Cuban Touts NBA Championship In Perot Legal Fight
An NBA championship can provide fame and fortune. In Mark Cuban's case it also provides legal ammunition when fighting a lawsuit claiming mismanagement.
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An NBA championship can provide fame and fortune. In Mark Cuban's case it also provides legal ammunition when fighting a lawsuit claiming mismanagement.
Your NBA champs are getting some love on Capitol Hill. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) sponsored and passed a resolution congratulating the Dallas Mavericks on winning the Finals.
The face of the Dallas Mavericks laughed, sang and even seemed to tear up. For Dirk Nowitzki, the only thing that could come close to being an NBA champion for the first time was celebrating it with the fans in his adopted hometown of Dallas.
Dallas officials say they are trying to ensure that the 250,000 jubilant Mavs fans expected in downtown for the team's victory parade are safe.
Mark Cuban's idea to celebrate a championship with something other than rings is being soundly rejected by the Mavs organization.
Dirk and the boys are now taking their talents (and their trophy) to New York via satellite as they'll appear on the Late Show with David Letterman Wednesday night to present Letterman's signature Top Ten List.
When Don Carter founded the Mavericks in 1980, Dallas was a football town. "Everybody thought we were crazy trying to bring the NBA here" said Carter.
Dirk Nowitzki was talking about the NBA championship capping his career wish list and how much it meant after all the heartbreaks along the way. Then he stopped, laughed and said, "I'm not going to retire or anything if that's what you think."
Details are still coming out, but Thursday seems to be the day for the Dallas Mavericks victory parade.
With a roster featuring just one prime-of-his-career headliner, the Mavs won the old-fashioned way, with an emphasis on things like unselfishness.
Hundreds of jubilant basketball fans gathered at Love Field at as the jet carrying the NBA champion Mavericks landed back home in Dallas.
A parade is planned for Dallas as the city celebrates its first NBA championship title and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is picking up the tab.
Mark Cuban's zipped lips resulted in a championship, and when it was time for his old nemesis David Stern to hand him the shiny gold trophy, this was his big chance to say anything he wanted.
After five years, Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks are kings of their conference once again, earning another trip to the NBA finals.
After years of paying more than $1 million in fines for haranguing the refs, Mavs owner Mark Cuban is making his biggest sacrifice yet.
Although they had quite a combustible meeting last month, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks anticipate no thuggish behavior in the clubs' first playoff meeting in 23 years.
Cuban told reporters afterward he did not know what the object was, and he was unhurt by it. He also praised the security at the Rose Garden.
Dallas' Mark Cuban has never been one to shy away from controversy, and this time he takes aim at the media.
Either the Lakers coach or the Mavericks owner seemingly always has a jab for the other one when their teams play.
It could be a match made in heaven -- the self-proclaimed misunderstood Charlie Sheen and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.
Mark Cuban told the Fort Worth Star Telegram that he's "not above signing Justin Bieber if he's old enough to play."
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Cuban has filed a lawsuit against the United Football League claiming the league has failed to repay $5 million he loaned it last year.
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Kenji Kammerer spent 77 days in the hospital and underwent four surgeries before going home.
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Pride Kel-So organizers say they will keep fighting after the Southlake City Council rejected a permit for an October LGBTQ+ community event without publicly explaining the decision.
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Kenji Kammerer spent 77 days in the hospital and underwent four surgeries before going home.
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Investigators say welding on a fence sparked the blaze near County Road 275.
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In court documents filed Wednesday by Rep. Joyce Beatty, a witness said he saw a "forklift run into and hit the pillars" of the building.
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The family of 37-year-old Tierra Walker filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others, saying she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
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This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
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Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Dallas County health officials said the possible exposure happened during the 2025-26 school year, and that testing is recommended for returning students in grades 10-12.
The Republican Midterm Convention starts Wednesday at the American Airlines Center.
After a 2024 merger with Cedar Flags the combined company moved its headquarters to North Carolina.
The project would include a new Dallas Stars arena, along with restaurants, shops and public spaces.
It's an annual Dallas tradition, but this year those pink Cadillacs are parking in Fort Worth.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
Four Boyd High School football players face felony charges after police say they hazed and injured a 14-year-old teammate in a locker room.
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The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
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