Romo reportedly has new girlfriend

Thought you might like to see Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's new girlfriend, Candice Crawford, a sports reporter on Ch. 33 in Dallas.

Yes ... a former Miss Missouri! Tony, do you REALLY understand how good your life is?

We talked about her today on "Sports Clips" on Mad Rock and wanted to share her with you!

New Cowboys Stadium lives up to hype

Some pics from my recent visit to the new Cowboys Stadium. It was everything I thought it would be -- and more! Thought I would share a few shots with you!

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Top photo: The new stadium boasts the largest HD screen in the world. Very cool!

Photo 2: A look at some of the different levels of seats.

Photo 3: As you can see, the outside of the stadium has a lot of glass. Gives it a very different look.

Photo 4: Sheila and me in front of the stadium.

Our official Cowboys season predictions ...

We talked Cowboys football today (Aug. 6th) on "Sports Clips" on Mad Rock ... you know, how we think they'll do this season ... and why ... and gave our predictions on what kind of record the team will have.

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Here's our picks:
JASON TAYLOR: 10-6 ... good enough for a playoff spot ... picks Philadelphia to win NFC East.
SCOTT CALDWELL: 10-6 ... good enough for a playoff spot ... picks NY Giants to win NFC East.
JACKIE VANZANT: 16-0 ... I know ... he's mocking our serious sports discussion!!!! ... picks, of course, the Cowboys to win the NFC East.

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Now we can all sit back and see what happens!

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2009 Cowboys schedule ... http://www.dallascowboys.com/gameday/schedule.cfm

Tiger ... Mrs. Brett Favre ... and football

I've been busy and haven't blogged in a while ... sorry about that!

So, here is my feeble attempt to catch up -- some quick, drive-by sports thoughts:

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Tiger wins again (yawn)

Tiger Woods won the Buick Open Sunday -- his 69th tournament victory. Of course, EVERYONE knew he was going to win. He's 36-1 when heading into the final round with a lead. That's right ... 36-1.

Phenomenal. Absolutely unreal.

I personally know a few Tiger haters out there who don't want him to beat Jack's records, but he's only four behind Jack's overall victory total of 73 and only four behind the Golden Bear's unbelievable record of 18 majors.

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Brett Favre to stay retired?

That drama queen, Brett Favre, allegedly is staying retired. According to reports late last week, he told the Minnesota Vikings "no thanks" ... that he didn't want to go through the grind of another NFL season.

Thank goodness! I think everyone is tired of his act.Jason Taylor, part of our weekly sports roundtable on "Sports Clips" on Mad Rock, said Favre should stay home for another reason -- his great-looking wife!

So, for those wondering, here's a photo of Mrs. Brett Favre (above, left).

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Football is back!!!!

Some high school teams hit the practice field Monday, Aug. 3rd, and our Dallas Cowboys are already practicing in San Antonio! Yes!!!! All of us on "Sports Clips" are happy about that!!!

This past Friday, one of the things we debated was whether or not the Cowboys should be getting more headlines in early August than the Texas Rangers, who are in a pennant race with the Angels in the AL West.

Our overwhelming answer: YES!!!! Football, like it or not, is still king in Texas. And the Rangers have done very little to change that over the years. VERY little.

Tony, Jessica split? Dallas fans rejoicing!!!

Oh my!!!! Could it be true??!!!? PEOPLE Magazine broke this story on Monday, June 13th.

Cowboys fans everywhere are rejoicing!!!!!

Updated 1:19 p.m. CT, Mon., July 13, 2009

PEOPLE Magazine
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Tony Romo broke up with Jessica Simpson (pictured below, right) on Thursday, the night before her 29th birthday, a source close to the pop star tells PEOPLE.
"She is heartbroken," says the source. "She loves Tony. But it's been difficult lately. He's busy with his career and she's getting ready to shoot her show ("The Price of Beauty"). They decided to part ways."
The Dallas Cowboys quarterback fueled breakup rumors when he showed up with about 14 friends at the Hollywood hotspot MyHouse on Friday night without the birthday girl, a source tells PEOPLE.

"He had quite a few girls stop by his dance floor table," says an onlooker. "Romo was sipping Grey Goose and having a fun time with the boys."
Simpson’s rep had no comment. Romo's rep could not be reached for comment.
Simpson had planned to throw a Barbie and Ken-themed party for her birthday, but it fell through, according to a message she wrote on her Twitter page Saturday.

