The Dallas Cowboys have residual problems coming from Sunday night's loss. On the field the Cowboys were beaten soundly by the Green Bay Packers, but they are now going to be dealing with problems off of it as well.
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer noted after the game that linebacker Dee Winters has an Achilles strain while KaVontae Turpin is dealing with a rib cartilage issue. He added that x-rays were positive in that sense.
Cowboys LB Dee Winters has an Achilles strain and WR KaVontae Turpin is dealing with a rib cartilage issue. X-rays clean.
Turpin left the game rather early and was just about immediately ruled out for overall context.
Winters' issue came later, after he recorded the first interception of the season for the defense, and his absence was certainly felt.

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The Dallas Cowboys headed to Lambeau Field for a matchup between two all-time NFL powerhouses and were summarily defeated by Jordan Love's team, on a night that included a crazy Dee Winters overturned interception. Ex-Packers DT Kenny Clark turned in a strong performance, but it wasn't enough as the Packers won, 23-13.
The loss sent Dallas to 2-4 on the season and had fans wondering exactly who was to blame. The Cowboys' defense certainly deserves some, but this night was mostly about the Cowboys' anemic offense. Offensive coordinator Klayton Adams' unit was mostly a no-show. Although Dak Prescott had a decent amount of passing yards, he failed to spark much excitement, or to keep up with Love and the Packers in another disappointing effort.
Here are three Cowboys to blame after Sunday night's debacle at Lambeau Field.
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#packers #jordan #love

The Dallas Cowboys arrived at Lambeau Field needing a response after an ugly loss to Tampa Bay, but another slow offensive performance and unprepared defense left Dallas chasing the game all evening.
Dallas went into halftime down 17-0, with turnovers and penalties repeatedly wasting opportunities leading to Dallas falling to Green Bay 23-13. Here are this week's winners and losers from the game.
Dallas has waited a long time for an interception, and Dee Winters finally delivered one.
Winters read Jordan Love perfectly late in the first quarter, stepped in front of the pass and appeared to return it for a touchdown before replay ruled him down at the Green Bay 42-yard line. Even without the score, it was exactly the type of momentum-changing defensive play Dallas has desperately needed.
The frustrating part was that the offense immediately wasted the opportunity with an interception of its own. That shouldn't take anything away from Winters. On a defense that was searching for takeaways and impact plays, Winters provided one.

#dallas #game

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Coach Brian Schottenheimer's Dallas Cowboys hit the road to face Green Bay in Week 6 action that started with a pregame tiff. Matthew Golden beat the Cowboys defense for an early score but Dee Winters got his revenge with what looked like a pick-six.
It was later revealed by Matt Schneidman of The Athletic that Golden touched Winters down at the 42-yard-line. It was Dallas' first interception of the season and it included a phenomenal run-after-the-catch that ultimately did not count.
The Packers led 7-0 after one quarter and continued to apply pressure as their Jordan Love-led offense picked up where it left off before the interception. Golden's touchdown exposed a potential weakness on Schottenheimer's defense as the Packers spread out the Cowboys' defenders and found the matchup they liked for a well-executed touchdown pass play.
The game also included tough injury news for Dallas as receiver and return man KaVontae Turpin suffered a concerning injury. Joey Porter Jr. got an injury update leading up to the game and delighted Cowboys fans as he was able to take the field and compete against the Packers' powerful passing game.

#packers #game #love

Perms, shoulder pads and sequins, the 1980s had some memorable style signatures that were worn by Hollywood icons like Maureen O'Hara, Shelley Winters and Doris Day, who were all in their sixties during this era.
But when you compare their style to how 60-something stars like Julianne Moore and Sandra Bullock look today, it couldn't be more different! Let's take a look…
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Peggy Lee continued to perform during her sixties in the 1980s, and always maintained her signature glamorous look with a platinum blonde wig, animal print outfits and sequin embellishments. She even bedazzled a cane she used for mobility issues with sequins!
Now 65, actress Julianne Moore could easily be mistaken for being much younger with her gorgeous auburn hair and youthful style such as this double denim ensemble.

