Новости за 23.02.2016

Earlier this month, the word out of Denver was that the Broncos were holding off on contract talks with quarterback Brock Osweiler “out of respect” to Peyton Manning while Manning waited to make his intentions for the 2016 season known. Manning hasn’t made his plans about returning for another season public at this point, but…

Hendrick Motorsports failed to have a car place in the top 10 in the Daytona 500 for the first time since 2009.

Richard Gordon has more teams than catches in his NFL career. But that should also tell you something about the role teams want him to play. The Broncos signed the journeyman blocking tight end yesterday, bringing him back after a short stint with the team last year. He has four receptions for 14 yards and a…

Antetokounmpo had 27 points on the night.

CONCACAF Champions League returns Tuesday night, with four MLS-vs.-Liga MX quarterfinal matchups.

Tuesday's collection of links.

Also a rough night for the Cavaliers against the Pistons.

The Bills have drafted 10 tackles and guards since 2010. Defense looks like the Dolphins’ focus at the Combine. Will the Patriots continue investing at the defensive line spot? Antonio Cromartie’s departure puts CB Marcus Williams in position for a bigger role with the Jets. A tight salary cap makes it more crucial that the…

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt had surgery to repair a sports hernia a couple of days after the Texans lost to the Chiefs in the opening round of the playoffs. The surgery kept Watt from playing in the Pro Bowl, but that looks like it will be the only football activity that Watt misses as…

The last time we saw Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis playing the final football game of the season, he was doing so with a right arm that looked like the football itself. But after spending a career overcoming dramatic injuries, he’s not ready to stop now. Davis’s wife Kelly told Alex Marvez and Phil Savage on…

We know Mike Pouncey had surgery, because he said so on the Dolphins’ in-house television show. We just don’t know what he had surgery to fix. According to Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald, Pouncey’s procedure is not believed to be one to fix the foot injury that kept him out of the final two…

The made-for-TV elements of the Scouting Combine already aren’t very compelling; they’re simply the closest thing to football that we’ll see until the Hall of Fame game. But those made-for-TV elements of the Scouting Combine become even less compelling if the people scheduled to participate in the made-for-TV elements exercise their prerogative to choose not…

The Cowboys spent most of last season doing what appeared to be drawing plays in the dirt. So it stands to reason that when they coached the Senior Bowl recently, they didn’t bother with playbooks. Or, more accurately, they wanted to see how players reacted without them. Via Alex Marvez of FOX Sports, Stanford linebacker Blake…

Multiple fines didn’t get through to Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict, but a suspension did. Burfict is suspended for the first three games of the 2016 season for multiple violations of player-safety rules, including a hit to the head that gave Steelers receiver Antonio Brown a concussion. Burfict told Josina Anderson of ESPN he knows the…

Quarterback Robert Griffin III will become a free agent in the near future with the Washington Redskins set to release the former No. 2 overall pick after four seasons with the team. After such a promising start in Washington, Griffin spiraled downhill beginning with knee injuries late in his rookie season. He never regained his…

He was fine by Monday night.

The Pistons canceled a trade and then stopped LeBron James and the Cavaliers.

Stephen Curry scored 36 points and the Golden State Warriors became the fastest team in NBA history to 50 wins, beating the Atlanta Hawks 102-92 Monday night after squandering a 23-point lead.

This was another case of a reckless Dellavedova putting another player at risk of injury.

The NFL has had plenty of public embarrassments in recent years. Here’s one that remained under the radar, until recently. According to Matthew Futterman of the Wall Street Journal, arbitrator Stephen Burbank has found that owners mischaracterized millions in ticket revenue by creating an improper exemption. The NFL Players Assocation believes that the shortfall exceeds…

Knee surgery, to be more specific.

Jumbo night for Joe Thornton.

Understatement: scoring the shootout-winner had to be a relief.

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon is talking with the class and grace you'd expect from "The Most Interesting Goalkeeper in the World".

Washington's record is now 44-10-4.