Prescott said he’s been talking to Elliott in the week and a half the Cowboys have been training, but not to try and lure Elliott to report. “Friendship is friendship and business is business,” Prescott said, via ESPN. “You don’t cross those.” Elliott is in Day 10 of his holdout with rumors swirling that the negotiations have either stalled, are progressing or are somewhere in between. The running back has been training in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, as he holds out from camp in an effort to get a new contract extension....

Coming off a brutal ankle injury that cost him most of the 2020 season, Prescott is expected to be 100 percent this upcoming season, his sixth as Cowboys QB. The injury, while gruesome, was apparently nothing for Prescott to overcome, though, as he thanked quarterback Alex Smith for being a point of inspiration for his return. Smith, who dealt with a life-threatening leg injury of his own, was mentioned by name during Prescott’s news conference on Wednesday, during which the Cowboys announced the new deal....

At stake: the right to use the Earnhardt name in ventures not involving the estate of their late father. Teresa Earnhardt is fighting in court to stop Kerry from using the name of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. MORE: Charlotte starting lineup | NASCAR family feuds | Why Teresa is at fault Family members have spent years squabbling with Teresa, who is Dale’s widow. Teresa married Dale in 1982, was his third wife and now claims ownership of his estate and exclusive use of his name....

Making the Chase for the Sprint Cup is taking a backseat to a more important issue. Speaking on a podcast Sunday night, Earnhardt noted his priority. MORE: Earnhardt needs time to heal, Craven says | Fans should sweat Junior’s future “I put my health and quality of life as a top priority and I’ll always do that,” he said on the podcast. “I’m going to take this slow and follow the advice of my doctors and try to learn as much as I can to be smarter and wiser....

More than 75 of them, to be exact, in a “Racecar Graveyard" located on his “Dirty Mo Acres” estate. He has so many cars, and the graveyard is so vast, in fact, that he searched for about a year to find one of the old vehicles. Earnhardt Jr., who retired from full-time competition in 2017 and is now an analyst for NBC’s NASCAR coverage, posted the details of his search on his Facebook page Thursday....

MORE: Chicagoland photos | Harvick punches Johnson over wreck | Chase standings | Hamlin wins Instead, he wound finishing 12th and falling in the Chase standings. He was running in the top 10 but got stuck in traffic after a late caution and restart with just five laps to go. “When you have a late yellow, it takes all the damn work you did all day out of it,” Earnhardt said after the race....

Henceforth, the chassis Dale Earnhardt Jr. drives won’t have one — not since the No. 88 Chevrolet named “Amelia” spun and wrecked at Talladega and was consigned to the chassis “graveyard” on Earnhardt’s property in North Carolina. MORE: Moments that define Dale Jr. “No, we’re not going to be naming cars anymore,” Earnhardt said Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. “I knew, as soon as we did that, it sort of took off and put a lot of pressure on that car and the team....

Earnhardt Jr. put himself in position to challenge for the win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Good Sam 500, leading 34 laps but settling for fifth after opting to stay out during the final caution prior to the overtime period. While some pitted at that time, leader Kevin Harvick, Earnhardt and Austin Dillon remained on the track. MORE: Phoenix Cup race photos | Harvick, Edwards produce epic finish After the race, Earnhardt refused to question the decision to remain out on that final pit stop....

Special to him and special to the legion of fans who still fly the Dale Earnhardt flag proudly. "It's a symbol for my father. That stylized number and that flag is a symbol to him and when somebody raises that flag up over their motorhome or wherever they fly it, it's a way for them to show their support for my father," he said. MORE: Daytona entry list | No easy for Mama Earnhardt | Junior’s new sponsor | Evernham’s plan | New to Childress...

Among the tweets were those of retired NASCAR driver — and Redskins superfan — Dale Earnhardt Jr. IYER: Ranking Kirk Cousins’ best options in free agency When the news first broke, he expressed his intrigue through a “Big Lebowski” gif. But, as usually becomes the case with fans of the franchise, he voiced his displeasure with a decision made by the team’s front office, tweeting that giving up young cornerback Kendall Fuller in addition to a third-round draft pick was a bad idea....

