The Islanders blew an early 2-0 lead against the Capitals in Game 4 when they had a chance to sweep them. In Game 5 they held a 2-0 lead from the midway point of the second period, courtesy of Anthony Beauvillier, and they weren’t about to...
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Dallas Cowboys 2020 opponent previews: Cleveland Browns
2019 Record: 6-10 (Missed Playoffs) Last Meeting: 11/6/2016 Cowboys 35 - Browns 10 Head Coach: Kevin Stefanski (First Year HC) Key Additions: OT Jack Conklin, LB B.J. Goodson, TE Austin Hooper, S Karl Joseph,...
2020 NFL record projection has Cowboys winning weak NFC East, exiting playoffs early
In a little less than a month, on September 13, the Cowboys will kick off the regular season against the Los Angeles Rams. And USAToday’ Nate Davis already knows how that regular season will end. According to his projections, the Cowboys...
Mike McCarthy acknowledged that he learned from the way things ended with the Green Bay Packers
Seeing Mike McCarthy rocking the Cowboys navy or a star on his cap has taken a lot of adjusting for football fans everywhere. Given that it took so long for training camp to get going this year as a result of Covid-19, we have jumped straight into the deep end as far...
Danica Patrick doesn’t see the lack of women in the 2020 Indy 500 as a step backward
For the last 20 years, at least one woman has competed in the Indianapolis 500. Whether it was Lyn St. James, Danica Patrick or Pippa Mann, one of the biggest motor sports events in the world always had a woman competing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But that...
Opinion: Raptors president Masai Ujiri owed apology from police over Finals assault
Someone owes Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri an apology. Several someones even. Alan Strickland is one. He is the Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputy who was working as a security guard at Game 6 of last season’s NBA Finals in Oakland and whose version of...
What Can LeBron’s Previous Top-Seeded Teams Tell Us About This One?
LeBron James is, of course, no stranger to the postseason: He has missed the playoffs only three times in his 17 seasons in the NBA, including his disastrous inaugural season with the Los Angeles Lakers. But though LeBron has been a fixture in the...
Carmelo Anthony’s On-Court Cussing Has TV Networks Playing Defense
With the NBA playoffs underway, TV networks and the viewing public are champing at the bit for one first-round series in particular: the Portland Trail Blazers vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, featuring Damian Lillard, the hottest player since the NBA restart, against...
What Went Down On The Second Night Of The Democratic National Convention
That’s A Wrap Well, the attempt at featuring 17 rising stars might have been a bit much — it was just too hard to follow any one person — but on this live blog, we were quite impressed by the virtual roll call vote. Dare we say we thought it was an improvement upon...
Mavericks’ Kristaps Porzingis contends Clippers provoked him into technical foul, ejection
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Enough time passed for Dallas Mavericks forward Kristap Porzingis to temper his frustration with an ejection that became a turning point in the team’s 118-110 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Monday in Game 1 of their first-round...