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Dear Chase Budinger: We're not that stupid. Obviously you can see through your Dunk Contest blindfold. I'd pay to watch LeBron vs. Blake in a dunk-off. Otherwise, I think we're done here.
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Dear Chase Budinger: We're not that stupid. Obviously you can see through your Dunk Contest blindfold. I'd pay to watch LeBron vs. Blake in a dunk-off. Otherwise, I think we're done here.
Patrick became the first woman to secure the top qualifying spot in NASCAR's second-tier series since Shawna Robinson at Atlanta on March 12, 1994.
Tony Stewart has won the first qualifying race for the Daytona 500.
Between some NASCAR-mandated changes, results during testing and 54 wild laps in the exhibition Budweiser Shootout, Earnhardt's concerns have been alleviated.
Race week is underway at Daytona Motor Speedway and 3-time Texas Motor Speedway Sprint Cup champion Carl Edwards got things started in a big way by winning his first Daytona 500 pole position on Sunday.
NASCAR has confiscated part of Jimmie Johnson's Daytona 500 car because of illegal modifications.
NASCAR is making gains toward breaking up the two-car tandem racing that's taken over at Daytona and Talladega.
Danica Patrick will make her Sprint Cup debut in the season-opening Daytona 500 in February, her first of 10 races in NASCAR's highest division for Stewart-Haas Racing next season.
NASCAR made no major changes to the 2012 Sprint Cup Series schedule aside from flipping a few race dates and moving the start of the season back one week.
The 53rd running of the Daytona 500 brought out fans and the 105.3 The Fan Fantasy Girls to Texas Motor Speedway to experience all the excitement of the Great American Race.
Richie and Greggo went to the Daytona 500 over the weekend. Of course, with these two guys, they came back with tons of memorable stories
Sunday's race featured a record 74 lead changes, 22 different leaders and 16 cautions before a rookie driver surprisingly drove into victory lane.
"This has been an incredible Speedweeks, and I just don't want it to end," Busch said after winning his first qualifying event at Daytona. "I want to make sure we keep doing everything right."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have to forfeit his pole position for the Daytona 500 after crashing in Wednesday's first practice session.
In expectations of further lowering speeds at the newly-paved 2.5-mile track, NASCAR has shortened the size of the four holes on the restrictor plates.
Earnhardt Jr. is looking to rebound after two disappointing seasons in NASCAR's top circuit. He finished 21st in points last year and 25th the year before.
Waltrip, a two-time Daytona 500 winner, owns a NASCAR team and has cut back his racing schedule. It will be his 25th consecutive Daytona 500.
More than 40 firefighters responded to the scene; No one was hurt.
Organizers of one Arlington event said it was a great opportunity to educate the community about Black history.
A storm system forming in the Bay of Campeche will pump tropical moisture into Texas.
It was the latest in a string of mass killings in which hitmen have wiped out entire families in Mexico.
The Daddy Stroller Social Club creates a safe space for dads to be vulnerable about fatherhood.
The Daddy Stroller Social Club creates a safe space for dads to be vulnerable about fatherhood.
More than 40 firefighters responded to the scene; No one was hurt.
Organizers of one Arlington event said it was a great opportunity to educate the community about Black history.
A storm system forming in the Bay of Campeche will pump tropical moisture into Texas.
It was the latest in a string of mass killings in which hitmen have wiped out entire families in Mexico.
Growing concerns over mail theft in North Texas are raising concerns for the United States Postal Service, homeowners, and business owners.
The program connects abuse survivors with free legal aid, aiming to utilize a 2019 Texas law championed by Texas Appleseed to erase coerced debt.
The Department of Homeland Security reported an alarming 36.2 million suspected cases of child exploitation last year, more than doubling the 16.9 million cases reported in 2019.
Every year, thousands of guns once used by law enforcement officers are discovered at crime scenes, even as police work to keep firearms out of criminals' hands.
