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The fourth-year quarterback is in the final year of his rookie deal and exceeded expectations to start the season. Prescott led the Cowboys to a 3-0 record out of the gate with a league-best 74.5% completion rate (at the time) to go with 920 yards and nine touchdowns with just two interceptions. The Cowboys have since lost its last two matchups, but talk about his potential new contract being affected is “laughable,” the longtime owner said....

But as we’ve seen with other recent quarterbacks who made immediate NFL splashes, the dreaded sophomore slump is hard to avoid. Before Prescott, Sam Bradford, Robert Griffin III and Cam Newton were the last three QBs to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. They all had sophomore slumps. Only Newton was able to fully recover. Bradford and Griffin haven’t been the same since. MORE: Analyzing Dallas’ draft picks...

After the game, fans at AT&T Stadium threw debris at the officials as they were leaving the field. Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott didn’t seem to think that was a problem after learning the trash was aimed at the officials and not the Cowboys. “Credit to them,” he said, according to Dallas Morning News reporter Michael Gehlken. “The fans felt the same way as us,” Prescott added, according to Gehlken. “I guess that’s why the refs took off and got out of there so fast....

It was a challenging yet positive day Hero MotoSports Team Rally as all three of its riders successfully completed the second stage of the Dakar Rally 2019. Oriol Mena continued his good run was the first one to head out and brought home a solid 17th place finish. In overall standings he is now placed at 16th position as the end of stage 2. In a fast stage that offered a mix of hard piste, dunes and some seaside riding as well, Mena tackled all of it with ease....

When Dillon's car got airborne on the final lap, Earnhardt finished second for the second time this year in a restrictor-plate race. Earnhardt told his crew he was ready to "juke and jive" and was "turbo-bound" when Dillon, his drafting partner, crashed behind him. Here's a look at the final lap and audio of Earnhardt's communication with his crew.

In a year when his team could have succumbed to the pressure of trying to perform with crew chief Steve Letarte already having announced that this would be his last season, the team has instead thrived. MORE: Power Rankings: Jr. on the move | Gordon daughter gets racecar | Chase Elliott to Cup? | Haas F1 team Earnhardt opened the season with a win in the Daytona 500 and sits fourth in the Sprint Cup standings despite a 43rd-place finish at Texas when he made an uncharacteristic mistake and crashed in the opening laps....

Earnhardt was pitting on Lap 179 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Duck Commander 500 when a small fire sparked in his pit stall. He pulled from the pit lane with fire under the left rear of his car. MORE: Photos from Duck Commander 500 | Robertson family gains attention in pre-race The fire was caused by a lug nut sparking as it came off his tire, according to a report on the Fox broadcast....

“Because without him, we might not have that leadership (within NASCAR) and we might not have that guidance and the opportunity to understand, the opportunity to listen,” he said Thursday night in an interview with Scott Van Pelt on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” MORE: Lewis Hamilton rips ‘white-dominated’ F1 for silence “You know, that’s not always been there in our sport and so I don’t think I can say enough how much I appreciate Bubba,” Earnhardt added....

Dale Jarrett said on NBC Sports’ “NASCAR America” Tuesday that he thinks Kenseth will replace Kurt Busch in the No. 41 Ford at Stewart-Haas Racing next season. It’s an idea floated around NASCAR circles after Stewart-Haas didn’t pick up Busch’s option this summer and Kenseth was replaced in the No. 20 at Joe Gibbs Racing for Erik Jones. At the time of Stewart-Haas’ announcement, the team expressed optimism in re-signing Busch but a deal has yet to come to fruition....

Yesterday, criticism of Higgins flooded social media and the airwaves, with many, including Bart Scott, blaming him for Hamlin’s cardiac arrest. On Wednesday morning, ESPN’s Coley Harvey, who has been covering Hamlin’s situation since Monday night, said that Hamlin’s father Mario wants others to stop blaming Tee Higgins. Harvey said that Hamlin’s father said that the criticism against the young wide receiver needs to stop. The Buffalo Bills’ safety marketing representative and family spokesperson Jordon Rooney also reiterated those thoughts on Tuesday....

