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Friday, December 20, 2013

Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys

The Packers take on the Cowboys during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Green Bay Packers cornerback Tramon Williams (38) tackles Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray (29) during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Green Bay Packers cornerback Tramon Williams (38) runs the ball during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Cowboys defensive end George Selvie (99), left, misses a tackle to Green Bay Packers tight end Andrew Quarless (81) during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Jim Nichols, left, Connie Evans, center and Cissy Horton react as the Packers take the lead in the fourth quarter during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Green Bay Packers free safety M.D. Jennings (43) collides with Dallas Cowboys tackle Jermey Parnell (78) during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields (37) and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) go up for the ball during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Lance Dunbar runs the ball during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Jamari Lattimore (57) waits for play to begin during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Micah Hyde, 33, celebrates during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Darryl Williams, center, and Charles Williams, left, walk towards stadium before the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers  game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams (83) and Dallas Cowboys running back Phillip Tanner (34) walk off the field after losing the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on December 15, 2013 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Winter Sports (mostly)

Sherry Hopkins performs as Daria Chase during the Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays performance on December 12, 2013 at WaterTower Theatre in Addison. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Monta Ellis (11) drives to the basket during the second half of NBA action on December 18, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Mavericks small forward Jae Crowder (9) reacts after a foul is called during the first half of NBA action on December 14, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Skating instructor Macy Wilson, left, plays games with Paisley Garrett, 9, right, and Deigan Thomas, 6, lower right, at the new skating rink in Klyde Warren Park on December 14, 2013 in Dallas. The rink is made of artificial polymer. The rink ail stay open through January. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Alicia Warren skates at the new skating rink in Klyde Warren Park on December 14, 2013 in Dallas. The rink is made of artificial polymer. The rink ail stay open through January. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Amy Simmons, center is congratulated with Josh Whitaker, lower right, during the Toys for Tots Exhibition Wheelchair Rugby Match on December 13, 2013 at the Georgia Farrow Recreation Center in Irving. The RISE Adaptive Sports and North Texas Cowboys United States Quad Rugby Association Wheelchair Team competed against the professional Dallas Harlequins Rugby Team. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Justin Ferguson, left, is hugged by teammate Chance Bean after their team won the Toys for Tots Exhibition Wheelchair Rugby Match on December 13, 2013 at the Georgia Farrow Recreation Center in Irving. The RISE Adaptive Sports and North Texas Cowboys United States Quad Rugby Association Wheelchair Team competed against the professional Dallas Harlequins Rugby Team. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)



Conejo, rabbit legs with lentils, pictured on December 11, 2013 at Casa Rubia in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Mavericks players warm up before the Dallas Mavericks vs. Milwaukee Bucks game on December 14, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Mavericks center DeJuan Blair (45) and Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) fight for the rebound during the first half of NBA action on December 14, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Vince Carter (25) and Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Tony Allen (9) jump away from the ball during the first half of NBA action on December 18, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) blows past Memphis Grizzlies power forward Ed Davis (32) during the second half of NBA action on December 18, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Mavericks Head coach Rick Carlisle watches play during the first half of NBA action on December 18, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Vince Carter (25) pushes past Memphis Grizzlies power forward James Johnson (3) during the second half of NBA action on December 18, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Dallas Mavericks small forward Shawn Marion (0) hangs on the net after dunking during the first half of NBA action on December 18, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Christian Genco as Simon Bright pulls the curtain during the Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays performance on December 12, 2013 at WaterTower Theatre in Addison. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Dallas Meets Winter Weather

The Dallas winter ice storm that at its peak left 4,000 stranded overnight at the airport, 250,000 without power, closed schools and businesses and shut down major roadways. The Dallas Marathon was cancelled. There was a backup near Denton that confined people to their cars for 12 hours. The weight of the ice crushed boat docks and smashed cars. While the temperature wasn't particularly bothersome the blanket of ice over the city caused massive destruction.



