Cowboys Win With Giant Plays, Uber Driver Accused of Rape, Police Gun Buybacks: Your Monday Morning Roundup

Good morning. Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day.🌞 Weather: A mainly sunny sky with an expected high of 76 degrees. Tonight, a few clouds with a low of 42 degrees.Do you want to get this roundup via email? Sign up for our newsletters here.Cowboys got lucky Sunday and will need a lot more of itIf Jason Garrett had coached ol' Sisyphus, he'd have told him to keep rolling that rock up the hill, because sooner or later the results might actually change. The reason columnist Kevin Sherrington brings this up is because Sunday at MetLife Stadium only seemed like an eternity before something different happened.Next thing you knew, the Cowboys swamped the hapless Giants, 30-10, and the score makes it seem like you're carping for wondering what took them so long.So what happened?"Dallas made a couple [of] big plays," Giants quarterback Eli Manning said, "and we didn't."And that, friends, was the difference between a team harboring faint playoff hopes and a 2-11 bunch playing its first game under its new coach and old quarterback.And: How the Cowboys' offense exploded for big plays: This isn't ultimate Frisbee.Also: What stood out most about Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott's play in win over Giants wasn't his stats.  Continue reading...