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The Mark Cuban Scandal For Dummies (Like Us) [Mark]
Deadspin — ... now, and there will be plenty of time for speculation, recriminations and schadenfreude. Plus, Cuban has just come out on his blog and said he will fight the charges. But right now let's just figure out what he did, why he did it, and why it's bad. Just the facts, as we know them: ...

Mark Cuban Claims Innocence RE: Insider Trading Suit
Hoops and Other Pop Culture — OK, sorta. His lawyer claims innocence for him. See my comment about 65 down, posted around 2:25 p.m. Eastern. I hope that now maybe Mark can concentrate on something other than giving advice to Barack Obama: http://blogmaverick.com/2008/11/08/pe-obamas-1st-big-mistake/ HM

So about Mark Cuban owning the Cubs....
OUT OF RIGHT FIELD — Monday, 1:40PM: Mark Cuban, on his blog, says that he will be fighting these charges. Monday, 11:56AM: Mark Cuban reportedly used insider info to avoid $750,000 in losses on stock in the company, Mamma.com (a search engine company). This happened in 2004, according to the SEC and filed a civil lawsuit against Cuban. The SEC doesn't mess around (i.e Martha Stewart, Enron, etc.) when it comes to this. Did Bud Selig & the other owners look deep into Mark Cuban's history and alert the SEC? ...

Cuban: 'The Government's Claims are False'
FanHouse — by Tom Ziller Filed under: MavericksMavericks owner Mark Cuban could have taken two routes in addressing the federal government's civil complaint against him stemming from alleged insider trading: he could have responded calmly and let the story die down David Stern-style, or he could have come out with guns blazing. On second thought, this is Mark Cuban we're talking about. Blaze away, Mark: This matter, which has been pending before the Commission for nearly two years, has no merit and is a product of gross ...

Perkisablotter: Cuban Indicted
perkisabeast.com Blog — ... us poor folks feel, if Cuban agrees to pay the fine and doesn’t act like too much of a d-bag, he’ll probably avoid any prison sentence (it is a civil complaint so that’s very unlikely). However, this being Mark Cuban, all bets are off. Then again, we need some financial backing ourselves, so Mr. Cuban our public support can still be had. I’m guessing though that this might hinder his chances of buying the Chicago Cubs. Cuban did respond briefly on his blog. ...

Cubes Might Be Sheisty
Both Teams Played Hard — ... $1 million. Stop the presses. So if you’re scoring at home, kiddies, the lesson here is that unfairly manipulating the capitalist system that is the foundation of this country for your own personal financial benefit is an offense roughly on par with repeatedly criticizing referees. Sounds about right. Besides, we all know his role in the Devin Harris trading incident was much more egregious and unforgivable. And for what it’s worth, here’s Cuban’s official statement: “I am disappointed that ...

Mark Cuban Mini-Bullets
ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog — A leaked e-mail as evidence that Mark Cuban's extraordinary ability to annoy people may have extended to some powerful people in Washington, with the suggestion that maybe he's getting some retribution for financing a documentary that was wildly critical of the Bush administration. A lawyer gets pretty intense examining the issues at hand, and questions a key aspect of the governments' case. And Cuban vows to fight.

Tiffany Stewart is Mark Cuban’s Wife
RightFielders Women in Sports — ... , Mamma.com opened up at a price of $11.89, which was down $1.215 from the previous day’s closing of $13.105. Mark Cuban responded to the allegations on his blog, which you can read here . As a biography, Tiffany Stewart is around 35 or 36 years of age, having been born in 1972. She is a former advertising executive and married Mark Cuban in September 2002. Together they have two children, daughter Alexis Sofia Cuban was born in September 2003 and another daughter, Alyssa, was born in 2007. Tiffany is on the board of the ...

Mark Cuban hit with insider trading charge
The SAV SCI blog--MMA and mayhem — ... money through a private investment in private entity, or PIPE. The next day, after the markets closed, the company announced the PIPE financing. When the markets opened the morning of June 30, shares of the company dropped by 9%. By selling his stake, Mr. Cuban avoided more than $750,000 in losses, the SEC alleges. So its not like Cubes did something like hack his ex-wife and a waiter from Mezzaluna to death (allegedly) or retrieve some sports memorabilia at gunpoint. Cubes gave an uncharacteristically tight-lipped comment on his blog today, which is likely more at his ...

Worst of the Night: November 17, 2008
Basketbawful — ... -- probably has him yearning for those halcyon days when all he had to worry about was keeping bloggers out of his locker room. Of course, Cuban, as always, remains defiant. ...

Morning Extras: Never Too Early to Start Holiday Shopping
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — ... going to hell...blah blah blah. News. And funny, sort of that a former POTUS could be a scapegoat). • So what's been going on over at The Fightins lately. Oh, meech just started an internet phenomenon and nobody is giving him credit. Meech...all you had to do was make a t-shirt that said 'How Big Is Will', donate the money to ALS and you would have been on every show with this little baby. It's honestly that simple. (And I'm not even kidding). • Mark Cuban speaks of SEC allegations. Sort of. • Last, we mourn the loss of Fire Joe ...

The SEC won't let me be
Uwe Blog — ... It's noted that Cuban could just face a fine. At the most, if this all plays out, some time in jail. No biggie. In his defense, he has come out on his blog denouncing the accusations. Of course, Cuban could be caught with a steak knife in his hand, blood soaking his MFFL T-shirt with a skewered hooker at his feet and he'd still claim innocence. ...

It’d Be Really Interesting if There was a Giant Cubs Conspiracy to Keep Mark Cuban Away Baseball
The Big Lead — ... But a line in Cuban’s retort - “This matter, which has been pending before the Commission for nearly two years, has no merit and is a product of gross abuse of prosecutorial discretion” - makes us wonder why a story that’s been sitting dormant this long all of a sudden pops up now. ...

They Can Play and They Try To Write: Athlete Blog Wrap-Up
RealClearSports - Blog — ... This is a look at their latest efforts. Hornets C Tyson Chandler says the Hornets are still trying to find their rhythm, he is trying to get into a routine and going fishing a lot, and he has a baby on the way. This time he is going to take Eddy Curry's advice and not look. SF Giants C Bengie Molina gives a tribute to his recently deceased father. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban releases a statement on his SEC matter, and a follow up from his lawyers.