Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from Texas Tech University. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s profile of Dirk West is the ...

Most remember the creator of the Tech mascot character as a cartoonist, but—like Raider Red—Lubbock’s Dirk West was a man who ...

With no suspense and to the surprise of no one, it was announced Saturday that Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki is among the headliners for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s star ...

And indeed it was. Dirk's numbers backed it up: after averaging 24.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists in the regular season, he dropped to 19.7, 11.3 and 2.3 over six games against Golden State.

Dirk Nowitzki changed the NBA forever when he became one of the first European players to achieve superstar status in the league. Coming from Germany, he proved that international players could ...

The next season, the Mavs won 67 games and Nowitzki won his MVP award. Dirk Nowitzki watches and reacts to some of his top career highlights. The coaching changes, never easy, panned out for him.

Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker and Dwyane Wade all enjoyed their time on stage as part of Saturday's Hall of Fame festivities. But there was a time Nowitzki wasn't a fan of Wade or his ...

When Dirk Nowitzki is inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, a part of Dallas will be with him. Actually, on him, to be precise.