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Mark Cuban withdraws lawsuit against Mavericks’ Dumont over arena plans

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August 12, 2026

The legal flare-up between Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban and team governor Patrick Dumont is over — at least for now.

Cuban’s lawyers withdrew the Rule 202 Petition earlier this week, which they filed in court in July. In that petition, they sought sworn testimony from a corporate representative from Arena Development Intermediate, a company the Mavericks formed in Delaware, as the franchise continues its push to develop a new basketball arena in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Cuban was originally seeking more information about Arena Development Intermediate’s corporate structure and other financial documents. Cuban claimed he was entitled to information that was withheld from him when the Mavericks entered into an option agreement earlier this summer to purchase a 104-acre tract at the former Valley View Mall site in North Dallas for a possible new arena.

“It defies belief that the Valley View Options are ‘purely exploratory,’” Cuban’s lawyers wrote in a notice of nonsuit that was filed Monday in the Texas Business Court. “But straining to trade a public hearing for a shroud of secrecy, Arena Development Intermediate, LLC finally revealed what it had concealed: its corporate structure, ultimate ownership, and affiliate status. ADI’s disclosure confirms it is working with … Patrick Dumont and its other associates to violate Petitioners’ rights.”

Judge Bill Whitehill of the Texas Business Court dismissed the motion “without prejudice” and cancelled the arbitration hearing involving Cuban’s Radical Hoops and Dumont’s ADI that was scheduled for Friday.

The back-and-forth between attorneys for Cuban and Dumont this summer was the latest in what’s been a messy transition in Mavericks ownership. Cuban sold his majority stake in the team to Dumont and his mother-in-law, Miriam Adelson, in December 2023. Cuban said he would maintain control of basketball operations after the sale. But when the franchise traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2025, it became clear that Dumont had handed control of the team’s front office over to former general manager Nico Harrison.

In March, Cuban said on a podcast that he regretted selling the team to Dumont and Adelson.

“I don’t regret selling,” Cuban said. “I regret who I sold to. I made a lot of mistakes in the process, and I’ll leave it at that.”

The Mavericks’ lease at American Airlines Center expires in 2031, and the team wants to move into a new arena ahead of the 2031-32 season. The option agreements in place for the Mavericks to purchase land at the former Valley View Mall site indicate the team has significant interest in building its new home in North Dallas. But it is not a foregone conclusion that the Mavericks will wind up there, Dumont’s lawyers said.

“Mr. Cuban has demanded that be involved in the option process,” Dumont’s lawyers wrote in a July 31 court filing. “Because of the nature of the Valley View Option, there is no current business opportunity to present to Mr. Cuban or the Petitioners. This fact has been communicated to Mr. Cuban.”

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How to watch Pirates vs. Marlins: TV channel and streaming options for August 12

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August 12, 2026

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Aug. 12, 2026 11:17 am EDT Updated

Otto Lopez leads the Miami Marlins into a matchup against Nick Gonzales and the Pittsburgh Pirates at loanDepot park, on Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. ET. Lopez is at .318, the second-best average in the league, and Gonzales is sixth at .304. Janson Junk (5-7, 4.63 ERA) will start for the Marlins, who are 61-59 this season and third in the NL East. Carmen Mlodzinski (6-4, 3.51 ERA) is expected to start for the Pirates, who are 58-63 and fifth in the NL Central.

How to watch Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Miami Marlins

Pirates vs. Marlins odds

Favorite Moneyline: Marlins -115
Underdog Moneyline: Pirates -105
Total: 8
Total Over Odds: -115
Total Under Odds: -105

Injury reports

Marlins

Kyle Stowers: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Max Meyer: 15 Day IL (Neck), William Kempner: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Anthony Bender: 15 Day IL (Shin), Adam Mazur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Nardi: 60 Day IL (Ribs), Robby Snelling: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Pirates

Ryan O’Hearn: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Mitch Keller: 60 Day IL (Arm), Oneil Cruz: 60 Day IL (Hand), Konnor Griffin: 60 Day IL (Finger), Endy Rodriguez: day-to-day (Hip)

Stats to know

Miami’s Lopez is slashing .318/.350/.468 this season with nine home runs, 53 RBIs and an OPS of .818. He has a 13.1% strikeout rate and a 4.8% walk rate in 503 plate appearances, and he has scored 72 total runs. Lopez has recorded 23 steals on 27 attempts.
In 502 plate appearances, Xavier Edwards has hit six long balls, tallied 44 RBIs and scored 55 runs. He is batting .284/.364/.389 and has posted a 13.3% strikeout rate and an 11.6% walk rate. Edwards has recorded 18 steals on 23 attempts.
Bryan Reynolds has hit 15 home runs this season. He has also tallied 63 RBIs and has scored 80 runs. In 526 plate appearances, he has recorded a .266 BA, .376 OBP and .439 SLG with a 13.7% walk rate and a 24.3% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording seven steals on seven attempts.
In 496 plate appearances, Brandon Lowe has hit 25 long balls (15th in MLB), tallied 74 RBIs (13th in MLB) and scored 72 runs (20th in MLB). He is batting .251/.319/.482 and has posted a 28.6% strikeout rate and a 9.1% walk rate.

