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BREAKING — CBS Sports reports that the NFL has fined the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints $500,000 each following joint practice sessions where multiple fights broke out between players. The two teams, who have developed an unusually heated rivalry during this preseason, will face each other again in their preseason finale on August 28. The league's substantial financial penalties reflect its growing intolerance for on-field violence that extends beyond regulated game action.
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