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Cowboys Owner Fined $250K for Obscene Gesture
Jerry Jones Isn't Taking
His $250K Fine Quietly
UPDATED
Oct 8, 2025 11:50 AM CDT

Jerry Jones Isn't Taking His $250K Fine Quietly

Cowboys owner to appeal punishment after claiming he accidentally showed middle finger

(Newser) - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will appeal the $250,000 fine he was handed for flipping the bird to fans at MetLife Stadium—a gesture Jones says was inadvertent. The 82-year-old said he'd only meant to give a thumbs-up to excited Cowboys fans at the home of the New...

New Cowboys Villain in a Rough Season: the Sun

Receiver misses easy TD in the glare, and owner Jerry Jones ridicules idea of stadium shades

(Newser) - The Dallas Cowboys are having a brutal season, and now even the sun is piling on. In Sunday's loss to Philadelphia, receiver CeeDee Lamb missed an easy TD pass in the end zone because of its glare. "Couldn't see the ball. Couldn't see the ball, at...

Jerry Jones Must Take Paternity Test, Judge Rules

Texas judge upholds decision involving suit by woman who says Dallas Cowboys owner is her dad

(Newser) - Father's Day this year might look different for Jerry Jones. A Texas judge on Wednesday nixed an appeal by the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, the most valuable sports franchise in the world, in a 2022 paternity case involving a 27-year-old woman who says Jones, 81, is her biological...

Woman Sues Jerry Jones, Says He's Her Father

Cowboys owner already paid a settlement to the woman's mother

(Newser) - A 25-year-old woman who grew up in North Texas is suing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, alleging he's her biological father, per the AP . Alexandra Davis says in a lawsuit filed last week in Dallas County that she was conceived from a relationship Jones had with her mother, Cynthia...

Ellen Sat Next to Dubya at a Football Game. Then, Backlash

After criticism, DeGeneres explained it's OK to be friends with people who have different beliefs

(Newser) - Celebrity, politics, and sports merged into one headline Monday after a flap over an NFL game that Ellen DeGeneres went to this weekend. The 61-year-old talk show host and her wife, Portia de Rossi, went to the Dallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers game on Sunday as the guest of Charlotte Jones,...

ESPN Suspends Jamele Hill for Jerry Jones Tweets

The Cowboys owner said he would bench any players who 'disrespect the flag'

(Newser) - ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has been suspended by the network for two weeks for making political statements on social media, the AP reports. Hill's more recent tweets targeted Jerry Jones after the Dallas Cowboys owner stated that players who disrespect the flag would not play for his team. Hill...

Cowboys, Owner Take a Knee Before Anthem

It was a statement on 'unity and equality,' Jones says

(Newser) - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones joined players, coaches, and team execs in an impressive display of unity before Monday night's game against the Arizona Cardinals. They took a knee before the national anthem, drawing boos from some members of the crowd in Arizona, before standing locked arm in arm...

Vick Repeats as Biggest Sports Villain


 Vick Repeats 
 as Biggest 
 Sports Villain 
no. 4: tiger
Jun 22, 2010 12:50 PM CDT

Vick Repeats as Biggest Sports Villain

Forbes list of most disliked athletes has a new name: Tiger Woods

(Newser) - Michael Vick has been out of federal prison for almost a year , but the Eagles quarterback still has some image-polishing to do: For the second straight year, he tops the Forbes list of most disliked people in sports . New for 2010 are Ben Roethlisberger and how-the-mighty-have-fallen poster child Tiger Woods,...

Worst Sports Excesses of the Decade
 Worst Sports 
 Excesses of 
 the Decade 
Aughts in review
Dec 20, 2009 2:30 PM CST

Worst Sports Excesses of the Decade

Pacman Jones' strip club behavior typifies the sad new culture

(Newser) - American sports culture descended into sheer decadence this decade, and no single incident sums it better than Pacman Jones' "making it rain" with cash in a Vegas strip club in 2007, writes Clay Travis for Fanhouse. The chaos that ensued after he tossed around the money—reportedly about $100,...

Cowboys Cut Terrell Owens
 Cowboys Cut Terrell Owens 
Mar 5, 2009 6:54 AM CST

Cowboys Cut Terrell Owens

(Newser) - The Cowboys dropped the guillotine on Terrell Owens late last night, ESPN reports, in a bid to improve locker room morale. Jerry Jones decided to release the notorious wide receiver yesterday after most of his staff had left for the day. Owens is just one year into a 4-year deal,...

Gigantic Dallas Stadium Will Host Super Bowl

Appallingly large arena to hold 120,000, wins bid for 2011 NFL championship

(Newser) - Dallas beat out Indianapolis and Arizona to secure the coveted hosting rights to the 2011 Super Bowl, largely due to the colossal capacity of the Cowboys' future stadium. The putative 120,000 seater could generate $27.6 million more in ticket sales than Indy's puny 73,000-seat venue.

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