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• Donating To Spirit Of Children

  17-10-2017 23:40
  Spirit of Children has been making hospitals less scary for children and their families since 2006 by providing fun and funding to Child Life Departments within children's hospitals. It started with Halloween parties at 11 hospitals in 2006.
  
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• Absorbable Stents Right For Some, According to Doctors

  17-10-2017 23:39 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The hype over a biodegradable stent approved by the FDA last year is fading as reports are released of higher rates of heart problems associated to it.
  
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• Watch: Search Intensifies in Field Near Missing Girl's Home

  17-10-2017 23:37 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Ten days after the disappearance of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews, police officers are scouring a field near Richland College.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• How TCU wound up on national TV against awful Kansas - Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)

  17-10-2017 23:37
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  How TCU wound up on national TV against awful Kansas
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  TCU fans have itched for a quality night game at Amon G. Carter Stadium, and TV delivered one half of that wish. But why in the holy name of criminally stupid would a major network deliberately schedule for its prime-time slot a game where the home ...and more »
  
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• He beat them and poured drain cleaner on them to make sure they were dead. One survived. - Fort Worth Star Telegram

  17-10-2017 23:30
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  He beat them and poured drain cleaner on them to make sure they were dead. One survived.
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  Police found Miguel Hernandez naked and covered in blood on the night he is accused of strangling a man to death, then beating and disfiguring another, Tarrant County prosecutor Tiffany Burks said during opening statements at his capital murder trial ...
  
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• Confederate Monument Debate Tonight On Facebook Live

  17-10-2017 23:26
  FORT WORTH (CBS11) – Join CBS11 at 7:30 tonight for our Facebook Live conversation on Confederate monuments and streets named after Confederate leaders.
  Go to the CBSDFW Facebook page and like us and the video will alert you.
  Dallas may have removed the Robert E. Lee statue, but debate over the controversial issue will be rekindled starting next week.
  (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
  On Monday, the Dallas City Council’s Quality of Life Committee will discuss whether to go along with the recommen
  
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• ‘Ron Is Used To Getting His Way’: Brad Garrett On Butting Heads With Dr. Bull

  17-10-2017 23:03
  Dr. Bull (Michael Weatherly) isn’t the type to relinquish control. But neither is Ron Getman (Brad Garrett), the attorney Bull hires to defend him in a trial on episode four of this season of Bull. Brad Garrett spoke to CBS Local about his experience joining the cast of Bull as tonight’s guest star and what it was like butting heads with Michael Weatherly in tonight’s episode.
   
  You’re guest starring in the next episode of Bull where you’ll be pl
  
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• Wanted Man Who Lost Facebook Bet With Police Turns Himself In

  17-10-2017 22:46
  CBS Local — A Michigan man who lost a bet with police after trolling them on Facebook has paid off the wager by turning himself in. The man, who was wanted on several misdemeanor warrants, even brought officers the donuts he promised them.
  The Redford Township Police Department said 21-year-old Michael Zaydel walked into their building on Oct. 16 with fresh treats in hand to face his punishment. “He walked in on his own, and not only did he bring the donuts, he brought one
  
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• Developers Plan New Hotel in Fort Worth Stockyards

  17-10-2017 22:46 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A five-story 120-room hotel will be built on the site of a one-time meatpacking plant in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, according to a deal between developers and the city.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Cite and Release No Different Than Possession in Dallas Co.

  17-10-2017 22:36 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson says the county's cite and release program does not impact how her office will prosecute possession of marijuana cases.
  
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• Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. among NBA rookie breakout candidates - Fort Worth Star Telegram

  17-10-2017 21:55
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  Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. among NBA rookie breakout candidates
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  Tuesday marks the tip-off of the 2017-2018 NBA season, as fans and commentators are eagerly anticipating which of the top rookies can make the smoothest transition to the pro game. Some players, such as Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox, ...and more »
  
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• Mayor: Much Of Rockport Will Not Be Rebuilt After Harvey

  17-10-2017 21:47
  VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — The mayor of the Gulf Coast community of Rockport says Hurricane Harvey destroyed about a third of the town and that 30 to 35 percent of it will probably never be rebuilt.
  Mayor Charles “C.J.” Wax said during a panel discussion Tuesday in Victoria that only about 300 businesses out of the 1,300 in Rockport have reopened since Harvey came ashore in August.
  ROCKPORT, TX – AUGUST 26: A damaged building is seen after Hurricane Harvey passed through on A
  
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• DCS Board Member Larry Duncan Resigns

  17-10-2017 21:31 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Former Dallas County Schools Board President and current trustee Larry Duncan has resigned his board position more than three years before it was to expire.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Search Intensifies in Field Near Missing Girl's Home

