Nowitzki to miss four games (Yahoo! Sports)

To get Dirk Nowitzki back without interruption, the Dallas Mavericks decided to let him work on some conditioning without interrupting the progress by playing in a game. Nowitzki will miss the next four games so he can have “an uninterrupted eight days of work to resolve some…
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NBA sides meeting in hopes of ending lockout (AP)

NBA owners and players resumed talks aimed at ending the lockout Wednesday, less than a week after three intense days of mediation didn’t produce a new labor deal. The sides got back to the table with a small group meeting and met for more than six hours. Talks broke down last Thursday when players said [...]

NBA heads to mediation, Stern seeks quick results (AP)

The NBA and players’ association are ready to try mediation, and Commissioner David Stern wants results quickly. Stern said last week during an interview with WFAN radio in New York that without a deal Tuesday, when the sides meet with federal mediator George Cohen, his “gut” was that there wouldn’t be NBA basketball on Christmas.

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Nowitzki and Germany bounced from Euro baskeball (AP)

After an off night by Dirk Nowitzki, Germany is out of the European Championship. And that means the NBA finals MVP will not be at next year’s Olympics. Nowitzki’s poor shooting doomed his country to an 84-75 loss against Lithuania on Sunday. Germany missed out on a spot in the quarterfinals of the continental tournament [...]

Jason Terry’s upcoming ‘championship birthday’ celebration (Yahoo! Sports)

Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry has made a fair amount of money in his solid 12-year NBA career. He’s never been an All-Star, but he ranks amongst some of the better players of his generation to have never made an … Continue reading →
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Gasol brothers power Spain at European basketball (AP)

The Gasol brothers got the better of Dirk Nowitzki, leaving Germany on the brink of elimination at the European basketball championship. Marc Gasol scored 24 points and Pau had 19 — all in the second half — to lead defending champion Spain past Germany 77-68 Wednesday in the second-round group stage of the tournament.
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NBA players from Northeastern University (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

These are all the players who went to Northeastern University and also played in the NBA. This is a short list, but two of the players on the list have won NBA Championships. That includes a prominent player from the 2011 Dallas Mavericks.
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Gasol brothers lead Spain past Germany 77-68 (AP)

Brothers Marc and Pau Gasol combined for 43 points to lead defending champion Spain past Germany 77-68 Wednesday at the European basketball championship. Marc Gasol scored 24 points and older brother Pau, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, added 19. Spain led throughout most of the match. Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks led [...]

Gasol brothers lead Spain past Germany (AP)

Pau and Marc Gasol combined for 43 points to lead defending champion Spain past Dirk Nowitzki’s Germany 77-68 at the European basketball championship on Wednesday. Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies scored 24 points and his older brother Pau, the Los Angeles Lakers center, added 19 as Spain led throughout most of the match.

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European Championship Results (AP)

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Top five NBA players who should retire during NBA lockout: Fan’s view (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Michael Jordan’s second retirement happened in the middle of the last NBA labor dispute. Despite being at the top of his game, Jordan quit the game and then tried to come back. Shaquille O’Neal retired in 2011 after not being able to come back from injuries that hampered the…
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Favorites square off in 2nd round at Europeans (AP)

Pau Gasol faces Dirk Nowitzki again, this time in their national team colors at the start of the second round of the European Championship. Nowitzki’s Dallas Mavericks swept Gasol’s Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA conference semifinals, but this time Gasol is likely to come out ahead. Gasol’s defending champions Spain, silver medalist Serbia, world [...]

Top five active international players in the NBA: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

With one of the greatest international players of all time just having won his first NBA championship, I felt it necessary to discuss the top five active international players in the NBA. Plus, it’s nice to have something else to talk about besides the upcoming lockout.
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Nowitzki leads Germany past Israel at Europeans (AP)

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points to lead Germany to a 91-64 win over Israel at the start of the European Championship on Wednesday. The Dallas Mavericks star played 27 minutes. Chris Kaman of the Los Angeles Clippers added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Germany in its Group B opener. The two dominated a smaller [...]

Lockout videos: Popeye Jones and Tony Dumas review 1990s movies (Yahoo! Sports)

Through parts of the mid-1990s, Dallas Mavericks rotation players Popeye Jones and Tony Dumas were stuck with the gig of reviewing films (without any attention to spoilers, as was evident in their approach to discussing “Old Yeller”) while wearing breakaway … Continue reading →
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Counting down the top five stories of the NBA lockout so far: Fan’s look (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Story # 5: Deron Williams signs with Besiktas, opens floodgates On its own merit, the news of Deron Williams signing a contract to play overseas with the Turkish team Besiktas is not a major development. However, this move by a star player was the first step in what could be a mass…
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NBA NOTEBOOK: Bryant gets China offer, Fernandez to Real Madrid (Yahoo! Sports)

Dallas Mavericks guard Rudy Fernandez has agreed to terms on a four-year deal with Real Madrid, according to multiple Spanish media reports. The deal will reportedly become official by the end of the week and could potentially make Fernandez the highest paid player in the history…
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Report: Rudy Fernandez agrees to four-year deal with Real Madrid (Yahoo! Sports)

Dallas Mavericks guard Rudy Fernandez has agreed to terms on a four-year deal with Real Madrid, according to multiple Spanish media reports. The deal will reportedly become official by the end of the week and could potentially make Fernandez the highest paid player in the history…
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Dennis Rodman, Hall of Famer (Yahoo! Sports)

Quite a bit has been written about Dennis Rodman over the last five months, particularly in the wake of his jersey retirement ceremony up in Detroit last April, and Friday’s induction of The Worm into the Basketball Hall of Fame. … Continue reading →
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