Новости за 15.01.2016

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, a pioneer in the sports-reporter-turned-TV-personality industry, has announced that he will be taking a leave of absence. “More than a week ago, I was diagnosed with a Stage IV throat cancer,” Mortensen said in a statement issued by ESPN on Friday. “My focus shifted significantly to gathering information about the specifics of this…

Divac reportedly didn't even know he had to call the NBA office for trade call after agreeing to deal with 76ers

The Spanish league has come out defending the local clubs and their history of protecting the rights of underage players.

NASCAR Next driver Dylan Lupton looks to get valuable seat time and in this weekend's ARCA Racing Series test at Daytona International Speedway.

When explaining recently on the league-owned network that Steelers linebacker Joey Porter shouldn’t have been on the field after receiver Antonio Brown was injured, NFL V.P. of officiating Dean Blandino said that the remedy would have been not to throw the flag but to simply get him off the field. The final analysis of the situation…

Steelers assistant coaches Joey Porter and Mike Munchak weren’t the only people to receive fines for their conduct during last Saturday night’s Steelers win in Cincinnati. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Bengals cornerback Adam Jones has been fined $28,940 for unsportsmanlike conduct and making contact with an official in the fourth quarter of…

Some young defensemen also involved in the deal.

The NFL isn’t just cracking down on players from Saturday’s ugly Steelers-Bengals game. Coaches are getting in trouble as well. Steelers assistant coaches Joey Porter and Mike Munchak were each fined $10,000 for their actions in the game, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Munchak was given a 15-yard penalty for his actions when Bengals…

This matchup looks to be a bit one-sided, as the Foxes haven't conceded a goal in almost 300 minutes.

Thunder coach Billy Donovan and Jazz coach Quin Snyder back him up

The Broncos had fewer injury questions to sort out this week than the Steelers and it looks like the last one left on the table will resolve itself in positive fashion for the team. Quarterback Brock Osweiler practiced on Friday after doing conditioning work on his injured knee earlier in the week and coach Gary…

The Packers placed tight end Andrew Quarless on injured reserve Friday. The move is not a surprise, but Quarless still reportedly isn’t happy about it. Quarless was injured in Week 3 and placed on the injured reserve/designated to return list. He missed three months before returning for the final two regular season games and finished…

Mountain Dew expands its sponsorship program to three teams for the first time ever in company history.

PST's lead writer and editor predicts the scores for all 10 games in Week 22.

Dirk Koetter spent three years as the Falcons offensive coordinator under head coach Mike Smith before moving to the Buccaneers following Smith’s departure after the 2014 season. Koetter has been bumped up to head coach with the Bucs and now Smith will be working for him. The Buccaneers announced Friday that Smith will be the…

Man City could got top of the league with a victory over Palace and a bit of help elsewhere this weekend.

The Packers could have cornerback Sam Shields back in the lineup on Saturday in Arizona. Shields has been out since suffering a concussion in Week 14, but was able to work in practice all three days this week in hopes of getting on the field against the Cardinals. The team hasn’t announced if he has…

From one all-time great to another

Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict may single-handedly keep the Steelers out of the Super Bowl. Pittsburgh heads to Denver on Sunday with its star receiver, Antonio Brown, and star running back, Le’Veon Bell, both already ruled out of the game, and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger listed as questionable. All three were injured by Burfict. Burfict ended Bell’s…

Phil Di Guiseppe and Brock McGinn assigned to AHL.

Rico Abreu moves up to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2016 with the oldest and one of the series' most successful teams, ThorSport Racing.

The Bengals have promoted Ken Zampese from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator and have hired former NFL head coach Jim Haslett as linebackers coach. Zampese spent the last 13 seasons as the Bengals quarterbacks coach. His promotion comes after Hue Jackson’s departure to become head coach of the Browns and allows the talented Bengals offense…

Dell Demps is on the hot seat

Louis van Gaal has been set a weighty challenge by the journalist he derided as a "fat man."

All eyes are on GM Marc Bergevin as his team continues to fall in the standings.