My best moment since the last best moment: Deleting an upcoming Tuesday, 9 p.m. entry in my calendar, which had read: "Dallas versus Miami Game 7, if ...
My best moment since the last best moment: Deleting an upcoming Tuesday, 9 p.m. entry in my calendar, which had read: "Dallas versus Miami Game 7, if ...
New Yorkers love to think that basketball is the "city game," their city for sure. Well if you're scoring at home, going back only 17 years, Texas has won seven NBA championships, New York zero.
A real friend would tell a guy like LeBron James that he is really messing up his image and his brand. But his yes-men entourage never will. They don't want to get kicked off the gravy train.
The Mavericks won the last three games by dominating the fourth quarter. They aren't the most athletic or explosive team, but they know how to play the game, and they are champions.
The Dallas Maverick's demonstrated that a passionate, determined, gritty and talented team could prevail over a group of superstars. This should be the biggest takeaway for the Miami Heat.
According to Marc Broussard, you can't begin any discussion of musical influences without starting with Stevie Wonder at the top of that list.
Not everyone agrees that we should continue to harbor such ill will against LeBron. Here, a roundup of what sports columnists are saying about "The Decision" as the Heat sit on the brink of elimination.
In an offensive slugfest the Dallas Mavericks closed the game on a 15-3 run to defeat the Miami Heat 112-103 and take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals as the series shifts to Miami.
I was a little girl growing up with a hearing problem, speech problem and big hearing aids enveloping my ears. I vowed never to go back to school but when my parents kept telling me I had to go back to get smart, I chose the next best thing: sports!
We now have a best-of-three series for the title, with Miami having the home court advantage. The Mavericks still need to win Game Five to have a reasonable chance of hoisting the championship trophy.
if fan spirit if any indication of a team's success on the court, consider the following: During the month of May, "Miami Heat" boasted 83 percent more listings on eBay and 56 percent more in sales than "Dallas Mavericks."
In a closely contested game of runs, the Miami Heat held off the Dallas Mavericks 88-86 - the difference in this game was the play of Dwyane Wade.
In the final seven minutes of the game Dallas outscored Miami 22-5 to escape with a thrilling 95-93 victory to even the series at 1-1. It was Miami's first home loss after 10 wins in this season's playoffs. So what happened?
When armchair statisticians try and hold LeBron up to Michael, there is an omnipresent variable they somehow seem to forget: Michael Jordan is the face of athleticism.
Professional athletes are on the ball when it comes to talking about, recognizing and defending gay rights. Doing so is becoming, although haltingly and unevenly, the new normal in sports.
If the Mavericks are going to make this a series, they need to be more aggressive on the boards and players not named Dirk Nowitzki need to step up.
The NBA may well have a transformative impact on the lives of LGBT people. It is, after all, where amazing happens.
Enes Kanter was the number one center prospect coming out of high school last year. He is still the number one center prospect entering the NBA draft. He is a very tough and strong player with all of the skills needed to succeed in the paint.
If there's one thing the public should denounce it's bad poll reporting. ESPN's poll results raise far more questions about their methods than they answer about James' popularity.
The real American game has always been business, played for centuries with winners and losers along the way. The National Basketball Association has repeatedly claimed that it is a loser at this market contest.