Author: USA TODAY Sports

The Dallas Cowboys will be wearing a red stripe on their helmet for the first time since the 1976 season. They also will be wearing three decals.

The NFL’s trade deadline looms at 4 p.m. ET, and there could be several players on the move after a handful of notable names were already dealt.

Gary Patterson, 61, coached his last TCU football game on Saturday, a loss against Kansas State. He took over the Horned Frogs program in 2000.

When it comes to the NFL trade deadline, there’s often a gulf between what some teams should do and what they are willing to do.

USA TODAY’s experts are split on who will win the series between Atlanta and Houston that gets underway on Tuesday.

With one-third of the NFL’s regular season already in the books, some players and teams have already outpaced preseason expectations.

Houston won 5-4 on Friday and has a chance to take a commanding lead in the best-of-seven ALCS.

There have been plenty of fireworks throughout the NFL’s first four weeks of the season thanks to several intriguing teams.

Oracle Park will host the first two games of the series in San Francisco.

LeBron James checked in at No. 2 on the USA TODAY panel ranking of the 75 greatest players in NBA history.