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Welcome to the NBA Lockout, where ushers, vendors, Mavs ManiAACs, Mark Followill and sports bar owners suffer significant dents to their livelihood and where hoops junkies like myself are left to dust off the TiVo playlist to get our basketball fix.
With the lockout ongoing and the cancellation of the NBA season looming, New School with Shan & RJ on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas is doing their part.
Now that NBA players are preparing to take the labor fight with the owners to the courtroom, some legal experts expect them to face a daunting challenge in an antitrust lawsuit.
Union executive director Billy Hunter says the players' association is prepared to file antitrust action against the NBA. He says this is the best situation for "players can get their due process.''
Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks, Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks are among the players participating in Wednesday's session with the union leadership.
With labor talks set to resume Saturday, a group of NBA players has reportedly discussed decertifying their union.
The Dallas Mavericks are the defending NBA champions, but they may not have a chance to defend their title this year.
Marques Haynes, the dribbling specialist who was the first Harlem Globetrotter to become a Hall of Famer, has been hired by the NBA D-League's Texas Legends to help the front office.
After 18 years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and six more at the Dallas Observer, sportswriter Richie Whitt has found a new home here at CBSDFW.COM. Come in. Have a seat. Prop up your feet. Take a load off. And enjoy the almost daily blog ramblings of a true sports fanatic.
After two days of making some progress on salary cap issues, the two sides brought the revenue split back into the discussion and got stuck on both.
The talks Wednesday into Thursday morning were about the salary cap system, and Commissioner David Stern said they likely will stick with that issue when they resume.
Officials from the NBA and players' association will meet Wednesday, less than a week after three days of talks with a federal mediator couldn't produce a deal to end the lockout, a person with knowledge of the plans said.
The NBA players' association, not Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, proposed the elimination of the salary cap during negotiations aimed at ending months of labor strife, a league official said.
The NBA will announce the cancellation of two more weeks of games Tuesday, according to the New York Daily News. David Stern has already canceled the preseason and the first two weeks of the season.
DFW is on the verge of becoming a two-sport title town in a single year. And a third title in 2011 is not out of the question.
Three days and 30 hours' worth of talks couldn't produce a new labor deal, so NBA owners and players walked away without knowing when they will meet again.
The NBA and players' association are ready to try mediation, and Commissioner David Stern wants results quickly.
Christmas is traditionally the first big day of the NBA season. This year's three-game schedule features the NBA finals rematch between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat.
Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea and Miami Heat point guard Carlos Arroyo will play for Puerto Rico at this month's Pan American Games.
The 74-year-old Harris was general manager of the Mavericks' D-League affiliate in its inaugural season last year. He will keep that job, too.
The NBA has postponed training camps indefinitely and canceled 43 preseason games because it has not reached a new labor deal with players.
Dallas acquired Fernandez in June after three seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers. He helped Spain win its second straight European Championship title Sunday.
The NBA and its referees approved a new deal Thursday, just two years after a contract dispute nearly caused the league to use replacements.
David Stern was meeting with NBA owners in Dallas when he got word of how things went at a gathering of players in Las Vegas. They're unified.
There was little reason to be optimistic that the NBA season will start on time after the latest round of labor negotiations failed to make any progress toward ending the lockout.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
A new murder trial is scheduled for Richard Glossip, a former Oklahoma death row inmate who was released on bond last month after being on the brink of execution three times.
The camp listed its debt as exceeding $10 million.
Soldiers say the Army disregarded warnings about thin defenses and ignored requests for medical supplies. Now they question whether the Army is being transparent about their injuries.
It will be another hot day, with highs in the mid-90s and feels-like temperatures over 100°.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
A new murder trial is scheduled for Richard Glossip, a former Oklahoma death row inmate who was released on bond last month after being on the brink of execution three times.
The camp listed its debt as exceeding $10 million.
Soldiers say the Army disregarded warnings about thin defenses and ignored requests for medical supplies. Now they question whether the Army is being transparent about their injuries.
It will be another hot day, with highs in the mid-90s and feels-like temperatures over 100°.
Federal officials are warning that one of the world's largest sporting events could bring more than soccer fans.
Donald Mercer was sentenced to 300 days behind bars for soliciting sex from a woman he arrested.
While FIFA is expected to make billions on the tournament, local cities are spending millions to host.
Drivers towed from a Fort Worth CVS may be eligible for refunds after an I-Team investigation found questions over whether the tow company had authorization to operate in the lot.
Before striking a pipeline, causing a natural gas leak and subsequent explosion, an engineering firm did follow proper protocol to begin work at a Dallas apartment building.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
Soldiers say the Army disregarded warnings about thin defenses and ignored requests for medical supplies. Now they question whether the Army is being transparent about their injuries.
U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts in the Northern District of California ruled in a 71-page opinion Tuesday that multiple Trump administration policies were arbitrary and violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
The Senate approved a House-passed resolution aimed at reining in President Trump on Iran, marking the first time such a measure has made it through both chambers.
President Trump's construction projects include restoring the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, building a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom and a 250-foot triumphal arch.
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.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
The most recent week of data from Dallas County Health and Human Services shows a 50% increase in positive flu cases.
The city of Plano is on a roll, and Mayor John Muns said the key to the city's successes comes down to customer service.
Despite the costs and rules, fans are excited for the World Cup madness that's finally taking off.
After sharing management of the arena for decades, the Mavericks are now in full control.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
Expensive tickets, trouble getting visas and anti-American sentiment may all be contributing to underwhelming demand.
At The PIT in Frisco, the supporter clubs for the Swedish team and FC Dallas are playing a friendly match, celebrating a shared love of soccer.
In what is considered one of the most talented classes in recent memory, the Washington Wizards selected BYU small forward AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 overall pick of the NBA Draft.
The fact that Nico Harrison no longer works for the Mavericks makes some believe the idea is plausible.
Bueckers, who scored 17 of the Wings' final 24, netted her 1,000th career point in overtime to cap her night and put Dallas ahead 109-108.
For more than five decades, the Panini World Cup sticker album has been a cherished World Cup tradition for soccer fans around the world.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
Lionel Messi tied the Men's World Cup goals record with his first World Cup hat trick as Argentina topped Algeria.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Creative minds are coming together in North Texas.
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.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
