Photos: Monica Borja, Dallas Mavericks AUSTIN – Texas lawmakers honored former Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki at the state capitol on Tuesday for his impact on the sport of basketball and praised his work through the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation. Nowitzki also received bipartisan support from the Texas House and Texas Senate, in addition to receiving […]
FRISCO – Dirk Nowitzki strategically lined up his penalty kick, stared down the one person between him and the goal – FC Dallas mascot Tex Hooper – and then proceeded to successfully kick the ball to its intended destination. That goal, attached with a huge roar from the Saturday afternoon crowd assembled at Toyota Stadium […]
Dallas – Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall was honored Friday afternoon by the Genesis Women’s Shelter with the 2019 Jane Doe Award, which recognizes her “extraordinary commitment to standing alongside women and their children throughout their journey to an abuse-free life.” She joined past recipients including Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, the Junior League of […]
DALLAS – Ten young men with special-needs from Dallas ISD’s Thomas Jefferson High School took the runway Wednesday morning – some even in wheelchairs – during a fashion show, showing off custom-made suits, shiny new shoes, sharp haircuts and, best of all, a new sense of confidence. Dallas Mavericks veteran Dorian Finney-Smith surprised the students […]
FRISCO – Dirk Nowitzki barely made it onto the stage Friday night at the Omni hotel to receive the prestigious Roger Staubach Award when an overzealous Dallas Mavericks fan shouted: “One more year!” A gracious Nowitzki laughed and said: “It’s too late for that, my friend. I’ve been eating everything in sight for the last […]
DALLAS – In his heart of hearts, Dallas Mavericks center Dwight Powell knew he had to do something that was very impactful. Cancer had altered Powell’s life for good, disrupted his way of living and changed everything in his mind, body and soul. That all occurred on Sept. 13, 2012, when Powell’s mother – Jacqueline […]
DALLAS – The Women of Mavs Empowering Network (W.O.M.E.N) hosted the inaugural Women’s Symposium March 18th and celebrated “Being the Best You” with hundreds of men and women ahead of the Mavs. vs. New Orleans Pelicans game at the American Airlines Center. The Women’s Symposium brought together both men and women to discuss the importance […]
DALLAS – Emcee of Monday’s Venture-Entrepreneurial Expedition Business Pitch competition and Mavericks’ television voice Mark Followill dabbed some beard oil on his facial hair and remarked about how good it smelled. To which, the creator of the organic concoction, eighth-grader Nyla Campbell, continued her sales spiel. “I don’t have a beard myself,” she said. “But […]
DALLAS – Luka Doncic gazed in awe as a pyrotechnic swell of golden fireworks cascaded from the stage at the Fourth Annual Mavs Ball and encircled his teammate, Dirk Nowitzki, as 800 loyal Dallas Mavericks fans roared to a climatic punch after a bidder threw down $200,000 to eat dinner with the 21-year Dallas Mavericks legend. […]
DALLAS – Peg Hauswirth of Denton said her 92nd birthday turned out to be her best one yet. That’s because she finally got to meet her favorite sports star and hero: Dirk Nowitzki. “I told him he’s great and he told me I’m great…and I kissed him!” she said. Peg became a Dallas Mavericks fan […]