Новости за 24.05.2016

Packers coach Mike McCarthy ensured that running back Eddie Lacy’s physical condition would be a running storyline this offseason when he said shortly after the team’s playoff loss to the Cardinals that Lacy “cannot play at the weight he did” in 2016. There were varying reports and responses from the Packers about how much of…

Cowboys guard Ronald Leary is staying away from the team’s organized team activity (OTA) practices because he wants to be traded, per multiple reports. Leary signed his restricted free-agent tender worth $2.553 million in hopes of facilitating a trade, possibly during the draft, and the Cowboys took some calls from interested teams. But no deal…

Guy Boucher will know his game fairly well.

He is... not tall.

Jonas Valanciunas was active in Game 4, but he didn’t play. Raptors coach Dwane Casey, via Blake Murphy of Raptors Republic “Hopefully we can get him involved,” Casey said. “Again, it depends on the lineup they have on the court. I know he’s our starting centre but it’s tough to put him out there if […]

IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe joins the show to discuss his pole for the 100th Indianapolis 500.

The Super Bowl will be coming back to Miami in 2020 and the Dolphins would love to play in it on their home field. If they do, a pair of players who signed contracts with the team on Tuesday could be part of making it happen. The Dolphins announced that third-round wide receiver Leonte Carroo…

The NFL is back in Los Angeles. The Super Bowl is coming back, too. League owners voted Tuesday to award Los Angeles Super Bowl LV in 2021. It will be played in the shiny new stadium being built in Inglewood for the return of the Rams. Also Tuesday, separate votes awarded Super Bowls to Atlanta…

That aim is, of course, nothing new, but how big of an accomplishment would it be for the Yanks to go marching into the semifinals?

With stadium renovations underway, Miami is getting another Super Bowl. The NFL’s owners voted today to award Super Bowl LIV in 2020 to South Florida, which edged out the other finalist for that year’s game, Tampa. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has spent significant money to renovate New Miami Stadium, which has previously hosted Super Bowls…

It hasn’t quite reached the scorched Earth response of the NFL after the New York Times article in March, but the league is taking an aggressive stance after a Congressional report suggested they were trying to steer concussion research. In a letter sent to Representative Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey, Dr. Richard Ellenbogen (who co-chair’s the…

Draymond Green needs to get past the kick and play much better in Game 4.

A torn ACL ended the season of Patriots running back Dion Lewis in November, but it’s not expected to affect him this year. Mike Reiss of ESPN reports that people close to Lewis say he’s about a month away from being able to play in a game, which means that he should be ready for…

"This has been Brian's playoffs and we'd like him to finish the job."

New buildings get Super Bowls, and Atlanta is the latest beneficiary. NFL owners just voted at their meeting in Charlotte to award Super Bowl LIII to the new Falcons stadium, the latest example of new facility being rewarded with the biggest game of the year. Atlanta and New Orleans were the finalists for the game,…

The French football federation opened disciplinary proceedings against Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille on Monday following incidents during the French Cup final that raised major concerns only a few weeks before the country hosts the European Championship.

In many respects, the NFL has become its own worst enemy in the so-called War on Football. Typically, that happens when the league and people connected to it unreasonably downplay the risks associated with the sport. One team executive has potentially harmed the league’s interests by going to the other extreme. Asked during an appearance…

Set career highs across the board last season.

Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald fulfilled a promise to his mother and received his college degree recently, which might not be necessary to his post-football employment options but certainly won’t hurt them. Not that it’s clear when Fitzgerald might be ready to move into a different line of work. Fitzgerald’s future beyond the 2016 season…

Draymond Green answered the first three questions he faced today – each about not being suspended for kicking Steven Adams in the groin – with: “That is a great question,” “That is a great question” and “That is a great statement.” Then, he got a little more revealing. Green, via Tim Kawakami of Talking Points: […]

The NFL didn’t move its quarterly meeting from North Carolina to protest the controversial bathroom law known as House Bill 2. But that doesn’t stop the owners who showed up in Charlotte from making their views known while in town. 49ers CEO Jed York did so on Tuesday, strongly. “The San Francisco 49ers are deeply concerned…

Bassett Racing lost all of its cars and equipment in a fire last Friday.

Byron Bell re-signed with the Titans this offseason, but it doesn’t look like he’s going to be seeing any action in the regular season. Bell needed to be helped off the field after hurting his left ankle in Tuesday’s practice and coach Mike Mularkey said later in the day that Bell dislocated his ankle. Mularkey…

The Rockets were reportedly considering Mike D’Antoni or Stephen Silas (with Lionel Hollins as lead assistant) to be their head coach. Then, they interviewed James Borrego and Adrian Griffin. Apparently, those late interviews carried weight. Marc Stein of ESPN: NBA coaching sources say James Borrego, after Monday's interview in Houston, has progressed to a meeting […]

As Philadelphia’s defensive coordinator, Jim Schwartz doesn’t really have any say in who wins the Eagles’ quarterback competition. But as a former head coach who was once tasked with determining when a rookie first-round draft pick, Matthew Stafford, was ready to be his starting quarterback, Schwartz has some insight. And Schwartz’s insight is this: first-round…