Kenny Lofton plays the race card

The Stars get a D+ from NBC Sports on their off season. And I think that was kind.

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SI's Peter King does not have to overrate the Cowboys now that Bill Parcells is gone. Instead, he's probably underrating them because he's gone. And we consider him a journalist?

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Gary Sheffield, crazy? Sure. Kenny Lofton? I bet he's nuttier than a fruitcake if we were ever to really delve into his brain, or lack thereof.

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Dallas Morning News' Jean-Jacque Taylor doesn't even really resemble a columnist for one of the nation's largest newspapers. And if Deion were Michael Jackson, would we consider this endearing or creepy?

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I take the Dallas Morning News to task. But I think the best part of their website is the Rangers blog with Evan Grant and Richard Durrett. Always something worth reading.

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Fort Worth Star Telegram's Gil Lebreton sounds the Obvious Alarm -- Mark Teixiera burned bridges last week with those infamously honest (and true) comments.