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Romelu Lukaku joins Fenerbahce on permanent transfer from Napoli

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August 12, 2026

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Fenerbahce have completed the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Napoli on a permanent deal.

Earlier this summer, Napoli completed the permanent signing of Rasmus Hojlund in a €44million (£38m; $51.4m) transfer from Manchester United, following a season-long loan, opening the door for a permanent Lukaku departure.

Fenerbahce have this summer already signed striker Vedat Muriqi, who scored 23 goals in La Liga for Real Mallorca last season, alongside Mason Greenwood from Marseille and defender Nathan Ake from Manchester City.

Romelu Lukaku Fenerbahçemizde! #BigRom pic.twitter.com/jlr5yq281K

— Fenerbahçe SK (@Fenerbahce) August 12, 2026

Injury issues last season limited Lukaku to just seven club appearances, but he did feature in all six games as Belgium reached the quarter-final stage of this summer’s World Cup, where he scored three goals.

He was reunited with his former Chelsea and Inter head coach Antonio Conte at Napoli, scoring 14 league goals as the club won Serie A in 2024-25. A left thigh injury sustained in pre-season last year sidelined him for much of the 2025-26 campaign.

Per ogni pallone difeso,
Per ogni gol segnato
Grazie Romelu!

Leggi il comunicato 👉 https://t.co/fkw2uwdfc9

💙 #ProudToBeNapoli pic.twitter.com/eMWot4qF6S

— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) August 12, 2026

Lukaku previously enjoyed the most productive run of his career under Conte at Inter, scoring 34 and 30 goals in 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively. He helped them reach the Europa League final before winning the Italian title and then joined Chelsea for £97.5million in 2021.

The move to Chelsea, his second spell at the club, lasted just one season before season-long loan moves to Inter — reaching the 2022-23 Champions League final — and then Roma, prior to joining Napoli permanently in 2024.

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How to watch Red Sox vs. Blue Jays: TV channel and streaming options for August 12

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August 12, 2026

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The Boston Red Sox hope to halt their four-game losing run against the Toronto Blue Jays, on Wednesday at 7:07 p.m. ET. Ranger Suarez (4-3, 3.32 ERA) gets the start for the Red Sox, who are 64-55 this season and third in the AL East. Jose Soriano (9-6, 3.31 ERA) is the expected starter for the Blue Jays, who are 58-63 and fifth in the AL East.

How to watch Boston Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays odds

Favorite Moneyline: Red Sox -125
Underdog Moneyline: Blue Jays +105
Total: 7
Total Over Odds: -125
Total Under Odds: +105

Injury reports

Red Sox

Curtis Mead: 10 Day IL (Hand), Tanner Houck: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Kelly: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Abdomen), Garrett Crochet: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Roman Anthony: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Kutter Crawford: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Knee)

Blue Jays

Luis Urias: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Jonatan Clase: 10 Day IL (Foot), Spencer Arrighetti: 15 Day IL (Foot), Jameson Taillon: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Trey Yesavage: 15 Day IL (Knee), Cody Ponce: 60 Day IL (Knee), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Mantiply: 60 Day IL (Knee), Addison Barger: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), José Berrios: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Patrick Corbin: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kazuma Okamoto: day-to-day (Knee)

Stats to know

Boston’s Wilyer Abreu has hit 21 home runs this season. He has also tallied 64 RBIs and has scored 65 runs. In 504 plate appearances, he has recorded a .254 BA, .331 OBP and .463 SLG with a 10.3% walk rate and a 20.6% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording eight steals on 12 attempts.
In 480 plate appearances, Ceddanne Rafaela has slashed .287/.324/.469 this season. He has hit 16 long balls and driven in 63 runs with a strikeout rate of 19.8% and a walk rate of 4%. He has 16 stolen bases on 23 attempts. He has come around to score 61 times.
Ernie Clement has hit nine home runs this season. He has also tallied 40 RBIs and has scored 49 runs. In 476 plate appearances, he has recorded a .281 BA, .305 OBP and .407 SLG with a 3.2% walk rate and a 9.9% strikeout rate.
In 474 plate appearances, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has slashed .261/.338/.356 this season. He has hit seven long balls and driven in 46 runs with a strikeout rate of 13.5% and a walk rate of 9.9%. He has stolen seven bases on 10 attempts and has scored 59 runs.

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