#look #moore #sixties #hollywood

A record-breaking performance capped by a game-sealing tackle led Auburn safety Eric Winters to a weekly award.
Winters was named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week after his Week 1 performance against Baylor, recording a career-high 11 tackles in the Tigers' 17-16 win over the Baylor Bears in the Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta, Georgia. He finished with nine solo tackles, with none bigger than his stop of Baylor tight end Matthew Klopfenstein at the goal line late in the 4th quarter, which thwarted a two-point conversion attempt and sealed the win for the Tigers.
Winters' clutch tackle came one play after miscommunication in coverage led to a Baylor touchdown, cutting the Tigers' lead to just one point with 0:09 remaining in regulation. Baylor elected to go for the win with a two-point conversion attempt, which allowed Winters a shot at redemption. It was a shot he did not miss.
"(DJ) Durkin always says 'next play mentality,'" Winters said postgame. "The next play came, (and I) made a play to win us the game."
Winters splits this week's award with Texas linebacker Rasheem Biles, who logged five tackles and created two turnovers in the Longhorns' 59-7 win over Texas State on Saturday. Winters will work to earn a second consecutive SEC award this week when Auburn faces Southern Miss on Saturday; kickoff is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

#winters

Running two homes doubles property taxes, insurance, utilities, and maintenance costs against a Case-Shiller index sitting near a record high of 337.
New York's tax burden of $10,828 per capita versus Florida's $5,110 makes domicile choice the highest-impact financial decision over a 30-year retirement.
Medicare Advantage plans are region-locked, so snowbirds often land without in-network coverage in their second state beyond emergency care.
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Over a winter dinner, just about everyone north of the Mason-Dixon line has floated this idea at some point. Summers back home, winters somewhere warm, two front porches, and a life that never really has to deal with a deep freeze. It is one of the most common retirement fantasies people talk about, and one of the least often stress-tested. The brochure math is simple enough, but the operating math is where things tend to fall apart. Here is what running two households actually demands from a portfolio, and where the money quietly disappears.

#Retirement #investors

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) rose 5.5% to $81,491.82, Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) rose 5.2% to $2,511.01, and Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) rose 5.9% to $105.30 as of early evening on Sept. 3. The total crypto market cap increased 4.7% to $2.82 trillion as crypto risk appetite returned.
Bitcoin retook the $81,000 mark for the first time since May as cryptocurrency markets benefited from concerns about rising bond yields and lower odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike. Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would support leaving rates unchanged as long as there's not a dramatic shift in inflation figures.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs inflows improved, with around $101.1 million in net inflows yesterday, led by the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT). Ethereum ETFs broke a 12-day winning streak of inflows yesterday, but today's data may show institutional funds returning.
Bitcoin has gained almost 27% in the past month as confidence returns to the market -- the crypto fear and greed index, which measures investors' mood, has moved from extreme fear a month ago to greed today. The lead crypto isn't close to retaking its all-time high just yet, but the rapid recovery is a reminder to long-term investors that crypto winters do pass and that sentiment can quickly swing from gloom to optimism.
That said, cryptocurrency prices remain susceptible to macro factors in the near term. The recent rally was helped by bond market turmoil and concerns about the value of the U.S. dollar, but inflation, interest rates, and the tensions in the Middle East could all weigh on investor confidence. Particularly as economists still think there's a 50.5% chance of a rate hike and higher rates tend to pressure riskier ***** ets like crypto.