Ray Jackson stands bundled up outside The Stewpot on December 5, 2013 in Dallas. The Stewpot is one of the resources for homeless and people in need as the temperature continues to drop in Dallas. The Stewpot provided people with hand warmers and a warm place to sit indoors. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Residents Brandon Lucido, left, Meredith Lewis, center and Courtney Duncan, who wears a pot on her head for protection, right, looks at Lucido's car that was damaged after ice fell off the roof on on December 8, 2013 at Parkside at Legacy Apartments in Plano. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Bowmer Sands warms his hands by the fire with his dog Pepper and cat Noodle in his Lakewood home on December 7, 2013 in Dallas. Sands's lost power in his home and wife and son stayed at a hotel last night on December 6, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Bowmer Sands's cat Noodle lays by the fire in his Lakewood home on December 7, 2013 in Dallas. Sands's lost power in his home and wife and son stayed at a hotel last night on December 6, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


A tree holding it's frozen over falls leaves sits at the top of a hill at Stewart Peninsula on Lake Lewisville on December 6, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Marcus Perry's dog Zach takes a polar plunge in the lake at Stewart Peninsula on Lake Lewisville on December 6, 2013 in The Colony. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


The roof of the boat dock at Pier 121 Marina on Lake Lewisville sits collapsed on December 6, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Emery Sloan, left, Kilpy Snyder, center, Darby Woodard, right, and camp out in DFW airport after returning from a study abroad program in India on December 7, 2013. The students attend Furman University in Greenville, SC.(Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Passengers wait in line at the D Terminal in DFW Airport on December 7, 2013. Several flights were cancelled. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Sutipta Das, left, and Rapti Rey, right, lay on cots at the D Terminal in DFW Airport on December 7, 2013. They had been flying from India to Cleveland when their connecting flight was cancelled. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Carter Ragan, 8, is comforted by his mother Marcela Sandoval at the D Terminal in DFW Airport on December 7, 2013. Sandoval and her three children had been flying internationally when their connecting flights were cancelled. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Cayden Kruppa, 2, pushes Lauren Meyers, 2, down a snowy hill on December 8, 2013  at White Rock Lake in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Matt Breaux, left, is pulled on a sled by Tracy Aymond at Stewart Peninsula on Lake Lewisville on December 6, 2013 in The Colony. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Firefighters walk through the wreck scene after several cars lost control on Josey Ln. on December 5, 2013 in Carrollton. The bridge is closed while the wreck is cleared. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Several cars lost control on Josey Ln. on December 5, 2013 in Carrollton. The bridge is closed while the wreck is cleared. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Birds fly through downtown Dallas past a frozen waterfall on December 8, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


Palm trees are iced over along Abrams Rd. on December 7, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)


A snowman sits on the driveway in front of Bowmer Sands' Lakewood home on December 7, 2013 in Dallas. Sands lost power in his home and wife and son stayed at a hotel last night on December 6, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Dallas Ice Storm Swimmers

Christina Smith adjusts her swim cap at the Dallas Aquatic Masters Sunday morning practice on December 8, 2013 at the SMU Barr Pool in Dallas. The swimmers get in the water year round and swam regardless of the sub freezing temperatures. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)



Wyatt Russo, below, and Janie Cole, above, make their way down the lanes at the Dallas Aquatic Masters Sunday morning practice on December 8, 2013 at the SMU Barr Pool in Dallas. The swimmers get in the water year round and swam regardless of the sub freezing temperatures. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)



A starting board is iced over as swimmers make their way down the lanes at the Dallas Aquatic Masters Sunday morning practice on December 8, 2013 at the SMU Barr Pool in Dallas. The swimmers get in the water year round and swam regardless of the sub freezing temperatures. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)'


Becca Crowell makes her way down the lanes at the Dallas Aquatic Masters Sunday morning practice on December 8, 2013 at the SMU Barr Pool in Dallas. The swimmers get in the water year round and swam regardless of the sub freezing temperatures. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)



Swimmers make their way down the lanes at the Dallas Aquatic Masters Sunday morning practice on December 8, 2013 at the SMU Barr Pool in Dallas. The swimmers get in the water year round and swam regardless of the sub freezing temperatures. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)



Swimmers make their way down the lanes at the Dallas Aquatic Masters Sunday morning practice on December 8, 2013 at the SMU Barr Pool in Dallas. The swimmers get in the water year round and swam regardless of the sub freezing temperatures. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)



Michael A. Smith, right, pauses in his lane as he participates in the the Dallas Aquatic Masters Sunday morning practice on December 8, 2013 at the SMU Barr Pool in Dallas. The swimmers get in the water year round and swam regardless of the sub freezing temperatures. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)



Swimmers rest after a cool down at the Dallas Aquatic Masters Sunday morning practice on December 8, 2013 at the SMU Barr Pool in Dallas. The swimmers get in the water year round and swam regardless of the sub freezing temperatures. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)



Swimmers rest after a cool down at the Dallas Aquatic Masters Sunday morning practice on December 8, 2013 at the SMU Barr Pool in Dallas. The swimmers get in the water year round and swam regardless of the sub freezing temperatures. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)