2012 North Texas Sports Year In Review
From the Rangers collapse to the Josh Brent intoxication manslaughter charges, 2012 was a busy sports year in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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From the Rangers collapse to the Josh Brent intoxication manslaughter charges, 2012 was a busy sports year in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Dirk Nowitzki plays basketball with a Chicago Bulls' fan at the Dallas Children's Medical Center - and struggles.
Danny Green scored a career-high 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs spoiled former league MVP Dirk Nowitzki's season debut with a 129-91 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki made his season debut Sunday night, entering the game as a substitution midway through the first quarter against the San Antonio Spurs.
Dirk Nowitzki shocked MavsLand on Sunday by revealing that he's a go for Dallas in its game at San Antonio. Dirk came off the bench and may play 20 minutes in what qualifies as a tremendous early Christmas gift for all. Here's how it's going down after Dirk decided to 'give it a go.'
The Mavs' situation at point guard gets more unsettled by the moment. The latest bit of jostling: In what is apparently a mutually-agreed-to move, Dallas has waived Derek Fisher.
LeBron James scored 24 points with some early baskets on nifty passes from Dwyane Wade, and the Miami Heat rolled to a 110-95 victory over the injury plagued Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
The Dallas Mavericks announced on Thursday that point guard Derek Fisher will miss tonight's game against the Miami Heat. The 17th-year guard will also not travel with the team on its upcoming road trip to Memphis and San Antonio.
Will Dirk Nowitzki's return to the Mavs court be a Christmas gift? It is certainly a cause for celebration as of Wednesday afternoon, as the iconic star engaged in his first full-contact practice of the season.
All the Dallas Mavericks wanted for Christmas was Dirk Nowitzki back. And they may get their wish.
After climbing above .500 last week, Dallas dropped three straight games, all on the road, all featuring a dizzying total of giveaways.
Mavericks point guard Derek Fisher left Dallas' game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night with a strained right knee.
O.J. Mayo and Chris Kaman didn't want to let another tight game slip away from the Dallas Mavericks. Mayo scored 26 points, Kaman added 20 and the Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 107-100 Tuesday night.
Liinas Kleiza scored 20 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Dallas Mavericks 95-74 on Friday night, snapping a six-game losing streak.
"You just can't turn the ball over and win," said Dallas Mavericks player O.J. Mayo after Wednesday night's 117-115 double overtime loss to the Boston Celtics.
