RF Sports Radio | DFW Sports News — Cowboys, Mavs, Rangers, Stars, Wings, SMU

By Jake "Star" Whitfield , RF Sports Radio Cowboys voice Cowboys Nation, I have been doing this a long time, and Sunday at AT&T Stadium was one of the hardest losses to explain. Dallas led by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Arizona's kicker missed the extra point that should have won it. And the Cowboys still lost. The facts Chad Ryland kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime and Arizona beat Dallas 33-30 on Sunday, per the Associated Press. Ryland had pulled the go-ahead extra point wide left with six seconds left in regulation after making his previous 58, per the AP. It was Arizona's fifth straight win over Dallas, and the Cardinals are now 5-0 at AT&T Stadium. Dallas led 24-10 early in the fourth quarter after Dak Prescott scrambled in for his first rushing touchdown of the season, per DallasCowboys.com. Then Gardner Minshew, who replaced Jacoby Brissett in the third quarter, led touchdown drives on Arizona's last four possessions of reg...

By Marcus Delaney , RF Sports Radio Mavericks voice Mavs Nation, here is a sentence nobody expected to read in early November: Dallas is the favorite tonight, and it is the first time all season. After knocking off Miami, Oklahoma City and Houston last week, the Mavericks now have to beat the one team that has not beaten anybody. The facts Dallas (4-2) hosts Sacramento (0-6) tonight at 7 p.m. Central at American Airlines Center, on KFAA-29 and MavsTV+, per Mavs.com. The Kings have the worst record in the NBA, and the AP preview notes the Mavericks have won three straight. "This will be the first game that we're favored, that we're supposed to win," coach Dusty May said, per Mavs.com. "That's a new puzzle for us to put together." The Kings can still score. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr., the No. 7 pick out of Arkansas, averages 26.3 points and 6.3 assists and leads all rookies in scoring, per Mavs.com. Zach LaVine averages 23.5 points, and Domantas Sa...

By Hank Dalton , RF Sports Radio MLB voice Baseball fans, the postseason is officially over, the Brewers have the trophy, and for the first Sunday since March there is no game that matters. For Rangers fans, that means one thing: the winter is here, and the first moves are on the board. The facts Milwaukee won the World Series four games to one, finishing it Wednesday. In Arlington, the off-season opened with three departures. MLB.com, ESPN and the Associated Press all report that Joc Pederson, Kyle Higashioka and Jakob Junis are free agents after their mutual options were not exercised. Higashioka receives a $1 million buyout instead of a $7 million salary, and Junis receives a $1.25 million buyout on a $5 million option, per MLB Trade Rumors. Pederson passed on his end of his option first, as ESPN reported earlier in the week. Texas also made an add. The Rangers selected the contract of right-hander Aidan Curry, putting him on the 40-man roster so he cannot become a minor-...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW high school voice Sunday morning, North Texas. Week 10 is in the books, the film is getting broken down, and the playoff bracket is starting to take shape. Some programs spent Friday night clinching. Others spent it surviving. A few are still doing math. The facts Allen clinched the District 6-6A title and the No. 1 Division I seed with its 56-14 win at McKinney Boyd, per HS Football Nation. North Crowley clinched the District 11-6A title Thursday with a 72-10 win over Mansfield and is 9-0, per HS Football Nation, which projects the Eagles into Division II. Waxahachie won 34-0 at Crowley and Duncanville beat Mansfield Lake Ridge 35-16, results HS Football Nation lists as securing playoff berths. In Denton County, the Denton Record-Chronicle reports Aubrey clinched its first district title since 2023 and Lake Dallas secured a playoff berth. Some races go to the final week. The Record-Chronicle reports Denton Braswell can clinch w...

By Mac Rivera , RF Sports Radio Baylor voice Sic 'em, Bears fans. You get a full weekend to enjoy the best night of the season. There is no game this weekend, and the extra rest lands right where an interim staff needs it. Now comes the hard part: proving Orlando was a start, not a one-night spike. The facts Baylor (5-3, 3-2 Big 12) hosts Iowa State on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. Central on FS1, per 247Sports. It is Homecoming, per BaylorBears.com. Baylor leads the all-time series 12-11, but Iowa State has won the last two meetings, according to Sports-Reference. The Bears are coming off a 41-9 win at UCF on Friday, Oct. 30, in Joe Klanderman's first game as interim head coach after Dave Aranda was fired, per the AP. DJ Lagway threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns, and the defense had a season-high seven sacks and 12 tackles for loss while holding UCF to 66 rushing yards, per BaylorBears.com. Klanderman came to Baylor this year as defensive coordinator. Sports Ill...

By Marcus Delaney , RF Sports Radio Mavericks voice Mavs Nation, you get a rare weekend off to enjoy beating two unbeaten teams in three days. Enjoy it today. Because Monday brings the kind of game that has embarrassed better teams than this one: a winless opponent with nothing to lose. The facts Dallas (4-2) hosts Sacramento (0-6) on Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Central, at American Airlines Center, per the Associated Press preview. The Mavericks have won three straight. The Kings have lost six straight, and the AP lists Ben Simmons, Keegan Murray, Dylan Cardwell and Maxime Raynaud among their absences. Sacramento is coming off a 136-105 loss at Memphis on Saturday, per the AP, even with Darius Acuff Jr. scoring 38 points, according to NBA.com. The Mavericks last played Friday, when Kyrie Irving scored 35 and Cooper Flagg 33 in a 116-111 NBA Cup win that handed Houston its first loss of the season, per the AP. Two days earlier Dallas had beaten an unbeaten Oklahoma City...

By Jordan Pierce , RF Sports Radio NBA voice Hoops heads, no Cup games Saturday, but nobody told Victor Wembanyama it was a regular night. Forty-three points, six blocks, and a reminder that the scariest player in the league plays down I-35. The facts Wembanyama scored 43 points with six blocks as San Antonio beat a short-handed Minnesota team 121-111, per the Associated Press. Dylan Harper added 25 points, per the AP, and Ayo Dosunmu led the Timberwolves with 27. Minnesota was without Anthony Edwards, who is recovering from a knee procedure. In Houston, Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 points and the Rockets bounced back from their first loss with a 119-98 rout of Oklahoma City, per ESPN. Marcus Smart added 24, Alperen Sengun had 16 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 for the Thunder, who are without Chet Holmgren for eight to 10 weeks. Memphis moved to 6-0 with a 136-105 win over Sacramento, per the AP, behind 27 points from Cameron Boozer...