Best Thing In Texas
February 26, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: The Clippers Gave Dirk Nowitzki a Standing Ovation
The giant of Texas basketball got the classiest of send-offs.
Mavericks
Sports
January 7, 2018
The Dallas Mavericks Now Play in China as the “Lone Ranger Heroes”
”Mavericks” is tough to translate. So is ”Dynamos.” But we imagined ways that we could rename Texas teams in a universal way.
Politics & Policy
November 11, 2017
If Mark Cuban Runs for President, Here’s What He’ll Do
The billionaire explains his campaign platform. If he runs, that is.
Sports
June 27, 2014
Should the Rockets, Spurs, or Mavericks Sign LeBron James?
Who's that? Just kidding.
Sports
January 24, 2013
In Praise of My Sports Town
How I’m learning to love the Cowboys. And the Mavericks. And the Rangers. And the Stars. And . . .
Sports
January 21, 2013
Dirk Nowitzki Shakes It With the Avett Brothers
The Mavericks star hopped onstage with the alt-country band during their concert in Grand Prairie, tambourine in hand and a big smile on his face. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Five Most Memorable Sports Stories of 2011
The end of a rivalry, the beginning of a franchise affair, and championships won (and lost) made 2011 a year to remember. …
Music
May 31, 1996
Junior Achievement
Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker—and now Junior Brown? The former community college teacher is the latest outlaw to hijack Texas country music, and he may be the greatest.
Health
January 1, 1996
Smooth Operator
You might say Tarek Souryal is the most important Dallas Maverick: He doesn’t score or rebound, but he reconstructs million-dollar ankles and knees, and that makes him a real team player.