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All things sporty (3)

Washington jumps Florida State as top 3 in CFP ranking unchanged
While the top three remained unchanged, Georgia is still No. 1, followed by Ohio State at No. 2 and Michigan at No. 3 -- Washington moved into the top four for the first time this season and Florida State fell to No. 5 after losing quarterback Jordsn Travis for the season.

LOL! Asshole.


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Presaeson (1 - 2)

Aug. 12: vs. Jacksonville L
Ridley had 2 catches in 1st game in almost 2 years as Jags get 28-23 preseason win over Cowboys
Aug. 19: at Seattle L
Seahawks starters look sharp in limited action, Seattle tops Dallas 22-14
Aug 26: vs. Las Vegas W
Grier shines in possible final act with team as Cowboys beat Raiders 31-16


Regular Season (8 - 3)

Week 1: at New York Giants (SNF) W
Cowboys rip Giants 40-0 for worst shutout loss between NFC East rivals
Prescott was 13 of 24 for 143 in beating the Giants for the 11th straight time. Tony Pollard scored on two short touchdown runs and Dallas forced three turnovers and sacked Daniel Jones seven times - Jones finished 15 of 28 for 104 yards with a quarterback rating of 32.4.

Week 2: vs. New York Jets W
Presott has 2 TDs, Wilson 3 picks in first start, Cowboys beat Jets 30-10
Dak Prescott was 31 of 38 for 255 yards and Tony Pollard had 72 yards rushing. CeeDee Lamb tied a career high with 11 catches. - Zach Wilson finished 12 of 27 for 170 yards.

Week 3: at Arizona L
Joshua Dobbs, James Conner lead the Cardinals ro 28-16 over cowboys
Prescott completed 25 of 40 passes for 249 yards, a touchdown and an interception. - Prescott completed 25 of 40 passes for 249 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

Week 4: vs. New England W
Cowboys score twice on defense in 38-3 blowout of Patriots, Belichick's worst loss
Elliott didn't get the start for the Patriots after watching a video tribute on the big screen above the field a few minutes before kickoff. he picked up 13 of his 16 yards (on just six carries). DaRon Bland returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown, Leighton Vander Esch scooped up a fumble for a score. - Mac Jones was responsible for all three Patriots turnovers and was pulled in the second half.

Week 5: at San Francisco (SNF) L
Brock Purdy throws 4 TD passes to lead 49ers past the Cowboys 42-10
Purdy threw three of his four touchdown passes to George Kittle in their dominance over the Dallas Cowboys. - Prescott was sacked three times and heaved an interception into double coverage after Dallas fell behind 28-10 in the third quarter. He threw two more interceptions in the fourth quarter.

Week 6: at Los Angeles Chargers (MNF) W
https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547482]Dak Prescott, Cowboys rally in 4th quarter for a 20-17 victory over Chargers[/url]
Prescott became the 30th quarterback in NFL history to throw at least one touchdown pass against 31-or-more opponents. Prescott responded by throwing for 272 yards and a touchdown.

Week-7: BYE

Week-8: vs. Los Angeles Rams W
Prescott throws 4 TD's, Bland gets 3rd pick-six of season as Cowboys rout Rams 43-20
The Cowboys won their 11th consecutive home victory. The streak matches the club's longest since an 11-game run at Texas Stadium in 1991-92, almost two decades before AT&T Stadium opened. Lamb had career highs with 12 catches for 158 yards, including another personal best with 122 yards before the break
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Week-9: at Philadelphia L
Jalen Hurts leads Eagles past Cowboys 28-23 for NFL best 8-1 mark
Hurts braved a direct hit on his injured left knee to throw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for another tush push score - Prescott threw for 374 yards and three scores. Lamb had 11 catches for 191 yards.

Week-10: vs. New York Giants W
Prescott accounts for 5 TDs, Cowboys rout Giants again 49-17 for 12th straight home win
Prescott threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns while running for another score. The Cowboys (6-3) won 40-0 in the opener in New Jersey. Cooks had his first 100-yard game since joining Dallas in an offseason trade, finishing 13 off his career high with 173. The Giants (2-8) were outgained 368-27 in the first half.

