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The Dallas Morning News Section C Friday, January 25, 2013
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Baseball..............3
Classified.........8-9
Colleges..............5
Figure skating .....3
Golf....................7
High schools........8
NBA ...................6
NFL ....................2
NHL....................4
Running..............8
Scoreboard..........8
Tennis ................7
INSIDE
Chicago.................3
at Dallas ........2 (OT)
NY Islanders..........7
at Toronto.............4
at Philadelphia.......2
NY Rangers............1
Montreal...............4
at Washington .......1
at Carolina.............6
Buffalo .................3
Ottawa .................3
at Florida...............1
at St. Louis............3
Nashville...............0
at Colorado............4
Columbus..............0
at Edmonton..........2
Los Angeles....1(OT)
Phoenix ..................
at San Jose..............
NHL, 4C
SCORES
NBA, 6C
Toronto...............97
at Orlando ...........95
New York.............89
at Boston ............86
LA Clippers..............
at Phoenix...............
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Rangers GM Jon Daniels
(above) said the team will
rely on young players like
Leonys Martin after Arizona
dealt coveted OF Justin
Upton to the Braves, in-
sider Evan Grant writes. 3C
ON THE FRONT PAGE
Sports are a civil right
for disabled students
Schools must provide
sports programs or equal
options for disabled stu-
dents, the U.S. Education
Department ruled. 1A
NFL
Cowboys narrow
search for RB coach
Former Lions running back
coach Sam Gash is a top
candidate for the same job
on Jason Garrett’s staff. 2C
Also…
I Harbaugh family isn’t
playing favorites, 2C
GOLF
Spieth off to slow
start in pro debut
Brandt Snedeker and K.J.
Choi shot 65s to share the
first-round lead at Torrey
Pines, while Dallas teen
Jordan Spieth shot 72 in his
pro debut. 7C
TENNIS
Women’s final set
at Australian Open
Top-seeded Victoria Aza-
renka of Belarus will meet
No. 6 Li Na of China for the
title early Saturday. 7C
ALSO INSIDE
I A&M women rout Mis-
sissippi State, 81-33, 5C
I Highlights of Manti Te’o
interview, 5C
Nathan Hunsinger/DMN
Daniels:
Club willing
to stand pat
K
ari Lehtonen has the
eye of the tiger right
now. The 29-year-old
goalie signed a five-year con-
tract extension with the Stars
in the summer and cemented
his future with the team.
Reports are that Lehtonen
was proactive in his negotia-
Which brings us to Jamie
Benn.
The 23-year-old center
agreed to terms with the Stars
Thursday on a five-year con-
tract extension at an average of
$5.25 million that could have
him in the lineup by Monday
against Columbus. And all in-
dications are he was proactive
in negotiations because he
likes how the Stars have treat-
tions and helpful in getting the
deal done, because he likes
how the Stars have treated him
and he likes where this team is
going.
Benn’s deal builds Stars’ young core
MIKE HEIKA
mheika@dallasnews.com
STARS INSIDERHoldout center gets
five-year contract and
could play Monday
See BENN Page 4C
Automotive
Classified, 8-9C
The Metro PCS Dallas
Marathon, which has long
drawn runners from across
the state, will face competition
on race day in 2013.
The San Antonio Mara-
thon, part of the popular Rock
’n‘ Roll series of 32 races, re-
cently moved its date from
Nov.17 to Dec. 8 in direct con-
flict with the Dallas race.
Competitor Group, which
owns and operates the series,
proceeded with the date
change despite a contract with
Dallas expressly forbidding
the group from doing so.
ThemovehasstunnedDal-
las race organizers and disap-
pointed runners who have
participated in both events in
the same marathon season.
“I was in shock,” said Kevin
Snyder, the board chairman
for the Dallas Marathon. “It
wasabigsurpriseforthattobe
on the exact same date.”
Dallas Marathon officials
were particularly surprised
because they have a close
working relationship with
Competitor Group, which
holds the Rock ’n‘ Roll Dallas
Half annually in March.
Competitor Group has
paid the Dallas Marathon for
the right to hold the Rock ’n‘
Roll Half each spring since
2010. The two groups signed a
non-compete licensing agree-
ment at the time.
The contract states that
Dates
of races
conflict
DALLAS MARATHON
San Antonio group
plans its marathon for
same day as Dallas
By DEBBIE FETTERMAN
Special Contributor
See CONFLICT Page 8C
Howtheycompare
HerearefactsabouttheDallas
andSanAntoniomarathons:
Dallas San Antonio
1971 1st year 1975
$28,000 2012 $12,150
prizes
2:12.04 Race 2:14.36
(2006) record (2008)
4,874 2012 3,112
finishers
S
ince the announcement of the
grand opening of the Bank of
Cuban, interest in the local
NBA franchise is on the uptick,
meaning the marketing worked.
No one pays much attention to a
fringe playoff team, even with the
Spurs in town. But a potential
player at the trade deadline? Now
that generates buzz like Lamar
Odom’s in-laws.
Of course, the national media
reported that the Rangers held the
winter meetings hostage, and that
worked out for them about like it
did the bad guys in Argo.
Jon Daniels’ mission at the
meetings was to sign big-time free
agents Josh Hamilton and Zack
Greinke, the ace. He went 0-for-2.
Coming on the heels of Mark Cu-
ban’s celebrated whiff on Deron
Deal or bust
SPURS AT MAVERICKS | 7 p.m. today (FSSW/ ESPN)
To get Howard, deadline trade may be Mavs’ only shot
KEVIN SHERRINGTON
ksherrington@dallasnews.com
See TO Page 6C
It’s official: Nowitzki’s All-Star
streak is over, 6C
Mike Kondracki/Staff
Stars can’t hold lead, fall in overtime
The Stars’ Kari
Lehtonen
made 38
saves, but
Chicago over-
came a 2-0
deficit with
three power-
play goals to
claim a 3-2
victory in
overtime.
Coverage, 4CBrad Loper/Staff Photographer
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