Redskins' QB Alex Smith has infection in leg

The Washington Redskins have asked for privacy for Alex Smith and his family amid reports the quarterback is dealing with complications from surgery to repair a broken leg.

The team says it appreciates concerns about Smith's injury that occurred Nov. 18 against Houston and that the 34-year-old and his family remain strong. A team spokesman declined to say whether Smith was still in the hospital more than two weeks after surgery to repair a broken right tibia and fibula.

Coach Jay Gruden said Nov. 19 he expected Smith to make a full recovery and be out six to eight months. NFL Network and Washington's FM-106.7 reported Thursday that Smith still is battling infection in his right leg and being tended to by doctors.

Titans' Henry gains 239 yards

Derrick Henry rushed for 239 yards in 16 carries, including a 99-yard score, as the Tennessee Titans led the Jacksonville Jaguars 30-9 late in the fourth quarter when this edition went to press.

Kyler Murray of Oklahoma won the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's top quarterback Thursday night at the ESPN College Football Awards show. Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa won the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

Murray beat out Tagovailoa and Washington State's Gardner Minshew II for the Davey O'Brien. The other finalists for the Walter Camp were Murray, Minshew, West Virginia quarterback Will Grier and Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen.

The Indians signed starter Carlos Carrasco to a four-year contract extension through the 2022 season. Carrasco's deal includes a club option for 2023. Financial terms were not disclosed. The righthander went 17-10 with a 3.38 ERA in 30 starts last season.

... The Red Sox agreed to a four-year, $67.5 million deal to retain righthander Nathan Eovaldi. Eovaldi, 29, has twice undergone Tommy John elbow surgery but made a strong comeback in 2018 and went 2-1 with a 1.61 ERA in six appearances (four of them in relief) during the postseason. ... Cubs closer Brandon Morrow underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow last month and likely won't be ready for the start of the season.

Soccer: The U.S. women's team finalized plans for a 10-game "Countdown to the Cup" tour in advance of next year's World Cup. The team will visit Europe to start the new year, playing France and Spain, before playing eight matches in the United States.

Sled-dog racing: Iditarod officials have cleared four-time champion Dallas Seavey of any wrongdoing in a dog-doping scandal that followed the sled dog race last year.

St. John's quarterback Jackson Erdmann, a junior from Rosemount, was named one of the four finalists for the 2018 Gagliardi Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding football player in NCAA Division III. The other three finalists are Shenandoah (Va.) senior quarterback Hayden Bauserman, Trine (Ind.) senior running back Lamar Carswell and Wartburg (Iowa) senior quarterback Matt Sacia. The winner will be announced Dec. 14.