Dallas

FELIX JONES once set a Cowboys franchise record in a playoff game against the Eagles, blazing 73 yards over right tackle, untouched, for a touchdown, back on Jan. 9, 2010, as part of a 34-14 Dallas humiliation of the Birds that ended the Donovan McNabb era. Had the Eagles been able to acquire Jones that offseason, fans would have danced in the streets. But sports years are kind of like dog years. That playoff game was so long ago, Jeremiah Trotter was a starter on the defense that couldn't flag Jones down.

CINCINNATI - During a moment of silence before the game, the Cowboys bowed their heads, put their hands over their hearts, and honored a teammate killed in a car crash early Saturday. Then they staged their latest comeback: Dan Bailey's 40-yard field goal as time ran out gave Dallas a 20-19 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, a victory that provided a few seconds of relief from two days of grief. "There was a feeling of numbness on the field, but they focused and found a way to win today," coach Jason Garrett said.

With the recent death of Larry Hagman , best known as J.R. Ewing on the television series Dallas, it's time for a look back at the show's stars and guests. Match the actor with his or her character. Answers on D3. 1. Mary Crosby. 2. James Cromwell. 3. Barbara Eden. 4. Ken Kercheval. 5. Susan Lucci. 6. Brad Pitt. 7. Priscilla Presley. 8. Donna Reed. 9. Charlene Tilton. 10. Joan Van Ark. a. Cliff Barnes. b. Lucy Ewing Cooper.

WITH A PLATE of food perhaps simmering to the side and a press box overflowing with pro scouts from a bevy of teams, the Flyers' brass put its first foot forward last night toward improving the team before the Feb. 27 trade deadline. Without giving up a key piece of their lineup, the Flyers bolstered their defensive corps by adding Dallas blue liner Nicklas Grossman in exchange for a second-round pick in 2012 and a third-rounder in 2013. Neither one of the picks is the Flyers', though both are shaping up to be better than their current selections in those rounds, based on standings.

ARLINGTON, Texas - The New York Giants are still undefeated at Cowboys Stadium after another comeback victory under Eli Manning, the 20th time in his career he has rallied his team in the fourth quarter. Lawrence Tynes kicked two of his five field goals in the fourth quarter as the Giants won, 29-24, on Sunday after blowing a 23-point lead - and before the Cowboys thought they had a game-winning play with 10 seconds remaining. New York (6-2) led by 23-0 just two minutes into the second quarter when defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown.

LeBron James came to Miami last summer for the chance to be a champion. He arrived back there yesterday just hoping to be a survivor. The Dallas Mavericks have a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals and can win their first championship tomorrow night. Less than a year after the Heat's free agent victory celebration, the real party might belong to Dirk Nowitzki. But the Heat, despite consecutive losses that have renewed criticism of their execution and James' ability in the clutch, insist they can still win the first of the multiple titles James boasted of upon his arrival in South Florida.

ATLANTA - Michael Turner had a tiebreaking 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter; Matt Bryant kicked four field goals; and the Atlanta Falcons beat the Dallas Cowboys, 19-13, on Sunday night to extend their run as the NFL's only unbeaten team. Turner had 20 carries for 102 yards, and Penn Charter's Matt Ryan had 342 yards passing for the Falcons (8-0), who took their first lead with 14 minutes, 16 seconds left. Tony Romo completed 6 of 6 passes for 78 yards, including a 21-yard scoring pass to Kevin Ogletree, on the Cowboys' TD drive later in the fourth.

IN THE END, says Patrick Duffy, returning to "Dallas" was like "the snapping of the fingers and you're clucking like a chicken. It's like no 20 years have gone by. " Yet before executive producer Cynthia Cidre's script lured Duffy and co-stars Larry Hagman and Linda Gray to TNT's version, Duffy said, they'd all seen some bad scripts for "Dallas" projects. "Nobody knows why ‘Dallas' was successful, what made it work, and so they tend to hang it on cliché characterizations: J.R. [Hagman]

Mark Aguirre finally seemed happy the other night as jubilation spread through the Detroit Pistons' locker room. The Pistons were going back to the NBA finals, and Aguirre was going to be part of an unusual reunion during a prime-time showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers. Mark, Isiah and Magic. They had been good friends since their college days. But until this year, they never thought they would all have a chance to play in the championship round. Magic Johnson had been the star of a Lakers' team that had won five world championships since 1980.

The Dallas Mavericks were six minutes away from a three-games-to-none lead in the NBA Finals two nights before. They may regret how those half-dozen minutes went down very soon. For in those 360 seconds, Dwyane Wade found his game, and the Miami Heat found its voice, and in Game 4 last night, the Heat found equilibrium in the Finals, routing Dallas, 98-74, to even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece. Game 5 is Sunday night at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. Wade scored 36 points in a virtuoso performance, hitting 13 of 23 field-goal attempts.

