inflation? And if, right now, our tax revenues equal only our entitlement spending, what happens to the discretionary spending and interest costs? Our current interest expense is about $400B and that is at historically low interest rate levels. Add to that our Treasury’s proclivity toward short-term note bias and you have an extraordinarily vulnerable capital structure. We must issue trillions more in debt each year even if we make the “hard choices” regarding spending cuts. If current interest costs are $400B and our national debt is $14.2T, our average cost of debt is about 3%. Should that 3% increase by only 3%, which would bring it in line with historical averages, our interest expense would increase to $800B per year, not counting the increased interest on the increased debt. That amount will add 6% of the estimated $1.5T in deficits for 2011 or about $90B…in one year! This is the horror of compounding. As our national debt increases by $2T or so each year, our interest expense increases by about $120B (using the 6% average cost of debt). This $120B is added to our annual deficit and to our total debt. Each year, we will pay more interest on more debt, regardless of what we do to reduce the deficit. This is the reason we should be very concerned about “Peak Debt”. We must be concerned when the world financial community declares that we have reached Peak Debt. This game is so far out of hand, it has become a game of perception. And let’s note here that we must be concerned with worldwide Peak Debt, not just our sovereign America Peak Debt. But, for the moment, the American example will suffice. Peak Debt is very much like Peak Oil. It is the point at which the system instantly becomes unstable. With Peak Oil, when we reach a point where maximum capacity is exceeded by maximum consumption, wars will be fought

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for that one incremental gallon. This is not hyperbole. This is precisely accurate. We await only the official declaration that there is a systematic supply shortage and then the game is on. Peak Debt is no different except that we can manufacture currency and debt in relatively unlimited amounts and with very little fuss if the world financial community is willing to suspend disbelief and accept the fact that paper and digital currency, in unlimited amounts, retain their marginal values. I contend that anything that can and is created in unlimited amounts cannot possibly retain value. If that were true, then just print trillion dollar notes, give one to every man, woman and child on the planet and make us all infinitely wealthy. Peak Debt comes into play only if sanity surfaces somewhere in the world financial community. Some will say that this sanity should never be allowed to see the light of day and that we need only print our way out of this debt purgatory. If we never ask how much money has been created, and by that I mean all forms of currency and debt, paper or digital, and implied sovereign guarantees, we will never have the numerator for the currency to asset formula that sets the true value of all currencies. As currency supply increases and assets remain relatively constant, the currencies are debased and inflation is created concurrently. Now one might think that if no one truly knows how much currency exists, nearly 7T people on this planet will continue to live in a delusional bliss thinking their currency has and retains value. If that only were true. But that currency does get into circulation and prices are bid up and real inflation does occur. Additionally, many worldly financial types smarter than I know not only this formula but also both the numerator and denominator. They have already placed their bets and they await the Peak Debt proclamation. At such time, our financial system will necessarily fail and there must be a system that is ready to be immediately implemented when the 7B people say “Save us!”

A new financial order is waiting in the wings with just such a system. This system must include a world central bank and a new currency. Trillions will be made and lost instantly as “old” currencies are exchanged for the “new” currency. Oil, gold and all commodities will be priced in this new currency. The most massive redistribution of wealth in all of history will occur when these new conversion ratios are foisted upon us. Debts will be repudiated, the financial markets will be reset and the only winners will be bankers, their preferred clients and those countries judged to in need of the redistributed wealth. Being a nuclear power will be an important “ante”. Surprisingly, much, if not all, of this system is already in place. The International Monetary Fund (“IMF”), the International Bank of Settlements (“IBS”) and very pro one-world financial system legislation (already passed by all meaningful countries) is here now. Oh, there may be bits and pieces still to go but the real trip wire will be a major world event such as a sovereign default or a string of defaults. This default scenario is entirely dependent upon the proclamation of Peak Debt. I have no crystal ball but I know that our time to plan and act is here, the assets are in place and the financial freedom of our world is in play. Default is the trigger and a one-world financial order is the end game. The rest is up to us to put our financial houses in order. What choices we make today and the days in the near future will determine our ability to cope with the changes we will face. We may never have a better day than today to make the changes necessary. Certainly not all is doom and gloom and many of us may prosper for months or more to come, with some divine intervention. But for those who neglect to plan or fail to recognize the warning signs or fail to see tops coming, there will be fiscal challenges beyond our imaginations. DAN coFALL IS THE HoST oF “THE WALL STrEET SHuFFLE” HEArD EVEry WEEKDAy 4-6PM oN cNN1190AM IN DFW or Go To WALLSTrEETSHuFFLE.coM

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The Wine Vine

by Dani Boxford

Pink Wines

(please keep reading)

ith spring nearing, you will begin to see pink wines accumulating in markets around town. It’s a welcome sight to those of us in the wine profession. It is much the same feeling as swapping our coats and scarves for sundresses and open toed shoes. Each year, we eagerly await the new vintage rosé wines arriving in local shops. But alas, around this time every year I’m faced with a misunderstanding that is massive and far reaching among the American wine drinking public. The misconception is that all pink wine is sweet, cheap and shows a lack of sophistication. Actually, well made rosé wines are siblings of your favorite reds. A rosé wine is created from red wine grapes that have only a brief contact with the skin of the grape during fermentation. Thus tinting the wine pink rather than allowing the red skins to fully pigment the wine. But we’ll get back to that. Unfortunately, in Texas and many parts of the country, pink wines have become rubbished due to the influx of California White Zinfandels and the similar since the 70’s. The first sweet pink wine was an accidental crea-

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tion by Sutter Home. It was a result of the “White Zinfandel” having had a stuck fermentation, which prevented all of the sugar from converting to alcohol. They pushed the batch of wine aside to finish their remaining production. Upon returning, the winemaker decided to bottle. Sutter Home Winery released this lighter, sweeter wine in 1975. These days, quite a bit of additional sugar is added to these already fruity grapes making them insipidly sweet wines. Produced for the American palate, these tend to come from the larger wine houses or companies. They generally are found in the lower priced end of California wine sections. Amazingly, these wines now represent about 10 percent of all wine consumed by Americans each year. This is good for big company business, bad for the small European and California producers making fantastic rosé. Unfortunately, White Zinfandel’s resounding sales success has unfairly created two associations with pink wines - cheap and sweet. In fact, most rosé around the world is produced in a dry or slightly off-dry style. There are entire wine regions (i.e. Provence and Tavel in France) that are celebrated entirely for their production of complex and beautiful pink wines. America is the only country

with such mass confusion. There are sweet red wines and sweet white wines available in large quantity. But we don’t blanket the red and white wines in the same way we do pink wines. The color of wine has nothing to do with the amount of residual sugar in the wine. So, hopping back up on my soapbox… rosé wines are neither sweet nor cheap. At least they don’t have to be. Again, they are made from red wine grapes with a brief skin contact. The juice from all of these red grapes is actually clear until the color is extracted from the skins. In some cases, the rosé is made almost exactly as their darker-colored brothers and sisters that you are more familiar with. The difference is that the juice spends less time in contact with the skins, hence drawing out less color from them. In case you’re wondering, this again has absolutely nothing to do with sweetness. Another process that results in some of the most amazing dry rosé is the saignée process. This is the process of draining off some of the juice of a red fermentation to increase the ratio of solids to liquid for more intensity in the red, leaving 2 wines behind, a more intense, darker red and a dry pink rosé having been removed.

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By JIM SANDERS PGA Golf Professional Gentle Creek Golf Club

So some of those big rich red monsters that you may hold dear to your heart actually have a rosé saignée as a piece of their winemaking puzzle. And since the American public still hasn’t fully grasped what amazing wines these are, many winemakers keep these small productions around the winery for themselves. And believe me - they love them - and I long to try them. These wines are bone-dry wines with structure, acid and tannin not unlike their red counterparts. I compare rosé’s versatility in food pairing to that of Champagne. The two wines are nothing alike but both tend to pair easily with many different foods. Rosé is the best of both worlds - it has some tannin structure like a red, yet is more crisp and refreshing like a white. This makes rosé particularly perfect for our Texas weather. If you think drinking a pink wine makes you look like a novice, realize the opposite is true. When I walk into a restaurant, I glance at glasses as a reflex. When I see people drinking rosé, I look up at their faces with more interest than someone drinking white or red. It’s a total judgment on my part but I try to decide if they know what they ordered or did it on accident. I generally assume they must know more about wine than the average bear. If you are one of those people that thinks rosé is somehow less of a wine, you shall now be on my list of people that don’t know Bordeaux from Welches. In fact, I declare all who drink rosé must now be perceived as very fashionable and wine savvy in Dallas. And if anyone questions what you are drinking, you not only have the right to, but you are obligated to, raise your brow in pure wine snobbery fashion and explain to them how ridiculous they are for having so misjudged rosé all this time. There are beautiful examples with more and more availability in the states. 15 years ago, you might have seen 2 or 3 good ones in the market. Now, you see 10-20 out and about in stores. It’s exciting to see the gradual acceptance of these wines in America. One of my favorite wine bars in Austin, Vino Vino, has an event each spring called “Pinkfest”, bringing in some of the most obscure rosé wines from all over the world. Rosé wines seem to have a season. They will start appearing in March and be on shelves through the summer. Near the end of summer, you’ll see the bulk of them being discounted for clearing. Most wine buyers will have one or two available in their store year round. Nevertheless, the drinking season for cold rosé wine is definitely when it’s hot outside. And we have plenty a need for cold wine in Texas. If any of what I’ve said leads you to your local merchant in search of something pink to re-inspire, I have two very different saignée method rosés for you to try. Buoncristiani Syrah Rosé and Baudry Cabernet France Rosé from Chinon come from two clearly differing red wines. Buoncristiani is a California Syrah Rosé made from a very manly red. The Baudry makes one of my favorite Chinon Caberet Francs. This is the rosé of that delicate and lighter grape. The later tends to drink more like a white wine and both are beautiful examples of what can be produced.

A White DRIVER? each year, with the arrival of spring, comes the introduction of new equipment from all of the major golf companies. undoubtedly, there will be claims of drivers that hit it straighter and longer. But, this year, taylormade has come to market with something completely different from the traditional driver. if you watch any golf on tv, you are certain to see their new commercial based on the slogan “One of these things is not like the other”. What is all of the buzz about? the new taylormade r11 driver and its white color. While the r11 sets itself apart by offering a driver with 3 dimensions of adjustability, taylormade has gone “all in” with the color white. Both the r11 and the Burner Superfast 2 lines of drivers, fairways, and hybrids will all be white. So we have to ask the question: Why White? there are three major benefits to the white color. first, the contrast between the white crown and black face make the club easier to align and aim. Second, the white crown eliminates the “hot spots” that are caused by reflected sunlight. third, the white color makes the clubhead appear larger which boosts the player’s confidence. the only thing left to do is to visit your local pro shop and Pga Professional and check out the new “color” of golf.

Go forth and change the perception…wear pink shirts, drive pink cars and by golly, drink pink wine. scoreboarddaily.com

Golf Does it RighT

The WAY I SEE IT

by Timm Matthews

The NFL is on the verge of closing its doors, Major League Baseball has no salary cap and so the financially responsible teams have no chance, the NBA says that it lost $400 million last season--$400 MILLION, and the NHL is…well, the NHL. Throw in all of the off-the-field issues and it’s a joke. All of these professional leagues seem to capture our attention, elevate the players and even some owners to instant celebrity status and yet they don’t seem to have a clue how to run a successful business.

If the other pro leagues were half as organized as the PGA Tour, we’d never have to waste our time listening to the rantings of very rich people complaining about not having enough money.

Where does that leave us? Golf. That’s right, the only one that seems to know how to keep it together is the PGA Tour. Aside from a John Daly alcohol relapse and Tiger’s venture into a second career as a porn star, the Tour has been scandalfree for decades. It’s not a coincidence that Tiger and Daly were the most over-paid and privileged players on the Tour when they went sideways. They never have a strike or any kind of work stoppage on the Tour and thanks to Tiger’s popularity over the past-decade have enjoyed a rise in viewership and attendance.

We’ve all seen it. A guy plays well for a year or two (or less--Tony Romo) and the owner can’t wait to give him a guaranteed long-term deal. It’s human nature to work hard to attain something and to cruise when you have everything you need. Everyone seems to accept the fact

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Here’s the key---and I mean this wholeheartedly---golfers earn their money, it’s not just handed to them like they’re entitled because they run fast or jump high. Guaranteed contracts are the bane of pro sports. There isn’t an owner on the planet…not Cuban, not Steinbrenner, not Jerry, who would guarantee an employee his salary in any other business they own. No way, no how. Work hard and you get rewarded. Mess up and your job is gone.

that an athlete will always play his best when he’s in a contract year. That means the owner understands that he might not play so hard when he’s in the middle of a 6 year contract…and somehow that’s accepted? Even former athletes can’t believe how greedy today’s athletes can be. Golfers get guaranteed money from endorsements, clubs, ball, shoes etc. but the only way they get a check each week is by playing well enough to earn it. That certainly takes away the threat of drinking too much or doing drugs knowing you can’t perform at a high level when you’re high. With $50 million in the bank, job security isn’t as prevalent a thought. Start making football and basketball and baseball players earn each year’s salary and I promise you’ll see a difference. Owners are their own worst enemies. They play by completely different rules when it comes to their teams and then they’re amazed when things don’t go smoothly with their players. I love golf because it’s played by people who call penalties on themselves…not guys who try to get away with as much as they can. The PGA Tour is the model that all the other leagues should use to heal themselves.

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travel

by Paul Salfen

Cayman ISLANDS

Cayman Islands Spotlight: The Ritz-Carlton and Secret Harbour

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f you’ve ever been to Grand Cayman before, you probably remember the island as a very nice place with relatively little to do – and that’s a good thing if you’re just looking to unwind. Until you’ve experienced Dragon Bay, though, you wouldn’t realize there’s quite a bit to do while still getting in that much-needed sense of relaxation. The locals will usually point you to a bar & grill as a nice place to hang out, but it’s likely they haven’t experienced this five-diamond eco-conscious gem of a resort. This $650 million development called Dragon Bay is the brainchild of Michael Ryan, the very handsome owner/developer of this 360-acre sea-to-sea resort community, who refers to himself as “an

explorer in search of possibilities”, set out on an 11-month voyage on his boat around the world to find the best resorts and found ways to one-up each of them. Wanting only the best, he carefully chose experts in each of the areas of interest in the resort from top chefs, athletes and service-minded employees, or “ladies and gentlemen” as the Ritz often refers to them. Their “Endless Service” program, which include the usual great amenities at your disposal that the chain is known for, which includes here a fleet of luxury cars (with drivers, of course) and 36-foot motor yachts. Located 15 minutes from the airport – with a private water taxi as an option no less – the resort

has six restaurants, three residential options in addition to the hotel lodging, tennis, golf, island tours, shopping and some notable annual events, which include the Legends Championships, a charity-minded tennis tournament that allows people to see tennis greats like Jim Courier, Stefan Edberg, Marat Safin and Jimmy Arias up close and personal. For foodies, there’s the Cayman Cookout festival, which happens this month and will feature the likes of Anthony Bourdain. It has even featured Dallas’ own Ritz man, Dean Fearing, in the past. In fact, 10% of the clientele is from Texas, which makes for an added bonus for those looking for some familiar faces while experiencing the island’s – and the resort’s own friendly faces.

