So, there’s a bit of understanding there. There is also this positive: The Cowboys are second in turnover margin (+12). But no matter how outsiders view the unit — as a beleaguered group fighting to hang on, or an under-performing group lacking depth and positive results — the only opinion that matters is that of owner Jerry Jones. For his part, he’s sticking by defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin and line coach Rod Marinelli....

According to NFL Media, the Cowboys running back is dealing with an oblique injury similar to the one that briefly kept him out of training camp this summer. Randle tweaked his back during the Cowboys’ opening drive Sunday against the Giants after he earned consecutive gains of 13 and 11 yards on the drive before he was replaced by veteran Darren McFadden. MORE: Worst performances from Week 7 | Cowboys signed Greg Hardy, now have to deal with him...

With the Cowboys facing expensive contract decisions on potential free agents DeMarco Murray and Dez Bryant, NFL.com reports that the team will look to replace Melton with a less-expensive alternative. MORE: Chris Johnson set to be released | Peyton Manning ready to return | PHOTOS: Top 25 NFL free agents The team had signed the 28-year-old lineman to a one-year deal before last season, with a three-year, $24 million option....

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told reporters Wednesday that he thinks Goodell has done a good job and supports his decision to uphold the four-game suspension of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. MORE: Jones’ best and worst moments as owner | Jen Welter is tired of hearing about Deflategate “He’s got obviously a very tough job,” Jones said, via ESPN, in Oxnard, Calif., where his team will open training camp this week....

Dallas re-signed right tackle Doug Free on Saturday to a three-year deal worth $15 million with $6 million guaranteed, according to ESPN. MORE: Unforgettable salary cap casualties | Peterson’s father: Vikings only trying to increase trade value If the Cowboys are able to re-sign DeMarco Murray, who led the NFL in rushing last year with 1,845 yards, he’ll be running behind the same five starters now that Free has re-signed....

The Cowboys steamrolled the Giants 35-17 in Jerry World in the first game of the season, and what stood out more than anything was just how good the Dallas offense looked. Prescott threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns in a 25-for-32 passing performance. He spread the ball around, too: seven different ‘Boys caught passes from Prescott on Sunday, with all four — Amari Cooper, Jason Witten, Blake Jarwin and Randall Cobb — securing touchdown grabs in the effort....

A winner couldn’t be decided in regulation in a slugfest between two in-state rivals. MORE: Watch the NFL on fuboTV (7-day free trial) The Texans picked up their second win of the season with Dehsaun Watson outdueling Dak Prescott. Watson completed 33-of-44 passes for 375 yards, one touchdown and an interception. His biggest throw came on a 49-yard bullseye to Deandre Hopkins in overtime to set up the game-winning field goal....

Dallas’ defense was ripped apart again Sunday in a 49-38 home loss to Cleveland. After giving up 20 in a Week 1 loss to the Rams in Los Angeles, the Cowboys have yielded 126 points over their next three games. NFL WEEK 4: OBJ shows clutch gene on game-clinching TD run Given that they had a miracle winning comeback against the Falcons in Week 2, the Cowboys should be 0-4 and totally cooked when it comes to their NFC playoff chances under new coach Mike McCarthy....

This article discusses sleep apnea machines, including the history of CPAP, how CPAP works, and side effects of CPAP treatment for sleep apnea. The History of CPAP Machines CPAP machines have been used for the treatment of sleep apnea since 1981. Dr. Colin Sullivan first recognized the potential benefit of a constant, pressurized airflow created with the motor of his mother’s vacuum cleaner. Sleep apnea had previously required a tracheostomy to resolve, bypassing the collapse of the throat....

At 32 and still in peak physical condition, the Real Madrid and Portugal star has no immediate desire to hang up his boots, but already has plans in place for when the time comes. The likes of Vinnie Jones, Eric Cantona and David Beckham have all made the transition from the pitch to the silver screen and Ronaldo has designs on trying his hand at acting once he has finished terrorising opposition defences....

Marina Ovsyannikova made a dramatic intervention during a bulletin read by Ekaterina Andreeva, who has been described as Putin’s favorite news anchor. On Monday, Ovsyannikova shouted over the presenter and held up a sign that read, in Russian: “No to war, stop the war, don’t believe propaganda, here they lie to you.” Underneath, it said in English: “Russians against war.” “I was astonished, I was amazed and all my friends were watching it live, they didn’t expect it to come....

Kellner is offering a glimpse of the future of television. Dub it “cradle to grave” TV. Media giants are racing to ever more tightly link their cable and broadcast networks to share TV shows, big advertisers and, most important, viewers from across age lines, kids to grandparents. To advance the strategy, AOL Time Warner reorganized its vast TV empire, putting Kellner, one of the medium’s most successful executives, firmly in control....

“That was a pre-condition to the job,” Attanasio said. “I told all of them that Craig was going to be the manager. So that would have disqualified a candidate if they had a problem with that.” MORE: What went wrong for the six teams with early playoff exits He went with David Stearns, announcing the hire in September 2015, but Attanasio said that of the seven or eight people he interviewed, not a single one gave any indication that they wouldn’t have wanted to work with Counsell, despite him having no direct managerial experience before 2015....

Craig Sager, the sideline reporter famous for his brightly colored suits, will miss the playoffs as he undergoes treatment for leukemia. His notorious sense of humor was intact in a statement released by Turner Sports on Friday. “My favorite time of year — city to city, round by round, 40 games in 40 nights," Sager said about the playoffs via the statement. A dramatic turn has matched me with acute myeloid leukemia....

The New York Police department confirmed to Newsweek they have charged 49-year-old Craig Tamanaha with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, arson, criminal nuisance-endangering others, criminal trespass, criminal tampering and disorderly conduct in connection to the blaze. Police added they do not believe the fire which broke out at Fox Square on the corner of West 48 Street and Sixth Avenue is politically motivated. Tamanaha, who is homeless, was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning after he was allegedly observed by Fox News Channel security climbing the Christmas tree decorated outside their office Manhattan offices....

Rangel is that rare antique in politics: an unabashed Democratic liberal. His steadfastness isn’t surprising. Since 1970, he’s represented Harlem and Upper Manhattan, a district composed of African-Americans, Hispanics and the Ivy League intellectual enclave of Columbia University. But if the present trends in this election season hold, Rangel will be remarkable for another reason: he’ll become chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee–and the most influential tax man in America....

The Crate Challenge essentially involves a person trying to traverse a pyramid of plastic milk crates without toppling them over. The craze is going viral on, with #CrateChallenge already garnering a whopping 15.3 million views on TikTok. But in case you were considering given the task a go, here are some videos of how wrong it could go…. Bankrolld3lla shared a video, which can be viewed here, of two men attempting the challenge by walking across a pyramid of crates in a park....

Japanese firms that make automobiles, high-tech gadgets, game software and beauty products have begun to reach out to bloggers in the hope that they’ll promote products and create online buzz. The recognition by commercial firms is just another sign that Japan is becoming a nation of bloggers. Japanese language blogs account for 37 percent of the entire blogosphere, a tad higher than the total blogs in English, according to Technorati....

Some of this activity reflects the different ways consumers use credit cards now. Shoppers leave the checkbooks home and charge groceries, movie tickets and taxi fares to cash in on card rebates – and use credit when they shop by phone and computer. But there’s more of that old familiar, getting-in-over-our-heads syndrome, too. Consumers are spending $1.08 for every $1 they earn, says Federal Reserve Board member Lawrence Lindsey, who worries that the binge trend has been building for decades....