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Chat replay: SportsDay columnist Tim Cowlishaw answered your questions

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SportsDay columnist Tim Cowlishaw answered your questions on the Mavericks, Cowboys, Stars, Rangers and other sports topics in a chat today.

03/14/2010

After another home loss, curtain begins to drop on Dallas Stars' season

Dallas Stars  center Steve Ott carries the puck around the Colorado Avalanche net Sunday.
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Craig Anderson made 48 saves, Paul Stastny scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat Dallas 5-3 on Sunday, dealing another blow to the Stars' playoff chances.

Dallas Stars' collapse warrants team-wide scrutiny
Just one point out of eighth place in the Western Conference at the Olympic break and in position to make a run at the playoffs, the Stars have collapsed, writes DMN's Mike Heika.

Sunday's Dallas Stars game highlights
Colorado 5, Stars 3

03/13/2010

Dallas Stars wild about Woywitka's role

The Dallas Stars admire defenseman Jeff Woywitka's ability to be multidimensional.
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Dallas Stars coach Marc Crawford likes to call defenseman Jeff Woywitka "Wildcat," a mix of power and speed who can join the play and still defend. The Stars host the Colorado Avalanche today (2 p.m., no TV).

03/12/2010

Kings top Stars in shootout, 2-1

Stars goalie Marty Turco (left) turns a shot away by the Kings in the second period.
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The Stars fixed their defensive problems Friday night, but it wasn't enough in Friday night's 2-1 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings at American Airlines Center.

03/14/2010

No TV for the Dallas Stars today
The Dallas Stars will break a run of 1,101 games in which the game was available to viewers on television locally.

Will the Landslide bring down the Dallas Stars?
Will the Landslide bring them down or will the Dallas Stars be able to handle the Avalanche?

Dallas Stars' Segal in, Sutherby out
Segal in, Sutherby out. Otherwise, it's the same.

03/11/2010

Stars prepare to make last stand in critical run of home games

Stars goalie Marty Turco (right) faced 42 shots in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to Buffalo.
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After giving up 95 shots against in the past two games, the Stars, who open a six-game homestand tonight vs. the Kings, have to fix their team defense or they will quickly find themselves out of the playoffs.

03/13/2010

Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars preview
2 p.m. Sunday; no TV, KTCK-AM (1310)

03/12/2010

Friday night's Dallas Stars game highlights

03/11/2010

Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars preview
Stars coach Marc Crawford said he has not decided whether Marty Turco or Kari Lehtonen will start in goal. Turco has started four of the last five games.

03/10/2010

Teams pursued Modano at deadline, but veteran chose to stay with Stars

Mike Modano, 39, will be an unrestricted free agent in the summer, but he said he still has not decided if this will be his last season.
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Three teams were pursuing the Stars' Mike Modano at the March 3 trade deadline, but Modano said he did not want to waive his no-trade clause and leave the only team he has been a part of.

Turco under siege in Stars' 5-3 loss to Sabres

Buffalo's Mark Mancari tries to push the puck past Stars goalie Marty Turco.
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Besieged once again in net, Marty Turco faced 42 shots and allowed four goals en route to a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night at HSBC Arena.

Wednesday's Dallas Stars game highlights

Nicklas Grossman, Jere Lehtinen iffy for tonight
Both are officially game-time decisions, but I think both are doubtful. Grossman tested his back and will do so again in the pregame skate, but I just think they want him to rest another day.

Dallas Stars' Brian Sutherby activated from IR
Brian Sutherby has missed 10 games with a shoulder injury, but with Jere Lehtinen ill, maybe we could see big forward back in the lineup tonight.

Brett Hull, Dallas sports celebrities sing Faith Hill's 'This Kiss'
All I can say is the folks at the Super Bowl Host Committee office are geniuses. Or have pictures of people. You can't help but smile.

03/09/2010

Well-traveled Brandon Segal giving Stars a reason to keep him

In four games with the Stars, Brandon Segal (right) has two goals and two assists.
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Brandon Segal, a right wing the Stars picked up on waivers a month ago, has bounced across North America during the last six years. He'd like to stick around in Dallas.

Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres preview
Marty Turco will start in goal for Dallas. He is coming off a career-high 49 saves in a 4-3 shootout victory against Washington on Monday.

