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‘Better Than We’ve Been’: Jerry Jones Makes Strong Dallas Cowboys Defense Claim After Washington Commanders Win
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones called the Dallas Cowboys’ defense a work in progress after Sunday’s 37-20 win over the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium, and said it is better than it has been in either of the last two seasons. Dallas allowed 389 yards and 182 rushing yards to […]
‘I Just Felt My Mom’: Dak Prescott Gets Emotional Revealing What He Felt After Breaking Dallas Cowboys Record
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott woke up Sunday more emotional than usual. By the end of the day, he had thrown four touchdown passes, broken Tony Romo’s Dallas Cowboys record with his 249th in a 37-20 win over the Washington Commanders, and felt his late mother, Peggy, with him on the throw that did it. […]
‘I Take It Offensive’: CeeDee Lamb Took Washington Commanders’ Decision To Defer Personally Before 153-Yard Game
ARLINGTON, Texas — Washington won the coin toss Sunday and deferred, giving the ball to the Dallas Cowboys first. CeeDee Lamb caught 3 passes for 41 yards on the opening drive, the last a 3-yard touchdown, and finished with 8 catches for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 37-20 win over the Washington Commanders […]
‘Got Beat Up A Little Bit’: Dallas Cowboys Await More Tests On P.J. Locke, Cobie Durant
ARLINGTON, Texas — Safety P.J. Locke (foot) and cornerback Cobie Durant (hamstring) will undergo more tests after both left the Dallas Cowboys’ 37-20 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday and did not return, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said. Rookie linebacker Jaishawn Barham had a stinger and returned. Locke was hurt on Washington’s first defensive […]
Dallas Stars Sign Sam Steel To 4-Year, $14.8 Million Contract Extension
FRISCO, Texas — Sam Steel signed a four-year, $14.8 million contract extension with the Dallas Stars on Monday. The deal has an average annual value of $3.7 million. It begins with the 2027-28 season and runs through 2030-31. Steel, 28, is in the final season of a two-year, $4.2 million extension he signed with Dallas […]
‘It’s A Unique Week’: Dallas Cowboys Lay Out Rio Travel Plan Before Baltimore Ravens Game
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys get Monday off, practice Tuesday as if it were a Wednesday, and fly to Rio de Janeiro overnight Thursday for their Sept. 27 game against the Baltimore Ravens at Maracanã Stadium. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer laid out the week after Sunday’s 37-20 win over the Washington Commanders at AT&T […]
Mikko Rantanen, Miro Heiskanen Lead 4 Dallas Stars in NHL Network Top 50
FRISCO, Texas — NHL Network ranked Mikko Rantanen 19th and Miro Heiskanen 20th on Sunday in the 11-20 edition of its Top 50 Players Right Now countdown, placing the Dallas Stars teammates in consecutive spots. Rantanen finished one spot behind Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who was 18th. Heiskanen came in one spot ahead of […]
Troy Aikman Casts Doubt On ESPN Future After Joe Buck Gets 6-Year Deal
DALLAS — Troy Aikman expected to have a new contract with ESPN before the 2026 NFL season began. With Week 2 wrapping up Monday night, the deal is not done, and Aikman said he does not know when it will be or whether it will be at all. Aikman, who quarterbacked the Dallas Cowboys to […]
Shawn Marion, Chris Bosh Among 10 NBA Legends Headlining NBA House Macao During Mavericks China Games
MACAO — Former Dallas Mavericks forward Shawn Marion and Dallas native Chris Bosh are among 10 NBA legends who will headline NBA House Macao 2026, the league announced Monday. The free fan event runs Oct. 7-11 at The Venetian Macao in conjunction with the Mavericks’ two preseason games against the Houston Rockets in The NBA […]
‘They Beat Our Ass’: No. 9 Texas A&M Falls 31-21 To Kentucky In SEC Opener
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Kentucky Wildcats scored 21 straight points after halftime and beat the No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies 31-21 on Saturday at Kyle Field in the Aggies’ Southeastern Conference opener. The announced crowd of 105,186 was the 14th straight at Kyle Field of more than 100,000. The teams were tied 7-7 at […]
‘Not Good Enough’: No. 1 Texas Beats UTSA 30-6 As Arch Manning Looks Ahead To Tennessee
AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 1 Texas Longhorns held the UTSA Roadrunners without a touchdown for the first time since Oct. 31, 2020. The Longhorns won 30-6 on Saturday night before 103,753 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. UTSA had found the end zone at least once in 74 consecutive games coming in. Texas improved […]
‘Just Getting Started’: Dak Prescott Throws 4 TDs, Breaks Dallas Cowboys Record In 37-20 Win Over Washington Commanders
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott threw his 249th career touchdown pass with 3:07 left in the fourth quarter Sunday, a 24-yard throw to CeeDee Lamb that moved him past Tony Romo for the most in Dallas Cowboys history. It was the last score of a 37-20 win over the Washington Commanders in the home opener […]
‘You Can’t Dwell On Today’: Texas Rangers Fall 7-2 To Toronto Blue Jays, Stay 1 Game Up In AL West With 6 To Play