Living and Lodging: The Ritz-Carlton – Located right along Seven Mile Beach, this fantastic resort has been recognized many times as the number one resort in the Caribbean. It’s easy to see why. It’s by far the nicest resort on the island and has everything you could possibly want to stay or just play. The Residences – These have all of the comforts of home, but with the amazing service that you just can’t seem to get back at home. In fact, the chefs and the spa will come to you – and you should probably let them.

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by Paul Salfen

The DeckHouses With several views of the water to choose from, these 7000-square-feet “private island” houses are designed with their own beach area, infinity pool, deck and guest cottage. Why drive when you can just take the boat back and forth to the rest of the island? Secret Harbour – This private marina village is still being built, but looks to be the next hotspot. With a European-style harbor design, this secluded area has all the makings of the next place to buy. Keep in mind, there’s no property tax (in addition to no sales tax or income tax) in the Cayman Islands, so it’s a great place to land and not have to worry about taking an extra hit.

Dining: Blue by Eric Ripert – Celebrity chef Ripert designed this restaurant to serve the best fresh seafood the island has to offer and, of course, presents it in a very artistic way. You may have even seen the restaurant featured on his TV show. Periwinkle – This al fresco Mediterranean spot has a great relaxing feel – and with the pool across the way, there’s always some good people-watching. 7 Prime Cuts & Sunsets – Like the title suggests, great food and a fabulous view awaits. If you get there early, you’ll likely have a front row seat to watch the sun go down – and you don’t want to miss a Cayman sunset.

Activities: The Courts – Celebrated coach/trainer Nick Bollettieri is a partner in these fabulous clay and grass courts, which are often visited by the greats. Lessons are available in probably one of the best settings you could imagine for a tennis court.

that includes snorkeling, photography, cooking and even a submarine excursion. Kids will never be bored here – and that’s saying a lot. Shopping – Whether it’s that little (or really big) gift at Tiffany & Co, hand-painted postcards at

Silver Rain – This 20,000 foot, 17-room spa defines relaxation. Its “heavenly” appearance instantly puts you at ease and the treatments are all fantastic. La Prairie products are available from the Swiss skincare giants and estheticians are on hand to give you a full evaluation and can give you a plan that will help keep that good feeling going long after you’ve left. Try the Escape To Paradise, a three-and-a-half hour treatment that includes an hour of Swedish massage, an hour long facial and a pedicure and manicure – but don’t plan on going anywhere afterwards. You’ll be in a daze. Ambassadors of the Environment – Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the great Jacques Cousteau, started this fantastic program for kids

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Cupboard, swimwear or resort wear at Wave – or some of the local artwork in the halls of The Ritz, there’s a little something for everyone.

Blue Tip Golf – Greg Norman designed this 9-hole North Sound Club course that’s surrounded by water and serves as a prime place for those who truly love golf – and not just playing during a “meeting”. There’s also lessons available for adults and kids and no pressure for those of us who could use a little help on the course. Water Sports – Sailing, snorkeling, kayaking, rafting, paddle boating – it’s all here. Or you could just stick to the relaxation theme and get a floating raft or water hammock. The definition of water sports can definitely be stretched here. Stingray City Sails and Sunset Cruises – While there’s no real reason to leave Dragon Bay, Stingray City is a unique experience that takes you out to Stingray Sandbar, where these otherwise-scary looking creatures let you hold them, grab them for photo ops or just admire them without fear. Then, of course, a Sunset Cruise might be more your speed. Next to a cabana on the beach, it’s about the best way to end a perfect day in paradise.

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Training TABLE

by Dylan Grant

The Loon When someone first told me to check out the Loon for dinner I thought that they had one too many stiff “Loon Cocktails.” The Loon has been around a long time—the last 20 owned by Cliff Gonzalez—and for most of that it’s been labeled the place to go for inexpensive and strong drinks. Not a bad thing to be known for but not exactly a hot dinner spot. Deciding that these people might know what they’re talking about, I invited a few friends to The Loon for dinner…and cocktails (when in Rome). The pleasant surprises began right from the beginning, as the Bruschetta we ordered for an appetizer was wonderful. The atmosphere inside is still pretty much a bar scene, which might be why people don’t associate it with dining. There are several tables and booths next to the actual bar and a big screen TV in the corner and that’s about it. The sparse décor has its advantages—foremost being that the prices of the food are extremely reasonable. It’s also a smoke-free environment, which is a dramatic change from just a few years ago.

Despite the fact that there are no red and white table clothes or pictures of Dean Martin on the walls, Gonzalez raves about his Italian dishes. After trying the Chicken Boscaiola—with artichoke hearts and peas in a white sauce, and the Baked Ziti and Sausage—we totally understand why. The dishes were as good as most Italian restaurants in North Texas, about twice as large and half the price. What more needs to be said? The lunch items include not only the traditional burger, but also a Reuben sandwich, a muffuletta sandwich, an Italian sandwich, a pork sandwich and pretty much anything else you could want. We also had to try one of the pizzas and it was also worth coming back for. If you like a nice bottle of wine with your meal (yes, please,) The Loon offers many of the same Argentine and California selections as other places in town at about half the price.

The one dish that people kept recommending to me is the Talapia. The fish is covered in a white wine, lemon caper sauce and it is awesome to say the least. One friend says he eats the Talapia at least twice a week (which might not be enough). It is a dish you will definitely want over and over again.

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Bottom line is that Gonzalez cares a lot about his customers and his food and makes a serious effort to please one by paying close attention to the other. The result is one of the best kept dining secrets in town. Get there before the word gets out…and it will.`

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AROuND TOWN

by Scott Murray

SUpeR boWl 2011

Say it ain’t snow. But it was and it did. Yet, it didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the thousands of visitors who ventured to our fair cities the first week of February to be a part of the first-ever Super Bowl to be hosted in North Texas. Yes, there was ice, and yes, it was cold, bitter freezing cold, but people still partied. And, oh my were there ever lots to choose from. Some were NFL sanctioned events, most were not. Some were for charity, the majority were not. But any excuse to party and be a part of the festivities of Super Bowl week is all most wanted, whether you were a resident or from out of town. There were hundreds of get-togethers but here’s a recap of some of the more popular ones. The Super Bowl Media Party is always a Tuesday night event of Super Bowl week. This year it was held at The House of Blues and it didn’t disappoint. I can’t recall a better venue for this event in my 30 plus years of covering Super Bowls. Kiss lead singer Gene Simmons’ Aces and Angels Salute to the Troops took place at Centennial Hall on Wednesday, benefiting the Wounded Warriors Project and the USO, while across town hundreds of lanes were packed for the NFL Charities annual Super Bowl Celebrity Bowling Classic.

as well, as witnessed when Summerall returned a watch to young Buck that Joe’s Dad, Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack, had given to Pat years ago. It was obvious Joe was quite taken back and very appreciative of the gesture by Summerall. You’d have thought this might have been the party Jerry Jones might have frequented but when The Game comes to your turf you play host to the rich and famous. And Jerry did…. inviting selected guests to Cowboys Stadium for, arguably, the party of the week.

Thursday gave way to the official North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee Party at Billy Bob’s Texas in the Stockyards of Ft. Worth. Earlier in the night, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, based in Memphis Tennessee, hosted its 6th annual Legends for Charity Dinner. The presentation of the Pat Summerall Award for Excellence in Broadcasting is the highlight of this seated dinner event which this year honored the FOX Sports football broadcasting crew including Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver and the entire in-studio team of Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan and Curt Menefee. It turned out to be a very entertaining night, albeit emotional

Friday morning the Fort Worth Club played host to the inaugural Founder’s Breakfast for The Taste of the NFL. Over $11 million has been raised in the 20-year history of Taste. This was a chance to salute such a legacy that raises funds for the food banks across America. Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief joined Taste founder Wayne Kostroski and this year’s honorary chair, Daryl Johnston, for the early morning event. Later in the day, Taste held its Friday Night Huddle event, a chance to thank the rock star status chefs from around the country who team with the NFL greats each year to raise money and awareness for the issue of hunger. Former Dallas Cowboys

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defensive lineman Chad Hennings received the Lou Groza Award for his continued commitment to the cause. No too far away, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and wife Ruth joined a number of other celebs at the Spaghetti Western, an event created by former Texas Rangers pitcher Jamie Moyer his wife Karen, and nationallyknown chef Mario Batali. Fellow chefs Tim Love, Guy Fieri and Emeril Lagasse all joined in the fun of the charity event held at Tim’s Love Shack. That same night in Dallas, Pamela Anderson played host at the Super Bowl SuperBash held at the FIG, where the dressed ranged anywhere from black tie to black t-shirt. From Leather and Laces at Hotel ZaZa to the Black Eyed Peas tuning up at the Automotive Museum at Fair Park to the annual Commissioner’s Party, there was plenty to pick from on Friday night, if you were lucky enough to have a pass or ticket. Saturday morning arrived much too early with the 23rd annual Super Bowl breakfast, benefiting Athletes in Action. Close to 2500 strong showed up to see the Bart Starr Award be presented to last year’s Super Bowl MVP Drew Breese, while Tom Landry’s widow Alicia and Tom Jr. looked on. They were honored guests of the event which looked back and paid tribute to those who competed in the unforgettable “Ice Bowl”. Among the players on hand: Starr, Donny Anderson, Jerry Kramer, Chuck Mercein of the Green Bay Packers and Bob Lilly, Rayfield Wright, Lee Roy Jordan and Bob Breunig of the Cowboys. The high dollar ticket on Saturday night was The

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22 STONEBRIAR WAY, FRISCO TX 75034 Taste of the NFL, held at the Fort Worth Convention Center, where a record $1 million dollars was raised to be split by the food banks in the 32 NFL cities. As the host cities the Tarrant Area Food Bank and the North Texas Food Bank will each receive a check for $170,000. Staubach, celebrating birthday number 69, was surprised when the entire crowd of 3500 people joined forces and sang Happy Birthday. Staubach was also kind enough to write the forward to my recently-published book entitled Bring Out The BEST. It chronicles the 20 year legacy of Taste and the relationships shared from all walks of life (chefs, NFL greats, volunteers, corporate America) to raise money for those in our country who battle hunger every single day. All of the proceeds from the book go to the food banks. For more information, simply go to tastebook20.com. The celebration culminated with a concert from Martina McBride and a special appearance from the newly crowned Miss America, Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska. It was a busy night, but most importantly a most profitable one. With the Super Bowl gone, the collegiate awards presentation banquets took center stage in North Texas. The Doak Walker National Running Back Award went to LaMichael James of Oregon. Really great young man. He shared top-billing with former Packers great Jim Taylor, who received the Walker Legends Award. Three days later in Fort Worth, Heisman Trophy Award winner Cam Newton of National Champion Auburn took home the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. Former Dolphins great and Hall of Fame quarterback Bob Griese was the recipient of the O’Brien Legends Award. If football was your game, North Texas in February was certainly the place to be. Now all eyes can focus on the Texas Rangers, about to begin the season for the first time in franchise history as the defending American League Champions. The Rangers open the regular season at the allpark in Arlington against the Boston Red Sox on April 1st. Here’s hoping from the moment the home plate ump yells, “Play ball”, the Rangers remain the team to beat in 2011.

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Dear Razor,

I have a daughter starting to ask questions about the birds and the bees. Have you had to broach this subject yet with your girls? Do you have any pointers?

I’m in my mid-40s and finding it difficult to keep those extra pounds off these days (especially since I’m on the road quite a bit and eating in restaurants). How do you manage to stay fit with your busy travel schedule?

What’s a normal summer day typically hold for Razor Boy after the NHL season ends?

- Mark in Allen Mrs. Reaugh will handle that. I’ll take care of the pistol brandishing intimidation of the zit-faced little punks that arrive on my front doorstep when dating begins. Pointers? Good idea. Laser pointers in the retina might be a solid deterrent to curbside necking.

Dear Razor, What’s can’t-miss TV in the Reaugh household? DVR set to any particular shows? And if so how many are your choices? - Walt in Denton Walt, I live in a household of three women so the DVR is out of my control. Every time I try to record something the devices are already in use, making sure that the estrogen-powered programming and Disney/Nickelodeon shows are being logged. As a family we manage to gather to collectively watch American Idol and “Movie Night Fridays”, or as I call it, “Me Watching my Eyelids.” (Razor’s guilty pleasure viewing: “Real Housewives Beverly Hills”)

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- Matt in Bedford Matt, it starts with an early morning “super wash” in the lake. A five-mile trot. Berries and coffee on the dock as the sun warms my taut, exhausted body. A trip to the loo as the berries and coffee work their regulatory magic. Peruse the Internet. Lunch at the vinyard. Some afternoon horseback riding or water skiing. Happy hour wine, cheese and fresh orchard-ripened fruit enjoyed on the veranda. Grilled cedar plank salmon for dinner, then afterwards, a production of singing and dancing from the children on the east lakeside lawn. Conversation and more wine. Retire for the evening at some point in the 9 o’clock hour as the heat of the day finally subsides in the sunny Okanagan.

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JORDAN SPIETH by Timm Matthews

RETURNS TO THE HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP

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he latest North Texas teen golf sensation will bring his youthful energy to the 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship. Jordan Spieth made national headlines last year at the Nelson after making the cut and staying in contention right up until the back-nine on Sunday. It was the best amateur finish in the tournament’s 43-year history. Spieth shot rounds of 68-69-67 to enter the final round tied for 7th. With 8 holes to play, he was within 3 shots of the leaders but couldn’t put on a back-nine rush—he ended with a final round of 72. He finished tied for 16th, not too shabby for a 16-year-old making his PGA Tour debut. Because of his desire to remain an amateur and play college golf, Spieth turned down the $91,000 check he had earned. “Jordan added a great energy to the tournament last year,” said 2011 tournament chairman John Beckert. “And he certainly proved that he could compete at this level. I’m sure everyone will be interested to see how he follows that up on the course this year.” The 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship will be played Memorial Day weekend, May 23-29, at the TPC Four Seasons Resort and Club Las Colinas in Irving. Spieth hasn’t let his success at the Nelson go to his head, he’s actually playing better than ever. He’s cur-

rently ranked No. 2 on the Polo Golf Rankings, and with an American Junior Golf Association victory at the 2011 HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods back in February he showed why many expect him to made some noise at the Nelson again this year, “it’s really good to close it out and see my name alongside Tiger, David Duval and all the other past champions,” said Spieth, who finished second each of the last two years. It was the final event for Spieth in his American Junior Golf Association career. I’d sum it up as a really good step in the right direction,” Spieth said of his AJGA career. “With the goal being to be the best in the world some day, to beat the best juniors is always a great step and now I have to move on and play against the best college players and hopefully after that move into the pros.”

