4- year- old comment bites Cowboys’ Jones
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones apologized after a gossip website posted a 4- year- old video of him making a racially insensitive comment.
The Blast website reported the video was shot in 2013 at a hotel in Dallas by a white man who asked Jones if he would tape a message for his fiancée. Jones appeared to be joking when he said: ‘‘ Hey, Jennifer, congratulations on the wedding. Now, you know he’s with a black girl tonight, don’t you?’’
After the video was released Friday, Jones apologized in a statement issued by the Cowboys, saying: ‘‘ That comment was inappropriate. It’s not who I am, and I’m sorry.’’
The Falcons said running back Devonta Freeman will sit out their road game Monday against the Seahawks while recovering from a concussion suffered last Sunday against the Cowboys.
Tevin Coleman will start in place of Freeman, who also spent the last two weeks of the preseason in the NFL’s concussion protocol.
Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor will miss the team’s home game Monday against the Falcons with a neck injury suffered Nov. 9 against the Cardinals, and his status for the rest of the season is in doubt.
Coach Pete Carroll said that Chancellor and the team still are exploring their options and that no decisions have been made about the rest of the season.
The Dolphins waived linebacker Rey Maualuga after he was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge in Miami.
Police and court records show Maualuga was arrested after an early- morning incident — allegedly involving a dispute over a bar bill — at a nightclub.
Celts’ winning streak hits 15
Kyrie Irving ( 30) and Jaylen Brown ( career- high 27) combined for 57 points on 20- for- 25 shooting from the field, and the visiting Celtics overcame an early 16- point deficit to defeat the Hawks 110- 99 for their 15th consecutive victory. The Celtics haven’t lost since starting the season 0- 2.
Stephen Curry scored 35 points, and the Warriors outscored the 76ers 47- 15 in the third quarter to overcome a 22- point halftime deficit on their way to a 124- 116 victory.
Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert will miss a week with swelling in his left knee. He started Friday against the Clippers but left in the second quarter and didn’t return.
Cook leads PGA Tour finale
Rookie Austin Cook shot a 4- under- par 66 to open a three- stroke lead over Chris Kirk going into the final round of the RSM Classic — the last PGA Tour event of the year — in St. Simons Island, Georgia. Despite making his first bogey of the tournament, Cook completed 54 holes at 18- under 194.
Goffin stuns Federer in semis
Seventh- seeded David Goffin upset second- seeded Roger Federer 2- 6, 6- 3, 6- 4 in the semifinals of the season- ending ATP Finals in London and will play sixth- seeded Grigor Dimitrov, a 4- 6, 6- 0, 6- 3 winner over eighth- seeded Jack Sock, for the title Sunday.