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Tony Romo is hurt again, the defending champs get no respect and the rookie quarterback who wasnt drafted No. 2 overall got a starting job first.No division is more up for grabs than the NFC East.The Dallas Cowboys are Dak Prescotts team while Romo is out with a back injury. The fourth-round pick out of Mississippi State has been impressive in the preseason, climbing from No. 3 on the depth chart following injuries to Kellen Moore and Romo.After winning the division in 2014, the Cowboys fell to 4-12 last season and were 1-11 without Romo when he was twice sidelined by a broken left collarbone.The offense could survive without him if Prescott is the real deal, Dez Bryant stays healthy and No. 4 pick Ezekiel Elliott lives up to the hype.While Prescott has a chance to play, Carson Wentz will sit behind Chase Daniel despite projected starter Sam Bradford being traded to the Vikings on Saturday for a pair of draft picks, including a first-rounder in 2017. The Eagles traded a slew of picks to select Wentz at No. 2 in the draft, but he was slated to be the No. 3 quarterback long before injuring his ribs in the preseason opener.The Eagles should be rebuilding under new coach Doug Pederson, but every team is a contender in this weak division. Before being dealt, Bradford had looked sharp in Pedersons offense and the defense is vastly improved under defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.Kirk Cousins had a breakout year to lead the Redskins to a division title in 2015. But no team has repeated in the East since the Eagles won four straight from 2001-04.The Giants wont have Tom Coughlin on the sideline for the first time since 2003. Offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo replaced him, so Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr. and Co. will have continuity. A revamped defense could help New York end its four-year playoff drought.Heres some things to know about the NFC East:GIGANTIC GIANT: Defensive end Olivier Vernon, a major free-agent addition, was dominant in the preseason. The Giants spent $40 million, for this season, to re-sign Jason Pierre-Paul and sign Vernon, defensive tackle Damon Harrison, cornerback Janoris Jenkins and linebacker Kennan Robinson. They drafted cornerback Eli Apple in the first round to upgrade the secondary. The offense will score points. If defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo gets the most out of his group, New York should rise to the top.KIRKS CREW: Cousins earned himself a one-year contract worth $19.95 million on the franchise tag after throwing for 4,166 yards and 29 touchdowns. Robert Griffin III is gone, so theres no quarterback controversy in DC. But Cousins still has to prove himself after the team didnt give him a long-term contract. The Redskins gave All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman a $75 million, five-year deal to bolster the secondary. Norman better walk his talk after criticizing Beckham, Bradford and others.GANG GREEN: There hasnt been this much excitement surrounding the Eagles defense since Jim Johnson was calling the shots. Schwartz is the most accomplished defensive coordinator in Philadelphia since Johnson passed away. His defense was outstanding in the preseason, wreaking havoc and forcing turnovers. It wont be easy to maintain that success when the games count, but theyre on the right track. Defensive end Fletcher Cox got paid to be an elite player and should thrive in Schwartzs system. Linebacker Jordan Hicks returns after an injury shortened his promising rookie season. Safety Malcolm Jenkins has developed into one of the best at his position.DOOM IN BIG D: Romos latest injury is a big setback for the Cowboys, who were hoping to go from first-to-worst-to-first. 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"The result looked easier than it really was," Ivanovic said.Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker is the new heavyweight champion of the world after edging Andy Ruiz Jr by majority decision in Auckland.The fight for the WBO belt went down to the most slender of margins on Saturday night, with Parker earning a 115-113 victory from two judges and a 114-114 draw from the third.Parker, 24, started the fight slowly but grew into the contest, dominating the closing rounds as his stocky opponent began to tire.And his superior fitness and punching power told in the end, making him the first Kiwi to be crowned heavyweight world champion.Hes likely to seek a unification fight overseas in 2017 or a bout with former champion Tyson Fury when hes recovered from substance abuse.Both fighters promised an open, offensive battle and didnt disappoint, showing plenty of willingness to throw combinations early on.But as the fight traversed through its opening rounds, Parker found it difficult to break the Mexican-Americans defensive rear-guard with jabs.Ruiz, meanwhile, managed to land several solid blows to Parkers head, including a second-round string of connections in the corner, and frequent left hooks to the body.The fifth round proved more fortuitous for Parker, hitting Ruiz with a left-hand blow to the face and setting himself up for a dominant sixth-round performance.But with half the fight gone, it remained difficult to pick the man with the upper hand.Both boxeers landed flurries of punches in the seventh before another positive ninth-round Parker performance - who landed several jabs to the face - set the fight up for a grand finale.ddddddddddddAnd as Ruiz began to tire, Parker found new ways of getting under his defence via uppercuts and several right-hand blows to the face.The final two rounds came and went without Parker landing a knock-out blow, condemning the pair to the mercy of the judges, who chose the Aucklander.What a dream come true, Parker said immediately after the fight.In the undercard fights, Parkers brother John defeated compatriot Ash McConville by unanimous verdict in just his second professional fight.Powerful Kiwi Junior Fa thumped Pablo Magrini with a third-round TKO, felling the diminutive Argentinian with a series of left-hand body blows.Australian Shannon OConnell overcame Argentinian Laura Griffa by unanimous verdict to collect the WBO womens Asia-Pacific super bantamweight title.Ghanaian Isaac Dogboe then claimed the vacant WBO international super bantamweight title with a seventh-round TKO of Argentinian Julian Aristule.In the final undercard fight, Australian welterweight Jeff Horn made relatively easy work of South African Ali Funeka, knocking him out with a sixth-round blow. 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