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The week in sports: Cowboys start strong, Wings suffer big loss

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey smiles as holder Bryan Anger stands next to him after kicking a field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The Dallas Cowboys beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-7 in a preseason game on Aug. 15, 2026.

In this week's sports roundup, we look back at the Cowboys 17-7 win over the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in their preseason opener. While neither team played much of their starting lineup, fans are still feeling optimistic. Plus, we'll hear how Dallas golfer Scottie Scheffler is finishing the season strong and about a significant player out for the season for the Wings.

Miranda Suarez is an award-winning reporter who started at KERA News in 2020. Before joining “NTX Now,” she covered Tarrant County government, with a focus on deaths in the local jail. Her work drives discussion at local government meetings and has led to real-world change — like the closure of a West Texas private prison that violated the state’s safety standards. A Massachusetts native, Miranda got her start in journalism at WTBU, Boston University’s student radio station. She later worked at WBUR as a business desk fellow, and while reporting for Boston 25 News, she received a New England Emmy nomination for her investigation into mental‑health counseling services at Massachusetts colleges and universities.
Ron Corning is a television journalist whose career has taken him from small‑town studios to major-market newsrooms, and he joins NTX Now as co-host. For eight years, Ron anchored Daybreak at WFAA in Dallas, becoming a trusted presence for North Texas viewers. He also anchored the station’s midday newscast and later helped launch Morning After, a video podcast-turned-daily show where he served as co-host and Executive Producer.