Новости за 05.04.2016

It's been 20 races since a pole-sitter won a Sprint Cup race. Over the last 10 years, 14 percent of winners have come from the pole.

"I’ve seen that mistake from other teams. You go into next year thinking you’ve got a good shot at it.

The last time he was in a game was March 8.

When the news broke that Twitter would stream Thursday Night Football, most assumed the NFL once again would be breaking the bank. But that’s not the case. Via John Ourand of SportsBusiness Daily, Twitter will pay “a little more than $10 million” for the rights to deliver the digital stream of 10 Thursday night games.…

Jimmie Johnson had yellow digits during his first nine seasons in the Sprint Cup Series.

Crawford could even play Saturday in Columbus.

The Broncos aren’t limiting their search for a quarterback other than Mark Sanchez to the trade market. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott is visiting Denver today. Prescott didn’t help himself this spring by being arrested for DUI, which he termed a “misjudgment.” That arrest came two days after his…

Europe's elite eight square off. Who will make the semis?

Minnesota hosts San Jose tonight.

There are interesting races in the middle and bottom of each conference with plenty still to be decided.

Tackle Tyler Polumbus is ending his NFL career on a high note. Polumbus was on the Broncos roster for their Super Bowl 50 victory and he’s decided that was as good a place as any to drop the curtain on his playing days. Polumbus entered the league as an undrafted free agent with Denver in…

Took a high hit from Toronto's Colin Greening last night.

Assisted by Dave Cameron and Mike Yeo.

The Jaguars continue to be one of the teams to watch in 2016, in part because they have a high-end passing game that few noticed in 2015. Guys like quarterback Blake Bortles and receivers Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns are heading into their third NFL seasons, and things continue to look up for the offense,…

While ISC officials say advanced ticket sales for events later this year are flat or trending slightly up, they see a "softness" in sales for some upcoming races.

Free-agent quarterback Johnny Manziel still doesn’t have a team. But he still has a potentially significant legal entanglement. Via ESPN.com, a grand jury that was expected to consider a misdemeanor assault allegation against Manziel ended its term without considering the case. A new grand jury, which is due to convene within the next seven to 10…

Conte has plenty to sort out this summer.

The sense is he stays put. For now.

Boston's blue line has been under the microscope all season.

Will he draw in over Dylan McIlrath?

Few NFL analysts have been as high on 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick as Ron Jaworski, the former NFL quarterback who now works at ESPN. In 2013, Jaworski got a lot of attention when he said, “I truly believe Colin Kaepernick could be one of the greatest quarterbacks ever.” It hasn’t worked out that way. Kaepernick…

Travis Hamonic's hurt. So too is Calvin de Haan.

We should have probably seen this coming when Russell Wilson decreed that his water product could prevent concussions, but now we know the truth. The Seahawks quarterback is clearly qualified to reign over his particular province of the NFL because he’s descended from royalty. According to Randy Hallman of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Wilson found out about his heritage during…

Jets receiver Brandon Marshall had multiple off-field incidents early in his career. In recent years, he’s been a model citizen — and he should be proud of that. However, there’s still one lingering issue from his past that needs to be resolved. Via Seth Walder of the New York Daily News, the civil trial arising…

The Jaguars came into the offseason talking about focusing on the defensive side of the ball after building up the offense over the last few seasons and it didn’t take long for them to put that plan into motion. They signed defensive end Malik Jackson to kick off free agency and then added safety Tashaun…