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By Jordan Pierce , RF Sports Radio NBA voice NBA fans, Monday had the best player in the league doing it at both ends, a teenager in Dallas putting up 43, and Anthony Davis scoring 44 and still losing. Eight games, and every one of them told you something. The facts Per the Associated Press, Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points with 11 rebounds and nine blocks in just 25 minutes as San Antonio beat Phoenix 122-96 for its ninth straight win. He shot 15 of 19. The Spurs are 9-2. Devin Booker scored 32 for the Suns, who shot 39.3 percent. In Dallas, Cooper Flagg had 43 points and 10 rebounds and Kyrie Irving scored 35 as the Mavericks rallied past Indiana 125-122. In Atlanta, Luka Doncic returned with 32 points and 10 assists, and the Lakers won 124-114 for their sixth straight win with Austin Reaves out sick a day after his 43. Walker Kessler had 21 and 10. The Lakers are 10-2. Davis had 44 points and 13 rebounds for Washington after being a game-time decision with an ankle issu...

By Marcus Delaney , RF Sports Radio Mavericks voice Mavs fans, Monday night is the one people will bring up when they talk about the year Cooper Flagg took over. Down 13 in the second quarter on the second night of a back-to-back, Dallas leaned on a 19-year-old and a 34-year-old and beat Indiana 125-122 at American Airlines Center. The facts Per the Associated Press via ESPN, Flagg had a season-high 43 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks' recap adds six assists and three steals. He shot 16 of 25, 3 of 6 from three and 8 of 8 at the line, and scored 30 of his points after halftime, per Dallas Sports Journal, including 16 in the fourth quarter. He closed it with two 18-foot pull-ups, at 1:02 and with 26.3 seconds left. Kyrie Irving scored 35 on 11-of-18 shooting with a season-high seven threes in 38 minutes, playing both ends of a back-to-back for the first time since his torn ACL, per AP. Flagg and Irving combined for 26 fourth-quarter points, including Dallas...

By Jake "Star" Whitfield , RF Sports Radio Cowboys voice Cowboys Nation, the win in Indianapolis bought this team a little breathing room, and Monday's injury report took most of it back. The NFL trade deadline hits at 3 p.m. Central today, and Dallas heads into it at 4-5, down a starting tight end, its No. 2 running back and a starting safety. The facts Per ESPN's Todd Archer, citing sources, Jake Ferguson sprained the posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee in the third quarter of Sunday's 27-23 win over the Colts. Brian Schottenheimer said Monday that Ferguson and running back Tyler Goodson will both miss "multiple weeks." Goodson hurt his knee in the second quarter, came back and still finished with a career-high 77 yards on 12 carries. Safety P.J. Locke, who suffered his second concussion in as many weeks, has been ruled out for Sunday, per the team. There is a roster wrinkle, too. ESPN reports Dallas has only on...

By Danielle "Dee" Ortiz , RF Sports Radio WNBA voice Wings fans, the WNBA offseason is slow by design, and that makes it easy to forget how many decisions Dallas already has on the table. The Golden State Valkyries who eliminated the Wings are the champions now, and Curt Miller has the calendar and a list of names to work through before the league's free-agency window opens. The facts Per USA Today, WNBA free agency does not open until qualifying offers go out Jan. 30 through Feb. 3, 2027. The negotiation window begins Feb. 4, and players can sign Feb. 16. The 2027 draft lottery is Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN; Dallas is not in it. USA Today lists Awak Kuier among the top free agents, and CBS Sports lists Kuier and Maddy Siegrist as restricted, which means the Wings can match offers, and Alysha Clark as unrestricted. Per CBS Sports' Jack Maloney, Dallas holds picks Nos. 9, 13, 24 and 30 in the draft. Its own pick is No. 9, and No. 13 came from Las Vegas in...

By Hank Dalton , RF Sports Radio MLB voice Rangers fans, baseball moves to Las Vegas this week, and Chris Young arrives with a flat payroll, a list of needs and a clock that runs out in three weeks. This is not a quiet offseason column anymore. It is a deadline column. The facts Per USA Today's Bob Nightengale, the 30 clubs' executives arrive Monday for MLB's General Managers Meetings at the Aria Resort & Casino, with the collective bargaining agreement set to expire at 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 1 and a lockout expected. Nightengale writes that executives expect a blueprint similar to 2021, with plenty of conversations but no major acquisition completed by week's end. On Texas, Nightengale reports that Young has been told the payroll will not increase, which means talent coming in requires talent going out, and that Young will let teams know Corey Seager, Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi are available. All three have no-trade protection. Seager has $155 million ...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW high school voice DFW football fans, the regular season is done and the bracket is real. Bi-district opens Thursday night, and the schedule has a few games that could reshape the Class 6A field before Thanksgiving. The facts Per the schedule compiled by Texas Football and distributed by the Associated Press through NBC 5, Allen (10-0) hosts Lewisville Hebron (5-5) in 6A Division I Region I at 7 p.m. Thursday at Eagle Stadium. Allen Weekly reports the Eagles finished the regular season with a 62-7 win over Prosper Walnut Grove, leading 42-0 at halftime. On Friday in Region I: Prosper (9-1) at Lewisville (7-3), 7 p.m. at Goldsmith Stadium; Coppell (8-2) vs. South Grand Prairie (7-3), 7 p.m. at Mustang-Panther Stadium; Arlington Martin (10-0) vs. Northwest Nelson (6-4), 7 p.m. at Glaspie Field; Keller (7-3) vs. Arlington (6-4), 7 p.m. at Keller ISD Stadium; and Euless Trinity (9-1) vs. Plano East (6-4), 7:30 p.m. at Pennington Field....

By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Mustang fans, the rankings are back on SMU's side of the ledger, and the next opponent is the one the poll voters just fell in love with. No. 25 SMU hosts No. 11 Wake Forest on Saturday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, and the whole ACC race feels like it runs through this kickoff. The facts Per SMU Athletics, the Mustangs returned to the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday at No. 25 and are No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll after a 51-28 win over Virginia Tech on Friday. Kevin Jennings threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns, and Yamir Knight had 103 yards receiving and a career-best three touchdown catches. SMU is 7-2. Wake Forest (8-1) is No. 11 in the AP poll after beating Merrimack 77-0 on Saturday, per ESPN's scoreboard. Notre Dame beat Miami 31-24 on Saturday in a game that reshuffled the top of the poll. In the ACC standings, as listed by NCAA.com, Wake is 5-1 in league play and SMU is 5-2. Kickoff is Saturday, Nov. 14,...