Kevin Sherrington\u2019s A La Carte<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nick Sirianni<\/a> is on the outs in Philly despite a Lombardi Trophy barely out of the box, and Green Bay fans are no less fond of Matt LaFleur<\/a> because he hasn\u2019t reached the conference finals since back-to-back runs in 2019-20. John Harbaugh got canned in Baltimore after an 8-9 season, just his third losing record in 18 seasons. Meanwhile, here in La La Land, Brian Schottenheimer<\/a> is as snug as a bug in a rug after a 7-9-1 debut. Probably helps when you can always blame the boss. <\/p>\n Cowboys<\/p>\n By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 Favorite moment in last week\u2019s exit presser came when Jerry Jones revealed he wants to go out as the owner with the most Lombardis<\/a>, to which his own son noted, \u201cGot some work to do.\u201d Robert Kraft has twice as many as Jerry\u2019s three, and the Patriots are, you know, still playing.<\/p>\n \u2013 Speaking of which, remember when Mike Vrabel was my pick for the Cowboys<\/a>? Pardon the boast, but I\u2019m right so infrequently, I like to bring it up.<\/p>\n \u2013 Even before Anthony Davis got hurt again and ruined the Mavs trade deadline hopes<\/a>, the problem was this: How do you make franchise-altering decisions without a full-time GM in place?<\/p>\n \u2013 Now that Davis is out, there\u2019s no excuse for winning. Time to lose, lose and lose some more. The Mavs\u2019 first-round pick this summer will be the last they control until 2031. Fortunately, this summer\u2019s draft is considered a great one. Cooper Flagg<\/a> needs a running mate.<\/p>\n \u2013 With pitchers and catchers reporting in less than a month, here\u2019s how the West looks: Seattle rules, with the Rangers and Astros running a distant second. Don\u2019t expect any big moves from Chris Young<\/a>, unless the club is contending at the deadline.<\/p>\n \u2013 Texas\u2019 GM trolled Texas Tech on social media after the Longhorns beat out the Red Raiders for Cam Coleman, the top WR in the portal<\/a>. Tells you how far Tech has come. The Longhorns probably hadn\u2019t wanted the same thing as the Raiders since David McWilliams.<\/p>\n \u2013 Given what Indiana did to Oregon over the weekend, maybe losing the Orange Bowl<\/a> wasn\u2019t so bad for Tech after all. Ask Sonny Dykes. Beating Michigan only got him too much of Georgia.<\/p>\n \u2013 Just sayin\u2019: Once the people back in coach on American Airlines smell the Pecan Lodge \u2018cue coming from first class, that little curtain ain\u2019t gonna cut it<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2013 Story time: Of all the sportswriters to come and go from the DMN, few rank in skill, grace and wit with Bill Livingston. A Woodrow grad, class of \u201866, he went to Vanderbilt on a Grantland Rice scholarship, then earned a Master\u2019s at Texas, thinking he might teach for a living. When Walter Robertson made him think better of it here, he got a warm welcome. <\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re not another one of those damn T-sips Walt\u2019s been hiring, are you?\u201d Randy Galloway said. <\/p>\n Livy, as he would be known, enjoyed covering sports in his hometown, where his father didn\u2019t think a football game was official until he\u2019d read Blackie Sherrod\u2019s take. But his talent wouldn\u2019t wait, and he left in 1973 to cover basketball, his first love, at the Philadelphia Inquirer. There he also covered the 76ers and his favorite athlete, Dr. J, developing a reputation as a master on deadline. <\/p>\n In 1984, he moved to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where he was the lead sports columnist for 34 years. He never forgave LeBron James for leaving for Miami, but they eventually resolved their differences. He was editing the final draft of his memoir last week after a series of health issues when he died of cardiac arrest at 77. <\/p>\n His son, Bill, Jr., told one of Livy\u2019s Vandy classmates they were thinking of taking the title of the book from a line he once fed his wife, Marilyn. Back home with the kids while he was away at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, she balled him out for taking unnecessary risks after learning he\u2019d ridden in a bobsled for a column. <\/p>\n His defense? \u201cIt was a helluva story, though.\u201d <\/p>\n Yes, it was.<\/p>\n More from Sherrington<\/p>\n \u2013 The curse of Nico strikes again: Latest injury leaves Mavericks stuck with Anthony Davis<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 Modern college football gets a lot wrong, but it got the 12-team CFP right<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 Uncommon bond, unbroken: Ex-high school coach stands by player who served time for murder<\/a><\/p>\n SMU fell out of the AP poll after being ranked last week. <\/p>\n Ali once joked that he should be a postage stamp because \u201cthat\u2019s the only way I\u2019ll ever get licked.\u201d<\/p>\n For more sports coverage from The Dallas Morning News, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Texas](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RDIWRNEOLNGP3ANUVLONU5F37I.jpg\")
<\/a>College basketball poll (Jan. 12): Texas Tech falls a spot in AP Top 25 ranking<\/a><\/p>\n![\"This](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HFJ4AUKXWJE2NLZ66ZVPJZHIWY.jpg\")
<\/a>Muhammad Ali will be honored with a commemorative U.S. postage stamp<\/a><\/p>\n