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Seven years after he was a senior honor roll student at Lincoln High School in Manitowoc, Wis., Doug Free is out to prove he can make the grade at right tackle for the Dallas Cowboys.

WASHINGTON at DALLAS OPENING LINE - Cowboys by 12 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Washington 3-6; Dallas 5-4 SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead 57-39-2 LAST MEETING - Cowboys beat Redskins 14-10, Nov.

President Barack Obama will appear with NFL players Drew Brees, Troy Polamalu and DeMarcus Ware in a public service announcement that will air during the league's Thanksgiving games.

The former 'Saturday Night Live' star - in town to perform his one-man show '700 Sundays' at the AT and T Performing Arts Centers' Winspear Opera House - joined players including DeMarcus Ware and Jason Witten for the Cowboys annual day of service at The Salvation Army's Carr P. Collins Social Service Center in Dallas.

The Dallas Cowboys were once again able to stop the snowballing hype machine that inevitably followed the current NFC East leaders' recent run of success, in much the same way that the team's offense was shut down by the Green Bay Packers in Sunday's 17-7 loss at historic Lambeau Field.

IRVING, Texas a ' DeMarcus Ware didn't have a sack in the first four games. He has five in the four games since.

How our writers are picking Sunday's Packers-Cowboys game at Lambeau Field. Mike Vandermause : Cowboys 31, Packers 20 It's possible the Packers will play inspired football, but it won't be enough against a Cowboys team that has too many offensive weapons and too strong a pass rush.

With little fanfare, the Dallas Cowboys have become the NFC's leader in the most important defensive statistic of all: points allowed.

The Cowboys are at 6-2 at the midway point of the season and atop the NFC East standings.

On the heels of theirTampa meltdown, the Packers have reportedly looked within themselves for motivation.

Adam Schein hosts the Sirius Blitz on Sirius NFL Radio from 11-3 ET. He also co-hosts Loudmouths on Sports Net New York every weeknight at 6 ET.

Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Jay Ratliff is fearless. He is relentless. He is tenacious.

Following is a scouting report on the Dallas Cowboys based on interviews with several coaches and scouts whose teams recently played them.

My dog Hazel and I were watching the Dallas Cowboys kick some major Philadelphia bootay last night when Eagles backup quarterback Michael Vick appeared on TV.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and family dined at Buddakan Saturday night while his longtime Philly limo driver Big Penny hung outside.

Roy Williams of the Dallas Cowboys, left, can't make the catch against Sheldon Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles.

DAVID THOMAS I had to go buy another copy of the newspaper Monday morning.When I read Dallas Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking cautioning against drinking the 'Cowboy Kool-Aid,' I spit my Cowboy Kool-Aid all over the sports section.I already was on my second cup by the time I had reached Brooking's quote on Page 5DD.If Bill Parcells was still at ...

Keith Brooking slept in, enjoyed the final few hours of a visit by his brother, then went to Dallas Cowboys headquarters during the afternoon of his "Victory Monday," an extra day off players received as a reward for beating the Atlanta Falcons.

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When Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb begins preparing for the latest episode of Armageddon, NFC East, he will notice an unsettling trend on the video.