Dirk scores 19 as Mavs hold off Lin, RocketsAssociated Press, ESPN.com Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points, O.J. Mayo hit two tiebreaking free throws and the Dallas Mavericks held off a Jeremy Lin-led surge to beat the Houston Rockets 105-100 on Wednesday night. |
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Cowboys DC Monte Kiffin has on-field history with new Eagles coach Chip Kelly, and it’s not goodJan 16
SportsDayDFW sports, dallasnews.com New Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin will see a familiar face across the sidelines this season, but he probably wishes he didn’t have to. On Wednesday, the Eagles made a splash by hiring former Oregon head coach Chip Kelly. Known for his high-… |
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Richard Durrett, ESPN.com The Texas Rangers have agreed to terms on a new five-year, $55 million contract with All-Star pitcher Matt Harrison, who passed a physical on Wednesday. |
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Rick Gosselin / Columnist, dallasnews.com New Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin was hoping Chip Kelly was serious last week when he said he was going to pass on the NFL and return to Oregon. Kelly, the Oregon offense and the style of football played on Saturdays were all contributing f… |
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Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com Mel Kiper released his first mock draft on Wednesday and he had the Cowboys selecting North Carolina offensive guard Jonathan Cooper. Kiper ranks Cooper, a 6-3, 295-pound 22-year-old, as the eighth overall player and the second-best guard on his big boa… |
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Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com Do you need a good laugh? Of course you do. My recommendation is to take three minutes out of your day and watch this clip. The folks at Bad Lip-Reading compiled a video that speculates at what several NFL coaches, players and officials were saying when… |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez had surgery on his left hip Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined until after the All-Star break. |
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Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com Despite not having talked to Monte Kiffin, Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee sounded on board with the team’s new defensive coordinator hire during an interview on Tuesday night. Before discussing the transition from a 3-4 to a 4-3 scheme, Lee praised former … |
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A Change Is Gonna ComeJan 16
It's a division built on tradition. Until now. Chip Kelly may or may not bring his exact offense to the NFL, Don Banks writes, but the NFC East's world is still about to be altered. |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com I know the Philadelphia Eagles hired Chip Kelly to build a complete program and his task is to do more than fix an offense that has lost its way. But I still think nobody had a worse day Wednesday than Jim Haslett, Perry Fewell and Monte Kiffin, the thr… |
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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 |
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Richard Durrett, ESPN.com Texas Rangers closer Joe Nathan has declined an invitation to pitch on the United States team in the World Baseball Classic in March. The veteran said he wanted a "full and normal" spring training. |
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Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com Cowboys fans shouldn’t overreact to Philadelphia’s hiring Wednesday of Oregon coach Chip Kelly to lead the Eagles because of what the Ducks’ offense did against USC’s Monte Kiffin-led defense. Kiffin was hired last week to be the Cowboys’ new d… |
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David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com Joe DeCamillis has become the second coordinator to leave the Cowboys since the end of the season. He is the first to do so by choice. DeCamillis has left the Cowboys to become the special teams coordinator and assistant head coach for the Chicago Bears… |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com Sterling Moore doesn't know yet if he'll watch the game at home in Dallas, or meet up with a couple teammates and head for "a Buffalo Wild Wings or something like that.'' |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The news that Cowboys tight ends coach John Garrett has applied for the head-coaching job at Delaware meshes with a weekend report from ESPN’s Chris Mortensen that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is pushing coach Jason Garrett to give up play-calling duties a… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com In a season hamstrung by the first knee surgery of his career, Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki is averaging just 13.3 points on 42 percent shooting, numbers that rank amongst the worst of his career excluding a frustrating rookie season. The forw… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com In the end, Jimmy Johnson was right. The former Cowboys and Dolphins coach said Friday that Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman would become the next head coach of the Bears and, five days later, that’s precisely what Trestman is. And so the Bears ar… |
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Terence Moore, MLB.com Ian Kinsler is not switching from second base to first base for the Texas Rangers, because he never got an ultimatum. |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com While the Dallas Cowboys currently seem to be committed to keeping Jason Garrett as their head coach, his older brother appears to be seeking other opportunities. According to Jeremy Fowler of CBSSports.com, Cowboys tight end coach John Garrett has appl… |
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