Buster Olney chats with Bob Nightengale, Keith Law and Jess Mendoza about how sample size is a factor in the trade value of Yu Darvish & Sonny Gray, the emotion displayed by Adrian Beltre and Giancarlo Stanton on Wednesday night and more.
After participating in a pass-rushing summit hosted by mentor Von Miller, new Cowboys DE Damontre Moore is eager to show off what he learned.
Buster Olney recaps all of Wednesday's MLB action, including tempers flaring Texas, Detroit and Washington. Plus, another walk-off for the Dodgers and much more.
On a team with a history of great draft classes, the Cowboys could have another if more of the 2016 rookies emerge in their second seasons.
The Cowboys will sign veteran running back Ronnie Hillman, who posted a career-best 863 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in his last season with the Broncos in 2015.
Marlins leadoff hitter Dee Gordon homered on the first pitch thrown by Yu Darvish, and things got no better for the Texas Rangers as Miami set a franchise record for runs in a 22-10 victory Wednesday night.
A disagreement about how close he needed to be to the on-deck circle led Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre to get ejected before his eighth-inning at-bat.
Adrián Beltré is just 4 hits away from 3,000. His next game is on Friday vs the Orioles.
Darvish has had a couple of rough outings this month, one that could end with his being traded to one of the top contenders. What's his Rangers legacy?
Dak Prescott's first training camp practice looked a lot like last season, as the Cowboys' QB was relaxed and accurate in leading his team.
The Cowboys drafted linebacker Jaylon Smith in 2016 knowing he was likely to miss the entire season with a knee injury. On Wednesday, he practiced in pads for the first time since getting hurt.
Overheard at camp: "Boo." Don't worry it wasn't for a player. With Dan Bailey's 39-yard field goal attempt straight as an arrow and heading near the camera on the top of the scissor lift in the end zone, the cameraman attempted to catch the kick. Unable to come up with it – hey, it's windy up there – the fans gave a quick boo and even the cameraman showed a level of disgust. It's the first day. He'll get another chance.
Rookie report at camp: First-round pick Taco Charlton worked with the first team at left defensive end with Tyrone Crawford getting a day of rest. In one-on-one pass rush drills, Charlton tried to work his power against right tackle La'el Collins but ran into a wall and fell to the ground, prompting Collins to finish the play with some aggression. In the individual compete period, however, Charlton showed he was a fast learner and was able to get to the edge on Collins to give the defense a win.
Best play at camp: Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie, the Cowboys' second-round pick, made a quick first impression. On the first play of one-on-one drills against wide receiver Brice Butler, he jammed the veteran receiver to make it difficult to get off the line, swatted Dak Prescott's pass up in the air, turned and was able to tip the pass to himself for an interception. On his next rep, however, he was beaten to the inside by wide receiver Lance Lenoir.
Cowboys defensive tackle Maliek Collins was limited in practice with a hip flexor but Stephen Jones said the team doesn't believe it is anything major. Defensive end Charles Tapper was not able to do everything because of cramps.
Cowboys' first padded practice comes to an end with first round pick Taco Charlton upset with undrafted tackle Dan Skipper. It looked like Skipper stepped on Charlton after the play. Teammates had to step in.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 67 | 34 | .663 | - | L1 |
| Seattle | 51 | 52 | .495 | 17 | L1 |
| Texas | 49 | 52 | .485 | 18 | L1 |
| Los Angeles | 49 | 53 | .480 | 18.5 | L2 |
| Oakland | 44 | 57 | .436 | 23 | L3 |
