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• ESPN Screams "LeBron vs. Durant!" Um, Dirk Beat 'Em Both.

  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 12 p.m.

  I miss basketball. But the kind played with rules and defense and meaning. Not that And1 bullshit that ESPN is hyping today. There was a summer pro-am game Tuesday night at Morgan State in Baltimore. Approximately 4,500 fans packed the Talmadge L. Hill Field House to watch Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, LeBron James...

• Rick Carlisle Throws a Better Pitch Than Colby Lewis Before Rangers' Loss

  Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 12 p.m.

  Not much good to say about the Rangers' 11-5 loss to the Red Sox Tuesday night. Colby Lewis gave up two more homers, both to Adrian Gonzalez. Texas' lead in the West is down to 3.5 games with 32 remaining. But ... Before the game Mavericks' head coach Rick Carlisle threw out...

• Dallas Mavericks Already Putting Together Their 2012 Team. Sorta.

  Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:01 a.m.

  The NBA is locked out. Dirk Nowitzki is preparing to play for his home Germany in Olympic qualifying. League stars are pondering playing overseas in Turkey and Italy and Spain and such in preparation of missed games next season. But, alas, the tireless work of a dance team never ceases...

• Defending Champion Mavericks are Now Must-See TV

  Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 11 a.m.

  The champagne isn't quite dry and the NBA lockout is just getting started, but how good does it sound to be already talking about the defending champion Mavericks? Once a soft, underachieving team that nobody outside the Metroplex gave a dang about watching, the Mavs are now national hoops darlings. With Tuesday's...

• Baseball Goes Bonkers: The Top 5 Championship Celebrations in Sports

  Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 9:41 a.m.

  Watched South Carolina win their second consecutive College World Series last night. Their celebration -- gloves and hats flying in a giant infield dog pile -- got me to thinking: Does baseball over-celebrate? Or, perhaps, do they do it just right? Think about the Mavs' reaction after a 31-year wait to...

• Dirk Nowitzki Goes on Drinking Binges? You Don't Say!

  Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 11:04 a.m.

  Still amazed that the Mavericks won the NBA championship. Still surprised they did it without a playoff point from Roddy Beaubois (who should be ready for 2011-12 training camp in October after another foot surgery). And I continue to be miffed at how little the sports world really knew about...