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Cowboys ($13B) top Forbes' list, average team worth $7.1B
The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable NFL team for a 19th consecutive year, according to the annual list published by Forbes on Thursday.,The Cowboys have a record valuation of $13 billion. That serves as a 29-percent increase from last August when "America's Team" became the first pro sports clu...

Cubs' top pitching prospect to have season-ending elbow surgery
Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow.,Assistant general manager Jared Banner confirmed the news Tuesday. Birdsell will undergo the procedure with Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas.,"We'll have more information after the surgery," Bann...

WTA roundup: Venus Williams, 45, falls in 3 sets at U.S. Open
Venus Williams, returning to the Grand Slam singles stage for the first time since 2023, competed well but fell short on Monday in the first round of the U.S. Open in New York.,The 45-year-old star lost 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to 11th-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in exactly two hours.,William...

Oklahoma State hopes to begin major turnaround vs. UT Martin
The college football season cannot start soon enough for Oklahoma State, and it gets going Thursday night when the Big 12 side welcomes UT Martin to Stillwater, Okla. for the first game of the nonconference slate.,Over 19 seasons leading Oklahoma State, head coach Mike Gundy had one losing season --...

WTA roundup: Madison Keys falters in opening round at U.S. Open
No. 6 seed Madison Keys was bounced from the U.S. Open in the first round when she fell 6-7 (10), 7-6 (3), 7-5 to unseeded Renata Zarazua of Mexico on Monday in New York.,The match was on serve in the third set until Zarazua broke Keys for a 5-3 advantage. Keys broke back in the next game and brough...

Canadian teen Victoria Mboko ousted by Barbora Krejcikova
Two-time major champion Barbora Krejcikova ousted No. 22 seed Victoria Mboko in straight sets with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday.,Mboko, the 18-year-old Canadian who won her first WTA title of any kind at the National Bank Open in her home country earlier this mont...

Cowboys' Trevon Diggs passes physical, comes off PUP list
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs passed his physical and has been activated from the physically unable to perform list, the team announced Sunday.,Diggs was placed on the PUP list in July at the start of training camp in Oxnard, Calif. He missed the final six games of the 2024 season with a le...

Report: Cowboys rookie RB Jaydon Blue nursing low-ankle sprain
Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Jaydon Blue hopes to be ready for the team's season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles after sustaining a low-ankle sprain, ESPN reported on Sunday.,Blue had nine carries for 25 yards and a touchdown in Dallas' 31-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Friday b...

Cowboys coach to talk to Micah Parsons about actions during preseason game
Dallas Cowboys first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer plans to meet with disgruntled All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons on Sunday about his actions during the team's preseason win Friday over the Atlanta Falcons.,Parsons, 26, has missed the entire three-game preseason during his hold-in while in ...

Kansei Matsuzawa's last-second FG sends Hawaii past Stanford
Micah Alejado led Hawaii on a game-winning drive, capped by Kansei Matsuzawa's 38-yard field goal as time expired to give the host Rainbow Warriors a 23-20 win over Stanford on Saturday in Honolulu.,Trailing 20-17 in the fourth quarter, Hawaii (1-0) was facing a potential two-score deficit with Stan...

Cowboys' Jerry Jones fans flames with Micah Parsons, doubts holdout
Yet another abrasive turn in the dramatic contractual standoff between Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and pass rusher Micah Parsons came Friday in response to the All-Pro defender penning a farewell to the franchise.,"Any talk of trading is BS," Jones said, clarifying the Cowboys would not trade Parsons ...

Micah Parsons takes aim at Cowboys on social media over contract stalemate
The latest episode of the Jerry Jones and Micah Parsons soap opera dropped late Thursday with Parsons scrubbing the Dallas Cowboys from his social media bios and posting what could be considered a farewell video to the organization.,The profiles in his Twitter and Instagram pages both tout his Penn ...

Connor Zilisch cleared to return after breaking collarbone
Connor Zilisch has been medically cleared to return to the track and will drive the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in Friday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.,Zilisch, 19, fractured his collarbone on Aug. 9 after his celebration in Victory Lane went awry at Watkins Gle...

Cowboys optimistic Micah Parsons will play in opener
Dallas Cowboys first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer said he is confident Micah Parsons will take the field for a Week 1 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.,Rumors have swirled since the beginning of the month when the All-Pro edge rusher requested a trade, stating on social media that "I no lo...

Cruiserweight Jake Paul to fight lightweight Gervonta Davis on Nov. 14
The great disparity in weight is at the forefront of the announcement Wednesday that cruiserweight Jake Paul will fight Gervonta "Tank" Davis, a world champion lightweight, on Nov. 14 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.,A contracted weight and number of rounds were not announced, nor whether the bout, t...
Netflix Is Serving Us Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Tank Davis, Whether Boxing Likes It or Not
Jake Paul will face Gervonta “Tank” Davis in an exhibition bout November 15 in Atlanta, streamed on Netflix. Here’s what the matchup really means....

Orioles cap sweep of Red Sox with 11-inning win
Samuel Basallo hit a go-ahead groundout in the 11th inning as the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 to sweep a two-game series on Tuesday night.,The Orioles earned their sixth win in seven games despite being out-hit 8-6. Baltimore's Ryan Mountcastle and Colton Cowser had a hit ...
Why the NFL Super Bowl Should Never Be Played in London
A British ambassador says he wants the Super Bowl in London, but America’s biggest sporting event belongs on U.S. soil. Here’s why it won’t work....

Micah Parsons Next Team Odds: Cowboys' bitter rival in play?
With the Dallas Cowboys embroiled in yet another dramatic contract stalemate with one of their stars, intriguing potential destinations have emerged should pass-rusher Micah Parsons be traded.,Despite his recent trade request, most observers believe that Parsons will ultimately reach an agreement on...

Canadian teen Victoria Mboko reaches Montreal semifinals
Canadian teen Victoria Mboko breezed into the semifinals on home turf, dispatching of Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2 on Monday at the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Mboko next will face ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, who led 6-1, 2-1 when 24th-seeded Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine wa...