Daily Archive: January 7, 2013

Jan 07

Cowboys reportedly make first change of the offseason

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From Pro Football Talk Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said last week that there were going to be changes to the team this offseason and reports indicate that the first one has been made. Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that running backs coach Skip Peete has been relieved of his duties. Peete had been …

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Jan 07

Arian Foster using Dan Shaughnessy’s Texans-bashing column as motivation

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From Larry Brown Sports Arian Foster is using the disparaging words of a sports writer to motivate him for Sunday’s playoff game at New England. A day after the Houston Texans beat the Cincinnati Bengals 19-13 to advance to the divisional round of the playoffs, Dan Shaughnessy wrote a column for The Boston Globe that …

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Jan 07

Dirk Nowitzki may want to be traded if Mavs aren’t competitive

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Dirk Nowitzki is 34 years old and nearing the end of his NBA career. He has made 11 straight All-Star Games and finally won the elusive NBA title two seasons ago. But the Dallas Mavericks decided to break up their title team because of changes to the league’s collective bargaining agreement and take a gamble …

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Jan 07

Yu Darvish is getting his own museum

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After reading this, one wonders when the Tuffy Rhodes museum is going to be built in the United States … Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish is only 26 years old, but he apparently has accomplished enough in that short time to be immortalized in his homeland of Japan. According to Japanese media reports, planning is underway for …

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Jan 07

The Cowboys’ Jumbotron Is 18 Times the Size of the Vikings’ Puny, Hummingbird-Sized ‘Jumbo’tron

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Source: Daniel Beaton The Cowboys currently boast the largest Jumbotron in the NFL, a behemoth that literally can affect the way a game is played. In its grandeur, graphic artist Daniel Beaton saw an opportunity to showcase the boards of the NFL, from the Cowboys all the way down to the Vikings. The above graphic is …

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Jan 07

Texas Is Still the Most Valuable College Football Team, But Michigan Is Closing In

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The University of Texas’ college football is valued at $761.7 million, which makes it more valuable than the Jacksonville Jaguars, a recent study indicates. The Longhorns are the most valuable college football team, but their hold is slipping. The team’s worth fell five percent from the 2011 evaluation, and Michigan — the second-most valuable — …

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