In August 2007, Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick pleaded guilty to federal felony charges and served 21 months in prison, followed by two months in home confinement.

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Swanson first overall in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, and traded him to the Braves during the 2015-16 offseason.

In 2012, the NFL discovered that the New Orleans Saints had operated a secret slush fund from 2009 to 2011 that paid "bounties" to defensive players for injuring opponents. Several players and coaches were suspended as a result of the scandal.

In a playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers on January 15, 2016, Dallas Cowboys rookie QB Dak Prescott completed 24 of 38 attempts for 302 yards and 3 TDs.

The Dallas Rattlers are a Major League Lacrosse team based in Frisco, Texas.

The New England Patriots won Super Bowl LIII 13-3, defeating the Los Angeles Rams who had averaged 32.9 points per game during the regular season. The Rams joined the Miami Dolphins from Super Bowl VI as only the second team not to muster a touchdown in the title game.

In 1923, stablehand Hayes convinced the owner of Sweet Kiss to let him ride in a race. Hayes had a heart attack mid-race and died, but his body somehow stayed upright long enough to cross the finish line. The horse, Sweet Kiss, was known from then on as Sweet Kiss of Death.