Новости за 05.05.2016

A poem into an animated short, what could go wrong?

A masterclass from Jurgen Klopp sent Liverpool deservedly through to the Europa League final.

Last year, former Bears wide receiver Joe Anderson was spotted outside of the Texans stadium holding up a sign asking for another shot from an NFL team. Anderson got one a short time later when the Jets signed him to their practice squad in December. He’ll need to either take the sign out of storage…

Rico Abreu is looking forward to getting back to racing a Truck this weekend at Kansas Speedway after a month off.

Is the team headed back to downtown Phoenix?

The check-listing of rookie contracts is in full effect, and has taken hold in Pittsburgh. The Steelers announced they had signed seventh-rounders DeMarcus Ayers and Tyler Matakevich to their four-year rookie deals. With draft picks descending on Pittsburgh for rookie minicamp this weekend, it was easy enough to get them signed. Ayers, a wide receiver from Houston,…

The Cavaliers are making 3-pointers at a blistering pace. Cleveland even set a record for any NBA game with 25 3-pointers in its Game 2 win over the Hawks. To get there, the Cavs attempted 11 3s in a fourth quarter they entered up 36. Did that disrespect Atlanta? Paul Millsap, via Chris Haynes of […]

Earlier this week, Seahawks General Manager John Schneider said that the team wanted to place running back Marshawn Lynch on the reserve/retired list before June 1 in order to take the total cap hit remaining from his signing bonus this year rather than split it over the next two. Schneider proved good to his word on…

Coming out of Alabama, Chance Warmack was considered one of the best guard prospects in the history of the NFL draft. He’s been a bit of a disappointment in Tennessee, however, demonstrated by the team deciding this week not to pick up his fifth-year option. But Warmack says he’s disappointed, too, in the quality of…

Tyler Reddick had no rust on him after a more than one-month layoff for the Truck Series, recording the fastest speed in the first of 3 practices on Thursday.

Big Shield needs a lot of polish. And thus another key employee has been hired to help keep the tarnish away. Or at least to distract us from it. In addition to Joe Lockhart, the relatively new in-house P.R. czar, the NFL has now hired Natalie Ravitz to serve as senior V.P. of communications, via…

Today, they officially named 26-year-old John Chayka as their new general manager. And that wasn't all.

Phil Jackson has stumped for Kurt Rambis, interviewed David Blatt, talked with Luke Walton and ignored Carmelo Anthony. It must be exhausting. So, it appears the Knicks president took off on a tour the American West: Always amazed where one finds good thai.#Sioux City pic.twitter.com/yQQII06bTH — Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) May 4, 2016 "Curly"moment. pic.twitter.com/xKgKl5SYt4 — […]

The Jaguars didn’t pick up the fifth-year option on 2013 No. 2 overall pick Luke Joeckel’s contract. But that doesn’t mean Joeckel is a short-timer in Jacksonville. On Wednesday’s PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio, Jaguars G.M. Dave Caldwell suggested that Joeckel remains in the team’s long-term plans. “[It] really nothing to do with Luke…

"If winning the Premier League is climbing Mt. Everest, then maintaining that success is traveling to Mars." How can Leicester City ensure their championship dream carries over?

While this year has been a struggle, Bowyer knows he'll be 'a championship-caliber team' next season with Stewart-Haas Racing.

No surprise, given he led the team in scoring this season.

Earlier on Thursday, we shared Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ comments about his confidence that Ravens wide receiver Keenan Reynolds will be able to both play football and fulfill his commitment to the Navy in the coming year. It’s something that Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona was able to do during his rookie season in…

Liverpool honored the 96 who passed away following last week's verdict.

Expect to see a lot of Jonas Valanciunas touches early.

Can Klopp's men overturn a 1-0 deficit to reach their first European final since 2007?

The Patriots had to wait a while before making their first pick in the 2016 draft, but there’s no reason to delay signing those picks so the team’s gotten several of their new additions under contract. According to multiple reports, second-round cornerback Cyrus Jones, third-round guard Joe Thuney, fourth-round wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell, sixth-round linebacker…

The Foxes are only at the start of a wild ride in the next few years.

The Cavaliers set a record for 3-pointers in a team’s first six playoff games on this Kyrie Irving shot: Did you notice anything strange about that clip? It came in Game 1 against the Hawks – Cleveland’s fifth playoff game. That’s right, the Cavs needed just five games to set a record for 3s through […]

Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah’s option for the 2017 season was exercised this week, leaving him set to make $12.7 million in the final year of the deal he signed as a first-round pick in 2013. The Lions could use the franchise tag in 2018 to ensure Ansah sticks around, which might explain why Ansah…