  17-10-2017 21:11 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Ten days after the disappearance of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews, police officers are scouring a field near Richland College.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Police Spend Day Searching Open Fields, Looking For Missing Toddler

  17-10-2017 21:10
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Members of the Richardson Police Department spent a good part of the day searching areas across Dallas County, looking for missing toddler Sherin Mathews.
  Sherin Mathews (Facebook)
  Chopper 11 was over a field in Dallas as some officers searched through trees and brush looking at areas where the earth had been raised and others spread out and did a grid search across open areas.
  Richardson police Sergeant Kevin Perlich said officers would be doing variou
  
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• 8 North Texas Men Arrested For Roles In Sex-Trafficking Operation

  17-10-2017 21:04
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Federal authorities have arrested eight men in North Texas on charges they sold women, including at least three juveniles, to have sex with men who had responded to online advertising.
  Officials said in a statement Tuesday that the men, ranging in age from 24 to 33, are each facing sex-trafficking charges and are in federal custody.
  Children are are silhouetted in front of posters for Justice and Protection against Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People. (cre
  
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• Which North Texans made the cut on latest Forbes list of richest Americans? - Fort Worth Star Telegram

  17-10-2017 20:50
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  Which North Texans made the cut on latest Forbes list of richest Americans?
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  Alice Walton, the daughter of the late Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, remains the wealthiest person in Texas with an estimated net worth of $38.2 billion, according to the annual ranking from Forbes magazine released on Tuesday. Walton's riches put her ...
  18 Billionaires From Dallas-Fort Worth Make Forbes 'Richest Americans' ListPatch.comall 126 news articles »
  
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• Forbes 400: The Wealthiest Americans

  17-10-2017 20:43
  Forbes has released its list of the wealthiest Americans, and some of the richest people in the nation live right here in North Texas. That includes folks like Jerry Jones, Mark Cuban and H. Ross Perot. Check out the full list.
  
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• Longhorns Coach Herman Still Talking Rebuilding At 3-3

  17-10-2017 20:35
  AUSTIN (AP) – Midway through a first season most notable for two close losses, an emerging freshman quarterback and an off-hand “fairy dust” comment, Tom Herman has a 3-3 team that is not really any closer to reaching a bowl game than Charlie Strong’s last one was.
  When asked to grade his program so far, Herman gave his players top marks for effort if not for results
  “We’re well on schedule in terms of our effort level and physicality,” Herman said this
  
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• Columbus Crew SC Owner May Move Soccer Team To Austin

  17-10-2017 20:27
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The owner of the Crew SC says the team is no longer sustainable and will move to Austin, Texas, unless a new, privately-financed stadium is built in downtown Columbus.
  Anthony Precourt, whose Precourt Sports Ventures has owned the Major League Soccer club since 2013, said Tuesday the Crew need more fan and financial support to compete in the growing league, and a new stadium in the urban center is the only way to make it work. The Crew currently play in 17-year-old Ma
  
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• First bite: Malai Kitchen in Fort Worth - Fort Worth Star Telegram

  17-10-2017 20:19
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  First bite: Malai Kitchen in Fort Worth
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  The third location of Malai Kitchen is in the far reaches of The Shops at Clearfork, abutting major construction at the southwest Fort Worth retail development that will one day house a Pinstripes bowling and bocce center and an AMC Theatres. Until ...
  
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• Witherspoon & Lawrence Share Stories Of Assault & Abuse

  17-10-2017 20:18
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Lawrence used their speeches at a Hollywood event honoring women to detail experiences of assault and harassment at the hands of directors and producers and pledged to do more to stop such situations from happening.
  Witherspoon told the audience at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards on Monday night that the recent revelation of decades of sexual misconduct allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein has prompted her own expe
  
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• Protests Erupt At Hotel Before NFL Owners Open Fall Meetings

  17-10-2017 20:07
  NEW YORK (AP) – A pair of protests preceded the opening of the NFL’s annual fall meetings, where owners and players are seeking a way to highlight social issues while taking the focus away from demonstrations during the national anthem.
  Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was confronted by two people in the lobby of the Manhattan hotel where the owners are meeting. The protesters shouted at him about white supremacy while Jones was surrounded by bodyguards. Jones stopped to listen but s
  
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• NFL Players, Owners Hold ‘Constructive’ Talks On Issues

  17-10-2017 20:07
  NEW YORK (AP) – NFL players and owners met Tuesday to discuss social issues, a session Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross called “constructive” and Colts defensive back Darius Butler termed “positive.”
  A group of 11 owners and more than a dozen players met at the league’s headquarters. Among the topics discussed was enhancing the players’ platforms for speaking out on social issues.
  “We heard what they had to say and they heard us,” Ross
  
