Новости за 08.08.2016

This was the obvious call, what will be interesting is to see what other teams will be playing on Christmas.

Denny Hamlin became the sixth driver to win multiple races this season

Will year two be better than year one?

If customers who incurred unnecessary expenses to attend the NFL game in Canton that wasn’t played in Canton (or anywhere else) on Sunday night want to be reimbursed for those expenses, they’ll have to hire a lawyer. The Hall of Fame has posted at its website the procedures for obtaining a refund, and the policy…

As Jurgen Klopp leads yet another Liverpool squad overhaul, this one has a different and exciting feel to it

In March, when the NFL Players Association’s leadership gathered in Hawaii for an annual meeting, agents on the mainland sweated out a possible drop in agent fees. Common sense prevailed, with the players who run the union deciding to keep the fee at three percent. But the union is nevertheless taking action to undermine the…

The most-anticipated game of the 2016-17 NBA regular season is Warriors at Thunder. More specifically, it’s Kevin Durant at Oklahoma City. The date is set. Marc Stein of ESPN: Story going online now: League sources say Oklahoma City is tentatively scheduled to play host to Kevin Durant for the first time on Feb. 11 — […]

NFL Spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Canton Repository Monday that the league has had “absolutely no discussions about moving the Hall of Fame Game out of Canton in the future.” The game was canceled Sunday night due to poor field conditions at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, which is adjacent to the Pro Football…

Brock Osweiler acknowledged he wasn’t crazy about being replaced by Peyton Manning last year, after Broncos executive John Elway said he was “bent out of shape” by the move. But that’s also a “what is he supposed to say?” kind of question. “The only thing I would say is what kind of competitor wouldn’t want…

Having missed out on other left-backs, the Hammers finally have a starter.

The Bills cleared three players to practice for the first time in training camp on Monday, although the good news on the medical front was balanced out by some less encouraging news on the offensive line. Left tackle Cordy Glenn was on the sideline wearing a walking boot after hurting his ankle in Saturday night’s practice…

The Panthers have one of the deepest defensive lines in the league, at least in the middle. But they were looking at reinforcements Monday, as injuries begin to carve into some of that depth. According to Bill Voth of Black and Blue Review, the team worked out four linemen — a pair of ends and…

Ready for Matthew Dellavedova in a bigger role? After escaping Kyrie Irving‘s shadow with the Cavaliers, Dellavedova could start as a quasi-point guard with Giannis Antetokounmpo for the Bucks this season. Dellavedova might have previewed what’s in store for Milwaukee – and Irving and Team USA – with 23 points and 13 assists in Australia’s […]

The captain went from 31 goals in 2014-15 to just 12 last season.

The Browns signed defensive lineman Chigbo Anunoby on Monday. The Browns have been looking to bolster their defensive line depth since losing veteran Desmond Bryant to a torn pectoral muscle last month. Anunoby, 27, broke into the league as an undrafted rookie with the Colts in 2012 and has also spent time with the Vikings,…

Among the storylines this offseason for the Redskins was the move of Trent Murphy from outside linebacker to defensive end heading into his third NFL season. It was a bit odd, then, to see Murphy listed as an outside linebacker on the team’s first depth chart of the season. Keeping in mind all the disclaimers…

Hakeem Olajuwon made the Basketball Hall of Fame. He won an NBA MVP and two championships. He earned a spot on 12 All-NBA and 12 All-Star teams. He even recorded a quadruple-double. He also ate a lot of chicken nuggets. Houston Chronicle online sports editor Greg Rajan: Great Hakeem Olajuwon story from early in his […]

The Jets welcomed a running back back to practice on Monday while they continued to wait for another one to get past his hamstring injury once and for all. Khiry Robinson was activated from the physically unable to perform list after he missed the offseason program and first stretch of training camp while recovering from…

Gunners have missed a glorious chance to win titles as rivals tread water. Now they're in danger of slipping behind.

When Robert Griffin III takes the field in Week One, he will be the Browns’ 25th starting quarterback since the franchise returned from its three-year hiatus in 1999. Griffin, who was officially named the Browns’ starter today, joins a long list of starting quarterbacks in Cleveland that includes first-round draft busts, veterans who came to…

Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib was back on the practice field Monday for the first time since he was shot in the leg in early June and he followed that up with a return to training camp media sessions. The circumstances of Talib’s shooting in Dallas are unresolved at this point and the cornerback told police…

Real Madrid forward has moved to PSG. Will we see another Morata-esque situation?

In one corner, Stephen Curry defends his shoes as “fire.” In the other corner, everyone else is mocking the dad shoes. The blowout continues. Peter King of Monday Morning Quarterback: Sunday was punter Shane Lechler’s 40th birthday. On Sunday night, O’Brien and players Vince Wilfork, Brian Cushing and Johnathan Joseph called Lechler to the front […]

Damir Ryspayev has already been suspended for the rest of the preseason.

The Eagles brought live tackling back to their training camp practices this summer after going without them during Chip Kelly’s three years as head coach with new coach Doug Pederson saying they weren’t going to “shy away from the tackling or shy away from the hitting” because of the risk of injury. Last Friday’s practice…