#ethereum

Sep. 3—It's pretty clear what the focus is this week for the Creston football team in preparing for a third straight road game at Winterset.
"When we met as a staff on Sunday we really looked at getting out of the gates better," Panther coach Brian Morrison said. "We've had two games in a row now that we started slow on both sides of the ball and got ourselves in a hole. We've looked at everything, including when we leave and our pregame routine."
In week zero, the Panthers rallied from a 22-0 deficit to defeat Centerville 52-42. Last week at Clarinda, Creston trailed 17-0 in the opening minutes. The Panthers battled back to forge a 45-45 tie in the third quarter. The Cardinals won 59-45 on the strength of a 14-0 fourth quarter, relying heavily on a ball control offense led by Baylor Hash's 206 yards on 31 carries.
"We can't keep doing this," Morrison said. "We were down 14-0 and the defense had only been on the field for three plays. In reality, we gave up 28 points on two big passing plays where our defensive backs lost their footing, a big kick return gave them a short field, and they got a pick six. Later on we kind of settled in on defense and our offense played great in the second and third quarters to get us back in it. But Clarinda is a really good team and we can't get ourselves in trouble early like that."
After the Panthers tied it 45-45, the Cardinals put together two drives and came up with a key stop defensively.

#creston #clarinda #really

Kevin Sorbo does not regret leaving California.
After the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys actor, 67, traded Hollywood for the Sunshine State seven years ago, the MAGA supporter told Fox News in an interview Sunday that part of the reason he left California was that he was "canceled" due to his political beliefs as a conservative Christian — but he had other complaints too.
Sorbo told the right-wing outlet that although he misses the weather, his old house and his local golf course, three factors keep him from returning to the Golden State.
"I mean, here in Florida, yeah, we get five months of pretty high humidity," the Andromeda star acknowledged. "It's pretty hot, but the winters here are really quite amazing. But yeah, there are things I miss, but they can keep their taxes, they can keep their traffic, and they can keep their negativity, I'm done."
He went on to say that Florida has given him more "acceptance" since he relocated with his family.

#yeah #pretty

Kevin Sorbo does not regret leaving California.
After the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys actor, 67, traded Hollywood for the Sunshine State seven years ago, the MAGA supporter told Fox News in an interview Sunday that part of the reason he left California was that he was "canceled" due to his political beliefs as a conservative Christian — but he had other complaints too.
Sorbo told the right-wing outlet that although he misses the weather, his old house and his local golf course, three factors keep him from returning to the Golden State.
"I mean, here in Florida, yeah, we get five months of pretty high humidity," the Andromeda star acknowledged. "It's pretty hot, but the winters here are really quite amazing. But yeah, there are things I miss, but they can keep their taxes, they can keep their traffic, and they can keep their negativity, I'm done."
He went on to say that Florida has given him more "acceptance" since he relocated with his family.

#california

Kevin Sorbo is a proud Floridian.
The Hercules: The Legendary Journeys star opened up to Fox News Digital about his decision to leave California for the Sunshine State seven years ago and why he's still happy with his choice.
"I mean, here in Florida, yeah, we get five months of pretty high humidity," Sorbo, 67, a Minnesota native who considers himself to be a political conservative, said. "It's pretty hot, but the winters here are really quite amazing. But yeah, there are things I miss, but they can keep their taxes, they can keep their traffic, and they can keep their negativity; I'm done."
As for what he misses, the Andromeda alum said California's mild weather, his old house, and the golf course he frequented made the list. But his move East wasn't just to get a break on taxes. In Florida, Sorbo told the outlet, he found "acceptance" and also had the opportunity to pursue a career in Independent films through his Sorbo Studios production company.
"The people I've met here, the contacts I've met, it's been incredible," he said.

#here

Tennessee's 9.55% combined sales tax and surging homeowners insurance drain fixed-income retirees faster than its zero income tax saves them.
Bowling Green, Kentucky fully exempts Social Security, ranks 18th in sales tax nationally, and offers housing untouched by Tennessee's migration-driven price surge.
A $600,000 portfolio at 4% withdrawal closes a $22,000 income gap after Social Security covers $48,000 of a $70,000 annual retirement budget.
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Every few months, somebody brings up Tennessee as the obvious retirement move. No state income tax, mild winters, Nashville has a fun scene, and the mountains are nice to look at. It has become the default answer for anyone trying to stretch a retirement portfolio. But here is the question **** ody seems to ask.

