8:25 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Defensive lineman Michael Bennett said his trade to the Dallas Cowboys did not include a conversation with owner and general manager Jerry Jones regarding standing for the national anthem before the acquisition became official. Bennett has stood on the sideline for his first two games with the Cowboys after
8:10 PM ET Gordon Hayward underwent surgery Monday to repair a fourth metacarpal fracture in his left hand and is expected to return to the Boston Celtics in six weeks. Hayward suffered the injury in Saturday’s 135-115 win over the San Antonio Spurs when he collided with Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who was trying to
10:00 PM ET Denny Hamlin did what he had to do, win at Phoenix to clinch his spot in the championship four. Say what you will about these points and championship systems, but it has put the focus on winning races, rather than on consistency, making each individual race more important, and the late-season races
5:26 PM ET Pete Alonso began the 2019 season fighting just to make the New York Mets‘ Opening Day roster. He ends it as the National League Rookie of the Year after slugging a rookie record 53 home runs, driving in 120 runs and becoming a cult hero for Mets fans for his energy and
7:23 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah, the team’s leader in sacks, will undergo season-ending surgery this week for a torn pectoral muscle he suffered during Sunday’s loss at Tennessee, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ogbah has 5.5 sacks, which is one more than defensive tackle Chris
7:09 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says his boisterous and sometimes profane locker room speech after the top-ranked Tigers beat Alabama was not meant for public consumption and not meant to hurt anyone. An unidentified LSU player posted about 14 seconds of the speech on social media after
7:09 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says his boisterous and sometimes profane locker room speech after the top-ranked Tigers beat Alabama was not meant for public consumption and not meant to hurt anyone. An unidentified LSU player posted about 14 seconds of the speech on social media after
6:54 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys left guard Connor Williams will undergo surgery on his left knee Tuesday, but he is expected to be able to return after a few weeks. The Cowboys will replace Williams with Xavier Su’a-Filo, who took over for Williams last year when he had surgery on his right
6:41 PM ET Houston cornerback Ka’Darian Smith was arrested and is facing charges of aggravated assault with serious bodily injury of a 60-year-old man last week. Smith, a senior who has appeared in four games this season, was arrested Wednesday and is suspended from football activities, the program announced on Monday. “We are aware of
5:10 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Defending champion Alexander Zverev pulled off another big win at the ATP Finals, beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4 Monday for his first career victory over the Spaniard. Nadal had a 5-0 record against Zverev but had an uncharacteristically mistake-filled performance at the O2 Arena. In his first