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Getting to Know Stars Coach

Marc Crawford by Tom Fireoved

I recently sat down with Dallas Stars second year head coach Marc Crawford. We discussed the many miles he’d traveled over his hockey career, current and past players, the ’98 Olympics, and many things hockey. A likeable and engaging individual, he’s the type of guy you find it hard not to root for once you get to know him.

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American Hockey League. In his first year in the city that marks the easternmost point in all of North America (a Crawford fun fact), he posted a 39-29-12 regular season record and was named recipient of the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award winner as the AHL’s coach of the year. His squad made it to the finals of the Calder Cup that year, before eventually falling to the to the Adirondack Red Wings.

native of Belleville, Ontario, Marc Joseph John Crawford was born on February 13th, 1961, in the same hospital that would see Brett Hull brought into the world some 3 ½ years later. Or, as Crawford jokingly points out, the hospital that was ultimately responsible for 760 NHL regular season goals being scored (741 by Hull). Growing up a rabid Toronto Maple Leafs fan, Crawford lists his favorite players from his childhood as Frank Mahovlich, a big, explosive skating center, and Mahovlich’s teammate Dave Keon, who at only 5’9” and 165 lbs was a sparkplug center for the Leafs and is generally thought of as one of the greatest two-way players in the history of the game. Playing in the last glory run of Maple Leaf hockey, the duo helped lead the Leafs to 4 Stanley Cups (three in a row -1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65). Crawford’s own hockey career got started when he left home at age 17 to play for the Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. His performance for Cornwall led to his selection by the Vancouver Canucks three years later in the 4th round of the 1980 NHL draft with the 70th pick overall. The left wing joined the Canucks for the 1981-82 season, and as a rookie was part of the team that made a run to the Stanley Cup finals before being defeated by the early 80’s dynasty that was the New York Islanders. Crawford spent 6 seasons as a NHL player, splitting much of his time between Vancouver and their AHL affiliate the Fredericton Express, earning the nicknames “747” and “Crow” for the many air miles he logged traveling between the two locations (some 2600 miles apart). One of those players that ultimately seem destined to become a coach, Crawford wrapped up his playing career in his final season as a player/coach with the Milwaukee Admirals of the IHL. He then quickly transitioned to the position of head coach and GM of his former junior team the Cornwall Royals, now a member of the Ontario Hockey League. Less than two years later he took over the reigns as head coach of the St John’s Maple Leafs of the

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At the ripe old age of 34, Crawford got his chance to jump to the NHL before the start of the 199495 season when he took over the head coaching duties of a very young, albeit very talented Quebec Nordiques team. Among others, the team included budding stars Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg. Owen Nolan, Wendel Clark, Scott Young and Mike Ricci. After posting a regular season 30-13-5 record and finishing first in the Eastern Conference in the lockout shortened season, the Nordiques’ season ultimately ended in disappointment in the opening round of the playoffs at the hands of Mark Messier and the veteran laden defending Stanley Cup champion New York Rangers. For his rookie regular season success, however, Crawford became the youngest NHL coach (and still is) to win the Jack Adams Award for head coach of the year (and laughs that his goal is ultimately to be the oldest coach to win it as well). The following off-season saw the Nordiques relocate to Denver, become the Colorado Avalanche, trade for Patrick Roy, and ultimately win the Stanley Cup with a decisive 4-0 finals triumph over the upstart Florida Panthers in their first season in their new Rocky Mountain home. Crawford remained at the helm of the Avs until he resigned in May of 1998, having led Colorado to a combined regular season record of 135-75-43 and three consecutive Pacific Division Championships. During his final year in Denver he had the honor of being named head coach of the Canadian

Loaded with All-Stars and future Hallof-Famers, Crawford said the actual glue of his Stanley Cup winning team was Mike Keane

Olympic team, the first Olympics to include NHL Players. The Canadians lost in a semi-final shoot out to a Czech Republic team led by Dominik Hasek, before subsequently falling to Finland in the bronze medal game. Although Crawford and his players had the handicap of inexperience when it came to shoot-outs (unlike their European counterparts), he’s still received his fair share of criticism and second-guessing over the years for not choosing Wayne Gretzky as one of his five shooters. When asked if he remembered whom he chose instead he rattled off “Theo Fleury, Joe Nieuwendyk, Brendan Shanahan, Eric Lindros and Ray Bourque” – so yes he remembers, It’s hard to argue with the lineup he went with, but my guess if he had a re-do he’d throw “The Great One” into the mix if for no other reason than to not have to still answer questions about it by people like me in 2011. After a brief stint as an analyst on Hockey Night in Canada, next stop was Vancouver where he took over the reigns of the struggling team that drafted him some 18 years earlier. He replaced Mike Keenan midway through the 1998-99 season and after his second full season had the Canucks back in the playoffs (from a 8-23-6 first half season beginning). Crawford amassed a combined 246-189-59 -32 record over 7 years in Vancouver, advancing once to the conference finals. In February of 2006 Crawford became the third youngest coach in NHL history to amass 400 wins, trailing only Scotty Bowman and Glen Sather in that regard. Just a few months later he was let go by the Canucks (welcome to the world of a NHL coach), but was soon hired by the Los Angeles Kings, a rebuilding team similar to the one he took over in Vancouver. A couple years with results that were disappointing by Crawford standards (no playoffs and a below 500 record) and he was back on Hockey Night in Canada doing color commentary during the 2008-09 season. In June 2009, new Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk introduced Crawford as the 20th head coach of the North Stars/Stars franchise after having recently relieved Dave Tippett from his duties. His first season in Dallas saw the Stars finish with a 37-31-14 record but still miss the playoffs for the third year in row. The Stars were solid playing in front of the

home crowd at the AAC (23-11-7), but struggled away from home posting only a 14-20-7 road record.

On off-season changes Tough decision were made in the off season when Joe Nieuwendyk let fan favorites Marty Turco and Mike Modano know that they would not be offered new contracts. I asked Crawford about the moves and what it ultimately meant to the current roster of Stars. In Crawford’s mind it was a matter of addition by subtraction. By allowing Turco and Modano to move on it opened up the leadership roles on the team and allowed other younger players to grow and ultimately take control of the room. “The responsibility was put into the hands of our younger players and they’ve responded,” said Crawford. On the 1995-96 Championship Avalanche team Loaded with All-Stars and future Hall-of-Famers, Crawford said the actual glue of his Stanley Cup winning team was Mike Keane (sound familiar Stars fans?) He said players like Keane and Claude Lemieux helped teach players like Sakic and Forsberg how to become even better. On his Hall-of-Fame goalie, Crawford said that not only was Patrick Roy the greatest goalie he’s ever coached, but the greatest goalie of all-time. “And an absolutely brilliant player mentally” said Crawford.

On the Detroit Red Wings and Niklas Lidstrom With so many teams separated by just a point or two in the standings this season Crawford says its “parity that comes with a salary cap.” He says the days of the “Big Three” in the Western Conference (Red Wings, Avs and Stars) are gone and not likely to return. When asked how Detroit has somehow managed to stay at the top of the heap for so many years, he credits one player in particular – Niklas Lidstrom. “The best defensive player ever,“ says Crawford. What about Bobby Orr? “Bobby Orr was a tremendous player and actually changed the way the game was played, but his career was very short,” said Crawford. “Lidstrom has done it at that top level for two decades.” On mellowing with age Crawford is still remembered by many for his infamous bench-to-bench heated exchange with legendary Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman during a March 1996 Avs/Wings game (with a referee and a cameraman in between them). He says he’s mellowed over the years, so I reminded him of his post-game explosion earlier this season in Chicago. It culminated after several questionable calls, and in particular an end-of game non-call for a penalty shot by the Stars (after a Hawk threw his stick at the puck). Can he say how much the fine was? “No, sorry” Was it significant? “Yes.” So

the Stars don’t cover that for you? “No,” he laughed. “And unfortunately it’s taken out of the paycheck post-tax.” On NHL travel With so many miles under his belt during his playing and coaching careers, I asked Crawford what his favorite NHL cities are. “Chicago,” was his immediate response. “And New York and Montreal. I enjoy the cities that have character to them,” he said. And what about the Stars travel schedule? It’s well-documented that the Stars travel the most miles of any team in the league each year. “It’s tough sometimes with the early morning arrivals back to Love Field,” he admitted. But he’d still like to see a more balanced schedule in the NHL, even if it meant more miles to the East Coast for the Stars. “I think it’s important for fans to be able to see their teams play all the teams (and all the superstars) in the league each year.”

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ScoreBoard’s 2011 MLB PREDICTIONS American League EAST Predictions 1. Boston Red Sox – predicted record: 96-66 (2010 record: 89-73 – Finished 3rd) Added Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzales to their already potent line-up but it’s their pitching that’s the difference maker. 2. New York Yankees predicted record: 90-72 (2010 record: 95-67 – Finished 2nd) The core of the team is aging (Soriano and Jeter) and Pettitte has retired, but they are still loaded. 3. Toronto Blue Jays predicted record: 88-74 (2010 record: 85-77 – Finished 4th) The Jays aren’t ready to contend for the division just yet but they are looking to improve. If they figure out how to manufacture runs to go along with their league -leading 257 dingers last year they could be dangerous. 4. Tampa Bay Rays predicted record: 76-86 (2010 record: 96-66 – Finished 1st) The Rays lost two of their most potent weapons (Crawford and Carlos Pena) and most of their bullpen to free agency. Tough to compete with the big boys on a regular basis in a small town market. 5. Baltimore Orioles – predicted record: 70-92 (2010 record: 66-96 – Finished 5th) The Orioles had a busy winter and added sluggers Derek Lee (first base), Mark Reynolds (third base) and Vlad Guerrero (DH). But pitching will be a major problem still. American League West Predictions 1. Texas Rangerspredicted record: 88-74 (2010 record: 92-70 – Finished 1st) The addition of Adrian Beltre was significant. If Brandon Webb can come close to his pre-injury self, and CJ Wilson and Colby Lewis repeat what they did last season, the Rangers will be front-runners in a tight three-way race til October. If not…

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2. Oakland A’s– predicted record: 86-76 (2010 record: 81-81 – Finished 2nd) Best starting rotation in the West. Coco Crisp needs to stay healthy for the offense to really click and if it does look out. 3. Anaheim Angels predicted record: 84-78 (2010 record: 80-82- Finished 3rd) Always a threat to compete, the addition of Vernon Wells and his 31 home runs should help (although he only hit .195 against lefties last year). 4. Seattle Mariners – predicted record: 62-100 (2010 record: 61-101 – Finished 4th) Not much done to improve on their last place finish in 2010. American League Central Predictions 1. Detroit Tigers – predicted record: 91-71 (2010 record: 81-81 – Finished 3rd) Manager Jim Leyland knows how to win and he has the personnel to do it. 2. Chicago White Sox – predicted record: 90-72 (2010 record: 88-74 – Finished 2nd) The White Sox added a big-time power hitter in Adam Dunn and their pitching roster is impressively deep.

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3. Minnesota Twins– predicted record: 88-74 (2010 record: 94-68 – Finished 1st) Closer Joe Nathan is back after missing all of 2010 with an injury. Will be a battle to the finish with Detroit and Chicago.

Winner: Boston

4. Kansas City Royals – predicted record: 69-93 (2010 record: 67-95 – Finished 5th) 26 years and counting since the Royals last made the playoffs. Not this year.

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5. Cleveland Indians – predicted record: 67-95 (2010 record: 69-93 – Finished 4th)

AL Division Series Chicago (wild card) vs. Boston

AL Division Series Texas vs. Detroit Winner: Texas

Texas vs. Boston AL Champ: Boston Red Sox

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National League EAST Predictions 1. Philadelphia Phillies – predicted record: 99-63 (2010 record: 97-65 – Finished 1st) Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt – nuff said 2. Atlanta Braves predicted record: 89-73 (2010 record: 91-71 – Finished 2nd) Beloved skipper Bobby Cox has retired and new manager Freddi Gonzalez has some very large cleats to fill – but the cupboard was left fairly full. 3. Florida Marlins predicted record: 88-74 (2010 record: 80-82 – Finished 3rd) Once again the Marlins are a young team on the rise flying under the radar screen.

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New manager Don Mattingly has some nice new additions to his squad but not sure they’re suited to withstand the rigors of a full 162 game season. 4. San Diego Padres – predicted record: 82-80 (2010 record: 90-72 – Finished 2nd) Moved Adrian Gonzalez in the offseason, but what the Padres got in return won’t be seen at the major league level for a number of years. Not their year yet. 5. Arizona Diamondbacks – predicted record: 72-90 (2010 record: 65-97 – Finished 5th) Should be better in close games then a year ago (who could have been worse?) but not near enough to compete for the title. National League Central Predictions

4. Washington Nationals predicted record: 76-86 (2010 record: 69-93 – Finished 5th) Overpaid for Jayson Werth (7 years $126 million) but he’ll help.

1. St. Louis Cardinals – predicted record: 91-71 (2010 record: 86-76 – Finished 2nd) Loaded pitching staff and Pujols is still there. Neck-and-neck with the Reds.

5. New York Mets – predicted record: 75-87 (2010 record: 79-83 – Finished 4th) Stuck with the mess left by former GM Omar Minaya they’re just trying to survive the season when they can get out from under huge and disastrous contracts.

2. Cincinnati Reds – predicted record: 90-72 (2010 record: 91-71 – Finished 1st) Reigning Central champs locked up existing talent and will give the Cardinals a battle to the finish to retain their crown.

National League West Predictions 1. San Francisco Giants predicted record: 90-72 (2010 record: 92-70 – Finished 1st) Starting pitchers logged a lot of innings last season and not much to get excited about as far as offensive additions. Still the team to beat in the West though. 2. Colorado Rockies predicted record: 88-74 (2010 record: 83-79 – Finished 3rd) Well-rounded team will challenge the Giants for the West title. 3. Los Angeles Dodgers – predicted record: 84-78 (2010 record: 80-82 – Finished 4th)

3. Milwaukee Brewers – predicted record: 88-74 (2010 record: 77-85 – Finished 3rd) Adding Zach Greinke to the starting staff will help shore up the mound. If the offense produces like it’s capable off it may be a fun season in Brewtown. 4. Chicago Cubs – predicted record: 84-78 (2010 record: 75-87 – Finished 5th) Matt Garza was a nice addition to the starting staff but a lot will depend on the youngsters in the pen. 5. Houston Astros – predicted record: 74-88 (2010 record: 76-86 – Finished 4th) Finished decently last season but not enough to believe in here for a full season.

