07:01 AM ET 05.20 | Are we seeing a brand new, more feisty Jason Garrett? [It's] already been an under-siege, looooooooong off-season for Garrett, who has obviously become the favorite whipping boy for owner Jerry Jones. We all know Jerry is not going to blame himself for what's been continually wrong with the Cowboys. ... Garrett, however, is not backing off or backing down. The ongoing drill of late has been Jerry making pointed comments, and in a subtle way, aiming those at Garrett. Then we wait a day or a week, and Garrett answers, in also a subtle way, shooting down everything Jerry had to say. ... If this is Garrett's last stand at Valley Ranch, he seems determined to make his stand, not Jerry's.

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07:17 AM ET 05.20 | If it were up to Todd Monken, Wes Lunt would have stayed put. And that was well before Friday's news that Monken's new school is one of many -- along with all schools from the Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and Central Michigan -- that Oklahoma State is blocking as potential destinations for the for the former Cowboys quarterback. Instead, Monken said, he tried to steer Lunt back to Stillwater once learning of his decision to leave the Cowboys. ... Monken said he hasn't talked to Lunt, and despite all the natural connecting of dots linking the two, didn't foresee a good match. Still, according to sources, Lunt asked for a release to five schools: Southern Miss, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Louisville.

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07:14 AM ET 05.20 | Soon it may all be over in L.A. for embattled manager Don Mattingly. Now I'm convinced that Mattingly is going to get fired. ... The Dodgers were swept over their weekend in Atlanta, getting outscored, 16-8. Their bullpen allowed 12 of the runs. And Mattingly's postgame quotes were the equivalent of bad body language. ... [I thought], "Mattingly might be gone tomorrow." And then I got a text from a rival scout, one who has no particular insight into the Dodgers, but is attuned -- like so many in the sport -- to the game's day-to-day rhythms. "Making the call -- Donnie Ballgame will get the axe tomorrow," the scout said. When I asked the scout why he thought that, he replied, "Gut feeling. The way they've been losing."

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04:08 PM ET 05.20 | The Boston Celtics continue to keep their eye on free agent center Greg Oden, but recent indications are that the former top pick won't be ready to play again any time soon. GM Danny Ainge said the team couldn't even watch him work out last time they met, though he still plans to check in this summer on Oden's status going into next season. Battling a number of injuries, Oden hasn't played since the 2009-10 season, when he started 21 games for the Portland Trail Blazers. Folks won't give up on the talented 7-footer just yet, not after he was considered a possible once-in-a-generation big man as the No. 1 overall pick in 2007. Over 82 games in the NBA, Oden averaged 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 22.1 minutes per contest.

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07:22 AM ET 05.20 | Captain Ryan Callahan said after Sunday's loss that if the Rangers play the way they did in the first two periods against the Bruins, they'll be OK -- but that isn't the only if heading back to New York. Also, there has to be a little concern over Henrik Lundqvist. At 15:08 of the third period, he leapt forward to cover the puck after a Daniel Paille deflection try. Lundqvist remained on the ice for a bit and was in obvious discomfort while rotating his left arm, something he continued after the stoppage. ... [It] was unclear exactly how Lundqvist got hurt. "It's my shoulder, we'll see," said Lundqvist, who also rubbed his shoulder area a couple of times while speaking to the media. "We'll take a look at it."

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03:23 PM ET 05.20 | The UFC has announced two fights for its upcoming UFC 163 card on Aug. 3 in Brazil. UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will square off against Anthony Pettis, and Demian Maia will battle Josh Koscheck, in Brazil. Koscheck has lost his last two fights, while Maia is on a three-fight win streak.

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11:37 AM ET 05.17 | Keegan Bradley got hot on Thursday morning and fired an opening round 10-under par 60 at The HP Byron Nelson Championship. The score was good for a new course record at TPC Four Seasons Resort which was previously 61 set by Charlie Rymer in 1996, and followed by Justin Leonard in 2001, and Cameron Beckman in 2010. Bradley's opening-round score ties older tournament records of 60 set in 1957 by Sam Snead in the second round at Glen Lakes, and Arron Oberholser who shot a 60 in the second round at Cottonwood Valley. Keegan opened up in the morning session on the back nine, and took advantage of the overnight moisture on the green. He won his first PGA Tour event here in 2011.

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06:20 PM ET 04.24 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch climbed into a ride of a different kind on Tuesday as part of a media event to promote the V8 Supercars Series race May 17-19 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. As part of the promotion, Busch made a 20-minute run around the road course in a V8 Supercar, while Supercar driver James Courtney took Busch's No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup car for a spin. "It was sure a thrill to get into a car that I have watched and admired for many years during all those Supercar road races," Busch said. "It was also a little weird driving the Supercar and watching my car stretch its legs down the straightaway." Before getting into the Supercar, though, Busch acclimated himself with the track by driving his familiar ride, his Sprint Cup car. "I had a blast driving my car on the road course and even more of a blast in the V8 Supercar," Busch said. "The Circuit of The Americas is an awesome track with a lot of interesting and fun turns." When it came time to climb into the V8 Supercar, Busch had a few things to get used to. Opening a door to get into the car, as opposed to climbing in the window, was the easy part. Busch had to get used to a car with the steering wheel on the right side and the shifter to his left.

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11:33 AM ET 05.19 | David Beckham's representatives have held talks with Major League Soccer over the former England captain purchasing a new club in the US. The Paris St-Germain player, 38, announced on Thursday that he is to retire at the end of the season. When Beckham joined Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 his contract included an option to purchase an "expansion franchise". In 2009 Beckham said: "I have the right to own a franchise, which I will action immediately after I stop playing."

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07:05 PM ET 04.01 | The two top Indian doubles players, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, are reuniting for one final run. The two competed together during the 2012 season and have decided to join forces on the same side of the court beginning with the Monte Carlo Masters after spending the beginning of the season experimenting with other partners. Bhupati is preparing to call it quits on his career that included four Grand Slams and eight mixed doubles Grand Slams, and he couldn't think of a better way to go out than to compete with an old partner.

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