The big matchup on Monday will take place in Dallas, where the Eagles and Cowboys will clash in the NFL’s primetime contest. Here’s a peek in your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Eagles were the only NFC East team to miss the playoffs last season, but they served notice about a resurgence when they slapped the Rams 38-3 in Week 1. Philly, though, will get a much tougher test on Monday night when they battle the Cowboys.

Dallas beat Cleveland 28-10 on the road in Week 1, and even though they flamed out in the playoffs last season they’re still the favorites to win the NFC this year. And the oddsmakers like the Cowboys’ chances of tagging the Eagles with a loss on Monday night, as they’ve been listed as 6.5-point home favorites (with the total at 46.5 points).

The Cowboys, though, will be specifically looking to avoid a repeat of last year’s matchup with the Eagles in Dallas. Tony Romo and company fell 10-6 to Philadelphia in that game, despite the fact that they were listed as big 10-point home favorites. Overall Dallas and Philadelphia are tied with five ATS wins apiece over their last 10 meetings.

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Other Notable Events

If the Red Sox are going to overtake the Rays in the AL East race they’re going to have to take advantage of the three-game series that the teams will play starting on Monday night. Boston will send Daisuke Matsuzaka (16-2, 2.97 ERA) to the mound on the road in the series opener on Monday, and he’ll face Tampa‘s Scott Kazmir (11-6, 2.99 ERA).

The Rest of the Schedule

There are four other games on the American League schedule for Monday: Minnesota at Cleveland, the White Sox at the Yankees, Detroit at Texas, and Seattle at Kansas City. Chicago and Minnesota are jockeying for position atop the AL Central standings.

Over in the National League on Monday it’s the Dodgers at Pittsburgh, the Mets at Washington, San Diego at Colorado, San Francisco at Arizona, and the Cubs vs. Houston. That Cubs/Astros game will be played in Milwaukee, thanks to Hurricane Ike.

Finally, the Monarchs and the Comets will play a WNBA makeup game in Houston on Monday to close out the league’s regular season. The playoffs will begin on Thursday.

Celebrity news…

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News from the Wire

Eagles WR Kevin Curtis (hernia) is listed as OUT for Monday, while WR Reggie Brown (hamstring) is QUESTIONABLE . . . Cowboys WR Sam Hurd (ankle) is OUT for Monday, while RB Marion Barber (rib) is PROBABLE . . . Phil Hughes will finally return to the Yankees’ rotation this week, as he’s scheduled to face Chicago on Wednesday.

A Peek at the Future

Josh Beckett (12-9, 4.10 ERA) and Andy Sonnanstine (13-7, 4.47 ERA) are scheduled to duel in Game 2 of the BoSox/Rays series on Tuesday night . . . Team Europe is pegged as the -125 Vegas favorite to win the Ryder Cup at Valhalla Golf Club this week, with Team USA the +105 underdog . . . next week’s Monday Night Football primetime matchup features San Diego hosting Brett Favre and the New York Jets.