Author: USA TODAY Sports

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin found the net in the second period of Monday’s game vs. Buffalo for his 741st career goal.

The Dallas Cowboys will be wearing a red stripe on their helmet for the first time since the 1976 season. They also will be wearing three decals.

The NFL’s trade deadline looms at 4 p.m. ET, and there could be several players on the move after a handful of notable names were already dealt.

Gary Patterson, 61, coached his last TCU football game on Saturday, a loss against Kansas State. He took over the Horned Frogs program in 2000.

USA TODAY’s experts are split on who will win the series between Atlanta and Houston that gets underway on Tuesday.

With one-third of the NFL’s regular season already in the books, some players and teams have already outpaced preseason expectations.

The ALCS is tied 2-2 after Houston rallied to win Game 4 on Tuesday night in Boston.

Houston won 5-4 on Friday and has a chance to take a commanding lead in the best-of-seven ALCS.

There have been plenty of fireworks throughout the NFL’s first four weeks of the season thanks to several intriguing teams.