Новости за 25.05.2016

The first time that tight end Jerome Cunningham was waived this offseason, he didn’t have to move far to join his new team. He’ll get a few frequent flier miles the second time around, though. The Titans announced on Wednesday that they used their top spot on the league’s waiver list to add Cunningham to…

Fourth-round defensive tackle Andrew Billings has signed his rookie contract with the Bengals. A first-team AP All-American last season at Baylor, the 311-pound Billings was also named the Big 12’s co-Defensive Player of the Year. He should immediately see some snaps in the Bengals’ talented defensive line rotation. The signing of Billings leaves only first-round…

The USMNT striker will miss the tournament, but he's still making his presence felt.

Prosecutors have filed charges against former NBA forward Kermit Washington, accusing him of embezzling about a half-million dollars in charitable donations meant to help the needy in Africa and spending it on jewelry, vacations and other things.

"[He] has been on a run for us with goal-scoring," said Lake Erie head coach Jared Bednar.

Jets quarterback Geno Smith has heard teammates like Eric Decker and Brandon Marshall talk about their desire to see Ryan Fitzpatrick back with the team for the 2016 season, but says that he doesn’t “really pay much attention to it” because he doesn’t think they’ve said anything negative about him. In fact, Marshall said recently…

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady continues to fight the NFL’s effort to suspend him four games. The Patriots finally have gotten directly involved in the matter and, in so doing, have taken aim at the manner in which the Commissioner and the rest of the league office handled the case. On Wednesday, the Patriots submitted a friend-of-the-court…

The five newest inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be announced exclusively on NASCAR America.

Another day, another Draymond Green controversy. But at least this time – when it comes to Green tripping Enes Kanter in Game 4 – we won’t have to wait so long for the result. One flagrant point away from suspension, Green avoids that major penalty.   Sam Amick of USA Today: Golden State Warriors forward […]

But the dip in the loonie may have cost the NHL up to $200 million.

Mike Ashley did something he's never done before - give a manager the reigns to his club.

Few college football players have suffered an injury as devastating to their NFL prospects as former Oregon cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, who was viewed as a first-round prospect before blowing out his knee in December of 2014 and ultimately fell all the way to the seventh round. Ekpre-Olomu hasn’t played in an NFL game yet, but…

The "Emoji Garage" allows you to use NASCAR emoji in text messages, on Twitter and Facebook.

The Broncos are down to one unsigned draft pick. Second-round defensive tackle Adam Gotsis agreed to a four-year deal with the team on Wednesday, leaving quarterback Paxton Lynch as the only one of the team’s eight picks without a contract. Gotsis was born in Australia and became the highest drafted Australian in league history when the…

Despite having already won a Champions League final with Chelsea, Fernando Torres called Saturday's game "the most important of my life."

There wasn’t much consensus among All-Defensive voters, except for this. Kawhi Leonard is really good. The back-to-back reigning Defensive Player of the Year  was the only player to appear on every ballot, and he made the first team on all 130. He leads a pretty well-selected group: First team G: Avery Bradley, Boston (62-25-149) G: […]

Dwight Freeney is in Cincinnati on Wednesday to meet with the Bengals, but it doesn’t look like that will be the end of his search for a home for the 2016 season. Jim Trotter of ESPN reports that Freeney told him that he expects to visit with the Falcons next week. The Falcons came into…

It didn’t take a long listen to owners leaving yesterday’s league meeting in Charlotte to realize that a major PR push was in effect, and that someone — cough, Joe Lockhart, cough — seems to have leaned on all NFL personnel to push the “Mom” button as often as possible while talking about player safety.…

On Monday, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the NFL Players Association filed a petition for rehearing of the ruling that reinstated Brady’s four-game suspension. On Tuesday, a group of professors of physics and engineering submitted a brief in support of Brady’s position. The eight-page document, filed by 21 professors at MIT, Cal, Michigan, USC, Stanford, Delaware,…

Joakim Noah said in January he wanted to re-sign with the Bulls. Chicago reportedly wants to keep him. A perfect match? Not quite. Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times: According to a Bulls player, Noah has been telling teammates the last few weeks that he was done with the organization once free agency begins, and […]

Free agent cornerback Brandon Boykin will remain free for now, ESPN’s Vaughn McClure reported Wednesday. Boykin worked out for the Falcons earlier this week. A source indicated to McClure that Boykin is healthy and that the Falcons choosing not to sign him is a football decision, not one based on any outside factors. The Panthers…

Vikings kicker Blair Walsh spoke to the media after Wednesday’s OTA session and one of the topics that came up was the team’s move indoors at their new stadium. Walsh said it’s “always easier to kick indoors,” but added that he felt he “had one of my better years as a pro” while the Vikings…

Can Brazil get the job done without Neymar?

Joey Logano has the highest average finish at Charlotte through 14 career starts at the track.

Meaning he'll be sidelined for at least part of training camp and the preseason.