And so it begins...

"I want to welcome all The ACC teams to Dallas, Texas. This is going to be an exciting time for you all as well to experience our great city." - Troy Aikman, Former NFL Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. SMU Athletics #TheMustangsHaveArrived #SMUxACC

Nico Harrison and the Mavs front office playing some Bobby Fischer level front office chess. I'm not sure it's hyperbole to say it might be the finest 24 hours of Mavs front office work ever. Certainly, since the maneuvering to acquire Dirk and Steve Nash on Draft Night 1998.

Why former Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland hasn’t ruled out a return to the mound star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/art…

If I'm reading the NCAA's new NIL dashboard correctly, the average Power 4 QB made $151,000 in NIL money from January-July 2024. That's incredible. nilassist.ncaa.org/data-dashboard/

A Texas Longhorns has earned a Gold Medal🥇 in each of the last 11 Summer Olympics, dating back to 1984. Our Horns have been medalist in 13-straight Summer Olympics going back to 1976🤘🏻 All totaled our Longhorns have garnered 177 medals🤘🏻🥇🥈🥉 🥇98 🥈52 🥉27

What an honor to cover the 2024 Spirit International Golf Tournament at Top/ranked whispering Pines GC. The bi-annual amateur international golf showcase is unmatched in Texas & just about everywhere else. Kudos to TX Golfer patron Corby Robinson, et al AmateurGolf.com

At ⁦Whispering Pines GC⁩ for the ⁦Spirit Golf Association⁩ tournament longtime Jordan Spieth agent Jay Danzi said Spieth continues to make progress from his fall wrist surgery. He confirmed reports Spieth is putting and chipping and is looking to return to ⁦PGA TOUR⁩ early 2025.

Check out my latest exclusive feature: Golf's Greatest Amateurs Catch The Spirit linkedin.com/pulse/golfs-gr… via LinkedIn Whispering Pines Golf Club Spirit Golf Association

With that 20-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Golden, Quinn Ewers extends his streak to 21-straight games with a TD pass, the 2nd-longest in Longhorn History🤘🏼 29: Colt McCoy (2007-09) 21: Quinn Ewers (2022-current) 19: Major Applewhite (1998-99)

🤘🏻Texas’ Defense has … 🔶Held 7 of 10 opponents to 13 pts or less 🔶Forced a turnover in 18-straight games & multiple TOs in 5-straight (8 of 10 this season) 🔶Ranks among FBS top-10 with 22 turnovers forced & leads SEC with 15 INTs 🔶Season-high 6 sacks (from 5 players) today🤘🏻

🚨BREAKING: The House has passed has passed The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 218 to 206 with two Democrats joining Republicans. The bill bans schools from allowing biological males from competing in women's sports. Good!

Remember this the next time the Left says they protect women.

BREAKING: Dallas PGA Tour golfer Will Zalatoris had suffered an injury setback with another back surgery this week termed “not minor” with a 3 month recovery period. His team coming up with a new plan, but likely to miss US&British Open. My exclusive story. GOLF.com Northern Texas PGA

Arlington Heights coach Curtis James & Eastern Hills coach Devvin Anderson heard the unfair labels about Fort Worth ISD -- The district can't compete against the suburbs... right? #TXHSFB Heights and EHHS have defied those outside expectations. STORY: star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvars…

A once in a lifetime season — playing football with your brothers (and dad as head coach). #TXHSFB The James family has been the heartbeat of Heights football. I wrote a feature on them before the season. Check it out: amp.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvars…

RB Carson James and QB Carmelo Carter were a dangerous 1-2 punch in a historic area round victory for FW Arlington Heights in Abilene (407 combined rush yards). #TXHSFB "The kids believe," coach James said. "Week after week, the kids believe." STORY: star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvars…

Congratulations to Makai Lemon makai lemon, winner of the prestigious Biletnikoff Award! The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver at any position. USC Football ✌️ USC Trojans #OutstandingReceiver #NCFAA

“I don’t think the general public actually truly knows what college football truly looks like.” Really insightful stuff from P.J. Fleck today on how the Gophers re-negotiate contracts. Worth the listen. 👇

The Dallas Cowboys are expected to place their franchise tag on Pro Bowl wide receiver George Pickens, league sources told ESPN. espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…