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Winless at home, Cowboys grateful for holiday pairing with inept Giants
The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants stumble onto center stage for a Thanksgiving Day battle of backup quarterbacks, as the out-of-contention NFC East rivals have served up a combined six wins and 16 losses in 2024.,Cooper Rush helped the Cowboys (4-7) return to the win column at Washington before...
Jerry Jones: Mike McCarthy contract extension 'not crazy at all'
Widely presumed to be coaching to the end of his existing contract in January, Mike McCarthy might have more life with the Dallas Cowboys than expected. ,Owner Jerry Jones not only said the Cowboys (4-7) are not planning to fire McCarthy during the season, he left open the idea Dallas and McCarthy c...
Cowboys win wild one vs. Commanders to halt five-game slide
Cooper Rush passed for two touchdowns, Dallas returned two kicks for scores and the visiting Cowboys held off the Washington Commanders in a wild fourth quarter for a 34-26 win.,Dallas led 10-9 after three quarters.,With Washington trailing 27-26, Jayden Daniels hit Terry McLaurin for an 86-yard tou...
Cowboys G Tyler Smith inactive vs. Commanders
The Dallas Cowboys will be without both of their starting guards on Sunday after declaring Tyler Smith inactive versus the host Washington Commanders.,Smith, the Cowboys' left guard, was questionable to play against the Commanders despite missing two practices this week with ankle and knee injuries ...
Texas Tech outscores Oklahoma State in wild offensive display
Behren Morton threw for four touchdowns and Tahj Brooks ran for three and caught another as Texas Tech prevailed in a wild game with Oklahoma State, winning 56-48 on Saturday at Stillwater, Okla.,With all the offense, it was a defensive play that perhaps made the biggest difference. Instead of Oklah...
Cowboys G Zack Martin, CB Trevon Diggs out vs. Commanders
The Dallas Cowboys ruled out right guard Zack Martin and cornerback Trevon Diggs with injuries on Saturday, one day prior to a road game against the Washington Commanders.,Martin has been dealing with ankle and shoulder injuries and didn't practice at all this week before initially being listed as d...
Cowboys star G Zack Martin doubtful to play vs. Commanders
Dallas Cowboys star guard Zack Martin is doubtful for Sunday's game against the Washington Commanders due to ankle and shoulder injuries.,Martin didn't practice at all this week. He also physically struggled during Monday night's loss to the Houston Texas.,Martin, who turned 34 on Wednesday, has sta...
Oklahoma State's 3-point accuracy sends Miami to defeat
Bryce Thompson scored 17 points and achieved a milestone as Oklahoma State defeated Miami 80-74 on Friday afternoon in a Charleston Classic consolation game in Charleston, S.C.,Thompson made 6-of-14 shots from the floor, surpassing 1,000 points for his career at Oklahoma State (4-1), which also got ...
Commanders look to take advantage of downtrodden Cowboys
The Washington Commanders are hoping a mini bye can help them get back on track Sunday when they host a fading Dallas Cowboys team coming off a short week.,The Commanders (7-4), sitting in second place in the NFC East, have not played since taking a 26-18 loss to the first-place Philadelphia Eagles ...
Ashton Jeanty, No. 12 Boise State 'big challenge' for Wyoming
Running back Ashton Jeanty and No. 12 Boise State try to maintain their grip on a bid to the 12-team College Football Playoff on Saturday night when they visit Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo. ,Based on the most recent CFP rankings, the Broncos would be a No. 4 seed and receive a first-round bye., ,Jeanty, ...
Jerry Jones: Cowboys not planning to fire Mike McCarthy
In-season coaching changes are a thing of the past for the Dallas Cowboys, owner Jerry Jones said.,"You don't need to worry about anybody in that locker room giving everything they've got and more and how bad they feel when they get beat on a play or get beat in a quarter or the whole game, at all,"...
Joe Mixon, Texans run over Cowboys, pad AFC South lead
Joe Mixon rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Houston Texans to a convincing 34-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night in Arlington, Texas.,Derek Barnett scored on a fumble return for the Texans (7-4), who hold a two-game lead over the second-place Indianapolis Colts in...
Cowboys put QB Dak Prescott on IR, elevate DB Josh Butler
The Dallas Cowboys officially placed quarterback Dak Prescott on injured reserve and elevated cornerback Josh Butler to the active roster ahead of Monday night's game against the Houston Texans.,Prescott underwent season-ending surgery to repair a partial avulsion of his hamstring tendon last week.,...
Week 11 MNF: Cowboys-Texans Preview, Props & Prediction
The battle of the Lone Star State plays out in primetime Monday night when the Texans visit the Cowboys, who are winless at home and trotting out backup Cooper Rush at quarterback with Dak Prescott done for the season.,Losing streaks usher each team into "Monday Night Football." Houston coughed up a...
Texans seek improvement from C.J. Stroud vs. scuffling Cowboys
C.J. Stroud appeared ahead of his years when he put together a strong rookie campaign last season and guided the Houston Texans to a playoff victory.,However, things haven't come easy for Stroud of late and the Texans are looking for the star quarterback to begin a turnaround when they visit the Dal...
Bench players help propel Oklahoma State past Southern Illinois
Abou Ousmane came off the bench to hit his first eight shots Thursday night and scored 18 points as Oklahoma State held off Southern Illinois 85-78 in Stillwater, Okla.,Ousmane shot 8-of-10 overall, while fellow reserve Brandon Newman went 7-for-9 to also tally 18 points. Marchelus Avery scored 11 p...
Cowboys to proceed with Rico Dowdle as lead RB
Looking for an infusion of energy, Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said Thursday the team will move forward with Rico Dowdle as the lead running back over Ezekiel Elliott.,The public declaration of moving on from the running-back-by-committee setup confirmed what already was evident, with Do...
With new coaches, Oklahoma State, Southern Illinois still figuring things out
Oklahoma State's new coach Steve Lutz had to mostly remake his roster when he took over after Mike Boynton was fired last spring.,But one guy he didn't have to replace was 6-foot-6 guard Bryce Thompson, one of the Cowboys' leading scorers as they head into Thursday night's home game in Stillwater ag...
Texas Tech assistant Jeff Linder set to face his old program, Wyoming
Wyoming got the game -- three, to be exact -- and the money. Texas Tech got coach Jeff Linder.,Now an assistant for the Red Raiders, Linder will reconvene with his former team on Wednesday when the Cowboys visit Lubbock, Texas.,Linder was Wyoming's head coach for four seasons before suddenly departi...
Surgery ends season for Dak Prescott, Cowboys shift to QB triage mode
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott requires season-ending surgery to repair a partial avulsion of the hamstring tendon, ending his season and dealing a potentially fatal blow to the franchise's fading playoff hopes. ,Owner Jerry Jones said Prescott is set for surgery Wednesday in New York.,Jone...