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Those needing confirmation about whether other gay football players exist in the NFL can look to Michael Sam. In a tell-all interview set to air on the OWN network this weekend, the athlete confirmed to Oprah Winfrey that he knows of other gay men currently playing in the league. In fact, some of them have […]

There’s apparently no limit to what people will share on social media. Just ask NFL free agent running back Brennan Clay (pictured). A few days ago, he took to Twitter to accuse his wife, Gina, of cheating with Dallas Cowboys’ star Demarco Murray, his former teammate the University of Oklahoma. Now, he’s provided the “proof” […]

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Former Oklahoma Sooners running back Brennan Clay just put his ex-teammate DeMarco Murray and wife on blast by accusing them of having an affair on Twitter. Clay played for Oklahama for four years beginning in 2010, coming in Murray’s last year. Clay was later cut from the Denver Broncos. He clearly has reason to believe […]

    Lower Alabama or Pensacola, Florida is the hometown of Dallas Cowboys star Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith.  “Pensacola and the Gulf Coast period has always been some of the most beautiful beaches in the entire country,” says Smith. “A lot of people didn’t notice that until the oil spill hit and that’s when […]

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IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have released Michael Sam from the practice squad, another setback as the NFL’s first openly gay player tries to make an active roster during the regular season for the first time. Sam was signed to Dallas’ practice squad on Sept. 3, four days after he was among the […]

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The New York Giants are briefing their players on the Ebola virus in advance of the team’s trip to Dallas for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys, reports ESPN. The team’s medical personnel were briefed on the disease and then provided information to the players via email this week, with instructions to contact team medical personnel […]

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DALLAS (AP) — Police in suburban Dallas say Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has been arrested after taking underwear and cologne from a mall department store without paying. Frisco Police Sgt. Brad Merritt says Randle is charged with Class B misdemeanor theft. He was detained Monday evening by store security before being arrested and booked […]

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys special teams player C.J. Spillman is under investigation but hasn’t been arrested or charged after a report of an alleged sexual assault at the team hotel last month. Grapevine police spokesman Sgt. Robert Eberling said Wednesday night that the alleged assault took place early Sept. 20 at the Gaylord […]

A former exotic dancer is suing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, accusing him of sexual assault during a June 2009 incident in a local hotel. The Dallas News reports: Jana Weckerly, 27, from Ardmore, Okla., said Jones fondled her genitals, forced her to touch or rub his penis, and required her to watch as the […]

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An anti-gay group is planning to protest the Dallas Cowboys after the team signed openly gay football star Michael Sam onto its practice squad. Jack Burkman, a conservative lobbyist, says “thousands” of right-wing Christians will protest Sunday in Arlington, Texas, where the Cowboys will play their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. Burkman heads […]

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Michael Sam is flying into Dallas on Tuesday night and will take a physical for the Cowboys on Wednesday, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. If he passes his physical, the Cowboys intend to sign him to their practice squad, the source said. Sam, who is seeking to become the first openly gay […]

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent is being allowed to return to the NFL, though he won’t play right away. The NFL on Tuesday outlined a series of conditions Brent must meet to be eligible to play when the Cowboys return from their bye week in November. Brent retired last year and was sentenced […]