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A Short Review of the Mavs’ Season So Far, As We Hit the All-Star Break


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 7:09 p.m.

The Mavericks, after beating the Phoenix Suns last night, went into the All-Star break strong, as one of just four teams with 40 or more wins. Here is how they got there.October 27-December 27, everyone generally healthy except Rodrigue Beaubois: They have a 24-5 record, unbelievable swagger, and are keeping pace with the surprising San [ ... ] ...

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Cuban opens college football playoff biz


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.

Mark Cuban has put some action behind bringing the playoff system to college football.The Dallas Mavericks owner recently founded and opened Radical Football LLC to help move forward toward college football playoffs. The company will help Cuban achieve that goal and will help him privatize college football’s postseason.Local sports business experts have said they are torn between the historical BCS and the playoff system.Todd Jewell, a sports economist with the University of North Texas, said

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Vote for The People’s Best New Chef in the Southwest


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Published Feb. 17, 2011 at 4:41 p.m.

It’s time again for Food & Wine’s  The People’s Best New Chef 2011 contest. Of this year’s nominees, TWO come from right here in our own backyard. Casey Thompson of Brownstone, best known for being a finalist on Top Chef Season 3 and Top Chef All-Stars Season 8 and Tim Byres of Smoke known citywide [ ... ] ...

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A Child’s Life Will Be Ruined if the Rangers Trade Michael Young


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Published Feb. 16, 2011 at 9:49 p.m.

This video was shot last Wednesday night when it seemed more than apparent that Michael Young would not be playing for the Rangers again. I admit I felt just like this kid last Wednesday. I’m just glad someone didn’t have a video camera ...

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Leading Off (2/15/11)


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Published Feb. 15, 2011 at 12:53 p.m.

E-Mails Make Cowboys Stadium Operation Look Like Circus. Arlington released more e-mails sent by city staff in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. We learn that attempts at de-icing were made with a garden-variety garden hose. And this, from Battalion Chief David Stapp, about one of the victims of the falling ice: “The [ ... ] ...

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Cavagnaro joins CASE Commercial


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Published Feb. 15, 2011 at 5:00 a.m.

Joe Cavagnaro, a 25-year real estate veteran, has joined CASE Commercial Real Estate Partners as senior managing director of development services., the firm announced today.In this role, Cavagnaro will launch and foster a development division for the Dallas-based company.Cavagnaro is a former a director of real estate services for The Mark Cuban Cos., where he oversaw Mark Cuban’s Wonderview venture, a 175-acre mix of sports facilities, corporate offices, medical facilities, data centers,

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Cowboys Stadium in doubt for UFC bout


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Published Feb. 14, 2011 at 5:00 a.m.

Drowned in the news about the Super Bowl was word that the Ultimate Fighting Championship is considering Arlington's Cowboys Stadium as the site for what could be the biggest fight in the brief history of professional mixed martial arts in the United States.Alas, I'm skeptical that could happen.As a mixed martial arts geek — we aficionados call it MMA for short — I'd love to be within driving distance if UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre tries to take the middleweight belt from

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NYT: Seat Debacle in Jerry’s Lap


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Published Feb. 13, 2011 at 8:12 p.m.

Let’s call a spade a spade. Setting weather troubles aside, Super Bowl XLV organizers said it was the big game at Cowboys Stadium that would “carry the day” for North Texas and its attractiveness for future Super Bowls. We know now that–thanks to logistical disorganization, plus the famous seating fiasco, among other things–the stadium did not “carry the day” in the [ ... ] ...

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Recap: Top Chef All-Stars Episode 9


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Published Feb. 10, 2011 at 10:41 p.m.

Give it up to Loren Means who spent her birthday night watching Top Chef All-Stars. Hear her roar: I was really disappointed to see Tre leave last week and after last night’s episode of Top Chef All-Stars, I am now heart broken and feel like the rest of the season will be a little less fun.  [ ... ] ...

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What I’m Drinking Now: Stars


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Published Feb. 9, 2011 at 6:05 p.m.

Dom Perignon exclaimed after his first sips of Champagne that he was drinking stars, and in honor of Valentine's Day, now is the time to do the same ...

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