Новости за 22.04.2016

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos almost joined Manchester United last summer, but his devotion to the club kept him at the Santiago Bernabeu.

When the Texans released quarterback Brian Hoyer, it was presumed that they’d been unable to get compensation for his contract, which was due to pay him $4 million this year. On Friday, G.M. Rick Smith suggested that the Texans could have traded him. “I think I probably could have gotten a pick, honestly, but I think…

The company line has been they were just relieved and also concerned about the final 2.7 seconds.

Sudden free agent Josh Norman has a new agent spearheading his search for a new team, but he took an even higher authority with him to his first free agent visit. According to John Keim of ESPN.com, Norman brought family members along with him to his visit to Washington, including his mother. Along with photos…

The Canadian Football League is ahead of the NFL in various respects. In one key area, the CFL is playing catch-up with their neighbors. Via Paul Friesen of the Winnipeg Sun, the CFL and CFL Players Association released details regarding a new PED policy on Thursday, which increases the testing rate and enhances the penalties…

Howard has always been better as the roll man.

Patrick Carpentier will race for Go Fas Racing in the Sprint Cup road course race at Sonoma in June and again at the Brickyard 400 in July.

With the Champions League semifinals on their mind, Manchester City hosts Stoke City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

"We're going to get him back soon, so whether it's tonight or Sunday or Game 7, we'll see."

Which will begin May 6... in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Joe Riley wore the smile of a cat that got the cream. Quite right, too, because in making his first appearance for Manchester United, the 19-year-old who worked his way up through the club's ranks from the age of six lived an experience that boys the world over would give their eye teeth for.

The Browns traded the second overall pick of the draft to the Eagles earlier this week and the Titans traded out of the top spot earlier this month, making this the fourth time since 1967 that each of the first two picks have been traded ahead of the selection. In those years, the third overall…

With the Chargers effectively on the clock in the 2016 NFL Draft, they have a chance to add a big piece to their roster. But they made sure to hang onto another big piece Friday. According to Albert Breer of the NFL Network, the Chargers have picked up the fifth-year option on offensive lineman D.J.…

NFL players are now regularly giving the finger to the Florida criminal justice system. In the same month that Rams running back Tre Mason failed to show up for an arraignment in connection with marijuana possession charges and more (Mason later appeared), free-agent linebacker Nick Moody disregarded a court order in connection with charges pending against…

The Falcons won’t be pursuing Josh Norman, but they will be holding onto one of their current corners through at least the 2017 season. The Falcons announced on Friday that they have exercised their option on Desmond Trufant’s contract. Trufant was the 22nd overall pick of the 2013 draft and stands to make just over…

The 2017 draft is expected to be deeper.

Newcastle is in desperate search for a win against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.

Word broke this week that Cowboys defensive end Demarcus Lawrence is facing a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Lawrence is appealing the suspension, but if it stands he will join fellow defensive end Randy Gregory on the suspended list for the start of the regular season. That’s obviously a problem for a…

Denny Hamlin said: 'Sometimes you just want to say what you feel, and we feel you should able to do that at times.'

Not good times for the Bruins president.

One report said the Wizards, upon hiring Scott Brooks, remained longshots to sign Kevin Durant. But that might have overstated Washington’s chances. Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports: Durant isn’t coming to Washington. It has nothing to do with Brooks, who Durant respects and has even missed at various points this season. For all of Brooks’ […]

Jets General Manager Mike Maccagnan attempted to tone down the talk that he could trade franchise-tagged defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson today. But Maccagnan didn’t rule a trade out. Asked about Wilkerson, Maccagnan said that the Jets are “not actively shopping” him. But that may just mean the Jets realize that before they could trade Wilkerson,…

"Joakim took a major step forward in his career last season."

That would be Jake Chelios, who spent last season in AHL Charlotte.

The Jets traded for tackle Ryan Clady this month with the intent to make him their starting left tackle now that the team has parted ways with longtime starter D’Brickashaw Ferguson. At the time of the trade, the only apparent obstacle to plugging Clady into the lineup was the torn ACL he suffered last year…