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Chuck Greenberg: A New Ballgame for the Rangers by John Rhadigan

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hey were the last words that the new owner of the Altoona Curve wanted to hear, “You are a terrible owner and you are not a good man. You don’t care about the fans, you only care about the almighty dollar!” The words were as straightforward as her finger was crooked. She was an angry season ticket holder, and as she poked her crooked digit into the chest of Chuck Greenberg, he realized he had a decision to make: he could either tell her she was wrong, or he could prove it. The source of her anger was a picnic table, the same table that (unbeknownst to Greenberg) she and her husband had occupied at every game all season. On this Sunday afternoon, the last day of a home stand, with the team playing well, Greenberg decided to sell all of the picnic tables - including “her table” - to the highest bidders. All the picnic tables were sold that day - and all the seats were too - which had the new owner feeling good as he left the ballpark. Until he encountered the crooked finger of fate. Greenberg decided to correct the problem. If picnic tables were popular - clearly the Curve needed more tables. And if one particular table meant so much to one lady - he would fix that too. So he purchased 20 more while the team was on the road, and they were delivered in plenty of time for the

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next home stand. On the first night of the stand, Greenberg had one table draped with a linen tablecloth and set with fine china, sliver and stemware. He had name cards for the two season ticket holders who had been displaced during the previous home game. That night, Greenberg joined them for dinner and even autographed their Altoona Curve caps. The little old lady with the crooked finger and unhappy attitude was overjoyed. And she was proved wrong. Although he has a brilliant mind for business, Greenberg’s heart is with the fans. The picnic table is just one of the many ways this owner has always attempted to do the right thing. When people ask me, “What about this sports attorney from Pittsburgh?” I share the picnic table story and say, “That, Rangers fans, is your CEO!” We have all known Nolan Ryan for years - even decades. We knew what to expect from him. Since Nolan picked Greenberg as a partner, Chuck got some credit by association. But now he is running the business of the Rangers. He is in command of the team...and not since the 1980’s sitcom, starring Scott Baio, has there been a better “Charles in Charge.” Charles M. Greenberg has approached the Texas Rangers with the same kind of honesty and integrity that defined his interac-

tion with an elderly fan in Altoona years ago. Greenberg often says, “Sometimes you do the right thing, just because it is the right thing to do.” Currently, Greenberg is overseeing a $13 million dollar upgrade project at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Chuck acknowledges, “We love this ballpark. It just needed a few new bells and whistles and a fresh coat of paint.” This off-season, “new bells” include everything from the state-of-the-art Dactronics scoreboard in right field to the fresh paint on every step in every row of every section of the ballpark to cup holder repair. Cup holder repair? “One common complaint from fans,” Chuck said, “was that the seats and cup holders were in a state of disrepair. So during the off-season we are checking all 50,000 seats and cup holders - individually - and repairing those that need it.” Walk around the ballpark with Greenberg and you will see a man who also respects his employees. He knows their names, they are comfortable talking to him and he appreciates their hard work. Greenberg is proud of this place, proud of these people and, like the rest of us, he can’t wait for opening day. Soon after that night in Altoona, Greenberg got word that the husband of the lady with the crooked finger had died. Greenberg went to the funeral home to pay his respects and he was surprised to see that the deceased man was wearing the cap that Greenberg had autographed. The little old lady from Altoona explained, “He wanted to be buried in that cap, because for one night, you made him feel like the owner of the Altoona Curve.” Greenberg is the owner now. Welcome aboard, Chuck.

about chuck Chuck Greenberg became Managing Partner and CEO of the Texas Rangers upon the completion of Ranger Baseball Express LLC’s purchase of the franchise on August 12, 2010. He is responsible for all facets of the franchise’s operation while working closely with team President and co-owner Nolan Ryan. He has spent nearly two decades as a sports attorney and executive, negotiating numerous franchise acquisitions and advising on the purchase of more than two-dozen franchises in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and lacrosse. Greenberg was also instrumental in helping put together the deal that landed National Hockey League Hall of Famer Mario Lemeiux ownership of the bankrupt Pittsburgh Penguins in 1999, saving the franchise for Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. In 2007 he represented the Penguins and their ownership in successful negotiations with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the City of Pittsburgh, and Allegheny County which resulted in the deal to build a brand new, stateof-the-art $325 million arena in downtown Pittsburgh which opened last fall. Greenberg received his B.A. from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts in 1982 and is a 1985 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. He and his wife, Jennifer have three sons, Jeff, Jack, and Ben. The family lives in Westlake, Texas. scoreboarddaily.com

Voice of the Rangers New Texas Rangers television playby-play announcer John Rhadigan is eagerly looking forward to the most anticipated Major League Baseball season ever in the Metroplex. That it will unfold in his first year as the voice of the Rangers makes it even more special for the Emmy Award winning local sportscaster.

“I feel like the fans are my family. When I host events for the Rangers instead of looking into the camera I look out and see people, like the 10,000 that were at the Rangers Rally. These are Rangers fans. These are my people. I’m their guy. We’re friends. I feel like now I just get to continue to tell a cool story about a great team to friends of mine.”

Rhadigan begins the transition from studio host of FOX Sports Southwest’s Rangers Live pregame and postgame shows to the broadcast booth where he’ll team with longtime analyst and Rangers icon Tom Grieve to describe the action each night for a rabid audience still in a state of euphoria from the team’s first-ever trip to the World Series last year.

Team management feels the same. “John has a strong knowledge of the Rangers through the many years he has covered the club,” said Rangers President Nolan Ryan. “He has demonstrated his creativity and personality through the many features he has done with our players. I look forward to watching John and Tom on the telecasts this season.”

“We’re at the pinnacle of Rangers history,” said Rhadigan, who has been a fixture on Fox Sports Southwest for the last decade. “Right now is the best time in Rangers history. The story of this team has never been better than it is now. I’m looking forward to sitting behind home plate each night and having the opportunity to tell Rangers fans the story of this great team.”

* * * * In addition to televising the start of another Rangers season, FOX Sports Southwest this Spring also presents a history lesson on one of the Metroplex’s more compelling and controversial stories of the 1960s.

He’ll have plenty of opportunities to connect with a fan base that’s already familiar with his work over the last 20 years on Rangers Live, the weekly Rangers Insider magazine show and as a roving reporter on Rangers broadcasts in the early ‘90s. FOX Sports Southwest will televise 130 Rangers games in high-definition in 2011 with another 25 games scheduled on TXA 21. With Rangers fever an all-time high in the Metroplex and the team on the verge of building a dynasty, Rhadigan couldn’t have asked for a better way to start his new career as a baseball broadcaster.

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“This is like a dream come true,” he said. “I grew up in Detroit listening to Ernie Harwell broadcast baseball games. I wanted to be a sportscaster so the only one I really thought about was Ernie Harwell because he was the broadcaster in Detroit.” I always thought I’d be a baseball broadcaster. Now I have the opportunity to at least do something like what Ernie did and to do it with an organization that I have 20 years of history with.

The local sports network recently hosted a town hall forum at SMU with Mustang football legend Jerry LeVias to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the wide receiver from Beaumont breaking the color barrier in the Southwest Conference in 1966 as the SWC’s first black scholarship athlete. LeVias was joined by several of his former SMU teammates, coaches, civic leaders and local sports media for a panel discussion. An audience of SMU students, athletes and

local community leaders gathered at SMU to hear LeVias’ story about his groundbreaking yet turbulent struggle in the 1960s to integrate college football in the Southwest and the overt racism he faced on and off the football field. Panel members included SMU quarterbacks from the 1960s Mac White and Chuck Hixson, current SMU wide receivers coach Jeff Reinebold, Dallas Morning News award-winning sports columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor, local civic leader and Chairman and CEO of the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association Roland Parrish, and Randy Fry, the oldest son of former SMU coach Hayden Fry, who broke the recruiting color line in the SWC by signing LeVias to a scholarship.

Visit foxsportssouthwest.com to keep up with your favorite Metroplex sports teams. You’ll find individual pages devoted to the Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks, Stars, FC Dallas and the Big 12 Conference featuring the latest team news, original video, postgame reports, commentary from FOX Sports announcers and social media elements Twitter and Facebook.

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2011 COWBOYS Draft w e i v e r P

Mini Camps? Not happening. the nfl draft? on as scheduled. Free Agency? On hold There is a lot of uncertainty in the National Football League right now with a pending lockout on the horizon unless a new collective bargaining agreement can be met. It’s the billionaires (NFL owners) vs. the millionaires (NFL players) and neither side wants to budge. In fact, the 2011 NFL Draft, which occurs April 28-30, is the only event left on the NFL calendar that is guaranteed to happen and this year’s class of college prospects shouldn’t disappoint. Besides the Super Bowl, the draft is arguably the most exciting weekend for NFL fans, and with no free agency or player trades until a new CBA is reached, the NFL Draft is the only avenue for teams to add new players and improve their squad. The draft moved to a new format last season and will again return to the three-day draft extravagan-

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za with the first round on Thursday, second and third rounds on Friday and the final four rounds on Saturday. The Dallas Cowboys are preparing for their first top-10 selection since 2003 when CB Terence Newman (Kansas State) was taken fifth overall, the first pick of the Bill Parcells era in Dallas. With the ninth overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, and the first under the new Jason Garrett regime, the Cowboys might be poised to take another defensive back. Or maybe a lineman – offensive or defensive? Or could it be another running back? Let’s take a look at which positions the Cowboys might be targeting and the prospects that will be available with their first round pick.

OFFENSIVE TACKLE LT Doug Free stepped up in his first season as the starter at left tackle in 2010 as the Cowboys most consistent offensive lineman, but the right side was a different story. From Alex Barron’s struggles in the season opener to Marc Colombo’s durability

issues, the right tackle position was very inconsistent and needs a long term answer not named Sam Young.

Who’s available at #9? USC OT Tyron Smith (6-6, 300) is a long, lean tackle with quick feet, fluid body control and uncanny athleticism for the position. He needs to add bulk to his frame and improve his technique and pad level before he’s ready for the next level, but his upside far out-weighs his shortcomings. Smith, who played RT for the Trojans but could play either LT or RT in the pros, is in contention to be the top OT drafted in this year’s class and would be a perfect fit at #9 for the Cowboys. LATER ROUND OPTIONS: Orlando Franklin, Miami (2nd Round), James Carpenter, Alabama (3rd) and Jah Reid, UCF (4th-5th).

DEFENSIVE BACK The Cowboys secondary could be classified as one of the more talented groups in the NFL but they

sure didn’t play like it last season. CB Mike Jenkins hopes to bounce back in a big way after high expectations from him last season weren’t met. CB Terence Newman is expected to return to his starting spot opposite Jenkins with CB Orlando Scandrick holding down the nickel position. Safety is a different story - SS Gerald Sensabaugh might be serviceable for now but both safety spots could use an upgrade with Alan Ball really struggling at FS last season. This year’s safety class is probably the weakest in the draft with no prospects worth a first round pick. Ideally, the Cowboys would love to go after CB Patrick Peterson but he is expected to be a top-5 pick.

Who’s available at #9? Nebraska CB Prince Amukamara (6-0, 205) is a fluid athlete with very good footwork, smooth hips and impressive cover technique, but there are some questions about his long-speed and ability to hold up in man coverage at the next level. He is a strong tackler with solid ball skills, which is why I believe his best long-term position might be at free safety. LATER ROUND OPTIONS: Rahim Moore, UCLA (2nd Round), Robert Sands, West Virginia (3rd) and Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple (4th-5th).

DEFENSIVE END Three of the Cowboys five-technique DEs are free agents, including starter Marcus Spears, so a top-flight end could be very attractive to the Cowboys and new Defensive Coordinator Rob Ryan. The DEs in the Cowboys defense are meant to occupy blockers, opening up lanes for pass rushers DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer, but Dallas could get more consistency and penetration from the DE position (starters Spears and Igor Olshansky combined for zero sacks last year).

Who’s available at #9? California DE Cameron Jordan (6-4, 287) played the five-technique position in Cal’s 3-4 defense and has the ideal frame and build combined with impressive strength and quickness. He has a very strong upper body with a powerful rip move and the hands to shed blocks quickly. LATER ROUND OPTIONS: Christian Ballard, Iowa (2nd Round), Allen Bailey, Miami (3rd), Brandon Bair, Oregon (4th-5th).

GUARD/CENTER The interior of the offensive line was one of the weakest groups last season for the Cowboys. G Leonard Davis struggled with his fundamentals and G Kyle Kosier, who is also a free agent, had trouble staying healthy with G Montrae Holland serving as a capable back-up and fill-in starter. Despite earning a Pro Bowl invite, C Andre Gurode struggled and his best days are behind him.

Who’s available at #9? Villanova G Ben Ijalana (6-4, 318) isn’t worth a top-10 selection, but would be a nice value pick if the Cowboys decide to trade back towards the end of the first round. He manned the left tackle spot at ‘Nova, but Ijalana’s skill-set makes him better suited inside at guard where he can also kick out to tackle in a pinch. LATER ROUND OPTIONS: G Mike Pouncey, Florida (2nd Round), C Steve Wisniewski, Penn State (3rd), G Will Rackley, Lehigh (4th-5th).

RUNNING BACK While not their biggest need, I would be surprised if all three of the Cowboys top rushers returned for the start of next season (RB Marion Barber the most likely candidate to be cut), leaving RB Felix Jones and RB Tashard Choice as the top backs on the depth chart. With second-year RB Lonyae Miller the only other option, another bruising back to take pressure off Jones and Choice would vastly help the Cowboys run game.