03/08/2010

Turco leads Dallas Stars in shootout win over NHL-leading Capitals, 4-3

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Marty Turco made 49 saves, Brad Richards had a goal and an assist, and the Stars scored three times in six shots early in the third period en route to a 4-3 shootout victory over the Capitals.

Dallas Stars must build on a 'special' victory
Marty Turco may have played the greatest regular-season game of his career, writes Mike Heika. The Stars can only build on it, though, if they start to play better as a team.

Monday's game highlights
Stars 4, Capitals 3 (SO)

03/07/2010

'You can't panic,' coach of stumbling Dallas Stars says

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Despite a three-game losing streak that has included some of the team's worst defensive play in 17 years, the Dallas Stars had only an optional practice Sunday. Coach Marc Crawford said recharging the team's energy could be the way to go as a game with high-scoring Washington looms tonight.

Preview: Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
6 p.m. Monday; Versus, KTCK-AM (1310)

03/06/2010

Penguins pummel Dallas Stars in 6-3 win

Forwards Brenden Morrow of the Dallas Stars and Craig Adams of Pittsburgh battle for position Saturday.
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Despite taking a 3-1 lead and creating six power-play opportunities, the Dallas Stars were drilled by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6-3, at Mellon Arena on Saturday.

03/07/2010

Stars don't lose ground Saturday
Anaheim lost to Phoenix 4-0 and St. Louis lost to Colorado, 7-3, so the Dallas Stars did not lose ground to those two teams on Saturday. Instead, they wasted a huge opportunity to gain ground.

Ken Hitchcock: Olympics gave players chance to be human
ck, the Stanley Cup-winning coach of the Dallas Stars for seven seasons, spoke with Mike Rhyner and Corby Davidson of The Ticket's Hardline after his stint as an assistant with Team Canada during the Olympics.

03/06/2010

Saturday's game highlights
Pittsburgh 6, Stars 3

Goaltender Kari Lehtonen's potential is great, but so is Dallas Stars' urgency
Kari Lehtonen, who has been out since last season because of back surgery, allowed six goals on 34 shots in his first start since the Dallas Stars acquired him in a Feb. 9 trade with Atlanta, writes Mike Heika. The problem is this edition of the team doesn't have time to wait.

03/05/2010

Trip gives Stars rare chance to face superstars Crosby and Ovechkin

The Stars have faced Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby (left) only three times, here in 2007.
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When the Stars play at Pittsburgh on Saturday and at Washington on Monday, fans in those cities will see Dallas face Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby and Capitals counterpart Alexander Ovechkin for only the fourth time each.

Stars' Marc Crawford: Marty Turco's exit has been addressed
Stars goalie Marty Turco went to the locker room and did not return to the bench after he was pulled in the second period of a 6-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues Thursday night, and coach Marc Crawford said it is an issue and it has been addressed.

Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins preview
Kari Lehtonen is expected to start in goal for Dallas. He is 6-2-2 against the Penguins with a 2.53 GAA and .922 save percentage.

03/04/2010

Kari on: Lehtonen debuts, subs for Turco in goal

Stars goalie Marty Turco (left) is replaced by Kari Lehtonen in the second period.
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The Kari Lehtonen era started sooner than anticipated Thursday night, writes Mike Heika. After Marty Turco allowed four goals on 11 shots against the Blues, coach Marc Crawford pulled Turco and Lehtonen made his Stars debut.

Stars take another pounding in 6-1 loss to Blues

Stars goalie Marty Turco (left) is replaced by Kari Lehtonen in the second period.
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The St. Louis Blues scored four goals on their first 11 shots before Stars coach Marc Crawford replaced goalie Marty Turco with Kari Lehtonen, who made his season debut in a 6-1 loss Thursday night.

Thursday night's Dallas Stars highlights

01/01/2010

Dallas Stars blog: Lehtonen to start Tuesday against Sharks

Scott Glennie slips on his jersey after being drafted by the Dallas Stars.
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Scott Glennie slips on his jersey after being drafted by the Dallas Stars.

The Dallas Stars are hosting the Los Angeles Kings tonight. Mike Heika is providing updates from the game on our Stars blog.
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