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Matthew Postins

Matthew Postins is an award-winning sportswriter who has covered high school, college and professional sports. He writes about Dallas-Fort Worth sports for CultureMap. 

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More Romo Rankings

Tony Romo obsession continues with overrated and elite pre-season labels

By Matthew Postins

05.18.13 | 11:00 am

This is the time of year when NFL writers have a little too much time on their hands, so they write stories about overrated and underrated players and compile lists ...


Ace Among Rangers

Why Texas Ranger Yu Darvish is the No. 1 pitcher in baseball right now

By Matthew Postins

05.10.13 | 9:30 am

Last year, Yu Darvish finished the month of April as the American League Pitcher of the Month, a nod to his 4-0 start as a Major League rookie and, by ...


A May Stumble

Rangers mark anniversary of Nolan Ryan's no-hitter with errors aplenty

By Matthew Postins

05.02.13 | 9:55 am

April had been such a good month for the Texas Rangers that we just assumed those vibes would continue into May. In fact, May 1 is an auspicious date in ...


One Pitch Away

Rangers pitcher Justin Grimm shows toughness but needs consistency

By Matthew Postins

04.27.13 | 11:59 am

Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux and bullpen coach Andy Hawkins call it being “one pitch away from greatness.” In their clubhouse, being one pitch away from greatness means that ...


Baseball Town

Texas Rangers sweep Mariners to secure another powerful April

By Matthew Postins

04.22.13 | 11:00 am

The Texas Rangers whiffed on just about every major free agency target they had this past offseason. There was the Nolan Ryan distraction during spring training. There is the Biogenesis ...


A Great Start

Nick Tepesch's sterling pitching debut makes Texas Rangers look smart

By Matthew Postins

04.10.13 | 10:16 am

Shaving cream is a good thing in baseball. It signifies celebration. Not a World Series, mind you. But it’s the universal symbol in the game for personal accomplishment and ...


Life Without Dirk

Can the Dallas Mavericks make the right moves this summer to keep Dirk Nowitzki happy?

By Matthew Postins

04.09.13 | 11:30 am

Dirk Nowitzki’s career clock is ticking. He knows it. Everyone knows it. But the end of the Nowitzki era could be coming sooner than expected. The Dallas Mavericks are ...


Baseball Town's Revenge

Josh Hamilton gets booed and Rangers pitch hot in home-opening win

By Matthew Postins

04.05.13 | 5:54 pm

When Josh Hamilton returned to Arlington on April 4 for the Texas Rangers home opener, he was greeted with a sign that read, “Welcome back to our non-baseball town.” You ...


Romo or No Go

With mega contract, Jerry Jones ties Dallas Cowboys future to quarterback Tony Romo

By Matthew Postins

03.31.13 | 6:00 am

There is no ambivalence toward Tony Romo. Either you love him or you loathe him. Sometimes it happens in the same breath. But don’t blame Romo for what happened ...


Goodbye to Morrow

Latest Dallas Stars trade severs final link to Stanley Cup run

By Matthew Postins

03.26.13 | 11:31 am

Once upon a time, Brenden Morrow was “the next big thing” in Dallas Stars hockey. He was supposed to be the player that carried forward the standard of Stars hockey ...


The Long Way Around

Mike James' long, winding road leads to breakout role with Dallas Mavericks

By Matthew Postins

03.20.13 | 1:54 pm

The website Basketball-reference.com does something pretty cool with its player pages. It notes each player’s jersey numbers in a box that features the team’s colors. Mike James ...


The Other Top Prospect

Texas Rangers' $15 million gamble on Cuban defector Leonys Martin should pay off

By Matthew Postins

03.15.13 | 1:00 pm

If you were talking about young Texas Rangers prospects before spring training began, you were talking about infielder Jurickson Profar, considered the game’s top prospect. But his lukewarm spring ...


Moving to the Midwest

New NHL division means a brighter future for Dallas Stars and their fans

By Matthew Postins

03.13.13 | 3:05 pm

It’s hard to grow a fan base when your team plays every divisional road game in a different time zone. That was less of an issue when the Dallas ...


In or Out?

Rumors about Nolan Ryan's departure put Texas Rangers' reputation on the line

By Matthew Postins

03.05.13 | 10:45 am

Few sports figures, whether they are players, managers, coaches or general managers, get to exit the stage on their own terms. Rarer still are the figures that actually deserve to ...


Baring his soul?

Robo-coach disappears as Jason Garrett reveals interworkings of Dallas Cowboys

By Matthew Postins

02.14.13 | 1:00 pm

For 30 minutes on February 13, Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett didn’t act like himself. Garrett spoke to the media for the first time since the end of ...


One for the record books

Latest win for Dallas Stars shows why franchise shines brighter in Texas than Minnesota

By Matthew Postins

02.14.13 | 11:22 am

In a shortened hockey season, wins are a precious commodity, even for the best teams. So when the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers on the road Tuesday night, it ...


Alternate reality

In Jerry's World, NFL coaches should be seen not heard

By Matthew Postins

02.09.13 | 10:00 am

Would you blame Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett if he felt cornered? As owner and general manager Jerry Jones continues to remake Garrett’s coaching staff — as if Garrett ...


A Bright Future

Hot young prospects for the Texas Rangers soften the blow of a wasted offseason

By Matthew Postins

02.06.13 | 1:00 pm

Any way you slice it, this offseason for the Texas Rangers has not been a good one. The Rangers haven’t necessarily expressed a lot of disappointment publicly, however. Perhaps ...


Sign of the Times

New contract with Jamie Benn shows Dallas Stars mean business for the future

By Matthew Postins

01.26.13 | 3:30 pm

For the past few years, the Dallas Stars have been lost in the NHL wilderness. The talent that made them great has slowly gone away. The team's former owner ...


No. 1 ... in January

Aggies rise to top of CBS writer's 2013 preseason rankings on the shoulders of Johnny Manziel

By Matthew Postins

01.16.13 | 3:15 pm

In college football, the only time it pays to be No. 1 in January is when the final polls of the season are released. But the Texas A&M Aggies ...


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