Who’s available at #9? Alabama RB Mark Ingram (5-10, 215) is the most talented back in this year’s class and is expected to be drafted somewhere in the top-20 selections. Ingram would certainly fill the role of a bruising back, but with the depth at running back in this draft, the Cowboys would be best suited to fill a larger need with their first round pick and selecting a RB later in the draft. LATER ROUND OPTIONS: RB Mikel Leshoure, Illinois (2nd Round), RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State (3rd), RB Delone Carter, Syracuse (4th-5th).

two-round mock NFL draft CAR – Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn DEN – Da’Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson BUF – Cameron Newton, QB, Auburn CIN – Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU ARI – Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri CLE – AJ Green, WR, Georgia SF – Robert Quinn, DE/OLB, North Carolina TEN – Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama DAL – Tyron Smith, OT, USC WAS – Jake Locker, QB, Washington HOU – Von Miller, DE/OLB, Texas A&M MIN – Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska DET – Aaron Williams, CB, Texas STL – Julio Jones, WR, Alabama MIA – Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama JAC – Cameron Jordan, DE, California **NE – Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State SD – Akeem Ayers, OLB, UCLA NYG – Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State TB – JJ Watt, DE, Wisconsin KC – Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College IND – Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin PHI – Brandon Harris, CB, Miami NO – Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri SEA – Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue BAL – Nate Solder, OT, Colorado ATL – Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa NE – Ben Ijalana, OT, Villanova NYJ – Rahim Morris, S, UCLA CHI – Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado PIT – Brandon Burton, CB, Utah GB – Muhammad Wilkerson, DL, Temple **NE – Justin Houston, DE/OLB, Georgia BUF – Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame CIN – Corey Liuget, DT, Illinois DEN – Rashad Carmichael, CB, Virginia Tech CLE – Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State ARI – Orlando Franklin, OT, Miami TEN – Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas DAL – Christian Ballard, DL, Iowa WAS – Ryan Williams, RB, Virginia Tech HOU – Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor MIN – Jurrell Casey, DT, USC DET – Titus Young, WR, Boise State SF – Curtis Brown, CB, Texas **DEN – Drake Nevis, DT, LSU STL – Danny Watkins, OL, Baylor OAK – Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh JAC – Mike Pouncey, G, Florida SD – Jerrel Jernigan, WR, Troy TB – Kendric Burney, CB, North Carolina NYG – Casey Matthews, MLB, Oregon IND – Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina PHI – Mason Foster, OLB, Washington KC – Leonard Hankerson, WR, Miami NO – Mikel Leshoure, RB, Illinois SEA – Shane Vereen, RB, California BAL – Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia ATL – Stefen Wisniewski, C, Penn State NE – Taiwan Jones, RB, Eastern Washington CHI – Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh **SD – Jarvis Jenkins, DT, Clemson GB – Jason Pinkston, G, Pittsburgh PIT – James Carpenter, OT, Alabama **Acquired via trade scoreboarddaily.com

Ludwig on verge of becoming Stars’ first home-grown player byJohn Tranchina

hile Trevor Ludwig never quite made it into the lineup, his presence on the Dallas Stars’ roster for five days in February brought him one step closer to his ultimate dream of playing in the NHL. His recall from the Stars’ top minor league affiliate, the AHL’s Texas Stars, provided Ludwig a valuable opportunity to get an up-close look at what life in the world’s best hockey league is like. And although he returned to the AHL on Feb. 20 without seeing any action, he’s already accomplished more than any other player who came up through the Metroplex youth hockey scene. Of course, as the son of former Star defenseman Craig Ludwig, Trevor, 25, has major ties to the area that he has called home for most of his life. While the 6-foot-1, 216-pound defenseman didn’t crack the Stars’ lineup this time, many of his NHL teammates were impressed with him, particularly in terms of the improvement he’s shown since training camp. A strong performance through 50 AHL games, recording six assists and a + 7 plus/minus rating that ranked third on the team, has helped push Ludwig up the organizational depth chart. “We can see he’s a guy that has the right attitude,” said veteran blueliner Karlis Skrastins, who remembers playing against the elder Ludwig. “He was working hard in practice. I think I felt sure that if he would play, that he’d be a good replacement for one of our guys. For him, it would have been nice to get in a game, too, but at least he was up here during practice, with the NHL guys and it can only help him for the future.” “He’s a pretty good player,” added fellow defenseman Stephane Robidas. “I watched him in training camp, I think his progression has been really good and he keeps getting better every year and that’s a positive sign.” And his coach implied that should the parent squad run into some injuries down the stretch, Ludwig may yet make his NHL debut this season. “We had six guys that are ahead of him, and now if we need him, we’ll bring him back up for protection,” Stars coach Marc Crawford noted. “He’s a very good, competitive kid. He’s very likable, he works hard. He’s got all the attributes of being a guy who will push and continue to make strides to get to the NHL level. He’s made a huge stride this year, just in becoming a regular down there and I think it probably helped him that he was around for the week, even though he didn’t get an opportunity to play.” It’s been an important year for Ludwig, who was the

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Stars’ sixth-round selection (183rd overall) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. In his third season of pro hockey after spending four years at Providence University, Ludwig has taken another step forward this year, establishing himself as an important defensive contributor for the Texas Stars, who are based in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park. “He’s a big key for that team down there,” said 20-year-old winger Tomas Vincour, who played 44 games with AHL Texas before his call-up to Dallas on Feb. 6. “He’s a great skater, a great defensive player, and he was really excited to be here. I wish he could have played one game at least, but it didn’t happen. I think he will work hard and make sure he gets a chance again.” “He’s just a real steady, physical player,” added center Aaron Gagnon, who skated alongside Ludwig in Texas last season and for 35 games this year before being summoned to Dallas on Jan. 31. “In the battles, he comes out with the puck a lot of the times, gives a great first pass, just keeps it simple. He is one of those players that you want on your team to help you win games. He does those little things - blocking shots, getting in lanes, things like that - paying a price to help the team.” Ludwig also receives regular advice from his father, who retired from his 17-year NHL career right after helping the Stars win their only Stanley Cup championship in 1999. “He usually tries to come to the games, especially towards the end of the season, there isn’t as much going on for him,” said Trevor of his dad Craig, an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars Elite U18 youth team who also serves as studio analyst for Fox Sports Southwest TV broadcasts. “Obviously, he’s got some expertise in this area. He’ll be watching games and telling me what I should have done, or what I did well or what I did not so well, and it’s a real advantage having him as a father.” While Trevor acknowledged that he and his twin brother Tyler, who skates for ECHL Idaho this season, grew up facing additional scrutiny because of who their dad was, they also enjoyed many positives. “Growing up, obviously, you got coaches or maybe scouts that from time to time might hold you to a higher expectation just because of who he is and what he’s done,” Lud-

wig said. “But me and my brothers expect that, so you just got to live up to the challenge. At the same time, I think all those guys know, too, that we aren’t our dad. We have different aspects of our game, we’re not exactly like him. It was a good childhood, good experiences, so I wouldn’t take that back for anything.” Much of that childhood was spent in the Metroplex, as the Ludwig family arrived from Minnesota in 1993 with the rest of the Stars franchise and never left. So while Colgate University’s Austin Smith was touted as the first Dallas native selected in the NHL Entry Draft when the Stars chose him in the fifth round in 2007, Ludwig was really the first Metroplex product drafted, even though he was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Ludwig played his youth hockey in the Dallas area, including some games for Grapevine High School in the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League, and then went on to spend two seasons with the local NAHL junior hockey franchise, the Texas Tornado, who share the Dr Pepper Arena with the Dallas Stars’ practice facility. “I think it’s quite an honor for him to be that close to being an NHLer,” Robidas observed. “He grew up in Dallas, played his minor hockey here and it shows that hockey’s growing in Texas and we’ve got a good hockey program here.” Ludwig denied that trying to make his hometown team increased the pressure on him to succeed. “We moved down when we were eight years old, so for the most part, we were transforming into Texans, slowly but surely,” said Ludwig, who played 19 playoff games last spring as the Texas Stars advanced to the Calder Cup Finals. “Pressure? I think you’re going to have pressure anywhere you go. I like it here, I wouldn’t want it any other way. It’s a great organization and I’m proud to be part of it.” It shouldn’t be too much longer before his ultimate dream is finally realized. “I think it’s a great story all around,” Crawford said. “The connection with his father, who was a Star player here, connection with the local Dallas minor hockey associations, and just a guy that had to fight his way to get anything. He’s getting closer. Every year, he gets a little closer and I certainly wouldn’t count him out.”

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GIRL TALK byPaul Salfen

Greg Gillis is the one-man show behind Girl Talk, the popular DJ mashup artist that makes beats and uses multiple samples from a cross-section of genres and decades to make some fresh party music that has something for everyone. While he says his samples fall under fair use under copyright law, the creations Gillis makes have been controversial and does not allow him to sell the music in a traditional commercial sense, so he has adopted a “pay what you can” method asking for donations with his previous work, but just released his new album, All Day, as a free download, much to the surprise and joy of his fans. The 29-year-old Pittsburgh native – and diehard Steelers fan - makes the bulk of his money from merchandising and his string of sold out shows on tour, which are now quite the production with balloons, confetti and a large video screen with plenty of wild visuals. The recent sold out show at The Palladium was further proof of his growing appeal. “I don’t know what it was but I was really feelin’ that one”, he says of the spirited show. As he prepares for the second leg of his tour and a bunch of summer festival dates, he sat down to discuss the many aspects of Girl Talk. scoreBoard: Your shows have gotten much bigger

but you still have the stage full of people from the audience up there with you. How did that start and how do you decide who gets up there? Greg Gillis: Back in the day I used to have a bunch of people on stage but we would never have a barricade up there. It was a free-for-all. The shows have grown big enough to where you can’t have it be a free-for-all but we still try and make it the same as always. I don’t do it myself, but my

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two buddies that help me out on stage with the confetti and toilet paper go out 15 minutes before [and pick people out]. We never try and make it some VIP treatment or pick out the hottest babes or something. We just get a random crew.

sB: And when you were here in Dallas, you got a visit from one of the artists you sampled, the Toadies, right? GG: Yeah, I actually got to meet them and that was amazing. I’m a big fan. Over the years I’ve heard some positive things from people about what I’m doing from people I’ve sampled but they have really gone out of their way to be cool about it – more so than any band ever I can safely say. Much respect to the Toadies. sB: The new album came out with no warning

and was a nice surprise to your fans – in addition to being free. What was the thought behind that? GG: I definitely didn’t think about it as a solution for anyone else or the way it should be done and there’s something to be said for sending out press copies, doing ads and all that, but I love taking advantage of the fact that it’s just me doing it. There’s one guy that runs the label and a crew of friends so there’s no pressure to move units and get in certain magazines – the pressure is all on me. It’s something I thought about and worked on for two and a half years while keeping it quiet and I thought it would be a real treat to the fans to pull it out of thin air and put it out there. I knew that it would generate its own buzz. It worked out a lot better than I anticipated. sB: Some people have a problem with the sampling, but it’s opened many people up to the

people you’ve sampled, hasn’t it? GG: Yeah. There are a lot of people that come out that have not heard a lot of the music I’ve sampled – from 15 years old to 40 and a lot of them I think are turned on to this music. I get those emails all the time where people ask about samples or have said that they discovered Aphex Twin after I sampled it and that’s awesome. It’s not the goal of this music but I am a big fan of everyone that I sample. I’ve had the same experience myself in hip hop hearing an old soul song sampled or something and tracking it down and having it become one of my favorite songs. sB: While you don’t usually call yourself a musician, people seem to see you as a rock star. GG: I just do this music thing the best I can. It’s not like some special Godlike talent. I’m not, like, on the LeBron James tip or anything. sB: Some people consider you the LeBron James of what you do. GG: [Laughs] Right. I just like to think in the terms that anyone can make it happen but you just have to do it. It’s tough to compare the two. There’s a lot of hard work and a lifetime of dedication but there is some natural side that makes you some sort of physical freak whereas in a lot of music and art, I feel like anyone can be that person. It’s just coming up with ideas and executing them.

sB: Most people see you up there jumping up and down all night with your shirt off, sweating and getting the crowd pumped up, but that seems quite different from your offstage demeanor. You don’t seem like you need to be the life of the party otherwise. GG:Yeah, I definitely perform when I’m on stage. I don’t necessarily think of it as a persona. Everyone that gets on stage performs in a way that is not normal. I am pretty low-key in general. I don’t really like public speaking and I don’t like being the center of attention. It’s not really my thing. But for some reason I always had a dream of performing. I always wanted it to be a fun show. It was a laptop show but still entertaining. Because of that I got used to performing and at this point I don’t even think about it. It’s second nature. I feel like people step into different personalities from day to day, whether it’s your friends or your co-workers. It’s just a different side. In a weird way, it’s therapeutic, too. It’s a crazy experience but very rewarding.

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n a recent 6-month long Sports Illustrated/CBS News investigation of leading NCCA football programs (the 2010 top 25 preseason ranked squads), only two schools were found to perform any type of regular background checks on recruits – TCU and Oklahoma. And only one school was 100% clean of any players with criminal records – TCU. The joint investigation involved conducting criminal background checks on every player -- 2,837 in all -- on the preseason rosters of those 25 teams. According to the study, 7% of all players had been in trouble with the law either before entering college or during their time in school – an alarmingly high number to the powers that be at the NCAA. “It is a set of facts that obviously should concern all of us,” said new NCAA president Mark Emmert, when presented with these findings. “Seven percent, that’s way too high. I think two percent is too high. You certainly don’t want a large number of people with criminal backgrounds involved in activities that represent the NCAA.” Pittsburgh had the most players with police records with 22. When asked an anonymous assistant coach explained why his former team did not ask recruits for consent to search their juvenile records. “If we started doing it, other schools would use it against us in recruiting.” Score one for the Horned Frogs and Sooners.

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Bethany Hamilton By Paul Salfen

Bethany Hamilton may just have more willpower and determination than anyone you’re likely to meet. The 21-year-old professional surfer became a media sensation at the age of 13 when she lost her left arm to a 15-foot tiger shark while surfing and lived to tell about it. What’s more notable, though, is that in less than a month, she was back in the water learning to surf again. The native Hawaiian had been in surfing competitions since 8 and she wasn’t going to let this derail her. Hamilton was back to competing the next year, and starting winning championships the following year and continues to compete and win awards today.

hard times to just press on through whatever they’re struggling with.

– there are so many aspects of the film that will be exciting for people to watch.

sb: Do you have a mantra or something you tell yourself when things get hard? bh: I guess it’s just that I’m a passionate surfer and surfing it what I do. I just take it one day at a time. I’ve set goals for myself and know what I want to accomplish. I think taking it one step at a time and not thinking too hard about it and just enjoying it is how I do it.

sb: How did you feel about AnnaSophia Robb playing you and did you spend much time with her? bh: As soon as we found out AnnaSophia was going to be playing me, she came out to Hawaii so I could teach her how to surf and get to know her. She was picking my brain with a bunch of questions that she had. She wanted to be in-depth and really learn about the part she had. We became good friends. She doesn’t live around water but she’s a natural athlete so it turned out really well.

Hamilton released a book about her journey called Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family and Fighting To Get Back on the Board, which was later turned into a short film called Heart of a Soul Surfer.

sb: Mission trips have been a big part of your life and a turning point in your story. Do you still get to do those? bh: I love going on mission trips. Thailand was a really cool experience because it was after the tsunami and a lot of people were really scared of the ocean. A lot of their lifestyle is fishing and being in the water and teaching them to surf [and not be scared] was great. I’ve gone to Mexico a few times with my church and that was great, too. I go when I can – it’s been a little hectic with the movie and all but I’d love to carry on if I can.

