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Wednesday 9 December
Cowboys top Redskins 19-16 on Bailey’s 54-yard field goal
HOWARD FENDRICH in the first 58 1/2 minutes, Dallas Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey (5) celebrates with his teammates after kicking the game-win-
AP Pro Football Writer the teams combined for 17 ning field goal during the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in
LANDOVER, Maryland (AP) in the last 1 1/2. Landover, Md., Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. The Cowboy defeated the Redskins 19-16.
— A fumbled punt return Dallas scored the game’s
by Washington’s DeSean first TD with 74 seconds re- (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Jackson deep in his own maining to lead 16-9 after
territory led to Dallas’ only recovering Jackson’s fum- Cassel — who had been son — led Dallas 20 yards set up Bailey’s fourth field
touchdown and helped ble on an ill-advised return. 0-4 when starting this sea- up the field on five plays to goal of the game.q
the Cowboys to a 19-16 He caught the ball at the
win against the Redskins 16-yard line, got past the 20
on Monday, tightening the but then reversed course
mediocre NFC East confer- and ran back to the 1.
ence. As he began a second ad-
Washington is tied with Phil- vance he was surrounded
adelphia and the New York and the ball popped out
Giants on 5-7 records while and was recovered by
the Cowboys are now only Dallas punter Chris Jones
a game behind on 4-8 and at the 15 with only 86 sec-
in the thick of the playoff onds left.
chase. After the subsequent
With a wild finish capping touchdown, Washington
an otherwise dull game had time to tie it when
filled with turnovers, punts Jackson made a 28-yard
and penalties, the Cow- TD catch, but then Bailey
boys won it through Dan hit the go-ahead kick.
Bailey’s 54-yard field goal The Cowboys won for the
with 9 seconds left. first time this season without
After sharing just 18 points Tony Romo at quarterback,
and his replacement Matt
Boxing champ Fury reported for ‘hate crime’ to police
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — New Tuesday they have received a report pen “before the devil comes home ...
world heavyweight champion Tyson of a “hate crime” regarding Fury’s is homosexuality being legal in coun-
Fury is the subject of a police investi- comments, which were published tries.” Such is the consternation in Brit-
gation following the outspoken box- in a newspaper interview before his ain about the remarks that more than
er’s comments about homosexuality victory over Wladimir Klitschko in a 100,000 people have signed a petition
that have been heavily criticized in heavyweight title fight on Nov. 28. calling for Fury to be removed from
Britain. Fury, who is fiercely religious, said that the shortlist for the BBC’s sports per-
Greater Manchester Police say on among the things that need to hap- sonality of the year award. q
