Новости за 16.02.2016

Washington hasn’t ruled out the possibility of applying the franchise tag to quarterback Kirk Cousins. Unless and until they do, the basic math of the franchise tag will loom over the negotiations. (Or, at least for now, the non-negotiations.) It’s a simple proposition. If Cousins can make roughly $20 million guaranteed for 2016 under the…

What matters most is his health.

Cristiano Ronaldo has had enough of the happy family vibe coming out of Barcelona's strike corps of Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.

James Harrison apparently isn’t done playing football. On the same day Harrison’s agent said he expects his client to return for at least one more season, Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert told reporters he anticipates having the outside linebacker back for a 14th season. “He teaches guys how to be pros,” Colbert said. Harrison said…

I think this makes Detroit dangerous down the line.

Actor Gerard Butler will serve as Grand Marshal for the 58th Daytona 500 on Feb. 21 at Daytona International Speedway.

With Jake Allen's return looming.

Federal authorities allege that former NFL wide receiver and broadcaster Reggie Rucker used charitable donations intended for Hall of Famer Jim Brown’s Amer-I-Can foundation to pay gambling debts and personal expenses. Rucker was charged Tuesday with one count of wire fraud and one count of making false statements to law enforcement. The criminal information filing…

In Monday’s team-by-team look at which players each team could tag, we said that none of the Cowboys’ impending free agents merit the restriction that applies to impending free agents. Cowboys executive V.P. Stephen Jones now says that, indeed, the team will not be using the tag. “We are not using the franchise or transition…

Since three of the key pieces are already going to be there, it only makes sense that the Packers and the Colts will open the season in the Hall of Fame Game. The expected news was made official Tuesday, with the Packers and Colts to kick off the exhibition season with an Aug. 7 game…

Can the battered Blues grab a vital away goal against high-flying PSG? Follow that encounter plus Benfica vs. Zenit here.

The 21-year-old is a pending restricted free agent.

Beer-leaguer yesterday. Undrafted German free agent today.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. took a walk down memory lane during Tuesday's NASCAR Media Day -- and came up with some oil.

Today’s the first day for teams to use the franchise tag if they want to, and Washington might have to. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the team and quarterback Kirk Cousins have broken off contract talks, and no more talks are scheduled. Of course, it’s still fantastically early for this kind of negotiating scare tactic,…

Expect the Raptors to make a deal for a power forward at the deadline.

Kurt Busch says he'll know more about the Indianapolis 500 by March, while AJ Allmendinger says he's out of open-wheel racing for the foreseeable future.

On both sides of the Atlantic there are concerns about artificial surfaces causing harm to youngsters.

Veteran cornerback Rashean Mathis has announced that he is calling it a career. “It’s been a long 13 years, a great 13 years,” Mathis told the Lions’ website. “I think it’s time for me to hang up the cleats.” Mathis said as soon as the 2015 season ended that he was thinking about retiring, although…

Most likely both stay with the Hawks past Thursday.

Tuesday was NASCAR Media Day at Daytona. It was also social media day for a number of the participants.

The Cardinals will go to great lengths to add depth to their secondary, reaching both sides of the world with Tuesday’s signings. Via Darren Urban of the team’s official website, the Cardinals signed veteran safety Chris Clemons and Australian import Joel Wilkinson. The 6-foot, 190-pound Wilkinson is an Australian Rules Football player who is going…

"It's something that I'm definitely going to learn from."

The 37-year-old defenseman has played 17 games for the defending champs, registering no points with a minus-6 rating.

A look at the crazy spending in the CSL and if MLS should be concerned about star names heading to China during their prime.