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McCain quickly installed Rick Davis, the campaign's chief executive, as the new manager and vowed to press forward despite months of disappointing news. Davis long had sparred with Nelson, Weaver and Mark Salter, one of McCain's closest confidants, over operations. Their exits came after several tense meetings before and after a trip to Iraq

Sources told ESPN.com that Carlisle met with Mavericks president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson on Thursday in Indianapolis and then traveled to Texas on Friday to meet directly with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. As part of Friday's agenda, Carlisle also had an introductory meeting with Mavs franchise forward Dirk Nowitzki.

Former Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons coach Rick Carlisle was the first person to interview for the Dallas Mavericks' coaching vacancy, meeting Thursday with Mavericks president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson according to NBA front-office sources.

Rick Nelson and Claude Peck recently visited Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis to see what men think about wearing ties these days.

Being the protective, image-conscious father he was, Ozzie Nelson took great pains to groom his son, Ricky, as a clean-cut, all-American teen idol in the white-washed, conservative 1950s. Always the dutiful son, Ricky tried to respect his father’s wishes when it came to overseeing his music career, even if he didn’t always see eye to eye