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    Million Dollar Decision

    Is an aging, injury-prone DeMarcus Ware still worth all that Cowboy salary cap space?

    Matthew Postins
    Feb 26, 2014 | 2:01 pm

    Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was quite clear about one thing during his interview with media covering the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis — a decision will have to be made on defensive end DeMarcus Ware’s contract.

    You didn’t have to be a genius to figure that out, of course. All you have to do is look at the Cowboys’ $20 million cap overage for 2014 (which must be shaved by March 11) and Ware’s cap figure of $16 million for 2014, and you get the point.

    "We will address it," Jones said on Monday. "We made a change in what he's doing. We put his hand down [to play defensive end], rather than stand him up [to play outside linebacker]. That was a change, and at the same time, he's had a tough time getting on the practice field because of various injuries. All of that we have to weigh with how much of that has impacted ... where he is with his career and his age.

    Ware notched double-digit sacks for seven straight seasons, but 2013 was hard on him. He had the worst season of his career.

    "Those are the ingredients in the stew, and we have to stir it up and see where we're going. It will be a very difficult call for us because of how much salary cap he uses."

    It’s a value proposition for the Cowboys. Is Ware more valuable to them on the field in 2014 or more valuable to them in the $7.2 million in freed cap space releasing him represents? That is not an easy question to answer.

    Up until last season, you would bank on Ware being worth the money. He notched double-digit sacks for seven straight seasons from 2006-2012 and you could hear whispers that, one day, Ware might be a Hall of Famer.

    But 2013 was hard on Ware. He experienced the worst season of his career. He managed just six sacks. He missed games due to injury for the first time in his career. He made a transition from a stand-up outside linebacker in the 3-4 to a hand-in-the-dirt defensive end in the 4-3. Ware actually started the season with four sacks in his first three games, but then his body began betraying him.

    He scheduled elbow surgery this month, an injury that has nagged him for two years. Plus, there were neck and quadriceps injuries. In 2012, Ware battled a shoulder injury.

    Then you throw in Ware’s age — he’ll turn 32 in July — and you see the decision facing the Cowboys. Was 2013 an aberration or a trend?

    If the Cowboys believe last year was just a hiccup, then the Cowboys will likely rework Ware’s deal for cap space. There is some maneuverability, as Ware will make $12.25 million in base salary, most of which can be converted to guaranteed money and spread over the remaining years of his contract to free up cap space.

    In fact, there is a compelling reason to do this. Defensive tackle Jason Hatcher and defensive end Anthony Spencer are both free agents. Hatcher has already told reporters he’ll take the highest bid.

    Spencer might want to come back for a year, as he missed last season with an injury, but the Cowboys need him to take far less than the $10 million he was paid in 2013. If that pair doesn’t come back and neither does Ware, then the Cowboys’ most experienced defensive end is George Selvie. That won’t scare anyone.

    If the Cowboys believe last year was the beginning of the downturn of Ware’s career, however, then they have no choice but to cut him. We’ve seen the Cowboys hang onto veteran players too long too many times with Jones as general manager. The Ware of last year isn’t worth the supreme cap hit the Cowboys would have to absorb.

    Forget about a pay cut. Ware took that off the table in January. No, this is all about the Cowboys’ gut feeling about Ware’s future. And this gut check will determine whether Ware is a Cowboys starter or a potential Cowboys opponent in 2014.

    For years, DeMarcus Ware has been the heart and soul of the Cowboys.

      
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    Women's Basketball News

    Dallas Wings new women's basketball stars get warm welcome from city

    Alex Bentley
    Apr 23, 2025 | 12:15 pm
    WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and Dallas Wings No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers
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    The Dallas Wings No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers brings big hopes for fans in the 2025 season

    The newest members of women's basketball team the Dallas Wings are already making waves: Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, and her fellow new recruits were welcomed by a press conference at Dallas City Hall on April 23 — part of the Dallas Wings' official introduction of the rookie class.

    According to a releasae, Dallas Wings draftees Paige Bueckers, Aziaha James, Madison Scott, JJ Quinerly, and Aaronette Vonleh were welcomed by Mayor Eric Johnson and City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, and gifted with cowboy hats by the City of Dallas Economic Development Corporation.

    The team will start the 2025-2026 season playing at the Memorial Arena in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Their home arena is College Park Center on the UT Arlington campus, with one exception: They'll be playing their June 27 game against the Indiana Fever, featuring superstar Caitlin Clark, at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

    Fans will have to pony up the big bucks for that epic game, with the price for two tickets starting at $255, although the upper 300 level has not yet been opened for sale. Those wanting to sit near the floor behind the baseline will run themselves a pretty $1,205 for two seats.

    After Clark joined the WNBA in 2024, almost half of the other teams in the league moved their home games against the Fever to larger arenas. All of the other Wings home games are currently scheduled to take place at College Park Center.

    If all goes as planned, 2025 will be the last season for the Wings at that venue. In 2024, the team announced plans to move to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena in Dallas, starting with the 2026 season.

    Bueckers joins the Wings after closing out her college career by winning her first national championship, with Connecticut dominating the previous champions, South Carolina, 82-59. She's considered by many to be the league's next superstar.

    The 2025 Dallas Wings season comes with much anticipation. Since the end of the 2024 season, the Wings have revamped their front office, which included the hiring of Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Curt Miller and Head Coach Chris Koclanes. In addition to the 2025 WNBA Draft Class, Miller made significant roster moves during free agency which included signing reigning WNBA Most Improved Player DiJonai Carrington, 2022 All-Rookie Team pick NaLyssa Smith, former Wings guard Tyasha Harris and 2020 All-WNBA Second Team member Myisha Hines-Allen.

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