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Football
The Cowboys’ Draft Class Is Heavy on Athleticism and Heavier on Beef
Dallas entered the weekend needing help on both lines. It exited with plenty of fresh faces to plug those gaps.
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Publications
The Ballad of Lance Von Erich
This month, A24’s The Iron Claw will bring the tragic tale of the Von Erich dynasty to the big screen. The strangest part of that story? When the family plucked a bodybuilding real estate agent out of obscurity and convinced the world he was kin.
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Football
The Cowboys’ Draft Class Is Heavy on Athleticism and Heavier on Beef
Dallas entered the weekend needing help on both lines. It exited with plenty of fresh faces to plug those gaps.
Hockey
What We Saw, What It Felt Like: Stars-Golden Knights, Game 3
A close final score masks a dominant performance.
Football
The Cowboys Picked a Good Time to Get Back to Shrewd Moves
Day 1 of the NFL Draft contained three decisions that push Dallas forward for the first time all offseason.
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Basketball
Dallas Landing the Wings Is the Coup Eric Johnson’s Committee Needed
There was only one pro team that could realistically be lured to town. And after two years of (very) middling results, the Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention delivered.
Basketball
What We Saw, What It Felt Like: Mavs-Clippers Game 2
A gritty game draws Dallas even in the series.
Baseball
What Should We Make of the Rangers’ Accidental Youth Movement?
It's been 26 years since a defending World Series champion leaned on this many young players out of the gate. In Texas' case, that wasn't the plan. But that doesn't make an influx of former first-round picks a bad thing, either.
Hockey
What We Saw, What It Felt Like: Stars-Golden Knights, Game 1
Deja vu all over again. Kind of.