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The Cowboys dropped to 3-8 with the loss and are now rock-bottom of the NFC East, while Washington improved to 4-7 and took control of the division at least until Sunday, when the 3-7 New York Giants take on the Cincinnati Bengals, before the 3-6-1 Philadelphia Eagles host the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. The Cowboys arrived into Thanksgiving on the back of a much-needed 31-28 win in Minnesota last week, but the feel-good factor swiftly evaporated....

Here’s the design, submitted via Crowdspring, by Mavs fan Geoff Case, which won a fan vote. (He also earned a $1,000 check and season tickets.) This will be an alternate uniform worn in the 2015-16 NBA season. During the news conference, owner Mark Cuban referenced wearing the uniforms eight times — specifically the dark blue, non-green trim pair. What do you think of the “skyline” look?

At WrestleMania Night Two, The Rated R Superstar faced AJ Styles in a much-awaited dream match. Towards the end, Damian Priest made a surprise appearance at ringside, causing the Phenomenal One to get distracted and lose the match to Edge. Following the stable’s formation, both men appeared on Monday Night RAW. Edge expressed how he predicted Styles to face his judgment on WrestleMania before bringing out Damian Priest. The newest follower explained how he was lost for weeks before deciding to stop pleasing ’the sheep....

The five-second twitch clip by LCK featured all the skins that were specially built as a tribute to the champion DWG players. They included Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon, Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu, Heo “ShowMaker” Su, Jang “Ghost” Yong-jun, and Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee. All five of them chose their favorite champions for the celebratory skins in a post-tournament conference. Riot has come up with this after almost eight months of waiting. Riot to release exclusive celebratory skins for the League of Legends Worlds 2020 Champions - DAMWON Gaming The five featured skins will be released by Riot to celebrate DWG’s 3-1 victory over LPL’s Suning Gaming in the 2020 League of Legends Worlds finals held in Shanghai....

After 11 years with the organization, spent largely sacrificing his body for the greater good of the team, Girardi was no longer a New York Ranger, his contract bought out, making him a free agent. “I gotta say I was surprised,” Girardi told Sporting News. “Obviously, it’s a [salary] cap era and my contract did not help, but at the end of the day, after a decent year and good playoffs and the (end-of-season) meetings, I just started working out, preparing for next season....

In addition to the players listed above, guys like Drew Pomeranz, Carlos Carrasco, Jeff Samardzija, and even Tyson Ross are candidates for big, strikeout-filled performances. Of course, there are always matchup factors that we have to mention… The Astros and Tigers rank second and fifth, respectively, in wRC+ vs. lefties, potentially hurting Manaea and Paxton. On the flipside, the Royals and Giants rank 25th and 27th in that stat, helping out Pomeranz and Newcomb....

Before we get into today’s rankings, we should point out that as of Friday night, the Nationals official website says Stephen Strasburg, not Tanner Roark, is pitching the first game of Saturday’s Marlins-Nats doubleheader. Both FanDuel and DraftKings have Roark listed among the early starters, so hopefully the Nats’ site is wrong and DFS players will still get to use Roark early and Strasburg late. MORE FANTASY: Prospect rankings | Waiver wire | DFS Playbook...

The power forward position could really be a mess, which has seemed to happen quite a bit lately. The other positions should provide plenty of options. I will update the Playbook as we get more information throughout the day. MORE: Friday NBA DFS Lineup | Sporting News DFS | GO PRO with Fantasy Alarm Don’t forget that Sporting News Fantasy’s partners at Fantasy Alarm are here to help with your lineup picks with their Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook, which, along with daily rankings, analysis, lineups and more, is available in full to Fantasy Alarm subscribers....

Constructing a daily fantasy football lineup with the right mix of low-, medium- and high-owned plays helps crack the code of crazy ROI in DFS tournaments. Collective Ownership Report provides metrics to predict what the public’s doing in NFL Week 13. Daily Fantasy Football Week 13: Quarterback Drew Brees ($7600/QB1) in the SuperDome against a bottom-half defense will almost always go chalk, and Collective Ownership Report has him well ahead of the pack....

