Новости за 06.06.2016

President Obama welcomed the Super Bowl champion Broncos to the White House today, and it was their retired quarterback who received the highest praise. Obama jokingly referred to Peyton Manning as “this guy from the commercials” before paying tribute to Manning, who announced his retirement this offseason. “I’m so pleased to be able to host…

The Rams continued a busy offseason on their defensive line Monday by adding another veteran to the mix. Agent David Canter announced on Twitter that his client Cam Thomas has agreed to a deal with the team. The defensive tackle previously visited with the Seahawks this offseason. The Rams have also signed defensive tackle Dominique Easley…

After being relegated with the Magpies, Townsend could be on his way back to the Premier League next season.

His 2016 Memorial Cup run gives him some added clout.

Expect Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving to be the USA's main point guards. They're still pretty good.

The three-time series champion is 71 points behind cutoff for becoming playoff eligible with a win.

Drivers had much to say about their day running 400 miles at Pocono Raceway.

We'll have post-race reports from Pocono Raceway on today's edition of NASCAR America.

It will be some time before linebacker Shaq Lawson will be back on the field for the Bills after shoulder surgery, but the injury wasn’t a reason to put off signing him to his rookie contract. The team announced Monday that Lawson has agreed to a four-year deal with a team option for a fifth…

Word out of Green Bay last week was that tight end Jared Cook will miss the rest of the team’s offseason program after foot surgery. The surgery was described as a “preventative” measure designed to keep Cook from missing time during the regular season. During a press conference on Monday, coach Mike McCarthy didn’t offer…

LaMarcus Aldridge once delayed hand surgery to keep playing. He’s not playing through that pain again this summer. Marc Stein of ESPN: ESPN sources say Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge, due to a recent finger/hand injury, has also removed himself from Olympic consideration. — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) June 6, 2016 I never considered Aldridge more than […]

The Suning Group is hoping to bring Inter back to the top of European football after purchasing a 68.5-percent stake in the club.

If police were unclear about who fired the shot that ended up going through Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib’s leg, then they gained no clarity from talking to him. According to Rebecca Lopez of WFAA, Talib told police he was at a park (not a strip club) and that he couldn’t recall much about the incident.…

In March, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski suggested that he’s not happy wth his current football contract. On Sunday, he decided to steer clear of the topic. “No, I ain’t talking about that,” Gronkowski said Sunday at One Mission’s Buzz Off for Kids with Cancer, via Keith Pearson of the Boston Herald. “I’m all good.…

Early contact on pit road proved too much for Truex to overcome at Pocono.

Stewart-Haas Racing driver earns third victory and first since August 2007 at 2.5-mile track.

Kurt Busch finally broke through to victory lane -- while driving almost on fumes -- to win Monday at Pocono.

The Bears didn’t get it done quite as quickly as they have in some other recent seasons, but they now have their entire draft class under contract. Defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard was the final piece in that puzzle. The Bears announced that the third-round pick has signed his four-year deal with the club, joining their…

Could be drafted fourth or fifth overall later this month.

Split last year between Anaheim, Chicago and Arizona.

Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has been cleared to travel after suffering a concussion in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Given a choice between seeing the home of history world power and running some non-contact drills in June, Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler said the choice was easy. According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, Osweiler said he’d have joined his former Broncos teammates at the White House today, if the Texans didn’t have OTAs scheduled.…

Saints quarterback Drew Brees currently makes $20 million per year. At least one teammate thinks he should get that and more. Offensive lineman Zach Strief told SiriusXM NFL Radio on Sunday that Brees deserves whatever he gets from the team. “Nobody deserves to be paid and to be compensated more than him,” Strief said, via Christopher Dabe…

We’re just under a month away from July 4, which means that it is prime time to get your Uncle Sam costume out of storage and that it is almost the one-year anniversary of the fireworks accident that left Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul with a mangled hand. Pierre-Paul missed half of last season while…

"Of course I want to be the first guy."