Новости за 19.07.2016

LAS VEGAS — Kyrie Irving has had great mentors he trusts around him his entire basketball career. It started with his dad, who coached him for years. Then there was Mike Krzyzewski at Duke. There were pro’s pros in Cleveland such as Anderson Varejao. Now he’s playing next to LeBron James. But throughout these latest […]

Orlando City snatched up Kreis before a few other potential jobs become open.

The full schedule for the Camping World Truck Series at Eldora Speedway.

In late April, Ezekiel Elliott showed up for the draft wearing half of a dress shirt. Since then, the full-length version of his football shirt has sold better than any other through the NFL’s online shopping portal. Via Randall Liu, the NFL’s director of NFC Football Communications, Elliott has the No. 1 jersey at NFLShop.com…

Former Panthers and Ravens safety Haruki Nakamura has filed a lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London seeking $3 million in damages after a concussion suffered in a 2013 preseason game ended his NFL career. The suit says that Nakamura can no longer play football and has also been unable to return to any kind of employment.…

Pacers rookie Myles Turner came on strong late last season. Let’s hope he builds on that success and gains a bigger profile, because he seems pretty funny. Turner on sliding into DMs, via SLAM: If you’re really thirsty and you really need to quench your thirst, you’ve got to do it. But at the same time, you’ve […]

"I’m also looking forward to the challenges of coaching and being able to pass along some of my experiences to the guys on the team.”

At a time when many observers believe Bills coach Rex Ryan will lose his job if the team doesn’t make it to the playoffs in Rex’s second season, one of the players who will be central to the effort has an opinion regarding whether Ryan should pay for failure with his job. “Honestly, I love Rex,” receiver…

The Chiefs won their final 10 regular season games in 2015 and then beat the Texans in the playoffs to run their winning streak to 11 games before their season ended with a loss to the Patriots. During an appearance on Sirius XM NFL Radio with Bruce Murray and Brady Quinn, tight end Travis Kelce…

HScott Motorsports promotes Jay Guy, brings in Mike Hillman Sr. to work with Michael Annett.

Schalke tried its best, but is unable to keep the 20-year-old around, with Manchester City lodging a bid.

Phil Kessel spent part of his day with the Stanley Cup visiting a children's hospital in Toronto.

The NBA will deliver a free live stream of a weekly pregame show on Twitter next season as part of an expanded content partnership with the social media site.

The Falcons dropped a player from their roster on Tuesday, leaving them at 88 players heading into training camp. The team announced that they have waived center James Stone with an injury settlement. Stone tore his ACL last December and the timing of the move suggests the Falcons think he may not be ready to…

Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant filed a lawsuit against Texas state senator Royce West accusing West of working to “improperly line his own pockets and those of his business associates” by using Bryant’s name. Bryant alleges that he’s owed more than $300,000 from West and his law firm and that David Wells, another former advisor,…

Yao Ming is headed to the Hall of Fame. Maybe that finally gave him enough confidence to address an issue that has plagued him since his rookie year with the Rockets. Yao in The Players Tribune: everyone called me “Yao” — they thought it was my first name. In China, our surnames come first and our […]

In Washington, where the local NFL team is willing to pay quarterback Kirk Cousins $20 million for 2016 only but only $24 million on a long-term deal, the coming season will entail deciding whether Cousins deserves $24 million for 2017 (or a long-term deal with a lot more than $24 million guaranteed) or whether the team…

It appears commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL have found a potential face for Operation Mom. And it wouldn’t be a stretch to think they’re trying to make sure they stay on her good side. Goodell, who is not what you’d call an active Twitter user, just stepped out to pander to Annie Apple —…

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco said earlier this week that he expects to be on the field for the team’s first workouts in training camp after tearing his ACL last November. That’s been the direction things have been pointing for some time, so it won’t be long before we have an idea about what effect the…

Make sure you know the latest preseason schedule.

Carolina finished dead last in attendance last season.

Kevin Durant considered the Warriors for months. Golden State players recruited him throughout the season. He met with the Warriors in the Hamptons. He had all the knowledge to make a sound decision, one he could feel good about. And it seemed he did. Choosing Golden State appeared to be a coronation for Durant. The Warriors instantly became […]

It is likely an arbitration ploy by the Wild to demonstrate he should only get a two-way contract.

Cut by Washington last year before landing in Oakland and thriving, cornerback David Amerson’s story became even more impressive when he signed a new five-year deal last week with the Raiders. As usual, the initial accounts of the numbers received by Amerson made the story seem a little better than it really is. Described as a…

1. The Bucks were reportedly shopping center Greg Monroe “hard.” 2. The Bucks are reportedly re-signing center Miles Plumlee to a four-year, $50 million contract. Surprise, surprise: No. 2 didn’t change No. 1. Marc Stein of ESPN: In the wake of Milwaukee's re-signing of Miles Plumlee, league sources say that Bucks center Greg Monroe remains available via […]