The Brazilian enjoyed a bright start to the 2016-17 campaign, only to then see an untimely injury stunt his progress. Coutinho’s tricks a treat for Reds Consistency was lacking once Coutinho returned to full fitness, but he has played his way back into form and starred again for the Reds as they eased past West Ham in their latest outing. Origi has now taken the opportunity to pay homage to his talented colleague, with it easy to see why he continues to be linked with a big-money transfer to Barcelona....

Last week that assessment shifted a bit. Another member of the Seattle industrial pantheon joined Teledesic: Phil Condit, head of the Boeing Co., threw in $100 million to make his aerospace firm an equity partner. At the same time Boeing became Teledesic’s prime contractor, getting roughly $9 billion to build and launch a scaled-down array of 288 satellites, plus spares, over the next five years. If it works, Gates, McCaw and Boeing are going to get even richer, and the world is going to get a lot smaller....

Researchers studied blood samples and health data from 125 COVID-19 patients hospitalized at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as 46 people who had recovered from the disease, and 70 healthy donors. Most of the patients had symptoms when they were diagnosed with COVID-19, and around 30 percent ended up needing a ventilator to breathe. Eighteen of the participants died over the course of the study, which was published in the journal Science....

According to data from the New York Times as of Tuesday, Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming, have seen an increase in daily COVID-19 case average compared to 14 days ago. Alaska has a daily average of 2,268 new cases, a rise of 20 percent from the daily average from two weeks ago. Idaho has seen its average daily cases soar to 4,983, 43 percent higher than they were on January 18....

The South Asia head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Udaya Regmi, told the Associated Press that the cyclone is a “terrible double blow” to those already hit with COVID-19 infections and deaths. “The potential impacts of Cyclone Tauktae are frightening, as this monster storm threatens the state of Gujarat. Every effort must continue to keep people safe from this dangerous storm and the raging pandemic,” Regmi said....

The Cowboys kicker has been wearing the same cleats on game days since 2011, but the cleats likely won’t last too much longer. MORE: Packers vs. Cowboys: Picks, predictions and odds He plans on taking his duct-taped and super-glued cleats to a lengthy playoff run with hopes that it will turn into a Super Bowl bid. “It’s exciting. It’s hard to get here,” Bailey told the Star-Telegram. “This is my second time....

Elliott’s mother, Dawn, has more than 20,000 tweets on her account, and pretty much all of them pertain to her son. The young Cowboys back doesn’t completely disregard her account: “Ezekiel doesn’t have me blocked … he just chooses to not read my tweets. LOL.” But mom knows her tweets are fire, so she sends them to Ezekiel, anyway. MORE: Fantasy RB rankings for 2016 This is a great strategy, because there’s no way Ezekiel is going to ignore a text message from his mother....

Elliott showed off a “Feed Me” tattoo on his stomach during Sunday night’s prime-time game against the Rams. The tattoo features a spoon next to the lettering. The Ohio State product is off to a strong start in 2020, delivering a receiving and rushing touchdown in the first half against Los Angeles. While the Dallas offense is more geared to pass the ball effectively than it was a couple of years ago, he remains a steady force on the ground....

Dallas has agreed to a five-year extension worth $64 million with $35.5 million guaranteed, owner Jerry Jones announced in a press conference Tuesday. Smith was in the final year of the four-year, $6.49 million contract he signed with Dallas when he was drafted by the team in the second round in 2016. He missed all of the following season as he was drafted soon after he suffered a horrific leg injury in the final game of his career at Notre Dame....

The Star, set to open Sunday, is the team’s new, $1.5 billion (yes, with a B) headquarters that takes up 91 acres. It includes a shopping center, restaurants, a 16-story hotel and more. It is absurd. The domed practice facility that is The Ford Center is absurd in itself, and team owner Jerry Jones is nice enough to share. All eight Frisco high schools that have varsity football teams will play in a quadrupleheader to begin their 2016 seasons, according to DallasNews....

