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They are larger than life, a team with outsized soap operas and egos, followed by full-of-themselves fans that love every overhyped minute.

Cowboys fit right in on the streets of Prescott. The town, which became the territorial capital in 1864, is home to one of two rodeos claiming to be the oldest in the world (the other is in Payson), several Western museums and the 20th Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering, which continues today at Sharlot Hall Museum and other locations in Prescott.

Leonard Davis is on the verge of being an ex-Cardinal. Multiple outlets, including both Dallas-area newspapers, reported Sunday that Davis is in the process of finalizing a long-term deal with the Cowboys that should be worth the going rate for free-agent linemen -- around $50 million for a seven-year contract.

Clancy Pendergast has not officially been retained as the defensive coordinator of the Cardinals, although he remains a good possibility to keep that job under new coach Ken Whisenhunt.

Hanging around the boxing world in New Jersey and New York over the years, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells picked up the term “game quitters.” The meaning is simple — someone who creates the appearance of trying to win but in reality, it’s just for show.

With a Starbucks, Barnes & Noble and Quiznos seemingly on every corner these days, it’s clear that the East Valley’s connection to its Wild West roots is fading. Which is fair; there is a reason, after all, that we’re not trotting around town in covered wagons.

More than 500 cowboys and cowgirls have thundered into town for a little roping, riding and wrestling at the annual rodeo at WestWorld of Scottsdale. The 53rd annual Parada del Sol Rodeo comes just days after the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show at WestWorld. But while the horse show was about composure and costumes, the rodeo is about buckin’ broncos and broken bones.

More than 500 cowboys and cowgirls have thundered into town for a little roping, riding and wrestling at the annual rodeo at WestWorld of Scottsdale. The 53rd annual Parada del Sol Rodeo comes just days after the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show at WestWorld. But while the horse show was about composure and costumes, the rodeo is about buckin’ broncos and broken bones.