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Thursday, April 11, 2013  He didn't start playing football until he was in high school, but McAllen Rowe offensive lineman Adonis Cruz made up for lost time, garnering 1st team all-District 31-5A honors as a senior before being selected to play for the South team in the Texas high school Coaches Association All-Star football game July 30th at TCU.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  NFL Hall of Famer and member of the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor Michael Irvin gave many insights on his former team in a wide-ranging interview with Action 4 Sports Director Clay Williams.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  After Kevin Ogletree's incredible performance against the Giants in the season opener (8 catches, 114 yards, 2 touchdowns), take a look at the Cowboys WR starting to make his mark in training camp.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  While Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is officially listed as "doubtful" on the injury report, Dallas quarterback Tony Romo says he expects the future hall of famer to play Wednesday in the 2012 NFL season opener against the defending Super Bowl champion Giants.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Two years worth of running up jewelry debts, getting tossed from shopping malls, and, most recently, being arrested for allegedly striking his mother seem to have had no detrimental effect of Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, who is having his strongest training camp to date with Dallas.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee may just be a 3rd-year player, but he has wasted no time in taking the leadership role on the Dallas defense.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Despite a breakdown in contract negotiations with the Cowboys front office in the off-season, Dallas linebacker Anthony Spencer is not letting his financial situation get involved with his physical one at camp.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  With injuries decimating the Dallas interior line, Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett is looking to backups in different positions to try their hands at center.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  While DeMarcus Ware turned 30 years old on Tuesday, no one in their right mind believes the Cowboys sackmaster extraordinaire has lost a step. Nevertheless, Dallas defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is challenging the rest of his linemen and linebackers to get to opposing quarterbacks just as often as number 94 does.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  Despite some fans and media members taking Cowboys running back Felix Jones to task for failing his camp-opening conditioning test and not joining his teammates on the field, Dallas owner and general manager Jerry Jones is defending his fellow Arkansas Razorback.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  After setting the Cowboys all-time single game rushing record as a rookie, DeMarco Murray's stellar 2011 came to a crashing halt, suffering a fractured ankle that kept him out of the final three games of the season. Now in 2012, the former Sooner is ready to prove last year was no fluke.