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Which Dallas Cowboys players are up for end-of-season awards at 2024 NFL Honors?
Several Cowboys players will learn Thursday evening whether they won a prestigious Associated Press end-of-year NFL award.
There is a good chance none do.
Quarterback Dak Prescott is up for MVP but is certain not to be selected. The same AP voters who decide MVP heavily favored Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson for first-team All-Pro. They also gave the San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey all 50 of their first-place votes at running back.
That logic can be applied at other awards.
Prescott and CeeDee Lamb are among the finalists for Offensive Player of the Year. McCaffrey, Jackson and Tyreek Hill are the others. Prescott won’t fare better than Jackson, at minimum. AP voters slightly preferred Hill over Lamb when Hill received 50 first-place votes for All-Pro. Lamb received 49 with a second-place vote.
Cornerback DaRon Bland and hybrid defensive end Micah Parsons are finalists at Defensive Player of the Year. Bland seems doubtful to top Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, considering 22 voters didn’t consider Bland one of the two cornerbacks in 2023. Parsons surely won’t win. Garrett and Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt both bumped Parsons to the All-Pro second team.
Prescott could still leave with some hardware. He, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy are the finalists for the FedEx Air Player of the Year.
DeMarcus Lawrence is one of 32 nominees for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. Little buzz surrounds his prospects of winning that prize. Prescott received it last year.
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2024 UIL tennis regional results: See how boys and girls from Dallas-area schools fared
CLASS 6A
REGION I
(at Courts of McKinney)
BOYS SINGLES
SEMIFINALS
Riki Koshimizu, Coppell d. Ian Urago, EP Coronado, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
Connor Cole, Jesuit d. Dmitri Goubin, Plano, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2)
THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Riki Koshimizu, Coppell vs. Connor Cole, Jesuit
BOYS DOUBLES
SEMIFINALS
Li/Rajpal, SL Carroll d. Viswanathan/Peck, Flower Mound, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
Whitehead/Kim, SL Carroll d. Bair/Kalimuthu, Flower Mound, 6-2, 6-2
THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Li/Rajpal, SL Carroll vs. Whitehead/Kim, SL Carroll
GIRLS SINGLES
SEMIFINALS
Alexandra Patton, Coppell d. Isabella Hernandez, EP Franklin, 6-2, 6-2
Makenzie Baptist, EP Coronado d. Samantha Velasco, Hebron, 7-5, 6-0
THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Alexandra Patton, Coppell vs. Makenzie Baptist, EP Coronado
GIRLS DOUBLES
SEMIFINALS
Son/Singh, Allen d. McCaffrey/Kim, SL Carroll, 6-3, 6-0
Podaralla/Hartin, San Angelo Central vs. Kim/Thoms, Plano West
THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Son/Singh, Allen vs. Podaralla/Hartin, San Angelo Central or Kim/Thoms, Plano West
MIXED DOUBLES
SEMIFINALS
Koduri/Huang, Plano West d. Benson/Rees, Highland Park, 6-3, 6-3
Fraire/Lee, EP Franklin d. Nath/Guru, Coppell, 7-6 (2), 6-1
THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Koduri/Huang, Plano West vs. Fraire/Lee, EP Franklin
CLASS 5A REGION I
(at McLeod Tennis Center, Lubbock)
BOYS SINGLES
SEMIFINALS
Maximus Martin, El Paso d. Parth Mittal, Lubbock, 6-0, 6-0
Tucker Haynes, Ama. Tascosa d. Darren Nava, Del Valle, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Maximus Martin, El Paso vs. Tucker Haynes, Ama. Tascosa
BOYS DOUBLES
SEMIFINALS
Carter Holt/Austin Lewis, Argyle d. Caleb Bradshaw/Asher Etchison, Cooper, 6-3, 6-4
Thomas Mann/Daniel Warraich, Coronado d. Blaine Kipper/Luke Naylor, Jus. Northwest, 6-4, 6-1
THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Carter Holt/Austin Lewis, Argyle vs. Thomas Mann/Daniel Warraich, Coronado
GIRLS SINGLES
SEMIFINALS
Meghna Arun Kumar, Argyle d. Daniela Ocaranza, El Paso, 7-5, 6-2