There’s now a big studio film of her life story simply called Soul Surfer that hits theaters in April starring Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood and AnnaSophia Robb as Hamilton. sCoreboard: Your story has now been told in a book, a short film and a feature film. What has this journey been like for you retelling your story in these different mediums? beThany hamilTon: It’s been a long journey - starting off with the book and having a movie made off of the book. It turned out really good. My whole family and I were involved in the making of it and I’m excited to share it with everyone. It’s fun to share my life story. I know that it will encourage a lot of people. sb: A lot of people would probably not venture in the water again after your experience. What made you do it – and do it so quickly? bh: From the beginning, my main reason to continue surfing was because I love it and it’s something I wanted to try and do [again]. That’s how it started. I’m a professional surfer to this day and along with being a surfer comes being a good light to people and encouraging people who are going through

sb: How hard were the day-to-day struggles and obstacles to overcome? bh: Over time, I’ve just adapted. There’s a few things I get my family to help me with but as far as struggles, certain surf conditions can be challenging. It’s hard to explain if you don’t understand surfing.

sb: Was there ever concern about the faithbased nature of the story while trying to get it out there for everyone to enjoy? bh: I’m sharing my story as it is and I want people to see the truth of it without it being watered down or changed. I’m excited to share how much God loves each and every one of us and how He has touched everything I’ve done. The film shows the struggles with faith and learning how to surf again

sb: And you got Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt as parents! bh: Yeah! They’re almost as cool as my parents! [Laughs] They did great! sb: Some people may not be familiar with your story and in the film, those who aren’t seem to stare and maybe ask inappropriate questions. Do you still get that? bh: Yeah, definitely. People stare when they see someone without an arm and it can be annoying sometimes. Sometimes it’s like, “Uh, can I have my space here for a minute?” Often times they’re just curious and they want to know about you and your life. It’s OK. I can handle it. My friends don’t even notice me having one arm now. SB: As seen in the movie, you did have a prosthetic arm. Why did you choose not to try it? bh: Hangar Prosthetics ended up donating an arm to me and I still have it. I’ve kind of outgrown it and got used to life with one arm. I can’t really be bothered to put it on all the time. And running around all day and getting in the water – it just gets in the way. [Laughs] sb: You’ve been able to reach so many people with your story. What’s one thing you’ve been the most proud of? bh: Me and my friends and family started an organization called Friends of Bethany and it reaches out to people who have lost limbs or who are going through hard times. Ultimately we’d like to start funding prosthetic limbs and help people with anything they need help with.

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OH SLEEP WHERE ART THOU? While working towards a graduate degree in biology at the University of Texas San Antonio Medical Center, I quickly learned the importance of quality, restful sleep. The cost of not getting enough sleep during intense research project periods was a high price to pay. My area of research was pineal gland functionality and the effects of neuroendocrine activity during sleep cycles, which controls the very chemistry of sleep and recuperation. As a sports chiropractor with an academic background in neuro-endocrinology and biology, I am always seeking to find quality products that will enable my patients to recover with the highest level of restorative sleep possible. Whether they are simply recreational athletes or extremely active and highly trained tri-athletes, the importance of restorative and truly restful sleep remains the same. According to the Harvard Women’s Health Watch and Dr. Lawrence Epstein (President of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and author of The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night’s Sleep), sleeping is as important to health and well being as diet and exercise. However, as we are constantly bombarded with commercials for sleep medications, it is clear that America is having a difficult time getting a good night’s sleep. A recent survey found that more people are sleeping less than six hours a night, and that 75% of the American population experiences sleep difficulties between 3 and 4 nights a week. A short-lived bout of insomnia is generally nothing to worry about. The bigger concern is chronic sleep loss, which can contribute to health problems such as weight gain, high blood pressure and a decrease in your immune system’s ability to fight of disease and free radicals. While more research is needed to explore the links between chronic sleep loss and health, it is safe to say that sleep is too important to ignore. A recent study has shown that during restorative sleep cycles, there is a dramatic increase in cellular energy levels in brain regions that are active during waking hours. This shows that sleep is a significant contributor to full mental alertness and capacity. LISTED HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY POSITIVE EFFECTS OF GETTING A GOOD NIGHT’S REST. These facts can be found in the Harvard Women’s Health Watch : LEARNING AND MEMORY: Sleep helps the brain commit new information to memory through a process called memory consolidation. In studies, people who’d slept well after learning a new task scored higher on later tests. METABOLISM & WEIGHT: Chronic sleep deprivation may cause weight gain by affecting the way our bodies process and store carbohydrates, and by altering levels of hormones that affect our appetite. CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH: Serious sleep disorders have been linked to hypertension, increased stress hormone levels and irregular heartbeat. DISEASE: Sleep deprivation alters immune function, including the activity of the body’s killer cells. Keeping up with sleep may also help fight cancer. As a sports chiropractor and endurance athlete trainer for over 30 years, I continue to search for technologies and disciplines to optimize the performance and health of my patients and athletes. The benefits of fitness and nutrition to restorative sleep have been proven. Consider healthful, natural solutions to aid in sleep and the restorative processes.

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FOX Sports Southwest’s Dana Larson recently sat down with new Mavericks center Tyson Chandler for an extensive interview with the player many believe could be the team’s final piece to win an NBA title. Following are excerpts from the interview that can be seen in its entirety on FOX Sports Southwest’s Spotlight: Tyson Chandler 30-minute special airing this spring.

larson: You received such an incredible reception

from Mavericks fans when you got here. What did that mean to you? Chandler: It was great. The thing that I’ve always strived for and the only thing that I want to do is win. This city has wanted to win a championship for a long time now. They appreciate anyone that plays with passion and they appreciate anyone they know is just out there to win. larson: What did you think when fans started de-

scribing you as the missing link or the best center to come through here after you’d been here only a few weeks? Chandler: That was interesting. At the time I thought it was nice of people to say. But when they kept saying it, I thought do they really think that? It’s good pressure because it makes me understand how bad this city really wants a championship. I’m willing to do whatever I can and whatever it takes to try to get this team to the level to compete for a title.

larson: The Mavericks got off to a good start this

season and then suffered injuries. Does it feel like two seasons in one? Chandler: At the beginning of the season we had a lot of pieces in place. It was like a perfect marriage waiting to happen. Everything was running smoothly. Everybody knew where they were supposed to be. Everybody knew how they could contribute. It was like we didn’t need to talk to each other. But when you have a guy go out like Caron (Butler), who is such a huge piece to that success, it makes things more difficult. Now you’ve got guys trying to step up and do things they’re not accustomed to. You’ve got guys trying to overcompensate. That’s where we went on our losing streak. It took us a little while to try to find a new identity. When you take a key player like that out of the equation, it becomes a totally different team. larson: That being said, do you still think the

ultimate goal is attainable? larson: How does this compare to your other

Chandler: Definitely so. We still have the talent.

experiences changing teams? Chandler: The only time I’ve felt this good and this comfortable about the game and about really having a shot at a title is when I was in New Orleans. We didn’t have nearly the supporting cast that’s here with the Mavericks. I played against the Mavericks a couple of years ago in the playoffs so I know how talented this team was and is now. So coming here, I want to turn this team into where it was years ago when they went to the NBA Finals, but this time try to get the job done.

When you look at the Western Conference and the teams we’re going to go up against, we match up with them well. Don’t get me wrong, having Caron would have made it a lot easier. It’s a tougher road now, but it’s a road that we need to take. Ultimately, at the end of the day we all want to win a championship so you have to do the things and make the sacrifices to get there. Mentally, if we focus the way I know we’re capable of, there’s no reason why we can’t be there.

larson: You’ve been to the playoffs with other

teams. How good is this Mavericks team? Chandler: We have all the talent, now it’s just about

getting the guys to believe and understand what it takes to actually win a championship. It’s not something that’s done in the playoffs. It’s not something that’s done overnight. It’s something that’s done throughout the entire year and that’s one thing that we have to understand.

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larson: Having gotten as close as you did to a title with New Orleans, how hungry are you to get back and complete the journey? Chandler: That’s the only thing I want in my career. I had an opportunity this summer to play for a World Championship and that sparked something in my mind and in my heart that wasn’t there before. Before I played with a passion and played hard every single night. But being around players like Lamar Odom, Chauncey Billups, and guys

that had won championships, I would ask them every day what that feeling was like (to win an NBA title). They said it’s a lot like the way we were playing then for the world title. Leading up to winning the world championship is the same feeling that I have now. I got a little taste of that feeling and I kind of understand what it takes to ultimately be the king of the hill and I want to get back there. larson: Was it a proud moment for you to represent your country and win the FIBA World Championship? Chandler: It’s an indescribable moment to stand up on a podium and have your national anthem played in a different country and stand there proudly with the gold medal around your neck to say you’re the best of the world. I want that feeling in the NBA. larson: What’s it like playing for a team with an owner like Mark Cuban and a front office that will do anything to bring players in to win a title? Chandler: I’ve played for a lot of organizations, but this organization is incredible. It’s one thing to be on a team where you know the organization is just trying to stay afloat or stay under the cap, where it’s not necessarily about winning. To finally come to a team that has the same mind set as me and just wants to win a championship and will do anything that it takes, it feels like home. You don’t come across this that often.

Spotlight: Tyson Chandler premieres on FOX Sports Southwest in March and will be shown throughout the spring. For complete dallas Mavericks coverage, including exclusive videos, comprehensive analysis, and daily team updates, visit FoxSportsSouthwest.com. Keep up with all of your favorite dallas-Fort Worth sports teams by following Fox Sports Southwest on twitter and becoming a fan of the network’s Facebook page.

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“Yes, I did sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Roddy Beaubois,’’ GM Donnie Nelson said after the trade deadline came and went on the same day Roddy B was born 23 years ago. “Roddy was a very popular Maverick when it comes to receiving phone calls…I did sing him ‘Happy Birthday.’ It was a twangy country version. I don’t think he appreciated it.’’

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That was Donnie’s way of announcing that Dallas’ skillions of discussions did not result in any tradedeadline activity. And what Donnie was trying to say – even in his twangy-country-via-Milwaukeeand-Boston accent -- is that Roddy Beaubois was a sought-after Mav in NBA conversations. Let me gently counter by saying that the Mavs were sort of using Roddy B as a shield against criticism in this sense: Fans are excited by trades. If you don’t make a trade, you’d like to be able to offer a reason. If you offer “We didn’t want to give up Roddy B’’ as a reason, you are shielded from criticism. So you explain everything away and avoid the messy details of 400 phone conversations in two days by saying “we love Roddy B’’ and buying the kid a birthday cake and moving forward. In reality, the reasons the Mavs will enter the playoffs much like they’ve plowed through the rest of the regular season are more complex. Why no trade? “It would have had to have been an over-the-top deal,’’ Nelson said. “Or it was an absolute nobrainer.’’ And indeed, it was all about brains, really. CBAminded brains. Labor-dispute minded brains. I’ll give you a specific example of why Dallas didn’t acquire any long-term contracts that were attached to guys who weren’t “over-the-top’’ guys: Let’s say you make a middling move (you outbid Portland for Gerald Wallace, for instance, giving up two No. 1’s and a player). That move locks you into undesired salary for two more seasons after this. But then there is a CBA rule change this summer. It includes the phrase “hard cap.’’ Now you are stuck with Gerald Wallace and his contract. That money is locked in and taking up room under a hard cap. Summer comes. There is a hard cap. And it’s time to sign Tyson Chandler. You can’t afford to sign Tyson Chandler. Got it? If not, let me try this another way: When Dirk Nowitzki accepted a contract last summer that was $4 million a year less than the max, it wasn’t directly tied to Dallas somehow spending that extra $4 million that same summer…or this winter. It was and is a long-term consideration. It gives Dallas not just one winter of extra cash, it gives Dallas four years of potential room under what might be a hard cap. Dirk’s deal will help Dallas re-sign Tyson Chandler. And re-signing Tyson Chandler is infinitely more important to this franchise than having Gerald Wallace under contract for the next two years. Now do you get it? Do these Mavs “deserve’’ a chance to go for a title? Was that a factor? Yes, Nelson said. “We want to give these guys the freedom to make the run,’’ he said. “They’ve really earned the rights here to make a run for the roses.’’

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Know that this is what teams always say about their clubs before a trade is made and after a trade is not made. And then, if the former happens, it’s announced that we’re thus giving another group “the right to run for the roses.’’ Oftentimes in this decade, the deadline has turned into an “arms race’’ for West powers. This time around, second-tier teams dumped stars. Somewhere in the middle, OKC attempted to load up in order to distance itself from those teams. And right at the time? SA, LA and Dallas didn’t make any swaps. Coincidence? “It’s a sign that chemistry is really important, and I know San Antonio feels like that as well,’’ Nelson said. “And when you’ve got it, don’t mess with it. One of the arts of management is not screwing things up.’’ In covering the Mavs at the deadline, I didn’t stumble across many serious conversations Dallas had that would’ve dismantled the rotation. Yes, clubs asked about Beaubois, but that wasn’t going to happen for anyone less than a star. I presume that JJB was discussed as a throw-in to deals, too. Maybe there was some “chemistry’’ impact there. But more, there was the fact that Dallas values Barea as its backup PG. So “Chemistry Vibe’’ – a verbal creation of coach Rick Carlisle’s -- remains. Now that it’s all done, there is nothing wrong with spinning the inability to cash in The Caron Coupon into some sort of support for Butler and his comeback attempt. “He’s part of the fabric of what we’ve been doing and what we’re going to do,’’ Nelson said. “In fairness to him, I don’t know a guy that’s put his heart and soul into this team like he has. He’s back there right now as we speak working to get back. And so we really value that kind of person in our locker room.’’ Again, that is a polite approach and Caron’s comeback attempt is a valiant one. But it’s spin. It really has little to do with why Caron is still here. Had Detroit been willing to take Caron (plus change) in exchange for Tayshaun Prince, a deal would’ve been done. Detroit decided it thinks it can Sign-and-Trade away Tayshaun this summer for something better than the No. 1 pick Dallas was likely ready to toss into its Caron-for-Tayshaun proposal. We’ll see this summer of the Pistons – who haven’t made many wise moves in recent years – get what they believe they’ll get. And Caron to NJ for Devin? That was a no-brainer...with an eye on the present with Devin and on the future in finding him useful as an heir to Kidd or as a trade chip...and it was close.And then came Utah with a blockbuster offering up Deron Williams.

