Mark Cuban | The Big Lead

Mark Cuban Archives

NBA Finals: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Marketing

Posted June 13, 2011, 12:37 pm by Barry Janoff (14 Comments)

The Dallas Mavericks are the 2010-11 NBA champions. That’s good news for Mark Cuban, Jason Terry, American Airlines, the cities of Dallas and Cleveland and the NBA. Not so good news for the Miami Heat, LeBron James’ marketing partners and Chris Bosh.

[ Read More... ]

Mark Cuban Creates “Radical Football LLC” to Promote a College Football Playoff

Posted February 18, 2011, 1:45 pm by Ty Duffy (103 Comments)

Mark Cuban was serious. He has created Radical Football LLC. He has at least one staff member. He wants “to impact college football so that the last two teams playing are the best two teams.” In plain terms he will push for a college football playoff.

[ Read More... ]

Mark Cuban is Still Blowing Kisses at the Media

Posted August 6, 2010, 1:00 pm by Jason McIntyre (88 Comments)

Mark Cuban: “What I have learned in 11 years in the sports business is that the dumbest guys in the room are always the media guys. Some do a decent job of reporting, most just spew opinions. And those opinions change more often than they brush their teeth. So what the media was saying was [...]

[ Read More... ]

Mark Cuban Fails to Buy His 2nd MLB Team

Posted August 5, 2010, 11:15 am by Jason McIntyre (43 Comments)

Nolan Ryan: Baseball’s career strikeout leader outlasted Mark Cuban last night in his quest to buy the Texas Rangers. “Cuban and Crane dropped out of the bidding officially just before 1 a.m. after Greenberg’s group bid $593 million, which includes $208 million in assumed liabilites. Cuban and Crane’s top bid was $581.2 million,” according to [...]

[ Read More... ]

Kenyon Martin’s Obscenity-Laced, Homophobic Words For Mark Cuban at the End of Game 4

Posted May 12, 2009, 3:14 pm by Jason McIntyre (40 Comments)

In Martin’s defense, Cuban did disrespect his mom. Note Cuban’s bouncy fear – did anyone check for skidmarks? – after Martin leaves the court. [via Deadspin]

[ Read More... ]