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• Han Solo “Star Wars” Spinoff Film Finally Has A Title

  17-10-2017 20:02
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – The young Han Solo “Star Wars” spinoff film finally has a title: “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
  Director Ron Howard announced the title Tuesday in a Twitter video celebrating production wrap on the anthology film starring Alden Ehrenreich as the grumpy space smuggler originated by Harrison Ford.
  (credit: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios)
  The film also stars Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke and Thand
  
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• WNBA’s San Antonio Stars Moving To Las Vegas

  17-10-2017 20:00
  NEW YORK (AP) – The WNBA says the San Antonio Stars are being bought by MGM Resorts International and moving to Las Vegas, joining the NFL and NHL with teams tied to the gambling mecca.
  The Stars will begin play next season with home games at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. MGM, an owner of about a dozen casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, has hired Bill Laimbeer as the team’s president of basketball operations and coach.
  WNBA president Lisa Borders said Tuesday the NBA and WNBA Board of
  
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• FWPD K-9 'Hero Dog Award' Winner Passes Away

  17-10-2017 19:45 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A Fort Worth police officer's retired search-and-rescue dog who won a national award for heroic hounds has passed away.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• The Foote Files Remembers Charles McCord

  17-10-2017 19:37
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – In my CBS 11 office, I have two pictures of radio personality Don Imus: one of his famous WNBC publicity photo from the 1970s and one from WFAN (formerly WNBC) from about 15 years ago. Imus is no doubt one of the most successful American radio personalities in history, but much of his success is due to his longtime sidekick, Charles McCord.
  McCord was born in Joplin, Missouri in 1943. He started his radio career in Springfield, Missouri, but later moved to WFAA 57
  
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• Fort Worth Home Burglarized While Residents Inside

  17-10-2017 19:36 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Fort Worth police are in search of a man who stole razors and a digital food scale from a home while the homeowners were still inside.Photo Credit: Fort Worth Police Department
  
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• It's prime time for high school marching bands in Texas - Fort Worth Star Telegram

  17-10-2017 19:26
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  It's prime time for high school marching bands in Texas
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  Eleven area high school marching bands played their hearts out Tuesday, as the annual competition season gets underway. This year, marching bands from 1A, 2A, 3A and 5A high schools face off in University Interscholastic League competitions, with the ...
  
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• The 'Fly Jock' prepares for landing: Tom Joyner to retire in 2019, reports say - Fort Worth Star Telegram

  17-10-2017 19:11
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  The 'Fly Jock' prepares for landing: Tom Joyner to retire in 2019, reports say
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  Tom Joyner, once known as the 'Fly Jock' because he would do a morning radio show in Dallas-Fort Worth and then fly to Chicago to do an afternoon show, is getting ready to hang up his mic. “I'm putting in my two-year notice,” Joyner says on his Fly ...and more »
  
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• Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 7

  17-10-2017 19:10
  By Rahul Lal
  We’ve seen a number of injuries shape the NFL lately, whether it’s watching Dalvin Cook, Odell Beckham Jr. or now Aaron Rodgers go down with injury – fantasy owners are hurting. It’s important as ever for fantasy owners to try to stay on top of things by making the right moves on the waiver wire and picking up the right guy to stay fantasy relevant.
  Teams on bye: Detroit, Houston
  Below are a few of our favorite waiver wire pickups for Week 7, and they are sep
  
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• Ashley Furniture Distribution Center Brings Jobs to Mesquite

  17-10-2017 19:08 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott attends the groundbreaking of an Ashley Furniture distribution center in Mesquite, which is expected to add hundreds of new jobs to the area.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Opioid Deaths Reportedly Down In State With Legal Marijuana

  17-10-2017 18:59
  CBS Local — The ability to use marijuana legally in Colorado has reportedly resulted in a positive side-effect: a decrease in the number of fatal opioid overdoses in the state.
  According to a new study by the American Journal of Public Health, the number of overdose deaths have fallen by more than six percent since the state legalized recreational pot in 2014.
  “Colorado’s legalization of recreational cannabis sales and use resulted in a 0.7 deaths per month reduction in op
  
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• The DMN's James Ragland: Homeless Dallas Students

  17-10-2017 18:58 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Dallas Morning News columnist James Ragland joins NBC 5 to discuss the Dallas Independent School District's "brilliant" plan to help nearly 3,500 homeless students.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• U.S. Takes On Japan In Highly-Anticipated Giant Robot Battle