Had Utah never called, Devin would be a Mav and Caron would be in New Jersey today. Oh, and the Nets would’ve wanted to keep him, too. Jason Terry says the guys who are in the locker room and who will now remain in the locker room can take the stand-pat status as a vote of confidence. “It’s big, it’s big because what it does is it instills confidence in the guys that we have from management,” said Terry of a team that entered the deadline period with a dazzling 41-16 record. “We know they believe in us. We know we’re a strong team and all it does is reassure us of our thoughts. I know right here, with this team we have in Dallas, we’re a contender.’’ That’s one way of looking at it. And leave it to Jet to come up with the rose-colored-glasses perspective. Understand, though, that had Dallas opted to make a deal that came with baggage and a bloated financial commitment from ownership, that would’ve been a vote of confidence, too. Because that would’ve been an indication that Dallas is in go-for-it mode at any cost. Point is, there IS confidence at Mavs HQ. They do Love Our Boys In Blue. But had there been an acceptance in Detroit of the proposal to flip Caron for Tayshaun, we all would’ve Loved Our Boys In Blue one rotation player more. “We were engaged with almost every team in the league at some level,’’ Nelson said, and yes, it’s difficult for us to even imagine the sheer mathematics of all these officials from all these teams having all these conversations with one another. “You’re looking at everything from the here and now, the future – that’s what we do. We’re just doing our job. But at the end of the day this team has a special chemistry and we feel that we’ve got something unique here and we’re going to give them the freedom to do their thing.’’

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Stress Management Stressed is Backwards for Dessert is a popular book and saying. Some of us deal with stress by eating dessert. We then get stressed over trying to lose the saddlebags and love handles that is a result of all that dessert. Hmmm There has got to be a better way to handle stress.

What is stress?

Of course, stress can be determined by how an event or action affects an individual negatively. We have all been told that stress reduction is beneficial to our health, but what can stress do to our bodies? According to WebMD, common symptoms of stress include: • • • • • • •

A fast heartbeat. A headache. A stiff neck and/or tight shoulders. Back pain. Fast breathing. Sweating, and sweaty palms. An upset stomach, nausea, or diarrhea.

Over time, stress can affect your: • Immune system. Constant stress can make you more likely to get sick more often. And if you have a chronic illness such as AIDS, stress can make your symptoms worse. • Heart. Stress is linked to high blood pressure, abnormal heartbeat (arrhythmia), blood clots, and hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). It’s also linked to coronary artery disease, heart attack, and heart failure. • Muscles. Constant tension from stress can lead to neck, shoulder, and low back pain. Stress may make rheumatoid arthritis worse. • Stomach. If you have stomach problems,

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such as gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD), peptic ulcer disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or ulcerative colitis, stress can make your symptoms worse. Reproductive organs. Stress is linked to low fertility, erection problems, and problems during pregnancy, and painful menstrual periods. Lungs. Stress can make symptoms of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) worse. Skin. Skin problems such as acne and psoriasis are made worse by stress.

How stress affects your thoughts and emotions

You might notice signs of stress in the way you think, act, and feel. You may: • Feel cranky and unable to deal with even small problems. • Feel frustrated, lose your temper more often, and yell at others for no reason. • Feel jumpy or tired all the time. • Find it hard to focus on tasks. • Worry too much about small things. • Feel that you are missing out on things because you can’t act quickly. • Imagine that bad things are happening or about to happen. Who couldn’t use a great back, neck and shoulder massage? Of course, massage can reduce the tension in the muscle and can aid to relieve some of the effects of stress. Realistically, however many of us do not have the time, desire or means to visit massage parlors or spas on a regular basis. Therefore, we have to find alternative methods that can also be beneficial for stress relief.

Here are some ways that may help with stress relief: • yoga • meditation • stretching of muscles • participate in enjoyable activities such as golf, basketball or art • taking a mini-vacation • positive thinking • taking a nap and getting good rest • having good communication with family and friends • prioritizing commitments • laughter • walking your pet • exercising • prayer Magnesium, chamomile, rhodiola, ginseng are among the herbs and supplements that reportedly can also assist with stress reduction. As always, check with your health care provider before beginning any supplement. Life will always be filled with stressors. Remember, that how we handle them can make a world of difference.

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by Turner Fargate

Nifty being 1961. The year John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President of The United States. The year Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle chased Babe Ruth’s home run record of 60, which Maris broke with 61. Gas was 25 cents a gallon and a loaf of bread cost 21 cents. We lost Gary Cooper and Ernest Hemingway but gained the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Eddie Murphy, and George Clooney. 50 years ago. A half century. There is no way I can be turning that historic number in April is there? Wow, five decades and yet I feel and hope there is so much more to come. There are a number of significant birthdays in your life. When you hit 13 and become a teenager (puberty). Becoming 16 and getting to drive (parents and insurance companies love that). Turning 18 when you become a so-called adult. The magic 21 when you can “legally” consume alcohol. By the way, why is it that at age 18 you can vote and decide who the President of the United States is and fight and die for your country, but you can’t drink a beer? Can’t have it both ways. Either 18 is an adult or 21 is. Let’s make up our minds. But I digress. Turning 30 and starting a family. Hitting 40, here comes the midlife crisis! Then 50 when you can take two stances. You can think “Geez I might have 30 years left if I’m lucky and if they go as fast as the last 30 years went then I’ve already got one foot in the grave”, or you can take the other view that you’ve had 50 years to get it right and the next 30 to 40 years are going to be the best of your life. I choose the latter. I really believe you never stop growing and learning to be comfortable in your own skin and I actually feel I’m not getting older but getting better. I know its cliché just like “you’re as young as you feel” and “age is just a number”, but there are some truths in all clichés or they wouldn’t exist. There are people who are 25 who act like they’re 70 and people who are 50 that look, act, and feel like they’re 25 or 30. It all really depends on the person. In no way do I feel like a 50 year old man and why should I? Who’s to say what a 50 year old man should act or feel like? If you were outgoing, fun, liberal, non traditional and liked a certain kind of music why should you all of a sudden change just because a certain birthday hits? I’ve always liked pop and R&B, then hip hop and rap. I’ve been to Lil Wayne, The Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga concerts in the last year because that’s the kind of music I like, not because I’m a mature person trying to act or feel young. My three daughters (ages 19, 16, 12) like the same kind of music I do and guess where they got it from? My kids want to hang out with their “not so old man” because I’m not like most of their friends’ ultra conservative and stuffy fathers who

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“act their age” whatever that means. I’m the hip and fun-loving Dad who is actually friends with his kids and someone they want to be around instead of trying to get away from. I also refuse to dress a “certain age.” I like cool, hip and stylish clothes and hate when people say, “dress your age”. Hell with that, dress the way that makes you feel good. What is there, some chart that says once you hit 40 or 50 you gotta start wearing Sansabelt slacks halfway up your stomach and put your hand down your pants. Never! Okay, maybe the hands down your pants thing. If there’s a cool shirt I like, I don’t care if someone half my age might wear something similar and I don’t worry what someone who doesn’t know me might think or say. One of my favorite movie lines ever is from Heaven Can Wait. Julie Christie’s character tells Dyan Cannon’s character “I don’t know you well enough for you to hurt me.” It basically means how can what someone says or feels about you hurt you if you don’t know them and they don’t know you? Physically I’ve never felt better. I’m in the best shape of my life and not walking around with a huge spare tire gut and a butt the size of a bus. There are so many out-of-shape people in their 20s and 30s who are much less healthy looking than a lot of us folks in their 40s and 50s. I have lost some hair over the years but gained some too (why does hair grow in your nose, ears, and neck but not where you want it to?). I use Just for Men to get the gray out in what hair I have left not because I’m trying to look younger but because I don’t like the color gray! Someone recently guessed my age at 37 and they were astonished that I was about to turn 50, but I think a lot of that is because of how I act and not necessarily how I look. I project a youthful and vibrant vibe because that’s how I feel. Turning 50 also means you’ve been given the chance to experience so much, learn, grow, make mistakes, learn from the error of your ways, strive to become a better person and really fine tune what kind of human being you were, are, and

can become. While I said earlier you don’t have to change just because you get older, that you can still be the same fun loving, youthful and energetic person you’ve always been is true, some change is of course necessary. But don’t sweat the small stuff, put your priorities in place, be proud of what you’ve accomplished and realize there is still so much more to do. Never stop striving and know that it’s never too late to do something. Regret is just a cop out for not having the will to do it in the first place. If you try you succeed. Failure is not trying at all. Enjoy life. I always wanted to work in the sports industry. Did it. Wanted to win major broadcast awards. Did it. Got to cover the Super Bowl, World Series, and NBA Finals. Decided to write a children’s book at age 47. Did it. Had an interest in working in the music industry. Doing it (artist management). I feel good about what I’ve accomplished and what goals lie ahead for me to conquer. Do I have regrets and disappointments? Of course. People always tell me I should’ve gone to Hollywood and become a sitcom or film writer. I wish I had learned to play an instrument. Would’ve loved to have taken martial arts classes. Wait a second. All those things are still attainable. As long as you’re breathing and have the desire nothing is out of your reach. Hell, Colonel Sanders didn’t start Kentucky Fried Chicken until he was 65. I make amazing chicken tenders that my kids beg me to cook all the time. Learned the recipe from my mom. Granny Kitty’s Chicken Tenders - I like the ring of that but I refuse to wear a white suite and grow a goatee! 50 is the new 30 only if you stay young at heart and don’t conform to any preconceived notions as to who you should be and how you should act at a certain age. Mavs owner Mark Cuban is in his 50s and is a big kid (with some very nice toys). Hugh Hefner is 84 still marrying 20-something year olds. Getting old can be a bitch only if you let it. Father Time is about to get bitch slapped by me!

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on the par-4 14th gave Yang the advantage heading down the stretch, it was his 18th-hole approach from 210 yards out, stuck within 10 feet of the pin that sealed it for Y.E. Yang. Nearly 18 months later, Tiger Woods is still seeking his 15th major championship.

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10. Upset upsets Man o’War in upstate New York.

He is widely considered one of the greatest race horses of all time, but in the 1919 Sanford Memorial Stakes, Man o’War was upset by a 100-1 longshot thoroughbred named, ironically, Upset. Starting with his back to the gate and boxed in for most of the race due to jockey error, Man o’War was still able to make a late charge only to come up a half-length short. It was the only loss in Man o’War’s illustrious career.

9. Duke runs over UNLV’s dream season

Coming off their first national championship and working on an undefeated season, UNLV was the national power in 1991. Led by Player of the Year Larry Johnson, the Runnin’ Rebels cruised into the Final Four to surely make short work of the Duke Blue Devils, who UNLV destroyed in the championship game the year before by 30 points. But this was 1991. Mike Krzyzewski’s squad held Johnson to 13 points and kept the Rebels, who beat all 34 teams that season by an average of 27.5 points, within striking distance. Christian Laettner hit two clutch free throws with seconds remaining, and the Blue Devils held off a late charge by UNLV to pull of the 79-77 upset, spoiling the Runnin’ Rebels’ bid for back-to-back NCAA Championships. Duke went on to beat Kansas in the championship game, and then, ironically, won the NCAA tournament again the next year to accomplish what UNLV failed to do.

8 . Y.E Yang tames Tiger at the PGA Championship

Tiger Woods had never lost a tournament after leading after 54 holes. Heading into the final round at the 2009 PGA Championship, Tiger’s 15th major championship was seen as simply a formality as Woods took a one stroke lead over defending champion Padraig Harrington and Dallas’ own Y.E. Yang. After Harrington fell out of contention with a quintuple-bogey 8th, it seemed a lock for Tiger to win his first major of the year. While an eagle chip

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7. Robin Soderling shakes up the tennis world at Roland Garros

Coming into the 2009 French Open, Soderling was considered a journeyman with powerful strokes, yet painfully too inconsistent to compete with the top ranked players. Just weeks before his Round of 16 matchup with the four-time defending French Open champion, Soderling was blown off the clay courts of Rome 6-1, 6-0 at the hands of Rafael Nadal. But in Paris, Rockin’ Robin had other ideas. Soderling beat up on the undisputed clay court master that day, sending shockwaves through the tennis world and opening the door for Federer to complete the career slam. It remains the only loss for Nadal at Roland Garros, as Rafa returned in 2010 to reclaim his trophy, beating Soderling in straight sets.

6. Appalachian State shows Michigan the exit in the Big House

It has been called by many as the greatest game in college football history. USC came in with a 34-game winning streak, while Texas boasted a 19-game streak of its own…including entering this contest as the defending Rose Bowl champions. With that year’s Heisman winner Reggie Bush having his worst game of the season, Vince Young led the Longhorns back from a 12 point fourth quarter deficit and propelled Texas to its fourth national championship. Young finished with a Rose Bowl record 467 yards of total offense, including 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns--none more spectacular than his game winning run on 4th and 5 with 19 seconds remaining to seal the epic 41-38 victory.

5. Near Perfect Villanova shocks Georgetown for the NCAA Title

In the first year of an expanded 64 team bracket, 8th seeded Villanova stormed through the first five rounds and into the 1985 NCAA Championship game to face conference foe and top seeded Georgetown. Using a deliberate stall tactic, since the shot clock was not incorporated into college basketball yet, the Wildcats slowed down the game taking the Hoyas out of their comfort zone. It didn’t hurt that Villanova made 79% of its shots, including 90% in the second half…only to win by a single basket, 66-64. Villanova remains the lowest seed to win the national title.

4. Miracle Mets amaze the baseball world in 1969

Coming into the franchise’s 7th season of existence, the New York Mets had never finished above .500. In fact, in five of those seven seasons, the Mets finished with 100 losses. So, few were surprised to see the Mets start the ’69 campaign with an uninspired record of 18-23. But then the Mets started

winning--then the Mets started winning some more. But even with their newly found winning ways, the Mets found themselves nine and a half games back by mid-August. It was then that New York’s National League team became…well…amazing. The Mets finished the season winning 39 of their last 50 games to finish 100-62 and took over first place in the NL East by eight games – a 17 ½ game turnaround. In the playoffs, the Mets dispatched the Atlanta Braves in three games and then rolled past the Baltimore Orioles, who many considered one of the best teams of all-time, in five to become the first expansion team to win the World Series.

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Just seven months before this showdown in Tokyo, Mike Tyson defending his unified title with a thunderous 93 second knockout of Carl “the Truth” Williams. It was Tyson’s 33rd professional knockout and propelled the 23-year old champion to an undefeated 37-0 record. James Douglas was seen as simply a warm-up fight for the “real” mega-battle with Evander Holyfield. Coming in as a 42-1 underdog, Douglas used his jab to effectively keep Iron Mike’s lethal uppercut and left hook at bay. But it wouldn’t matter as in the 8th round, Tyson sent Douglas to the canvas. Buster shook off the knockdown and survived the round only to come back with a flurry in the 10th. Already worn down by nine rounds of punishment, Douglas sent Tyson reeling with a series of jabs and a devastating uppercut that would have knocked most men out. Tyson stayed on his feet but the end was near…four punches to be exact. While Tyson fumbled for his mouthpiece, promoter Don King jumped to the ring apron in protest but it didn’t matter, referee Octavio Meyran counted the champion out, giving James Buster Douglas the greatest upset in the history of boxing.

