Cowboys’ Dalton on COVID-19 list
The Cowboys placed QB Andy Dalton on the reserve COVID-19 list on Tuesday, keeping him out a second straight game after he was sidelined by a concussion.
Dalton will be the first Cowboys player to go on the COVID-19 list since before the season.
The loss of Dalton likely means a second consecutive start for rookie Ben DiNucci against the undefeated Steelers on Sunday.
The seventh-round pick replaced Dalton for last weekend’s 23-9 loss to the Eagles. The Cowboys (2-6) have had three starting quarterbacks this season after star Dak Prescott broke his ankle in Week 5, ending his season.
Dalton was the Bengals starter for nine years before the they drafted Joe Burrow first overall in this year’s draft and released the former TCU standout. Dalton signed a one-year contract to be Prescott’s backup.
The 33-year-old Dalton got a concussion in a 25-3 loss to Washington on a hit that led to the ejection of linebacker Jon Bostic, who was also fined $12,000.
■ The Buccaneers activated former AllPro WR Antonio Brown from the suspended list. Coach Bruce Arians said Brown will have a role in Sunday night’s game against the Saints. The Bucs signed Brown last week to a one-year deal for a base salary of $750,000 with incentives that could push the value to $2.5 million, ESPN reported. Brown, 32, who played one game last season for the Patriots, concluded an eight-game suspension for multiple violations of the league’s personal conduct policy. ... The Patriots acquired receiver Isaiah Ford from the Dolphins. The Dolphins will get a 2022 seventhround pick back in the deal, ESPN reported. Ford, 6-foot-2, 194 pounds, has been the Dolphins’ starting slot receiver for much of the season. He has 18 catches for 184 yards this season.
Basketball: Eddie Johnson, the two-time All-Star for the Hawks whose career was shortened by arrests which led to a ban from the NBA and life sentence in prison, died Oct. 26. He was 65. ... Nancy Darsch, who guided the Ohio State women’s team to the 1993 title game and went on to coach in the WNBA, died Monday. She was 68. Darsch had Parkinson’s disease.
College football: No. 8 Florida reported no new COVID-19 positives in the last week, the first time since September the team’s coronavirus numbers have remained steady. The Gators administered 50 tests over the last seven days and found no positives. Florida played without 15 players last weekend against Missouri, with some of those missing being ruled out because of COVID-19 results and contact tracing. The SEC postponed two of Florida’s game following a COVID-19 outbreak that included coach Dan Mullen, at least two assistants and more than 30 players.
NHL: Stars goaltender Ben Bishop and center Tyler Seguin both had offseason surgery and will each miss approximately five months. ... The Red Wings signed forward Anthony Mantha, 26, to a fouryear contract.
Soccer: Substitute Rodrygo scored an 80th-minute winner as Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 3-2 to get its Champions League campaign back on track.