Новости за 20.07.2016

When the Jets and defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson beat the clock and agreed to a five-year extension last week, it made moot the question of whether Wilkerson would be reporting to training camp on time this summer. The loss of that question allowed another one to take the top spot when it came to uncertainty…

With the oft-criticized Dr. Elliott Pellman being nudged out by the league, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has issued a memo to the 32 teams telling them that a new chief medical officer will be put in place — one Goodell hopes the players and the fans can trust. “[W]e intend to hire a highly-credentialed physician…

INDIANAPOLIS – Jeff Gordon’s return to NASCAR this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway deservedly will draw all of the comparisons to legendary athletes who returned from retirements of varied brevity. Michael Jordan. Brett Favre. Michael Schumacher. There’s an important distinction with Gordon, though. He never really left the team for which he played his entire career […]

Former Baylor University defensive end Shawn Oakman has been indicted on a sexual assault charge. A grand jury handed down the indictment Wednesday. Oakman went undrafted in April, about two weeks after he was arrested. Oakman, Baylor’s all-time sack leader, attended the annual NFL Scouting Combine last February. He allegedly raped a Baylor University student…

Social media has been buzzing over the news Jeff Gordon is coming out of retirement

As the 2016 football season approaches, the results of last season linger. In Green Bay, where a Super Bowl win six years ago has been followed by five straight disappointments, the effort to apportion blame for the outcome to the 2015 season continues. Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, in a position-by-position preview of…

The Trail Blazers entered the offseason with three major restricted free agents: Allen Crabbe, Meyers Leonard and Maurice Harkless. They matched the Nets’ four-year, $75 million qualifying offer for Crabbe and re-signed Leonard directly to a four-year, $41 million contract. Harkless? Jason Quick of CSN Northwest: The waiting game continues for restricted free agent Maurice Harkless […]

On the same day a poll showed that 85 percent of people connect football and CTE, the NFL got rid of a guy who denied a link between the game and the damage of head injuries for many years. According to Tom Pelissero of USA Today, the NFL is replacing Dr. Eliott Pellman, and will hire…

With just two weeks to go until kick off in Rio, check out these beauties from past Olympic soccer tournaments.

The NFL is making a change to kickoff procedures this season by having offenses get the ball on the 25-yard-line after touchbacks in a move that’s seen as a way to encourage returners to take a knee rather than come out of the end zone. Pop Warner has eliminated kickoffs at its youngest levels and…

Phil Kessel, still not on the roster.

No. 37 pick Chinanu Onuaku couldn’t immediately cash in on the market conditions absurdly favorable to second-round picks, because the Rockets barely had more than minimum-salary cap space. So, he got something else: Security. Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: The Rockets reached agreement with second-round pick Chinanu Onuaku on a three-year, fully guaranteed deal, using […]

Dan Patrick announces on 'The Dan Patrick Show' that Jeff Gordon will drive for Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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The Cardinals signed cornerback Mike Jenkins this week and they’re bringing cornerback Chris Culliver in for a visit next week, but the front office’s focus isn’t only on bringing new players into the mix. The team is also thinking about contract extensions for current members of the team. Safety Tyrann Mathieu and defensive lineman Calais…

"There’s a chance he could play with John Klingberg."

NFL Players Association President Eric Winston says Commissioner Roger Goodell’s approach to discipline leads to unfair scheduling around the league. “I think the one thing that has been lost in this conversation is how much it’s affected competitive balance throughout the league,” Winston said on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “The NFL is always so big on…

The Spurs have become the NBA’s model franchise, where teams turn when they need a new coach or executive. The Pistons have flipped the script a little this summer. After the Kings poached Detroit assistant general manager Ken Catanella, another Pistons assistant general manager — Brian Wright — is headed to… San Antonio. Adrian Wojnarowski of […]

Spanish international striker arrives at the Riverside.

There’s a reason the NFL and its owners have embarked on Operation Mom, to try to convince mothers the sport is safe for their kids. And study just published underscores why they’re so worried. A study of 1,000 people done by the Center for Public Opinion at the University of Massachusetts Lowell highlights what seems to…

As part of Goodell Week at TheMMQB.com (I kicked things off with a look at 10 issues that should concern the Commissioner as his 10-year anniversary approaches), Peter King’s microsite delves into the new P.R. strategist who has been hired by the NFL after years of experience in politics. Former press secretary Joe Lockhart to President…

Kobe Bryant withdrew from Olympic consideration just a couple days before USA Basketball named finalists for the Rio roster. He then followed through on his plan to retire, leaving the Lakers with a memorable final game. Even after all that, Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski said Kobe still received some Olympics consideration. Arash Markazi of ESPN: Coach K on making […]

Jeff Gordon will make his first Sprint Cup start in a car that isn't the No. 24.

Jeff Gordon will make his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup start in a car other than the No. 24 this weekend on NBCSN.

Estonian national team captain arrives at Anfield.