Mavs Prefer Known Commodity To Draftee
Eventually, someone taken in the first round of this year's NBA draft will blossom into a quality player. But the Mavericks don't want to wait.
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Eventually, someone taken in the first round of this year's NBA draft will blossom into a quality player. But the Mavericks don't want to wait.
Two people familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Friday that the sides will resume negotiations early next week at an undisclosed site. The lockout is deep into its fourth month, and this will be the fifth set of "secret" meetings.
The Dallas Mavericks are already gearing up to defend their title, trading both their draft picks for Portland Trailblazers guard Rudy Fernandez.
Dallas city officials who tallied up the cost for a parade celebrating the Mavericks' first NBA title last week say it came to $340,947.
Nearly halfway through the season after their first World Series, the Texas Rangers have six wins fewer than the same point a year ago.
It was announced Wednesday that the Red River Rivalry game between Oklahoma and Texas is moving back to the morning.
Matt Downs had a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth when the Houston Astros scored four times off Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz for a 5-3 victory Wednesday night.
An NBA championship can provide fame and fortune. In Mark Cuban's case it also provides legal ammunition when fighting a lawsuit claiming mismanagement.
Dirk Nowitzki is considering joining the German national team this summer to help their chances of qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Mitch Moreland blasted the first pitch of the bottom of the 11th inning, sending the Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Astros on Tuesday night.
The ban, in existence for just over a year, will now apply to any hit that involves contact to the head and shots that target an opponent's head and make it the principal point of contact.
Texas Rangers reliever Darren O'Day is close to returning from the 60-day disabled list after surgery to repair a partial tear in his left hip.
No. 9 batter Derek Campbell drove in two runs, closer Matt Flemer pitched scoreless ball after freshman Kyle Porter's solid start and California beat Texas A&M 7-3 Tuesday at the College World Series.
Both sides made new proposals Tuesday in what Stern had said was an important day in the league's labor talks, with the collective bargaining agreement set to expire on June 30.
Super Bowl ticket-holders suing over the seating fiasco at Cowboys Stadium in February say they should be compensated for lost income on top of the other expenses they incurred.