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Reserves spark Mavericks to fifth straight win

Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, Dallas got 52 points from the bench and the Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 104-102 on Friday night for their fifth straight win. Complete Story...

Nowitzki's 41 points lead Mavs over Spurs in OT

Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 of his season-high 41 points in overtime and the short-handed Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the injury-depleted San Antonio Spurs 99-94 on Wednesday night.

Mavs' Nowitzki hits fallaway for OT winner

Dirk Nowitzki hit a fallaway 18-footer as time expired in overtime to give the Dallas Mavericks a 115-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

Nowitzki leads Mavs past Pistons

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, and rookie Rodrique Beaubois added 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting to help the Dallas Mavericks beat Detroit 95-90 on Sunday night, snapping the Pistons' winning streak at three games.

Dampier taken to hospital for tests

Dallas Mavericks center Erick Dampier has been taken to a hospital in the Detroit area after becoming ill.

Nowitzki gets mad, gets even against Timberwolves

A little confrontation woke Dirk Nowitzki right up.

Mavs' Howard out indefinitely with ankle injury

Dallas Mavericks swingman Josh Howard is out indefinitely to continue his recovery from surgery on his left ankle.

Jefferson leads short-handed Spurs past Mavs

Richard Jefferson scored 29 points and the San Antonio Spurs survived another game without Tony Parker and Tim Duncan, beating the Dallas Mavericks 92-83 on Wednesday night.

Mavericks start slow, beat Rockets 121-103

Jason Terry scored 24 points, Erick Dampier had 14 points and 20 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame an early 17-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 121-103 on Tuesday night.

Nowitzki, Howard lead Mavericks past Raptors

Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and nine rebounds, and Josh Howard scored 16 in his season debut in the Dallas Mavericks' 129-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.

Lieberman breaks another basketball gender barrier

The first woman to play pro basketball with guys is also the first hired to coach them.

Hornets topple Mavericks in OT, 114-107

Peja Stojakovic hit a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation and Chris Paul scored six of his 39 points in overtime, lifting the New Orleans Hornets to a 114-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Nowitzki's 29-point fourth quarter fuels Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scored a club-record 29 of his 40 points during a frantic fourth-quarter comeback and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 96-85 on Tuesday night.

Mavericks beat 0-4 Clippers 93-84

Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and nine rebounds, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 93-84 victory over the winless Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.

Nowitzki scores 21 in Mavs' 94-80 victory over LA

Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks were 25 of 32 from the free throw line in routing the Los Angeles Lakers 94-80 Friday night for their first win of the season.

Arenas carries Wizards past Mavericks in opener

New Washington coach Flip Saunders was as eager as everyone else to see how Gilbert Arenas would look in his latest return from injury. He had to like the answer.

Nowitzki scores, gets ejected, in Mavs' win

Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points then was ejected for arguing a call in the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks' 98-94 preseason victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.

Rebuilt Mavericks taking the all-for-one approach

Drew Gooden is on his seventh NBA team. So is Tim Thomas, although you could tack on two more for the clubs he played for twice. Shawn Marion is "only" with his fourth team, but all the moving around has come in the last 18 months.

Williams' 16 points lead Cavaliers in rout

Mo Williams had 16 points and 11 assists in his return to Cleveland's lineup and led the Cavaliers to a 96-66 preseason victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.

Nowitzki leads Mavericks past Cavaliers

Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points before sitting out the final quarter and the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 93-82 on Saturday night.

Terry's hot 3rd quarter leads Mavericks

Jason Terry scored 10 of his 21 points during a decisive third-quarter run, and the Dallas Mavericks went on to a 113-88 preseason victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

Terry leads Mavericks past Grizzlies

Jason Terry scored 23 points, including a pair of 3-pointers on consecutive possessions down the stretch, and the Dallas Mavericks went on to a 114-107 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.

Arenas has 12 pts, 9 assists; Mavs beat Wizards

Taking another step in his comeback, Gilbert Arenas had 12 points on 6-for-6 shooting — all in the third quarter — and nine assists in the Washington Wizards' 123-115 exhibition loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

Bass lifts Orlando over Dallas with late run

Vince Carter scored 21 points in his Orlando debut and Brandon Bass added seven of his 13 points in the final two minutes to lift the Magic to a 110-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the preseason opener for both teams on Monday night.

New Mav Marion glad to be Kidd's teammate again

Shawn Marion had it easy when he broke into the NBA. All he had to do was grab rebounds for Jason Kidd to start fast breaks, then hustle to the other rim to try finishing off those quick scoring chances.

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Pyro Geek Hobbyists Experiment With Homebrew Rockets
Source: Wired News

Wired Magazine heads out to Black Rock Desert to do a feature piece on amateur rocketeers Tom Rouse and Gene Nowaczyk.

Tony Parker knows how to fall, and get up.
Source: The San Antonio Express-News

With Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili both sitting on the bench, Tony Parker dominated the Mavericks and the Blazers.