Dalrymple is also facing accusations of being the cause of a 2016 settlement between the team and several cheerleaders, ESPN reported. He allegedly entered the cheerleaders’ locker room in 2015 and held his phone from behind a partial wall, which was seen by the cheerleaders as they were undressing. The organization later paid a $2.4 million confidential settlement to some of the women, who agreed to not publicize the incident....

Wide receiver Dez Bryant didn’t travel to Buffalo and has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Bills. WEEK 16 PICKS: Against the spread | Straight up Bryant didn’t participate in practice this week because of foot and ankle injuries and was listed as doubtful on the team’s injury report. Sunday’s matchup will mark the sixth game the wideout has missed this season. Bryant suffered a broken fifth metatarsal in his right foot in the Cowboys’ season-opening win over the Giants and immediately underwent surgery....

The Cowboys are the second-place team in the division behind Washington (6-9), which holds the head-to-head tiebreaker by virtue of a season series sweep. It’s been mostly a rough first season under coach Mike McCarthy, tied to losing quarterback Dak Prescott for the season in Week 5. That game was against the Giants in Dallas. Now the Cowboys will play the rematch in New York with a trip to the NFC playoffs potentially on the line....

The seemingly mundane video garnered plenty of attention, and even praise. Dallas owner Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett were both proud of the quarterback and CBS Sports even ran an article with the headline “What Dak Prescott does with a cup during a game could reveal about his character.” MORE: Dallas needs to keep its foot on the gas But the rookie just felt like he was throwing trash away....

In the fourth quarter of the team’s Thanksgiving game vs. the Giants, tight end Peyton Hendershot scored a touchdown on a 2-yard jet sweep. To celebrate, Jake Ferguson, Sean McKeon and Dalton Schultz all hopped in the giant red Salvation Army kettle in back of the end zone and played a human-size game of whack-a-mole. It ended with Hendershot whacking Ferguson on the head with the football. MORE: Cowboys vs....

Starting Jan. 9, the Cowboys will offer VIP guided tours of the facility, which includes Ford Center, the 12,000-seat indoor stadium they share with local high schools; the team’s “war room” used for the NFL Draft; the Nike Star Walk, a collection of historic milestones in Cowboys history; and a display of the team’s five Super Bowl trophies and championship rings. HAISLOP: Cowboys’ new facility is astounding The tours are designed to provide an “all-access” look at the state-of-the-art facility where the Cowboys spend 355 days a year outside of the 10 games they play at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, about 45 minutes south of Frisco....

Going into the latest duel between Dak Prescott and Tom Brady, both teams have some offensive line injury issues, with the Cowboys hurting on the outside without left tackle Tyron Smith and the Bucs losing center Ryan Jensen and left guard Aaron Stinnie. That will put the extra spotlight on the defenses. Todd Bowles will have a loaded and healthy group on every level in his head coaching debut for the Bucs....

Two of the best quarterbacks statistically in the league, Patrick Mahomes and Dak Prescott, ended the game with zero passing touchdowns between them. The Cowboys (7-3) failed to find them end zone in general. On the Chiefs’ (7-4) side, Travis Kelce and Clyde Edwards-Helaire both had rushing touchdowns. It was Edwards-Helaire’s first game back since Week 5. There were six turnovers total during the game, including L’Jarius Sneed’s pick on the Cowboys’ final possession to seal the game for Kansas City....

The Falcons with the win were able to remain competitive in the NFC wild-card playoff hunt. In addition to Dallas’ missing players, Atlanta playing at home for the first time in almost a month gave them a boost. MORE: Week 10 NFL scoreboard Check out all the stats and highlights from the Falcons’ win over the Cowboys on Sunday. Cowboys vs. Falcons: Score, results, highlights Cowboys: 7 Falcons: 27...

The boy was on a walk with his family at Prospect Point in Stanley Park when a coyote “lunged and bit him on the leg” at around 9.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service said. The boy’s parents chased the coyote away, the agency said, and took him to hospital where he was treated for minor injuries. The agency said it was investigating the attack. It also urged the public to avoid Stanley Park due to the “high risk of encountering an aggressive coyote....