The Associated Press

The Dallas Mavericks have hired former Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as team president and alternate governor. The 55-year-old Ujiri replaces Nico Harrison, who was fired as general manager in November.

North Texas was hit by severe weather on Tuesday, with buildings and houses reportedly damaged in several areas.

Dallas’ Cooper Flagg has edged former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel of Charlotte to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award. Flagg was the first rookie since Michael Jordan in 1984-85 to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

At least two people have died from a severe tornado-producing storm that hit northern Texas, and many homes have sustained major damage.

Six teams enter the first round of the NFL draft without a pick. Six others have two picks apiece — including the Cowboys.

The Western Conference half of the NHL playoffs has the Stanley Cup-contending Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild as well as the league-leading Colorado Avalanche all on the same side of the bracket.

The medical officer for the Texas summer camp where 27 girls were killed in a flood last year has testified that she still has not officially reported the deaths to the state health agency that regulates camps.

The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed by a devastating flood in 2025 said he did not see early federal and state warnings sent the day before the storm hit and that staff had no meetings about the pending danger.

Azzi Fudd is on her way to Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft with a $500,000 payday waiting for the former UConn star. Fudd will pair again with former Huskies teammate Paige Bueckers, who was the Wings’ No. 1 pick last year.

Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of another contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms.

Cooper Flagg scored 45 points and the Dallas Mavericks ended their longest home losing streak in 32 years at 14 games with a 134-128 victory over the depleted Los Angeles Lakers.

Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings as President Donald Trump faces a tough moment and a growing rift over the war in Iran. The Conservative Political Action Conference begins Wednesday in Grapevine.