Thursday night, the Portland Trail Blazers' star point guard took a select number of kids from the Boys & Girls Club of Portland on a holiday shopping spree at Toys "R" Us. OTHER SANTAS: Cam Newton | Andre Johnson MORE: Lillard buzzer-beater | NBA jersey sales | Weaknesses in contenders The best photo isn't even from the shopping spree. Just imagine your expression if you found out you were going on a free shopping spree at Toys "R" Us....

Such was the case for Lions head coach Dan Campbell, who appeared during the ManningCast of Cowboys vs. Buccaneers on ESPN2 just a week after the Lions missed the playoffs despite finishing 9-8. The Buccaneers, of course, made it in as a No. 4 seed at 8-9 by virtue of winning the NFC South. So when Eli asked Campbell if he was OK with watching the playoffs from home despite having a better record than one of the teams playing, Campbell was diplomatic but terse....

“We put together this center because we really thought there were better treatment opportunities for patients with BRCA-related cancers,” Judy Garber, MD, MPH, chief of Dana-Farber’s Cancer Genetics and Prevention division and a co-director of the new center, tells Verywell. “These patients have special sensitivities, and their cancers have a biological signature that makes them sensitive to certain types of drugs.” The center, introduced to the public on August 12, employs a team of specialists who work together to give patients the newest treatments and services....

With Weili Zhang expected to face Rose Namajunas at the end of 2020 in her second Strawweight title defense, it leaves Joanna Jedrzejczyk without an opponent. There was a small portion of the fanbase that argued that Joanna Jedrzejczyk got the shorter end of the stick with the decision going to the Chinese Champion Weili Zhang. Either way, there was mention from Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s camp that she wasn’t interested in fighting unless it was for the title....

Ever since Miocic defeated Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 to defend his heavyweight title, it was clear the rematch with Ngannou would be next. The number one contender called for the fight to happen in December, but it didn’t materialize. Instead, the UFC preferred to save it for the new year. How did Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 1 go? In the main event of UFC 220 on January 20, 2018, Miocic defended his heavyweight title against Francis Ngannou....

Officer Brian Sicknick was sprayed during the riots and later died in hospital on January 7, though it has not been ascertained whether the spray—thought to have been bear spray—was the cause. Two other officers were also sprayed with the unknown substance and suffered injuries. The men charged with the attack, Julian Khater and George Tanios, made court appearances on Monday and remain in detention for future hearings. What is bear spray?...

The defender scored as Juve beat Lazio 2-0 to become the first team to win three consecutive Coppa Italia crowns on Wednesday. And Alves believes a first treble in the club’s history is within the grasp of Massimiliano Allegri’s side, but knows they have to step up another gear to go all the way in Europe. “Now we need to move up another notch if we want the big prize,” Alves told the club’s website....

The Green Bay Packers quarterback is spending Super Bowl week on vacation in New Zealand with his girlfriend and former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick. The retired racecar driver has been sharing pictures of their adventures to Instagram. MORE: Aaron Rodgers on relationship with Danica Patrick: ‘We’re really attracted to each other’ A post shared by Danica Patrick (@danicapatrick) on Jan 25, 2019 at 2:26pm PST A post shared by Danica Patrick (@danicapatrick) on Jan 29, 2019 at 11:46am PST...

If he wins, many will stand unimpressed and explain that he was supposed to win, as if doing what is expected of you somehow devalues the accomplishment itself. MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 80 fight nights a year Landing in that position would be nothing new for Cormier, though, as the 39-year-old “Double Champ” has long stood as a genuine good guy in a sport where bad guys get greater attention and being one of the all-time greats still isn’t good enough for some fans....

But those high-profile showdowns pale in comparison to his Oct. 27 matchup with Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the vacant IBF middleweight crown. MORE: Join DAZN and see more than 70 fight nights a year There is just too much at stake, beside the IBF title, for Jacobs (34-2, 29 KOs) during his fight with Derevyanchenko. High on his list is landing a potential mega bout against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. A victory secures a middleweight title, but simply winning won’t be enough to establish Jacobs as a viable opponent to Alvarez....