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Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle has been fined by the NBA office for his comments criticizing the officiating following Thursday's loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Yes, the Mavericks got screwed Tuesday night in Portland, to borrow a term from coach Rick Carlisle. The NBA admitted the next day the charge on O.J. Mayo with 1.5 seconds remaining in a tie game was a blown call. That didn't exactly make the Mavs...

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban fired a quick jab at the refs Thursday night, and coach Rick Carlisle added his own criticism of late-game officiating in the league.

UPDATE: The NBA office did fine Mark Cuban $50,000, a league spokesman confirmed Tuesday evening. The NBA did not announce the fine, however. It appears as if Mark Cuban's most recent criticism of NBA referees wasn't strong enough to merit a react...

With his team eight games under .500 for the first time since his first few months as the Dallas Mavericks' owner, Mark Cuban is firing away at one of his favorite targets: NBA officials.

ARLINGTON, Texas - The replacement refs gave Jerry Jones, a hard-line NFL owner, reason to continuing praising their otherwise oft-criticized performances. The refs robbed the Buccaneers of a touchdown with a quick whistle in the third quarter. ...

Jerry Jones certainly isn't going to say anything to give up a lick of leverage as the NFL heads back to the negotiating table with its locked-out officials. In fact, Jones fired a shot at the referees during his Friday radio show. "As long as ...

Jerry Jones played a leading role in ending the NFL lockout last season. Just don't expect him to do the same with the lockout of the NFL officials. Jones said at the beginning of training camp that the lockout of the officials didn't especiall...

It's playoff time. In the recent past, that's often meant Mavericks fans, including their owner, ranting about refereeing. The Mavericks broke the Curse of Danny Crawford last postseason, winning three of four games officiated by the official man...

Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating, the NBA announced Wednesday.

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones admitted Tuesday to a healthy dose of fear for the Philadelphia Eagles.

PHILADELPHIA - Dez Bryant was silent for most of Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field. There were some exceptions. He vented his frustrations on the Cowboys' sideline some while being shut out for the first three and a half quarters, including ...

DALLAS -- Six words that should seriously concern Dallas Mavericks fans: Danny Crawford is working Game 2. The Mavs have a 2-16 record in playoff games that Crawford works. That includes a six-game losing streak that began with Game 3 of the 2006 ...

As far as Dallas conspiracy theories go, referee Danny Crawford working Mavericks playoff games ranks right up there with who shot J.R. Ewing.

DALLAS -- The going rate for griping about officiating these days is 35 grand, so Erick Dampier's fine comes as no surprise. The NBA announced Monday that Dampier had been fined $35,000 for his comments after Game 3, which dropped the Cuban era Ma...

Mavericks center Erick Dampier was fined $35,000 by the NBA for criticizing officials.