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NBA Dunkers Do Dallas In One Wild, Wintry Wonderful All-Star Weekend

Dirk Nowitzki's Got Your Ticket to Next Month's NBA All-Star Jam Session

Photos by Patrick MichelsDirk Nowitzki welcomes the first fan in line to buy her ticket to next month's All-Star Jam Session.​As if to underscore the fact that he's a guy who can do it all for the team, Dirk Nowitzki took a seat in the American Airlines Center ticket booth this afternoon to sell t ... More >>

NBA Free Agency Commences in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

Love him or not, gotta have him back. Right?So, the Mavs made a big deal yet? Well, GM Donnie Nelson promised a "very active summer," so let's hop to it. Actually, though NBA free agency is just hatching, Dallas may be already making progress. That is, if you consider re-signing Jason Kidd pr ... More >>

NBA Finals: Lakers in 4

So DJ Mbenga and Josh Powell will have a ring but Dirk Nowitzki won't. Yeah, that seems fair.The only drama: When his Orlando Magic are dismantled by the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, will Dwight Howard shake hands or pull a LeBrat James? We all wanted Kobe vs. LeBron. Instead, s ... More >>

Mars Blackmon's in Town. For AFI? Nope.

A Friend of Unfair Park noticed this note at the end of ESPN.com's recap of last night's Mavs-Warriors recap:Movie director Spike Lee, a noted Knicks fan, sat courtside with Mavs owner Mark Cuban. Lee is in town for a film festival.Can only think of one, but so far no confirmation from AFI Dallas fo ... More >>

Dear Cynical Mavericks Fans: Ya Nevuh Know.

Danny Bollinger What if he stays hot for four months? Could happen.Look, I can be as jaded as anyone. Cynical. Smartassy. Surly. Down right skeptical. Especially - in case you haven't been paying attention - when it comes to the Dallas Mavericks. But tonight's last night's 93-89 victory in P ... More >>

The Top 10 Best Current Rivalries in Sports

Tonight's the next chapter in one of sports' best rivalries. That's right, I said best.To be a true sports rivalry - more than just a plethora of games between teams in close proximity (see Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals) - the meetings between opponents must: *Take place at a ... More >>

Devin Harris: NBA All-Star

Welcome to Mavs' fans' nightmare.Sorry I'm a little late this morning. Been glued to one of the greatest, longest tennis matches ever. The Fernando Verdasco-Rafael Nadal Australian Open semifinal that started at 2:30 a.m. our time just ended. In other news ... Devin Harris is an NBA All- ... More >>

Mr. Hollins' Opus

Let's don't call Laura Miller and her parade plans just yet, but the Mavericks may have found something. A luxury they haven't enjoyed since, oh, forever. Or at least since Roy Tarpley. A mobile, athletic big man. It was - who else? - Dirk Nowitizki's calm, fadeaway 18-footer that beat the Phi ... More >>

Whitt's End

 Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week - even the end of the year -  welcome to Whitt's End: *Hold your horses if you thought tonight's concert by Russ Martin and his band at Joe Avezzano's joint up in Frisco was going to A) turn into a bashfest o ... More >>

Mav. Wrecks.

 Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week - even the end of the year -  welcome to Whitt's End: *Hold your horses if you thought tonight's concert by Russ Martin and his band at Joe Avezzano's joint up in Frisco was going to A) turn into a bashfest o ... More >>

Bummer Summer

 Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week - even the end of the year -  welcome to Whitt's End: *Hold your horses if you thought tonight's concert by Russ Martin and his band at Joe Avezzano's joint up in Frisco was going to A) turn into a bashfest o ... More >>

Ask A Mexican

Fanatics tend to be rude, no matter where they're from—except maybe St. Louis

Beware The Ghost Of Avery

Fanatics tend to be rude, no matter where they're from—except maybe St. Louis

Now, Where Did We Put Our Post-Season Bong?

Fanatics tend to be rude, no matter where they're from—except maybe St. Louis

We're Still Better Than the Clippers!

Fanatics tend to be rude, no matter where they're from—except maybe St. Louis

The Beginning of the End?

Fanatics tend to be rude, no matter where they're from—except maybe St. Louis

Damn, Jason Kidd Makes One Expensive Cheerleader

Fanatics tend to be rude, no matter where they're from—except maybe St. Louis

Will Ferrell Fouls Up Semi-Pro

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Will Jason Kidd's Return to Dallas Beget Utopia or Armageddon?

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Child’s Play

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Regular Season Don't Mean Nothin'. At Least, You Gotta Hope Not.

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Mavs Add Another All-Star. Sorta.

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Chris Bosh's All-Star Smash Hit Video

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

The Second Comings? (Applause.)

Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Cowboys' and Mavericks' Premature Evacuations Disappoint

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

Last Night: Fiction Plane at House of Blues

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

Dogging on Michael Vick|The Huddled Masses

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

Jersey Whirl

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

Dirk's the NBA MVP!

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

Deja Boo?

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

German Engineering

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

Anyone Need a Good Nelsoning?

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

Rough Draft

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

Free Tickets! Don't Thank Us.

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

The Late Show

Early playoff exits have Big D disappointed, devastated and downright dysfunctional

Time Warp

For the Mavs, the faces change, but the song remains the same

He Wants to be a Millionaire

So why did LaMarcus Aldridge put off NBA riches?

Summer Reruns

Before we talk football--go, fight, win!--one last look at the boring sports

Hudson Hawked

Kate gets the hard sell in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Side Lines

Scouting out the Mavs' playoff chances

Allen Town

Scorpion is fun if familiar, one of Woody's typical Manhattan riffs

Center of Attention

The Mavs re-sign Shawn Bradley, which drives our columnist insane. It's win-win!

Kingdom Comedy

Spike Lee takes a fresh and gloriously unpolished look at black standup talent

Feelin' the draft

Between beer and Mark Cuban, there lies hope--and a bunch of drunken Mavs fans

Anywhere but here

1998 was a great year for sports...just not in Dallas

Rebound

When Mark Aguirre left the Dallas Mavericks a decade ago, he became the fall guy for the team's decline. Now he's back, dealing with his ghosts and trying to help the franchise regain its former glory.

One-on-one

With Mavericks Coach Jim Cleamons and GM Don Nelson, life's a constant battle for position

Letters

With Mavericks Coach Jim Cleamons and GM Don Nelson, life's a constant battle for position

Big men, big houses

For one sports star, home is where the bowling alley is