A memory-having FrontBurnervian recaps the last 12 months of the sporting scene in Dallas:
May 2006 — The Dallas Stars, the No. 2 seed in the west, get man-handled by the No. 7 seed Colorado Avalanche and lose in the first round 4-1.
June 2006 — The Dallas Mavericks complete the biggest collapse in the history of the NBA Finals. After leading 2-0 and being up 13 with six minutes left to play in game 3, the Mavs proceed to lose four straight games to the Heat.
Summer 2006 — The Rangers continue to humiliate themselves by taking the field, and the Cowboys announce they’re signing Terrell Owens.
September 2006 — TO tries to kill himself.
October 2006 — Tony Romo becomes the starting QB and instantly re-energizes the franchise, winning 5 of his first 6 games.
December 2006 — The Cowboys are utterly humiliated by the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, and Detroit Lions as the team completely collapses on itself.
January 2007 — With a seeming chip-shot field goal lined up to win the Cowboys their first playoff game in 10 years, the aforementioned QB drops the ball and half-heartedly stumbles toward the endzone, coming up two yards short.
April 2007 — The Dallas Stars, down 3-1 to Vancouver, come back to force a deciding game 7. However, they only play two periods that night and get knocked out.
May 2007 — The Dallas Mavericks become the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 8 seed in a 7-game series and become the first team ever to have more than 65 wins and not win a first-round playoff series, thus completing the biggest collapse in NBA playoff history.
Summer 2007 — The Rangers continue to humiliate themselves by taking the field.