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Fred Jones, who signed with the Clippers as a free agent Sunday, scored eight points in 21 minutes Sunday against Dallas.

Mexico City - The son of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim dismissed a report that his father was interested in buying the Honda Formula One team for the symbolic price of 1 dollar, the daily newspaper Reforma reported Sunday. Reforma said it had recei...

By MAC ENGEL PHILADELPHIA — No one from the head coach to the defensive coordinator to the Pro Bowl nose tackle or the Pro Bowl defensive back had any answers.'I’ve got nothing for you,' nose tackle Jay Ratliff said.'There’s not much I can say about this one,' head coach Wade Phillips said.'Now isn’t a good time,' defensive coordinator Brian Stewart said.'I’m good,' defensive back Anthony Henry said, when asked about what happened.A Dallas Cowboys defense that gave itself the slogan 'From Good to Great' ultimately proved no better in 2008 than it was in 2007.The last eight quarters of the season effectively erased any notion that the Cowboys did what owner Jerry Jones hired this head coach to create, a top defense capable of stopping opponents. Over 16 games, the identity of the Cowboys’ defense was that of their team: Just a tick above average.Even with coach Wade Phillips admitting to being the one who called the defensive plays, over the course o

BY RICK HERRIN PHILADELPHIA — The Dallas Cowboys had a minor medical emergency and some panic in the locker room Sunday after the 44-6 loss to Philadelphia.Quarterback Tony Romo, who suffered a rib injury late in the game, collapsed in the shower and had to be helped to his feet by teammates. Romo had X-rays after being attended to by the team’s athletic trainers. When he fell, teammates rushed to his aid and one player called for paramedics. Emergency help rushed into the locker room with a stretcher, which wasn’t needed. Romo was helped to his feet, and appeared to have trouble breathing from the injury.Romo spoke at his postgame news conference, but had trouble moving. He also had to be helped off a short stage where he addressed the media.Romo was sacked three times and hit many other times. Brooks Bollinger replaced him in the fourth quarter.Davis injuredCowboys strong safety Keith Davis suffered a high left ankle sprain in the first quarter and did not return.D

The Chargers won the NFL's weakest division with an 8-8 record, becoming the first team to go from 4-8 to the playoffs by routing the Denver Broncos 52-21 in the Ed Hochuli Bowl on Sunday night.

By RICK HERRIN PHILADELPHIA — With each humbled walk back to the sidelines, Tony Romo looked more and more bewildered.Romo’s chance to prove his big-game doubters was crumbling. He threw a terrible interception, fumbled twice and couldn’t get the Dallas Cowboys into the end zone in a 44-6 disaster in Philadelphia. Romo had no play-making answers for a team looking toward him for a postseason berth.From the way it sounded in the locker room, the problems appear to be more with the offensive system. Heard that before? That’s where some of the fingers were pointed in the aftermath. Did teams solve offensive coordinator Jason Garrett’s scheme this season? The offense that was so golden last season in a record-setting year faded into inconsistency in 2008. 'They exposed us,' said Romo, who completed 21 of 39 passes for 183 yards. 'In something we do fundamentally offensively. Give (Eagles defensive coordinator) Jim Johnson credit and that staff. It made it ver

By CLARENCE E. HILL JR. PHILADELPHIA — Pathetic. Truly pathetic.What else can be said about a Dallas Cowboys team that laid down in what was a do-or-die game to make the playoffs on the final day of the regular season?A 27-3 halftime deficit becomes a 44-6 blowout defeat by the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday?The Eagles scored 41 consecutive points between the second and third quarters.'We had everything riding on this, and we didn’t step up to the plate,' Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said. 'There’s not much you can say. It was an utter disappointment.'What else can be said about a season that began with a Super Bowl-or-bust mantra that devolved into the most disappointing and underachieving season in franchise history?After bringing 13 Pro Bowlers back from a 13-3 season, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spent roughly $135 million in signing bonuses and guaranteed money on contract extensions to ensure a Super Bowl run in 2008, only to see his team fail to qualify for the pla

Former England midfielder PeterReid insists he has long-term plans to remain as coach of theThai national team, despite missing out on silverware in hisfirst tournament.

RANDY GALLOWAY PHILADELPHIA — Jerry loves Wade. Wade loves his job, which is the highest paying puppet gig in the world. Jerry loves his team. His team loves Jerry, who grossly overpays for heartless, foolish and don’t- really-give-a-damn behavior.And then came the reality of Sunday, the final weekend of an NFL season that was already slipping south on the Cowboys. But the way it all ended here, with the scoreboard showing a 44-6 humiliation delivered by the Philadelphia Eagles, and with the entire NFL laughing at Jones’ Jokers, laughing at the greatest collection of choke artists in the game, wouldn’t you think: Love stinks? You can’t buy love? Blow up this leaking Love Boat?Sorry, but common sense doesn’t apply.'Are we going to change coaches? The answer is no,' said Jerry, feeling the postgame pain, but surprisingly not necessarily showing the anger that might be expected from an owner who just flushed many millions in attempting this season to

The Chargers won the NFL's weakest division with an 8-8 record, becoming the first team to go from 4-8 to the playoffs by routing the Denver Broncos 52-21 in the Ed Hochuli Bowl on Sunday night.