The Cowboys dropped to 3-8 with the loss and are now rock-bottom of the NFC East, while Washington improved to 4-7 and took control of the division at least until Sunday, when the 3-7 New York Giants take on the Cincinnati Bengals, before the 3-6-1 Philadelphia Eagles host the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. The Cowboys arrived into Thanksgiving on the back of a much-needed 31-28 win in Minnesota last week, but the feel-good factor swiftly evaporated....

Gilbert did not live up to that guarantee, as James has won two titles and made four straight NBA Finals appearances since leaving for Miami. What hadn’t changed since then, however, was the letter, which remained on the Cavaliers’ website until Monday. MORE: James’ agent to meet Riley | Riley will try end Heat upheaval | James leads free-agent SFs The URL “http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html" lived on the Cavaliers’ website for four years....

After 11 years with the organization, spent largely sacrificing his body for the greater good of the team, Girardi was no longer a New York Ranger, his contract bought out, making him a free agent. “I gotta say I was surprised,” Girardi told Sporting News. “Obviously, it’s a [salary] cap era and my contract did not help, but at the end of the day, after a decent year and good playoffs and the (end-of-season) meetings, I just started working out, preparing for next season....

The Brazilian right-back, who became a free agent last month after severing his ties with Juventus, was believed to have agreed to play under Pep Guardiola in 2017-18. Bayern Munich sign James Rodriguez Man City felt they had made a major breakthrough in their pursuit of Alves midway through June and it was quickly established that they had agreed the terms of a two-year contract with him. However, PSG appear to have gazumped their Champions League rivals and have flown newlywed Alves and wife, Joana Sanz, into the French capital to put pen-to-paper on a contract....

That was never her expectation after just two full seasons of Sprint Cup racing. “From every single interview I have ever done about where I expected to be, I never gave any answer on where I thought that would be,” Patrick said recently. “I have said all along it’s about progress, and it still is. As long as you keep progressing you are going to get to the top over a matter of time....

The Daniel Jones Experience has been quite the ride since he’s entered the league in 2019. After all, any time you share a bit of history with Ryan Leaf, that makes for some fun water cooler talk. While the Duke product has shown flashes of high-ceiling ability, he’s also done a lot to make fans and analysts question whether or not he can be a bona fide franchise passer in Year 3....

The 29-year-old is currently without a club after the Reds released him after his contract expired in June. And, in a number of videos posted on Instagram, Sturridge shows how his house in LA was broken into, with a glass door having been smashed and his dog, plus several bags, having been removed. In a series of follow-up video pleas, Sturridge offers $30,000-plus for the return of his pet, saying: “Listen, somebody has broken into the house in LA, took my dog, from the house....

The “something” in question is an extremely long penis. In fact, it’s the longest penis in the world. Of course, John Dillermand is not a real person but a character on an eponymous television show. If he were real, he might not be so controversial. You see, Dillermand is a claymation figure at the center of a new animated series in Denmark that’s intended for an audience of 4- to 8-year-olds....

When the fight ended, Garcia went AWOL: he avoided the spotlight and took the remainder of the year off, wanting to let his body recover from a grueling contest. Now, the former champion is back, returning on Saturday night to battle former lightweight champion Brandon Rios in the main event in a WBC title eliminator (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET). Sometimes a fight can haunt a fighter, especially a first loss....

DARE, in place in 80 percent of schools nationwide, had focused on elementary-school students. In the program, police officers teach kids how to cope with the dangers of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. The new program, which will begin its trial phase this fall, will be aimed at middle- and high-school students. About 50,000 children will try out the new curriculum. For more details, NEWSWEEK’s Laura Fording spoke with Richard Clayton, a professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Kentucky who has studied the effectiveness of the DARE program, and Zili Sloboda, an adjunct research professor at University of Akron and a senior research associate in the Institute for Health and Social Policy, who is helping to develop the new program....