#Retirement #learn

"There's just nothing anywhere," Harriet Cowan says, standing at the highest point of her family farm in Belper, Derbyshire, and scanning across its 100 acres.
It's August, amid the fourth of the summer's heatwaves, and spread before us is a patchwork of ochres, khakis and dull browns. Every field is a rash of dusty stubble; every hedgerow is thirstily clinging on; every scrap of grass is gasping. As they watch from a dry-stone wall, even the sparrows look enervated. It has been a long, long summer.
"We finished harvesting in July, over a month ahead of schedule. Barley, winter wheat… There was nothing much to come up. But it's the same all round the country," Cowan says straightforwardly. (She says everything straightforwardly.) "It's scary. But I do think this is just a spell. It was really wet a couple of winters ago, and everyone said, 'Well, that's it.'" She shrugs. "I don't know. I think it'll pee it down for the rest of the summer now." With that, she turns on her heel and sets off towards a stile.
'We finished harvesting in July, over a month ahead of schedule. Barley, winter wheat… There was nothing much to come up' - Joe Hart for The Telegraph
Though she's just 25, Cowan has reason to be more relaxed than many in her position. Over the last few years, she has already achieved the farmer's ultimate goal: diversification without selling out. All she had to do was gaffer-tape a camera to the inside of her tractor cab, be entirely herself, post the clips on social media, and wait for her audience to find her.

#finished #harvesting

St. George retirement at 65 demands a $525,000 paid-off home plus $450,000 in invested ******* ets, ******* uming a 4% withdrawal rate and full Social Security.
Retiring at 62 instead of 67 shrinks Social Security by 30% and tightens the safe withdrawal rate, pushing the required liquid portfolio to $1.1 million.
Utah's flat tax on all retirement income can combine with Medicare IRMAA surcharges to push large Roth conversions toward a 40% effective marginal rate.
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St. George, Utah, keeps surfacing whenever readers who are planning to retire in five or ten years ask about fast-growing retirement destinations outside Florida and Arizona. Tucked into the red rock country of the state's southwest corner, it has mild winters, nearby national parks, and has climbed the fastest-growing metro rankings for years while drawing a large share of retirees. What follows walks through the actual cost picture in current dollars, the portfolio target that budget implies, and the tax mechanic most buyers overlook until they file that first return.

#rate #Portfolio

Jessica Alba and her eldest daughter, Honor, have found a meaningful way to mark an important transition in their relationship.
As the 18-year-old, who is her mother's lookalike, prepares to leave home for college, the mother-daughter duo recently got matching tattoos that symbolize their connection and the memories they have created together.
The matching ink comes at a particularly emotional time for Jessica Alba, who has openly reflected on the significance of watching her daughter reach this new stage of life.
Alba and Honor recently made their bond permanent with matching tattoos on their wrists. The designs feature an eye alongside a small infinity symbol, creating a sentimental reminder of their relationship as Honor prepares to leave for college.
The mother and daughter were photographed holding hands while displaying the artwork, which was shared by celebrity tattoo artist Winterstone.

#alba #jessica #prepares #mother

TCU football is moving closer to its 2026 season opener against North Carolina in Dublin, Ireland on Aug. 29. As the Countdown to Kickoff continues, we'll highlight a former Horned Frog whose jersey number coincided with the number of days remaining until the opener. At No. 13 is former TCU linebacker Dee Winters!
Currently a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Winters compiled 246 total tackles, 160 solo stops, 33.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, 10 pass breakups, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries during his career with TCU. He was named an All-Big 12 First Team selection in 2022 and earned Defensive MVP honors for his efforts in the 2022 Fiesta Bowl win over Michigan. Winters intercepted Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy and returned the ball to the endzone for a touchdown. He played in 48 games over his four seasons with the Horned Frogs.
A Senior Bowl invitee in 2023, Winters was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. Winters has played in 47 NFL games over the last three seasons, totaling 155 tackles, eight tackles for loss and three quarterback hits. His career season with the 49ers came in 2025, when he posted 101 total tackles, five pass breakups and his first interception. Winters was traded to the Cowboys over the offseason.

