--QB Tony Romo failed in his bid to qualify for the U.S. Open and the Byron Nelson golf tournaments. After good starts, he failed late. His bid for the Open was derailed when he shot 44 on the back nine, with five bogeys and a triple-bogey on No. 16. The story was the same in his attempt to qualify for Byron Nelson. He found himself in contention with three holes to play but he tripled-bogeyed on 16 then bogeyed 17 and 18.
--The Cowboys will begin four weeks of organized team activities on Monday at Standridge Stadium in Carrollton because the practice fields at the team's Valley Ranch complex need to be replaced following the collapse of the indoor facility. The Cowboys will also conduct minicamp June 15-17 in Carrollton. The fields at Valley Ranch should be available when the team returns from training camp.
--The Cowboys have set the dates for training camp. They will report on July 28 and have their first practice at the Alamodome in San Antonio on July 29. The Cowboys will break camp Aug. 19, just before the Cowboys return home for the first game at the new stadium against Tennessee Aug. 21.
--The Cowboys have finally decided on a name for their new stadium in Arlington. It will be called Cowboys Stadium. The Cowboys couldn't secure a naming rights deal because of the economy so they went with the obvious name in the interim.
"It's obvious, it's simply ... it's right," owner Jerry Jones said.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Addition by subtraction? Put it this way: I don't know the nuances of the locker room and all those kind of things, but I just know that guy is a player, and there is ways that they could have worked together. I don't know if he was a scapegoat or whatever it was, but I tell you what, he was a talent. He was a talent, and he didn't get in any trouble, didn't create any issues. Whenever he had the opportunity to make plays, he pretty much made them. He may have said some things at times that was kind of stupid, but we all do that. Bottom line is, I'm not sure (whether cutting T.O. makes the Cowboys better). Who do they have who is going to be that explosive? That's the question. Who do you have that's going to be that explosive? I don't see it." -- Former Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith on team's decision to release Terrell Owens.
