Sherrington: Movie embellishes, and that can zoom CART's appeal
Open-wheel racing enthusiasts hope Driven can be to their sport what Days of Thunder purported to be for NASCAR in 1990.

04/25/2001

Sherrington: Jones earns a big 'D' for draft
Let's get this straight: Drafting is not a science. We know this because it was not on the curriculum in college, and no self-respecting scientist ever piled a pompadour as high as Mel Kiper Jr.

04/23/2001

Sherrington: Helling blows away early trend
ARLINGTON – Rick Helling won a game Sunday, reversing a disturbing trend that, projected over a full season, would get you arrested in some countries.

04/21/2001

Sherrington: Save the party favors, Belfour is all business

04/20/2001

Sherrington: Additions lift Mavs to new heights
Question: Will the Mavericks ever stop evolving?
"Never," Donnie Nelson says.

04/18/2001

Sherrington: Jack Elway let John find his way
Nothing a college coach does is more important than recruiting, at least not if he wants to remain a college coach. You can talk about character and teaching and all the qualities anyone wants in a coach, but if he can't recruit, he might as well put those values to work down at the Y.

04/16/2001

Sherrington: Cowboys beset with crying needs
So the Mavericks have finally found their way back to the playoffs and the Stars remain a constant and the Rangers bought $252 million of national publicity.

04/13/2001

Sherrington: One-sided rivalry weighs on Oilers
Good news for the Oilers: They now have almost beaten the Stars 10 times in their last 13 playoff games!

04/11/2001

Sherrington: Some athletes find it tough to stay retired
Assuming he still isn't out at Texas Stadium, flipping through the Henryetta Fightin' Hens yearbook, looking for the name of the girl who slipped him the answer about the War of 1812, Troy Aikman can move on with retirement and all that he has left to prove:

04/10/2001

Sherrington: It was tough to say goodbye
IRVING – In a filibuster that would have put William Jennings Bryan to shame, or Julia Roberts, Troy Aikman was as patient and prepared Monday as he ever was on a football field, checking off receivers one-by-one.

04/06/2001

Sherrington: As reunions go, this will be curious
ARLINGTON – Loyalty is like tax relief. The people who complain about its absence generally are the ones who stand to gain the most from it. Employers, mostly.

04/05/2001

Sherrington: Mavs' desire to win knows no borders
Even before the Mavericks made history Wednesday by signing a player from China, they already were the United Nations flagship team. Besides Wang Zhizhi, they now have players from Germany (Dirk Nowitzki), Canada (Steve Nash), Nigeria (Obinna Ekezie) and Mexico (Eduardo Najera).

04/03/2001

Sherrington: After tripping, it's time to rise
The good news for the Rangers' home opener Tuesday against Anaheim is that Alex Rodriguez can all but guarantee he will remain upright for the occasion.

04/02/2001

Sherrington: Park's size flies to other dimensions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Of all the differences that made opening day here so charming Sunday, from the hot empanadas to the cash bar on the concourse to the woman who followed Alex Rodriguez into the dugout tunnel before the game yelling, "Hey!", nothing promised a culture clash quite like the dimensions of Hiram Bithorn Stadium.

04/01/2001

Sherrington: Oates identifies with new players
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Johnny Oates is a lobbyist. Not that he tries to talk anybody into anything, or that he could if he wanted.

03/31/2001

Sherrington: A hero's welcome for homecoming king
VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico – In the courtyard of Escuela Jose G. Padilla, girls in plaid uniforms and boys in baseball uniforms shriek and chatter and swirl like brown leaves under the gaze of police in bullet-proof vests.

03/29/2001

Sherrington: Spring brings out best, worst, weird
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Another spring training has come and gone. Time to take stock of what we've learned here, the good, the bad, the weird:

03/28/2001

Sherrington: Tough out, no room for Sierra
SARASOTA, Fla. – Ruben Sierra will make the trip with the Rangers this weekend to Puerto Rico, where he was born, where he still is a hero, where they still remember.