DALLAS GREEN was always screaming at guys to look in the mirror, especially the guys on the 1980 Phillies team that won the World Series. Would have nailed a full-length mirror to the back of the clubhouse door, so guys had to look into it on the way out, after games, but Major League Baseball wouldn't allow it, because that space is reserved for the warning against betting on baseball. Green always screamed, loud enough to be heard through thick concrete blocks, which happened once in Pittsburgh.

FELIX JONES once set a Cowboys franchise record in a playoff game against the Eagles, blazing 73 yards over right tackle, untouched, for a touchdown, back on Jan. 9, 2010, as part of a 34-14 Dallas humiliation of the Birds that ended the Donovan McNabb era. Had the Eagles been able to acquire Jones that offseason, fans would have danced in the streets. But sports years are kind of like dog years. That playoff game was so long ago, Jeremiah Trotter was a starter on the defense that couldn't flag Jones down.

THE FIRST group of passengers on a new Dallas-to-Philly Spirit Airlines route didn't get to meet the mayor as planned on Thursday. They didn't even land in Philadelphia. City leadership and airlines executives had planned on welcoming travelers at Philadelphia International Airport before delayed Federal Aviation Administration paperwork re-routed the flight Thursday. Instead, passengers were flown to Atlantic City and bussed to Philly. "The Philadelphia authorization has taken longer than expected, and today marks the first time that an inaugural flight has not operated as scheduled," said Spirit spokeswomen Misty Pinson, adding that the airline followed the same procedures with FAA paperwork as it had in adding service to dozens of new airports over the past 14 months.

NEW YORK - When Larry Hagman died of cancer in November, TNT's Dallas reboot was put to the test over how to write his character out of the show. Hagman's final episode ended with conniving oilman J.R. Ewing on the phone with his son, John Ross, and the sound of gunfire reminiscent of the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliffhanger in the original 1978-1991 CBS series. Now the show is embroiled in a new mystery: Who killed J.R.? Josh Henderson, 31, who plays John Ross, said in a recent interview that it's strange to be on the set without Hagman.

This is a post on Daily News staff writer Frank Seravalli's Frequent Flyers blog on philly.com. WHILE THE NHL'S general managers convened for their annual meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, the most interesting thing is not that they are discussing the state of the game, and perhaps the possibility of adding a coach's challenge. It's the fact that all 30 of them are crammed into one boardroom 2 weeks before the trade deadline. The Flyers are likely not considering any foundation-shaking trades - such as moving a key, young piece - before the April 3 deadline, but a minor move may be in order.

When the cast of Dallas gathered to shoot Monday's episode in which Larry Hagman's fabled character, J.R. Ewing, is laid to rest, some tears were shed, according to series star Patrick Duffy. But there were plenty of laughs, too. "It turned out to be a true party - anything but a wake," Duffy said of the episode that brings back several fan favorites. "While we were mourning J.R., we were also celebrating Larry. " Hagman had shot seven Season 2 episodes of Dallas before dying in November from complications of a previous bout with cancer.

ZACH RANDOLPH scored 22 points and Marc Gasol added 21 as the Memphis Grizzlies matched their largest comeback in franchise history, rallying to beat visiting Dallas, 90-84, on Wednesday night. Quincy Pondexter finished with 12 and Austin Daye added 10, all in the first half, for Memphis, which trailed by 25 points in the second quarter but stormed back to win its eighth straight. Gasol had 12 rebounds and Randolph 10 as Memphis outrebounded Dallas, 46-34. Shawn Marion led the Mavericks with 16 points, Elton Brand finished with 12 off the bench, and O.J. Mayo added 11, despite going 5-for-13 from the field.

DALLAS COWBOYS nose tackle Josh Brent was driving at least 110 mph at the time of the December car crash that killed teammate Jerry Brown, according to police reports obtained by a Dallas-Fort Worth television station. According to police, Brent was driving at a minimum of 110 mph on Dec. 8 and could have gone as fast as 134 mph down Highway 114. Police in the Dallas suburb of Irving confirmed in late December that Brent, who is out of jail on $100,000 bond, was speeding when his vehicle struck a curb and flipped.

THE DALLAS COWBOYS have fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, according to multiple reports. Ryan had 1 year remaining on a 3-year contract. The Cowboys defense finished 19th overall, 17th against the run and 21st against the pass. "I inherited a team that was 31st in the league in defense and made them better," Ryan told ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon. "I [bleeping] made them a hell of a lot better. I'll be out of work for, like, 5 minutes. " Rob Ryan took the Dallas job in 2011, after being fired by the Browns.

Mark Sanchez wants to stay right where he is. So does Darrelle Revis. The two players are among the New York Jets' biggest uncertainties heading into next season. Sanchez is coming off a miserable year and Revis is recovering from a serious knee injury while also having a sticky contract situation. "Until I'm told differently, I'm a Jet," Sanchez said Monday as the Jets cleaned out their lockers. "That's what I always thought would happen. I don't see anything different. I just want another crack at this thing.