Новости за 13.07.2016

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was one of many drivers to run out of gas at the end of the Kentucky race

The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association didn’t care much for the initial apology offered by Browns running back Isaiah Crowell for posting an image of violence against a police officer on social media, which prompted a threat to refuse to work at the team’s home games. The police union has accepted Crowell’s second apology, which includes the donation of…

Bengals rookie cornerback Corey Tindal was a victim of an armed robbery Monday in Huntington, W.V., the Herald-Dispatch in Huntington reported. The report said Tindal was playing poker at a Super 8 Motel with a friend and two other men he knew only by nicknames when one of the men took out a pistol and…

There’s an obvious reason Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor have come up so frequently in trade talks. The 76ers have too many big men. With Joel Embiid — who might finally be healthy — Philadelphia has three highly touted young centers. Sliding one to power forward is untenable because that spot is occupied by No. 1 […]

In response to the news that a secretary who had been fired for allegedly leaking Jason Pierre-Paul’s medical records to ESPN has sued the hospital, a lot of you (OK, some of you . . . OK, none of you) have asked for an update on Pierre-Paul’s lawsuit against ESPN and Adam Schefter. Per a…

A plan which would allow college football players to work out for NFL scouts without giving up their eligibility could be closer to reality, according to one of the college coaches pushing the plan. According to Chase Goodbread of NFL.com, Alabama coach Nick Saban said Wednesday that the NFL is “very much interested” in the…

TV schedule for opening months of the new PL campaign released.

The Thunder — in the wake of losing Kevin Durant to the Warriors — are not trading Russell Westbrook right now, according to one report. Not many people buy it. Howard Beck of Bleacher Report: I don’t think anybody knows for certain what Russell Westbrook wants to do or intends to do, next summer. But that said, let’s […]

Will GM Ken Holland look to make a trade?

For now, neither the NFL Players Association nor Tom Brady have committed to the notion that an appeal will be filed of Brady’s four-game suspension to the U.S. Supreme Court. Undoubtedly, an appeal will be pursued. Apart from attorney Ted Olson’s explanation to PFT Live in May that “we are all very, very much committed to seeing…

Italian international will have to look elsewhere once again.

His new contract reflects a player who can do good things offensively, but still needs to be sheltered defensively.

The NBA has demurred and demurred and demurred and demurred on moving the 2017 All-Star game from Charlotte due to North Carolina’s anti-gay laws. That strategy can’t last. NBA commissioner Adam Silver, via ASAP Sports: We also discussed the situation in Charlotte, North Carolina, again, as to whether we will, in fact, be conducting the 2017 All-Star […]

The Browns confirmed Wednesday morning that defensive end Desmond Bryant had surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle and it’s unlikely that Bryant will be able to play in 2016. His injury was first reported Tuesday night, the day Bryant had the surgery. The Browns confirmed that Bryant was injured during a recent workout; the…

Shortly after Patriots quarterback Tom Brady lost in his bid to have a rehearing on his four-game Deflategate suspension, Brady’s union issued a statement criticizing the commissioner for his handling of player discipline. “The NFL Players Association is a labor Union that protects the rights of all of its members and pursues any violations of…

History has shown us that running backs that have reached their 30th birthday tend to be on the backside of their careers and many of them suffer steep drops in productivity past that birthday. Giants running back Rashad Jennings has designs on bucking that trend. Jennings turned 31 in March, but said on NFL Network…

He can't wear No. 4, because it's been retired.

The NBA enacted slightly more punitive rules against teams that employ Hack-a-Shaq. Surprise, surprise: Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the league office don’t see eye-to-eye. Tim MacMahon of ESPN: Mark Cuban told ESPN he voted against new deliberate foul rules. "Rewarding incompetence is never a good business strategy," he said. — Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) July […]

With the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denying Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s request for a rehearing, his only recourse at this point is to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court. While Brady’s camp hasn’t said with clarity whether an appeal will be filed, attorney Ted Olson strongly hinted that Brady…

With Tom Brady’s #DeflateGate suspension upheld today, the NFL has sufficient cover for any other announcements they want to make, guaranteeing they won’t get as much attention. The first of those also impacts the AFC East. According to Vic Carucci of the Buffalo News, the league will take no action against Bills running back LeSean…

French midfield has plenty of options this summer and people should respect whatever decision he makes.

Of course, he could also see him going back to junior.

The Warriors — featuring Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson — are favored over the field to win the 2017 NBA title. The Cavaliers — with LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love — are favored over the field to win the Eastern Conference in 2017. Is that a problem? NBA commissioner […]

The likelihood that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will miss the first four games of the regular season went up on Wednesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has denied Brady’s request for a rehearing of the appeal that reinstated the four-game suspension he received from the league. Brady’s suspension had originally been…

Two weeks ago, the Colts made quarterback Andrew Luck the highest-paid player in the history of the NFL. He’s the same Andrew Luck who missed most of last season due to injury. The same Andrew Luck who freely admits that, when he did play last year, he didn’t play well. The same Andrew Luck who…