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After release from jail, Urbina returns to baseball

CNNSI.com

Former major league pitcher Ugueth Urbina has returned to baseball after serving 7 1/2 years in prison for the attempted murder of five workers on his family's ranch.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

In the premier matchup of the weekend, Sunday night's Dallas Cowboys-Washington Redskins game that will decide the NFC East, the Redskins listed right tackle Tyler Polumbus (head) and safety DeJon Gomes (knee) as "questionable". Polumbus was c…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING – Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware will wear a brace on his injured right shoulder and have his plays limited Sunday night in a do-or-die game at Washington. The brace will help prevent Ware’s shoulder from popping out when he extends his arm f…

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

DeMarco Murray will likely play a crucial role if the Cowboys manage to beat Washington in the final game of the regular season. That’s much different than the role he had in last season’s finale against the New York Giants. The running back missed th…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — Cowboys rookie safety Matt Johnson, who is on the reserve/injured returnable list, was eligible to practice Friday for the first time but said he only worked on the side. Johnson, who hasn’t played this season because he’s battled hamstring…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — Cowboys inside linebacker Ernie Sims said he will go through a contact test, likely on Saturday, as the final test that will determine if he can play Sunday night at Washington. Sims suffered a concussion in the Cowboys’ Dec. 16 game against …

ESPN.com

An open letter to the fans of the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins: Get excited. You may not need my permission, or my urging. You may already be there -- as excited as you've been about a professional football game in a very long time. And if…

Jonathan Bales, dallasnews.com

Jonathan Bales is a special contributor to SportsDayDFW.com. He’s the founder of The DC Times and writes for DallasCowboys.com and the New York Times. He’s also the author of 

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked Friday morning on KRLD-FM 105.3 if coach Jason Garrett has changed the culture at Valley Ranch in a positive way. “I don’t know that. It’s positive,” Jones said. “The kinds of things that Jason is about at Val…

CNNSI.com

The Redskins offense is designed to mitigate a good pass rush. And with DeMarcus Ware dinged up, the Cowboys' playoff hopes could come down to Tony Romo, writes Peter King.

Peter King, CNNSI.com

In the offseason, Dallas coach Jason Garrett visited the Yankees' spring-training home in Tampa, and sought out Derek Jeter. Garrett was raised in Yankee country, so he has great respect for the Yankee shortstop, and he wanted to ask him about leadershi…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The NFC East race will come down to Sunday night and Friday’s PFT Live will devote a big chunk of time to discussing the clash between the Cowboys and the Redskins. Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram will join Mike Florio to discuss the Co…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

If you were watching Thursday night's NBA action on TNT, the late-running opener between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks — pushed to overtime thanks to this absurd, one-of-a-kind buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Darren Collison — meant that …

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins In his first game against the Cowboys, Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin completed 19-of-27 pass attempts for 304 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-31 win on Thanksgiving. Griffin is not 100 percent, but neither a…

ESPN.com

Washington Redskins With the Redskins on the verge of their first division title since 1999, Dan Daly writes that there's still a lot we don't know about this team. Dan thinks the most important thing for them Sunday night in the division title game aga…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — Having spent seven seasons as a quarterback with Dallas in the 1990s, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is well-versed on the team’s rivalry with the Washington Redskins. As for Garrett’s players, well, he put that in perspective earlier this wee…