Here's hoping all you cyberheads out there have a great holiday and get to enjoy a long weekend with beer, hot dogs, fireworks and beer. By the way, as I sit here eagerly awaiting the world hot-dog eating contest, it struck me that this is the perfect time to throw out the only possible trade scenar ...

18 hours ago · DALLAS MAVERICKS · mavsblog.dallasnews.com by Eddie Sefko 30 references

Mark Cuban (his family’s last name was shortened from Chabenisky when his grandparents, Russians, arrived at Ellis Island) grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania; a suburb of Pittsburgh in a working class family; his father was an automobile upholsterer. Cuban’s first step into the business world occu ...

1 day ago · TechJews.com · techjews.wordpress.com by techjews

In a move that could have some ripple effect on who gets paid what in free agency.. DeSagna Diop is going to return to Dallas. Sources told ESPN.com that Diop, traded by the Mavericks to New Jersey in February as part of the Jason Kidd deal, will receive the Mavericks’ full mid-level exception in a ...

1 day ago · RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of ... · redsarmy.wordpress.com by redsarmy 99 references

Mark Cuban’s high-definition cable channel HDNet is launching a concert series at Atlantic City’s House of Blues this fall; the shows will later be broadcast on the channel, which would seem like a… Original post by Maura Johnston and software by Elliott Back

3 days ago · Rock Music Video Blog · onlinerockvideo.com 1 reference

Mark Cuban has an interesting discussion going on his blog right now about NBCUniversal and its exclusive rights to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. NBC pays billions to be the home of the last five Summer and Winter Olympic Games (concluding with Beijing) and for that, NBC gets to broadcast the video ...

4 days ago · Jason Rosenberg · jasonrosenberg.wordpress.com by jasonrosenberg 4 references

The possibility of LeBron James bolting his home state for New York (Knicks or Nets) will be one of the NBA's biggest stories over the next two seasons. Don't count Dallas out of the running. Interesting nugget from an ESPN.com story about LeBron and the Big Apple: James listed New York as his favor ...

4 days ago · DALLAS MAVERICKS · mavsblog.dallasnews.com by Tim MacMahon 30 references

You missed: Brenden Morrow being better than he was last year, according to Jen; Mike Modano being tackle-hugged by a little girl; Mike Modano beating up an enormous prairie dog mascot named “Deuce”; Michael Irvin showboating like no one’s business; Jason Terry hitting a home run (yeah, shocking, I ...

4 days ago · Untypical Girls · untypicalgirls.wordpress.com by Caitlin 17 references

I was just digging through some of Mark Cuban’s blog posts from the last several months and found an article that I had missed before: An NBA Fun Fact This may only be interesting to programmers and hard core NBA geeks, but Cuban points out a very interesting fact about how the NBA Shot Clock works. ...

5 days ago · Hoops Column · hoopscolumn.wordpress.com by bcranford

Dwight Howard injured his shooting hand in the Playoffs against the Pistons. The injury, a stress fracture of the sternum, generally takes 6-8 weeks to heal and Howard is currently in week 6. Coach K expects Howard to be full strength by the time team USA meets back up for mini-camp on July 21st. If ...

5 days ago · The Big Lead · thebiglead.com by Cousins of Ron Mexico 923 references

With all the negative press about Yahoo recently, including the exodus of 115 executives since January 2007, it’s easy to forget about the incredible history of one of the first internet companies. Founded in 1994, Yahoo began as a basic web directory and eventually evolved into an internet giant. O ...

6 days ago · Internet. Business. Ideas..... · tomokeefe.com by Tom OKeefe 12 references