Emmitt Smith
Today in Sports History-Nadal wins 21st Grand Slam title

By The Associated Press Jan. 29, 2023 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 30 1926 — The major league rules committee mandates that pitchers must have access to a rosin bag. 1971 — UCLA starts its 88-game...

New York Giants' Saquon Barkley warms up before an NFL wild card football game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Barkley knows postseason runs will help cement Giants legacy

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jan. 19, 2023 04:03 PM EST

FILE - Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith (22) makes his way through San Francisco 49ers' defensive backs Merton Hanks (36) and Bill Romanowski (53), for a 4-yard gain in the second quarter of the Cowboy's 38-21 NFC championship win, Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994, in Irving, Texas. The 49ers-Cowboys playoff history is a rich one from back-to-back conference title games in the early 1970s, the iconic “Catch” in the 1981 season and then the heated rivalry in the 1990s when the Cowboys won the first two meetings on the way to Super Bowl titles and then the Niners took the third game. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Cowboys-49ers rivalry set for record-tying 9th playoff game

By Josh Dubow Jan. 19, 2023 06:00 AM EST

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins celebrates after an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 39-36 in overtime. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Walk-off Sunday: 3 games end with TDs on 1 day for 2nd time

By Josh Dubow Dec. 21, 2022 03:48 AM EST

Today in Sports History-Week Ahead, Dec. 9-12

By The Associated Press Dec. 08, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 9 1934 — The New York Giants wins the NFL championship by beating the Chicago Bears 30-13 in the famous “Sneakers Game.” With the temperature at 9...

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith wears a FC Bayern Munich scarf as he answers questions during a news conference after a practice session in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to play the Seattle Seahawks in an NFL game at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Sunday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Analysis: Russell Wilson trade looks like Herschel Walker's

By Arnie Stapleton Nov. 22, 2022 06:00 AM EST

FILE - Former Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden speaks about former quarterback Ken Stabler, pictured at rear, during a ceremony honoring Stabler at halftime of an NFL football game between the Raiders and the Cincinnati Bengals in Oakland, Calif., on Sept. 13, 2015. The NFL is making that a lasting tribute by honoring the late broadcaster by launching the “John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration” to begin on the first Thanksgiving following his death last December. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
NFL to honor John Madden on Thanksgiving broadcasts

By Josh Dubow Nov. 11, 2022 01:30 PM EST

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney (19) catches a pass as Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard (31) and linebacker David Long Jr. (51) defend during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Titans sit atop AFC South again despite struggles, injuries

By Teresa M. Walker Nov. 07, 2022 03:51 PM EST

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) runs with the ball as Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Leo Chenal (54) defends during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Henry keeps rewriting Titans history in loss to Kansas City

By Dave Skretta Nov. 07, 2022 12:17 AM EST

Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott warms up before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Philadelphia. Prescott gave himself an “A” but said he's looking for an “A-plus” after a throwing session prior to being inactive a fifth consecutive week in Dallas' NFC East showdown with Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Prescott's return looms for Cowboys after Rush finally loses

By Schuyler Dixon Oct. 17, 2022 03:27 PM EDT

Ernie Zampese of 'Air Coryell' Chargers, Cowboys, dies at 86

By Schuyler Dixon Aug. 29, 2022 04:40 PM EDT
Ernie Zampese, one of the architects of the Dan Fouts-led “Air Coryell” offense with the San Diego Chargers and Troy Aikman's play-caller for the last of the Dallas...

FILE - Dallas Cowboys' Don Perkins is taken down by Baltimore Colts' Billy Ray Smith (74) and Ordell Braase (81) during a football game in Baltimore on Dec. 3, 1967. Perkins, a six-time Pro Bowl running back with the Cowboys in the 1960s, has died. He was 84. The NFL team and the University of New Mexico, where Perkins was a standout player before his professional career, said Perkins died Thursday, June 9, 2022. No cause of death was revealed. (AP Photo, File)
Don Perkins, 6-time Pro Bowl RB with Cowboys, dies at 84

Jun. 10, 2022 06:36 PM EDT

Frank Gore signs 1-day contract to retire with 49ers

By Josh Dubow Jun. 02, 2022 07:04 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Frank Gore has signed a one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers and announced his retirement from the NFL. Gore spent...

NFL Hall of Fame football player Emmitt Smith, left, gestures as he sits with driver Jesse Iwuji during a news conference before a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race practice Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona

Feb. 18, 2022 04:23 PM EST

FILE - Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith (22) picks up yardage under Buffalo Bills linebacker Cornelius Bennett during the first quarter of NFL football's Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 31, 1993. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
AP WAS THERE: Cowboys get 9 takeaways in 42-17 rout of Bills

By Dave Goldberg Feb. 06, 2022 03:16 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 29, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 30 1926 — The major league rules committee mandates that pitchers must have access to a rosin bag. 1971 — UCLA starts its 88-game...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2022 10:54 AM EST
Jan. 28 1901 — The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective...

FILE - Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith (22) makes his way through San Francisco 49ers' defensive backs Merton Hanks (36) and Bill Romanowski (53), for a 4-yard gain in the second quarter of the Cowboy's 38-21 NFC championship win, Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994, in Irving, Texas. Few rivalries have had as many big games or star players like Roger Staubach, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Steve Young, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
49ers-Cowboys playoff rivalry resumes after long wait

By Josh Dubow Jan. 11, 2022 01:57 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 24, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 25 1956 — Corky Devlin of Fort Wayne goes 0-for-15 from the field against the Minneapolis Lakers to tie an NBA record. 1971 — Garo...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 24 1950 — Cleveland’s Otto Graham throws four touchdown passes, despite icy footing in Municipal Stadium, and Lou Groza kicks a 16-yard field goal...