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There was a time, as ridiculous as it seems now, when the Dallas Cowboys made a show of trying to tamp down expectations for Ezekiel Elliott.On a sun-splashed practice field in Oxnard, California, in early August, offensive coordinator Scott Linehan stood and talked about his rookie running back. At this time, Elliott had a hamstring injury that was keeping him out of practice a bit. Linehan said all the right things.Weve got to do the right thing by him. Hes a rookie, and so you have to make sure he gets the time he needs to develop, Linehan said, then he smiled. But then I watch what he can do out here, and I think its going to be pretty hard to take him off the field.The Cowboys arent going to take Elliott off the field. Their greatest current fear, as a matter of fact, is that commissioner Roger Goodell might take him off the field. But unless the NFL decides to suspend Elliott as a result of its investigation into domestic violence allegations against him, there appears to be nothing that can stop the former Ohio State star at the present time.With 1,005 rushing yards through nine games, with three touchdowns (including the game winner) in Sundays comeback-over-and-over victory in Pittsburgh, Elliott is dominating the league. Running behind the NFLs most dominant offensive line and taking handoffs from the only man besides him who has half a case for Offensive Rookie of the Year, Elliott is currently the most potent offensive force in the game.At this point, even with Tony Romo healthy enough to play, Dak Prescott deserves to be the Cowboys quarterback. But Ezekiel Elliott deserves to be the leagues MVP.Theres a lot going on in Dallas that has put the Cowboys star rookies in position to succeed. Merely decent offensive line play gives you a weekly advantage in the NFL of 2016, but the Cowboys are, in this area, dominant. Entering Sundays games, Elliott had 495 rushing yards before first contact this season -- third most in the league. He added 82 more (out of his 114 total) on Sunday night. After ambling through a hole the size of an airplane hangar door on the game-winning touchdown, Elliott said, It parted like the Red Sea. All I had to do was run.But neither Elliott nor anyone else should sell him short as a runner. He also carried with him into Sundays action a league-leading 396 yards after first contact. He?has the ability to shed tackles and maintain his momentum. He has the ability to separate from pursuers in the open field. Hes strong enough as a pass protector that the Cowboys dont have to take him off the field on third downs.?They also view him as a strong receiver, though they havent used his receiving skills much. His 83-yard catch-and-run touchdown Sunday showcased another breathtaking element of Elliotts game that may be yet to come.Elliott is, through nine games, everything the Cowboys expected him to be when they used the No. 4 pick in the draft on him. They knew they had the killer offensive line; they saw Elliott as a player who could help them maximize it. Together, he and the slobs (as he calls them) up front are executing the Cowboys offseason vision in a way even their most optimistic decision-makers could not have envisioned. They thought hed help make Romos life easier. Its a major bonus that hes doing that instead for fellow rookie Prescott.Eight of the past nine NFL MVP awards have gone to quarterbacks, and before its all said and done guys like Tom Brady, Matt Ryan, Derek Carr and even Prescott may have their say in who wins it this year. But at this point in the season, it looks like one of those years when a running back stands out from the crowd as just too dominant to deny.The Cowboys cant take Elliott off the field because hes too valuable. And thats what the V in MVP stands for, after all. Darius Slayton Womens Jersey .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury. Julian Love Jersey . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. http://www.giantsrookiestore.com/Giants-Deandre-Baker-Jersey/ .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. Dexter Lawrence Youth Jersey . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. Most recently he was the schools assistant football coach. Dalvin Tomlinson Womens Jersey . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday.The Portland Trail Blazers advanced to the NBA Western Conference semi-finals by holding off the resilient Los Angeles Clippers 106-103 to claim the first-round play-off series 4-2. They will now take on the Golden State Warriors, with the series against the defending champions beginning on Sunday. Damian Lillard had 27 points for the Blazers and CJ McCollum added 20 points as they completed a successful rally from a 2-0 series deficit; becoming the first team to do so in three years.Jamal Crawford had 32 points for the Clippers and Austin Rivers added 21 points and eight assists despite having 11 stitches above his left eye from a collision in the first quarter.But the Clippers could not recover from injuries to Chris Paul and Blake Griffin in Game 4 of the series.Meanwhile, Paul George scored 21 points and Myles Turner added 15 as the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 101-83 to force Game 7 in their series.The decider will be pplayed on Sunday in Toronto with the winner progressing to the Eastern Conference semi-finals.ddddddddddddIndiana scored 18 straight points in the second half to pull away from the second-seeded Raptors, who have not won a post-season series since 2001.DeMarre Carroll and Cory Joseph each had 15 points for the Raptors.The Eastern Conference series between the Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hornets is also tied at 3-3 after the Heat prevailed 97-90 in Game 6.Dwyane Wade scored 23 points and hit two crucial baskets in the final minute to secure the win.Luol Deng was nine of 14 from the field and finished with 21 points, while Goran Dragic added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Heat, who will host Game 7 on Sunday.The Heat overcame a play-off career-high 37 points from Kemba Walker to hand the Hornets only their 11th home defeat of the season.Al Jefferson had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Cody Zeller had 12 points off the bench for Charlotte. 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