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers lost 7-2 to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday at Globe Life Field and kept their one-game lead in the American League West. Earlier in the day, the Houston Astros lost 4-2 at home to the Atlanta Braves, leaving Texas (78-78) a game ahead of Houston (77-79) with six […]
‘I’m So Grateful’: Dak Prescott Breaks Tony Romo’s Dallas Cowboys All-Time Passing TD Record
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott holds the Dallas Cowboys record for career touchdown passes. His 249th came on a fourth-quarter throw to CeeDee Lamb on Sunday at AT&T Stadium. That is one more than Tony Romo threw in 13 seasons with the franchise. Prescott threw four touchdown passes in a 37-20 win over the Washington […]
Dee Winters Returns From Shoulder Injury, Recovers Fumble vs. Washington Commanders
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dee Winters came back from a shoulder injury Sunday and recovered a fumble that set up a Dallas Cowboys touchdown in the third quarter of the home opener against the Washington Commanders. Marcus Mariota threw short left to Dyami Brown at the Washington 24-yard line. Jaishawn Barham made the tackle for no […]
Dallas Cowboys Lose P.J. Locke, Cobie Durant To Injuries Against Washington Commanders
ARLINGTON, Texas — Two more Dallas Cowboys defenders are out for the rest of Sunday’s home opener against the Washington Commanders. Safety P.J. Locke has a foot injury and cornerback Cobie Durant has a hamstring injury. Jane Slater of NFL Network reported both designations. The third Dallas defender to leave the game, linebacker Dee Winters, […]
Jayden Daniels Ruled Out After Scary Elbow Injury Against Dallas Cowboys
ARLINGTON, Texas — Early in the third quarter Sunday, the Washington Commanders ruled out quarterback Jayden Daniels with a left elbow injury, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported. Marcus Mariota finishes the game at quarterback. Daniels was hurt on the last snap before halftime, with three seconds left and Washington facing third-and-1 inside field goal range. […]
Dallas Cowboys’ Dee Winters Questionable To Return With Shoulder Injury Against Washington Commanders
ARLINGTON, Texas — A shoulder injury pulled Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dee Winters out of the second quarter Sunday, and he is questionable to return. Dallas is hosting the Washington Commanders in its home opener at AT&T Stadium. Winters went to the blue medical tent on the Dallas sideline, and Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning […]
Dallas Cowboys’ P.J. Locke Questionable To Return With Foot Injury Against Commanders
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Cowboys safety P.J. Locke has a foot injury and is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reported during the first quarter. Locke had gone to the locker room a few minutes earlier. Joseph Hoyt of The Dallas […]
Dallas Cowboys’ P.J. Locke Helped Off, Sent To Locker Room Against Washington Commanders
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Cowboys safety P.J. Locke was helped off the field and sent to the locker room during the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium. Joseph Hoyt of The Dallas Morning News reported that multiple Cowboys staffers walked Locke off while he barely put pressure on one […]
‘Toughest Lane’: Skip Schumaker Explains Nathan Eovaldi’s 2-Day-Rest Texas Rangers Role
ARLINGTON, Texas — Nathan Eovaldi pitched the sixth inning Saturday on two days of rest because that was where the Texas Rangers had planned to use him, manager Skip Schumaker said Sunday. The assignment put the right-hander into the heart of the Toronto Blue Jays order with a lead. Eovaldi had thrown 46 pitches over […]
‘He Looked Very Similar’: Skip Schumaker Sees Old Jordan Montgomery In Texas Rangers Return
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jordan Montgomery looks the way he did when Skip Schumaker coached him with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Texas Rangers manager said Sunday, a night after the left-hander threw 3 2/3 hitless innings in relief against the Toronto Blue Jays. Montgomery took over Saturday with one out in the second after Cal […]
‘Hopefully He’s Going To Start Next Week’: Texas Rangers Still Sorting Out MacKenzie Gore Return
ARLINGTON, Texas — MacKenzie Gore played catch Sunday at Globe Life Field, Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said, and the club has not settled on a day for the left-hander’s next start. Schumaker had not spoken with Gore after the session by the time he met the cameras before Sunday’s finale against the Toronto Blue […]
‘Encouraging’: Skip Schumaker Leaves Door Open For Jack Leiter Return After First Bullpen
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jack Leiter threw a bullpen session Sunday morning at Globe Life Field and reached 92 to 93 mph, Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said, his first since arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle in June. Schumaker did not rule out a return before the regular season ends. Leiter has not pitched in […]
‘Different Injury’: Skip Schumaker Reveals What Texas Rangers Saw Before Cal Quantrill Exit
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cal Quantrill is dealing with a different injury than the one that cut short his previous start, Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Sunday. The right-hander was being evaluated at Globe Life Field on Sunday morning, hours before the series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. Quantrill left Saturday night’s 6-2 win […]
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