Dallas

AT DALLAS When: 6 PST. Where: American Airlines Center. On the air: TV: Channel 9, ESPN; Radio: 710, 1330. Records: Lakers 31-12; Mavericks 26-14. Record vs. Mavericks (2009-10): 2-2. Update: The Mavericks have been reeling since losing Caron Butler and Dirk Nowitzki to injuries, dropping six consecutive games. Nowitzki had 32 points in his second game back from a sprained right knee, but Dallas lost to Detroit, 103-89. The Lakers did not practice Tuesday after playing three games in four days.

Tonight's game DALLAS AT N.Y. GIANTS TV: Channel 4, 5:30 PDT Line: Giants by 4. Over/under: 45 Sam Farmer's pick: Even with the improvements to Dallas' secondary, Eli Manning will find his receivers. The Cowboys will struggle to contain New York's defensive line. Giants 24, Cowboys 20.

The Dallas Mavericks re-signed free-agent point guard Jason Kidd on Saturday, five days after owner Mark Cuban confirmed that Kidd was returning. Kidd agreed to a three-year contract worth more than $25 million. The 36-year-old Kidd could finish his career where it started in 1994 -- with the Mavericks. The No. 2 overall pick in the '94 draft from California, Kidd returned to Dallas in a trade last year with New Jersey, where he made two trips to the NBA Finals with the Nets.

With a premiere that drew nearly 7 million viewers this summer, TNT's splashy “Dallas” reboot seemed primed for success in its second life. The cable series - in which Larry Hagman reprised his 1980s role as the legendary Texas oil man J.R. Ewing - was slated to return for a second season next year. Yet Hagman's unexpected death at 81 on Friday leaves the future of the show, which was set to resume on Jan. 28, in question. Sources close to “Dallas” said Saturday that Hagman had completed filming on several new episodes before his death and will appear in Season 2. PHOTOS: Celebrity reactions to Larry Hagman's death But the sources also acknowledged that the production hasn't yet established how it will address Ewing's departure from the series, which was widely thought to revolve around Hagman's portrayal.

Tornadoes tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth area known as the Metroplex on Tuesday, and although no serious injuries had been reported by mid-afternoon, officials are seeing major damage in their wake.  Lt. Darrel Whitfield of the Arlington Fire Department told The Times that a tornado struck at about 1:15 p.m. in Fort Worth and headed 15 miles east into neighboring Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers baseball team. "We have heavy damage in south Arlington, no reports of injuries, several fires, lightning strikes," Whitfield said.