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By Marcus Delaney , RF Sports Radio Mavericks voice Mavs Nation, you almost spoiled a historic night. Almost. Victor Wembanyama put up a line you will be talking about for years, and Kyrie Irving's last look rattled out. San Antonio 112, Dallas 111. The facts The Spurs held off the Mavericks 112-111 on Wednesday night at Frost Bank Center, per NBA.com and the Associated Press. Wembanyama finished with career highs of 52 points and 24 rebounds plus eight blocks. He is the first player with at least 50 points, 20 rebounds and five blocks in a game since Bob McAdoo in 1974, per NBA.com. In the first half alone he had 29 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks, the first such half in the play-by-play era that began in 1996-97. Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and missed a contested 15-foot turnaround jumper with three seconds left, per the AP. Naji Marshall had 22, P.J. Washington 21 and Cooper Flagg 19 for Dallas. Dylan Harper scored 21 and Stephon Castle had 17 points and 10 reboun...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW high school voice Coaches, players, families: Thursday night in DFW is a playoff before the playoffs. Several districts will finish their business under the lights, and a few seasons will end before Friday even starts. The facts Dallas Jesuit (4-5, 4-3) visits Prosper Rock Hill (5-4, 3-3) tonight in a winner-take-all game for the final District 6-6A playoff berth, per People Newspapers. Allen, Prosper and Prosper Walnut Grove have already clinched. Jesuit is chasing an eighth straight playoff appearance after a 35-34 loss to McKinney. Senior Ty Daboub has 944 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns after a career-high 194-yard night in that McKinney game, per People Newspapers. In District 7-6A, Coppell (7-2, 5-1) hosts Plano East (6-3, 4-2) at Buddy Echols Stadium, per VYPE. Plano East went 3-7 a year ago, and a playoff spot is not locked without a win because Richardson Berkner and Plano sit at 3-3 in district. Also Thursday: Red Oak at...

By Nolan Frost , RF Sports Radio Stars voice Stars fans, two nights after a 6-5 escape in Washington, Dallas is in Columbus with a question mark on the blue line. Miro Heiskanen is day-to-day. The Stars still have to play. The facts Dallas (9-5-1, 19 points, third in the Central) visits Columbus (6-7-0) tonight at 6 p.m. CT at Nationwide Arena on Prime Video, per the Stars' game day guide. It is the final meeting of the season after Dallas won 3-1 at home on Oct. 31. The Stars are 4-1-1 on the road and own a 90.0 percent penalty kill, per DallasStars.com. Heiskanen left Tuesday's win at Washington with an upper-body injury after a hit into the boards by Justin Sourdif. He did not skate at Wednesday's optional practice in Columbus. Coach Glen Gulutzan listed him day-to-day and said, "He's going to be 'day to day' for a bit. We'll see how he responds today. It won't be long, so that's a good thing," per DallasStars.com. NHL.com's...

By Danielle "Dee" Ortiz , RF Sports Radio WNBA voice Wings fans, the business side handled its homework this week with the move to American Airlines Center. Now comes the hard part: building a roster that can win a playoff series. And the first big name in the trade conversation is one of our own. The facts Swish Appeal's Cat Ariail named Jessica Shepard as one of three too-early offseason trade candidates this week. Shepard won Most Improved Player, was an All-Star starter and recorded a league-high six triple-doubles as a low-post scorer and playmaker, per Swish Appeal. But Ariail argued Golden State exposed her lack of rim protection in the first-round series, writing that Kiah Stokes' playoff run was kickstarted by how badly she owned Shepard. The money is part of it. Swish Appeal notes Shepard is due $1.05 million, and that Alanna Smith, due $1.2 million after an injury-hit first season in Dallas, would be harder to move. Ariail's view is that moving...

By Cam Sutton , RF Sports Radio Colorado voice Buffs fans, Coach Prime's Tuesday press conference had good news, real news and one moment where he stopped himself mid-sentence. Let me walk you through it. The facts Richard Young will start at running back again Saturday at Arizona State, Deion Sanders said Tuesday, per Buffaloes Wire. The former Alabama transfer is coming off his best college game, 120 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns in the 27-24 overtime win over Kansas State. Sanders did not commit to how many touches Young will get, per Buffaloes Wire. On quarterback Julian Lewis, who had a medical emergency at practice last Wednesday and was hospitalized, Sanders said he spoke with Lewis' father and that Lewis is doing well, per Buffaloes Wire. There was no update on whether or when Lewis will return. "Today was one of our best practices of the season," Sanders said. "We changed it up a bit and they responded well." He added that he be...

By Mac Rivera , RF Sports Radio Baylor voice Bears fans, while everybody talks about the interim coach, let me point you to the guy catching everything thrown his way. Gavin Freeman is having the kind of season Baylor has not seen from a receiver in seven years. The facts Freeman leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally with 63 receptions, and he is second in the Big 12 and 10th in the country with 792 receiving yards, per the Waco Tribune-Herald's Bear Necessities newsletter. He is on pace for a 1,000-yard season. The last Baylor receiver to reach 1,000 was Denzel Mims, with 1,020 yards in 2019. DJ Lagway was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after the 41-9 win at UCF, and the defensive line was named the Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week, per the Tribune-Herald. Baylor had 503 yards, its third 500-yard game of the season, and 184 rushing yards, its most against an FBS opponent this year. The defense had a season-high seven sacks and 12 tackles for loss and he...

By Hank Dalton , RF Sports Radio MLB voice Rangers fans, the first week of the offseason is usually quiet. Not this year. Texas made a waiver claim, lost a key setup man, and now has to shop for a center fielder in a thin market. The facts The Rangers claimed right-hander Jose Butto off waivers from San Francisco and added him to the 40-man roster on Monday, per Inside the Rangers on SI. To make room, outfielder Michael Helman was designated for assignment, cleared waivers and was sent to Triple-A Round Rock. Butto threw just two innings in 2026 before a blood clot in his arm required surgery, but he is expected to be ready for 2027. In 2024 he had a 2.55 ERA in 30 games, and in 2025 a 3.90 ERA in 55 games, per SI. The claim matters because last year's top right-handed setup man, Jakob Junis, turned down his mutual option over the weekend, per SI. All-Star Jacob Latz is the presumed closer after taking over the role this past season. SI also noted Texas added pitcher Aidan...