Mike Piellucci

The Shops at Willow Bend has closed. I'll still miss it, for reasons bigger than me.

He dreamed of being a soccer player. He settled on being a software engineer. So how did he become the richest kicker in NFL history?

For three years, Texas has been the epitome of mediocre. That has to change, whether or not they sneak into the playoffs.

Some time back, StrongSide’s Jake Kemp clued me in on an unusual hobby of his. For the last year, he’d been visiting a baseball complex in Southlake called Top Prospects Academy, where he took private lessons to learn how to throw a baseball. Jake, it should be noted, was 40 and—not to put too fine … Continued

Cards on the table, I’ve been pretty damn impressed by what Atletico Dallas has been up to ahead of its 2027 debut. Great branding. Cool merch. A superb first manager in ex-FC Dallas head coach Peter Luccin. Buying Dallas Trinity FC, another upstart soccer brand in the United Soccer League that calls the Cotton Bowl … Continued

Tuesday’s semifinal was a fitting sendoff for an unforgettable month of soccer—and the start of what’s next.

The relationship between the team’s former majority owner and the Adelsons continues to deteriorate. Cuban has petitioned a Dallas County judge to force Dumont and the Adelson family to disclose details about the Mavericks new arena development on the old site of Valley View Center. In the court filing, Cuban, who currently holds a 27.7 … Continued

Plus: Jason Robertson's uncertain future, how it feels to attend a World Cup match, and is the Rangers' season on life support?

The GOAT entered the day tied with retired German striker Miroslav Klose at 16 all-time goals in the men’s World Cup. Now he stands alone at 17 after this 38th-minute strike against Austria: The GOAT stands alone. MESSI BECOMES THE ALL-TIME LEADING GOALSCORER IN MEN’S FIFA WORLD CUP HISTORY 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/aWY9thIuUG — FOX Sports (@FOXSports) … Continued

Jason Kidd’s replacement is none other than Dusty May, fresh off winning a national title as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. It’s a big, big get, and while May’s name had come up throughout Dallas’ coaching search, the idea felt a tad fanciful from the outside. For one, May had a plum gig. More … Continued