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FC Dallas knocked out of Leagues Cup by Juárez as season goes from bad to worse

FC Dallas will be on vacation for more than three weeks, which is bad news for a club that has had a turbulent season.
With Wednesday’s 2-0 loss at Toyota Stadium against FC Juárez, FCD was eliminated from the Leagues Cup, the midsummer tournament between MLS and Liga MX teams.
FC Dallas was forced to win its match against Juárez after losing its group opener 2-1 on Saturday at St. Louis.
The Leagues Cup includes 77 matches hosted at MLS stadiums throughout the U.S. and Canada.
All 29 MLS clubs and 18 Liga MX teams participate in a World Cup-style tournament. The competition has a Group Stage made up of two regions (East and West), followed by knockout rounds until one team is crowned champion.
Officially sanctioned by Concacaf, the top three teams will receive automatic bids into the Concacaf Champions Cup with a chance to represent the Confederation at the FIFA Club World Cup.
FC Dallas will not play again until August 24, when the MLS regular season resumes, on the road against D.C. United.
In the 23rd minute, Juárez scored the decisive goal with a header from the center of the box by Ángel Zaldívar, assisted by Ralph Orquin.
In front of 13,367 fans who faced a 90-degree temperature at the start of the game, FC Dallas tried to shake off the surprise of finding themselves down on the scoreboard but could not create any dangerous plays in front of the opponent’s goal.
In the 82nd minute, Juárez got a penalty kick in their favor, with Ecuadorian Avilés Hurtados giving the visitors a 2-0 lead.
The early elimination in the Leagues Cup against Juárez, one of the weakest teams in Liga MX, is a painful reminder of how things have gone for FCD this season.
Juarez’s win was only the second for a Mexican team in the Leagues Cup in 40 games.
So far in the Liga MX tournament, FC Juárez had lost three games and tied one.
FCD’s elimination from the Leagues Cup adds to the club’s nightmare of a season. With eight games left in the regular season, the Frisco squad is currently out of the MLS playoff picture.
FC Dallas interim coach Peter Luccin acknowledged that his team had a terrible game against Juárez.
“It’s been our worst game since I took over as head coach,” said Luccin, who on June 9 replaced Nico Estévez as FCD head coach.
“It’s a sad day for me. We’re very far from reaching the level we want. On offense, we didn’t create opportunities, and on defense, my players lost many personal duels. You can’t win games like that,” said Luccin.
The FCD coach said that the elimination from the League Cup hurts him a lot.
“We are squeezing a lot of players from the second team and the Academy, asking them to do too many things. Other players are too tired; they have no more juice right now. These are not excuses; we played very poorly today”, Luccin said.
“We must all reflect on what we’re not doing well; today’s defeat was like a punch in the face.”
Find more FC Dallas coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.

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Gray, Griner pair up to help Atlanta Dream past Dallas Wings

Alisha Gray scored 27 points and Brionna Jones recorded a double-double and the Atlanta Dream took control just before halftime and went on to beat the Dallas Wings 83-75 on Saturday.
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Brittney Griner scored 15 points, Jones scored 11 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Rhyne Howard distrbuted 10 assists for Atlanta (2-2). The Dream distributed 23 assists on 29-made baskets as they shot 42.6% (68 attempts).
NaLyssa Smith scored 13 points, reserve Maddy Siegrist scored 12, Paige Bueckers 11 and reserves Tyasha Harris and Teaira McCowan 10 apiece for Dallas (0-4).
The Wings starters shot just 13 for 47 (27.6%). Dallas overall shot 30 for 82 (36.6%).
Siegrist gave Dallas its last lead at 26-24 with 4:31 left before halftime. Griner tied it 13 seconds later with a layup, Gray made two foul shots and that started a 13-4 Atlanta run to close the half with a 37-30 lead.
Jones’ layup early in the third quarter gave Atlanta its first double-digit advantage, 45-35. The Dream continued to extend their margin and led 68-50 entering the fourth.
Dallas went on a 15-2 run to close within 70-56 with 5:06 left but never got closer.
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Cowboy Roundup: Micah Parsons eyeing team history, Week 1 rookie starters?

Happy Saturday. Dallas Cowboys Nation. We’ve made it to the extended weekend with millions of people set to hit the road for Memorial Day Weekend, enjoy some cookouts, honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, spend some time with family, and soak in the unofficial kickoff of summer.
With the holiday weekend, there is no telling what kind of news will surface from Cowboys headquarters as players enjoy the break from OTAs, but in a few weeks, mandatory minicamp will kick off and the offseason will begin to ramp up.
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It’s been an eventful week surrounding the team, with several players speaking out in support of head coach Brian Schottenheimer and the “energy” surrounding the team, so hopefully that is a sign of good things to come.
While we wait to see what the weekend brings, let’s take a quick spin around the internet and check out some of the news and headlines making waves online and across social media. Indulge.
Blogging the Boys takes a look at how Micah Parsons can solidify his standing atop franchise leaderboards in some key stat categories this season.
InsideTheStar.com identifies three Cowboys rookies who could be on the field as Week 1 starters.
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Micah Parsons could really climb the Cowboys record books in 2025

When it comes to record-setting starts to their careers, there are very few in Dallas Cowboys franchise history (certainly modern history) that top Micah Parsons. The only legitimate argument in this sense may be Ezekiel Elliott.
Parsons is incredible, and we have seen him have all sorts of success through his first four seasons. To date he has racked up 52.5 sacks, time will tell if that is enough to earn a massive extension, and if he keeps up this average then he is going to continue to soar up the team’s record books.
Thanks to our friends at Stathead we can really look at history to see Parsons’ place in it.
2025 could see Micah Parsons really take hold of Dallas Cowboys history
As mentioned, Parsons has 52.5 career sacks to date. That is an absurd amount in just four seasons, but remember that he also missed a few games for the first time in 2024. Shockingly, Parsons’ 52.5 is not the most that any player has ever had through their first four seasons in team history. Pro Football Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware has him beat out by one.
While Parsons missed time in the stretch that we are talking about so did Ware. Parsons feels like a unicorn in terms of production, but Ware was absolutely incredible early on in his own right.
For what it’s worth, Ware kept pace in his fifth season with the team. Following the 2009 campaign Ware sat at 64.5 sacks which is obviously the most that anyone has ever had in team history through their first five seasons. Harvey Martin came pretty close, though.
Parsons’ career average from a sack standpoint is 13.125, so if we assume that he notches at least 13 of them then he’ll reach 65 and take down Ware. Obviously there is more that we all want from the team than for players to achieve individual milestones, but that something like this is in reach is still pretty cool. (Also a note… it must have been an error for Parsons’ name to be listed here. I tried a few times to adjust it, but we obviously know he has not played five seasons).
If we assume that Parsons reaches that point, he will also climb into the top 10 for all-time sacks while a member of the Cowboys. He trails the outgoing DeMarcus Lawrence by nine at the moment and that would be the person he pushes out of the proverbial club.
This is perhaps the most stunning look at what Parsons has done to this point in his career. He is sitting on 63 total games played and if he suits up for every one in 2025 then he will total 80. But even then, the next-closest to him in that sense would be a three-way tie between DeMarcus Ware, DeMarcus Lawrence and George Andrie. Funny that both Ware and Lawrence each played 141 games for the team.
We are watching the beginning of one of the all-time careers in Dallas Cowboys franchise history. What Parsons has done and what we assume he will continue to do are astonishing. Hopefully he can add a championship to everything he is accomplishing as well.
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