Mavericks

They say a 'cavalier attitude' is one where a person is confident that the actions he or she takes are made with conviction. Likewise, they say that a 'maverick' is an unorthodox or independent minded person. The two words go well together.

Speculation surrounds an event in Iowa Sept. 3 that might -- or might not -- be the occasion for Palin's jump into the White House race.

Should the Miami Heat consider trading the embattled LeBron James?

Ross Perot Jr. claims Mark Cuban is running the Dallas Mavericks into the ground. Cuban claims his new championship trophy begs to differ.

Mavs look to repeat - and history is on their side.

Why Dallas winning the 2011 NBA Championship is the true template for success.

The Dallas Mavericks should get more credit for winning the NBA championship. There is a lot of dialogue concerning why the the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat lost, rather than how Dallas won.

After leading his team to a title, Dirk Nowitzki has taken the NBA crown from LeBron James, who seemed all to happy to abdicate the throne.

A look at the Dallas Mavericks finals win and the future of the Miami Heat

The Dallas Mavericks' NBA 2011 championship win is sweetest for Dirk Nowitzki. Too sweet that he couldn't contain his emotion. He ran off the court to get a moment with himself and his God.

A humorous look at why you should root for the Dallas Mavericks instead of the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.

The city of Dallas isn't used to waiting 11 years for a sports victory parade thanks to the Cowboys. But the Mavericks have waited over three decades -- the last of which was particularly frustrating -- for today's championship celebration.

The Heat used their hype machine to build expectations and then never lived up to them.

After Dirk Nowitzki carried the Mavericks for over 10 years with no rings to show for it, he was pushed the extra mile by his supporting cast this time. Despite his worst game of the finals, the other Mavs made sure it was the best game of his life.

For the Mavericks, their first NBA championship couldn't be won any other way than it was Sunday. This time, Dallas finished Miami on its home floor in Game 6, leaving the Heat's superstar with a tattered legacy.

2011 NBA Finals Championship over and a new NBA Champion reigns. The Dallas Mavericks defeat the Miami Heat 105-95.

The Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks play Game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals on Sunday, June 12.

The Mavericks can clinch the NBA title on Sunday, which is a brand new scenario for the franchise. But after 30 years of disappointment, over 10 years of near misses, and five years of reminders about 2006, deliverance for Dallas could be at hand.

Although Dallas is up 3-2 in the finals, all of its gains may be forgotten if it loses Game 6. For all of Miami's struggles and fourth quarter collapses, it will be put right back on a pedestal all over again if the Heat force a Game 7 at home.

Jason Terry was one of the reasons Dallas defeated the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. What were the other reasons the Mavericks won?

In the first NBA Finals between Miami and Dallas, the Mavericks collapsed and were finished off in front of their home fans. Five years later, the Heat is collapsing as well, and now the Mavs can get the ultimate revenge by finishing the team off in Miami.

This game is not do or die. But it is do or faint.

There hasn't been a large handful of great NBA Finals in the last two decades; only two have gone the distance since 1994. But the Heat and Mavericks are already on pace for one of the great finales, if they have a few more big finishes ahead of them.

This past year has seen LeBron James' transformation from one of the NBA's most adored superstars to its most reviled villain. Only by overcoming the Dallas Mavericks and winning his first championship will James find redemption.

Despite the fact LeBron James performed a "flop" that got a technical called on Dallas coach Rick Carlisle, the Mavericks were able to even the championship series at two wins each. How did they do it?

For the second time in three games, the Heat blew a chance to take a killer two-game lead over the Mavericks. What's worse, a fever-ridden Dirk Nowitzki didn't need to carry the load, as the rest of the Mavs helped with their latest comeback.

Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals could end up right up there with Gladiator, Man on Fire, and Death Wish as all-time-great revenge stories.

Heat and Mavericks will play in the NBA Finals and this is a great matchup.

The Mavericks are still two losses from elimination in the NBA Finals. Yet everyone knows that elimination would be guaranteed with a Game 4 loss to the Heat, and might even be likely if the Heat just gain a split in the next two games.

While I watched the confusion and lack of basic "rule-following" of last night's championship match between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat, I thought back to the 1950s. Why were things so much better?