There are a lot of reasons to believe that the Dallas Mavericks are NBA contenders.

The offense is completely operating with no hiccups. In the past month, the Mavericks have scored fewer than 100 points only twice. Over the course of those 30 days, Dallas has averaged 104 points a game and has gone 13-1.

With the career resurgence of Peja Stojakovic and the reappearance of Rodrigue Beaubois, the Mavericks' offense is only getting stronger as they move down the stretch. Dirk Nowitzki continues to put up MVP-like numbers, and the Dallas bench is exceptionally deep.

It isn't quite the Iron Skillet Bowl, but it could called the Iron Skillet Match: The No. 52 TCU women's tennis team will make the trip down Interstate 30 to face the university's private school rival, No. 29 Southern Methodist University.

TCU (1-2) dropped its last match to Texas A&M, 6-1, Feb. 12 at College Station.

"We had a lot of opportunities early in the match," TCU head tennis coach Dave Borelli said in a TCU Athletics release after the loss to the Aggies. "It's going to be tough all year. We've got a tough schedule and we're going to keep playing good teams."

Homer Erekson, the dean of the Neeley School of Business, will speak about the value of a liberal arts education on Wednesday at an event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the oldest academic honor society in America, Phi Beta Kappa.

According to the Neeley School of Business website, Erekson graduated from TCU in 1974 and was a member of the honor society when he was an undergraduate.

Erekson said he was excited about speaking Wednesday and that he worked hard on his presentation, titled, "Learning the Price of Everything, and the Value of Nothing."

Frogs' freshmen Andrew Mitchell and Stefan Crichton led No. 4 TCU to a 2-0 victory over Baylor Tuesday afternoon in Waco. Mitchell threw 6 2/3 innings for his first collegiate win and Crichton closed...

A bill in the Texas House would allow students with a concealed carry license to carry guns on public college campuses.

While gun carriers must be 21 or older and undergo training on the proper handling of a gun, allowing students carrying concealed handguns to wander public campuses is a dangerous idea.

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Don Mills said he didn't support the bill because it could create confusion for police reacting to a violent situation.

Frogs' junior Brooke Beeler shot a school record 7-under-par 65 and holds the individual lead, while TCU is in fourth place after Monday's opening two rounds of the Central District Invitational.

Beeler's opening-round 65 broke the previous TCU mark of 66, set by current Frogs' senior Prisela Campbell at the 2009 LSU Golf Classic. Beeler flirted with the record in November when she carded an opening-round 67 en route to medalist honors at the Alamo Invitational.

With a 6-under 138, Beeler has a three-stroke lead over LSU freshman Austin Ernst entering today's final round.

The TCU baseball team dropped to No. 3 in the most recent Collegiate Baseball rankings. TCU, previously ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll, lost to Kansas, 4-3, in extra innings Sunday, which stopped the Frogs' bid for a series sweep of the Jayhawks. Here is a list of the top-10 teams in Division I college baseball as of Feb. 21:

Rank School (Record) Points Previous

1. Florida (3-0) 495 2

2. UCLA (3-0) 494 3

3. Texas Christian (2-1) 492 1

4. Vanderbilt (4-0) 490 5

5. Oklahoma (4-0) 489 6

6. Clemson (2-1) 484 4

7. Texas (3-1) 481 7

When the harsh comments levied by Pennsylvania high school teacher Natalie Munroe against her students on her private blog went public last week, parents and school district leaders fired back with equally...

After making history with a 26-game losing streak, the Cleveland Cavaliers seem to be turning things around. The Cavaliers defeated the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 104-99 just before the NBA All-Star break to amass their second win in the last three games.

The torturous website, didthecavswin.com, will finally stop attacking Cavs fans with a large, bolded "NO" and will hopefully have a GIF file of LeBron James shaking his head "YES."

Regardless, former all-stars Mo Williams and Antawn Jamison can finally taste victory again.

Freshman business students interested in applying for the Neeley Fellows Academic Honors program must attend an information session Tuesday to begin the preparation process for applying, Beata Jones,...