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| Nuggets largely stay with pieces already in place |
NBA Basketball |
10/24/2009 |
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| >But the West raised the ante in a big way, the top teams all adding big names. The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers acquired Ron Artest, the San Antonio Spurs landed Richard Jefferson, the Portland Trail Blazers brought in Andre Miller and the Dallas Mavericks picked up Shawn Marion. ``Teams are going to take us as a big game, teams are going to take us as a championship-type team,'' Karl said. ``We can't be surprised by the intensity we get hit with early in the season, because people have a lot of res |
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| Economy may affect NBA team rosters |
NBA Basketball |
10/23/2009 |
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| found that nearly half the teams plan to start with 15 players. But others will carry the minimum 13, or leave one spot empty. Chief among the reasons is flexibility and no team said outright that their decision would be driven by the economy. But Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says times are tough and he expects many teams to carry fewer players. Final rosters are due to the NBA on Monday. The season begins Tuesday.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information containe |
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| Mavericks waive Voskuhl |
NBA Basketball |
10/22/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks have waived center Jake Voskuhl. Voskuhl signed with Dallas in late September after he spent last season with Toronto and posted averages of 0.9 points and 1.6 rebounds in 38 games. Over nine seasons in the NBA, Voskuhl owns career averages of 4.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 450 games with the Raptors, Chicago, Phoenix, Charlotte and Milwaukee. |
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| 2009-10 Dallas Mavericks Preview |
NBA Basketball |
10/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Veteran point guard Jason Kidd's contract status and All- Star forward Dirk Nowitzki's personal life headlined the Dallas Mavericks offseason. Kidd, a future Hall of Famer, re-signed with the team. He is certainly on the downside of a brilliant career but is still a solid contributor that would have been very tough to replace. Meanwhile, Nowitzki went through a very public breakup with his ex-fiancee that included pregnancy claims and her arrest. "I was really not the kind of guy that walked |
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| NBA 2009-10: Team-by-team capsules |
NBA Basketball |
10/16/2009 |
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| a first-round playoff exit, the Spurs may have done more than any team to improve over the summer. If Duncan, Ginobili and Parker can avoid the injuries, San Antonio could have the best shot of knocking off the Lakers in the Western Conference.DALLAS MAVERICKS LAST SEASON: 50-32, lost to Denver 4-1 in second round of the playoffs. STARTING FIVE: G Jason Kidd (9.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 8.7 apg), G Josh Howard (18.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.6 apg), F Shawn Marion (12.9 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.3 apg), F Dirk Nowitzki (2 |
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| Wizards C Haywood leaves with sprained right ankle |
NBA Basketball |
10/09/2009 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -Center Brendan Haywood has left the Washington Wizards' exhibition game against the Dallas Mavericks with a sprained right ankle. The Wizards said he would not return to Friday night's game. Haywood tumbled to the court and clutched his right ankle after being fouled by Drew Gooden about 2 1/2 minutes into the game. Haywood was helped up by teammates and stayed in the game, playing for another 5 1/2 minutes. He had four points and five rebounds and missed all six of his free throw atte |
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| Mavericks not sure when Josh Howard will play |
NBA Basketball |
10/09/2009 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle isn't sure when swingman Josh Howard will be able to play after offseason surgery on his left ankle. Asked Friday whether Howard could miss the start of the regular season, Carlisle replied: ``Stay tuned.'' ``Giving a timetable was probably a mistake. We have to play this by ear,'' Carlisle said. ``I'll probably announce it the day he is going to play - whether that is in two weeks or a month or a month and a half.'' Dallas opens the regular season |
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| SEC files notice of appeal in Cuban trading case |
NBA Basketball |
10/07/2009 |
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| the agency's insider-trading lawsuit against Mark Cuban. The SEC filed a notice in U.S. District Court in Dallas that it plans to take its case to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The outspoken billionaire owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks was accused in a civil lawsuit of selling his shares and avoiding a $750,000 loss after receiving confidential information about the Internet search engine company Mamma.com Inc. in 2004. U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater dismissed the case |
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| Mavericks agree to terms with Voskuhl |
NBA Basketball |
09/28/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks agreed to terms with center Jake Voskuhl on Monday. Details of the contract were not disclosed. Voskuhl played last season with Toronto and posted averages of 0.9 points and 1.6 rebounds over 38 games, including one start. For his career, the Connecticut product is averaging 4.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 450 games -- 93 starts -- with the Raptors, Chicago, Phoenix, Charlotte and Milwaukee. |
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| Cowboys fans split on value of standing-room plan |
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09/23/2009 |
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| buddies were in good spirits when they grabbed their spot on a stairway landing. But the long wait and the stress of hanging on to their spot tested their resolve. Parks had a view above the main platform, probably about the same vantage point as Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban when he tweeted that ``watching the sardine section'' was fun. Parks said he saw one fan offer someone on the railing $100 for the spot. ``We were saying they were trying to make a collegiate-like atmosphere, and it just wasn't re |
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