  17-10-2017 18:32
  CBS Local — In a scene that will likely be mistaken for a Transformers movie, the United States is going toe-to-toe with Japan in a battle of giant robots. The titanic fight will finally be aired after an American team of engineers challenged their Japanese opponents to the duel in 2015.
  The Giant Robot Duel between MegaBots and Suidobashi Streams tonight at 7pm Pacific #GiantRobotDuel https://t.co/YCyfL1YJG3 pic.twitter.com/4lqkRCyIVE
  — Balla Balla (@ballaballaco) October 17, 2
  
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• Comfortable Harrison Barnes ready to lead young Mavericks' rebirth - Fort Worth Star Telegram

  17-10-2017 18:24
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  Comfortable Harrison Barnes ready to lead young Mavericks' rebirth
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  Change has come and will continue for the young Dallas Mavericks, who begin their 38th NBA season on Wednesday by hosting the Atlanta Hawks at the American Airlines Center. Wednesday also marks the transition of sorts between the team's all-time ...
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• Neiman Marcus Launches 2017 Fantasy Gifts Catalog

  17-10-2017 18:14 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Neiman Marcus launched the 2017 Fantasy Gifts catalog Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: Neiman Marcus
  
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• Microsoft Rolls Out New Windows 10 Update And Laptops

  17-10-2017 18:05
  NEW YORK (AP) – Microsoft has begun rolling out an update to its Windows 10 operating system, hoping to spark enthusiasm for its virtual- and augmented-reality ambitions.
  The semi-annual update became available Tuesday. Along with virtual experiences, the Fall Creators Update brings new ways to share photos and video and work with 3-D imagery.
  Several of Microsoft’s partners — Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo — are simultaneously launching their first “Windows Mixed Realit
  
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• Two Men Arrested in Cattle Theft Investigation

  17-10-2017 17:47 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has arrested two men involved in the theft of livestock in Hopkins County earlier this month.Photo Credit: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
  
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• Pilot Of Crashed Texas Balloon Was As Impaired As A Drunk Driver

  17-10-2017 17:46
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The pilot in the deadliest hot air balloon crash in U.S. history was likely impaired by opioids and sedatives when he ignored weather warnings and flew the ride into a power line, investigators said Tuesday.
  Besides Valium and oxycodone, there was a high enough dosage of the over-the-counter antihistamine Benadryl in Alfred “Skip” Nichols’ system to mimic “the impairing effect of a blood-alcohol level” of a drunken driver, said Dr
  
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• NTSB Says Benadryl Impaired Texas Balloon Pilot Before Crash

  17-10-2017 17:46
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Investigators say the pilot of a Texas hot air balloon that crashed and killed 16 people flew with enough Benadryl in his system to have the equivalent blood-alcohol level of a drunken driver.
  National Transportation Safety Board investigators said Tuesday at a hearing in Washington that pilot Alfred “Skip” Nichols also took sedatives and opioids that likely affected his decision-making during the July 2016 flight.
  The balloon hit high-tension powe
  
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• ‘We Were Really In This Family Sandwich’: Mark Feuerstein Talks Inspiration For ‘9JKL’

  17-10-2017 17:35
  As co-creator, executive producer and star, Mark Feuerstein may have a lot on his plate now that the first season of his new show 9JKL is underway. Thankfully, legal issues are not a concern. The show, about actor Josh Roberts who lives in an apartment adjacent to his parents on one side and his brother and sister-in-law on the other, is based on Feuerstein’s personal experience. For a show that draws so heavily on his personal life, he’s not worried about the legal ramific
  
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• Thursday Night Football Breakdown: Chiefs And Raiders Look To Rebound In AFC West Rivalry

  17-10-2017 17:20
  By Kevin McGuire
  It’s an old-fashioned rivalry game this Thursday night when the Oakland Raiders host the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs are holding a comfortable lead in the AFC West despite coming off their first loss on Sunday, while the Raiders are looking to climb out of the basement in a season that has not gone according to plan. The Raiders may not be able to afford another loss, especially if it comes at the hands of Kansas City.
  The Chiefs lost a game. Now what?
  The last of the u
  
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• Cuban: Mavs To Pay Tribute To American Flag, NBA & NFL Different On Anthem Issue

  17-10-2017 16:55
  DALLAS (105.3 THE FAN) – With the Dallas Mavericks ready to open the 2017-18 NBA regular season, team owner Mark Cuban is confident with his roster and addresses how the Mavs and NBA are different than the NFL when it comes to the National Anthem and player protests.
  When asked about the controversy surrounding the National Anthem in the NFL and players using that moment as an opportunity to protest or convey personal feelings, Cuban doesn’t feel it’s an issue with his team, or
  
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