A Mesquite woman's dramatic fight to evict a squatter took center stage in Austin Wednesday, where the senate committee on local governments took up the issue.
Monique Alcala, the Texas Democratic Party Executive Director, says the biggest challenge is one of her favorites, "we're just geographically huge...We're working on ensuring that we have vacancies filled throughout the state."
Texas GOP Chair Abraham George says it's all about the party's platform and not just electing Republicans to fill seats.
The program would offer work permits and deportation protections to unauthorized immigrants married to U.S. citizens, as long as they have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years, sources said.
Pope Francis became the first pope to go to a G7 summit of world leaders. At a summit on artificial intelligence, he warned of dangers of AI.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it issued the rule outlawing bump stocks.
Richardson residents continue to recover from storms that hit North Texas with winds that created debris and damages to homes.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Over the past several months, the CBS News Texas I-Team has reported on solar panel horror stories. This time, we set out to find a success story.
Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
McDonald's concept restaurant CosMc's has taken its drink-focused menu to Dallas for its second-ever location.
The proposed changes could affect 125,000 North Texas families, who could all lose their current healthcare coverage.
The RSV vaccine by GSK was previously approved only for adults 60 and older.
The strain is "very, very similar" to the JN.1 variant from earlier this year.
Terrence Parker never thought he'd be the one to have a heart attack.
The FDA said "additional review" and court cases led it to roll back the ban.
In a letter to Southwest's board, the investment firm complained that Southwest's stock price has dropped more than 50% in the last three years.
"Bad Boys: Ride or Die" opened with an estimated $56 million in theater sales over the weekend.
TXSE Group aims to launch by 2026.
The closures will impact hundreds of employees at locations in Dallas, Richardson, Las Colinas, Lake Highlands and Denton.
If you're not one of the millions of people traveling for the holiday, here's where you can go to shop and eat.
The Celtics will have to wait if they hope to win the 18th championship in franchise history.
Michael Lorenzen pitched seven strong innings, rookie Wyatt Langford had two RBI singles and the Texas Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 to win a series at Dodger Stadium for the first time since 1999.
When Minnie's Food Pantry in Plano isn't keeping its founder busy, Cheryl Jackson has another passion to pursue – her deep love for the Dallas Mavericks.
Corey Seager returned to Dodger Stadium in a big way, hammering a go-ahead, three-run homer that reminded Los Angeles Dodgers fans what they've been missing.
Doncic fouled out with the Mavericks having gotten to 93-90. There was no miracle finish.
Kensington Palace releases a new photo of Kate as the Princess of Wales offers an update on her cancer treatment and announces a step back into public life.
Taylor Swift's long-running and history-making Eras Tour is coming to an end at the end of the year.
Alamo Drafthouse, which emerged from the pandemic after filing for bankruptcy, will see its 35 theaters remain open under Sony Pictures deal.
"Bad Boys: Ride or Die" opened with an estimated $56 million in theater sales over the weekend.
Four decades ago, Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson teamed up to write a charity song to raise funds to fight famine in Africa – and they got the biggest stars of the music world in the same room with producer Quincy Jones to record it.
First Alert meteorologist Jeff Ray has the latest forecast.
The decision means that surcharges on many Texans' electric bills will remain for years.
More North Texans now have easier access to disaster assistance following the severe storms that caused extensive damage last month.
Early Juneteenth festivities in North Texas aimed and educate the community on Black history, and celebrate it. Dawn White reports.
The Dallas Mavericks traveled to Boston Saturday, ahead of a must-win Game 5 on Monday night. Jett Beachum reports.
Severe storms made way across North Texas on May 28, leaving behind a path of destruction.
Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
A storm chaser not only captured a massive tornado touching down in Hawley, Texas on Thursday but ended up rescuing a family of four whose home was destroyed by it.
Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.
On Friday, hundreds of thousands of fans gathered outside and all around Globe Life Field in Arlington to celebrate the Texas Rangers historical World Series win!