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CULTURE CLUB: MAVERICKS’ BELIEF IN ONE ANOTHER CONTINUES TO GROW

As the Mavericks move on to the Western Conference finals for the second time in three seasons, it’s different than it was in the first go-round. In 2022, they were younger, smaller and had a defense that was growing teeth. In...

Quinn: Dallas has ‘two choices’ after blowout loss

FRISCO, TX â€” For the second time in three week, the Dallas Cowboys are licking their wounds and trying to heal for an upcoming opponent. This time, however, it was a humiliating blowout loss and at the hands of their...

The Stars Didn’t Go Big at the Trade Deadline, But Neither Did The Competition Out West

Should they have? Sure. But given the apathy in the Western Conference, they might be positioned for a run, anyway. It started in late January, when Bo Horvat went to the Islanders. Then came early February, and it was Vladimir...

How Left Field Explains the Rangers

The Rangers didn't push the chips in for a big bat, but they aren't likely to play the kids, either. Sound familiar? If two straight winters of spit-take spending sprees haven’t convinced you that the Rangers believe they can vie...

A Pretty Good Explanation for Why Players Love Suiting Up for the Cowboys

They don't win much hardware, but they do take care of their own. Marketing genius notwithstanding, I have wondered more than once how and why the Cowboys still catch the eye of players around the NFL as a marquee franchise....

Could Bad Air Hold Back North Texas Athletes? One Study Says Yes.

A new peer-reviewed study looked at MLB errors and NFL quarterback statistics to see if air quality factors in. And it might explain a few things. Sports fans in North Texas don’t always have an easy go of it, but...

Happy Birthday, Luka

May your 24th year be filled with step-back threes. On the way to work, I saw this DART bus, and it reminded me that you turn 24 today. Happy birthday, Luka! Here’s what I got you: —The patience to not get...

Can Maxi Kleber Save the Mavericks’ Defense?

The team's best remaining defender is set to return right as Dallas needs him most. But how much can he be expected to salvage a broken unit on his own? I concluded my last column here at StrongSide by invoking a lyric...

The Only Good Thing to Come Out of Yesterday’s Mavs Game

The basketball against the Lakers? Very bad. Honoring Eyrkah Badu on her birthday? Very good. The Mavericks played a rare matinee against the Lakers yesterday. It went … quite poorly. Somehow, Dallas squandered a 48-21 second-quarter advantage, which was not only...

The Stars Made Their First Deadline Deal. Are More Coming?

Here's how the Stars' front office is approaching the week heading into Friday's NHL Trade Deadline. Jim Nill is a big believer in the summer blockbuster.  During his 10-year tenure as the Stars’ general manager, Nill has made his biggest swings...

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