Certain realities are being established, while the weekly pendulum of ownership still swings in DFS tournaments, where finding the right mix of low-, medium- and high-owned players is critical to hitting big. We mine these factors every week in this column. Our DraftKings lineups can be found here for cash games and here for tournaments.and if you’re looking to build the “perfect” DFS lineup, check out RotoQL and take advantage of its fantastic DFS tools....

Teams around Europe have already started to plan their transfer activities for January which has given us plenty to talk about in our daily dose of transfer news and rumours. On that note, we take a look at all the major transfer news and rumours making headlines for 27th September 2016. Antoine Griezmann hints at Manchester United transfer Wayne Rooney’s Manchester United misery could be put to an end after Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann has hinted towards a potential move to Old Trafford next summer....

Band members were local heroes: a talented guitarist from Togo, a traditional storytelling praise singer, a Nigerian oboe player, a Gambian drummer and a saxophone player from Mali who had been influenced by jazz and blues. But by the 1980s, Senegalese audiences had turned to the percussion-based street music known as mbalax (made world famous by musicians like Youssou N’Dour). Acrimony replaced accolades for the fading stars of Orchestra Baobab....

“That’s all we needed. Just 16 ounces.” MORE: Keselowski pushes Junior | Vegas results | Menard third with baby on the way Earnhardt didn’t have enough fuel as he ran out on the backstretch on the final lap, allowing Brad Keselowski to pass him for the win Sunday in the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With a win in the Daytona 500 to open the season, Earnhardt is all but in the Chase for the Sprint Cup....

And that streak is likely to be extended to six this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, where the dominant drivers there will be looking for their first wins of the season. Of the last six winners at Martinsville — Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin — only Harvick has won a race this season. MORE: Best short-track drivers | Hamlin cleared to race | Martinsville sked | Earnhardt and Elvis | Junior to Indy?...

But that finish doesn’t really inspire him all that much as he heads into the Sprint Cup race this weekend at the other road-course — Watkins Glen International. MORE: Power Rankings | Best road-course drivers | Watkins Glen schedule | Letarte picked right time to leave Junior “I love fenders and love racing on ovals and banging fenders,” said Earnhardt, who won at Pocono last week for his third win of the season....

But Earnhardt was quick to put any rumors to rest on Tuesday evening, seemingly shutting down any chance of a return to the Cup Series: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is done putting himself in dangerous situations Earnhardt spent 17 seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series, accumulating 26 victories, including two Daytona 500s before closing out his career driving for Hendrick Motorsports. Later this month, he’ll be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina....

In Kannapolis, N.C., the Single-A Intimidators are asking fans to help them pick a new name, the team announced in a press release. “Today the team launches its ‘Branded New By You’ campaign and is asking community members to suggest names to help define the team’s new identity,” the release says. “In addition to a new name, the rebrand will include a new logo and mascot. The new identity will debut after the 2019 season ends....

The fast bowler who missed the last three Tests against India with a groin strain he suffered during the first Test in Mohali. Having been out of action since, he passed his vigorous fitness test in Durban on Thursday with flying colours. Cape Cobras physio Shane Jabaar put the 32-year-old through his paces and ensured that he couuld bowl fast, run without getting fatigue and also pull his weight, when it comes to fielding after being out of action for a month-and-a-half....

Mike and Katie Milam’s Super Mario Bros. 3 decorations have caught the attention of local news stations, who have since shared pictures of it online. The decorations include a letter to Santa from a child in 1989 asking to get Super Mario Bros. 3 for Christmas. The giant tube TV shows a scene from Super Mario Bros. 3, with Mario (powered up with a Super Leaf), a Goomba, a Koopa Troopa, and a Piranha Plant....