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Can the Cowboys pull off upset against red-hot 49ers?

Can the Cowboys pull off upset against red-hot 49ers?

For two teams that aren’t in the same division, there’s a lot of history between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. There was “The Catch.” All those great games in the 1990s. Last season we had the 49ers going into Dallas on wild-card weekend and pulling off the upset. We remember the Cowboys’ weird decision to run a quarterback draw on the final play of that game. The 49ers got the upset win last year. This time, maybe it will be Dallas’ turn. It’s strange to see the… Source link

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Cowboys avoid disastrous upset, but Texans exposed issues that can’t be ignored

Cowboys avoid disastrous upset, but Texans exposed issues that can’t be ignored

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys, and their fans, have a choice. They can view their 27-23 win over the Houston Texans through rose-colored glasses, celebrating the franchise’s first string of consecutive seasons with double-digit victories since 1996. They can marvel at the clinical two-minute work Dallas demonstrated both with a defensive stand and with a resulting 98-yard, game-winning drive. “All my mind is on, totally, is that 98-yard drive to win the game,” team owner Jerry… Source link

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Israel Adesanya loses middleweight title to Alex Pereira in stunning TKO upset

Israel Adesanya loses middleweight title to Alex Pereira in stunning TKO upset

NEW YORK — Israel Adesanya was knocked out in his second kickboxing fight by Alex Pereira despite controlling most of the bout until the finish. On Saturday in the main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden, history repeated itself. Adesanya was controlling the fight, hurt Pereira twice and was seemingly on the way to a decision victory. Then, out of nowhere, the hard-hitting Pereira cracked Adesanya with a combo and the course of UFC history was changed. The first right hand hurt… Source link

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No. 8 Notre Dame upset 26-21 by Marshall, still winless in Marcus Freeman era

No. 8 Notre Dame upset 26-21 by Marshall, still winless in Marcus Freeman era

Marcus Freeman is going to have to wait a little longer to get his first win as Notre Dame’s head coach. Marshall played spoiler on Saturday in No. 8 Notre Dame’s home opener, upsetting the Fighting Irish 26-21 in South Bend. It was an ugly performance all around for the Irish, who are now 0-3 during Freeman’s brief time as head coach. On Saturday, the Irish came out of the gates sluggish and fell behind 9-7 at halftime. The Marshall lead grew to 12-7 entering the fourth until the Irish… Source link

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Anthony Richardson leads Florida to thrilling 29-26 upset victory over No. 7 Utah

Anthony Richardson leads Florida to thrilling 29-26 upset victory over No. 7 Utah

Anthony Richardson made sure Billy Napier’s head-coaching debut at Florida was a memorable one. Richardson, the Gators’ electric sophomore quarterback, made play after play to help Florida upset No. 7 Utah, 29-26, in front of a raucous home crowd in the Swamp. While Utah was able to limit Richardson to mainly underneath throws in the passing game, he could not be stopped on the ground. Richardson rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns on just 11 carries, including the game-winning… Source link

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Serena Williams stuns with upset win at U.S. Open

Serena Williams stuns with upset win at U.S. Open

Somehow, some way she got stronger. And then stronger again. Faster and then faster again. Better and bolder and as big as the moment. The longer it went, the more she seemed to believe, seemed to say, yes, retirement is coming, but not today, not tonight. None of it made any sense. Maybe none of it ever did with Serena Williams. Via an intense, emotional, improbable performance Wednesday, Serena Williams defeated Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the U.S…. Source link

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USA women upset Jamaica for 4×100 relay gold at Worlds

USA women upset Jamaica for 4×100 relay gold at Worlds

The 4×100 meter relay is one of the most thrilling events in track and field, but because it requires precision for blind baton handoffs, you never quite know how races will shake out. It was no different on Saturday night in Eugene, Oregon. The men’s and women’s 4×100 medal races were held at the World Athletics Championships, and neither favorite won gold, instead taking silver. In the women’s race, the United States earned a surprise win, with Twanisha “TeeTee” Terry holding off Jamaica’s… Source link

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