Новости за 09.08.2016

There are contract negotiations that turn ugly. Arizona’s with Carson Palmer didn’t last long enough to be anything but pleasant. The Cardinals quarterback said he was eager to sign last week’s extension offer, which added a year to his current deal and carries him through 2018. “I didn’t hesitate,” Palmer said, via Kyle Odegard of…

J.R. Smith sounds like someone growing up. Yes, he just became known for being the guy without a shirt on — something even President Obama was commenting about — but when you step back from the championship celebration, you get a bigger picture. On the court, Smith had evolved from an unconscious gunner to a […]

The sky's the limit for this 19-year-old.

For as complicated as the substance-abuse policy can be regarding the number of violations that result in the various durations of suspensions, the PED policy is a lot more clear and simple. For the first positive test for a masking agent or an anabolic agent, the player is suspended four games. For a second offense of…

During Ryan Tannehill’s first four NFL seasons, much was made about how much coach Joe Philbin and his staff limited the responsibilities the quarterback had beyond running the play they called for him. As a result, much has been made this offseason about how much more freedom Tannehill will have to change plays and otherwise adjust…

Brett Moffitt has already driven the No. 11 truck in two races for Red Horse Racing in substitution of Matt Tifft.

MLS in Nashville? Some investors and supporters are working toward that goal.

Before the 49ers can pick a starting quarterback for Week One of the regular season, they need to pick a starting quarterback for Week One of the preseason. With five days to go until their preseason opener against the Texans, they haven’t picked a starter yet for that game. “We haven’t really talked about it…

Mark Sanchez is the Broncos’ starting quarterback. At least this week. Broncos coach Gary Kubiak announced today that Sanchez will start the team’s preseason opener on Thursday night. Kubiak plans to let Sanchez play a quarter, let Trevor Siemian play the second quarter and give first-round draft pick Paxton Lynch the full second half. Kubiak…

Marquinhos clutched the ball and pounded his heart. He showed the latter when seizing the former. Pau Gasol missed a pair of free throws with 23 seconds left, and Marquinhos converted the game-winning putback with five seconds left in Brazil’s 66-65 win over Spain on Tuesday. Brazil and Spain battled to avoid an 0-2 start […]

When the Buccaneers drafted tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins in the second round of the 2014 draft, they hoped that his mixture of size and speed would make him a matchup nightmare for opposing defenses. Through two seasons, though, Seferian-Jenkins hasn’t had that kind of impact. Injuries have kept him off the field for half the…

After reports surfaced that Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson was facing a 10-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, he told reporters that “nothing is going on.” Now Johnson is acknowledging a failed test but claiming it stems from a supplement he had approval to take. Johnson told Jay Glazer of FOX…

After winning at Watkins Glen, Denny Hamlin has his name misspelled in newspaper and the wrong year inscribed on his Daytona 500 trophy.

He's managed some of the best teams in the world, and now Pep Guardiola is trying to recreate his success at Manchester City.

The big Finnish winger is only 18, but he thinks he's ready for the NHL.

While trying to come back from a torn patellar tendon, Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz suffered a calf injury last summer and wound up missing the entire 2015 season. That extended his time off the field to nearly two full seasons and made his attempt to resume his playing career this summer one of the…

Ray Allen is making news about a potential comeback. Again. I figured Allen just looking for attention, but he might have another motivation: Stephen Curry. Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe, via CSN New England: Ray wants to play again. I’m sure about that. I don’t think he particularly enjoys watching Stephen Curry rain 3s […]

Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson has his new long-term contract and now it is time for him to resume practicing with his teammates. Wilkerson broke his leg in Week 17 and didn’t take part in the team’s offseason program while both rehabbing and angling for a new deal, so the team opted to put him…

The Eagles took care of a number of their own players this offseason, but it appears one of them won’t be able to take care of them for a large number of games. According to Philadelphia radio personality Darren DeGaetano, Eagles tackle Lane Johnson is facing a 10-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy.…

The Cardinals have been preparing for the regular season on the field at training camp and they’ve been busy in the front office as well. They agreed to contract extensions with safety Tyrann Mathieu, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and quarterback Carson Palmer, making it likelier that the latter two veterans will end their careers in…

With the Premier League season right around the corner, teams are looking to boost their rosters ahead of the opening weekend of action.

For the second time today, a Patriots starter has left practice with an injury. New England defensive end Rob Ninkovich left practice with a triceps injury and is scheduled to undergo an MRI to determine the severity of the injury, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. The 32-year-old Ninkovich has been one of the most dependable…

Damir Ryspayev has already been suspended indefinitely after Monday's preseason game in Kazakhstan.

With the salary cap skyrocketing, no team jumped headfirst into the new spending environment quite like the Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard‘s super-max extension, worth nearly $140 million over five years, kicks in this season. Portland matched Allen Crabbe‘s offer sheets from the Nets (nearly $75 million over four years) and directly signed Evan Turner ($70 […]

Bill O’Brien and Randy Moss arrived in New England in the same year, 2007. Moss had a career year that season, and O’Brien now hopes Moss can help coax better play out of the receivers who currently play for O’Brien. Per multiple reports and accounts, Moss attended Texans practice on Tuesday as a guest of…