Jake Kemp

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Articles

Jaydon Blue Is a Step in the Right Direction for the Cowboys' Backfield

1 week ago | dmagazine.com | Jake Kemp |Mike Piellucci

WIth their fourth pick in the 2025 NFL draft, the Cowboys selected a running back. Jaydon Blue, the livewire from the University of Texas by way of Klein Cain High School in Houston, wil wear the star. Now, a small detail, the team’s fourth pick came in the fifth round; Blue was selected 149th overall.
Tyler Booker Was the Pick the Cowboys Had to Make

2 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Jake Kemp |Mike Piellucci

Future Hall Of Famer Zack Martin retired on March 5, and on Thursday night, the Cowboys drafted his replacement in the first round of the NFL Draft. Alabama guard Tyler Booker was selected with the 12th pick, four spots earlier than when Martin went off the board back in 2013. Booker is not considered the same level of prospect that Martin was, although few ever have been. Also, to Jerry Jones, that distinction matters little.
What We Saw, What It Felt Like: Mavs-Grizzlies

3 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Jake Kemp |Mike Piellucci

The playoffs are complicated. Each series is its own story, and each game is its own chapter encompassing a dozen moments and plot points. But the playoffs can also be simple. Each of those moments, those plot points, falls into one of two buckets: the things we observe and the emotions they inspire within us. That’s what we’re here to talk about. What We SawThis. We saw this.
What We Saw, What It Felt Like: Mavs-Kings

4 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Jake Kemp |Mike Piellucci

The playoffs are complicated. Each series is its own story, and each game is its own chapter encompassing a dozen moments and plot points. But the playoffs can also be simple. Each of those moments, those plot points, falls into one of two buckets: the things we observe and the emotions they inspire within us. That’s what we’re here to talk about.
Luka Doncic Returns to Dallas Tonight. It's a Lot Bigger Than Basketball.

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Jake Kemp |Mike Piellucci

Welcome to the Confessional Room. I’m going to let you in on a little secret, one that listeners of the show I co-host are well aware of: I sometimes wish I had been born into Philadelphia sports fandom. I know, I know. It’s bad. But I’m trying to be honest and vulnerable with you, so just give me a second. This isn’t something I felt as a youth, when the Cowboys were throwing parades.
The Mavericks Are Heading to the Play-In. It's on Anthony Davis to Take Them Further.

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Jake Kemp |Mike Piellucci

According to the math, there is almost a 100 percent chance you will have the opportunity to watch the Mavericks in a single-game elimination contest against one of three Western Conference foes. It feels like a fitting rite of passage that in this the year of The Trade, the franchise will earn its first play-in berth, competing in the event everyone is talking about, the 2025 SoFi Play-In Tournament.
The Cowboys' Offseason Is Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Jake Kemp |Mike Piellucci

There was a significant moment in the world of the Dallas Cowboys last week, but I will forgive you if you forgot to plan your annual party. The NFL released the list of compensatory draft picks awarded to teams for losing players in free agency. Perennial power players in these sweepstakes (Dak Prescott was a compensatory pick!), the Cowboys tied for the lead league, and will receive four comp picks in the 2026 draft.
Understanding the value of Liverpool FC’s return to adidas

2 months ago | sportcal.com | Jake Kemp

After months of rumors circulating around a potential deal between Liverpool FC and adidas, the pair finally announced a new partnership earlier this week. The club has agreed a multi-year partnership which marks a significant return to the major German brand. The sportswear giant previously supplied the team’s kits between 1985 to 1996 and 2006 to 2012.
Osa Odighizuwa's Contract Is a Welcome Departure From Typical Cowboys Business

2 months ago | dmagazine.com | Jake Kemp |Mike Piellucci

Hey there, would you like some good, extremely regular sports news? This week, the Cowboys inked 26-year-old defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa to a four-year contract extension, rewarding the 2021 third-round pick for the incredible progress he’s made since entering the league. There was no protracted, public back-and-forth over how much of “the pie” Odighizuwa would take up. We didn’t hear the implication that he was greedy. Nor did we catch wind about his willingness to negotiate, or lack thereof.
The Mavericks Were Becoming Kyrie Irving's Team. Now He's Gone, Too.

2 months ago | dmagazine.com | Jake Kemp |Mike Piellucci

It appears the beatings will continue until morale improves. Call it a curse, blame the random number generator: the punishment the fan base of the Mavericks is being subjected to is once-in-a-lifetime stuff. The Trade, on its own, was probably going to be enough to be the defining moment in the sports careers of most of the people involved, no matter what happened afterward. But then, everything happened afterward. And now everything has hit a new low.