LIONS

The Dallas Zoo announced Thursday three-year-old “Kijani” joined the zoo family. Kijani whose name means “warrior” in Swahili joins the Dallas Zoo from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. The new lion has been paired with Bahati on a breeding recommendation from AZA’s African Lion Species Survival Plan. Bahati was the first lion born in 43 years at the Dallas Zoo back…

Deserted streets and shuttered businesses may be an ominous sight for humans, but the animal world doesn’t seem to be complaining.  As the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep countries around the world on lockdown, wild animals – like goats in Wales or baby turtles in Brazil – appear to be soaking in the lack of bustling activity. In South Africa,…

Dak Prescott has received a lot of the criticism when the Cowboys have struggled this year, but he answered the bell in a 26-24 win over the Detroit Lions. NBC 5 Sports Director Newy Scruggs and former Cowboys defensive back Dennis Thurman discuss how far Prescott has come and how he needs to play moving forward to keep this team winning.

Whether it’s play-calling, blocking or a group of receivers looking woefully ill-equipped to replace the All-Pro version of Dez Bryant, the Cowboys’ passing game is broken — even when Ezekiel Elliott has his first 100-yard rushing game of the season. Dak Prescott, who has completed just three of 10 passes at least 15 yards downfield, had his fifth straight game...

Here’s NBC 5 Cowboys Insider Jean-Jacques Taylor’s instant analysis of the Cowboys’ 24-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Century Link Field.

Ennis High School’s head coach Sam Harrell is the epitome of the team’s mantra to overcome adversity. He’s starting his 17th season coaching the lions, but the first since 2009 when he retired to battle multiple sclerosis. He’s winning the battle, and happy to be back on the field.

A suspected poacher was attacked and half-eaten by a lions’ pack in a private nature reserve in Limpopo, a northern providence of South Africa, this weekend, the local police reported.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reiterated Tuesday that while Jason Garrett was safe at the helm, America’s Team would be making other coaching changes after yet another disappointing season.

Giddy Buffalo fans are making a surge in donations to Andy Dalton’s foundation, their way of thanking the Bengals quarterback for his role in the Bills’ long-awaited playoff appearance.

Luis Perez led Texas A&M-Commerce to its first NCAA Division II title and second football championship, throwing for 323 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-27 victory over West Florida on Saturday night at Children’s Mercy Park

NBC 5’s Pat Doney reports live from Big Game Friday Night as the Frisco Lone Star Rangers take on the Frisco Reedy Lions.

NBC 5’s Pat Doney reports live from Big Game Friday Night as the Frisco Lone Star Rangers take on the Frisco Reedy Lions.

The Cowboys playoff game is set for 3:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 15 in Arlington.

They are amputees, lions that lost paws to wire snares or metal-jaw traps set by poachers. The 10 or so maimed carnivores represent one-sixth of the lions currently monitored in Gorongosa, Mozambique’s flagship national park. These survivors, rescued, treated and released by park staff, highlight the pressures of rebuilding a lion population that was almost wiped out during a civil...

Dallas defensive end Randy Gregory is active for the first time this season against Detroit on Monday night after serving a 14-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.

Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh can play in Detroit’s wild-card game after his one-game NFL suspension was reduced to a $70,000 fine.