Judge denies request by Cowboys’ Collins to halt suspension

SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request by Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman La’el Collins for an injunction that would have halted his five-game suspension with one game remaining. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant suggests in his ruling issued the NFL suspended Collins in violation of the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union. But the judge says the arbitrator’s decision in Collins’ appeal was based on a “reasonable construction of the parties’ agreements.”