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US carrier American Airlines has announced it is to expand its daily service between its Dallas-Fort Worth hub and Heathrow airport. AMR Corp, the parent company of the Texas-based airline said in a statement on Wednesday that it will add a fourth daily flight between its base and Europe’s busiest airport beginning on 14 June. More >

The Los Angeles Kingsgot some much-needed scoring from a pair of unlikely sources. Jordan Nolan and Dwight King each had their first career goal and the Kings beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Sunday night in a matchup of Western Conference playoff contenders. More >

The Dallas Cowboys may just have to make a change. This team hasn’t been able to get the job done on defense for the past two seasons and why should anyone believe Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will actually bring in quality help this time? He might bring in some “new faces” like he always says, but the Cowboys just need to face the facts and switch to a 4-3 defense. When you think about it, it makes a ton of sense.

The Cowboys were extremely thin at defensive end last offseason and that didn’t change before the start of the 2011 season. Jones may have signed former Cowboy Kenyon Coleman, but Dallas didn’t add any talent or depth at the position.

The pre-season is almost finally upon us. FC Dallas released their pre-season schedule today and it includes two trips away from Frisco. We knew FCD would be competing in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic, but interestingly Dallas will be traveling down to Cancun for a week-long stay with Mexican first division side Atlante FC.

It all begins on Sunday and Monday as players report for pre-season entrance physicals then begin training Tuesday the 17th. Dallas will spend two weeks in Frisco before heading to Mexico, then spend two more weeks before going down to Orlando. In those two week spans, expect Dallas to take on SMU, Memphis and possibly one or two other local teams.