Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has paid well for his team's present success. But he has also been investing in its future. Cuban has turned to his pocketbook in trying to...
In a former life, Marty Turco was Marco Polo. Wearing the goofy hat, he wandered from his home in Venice in search of adventure. Polo's journeys never made people cringe....
To the average resident of the Texas side of the Red River, Bob Stoops is an impudent, egotistical, brazen little wiserump who one day will get his. On the other...
Cell phone sales are starting to pick up after months of decline, according to data released last week. Worldwide mobile phone sales increased 0.9 percent, to 98.7 million units, in...
Choosing the right houseplant takes some research and hard decisions. Picking a pot? That's the fun part. "To me, the pot is as much a part of a plant as...
No longer limited to summer barbecues and swimming pools, back-yard entertainment is sporting a whole new look these days. Installing amenities that range from basketball and tennis courts to putting...
When looking for a touch of nostalgia to complement their modern homes, more and more people are turning to the furniture piece with a leg up on the competition--the bar...
From the aged bricks on the pathway to the sturdy cypress columns peeking through a canopy of 150-year-old trees, a visit to Dewberry is a walk through history. The plantation...
In "The Monarchy: An Oral Biography of Elizabeth II" (Broadway Books, 592 pages, $32.50), Deborah and Gerald Strobers, who previously have written about Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, effectively use...
This time, Jerry Narron gets to start from the beginning. The circumstances and expectations, though, are completely different than he expected when he signed his two-year contract extension in June....