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2. NaMaTH MaKeS gooD oN “gUaRaNTee” IN SUpeR boWl III It was the game that single handedly made Joe Namath a legend. Despite throwing for more interceptions (17) than touchdowns (15) that season, Namath boldly predicted the New York Jets would defeat the Baltimore Colts for the Super Bowl. To say that the Jets were underdogs would be a vast understatement. The AFL was generally regarded as having inferior talent and as witnessed by the crushing defeats in the first two AFL-NFL Championship Games, were not respected by most. The Colts, by contrast, entered the game with a 13-1 record – their only loss to the Cleveland Browns being avenged 34-0 in the NFL Championship Game. Aided by five Baltimore turnovers, four deep in New York territory, Namath led the Jets to a 16-0 fourth quarter lead and held on for the 16-7 upset over the Colts. Despite not throwing a touchdown in the contest, or even a single pass in the fourth quarter, Namath was named MVP.

1. UNITeD STaTeS HoCKeY MIRaCUloUSlY DefeaTS SoVIeT UNIoN

They were the best hockey team on the planet. The Soviet Union had captured four straight Olympic gold medals and even held an impressive 5-3-1 record against NHL teams the year before, including a 6-0 dismantling of a team comprised of NHL All-Stars. On the other side, Herb Brooks’ squad of rag-tag collegiate stars, some who had not played hockey in years, was hoping to just make an impressive showing on their home soil. In an exhibition held just days before the start of the 1980 Winter Games, the Americans were demolished by the Soviets 10-3 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. But on a cold February afternoon in the Adirondack Mountains, things would be different. After falling behind 2-1 early in the contest, a Mark Johnson goal with literally a second remaining in the opening period tied the game after one. It was that goal that resulted in quite possibly the most shocking coaching decision in the history of hockey – benching Vladislav Tretiak, the greatest goaltender in the world. Despite being outshot 12-2 in the second period, goaltender Jim Craig kept the Americans within striking distance, trailing 3-2 heading to the final frame. After Johnson tied the game midway through the third, Mike Eruzione’s slapshot 81 seconds later gave Team USA their first lead of the game. Craig held off a late Soviet rally to finish with 36 saves as the Americans completed the greatest upset in the history of sports, 4-3. Do you believe in miracles? We sure do.

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Keeping Up with the Fairer Sex (Sexually) A common thought is that women have low libidos while a man’s sex drive is on alert and ready to go as a Marine waiting to deploy for war. But low libido in men is a much more common problem than previously thought. Gender stereotypes in this regard are beginning to disappear. In couples seeking counseling, as much as 40% of men complained about their significant others desire for sex being too much for them. Now, we can either go back in time and look at Paleolithic man and his role in procreation, basically to take sex when and how he desired it. Or we can look at modern man in the issues in modern society. We men thought we had it all figured out. Get in touch with our feminine side, talk more and listen better. Right? Wrong! We begrudgingly talked and listened more only to learn that isn’t enough to keep her satisfied. She wants more sex dammit! Who’d a thought it? While some of us may be excited about this information, there is a catch. Oh she wants more sex all right, but she wants it her way. That means you have to kiss her neck, massage her back and shoulders and do all the little things you were supposed to figure out while you were “listening better.” Want to keep your relationship strong? These days it’s tough enough just to keep your relationship - period. Now I’m not saying sex is the most important component in keeping a relationship strong and happy. I am, however, saying it is an important form of bonding that has a give-andtake mentality and application to keeping it healthy.

For the ladies, here’s a little insight into men We will romance you to get you. If and when we fall in love with you we will still desire you, but we will fall prey to the dreaded comfort zone, and begin to change priorities (to our work in many cases). If we didn’t change we couldn’t support you in the way we want to. Sex would rule our lives and we’d get nothing else done. It’s not that you aren’t important any more, you are, but we tend to need a nudge to guide us at times with your oh-so-perfect communication skills (we do not need nagging!). Why do we need this nudge? I’ll be self-deprecating and say I/we are too stupid to recognize what you want until we are in the

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doghouse. But realize that we are lousy at guessing games so communicate clearly to us want you want us to know. Going back thousands of years again to the Paleolithic age, man’s function and role was to

provide and procreate. Can we apply ourselves and be more caring today than they were then? Of course, but periodically we may not take the initiative in the way you want us to at the times you want. So stop beating us up for it. In addition, since this is about a man’s declining

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appetite for sex, there a few things you need to know about a man’s hormones and how lifestyle affects them and his sex drive. But also keep in mind some of the lifestyles I will address can affect females as well in an adverse way regarding sex. Modern day man for the most part is not fit, eats horribly, is stressed and takes some

form of over the counter or prescription medication that influences his (or her) desire for sex. In the beginning of a monogamous relationship it is common, as it should be, to be hanging from the chandelier and having twice per day sex. Especially if the man is in his 20s or 30s and fit. Roughly from puberty to 40 a fit man will happily oblige whenever

and however. And interestingly enough, we all have the ability to have sex until we are old and die, but as hormones decline so does the sex life. So if you are 45-year-old man with a new bride of 25, you may need assistance keeping up. I am not referring to just the first six months, but everything after that (well at least have fun trying!).

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6. Arguments or disagreements

Antidepressants (SSRI-type) and antihypertensives (blood pressure medication) are often the culprit when a man has a lowered interest in sexual activity. These can also cause sexual dysfunction.

Men, like women may shy away from sex when there is constant arguing. Men too may just plain refuse their partner’s advances.

2. Lack of sleep When a man is in his teens or twenties, the opportunity to have sex will often overwhelm the desire to sleep. This is often also true when a relationship is brand new. But as people and relationships age, sex can lose its compelling nature in comparison to a good night’s rest.

3. Hormonal levels The most important physiological stimulant of sexual desire is testosterone. Low testosterone will suppress sexual desire. When a man is in his late 30’s and 40’s, he will often have less desire for sex. Some choose to look into hormone replacement therapy, but others do it the natural way. They exercise and eat well. Proper exercise will raise hormone levels and change sexual desire within a week or so (the same exercise and eating changes apply for females too).

4. Identity issues Identity issues at work, the death of an important family member or friend or becoming disheartened about a formerly held strong belief, can all lead to questioning of his own sexuality.

5. Turn-off to aspects of sex Some men will turn away from sex rather than have sex that is not fulfilling to them. Lack of fulfillment can be related to specific things the female does during sex, or it may just seem like too much “work.” He may have sexual interests that he knows or fears his partner may not like. Yes, ladies we know you have similar issues when the man does not turn you on, but this is about why a man’s libido is low.

7. Financial and family related stress Loss of a job, trouble paying bills, challenges at work and parenting concerns can all have a huge impact on sexual desire.

8. Thinking of another Fantasizing of another or thinking of his partner in different roles, clothes and/or positions that she will not do. Or being afraid to ask. This comes back to effective communication.

9. Prolonged time between sex, fear of initiation It can be awkward, almost like being with someone for the first time even though you have been together for months or years. This is a common cause of declining sexual frequency in couples. Couples therapy is strongly suggested in situations like this.

10. Difficulties functioning sexually Many men who have an erection dysfunction (ED), or believe that they ejaculate too soon -- or too late (if at all), may avoid having sex. When a women’s desire for sex is not met, criticism, arguing or comments on his manhood exacerbate the situation. Time, patience and learning how to address the problems will be your best bet. Together!

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Channing Tatum by Paul Salfen

Channing Tatum has worked hard to become a marquee name and it seems as though he’s made it. Tatum possesses a rare charisma that comes off as sexy to women yet gives men the impression that he’s still a cool guy, which has served him well. The 30-year-old former model first had a brush with fame with his leading role in Step Up. The movie made more than made a lasting impression on audiences – he also found a wife in his co-star Jenna Dewan, who happens to be a Dallas native. He has had quite a diverse cross-section of films ranging from blockbusters like G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra to critically acclaimed films like A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints to tearjerkers like Dear John. Now Tatum headlines his new film, The Eagle – a story about a young Roman soldier that goes on a quest to recover The Eagle of the Ninth, his father’s lost legion’s golden emblem.

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With six movies coming out in the next year – including The Son of No One with Al Pacino and the remake of 21 Jump Street, it looks like Tatum will continue down the road of stardom. ScoreBoard: This must have been so much fun to film. Was this the ultimate dress up and play a hero role? Channing Tatum: Totally. I got to play legionnaire so it was definitely a childhood dream. Braveheart and Gladiator are by far my favorite movies of all time, so this is the perfect mash-up. But [we] also didn’t try and touch those movies because they’re kind of untouchable – for me at least. We touched it up a bit and made it a little bit more intimate, a little bit smaller. SB: You’re normally in very good shape but you had to be in perfect shape for this one. What did you have to do for this film? CT: Well, for this one it was just running. Kevin [Macdonald, director] didn’t want me to look big. These guys were lean and hard. All they did was march, build things and fought. They didn’t have

fatty foods. They were just lean machines. SB: What was your thought on the cast keeping their native accents for a period piece like this? CT: That was one thing that Kevin really wanted: he wanted all of the Romans to be American. At first I wasn’t sure if I really agreed because I thought it was going to be really distracting but he didn’t try and do it contemporary and knock the edge off of it. There’s a thing called the Mid-Atlantic accent and it’s not a real accent [a mix of British and American] but good speech for the stage. He wanted to make it contemporary and didn’t want it to be dusty or epic-y. SB: You’ve worked with some great actors and directors since breaking out – and this is no exception. What is that like? CT: It’s unreal. You look around and every single person from the costume [designer] to the DP to the director to Jamie [Bell] to Donald [Sutherland], they’re all award winners. Then I look around and go, “Oh, shit. I’m the weakest link here.” You get kind of unnerved a little bit but

Elizabeth SmiTH they take care of you and help you out. SB: And now you can add Al Pacino to that list. CT: Yeah, Al Pacino. I can check the box. I can die now. First thing he said was, “Good acting, kid.” And I’m like, “Oh, God. I’m gonna die now.” SB: And so many other classic actors - in this case, Donald Sutherland. Have any of them given you any advice that you’ve taken to heart? CT: The first one I think was Chazz Palminteri on A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints. He gave me the best piece of advice that an actor – or any person could ever give. I was really scared because I had a crazy unlikeable character and I knew people wouldn’t like him. I asked him to come when I did the scene and he said, “You shouldn’t worry if someone likes your character. They just have to understand him.” And it all made sense to me. Even in life as long as you understand me, you don’t have to like me. As long as you understand what I’m trying to do, that’s all I can ask for. I did my job. That’s what I really hope that I can do with film, whether it’s acting, directing, producing or whatever – that I can be clear and people can understand.

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March Movie Releases

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU Opens March 4

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Opens March 11

LIMITLESS Opens March 18

Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie

Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez

Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Robert DeNiro

Synopsis:

On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Blunt). But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. He soon learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself— the men of The Adjustment Bureau.

Minutes after meteors shoot into the ocean a couple of miles off the coast of Los Angeles, beachgoers witness a strange alien like army oozing out of the water. These aliens are nasty, they’re fast, and they kill on site.

A down-and-out writer gets his hands on a top-secret pharmaceutical drug that makes one smarter. He experiences sudden financial and social success but soon discovers that the drug has lethal and lasting side effects, including “trip-switching,” a phenomenon in which time moves with a stop-motion quality.

April Movie Releases

SOURCE CODE Opens April 1

ARTHUR Opens April 8

ATLAS SHRUGGED Opens April 15

Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga

Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig

Grant Bowler, Michael Lerner, Nick Cassavetes

Synopsis:

Soldier Colter Stevens (Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown commuter and is forced to live and relive a harrowing train bombing until he can determine who is responsible for it.

A boozy playboy rascal is set to inherit a fortune if he marries an heiress. Instead he falls in love with a working-class woman and turns to his valet for assistance. Remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore comedy.

After an economic collapse in the near-future United States, its top innovators and industrialists mysteriously disappear amid the growing power of politicians.

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by Tom Fireoved

Super Bowl XLV No Hurry Back

As I sit back and reflect on what transpired in North Texas over the first week in February, only one word comes to mind – disaster. From epic ice and snow, to cabbies on strike, to DART incompetence, to falling ice injuries, to lack of snow and ice removal equipment, to 3 hour lines to get into Jerry World, to rolling blackouts, to price gouging sons of bitches (parking as high as $1100 near the stadium, but at least you could quench your thirst inside on a $19 margarita)…..forgive me if I hope the circus known as the Super Bowl never returns. I’ve seen enough. Oh wait, did I forget to mention the hundreds of fans that didn’t get to see the game (even though they had tickets in hand) because the extra temporary seats the NFL tried to cram into the stadium to milk every last dollar were deemed unsafe?

itself during those few ice and snow filled days, there were just as many others that lost their shirts (due to overstaffing or purchasing, only to see no one brave the elements). But what about the local fans, the football diehards, the ones only too eager to hand over their hard earned dollars to the NFL? All I can say is God bless someone that will spend a couple hundred dollars to stand outside a stadium and watch

off month after month, and did everything possible to set the table for a tremendous show. But Mother Nature and the NFL had other ideas. Lively has pulled no punches in the wake of the game stating his extreme disappointment and laying blame squarely at the feet of the NFL. And Mother Nature’s part? Hey, it was February in North Texas– winter can happen. Although rare, you need look no further than the previous year’s NBA All-Star weekend.

Give the Super Bowl back - please. Let New Orleans or Miami cater to the obnoxious “look at me aren’t I awesome I have a ticket to a party” types – they’re used to it. Let them enjoy the so-called economic windfall associated with the Super Bowl, although I’m sorry if I don’t see how this so-called infusion of capital actually benefits many more locals than ticket brokers, bars and private airstrips (oh and of course Jerry). A few days infusion of cash simply does not help a local economy turn around or cure what ails it (see the Dallas public school system). In fact, most academics who’ve studied the performance of such mega-events estimate the actual windfall at a fraction of what the NFL touts. Most dispute the claims simply because they don’t account for important factors that affect the bottom line, the difference between gross and net profits. For example, much of the money spent at local hotels, retail outlets and the like that have their corporate headquarters elsewhere ends up leaving the region as quickly as it got here (there’s an actual term for it called “leakage”). Some estimates place the number as high as 30-40 percent of all spending. And for every local business that did manage to capitalize on the small window of financial opportunity that presented

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a game on TV. And what about the guy inside the stadium (assuming your seats were available when you arrived)? Don’t you think that $10,000 you spent on a couple tickets to the game could have been put to better use? Like maybe your kid’s college fund? I must say I truly feel for Bill Lively (who served as President and CEO of the North Texas Super Bowl North Texas Host Committee) and his entire crew. They worked their collective butts

So if the Super Bowl returns to the Metroplex again (which it probably will when the league rings up all those ticket sales), will we be better prepared to handle something like this? Maybe. Perhaps. But no rush please. Oh, the actual game between the Packers and Steelers? Not bad at all. But really it was just an afterthought at that point.

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