#three #cowboys #bowl

The Seattle Seahawks are set to kick off their preseason opener at 5 p.m. PST against the Dallas Cowboys at Lumen Field. Here are four bold predictions surrounding main narratives in this game, which will give us the first taste of game action as defending champions.
First, I believe six to seven healthy running backs- George Holani, Jadarian Price, Emanuel Wilson, Velus Jones Jr., Jacardia Wright, TJ Harden, and Justin Jones- to get carries. We'll see them all side-by-side and make a fair evaluation on the eye test, then discuss after the game in takeaways and Studs & Duds. Maybe we'll even get a feel for the baseline RB pecking order at the current moment.
Second, don't sleep on Dallas' depth along both the offensive and defensive line. They've bolstered their formidable new interior duo of Kenny Clark and Quinnen Williams with a plethora of edge pieces, from Otito Ogbonnia and Rashan Gary to Donovan Ezeraiku and Dee Winters, plus backups like Jaishawn Barham and rookie LT Overton out of Alabama that should play a lot tonight. This will be a much better measuring stick for the Seahawks' developmental pieces than the Raiders were last year. That could mean Mason Richman, Bryce Cabeldue and the rest of the backup offensive line need to step up and prove their level in the second half.
Ironically, Brian Schottenheimer returns to Seattle with low stakes, but his offense still struggles to move the chains more than it should. Expect him to try to go deep and to the boundary and get his young skill players involved, but with the Seahawks positively violent mentality which was featured on the most recent Hard Knocks, screens and out routes will be no match- regardless of the level of depth the game calls for.
Finally, Brian Fleury's offense will reveal its foundation to the world, or at least, whoever's watching this game. I don't know how much influence he'll bring from Kyle Shanahan or the San Francisco 49ers offense, or if it'll be productive. A first-time offensive play caller is as good an opportunity for surprise as any, so I expect this to be the talking point of the night when all is said and done. Follow us here during the game for breakdowns of exactly what Fleury and Mike Macdonald are cooking up, and check back postgame for takeaways, Studs & Duds, and all your other Seahawks needs!

#offensive #duds

Patrick Mahomes has been taking part in pre-season training with the Kansas City Chiefs this summer after suffering an ACL injury back in the 2025/26 campaign.
The Chiefs, who lost Mahomes after week 15, failed to make the play-offs for the first time in a decade, ending the regular season with a 6-11 record.
But the QB is on his way back to fitness and has been among those in training ahead of the first set of games getting underway in the coming weeks.
Mahomes gave an injury update on his knee recently, while former player Tyrann Mathieu has also shared what he's seen from his ex-teammate during the Chiefs' training camp.
Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

#training #injury #patrick #city

NBC Sports Philadelphia is budgeting to add a courtside voice to its Sixers broadcasts ahead of LeBron James's arrival this season, network vice president of content Alexandra Matcham told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"I think you need a voice on the court where Alaa [Abdelnaby] and Kate [Scott] can't be to give us insight, do pre- and postgame interviews, **** ysis, all of that," Matcham said. "It's a very hard job to do."
For years, NBC Sports Philadelphia and its predecessor, Comcast SportsNet, used reporters like Serena Winters and Taryn Hatcher to fill that kind of role for the Sixers. That stopped in 2020, when the network began eliminating in-arena and in-game reporting jobs across its properties as basketball and hockey seasons wrapped that year, according to Crossing Broad's Kevin Kinkead. Hatcher stayed on covering the Phillies for five more seasons after that before her contract lapsed at the end of 2025 and NBC Sports Philadelphia cut the position rather than renew it. Kinkead later reported that the network and Hatcher had discussed a freelance arrangement that would have let her take on other work at the same time, but the talks ended without an agreement over what Kinkead's sources described as a standard contract disagreement, not any real conflict between the two sides.
That left NBC Sports Philadelphia without anyone in that role for the entirety of the Sixers' 2025-26 season, and the roster now taking shape gives the network far less room to go another year without one.
"If you get a generational talent on your team, it could easily become a situation where the people that work for us are burnt out by December, and you don't want that," Matcham said. "You need extra help."

