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Former Mavs.com beat writer Earl K. Sneed (left) went on the radio on Tuesday to offer his side of the story. Earl K. Sneed said during a radio interview Tuesday that, when he got out of jail after his 2011 arrest on an assault charge following a domestic dispute with his then-girlfriend, he went straight to the Dallas Mavericks’ facility for a meeting, and team brass put him right back to work that very same day. In their Sports Illustrated investigation into a Dallas “corporate culture rife with misogyny and predatory sexual behavior,” journalists Jessica Luther and L. Jon Wertheim reported that Sneed, a full-time beat writer for the Mavericks’ website since the 2010-11 season, was “involved in a domestic dispute with a girlfriend” midway through his first season on the job. Continue to Article

February 27, 2018 4:46:pm EST

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) looks to pass as Indiana Pacers forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Dallas. Losing in today’s NBA has spawned a competitive niche industry. As teams tank for prime positioning in June’s NBA Draft, the race to the bottom has heated up. The top-heavy body of the 2018 Draft has added an additional incentive for the jostling. Continue to Article

February 27, 2018 1:37:am EST

The Dallas Mavericks introduce Cynthia Marshall as the new Mavericks interim CEO. Continue to Article

February 26, 2018 5:46:pm EST

Donovan Mitchell made a Utah Jazz fan’s weekend a whole lot better. Mitchell is having a phenomenal rookie campaign for the surging Jazz. Entering Saturday night’s matchup with the Dallas Mavericks, the Jazz had won 11 of the last 12 games, so it’s a Continue to Article

February 24, 2018 11:26:pm EST

New details of payments to athletes in a federal investigation that has lurked in the shadows since first rocking college basketball last fall mark the latest threat to the sport's basic foundation, showing the breadth of alleged corruption. Bank records and other expense reports that are part of the investigation list a wide range of impermissible payments from agents to at least two dozen players or their relatives, according to documents obtained by Yahoo Sports. The depth of the violations raises questions about the structure of college athletics, a business funded primarily through college football and basketball, including $19.6 billion in TV money for the NCAA Tournament over the past 22 years — a hoops extravaganza American sports fans know as March Madness. Continue to Article

February 23, 2018 5:53:pm EST