Bianca Harris, FW Arl. Heights d. Kalina Trindade, Lubbock, 6-2, 6-0
THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Meghna Arun Kumar, Argyle vs. Bianca Harris, FW Arl. Heights
GIRLS DOUBLES
SEMIFINALS
Emilia Gyorgy/Sara Gyorgy, Grapevine d. Allex Gonzales/Sara Shelhamer, Amarillo, 6-3, 6-4
Halle Rose/Morgan Rose, Amarillo d. Hannah Lightner/Julia Lightner, Argyle, 7-6 (5), 6-2
THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Emilia Gyorgy/Sara Gyorgy, Grapevine vs. Halle Rose/Morgan Rose, Amarillo
MIXED DOUBLES
SEMIFINALS
Trevor Short/Hope Willis, Wylie d. Alex Earthman/Seren Wilson, Amarillo, 6-0, 6-4
Brandon Cowling/Kate Delgado, Wylie d. Caroline Artho/Barrett Stroud, Amarillo, 6-1, 7-5
THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Trevor Short/Hope Willis, Wylie d. Brandon Cowling/Kate Delgado, Wylie
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Dallas Cowboys Add ‘Jack-Of-All-Trades’ Receiver in 2025 NFL Draft?
Could the Dallas Cowboys add a versatile and elusive wide receiver in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft? Dallas drafts Oregon transfer receiver Evan Stewart with the No. 26-pick in the latest mock from ESPN.
Talk about a homecoming! Stewart is a Frisco, Texas-native, which is where the Dallas Cowboys headquarters is located.
Could Stewart be a Dallas star alongside receiver CeeDee Lamb? Currently the Cowboys room is highlighted by Lamb, Brandin Cooks, Jalen Tolbert, Kavontae Turpin.
“I want to show that I am a jack of all trades,” said Stewart during Oregon practices. “…I can go up and get it like a big receiver, I can move like a little receiver. I’ve got great hands, I’m very quick, very fast.”
Stewart transferred from Texas A&M, totaling 1,163 receiving yards and six touchdowns in two seasons in college station, despite an early season ankle injury in 2013 that resulted in diminished production. Stewart’s undeniable talent and experience was highly sought after in the portal, ranking as a top-5 overall athlete in the portal.
Stewart’s goal for the Oregon 2024 football season is clear.
“That ball, man. I’m trying to get those passes,” Stewart said during Oregon’s spring practices. “(Oregon suited everything that I was looking for. I wanted to be in a great program that had a lot of order and construction. Everything is so much better here, honestly, I’m happy with my decision.”
Stewart already turned heads in a Duck uniform during spring football practices. Possibly the biggest get for the Ducks in the transfer portal this year by coach Dan Lanning. Oregon enters their inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference as one of the favorites to win the Big Ten Title, with much thanks to additions like Stewart.
Dallas’ rookie mini camp is May 10-11. It’ll be a first-look at the Cowboys’ first-round 2024 NFL Draft selection Tyler Guyton. The hope is that Guyton, a former Oklahoma offensive tackle, can help reinforce the Cowboys offensive line quickly.
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What we learned in FC Dallas' win over Memphis
FC Dallas picked up another much-needed win on Tuesday night, a US Open Cup Round of 32 win over USL Championship side Memphis 901.
This morning, as I am sitting at a pub in the Pittsburgh Airport, I thought I would take a few minutes to discuss the comments made by head coach Nico Estevez and the game’s goal scorer, Logan Farrington, after last night’s win. I’m also going to take a quick look back at a game that FC Dallas had control over…for the most part.
This won’t be our normal breakdown of the game since we do need to quickly turn our attention to Saturday’s game with Austin FC.
For a coach who needed to go for it in a Cup tournament game at home against a lower-division team, Estevez really didn’t push things all that much with his lineup choice. He stuck it out once more with the 3-4-3, as he reintroduced Jesus Ferreira and Asier Illarramendi back into the lineup after the two weren’t ‘fully fit’ enough, Nico’s words there to do so in Toronto last week.
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