Week-11: at Carolina W
Dak Prescott scores 2 TDs, Bland ties NFL record with 4th pick-6 in Cowboys'' 33-10 rout of Panthers
Prescott threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns. Bland is tied for second on the team in touchdowns, something that doesn't often happen for a cornerback in the NFL, particularly on a team with an offense as explosive as the Cowboys. The Cowboys have averaged 33.6 points over the last five games. Tony Pollard ran for 61 yards and a touchdown, and CeeDee Lamb found the end zone again for his fifth score of the season.

Week-12: vs. Washington W
Bland, Prescott help Cowboys to 13th straight home win with 45-10 victory over Commanders
DaRon Bland set an NFL record with his fifth interception return for a touchdown this season, and the Cowboys extended their longest home winning streak in 42 years to 13. Dak Prescott threw for 331 yards in his fifth consecutive game with at least two TD passes, one shy of his career best. Dallas is now within five games of the 18-game winning streak at old Texas Stadium from 1979-81, when the Cowboys were in middle of an NFL-record run of 20 consecutive winning seasons.

Nov. 30: vs. Seattle (Amazon Prime)
Dec. 10: vs. Philadelphia (SNF)
Dec. 17: at Buffalo
Dec. 24: at Miami
Dec. 30: vs. Detroit (ESPN)
Jan. 7: at Washington
 
Nikita Tszyu claims Australian super-welterweight title
Nikita Tszyu has captured the Australian super-welterweight title with a devastating TKO victory over Dylan Biggs to have the nation's most famous boxing family on the precipice of an extraordinary sporting milestone.

Jermell Charlo vacates IBF title ahead of Murtazaliev purse bid
Charlo (35-2-1, 19 KOs), 33 has owed Murtazaliev (21-0, 15 KOs), 30, a title shot for years. Instead, Murtazaliev received step-aside money to allow Charlo to fight Brian Castano for the undisputed junior middleweight championship.
 
2023 College Football Standings
American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, Conference USA, FBS Independents, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pac-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, Sun Belt Conference,


Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Division Leaders:
No.5: Florida State (8-0 Conference, 12-0 Overall)

No.10: Louisville (7-1, 10-2). No.20: NC State (6-2, 9-3). No.24: Clemson (4-4, 8-4)

South Eastern Conference Football Standings
Division Leaders:
East
No.2: Georgia (8-0 Conference, 12-0 Overall).

No.9: Missouri (5-2, 10-2). No.21: Tennessee (4-4, 8-4)
West:
No.8: Alabama (8-0 Conference, 11-1 Overall).

No.12: Ole Miss (6-2, 10-2). No.14: LSU (6-2, 9-3)

Big Ten Football Standings
Division Leaders
East
No.3 Michigan (9-0 Conference, 12-0 Overall)

No.2: Ohio State (7-1, 11-1). No.11: Penn State (7-2, 10-2)
West
No.17: Iowa (6-2 Conference, 9-2 Overall)

Big 12 Conference Standings
Division Leader
No.7: Texas (8-1 Conference, 11-1 Overall).

No.20: Oklahoma State (7-2, 9-3). No.13: Oklahoma (7-2, 10-2). No.19: Kansas State (6-3, 8-4)

PAC 12 Standings
Division Leader
No.4: Washington (9-0 Conference, 12-0 Overall)

No.6: Oregon (8-1, 11-1). No.15: Arizona (7-2, 9-3). No.16: Oregon State (5-4, 8-4).
 

Preseason (0 - 3)
Week 1: vs. New York Jets L
Panthers Bryce Young limited to 21 yards in preseason debut, Jets win 27-0 without Aaron Rodgers
Week 2: at New York Giants L
Jones plays like $40 million man for Giants, No. 1 overall Young shows flashes for Panthers
Week 3 vs. Detroit L
No. 1 Bryce Young looks sharp, Lions 26-17 over Panthers

Regular Season (1 - 10)
Week 1: at Atlanta L
Bijan Robinson outshines top pick Bryce Young as Falcons knock of Carolina 24-10
Robinson caught a touchdown pass in his debut and set up another score with a long run - Young was intercepted twice by Jessie Bates and didn't complete a pass longer than 14 yards.

Week 2: vs. New Orleans (MNF) L
Saints' defense shuts down Bryce Young in 20-17 win
Jones ran for two touchdowns, rookie Blake Grupe kicked two field goals on Monday night, improving to 2-0 for the first time since 2013. The Saints' defense did the rest, holding Panthers rookie Bryce Young to 153 yards passing in his home debut.