"Barbie party didn't happen, but I turned 29 and feel like I am on top of the world yelling I LOVE GETTING OLDER!" she wrote.
On Saturday night, Romo spoke to a group of well-heeled sports memorabilia collectors at the Sports Museum of Los Angeles. He "blushed" when a woman asked about his relationship with Jessica Simpson, according to the L.A. Daily News.

Sherman makes big hire, names Kinne coach

Friday's (July 10th) "Sports Clips" segment on Mad Rock focused on new Sherman High School Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Gary Kinne (shown here in photo by Chris Jennings of the Herald Democrat).

This is a pretty big hiring for Sherman and we felt Kinne's career was worth reviewing on "Sports Clips."

Kinne comes to Sherman after putting together an impressive playing career at Baylor and successful coaching stints at several schools, including Class 3A Canton, where -- in 2005 -- he was shot by the parent of one of his players. Kinne bounced back from the shooting, returned to coaching later in the fall and led Canton to the playoffs -- the school's first postseason appearance in four decades.

The story made national headlines and Kinne also picked up several national and regional "Coach of the Year" awards.

But, as mentioned, it looks like a good hire for the Bearcats. This guy has won everywhere he's been.

For more info about Kinne, click on to any of the links below:

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http://www.kten.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=3936138&h1=Sherman%20Hires%20Gary%20Kinne&vt1=v&at1=Sport&d1=107100&LaunchPageAdTag=Sport&activePane=info&rnd=25614139

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http://www.heralddemocrat.com/hd/Sports/7-8-Sherman-Kinne

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http://www.heralddemocrat.com/hd/Sports/7-9-Tyler-column

Happy July 4th ... we'll be back next week!

Happy Fourth of July weekend!!!!
NextMedia gave us all the day off today (Friday, July 3rd), so no "Sports Clips" segment this afternoon! We'll be back next week.
In the meantime, hope all of you enjoy yourselves (within reason) and remember what a great country we live in.
Happy birthday, America!!!!!

And the Mavs pick ... Rodrigue Beaubois???

The Dallas Mavericks ended up with point guard Rodrigue Beaubois (right) from France in the first round of Thursday night's NBA Draft.

Most of you -- including me -- have never heard of this kid. But the Mavs are really high on him. He supposedly is a mega-athlete with big-time hops (40-inch vertical), long arms and is lightning quick.

Here's what Mavs GM Donnie Nelson thinks of Beaubois:

"I think (cracking the lineup) this year is asking a lot, but you never know. The NBA is kind to athletes, and he's a big-time athlete. He's just starting to scratch the surface."

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Complete 1st Round - 2009 NBA Draft ... click below:

http://draftday.nbadraft.net/

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(Hear more about the draft on Big Dave's afternoon show today -- Friday, June 26th -- on Mad Rock 102.5 ... 4:50 p.m.)

Lakers, Rangers and Tiger ... oh my!

I'm in the mood for some quick, drive-by sports shorts!

Here we go ...

* Lakers win another NBA title ... Kobe's fourth ... his first without Shaq ... and Coach Phil Jackson's 10th, an NBA record. Still don't like Kobe.

* Rangers are still in first in AL West, but their lead is shrinking. Will they still be in first come Aug. 1st? I say ... no.

* U.S. Open is this week!!!! I love the majors!!!! Can Tiger (shown above) do it again? Will Phil successfully battle the distractions and be competitive? Will the course win, as it often does in the U.S. Open? If you love golf, you gotta love this tournament!!!!

* I'm a NASCAR fan who is just not that excited about NASCAR this year. Can't put my finger on it. Just not into it.

* Saw a brief film clip of Cowboys practicing. Already excited about the '09 season!

* How many of you watched the Penguins beat the Red Wings for the NHL's Stanley Cup? Let's see ... one, two ... that's what I thought.

I'm not the only one who didn't like Busch's antics in Nashville last weekend

I'm not the only one who didn't like Kyle Busch's antics in Victory Lane after his Nationwide Series win in Nashville last week.

Check out these stories/columns ...

http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Artist_Bass_heartbroken_over_Kyle_Buschs_guitar_smash.html

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/mark_beech/06/11/Busch_guitar/

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http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/09/kyle-buschs-guitar-smashing-antics-after-nashville/sports/

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http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/columns/story?columnist=hinton_ed&id=4246460