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Jason Kidd had hopes of finishing his career with friend Deron Williams, and on Wednesday, he said the free-agent point guard duo was closer than some might realize to being Dallas-bound. "Hopefully he comes out and tells his story of how he did i...

Jason Kidd had hopes of finishing his career teaming up with friend Deron Williams and said that the free-agent point guard duo was closer than some might realize to being Dallas-bound.

As Sunday's start to free agency creeps closer, even Mavericks president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson wasn't afraid to admit that he's gone white-knuckle regarding Deron Williams' long-awaited decision to either be Brooklyn-bound with the N...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers lefty Derek Holland threw 48 pitches in a bullpen session Sunday and is moving closer to making a rehab start, according to assistant general manager Thad Levine. Holland (5-4, 5.10 ERA), who last pitched at Oakla...

We take a look at the games that impact the West playoff picture each morning for the rest of the regular season. Mavs' spot in the standings: Idle Dallas can check the San Antonio Spurs off its list of potential first-round playoff foes. The Spur...

DALLAS -- It appears the Dallas Mavericks will have to go at least one more game without injured players Brendan Haywood and Delonte West. Haywood, who has missed the last five games with a sprained right knee, continues to get closer, but it does...

Mavericks center Brendan Haywood will not play Friday at Sacramento because of his sprained left ankle, again leaving Dallas shorthanded in the middle, coach Rick Carlisle said during his weekly appearance on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM's Galloway & Co. ...

LOS ANGELES -- A week or so ago Lamar Odom joked that he's the only player that can't make an NBA All-Star team, but can play for Team USA. Thirteen games into his 13th NBA season and Odom is again much closer to wearing the colors of his country ...

The Rangers have agreed to terms with RHP Joe Nathan on a two-year contract with a club option for a third year. The move means closer Neftali Feliz will move into the rotation, something the club has already informed him about.

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington, speaking for the first time since a gut-wrenching World Series loss, divulged Wednesday that closer Neftali Feliz was in no condition mentally to return for the 10th inning of Game 6.

The last image of Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz in 2011 is of the thick-chested right-hander walking off the mound, head down, on a slow and painful journey to the dugout, understanding that he had failed to nail down the most important save of ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Neftali Feliz has this impulsive little knack for having to rescue himself before saving the game. If the strong-armed closer had the Texas Rangers faithful biting their nails in the ninth inning of Game 4 (a non-save situation...

ST. LOUIS -- Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz didn't get a chance to pitch in Game 1 of the World Series, so when the second-year closer made his appearance in the ninth his first pitch sailed high and registered 100 mph. Just a bit amped up. ...

DETROIT -- Tigers manager Jim Leyland ruled workhorse relievers Joaquin Benoit and closer Jose Valverde out for today's crucial Game 5, a potential damaging blow to Detroit's hopes of staying alive. "Truthfully," Leyland said, "I want to try to ge...

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced that closer Jose Valverde and setup man Joaquin Benoit will not be available out of the bullpen Thursday in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Texas Rangers.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Neftali Feliz and Jose Valverde combined for 81 saves during the regular season and have five in the teams' six wins this postseason. The Dominican closers are two of the best in the business and the first one to blink in the Amer...