Week 3: at Seattle L
Kenneth Walker sparks Seahawks in second half to beat Carolina 37-27
Kenneth Wallker III rushed for 97 yards and two second-half touchdowns, Jason Myers kicked five field goals. - Andy Dalton threw for 361 yards. Adam Thielen had 11 catches for 145 yards.

Week 4: vs. Minnesota L
Justin Jefferson 2 TDs lift Vikings over Panthers 21-13
Kirk Cousins overcame two interceptions, including one that was returned 99 yards for a touchdown, and threw two touchdown passes to Jefferson. -Young finished 25 of 32 for 204 yards for Carolina, falling to 0-3 as an NFL starter.

Week-5: at Detroit L
Jared Goff throws 3 TD passes, runs for score, NFC North-leading Lions beat winless Panthers 42-24
Goff was 20 of 28 for 236, meanwhile made many more plays than mistakes. - Young, the No. 1 overall pick, was 25 of 41 for 247 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Week-6: at Miami L
Tua Tagovialoa 3 TD passes rally the Dolphins past the Panthers 42-21
Tagovailoa finished 21 of 31 for 262 yards and has an NFL-leading 1,876 yards passing this season. - Bryce Young finished 23 of 38 with 217 yards and was sacked four times.

Week-7: BYE

Week-8: vs. Houston
W
Eddy Pineito's 23-yard FG as time expires help Bryce Young, Panthers get first win over Texans 15-13
Pineiro made his third attempt, even as another flag for offsides was thrown on the Texans. Young overcame six sacks and three drops by his wide receivers to record his first win since coming into the NFL out of Alabama. Young, the No. 1 overall pick, threw for 235 yards and a touchdown. - Stroud, the second overall pick, was 16 of 24 for 140 yards and ran for a touchdown for Houston (3-4).

Week-9: vs. Indianapolis L
Kenny Moore's two pick 6's help Colts snap 3-game skid with 27-13 victory over Panthers
Moore returned two Bryce Young interceptions for touchdowns, Jonathan Taylor caught a touchdown pass from Gardner Minshew. - Young has now been sacked 26 times in seven starts, and the rookie clearly seems bothered by the constant pressure.

Week-10: at Chicago L
Foreman runs for TD, Bears beat Panthers 16-13 to boost their shoot at the top pick in the draft
Tyson Bagent completed 20 of 33 passes for 162 yards in his fourth straight start with Justin Fields sidelined because of a dislocated right thumb. Cairo Santos kicked three field goals. - Adam Thielen caught six passes for 42 yards, and the Panthers fell to 0-5 on the road.

Week-11: vs. Dallas L
Dak Prescott scores 2 TDs, Bland ties NFL record with 4th pick-6 in Cowboys'' 33-10 rout of Panthers
Young finished 16 of 29 for 123 yards, and the No. 1 draft pick threw his third pick-6 in the last three games. He also fumbled. The Cowboys sacked Young seven times and limited the Panthers to 187 yards and 13 first downs in the first game since Reich resumed control of play-calling duties.

Week-12: at Tennessee L
Derrick Henry runs for 2 TDs as the Titans hold off Panthers, Bryce Young 17-10
Young threw for 194 yards. The No. 1 overll pick in April’s draft helped Carolina hold the ball for much of the second half, but the Panthers managed to cap only one possession with Chuba Hubbard's 5-yard TD run to open the third quarter pulling within 17-10. - Titans rookie Will Levis threw for 185 yards and improved to 2/3 as a starter. He was sacked only once behind an offensive line featuring a pair of rookies with left tackle Jaelyn Duncan in his first NFL start beside left guard Peter Skoronski.

Dec. 3: at Tampa Bay
Dec. 10: at New Orleans
Dec. 16 or 17: vs. Atlanta
Dec. 24: vs. Green Bay
Dec. 31: at Jacksonville
Jan. 6 or 7: vs. Tampa Bay
 
@blackfoot NAP

I'm afraid don't have time to review the entirety of 'all things sporty'. What is the precise nature / purpose of this thread? Given the comprehensive coverage of sports in TAoD, I am not sure I understand the reasoning for a generic 'sporty' thread.

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USC (No. 6) reaches highest AP Top 25 rankings since 1994
South Carolina remained the unanimous choice at No. 1 from the 36-member national media panel. The Gamecocks cruised to two easy wins over the Thanksgiving holiday. UCLA, Stanford, Iowa and NC State round out the top five.

@blackfoot NAP:

I believe this article would be a good candidate for the generic basketball thread I proposed, yes?

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