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The Dallas Mavericks aren't the only ones benefiting from a Canadian import these days. Never known as a basketball hotbed, the Great White North nonetheless has been kind to the […]

Game of the week Portland at Philadelphia, Tuesday (7 p.m., TNT): The 76ers are energized again after their thrilling road upset of Sacramento last week. Defending their own turf, especially […]

Harboring a grudge DALLAS _ Former Portland Trail Blazer Jermaine O'Neal doesn't have any love lost for his old team, particularly coach Mike Dunleavy. O'Neal, traded to the Indiana Pacers […]

Home, at last DALLAS _ Speculation for several years had well-traveled former Maverick Jim Jackson, an Ohio native, ending up with the Cleveland Cavaliers. It finally became reality last week, […]

Minor matters DALLAS _ Fresh off its failed merger attempt with the International Basketball League, the new ABA 2000 debuted last week to, predictably, a lot of empty seats. But […]

Calm after the storm DALLAS _ Denver coach-general manager Dan Issel appears to have weathered the hurricane of his players' near-mutiny earlier this month. Since the Nuggets skipped practice en […]

HOUSTON _ Texas Tech's football team can change its coach, its approach and even its uniforms. What never seems to change is the Red Raiders' bowl misery. Having done all […]

HOUSTON _ Jerry Ippoliti faces two major obstacles in making the new Galleryfurniture.com Bowl a permanent addition to the college football landscape. Those stumbling blocks, skeptics would say, are history […]

NORMAN, Okla. _ Ultimately, it didn't matter that Oklahoma and Texas Tech were working from the same Mike Leach playbook Saturday. All of Leach's knowledge of both offenses meant little […]

LUBBOCK, Texas _ Texas Tech's administration is rewarding first-year football coach Mike Leach with an extension to his original five-year contract, Leach said Tuesday night. The move, coming the same […]

LUBBOCK, Texas _ A relieved Texas Tech extended its season with an exclamation point Saturday. Still needing one victory to become bowl-eligible for an eighth consecutive year, the Red Raiders […]

LUBBOCK, Texas _ Texas Tech was on the receiving end of some misleading information last week. Consequently, the Red Raiders were on receiving end of a historic beating by No. […]

LUBBOCK, Texas _ How fitting. Given the upside-down nature of a non-conference series with Texas Tech that had been so improbably dominated by North Texas for almost 50 years, it […]

After 13 years of Spike Dykes' homespun witicisms and mostly mediocre football, a restless Texas Tech was ready for change. Change is what the Red Raiders got in Mike Leach […]

1. Los Angeles Lakers LOOKING BACK: The Zen Master, otherwise known as Phil Jackson, lived up to his billing, bringing cohesiveness and determination to what had been the league's most […]

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Shaquille O'Neal, LA Lakers The NBA wondered for almost a decade when O'Neal would finally emerge as the league's most dominant player. That wait is over. Focused […]

TURMOIL BREWING DALLAS _ The Toronto Raptors appear on the verge of a second consecutive late-season meltdown, and _ like last year's _ it could cost the Raptors a spot […]

THE WEEK AHEAD DALLAS _ Indiana at Charlotte, Sunday: Both teams have started to heat up lately, and none too soon, considering the playoffs are approaching quickly. The matchups _ […]

DALLAS _ As recently as last month, guessing Grant Hill's next destination was a favorite NBA parlor game. And you can be sure Mark Cuban was one of the participants. […]

Rank, team Prv. Comment 1. LA Lakers 1 Shaq in league of his own 2. Portland 2 Hurt by lack of go-to scorer 3. Utah 3 Sending Hornacek off in […]

DALLAS _ As if the Mavericks needed yet another reason to regret the signing of Dennis Rodman, we give you the bickering, self-destructing Seattle SuperSonics. It would seem easy to […]

Rank, team Prv. Comment 1. LA Lakers 1 70 wins? Don't laugh 2. Portland 2 On verge of a tailspin 3. Utah 4 Not protecting homecourt 4. Indiana 3 Are […]

THE WEEK AHEAD DALLAS _ Games worth a second look: LA Lakers at Philadelphia, Sunday: Don't blink, or you might miss another basket by the NBA's two leading scorers _ […]

THE WEEK AHEAD DALLAS _ Must-see NBA games this week: _Milwaukee at Philadelphia, Monday: Something has to give as the NBA's No. 6 scoring team travels to face the league's […]

Rank, team Prv. Comment 1. LA Lakers 2 Buying into Jackson's Zen 2. Portland 1 Bench members getting restless 3. San Antonio 3 Are the wheels coming off? 4. New […]

DALLAS _ Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the end of the NBA's 191-day lockout, and the league is still showing the bruises from what has been a rough 12 […]

UNEASY RIDER DALLAS _ Isaiah Rider's latest run-in with the Atlanta Hawks wasn't exactly surprising. It was just the most bizarre. Rider was suspended indefinitely by the Hawks for missing […]

PHOENIX _ The message came amid the giddiness of a rare road victory celebration and won't exactly strike fear into the rest of the Western Conference, but forward Gary Trent […]

DALLAS _ Chicago Bulls coach Tim Floyd passed along a rumor this week, saying he expects forward Toni Kukoc back in the lineup by Jan. 1. 'That's what I'm hearing,' […]

NO MORE HELP DALLAS _ Archie Manning has been his son Peyton's mentor throughout his career. No more. Not since Nov. 14, when Manning passed for 237 yards and two […]

RANKINGS Rank, team, Prv., Comment, 1. Portland, 1, Breaking out of mini-slump 2. LA Lakers, 5, Can they keep it up in May? 3. San Antonio, 2, Duncan needs more […]

THE WEEK AHEAD Must-see NBA games this week: _Phoenix at Utah, Monday: A home loss to Dallas aside, the Suns have found new life under coach Scott Skiles. The Jazz, […]

PLAYING CHICKEN DALLAS _ The Denver Nuggets are trying to decide if they can trust guard Ron Mercer. The Nuggets have been shopping Mercer because he had threatened to walk […]

PHOENIX _ The folks who run America West Arena devoted a first-quarter timeout Thursday to a music video celebrating Phoenix's All-Star point guard, former Maverick Jason Kidd. Still trying to […]

DALLAS _ Go ahead, boo bitter ex-Dallas Maverick Kurt Thomas. He welcomes it. 'I can't wait,' the former Hillcrest High School and TCU standout said of his long-awaited return to […]

DALLAS _ They held the parade, handed out the rings, hung the banner and even came away with a new arena. For the San Antonio Spurs, the final souvenir from […]