Sports Connection

From play calling and Ezekiel Elliott’s frustrating season to underperforming veterans and Dak Prescott’s value, Newy Scruggs, Pat Doney and Jean-Jacques Taylor examine the Cowboys 12 weeks into a disappointing 2020.

The New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots have been ordered to pay major fines for violating the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols, the official NFL website said Sunday.

Max Duggan threw three touchdown passes while running 58 yards for another score, TCU piled up 337 yards rushing in all, and the Horned Frogs bludgeoned their way to a 59-23 victory over winless Kansas on Saturday night.

Mike Tyson showed glimpses of his destructive prime during the 54-year-old boxing icon’s return to the ring for a lively exhibition bout with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. Both fighters had impressive moments during a fight that was ruled a draw by the WBC judges at ringside

The 12th annual Thanksgiving Hoopfest featured a doubleheader Saturday at American Airlines Center. John Paul II beat Lancaster 61-56 while Duncanville downed Ypsilanti Prep Academy. Here are highlights from the 79-65 victory for the Panthers.

Isaiah Spiller ran for 141 yards and a touchdown and Buddy Johnson returned an interception for a score in No. 5 Texas A&M’s 20-7 victory over LSU on Saturday night.

John Mayers kicked a 30-yard field goal on the final play of the game and Baylor beat Kansas State 32-31 Saturday night, ending the Bears’ five-game losing streak.

This week on Wingstop Inside High School Sports, NBC 5’s Pat Doney recaps big wins for Flower Mound Marcus, Allen, Argyle and Malakoff, plus North Side wide receiver Da’Wain Lofton gets an MVP bobblehead.

Holton Ahlers threw for four first-half touchdowns and East Carolina held off SMU’s second-half rally for a 52-38 victory on Saturday.

Sincere McCormick ran 23 times for a program-record 251 yards with two TDs to help UTSA beat North Texas 49-17 on Saturday.

Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will finally enter the Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021.

The Denver Broncos are left with a practice squad rookie receiver and a backup running back to take snaps against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday after losing all four of their quarterbacks to coronavirus concerns

The NASCAR community is mourning the loss of William “Rowdy” Harrell, a pit crew member for Hendrick Motorsports. Harrell, 30, and his wife Blakley Harrell, 23, were killed in a head-on car crash in the Florida Keys on Tuesday night while on their honeymoon.