
Cowboys cannot get the ball back in 28-20 loss to Giants
Dallas allows three consecutive touchdown drives around halftime and loses Overshown and Hooker to injuries.
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Dallas allows three consecutive touchdown drives around halftime and loses Overshown and Hooker to injuries.

Malik Nabers is active for New York. Dallas opens at MetLife with Tyler Smith and Malik Davis on injured reserve and a new defense facing Jaxson Dart.

Dallas confirms Davis is on injured reserve following surgery; promoted back Israel Abanikanda is inactive for the opener.

Ryan Flournoy has agreed to a contract extension with the Cowboys after making the jump from a preseason release to a regular role in the offense.

Julio Rodríguez’s three-run homer capped a four-run seventh after Jacob deGrom left with a 3–0 lead.

The tight end earned a larger role during camp and was approaching restricted free agency after this season.

Cole Young’s two-run double decides it as Texas leaves the tying run at second in the ninth.

The Mavericks matched the same day Cisse signed with New York, well before the 48-hour deadline.

The road opener is the first since 2023-24; the home opener against San Antonio is Oct. 24 at American Airlines Center.

The fully guaranteed deal runs through 2029-30 after Marshall averaged a career-high 15.2 points last season.

The Michigan forward started 40 games on the national-title team and told ESPN, "We're the Michigan Mavs now."

The Mavericks used the Anthony Davis trade exception to absorb the 2024 No. 1 pick's salary and kept team options on the last two years.

The July deal also brought Tarik Biberovic's draft rights and sent AJ Johnson plus future picks to Memphis.

Dallas announced the buyout Aug. 21; Thompson cleared waivers and signed a two-year deal with the Heat two days later.

May left Michigan after a national title, becoming the Mavericks' 11th head coach and the first college coach to jump straight to an NBA job since John Beilein.

The 51-point night against Orlando made him the youngest 50-point scorer in NBA history, and the 45 against the Lakers completed consecutive 40-point games.

At 19, Flagg beat Kon Knueppel by 26 voting points and joined Michael Jordan as the only rookies to lead their own team in points, rebounds, assists, and steals.

The projected group still starts Irving, Christie, Flagg, Washington, and Lively, with Risacher, Aldama, and Johnson waiting for minutes.

The new GM points to a bigger, longer wing group around Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving with about two months to opening night.

A $30 million fine, a yearlong Steve Ballmer suspension, and five firsts from 2029 to 2033 land after the salary-cap circumvention investigation.

Shams Charania said Irving is fully recovered from the March 2025 ACL tear and locked into Dallas’ plans with Dusty May, Masai Ujiri, and Mike Schmitz.

Masai Ujiri and Mike Schmitz hired Dusty May, brought Kyrie Irving back into the plan, and added size on the wing for 2026-27.


Dallas' late-August news gives fans a clear starting point for the next stretch.