Good bye to all that.
Source: villagevoice.com

Badge sold in Union Square, November 4, 2008. Look familiar? Goodbye to being a "socialist" and "anti-American" because you supported a moderate Democrat.

GOP 'mavericks' concerned with McCain
Source: Yahoo! News

In the past week alone, a handful of liberal, moderate and independent-leaning Republican officials have publicly announced they are supporting Barack Obama.

The Original Mavericks
Source: Wikipedia

"At the 1980 NBA All-Star Game, league owners voted to admit the new team, with the team's name coming from the 1957–1962 TV western Maverick. James Garner, who played the namesake character, was a member of the ownership group.

John McCain and the Mavs: Parallel lives

This weeks special topic for the Last Viner Standing is about analogies. Basically, contestants need to do a writeup on why x candidate is like x. I love sports and I love politics, so I obviously had to put them together.

Change? Diaper change or party change?

Brilliant! Obama spoke of change, he had the hearts and minds of all Americans and got all the attention. He spoke of change, change from all the horror of the dysfunctional party that has held the WhiteHouse captive for the last 8 years.

Dallas Mavericks spend inspiring day with Make-A Wish children
Source: The Dallas Morning News

Rick Carlisle is headed to Germany this week to spend some quality time with Dirk Nowitzki, but Carlisle will be hard pressed to top the experience he had Tuesday.

Musselman looks at Dallas-New Orleans series
Source: Musselman blog

Former Sacramento and Golden State head coach Eric Musselman looks at the NBA playoff series between Dallas and New Orleans.

Ryan Parker Songs: Never Gonna Win It All (Mark Cuban Rick Roll)
Source: ryanparkersongs.com

My friend Ryan just put this video up that takes the tune from the "Rick Rolling" song and uses it to poke some fun at Dallas Mavs owner Mark Cuban. It's pretty funny

Video: Dirk Nowitzki goes down with injury against Spurs
Source: SpursReport.Com

The Dallas Mavericks expect to be without star forward Dirk Nowitzki for at least two weeks after Nowitzki was injured in the third quarter of Sunday's 88-81 loss to San Antonio.

Video: Jerry Stackhouse takes Ginobili down, coach defends his actions
Source: SpursReport.Com

While Manu Manu Ginobili downplayed the takedown by Jerry Stackhouse near the end of the third quarter that led to Stackhouse and Avery Johnson to get hit with technical fouls.

Godsmack You Non-Black Ballplayer
Source: medicineagency.com

I'm not one of those guys who likes white basketball players because their white. Actually, I usually hate white ballers because they look so geeky. And there's no one I hate more than ugly-ass Dirk Nowitzki and his team's junk-mouth owner Mark Cuban.

The Most Likeable Blow Hard... Mark Cuban
Source: www.gq.com

I love Mark Cuban, he is quirky and outspoken and he has changed the face of Basketball here in Dallas.

Looks Like the Wait is Over for Mavericks

The current surf report for this infamous northern California break is finally looking up. The indicator on the official site still states they are not officially in the wait period but it looks like that may be over very shortly.

Mavericks Pioneer Drowns in Huge Waves at Famed California Surf Break
Source: FOXNews.com

A big wave rider died Tuesday at the unforgiving surf break known as Ghost Trees, a Monterey County spot known for its fast-moving waves, in a powerful swell reported as high as 37 feet.

Rumor: Spurs' Horry to finish career with Mavs?
Source: Yahoo! Sports

making him one of the few players in NBA history who have played for all three Texas teams. "I thought about that," Horry said. "That would be good. I'd come up here next year, give you a good two years, win a championship here and call it quits."

First Round Town

I will now open the comment boards up to all those haters of everything and anything Dallas. I've lived all but the first year or so of my life in and around Dallas (with the exception of my 3 year stint at Baylor Baptist University), so I'm proud and defensive of my hometown.

Welcome to the Softer, Gentler NBA

Today's NBA players are soft, and if you don't believe me, just check the history.

Summer Shopping
Source: DallasBasketball.com

In David Lord's continuing series about the Mavericks off-season he takes an early look at the likely free agent market. But rather than focus on the free agents, he spends a good deal of time trying to estimate which teams will be strong free agent players.

A Hard Look: The Dallas Mavericks
Source: DallasBasketball.com

David Lord provides "a hard look" at the Mavericks and analyzes what went wrong. Is the team completely flawed, or just in need of a few changes after the playoffs disaster?

Daily Picks: NBA Playoffs, Day 13

DAY THIRTEEN - Two games slated for tonight as the Jazz face their first elimination game and the Mavericks look to continue extending their playoff season.

Daily Picks: NBA Playoffs, Day 11

DAY ELEVEN - The Warriors look for a historical upset tonight in Dallas over the top seeded Mavs and the Raptors try to hold off elimination on their home court against the Nets.

Anatomy of a Loss
Source: DallasBasketball.com

Reviewing the Dallas Mavericks game four collapse against Golden State.

Daily Picks: NBA Playoffs, Day 9

DAY NINE - The defending champs try to prevent being swept, while the Lakers, Raptors, and Mavericks all look to tie up their respective series.

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