#sports #sixers #hatcher

A commercial shake-up at the top of world football could reshape what attending and watching future World Cups actually looks like for supporters.
Gianni Infantino seems ready to treat the World Cup less like a football tournament and more like a private equity play. The idea is to spin off FIFA's biggest events into a new entity, selling stakes and bringing in big names to fund the whole thing.
Once private cash starts calling the shots, don't be shocked if the World Cup bloats to 64 teams or gets shuffled into desert winters whenever profit targets demand it.
And Infantino's reward for orchestrating it all? Stepping sideways into a chief commissioner role with an NFL-level $64 million annual payday.
We should have seen this coming after the interference from Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump during the 2026 World Cup, with his administration being approached over the matter.

#Football #cups

Let's address the elephant in the room: Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down 48% from October's 52-week highs as of July 20.
For longtime crypto observers, this drop feels familiar. Digital ****** ets have suffered several drawdowns of this magnitude, and the decline in 2026 isn't even unusual by historical standards. If anything, it's milder than the first three multiyear crypto winters.
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Each time Bitcoin prices plunge, many obituaries are written. Each time, the ****** et has eventually recovered to new highs. The rumors of Bitcoin's death have been exaggerated so far. Past performance doesn't guarantee future results, of course, but the pattern does suggest that dramatic price cycles are a predictable feature of this ****** et class rather than a sign of imminent extinction.
The more interesting development isn't the price action; it's how you can now participate without feeling like you need to minor in cryptography.

#Crypto #signal #down #highs

Cowboys named top landing spot for age-defying $6.5 million ex-Commanders All-Pro LB originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Dallas Cowboys seemed to be against the idea of making a move for a high-profile veteran linebacker to give them more stability at the position.
How is it so obvious? The five-time Super Bowl champions haven’t done much outside of acquiring Rashan Gary from the Green Bay Packers and Dee Winters from the San Francisco 49ers, who, while talented, aren't exactly world-beaters.
In Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox’s opinion, the Cowboys could fix their LB problem by signing an age-defying former Washington Commanders All-Pro linebacker.
“Linebacker Bobby Wagner continues to win the battle against Father Time,” Knox wrote last Friday. “The 36-year-old remains a high-volume starter and a productive player in every facet of his game.” The reigning Walter Payton Man of the Year just wrapped his 14th straight season with 100-plus tackles.”

Jerry Jones' offseason overhaul comes down to one Cowboys question originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Jerry Jones spent the offseason rebuilding the Dallas Cowboys' defense, which finished among the NFL's worst in 2025. One NFL ******* yst believes those changes could determine whether Dallas returns to playoff contention or endures another disappointing season.
Jones made defense the Cowboys' top priority after Dallas allowed an NFL-worst 30.0 points per game last season. According to Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport, the team's outlook now depends on whether its new defensive pieces can come together quickly enough to lift the unit back to league-average production.
Davenport wrote that Dallas' best-case scenario is simple. If veteran edge rusher Rashan Gary, first-round rookie Malachi Lawrence, linebacker Dee Winters, safety Jalen Thompson and rookie Caleb Downs perform close to expectations, the Cowboys could become a legitimate threat in the NFC East. An average defense paired with Dallas' proven offense would make the team much more competitive.
Jones reshaped nearly every level of the defense during the offseason. Gary adds another experienced pass rusher, Lawrence brings first-round talent off the edge, Winters arrives after a breakout season with the San Francisco 49ers, and Thompson and Downs give Dallas two new starters in the secondary.

