Prescott, Cowboys pull away to beat Cardinals

Dak Prescott threw two touchdown passes and flipped head over heels into the end zone on a 10-yard run for another and the Dallas Cowboys pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Arizona Cardinals, 28-17, on Monday night.

Prescott, 13-of-18 for 183 yards, broke a 14-14 tie with a 37-yard scoring pass to Brice Butler with 11:52 to play.

Arizona, with a spectacular catch by Larry Fitzgerald for 24 yards on a third-and-18 play, moved downfield but the drive stalled. Phil Dawson’s 37yard field goal cut the lead to 21-17 with 6:35 left.

Ezekiel Elliott, who gained 8 yards in nine carries against Denver and drew criticism for not hustling after a couple of late interceptions, was bottled up much of the game, but still gained 80 yards on 22 attempts, 30 on one play. He ran 8 yards for the final Cowboys touchdown.

The Cardinals (1-2), in their home opener, got a big game from Fitzgerald, who caught 13 passes for 149 yards, in the process moving ahead of Marvin Harrison into eighth in career receiving yards.

Carson Palmer had a big first half, completed 15-of-18 for 145 yards and finished 29 of 48 for 325 yards and two scores. He was sacked six times, a career-high three by DeMarcus Lawrence.

The Cardinals dominated the first half statistically, but were deadlocked with the Cowboys at 7-7. Arizona had a 15257 advantage in yards and dominated time of possession 19:34 to 9:41.

Before Dallas even had a first down, Arizona mounted a nearly nineminute drive but a touchdown pass to Brown was negated by a holding penalty and Phil Dawson’s 36-yard field goal try was wide right. It was the third mid-range miss for the 41-year-old kicker this season.

And the miss left the door open for the Cowboys to get back in it.

College football

FLORIDA PLAYERS FACE FELONY CHARGES » Standout receiver Antonio Callaway and running back Jordan Scarlett are among nine Florida players facing felony fraud charges for allegedly transferring money from a stolen credit card and using it to buy electronics.

According to Alachua County court records, sworn complaints were filed Sept. 25 against the suspended players. The State Attorney’s Office will investigate the complaints and decide whether to formally charge the players with third-degree felony charges.

State Attorney Bill Cervone said Monday that Callaway transferred $1,970 from a stolen credit card number to his campus bookstore debit account. Scarlett transferred $1,940 to his account from the same card number. Callaway and Scarlett then bought high-end computers and fancy headphones at the bookstore, Cervone said.

Defensive lineman Keivonnis Davis, defensive lineman Richerd Desir-Jones, linebacker James Houston, linebacker Ventrell Miller and receiver Rick Wells also made one charge with the stolen card number, ranging in value from $500 to $2,000, authorities said.

Those seven are eligible for a statutory diversion program that could lead to reduced charges and potentially improve their chances of returning to the team.

Defensive lineman Jordan Smith and offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort were more egregious offenders, according to university police reports.

Smith is facing five charges, and Telfort is facing 30.

MLB

JUDGE BREAKS ROOKIE HOME RUN RECORD » Aaron Judge broke Mark McGwire’s major league record for home runs by a rookie, hitting a pair for the second straight day to raise his total to 50 and lead the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals, 11-3, Sept. 25.

The 6-foot-7, 25-year-old slugger tied the mark with a two-run drive to rightcenter off Jakob Junis (83) in the third inning that put New York ahead, 3-0. His solo shot over the visitors’ bullpen in left against Trevor Cahill in the seventh made it 7-3 and earned him a rare curtain call.

Judge has 13 home runs in September and six in five games.