The Dallas Cowboys entered the offseason with one clear goal, to fix the defense. They've made several significant changes, but ESPN statistician Seth Walder wasn't particularly impressed. The move he liked most was Dallas keeping George Pickens with the franchise tag. The move he liked least was trading Osa Odighizuwa to the San Francisco 49ers. He also took into account the Cowboys' decision to hire Christian Parker as defensive coordinator, the additions of safety Caleb Downs and edge rusher Malachi Lawrence through the draft, and veteran acquisitions such as safety Jalen Thompson and linebacker Dee Winters.
However Walder gave Dallas a C+ for its offseason overhaul but chose to view Dallas' offseason through the lens of last season's loss of Micah Parsons. While the grade isn't completely unfair, it fails to account for the bigger picture and should be a bit higher when you consider everything the Cowboys have done to reshape this defense.
Parsons' trade shocked just about everyone, but it happened last season, and the Cowboys have already adjusted their roster-building strategy. Continuing to weigh that move heavily in an evaluation of this offseason feels shortsighted.
The ripple effects of Dallas' decision to trade Micah Parsons ahead of the 2025 season were still being felt this offseason. That was most apparent when the Cowboys were among the teams vying for Maxx Crosby. They didn't get the Pro Bowl edge rusher, who landed back in Las Vegas.
But losing Parsons was also likely a factor in the Cowboys' decision to trade a fourth-round pick for edge rusher Rashan Gary -- an overpay considering Gary is a vastly diminished relative to his pre-torn-ACL self and still will make $16 million per year.

At a 4% withdrawal rate, $1.1 million yields $44,000 annually, barely covering the portfolio gap left after Social Security.
Florida Gulf Coast homeowners insurance compounding at 7% annually turns a $6,000 premium today into over $32,000 by your late 80s.
The plan that survives requires a paid-off home in the mid-$400,000s inland, a $62,000 budget, and a disciplined 4% withdrawal rate.
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Florida's Gulf Coast remains one of America's most popular retirement destinations. Warm winters, no state income tax, and communities such as Sarasota, Venice, and Punta Gorda continue to attract retirees from across the country. The question is whether a 65-year-old with $1.1 million and Social Security income can comfortably afford the lifestyle. The answer depends heavily on one cost that many retirement plans underestimate.

As the Bears continue to weigh their options between building a dome in Illinois and building a dome in Indiana, Brian Urlacher says his strong preference is neither.
Urlacher told Kevin Clark on This Is Football that Soldier Field, where Urlacher played his home games as a Bears Hall of Fame linebacker, is the ideal spot for the team.
"I do not like the Bears playing anywhere but Soldier Field," Urlacher said. "Even if they went to Arlington Heights, which is in Illinois, they're going to be in a dome, and if they go to Indiana they'll be in a dome. I don't like the idea of them playing in a dome anywhere."
Urlacher said the Bears will be losing the home field advantage that comes from playing outdoors in Chicago winters, where the home team is accustomed to the elements and the road team is not.
"It's the only advantage the Bears have," Urlacher said. "You go to Soldier Field in November, December? It's gonna suck. The weather is not gonna be good. You're not gonna like it. And playing there, you practice in it, you get used to it, there's some advantage to that."

At $1 million, Sarasota delivers a comfortable coastal retirement while Naples leaves retirees house-rich, portfolio-light, and financially squeezed by hidden costs.
Naples retirees spend between $15,000 and $20,000 more annually than their Sarasota counterparts for a similar lifestyle, eliminating travel budgets and emergency reserves entirely.
Naples only becomes the smarter retirement choice at roughly $2.5 million in investable ****** ets, where insurance and lifestyle costs stop crowding out income.
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A couple in their mid-60s has done everything right. The mortgage is paid off, retirement accounts are healthy, and Social Security will cover a meaningful share of monthly expenses. Now comes the fun decision. They want Florida's Gulf Coast, warm winters, beaches, waterfront restaurants, and a place where the grandkids will actually want to visit. Two cities keep appearing on every retirement list: Sarasota and Naples.

(Bloomberg) -- The S&P 500 has climbed more than 16% in 2025, while Bitcoin is down 3% — the first time since 2014 that stocks have rallied while the token is down, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The digital ***** et has rarely deviated so cleanly from other risk ***** ets even during past crypto winters. The dislocation defies expectations that cryptocurrencies would thrive under President Donald Trump’s return to the White House amid favorable regulation and a wave of institutional adoption.
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