Новости за 14.08.2016

The Patriots currently have three quarterbacks on the roster. In three weeks, one of them will be exiled from the franchise for a month. However, the team currently has no plan to add another quarterback. Asked by reporters on Sunday whether the team has discussed adding another quarterback, coach Bill Belichick told reporters, “We’ve talked…

The end of an error.

Carlo Ancelotti earned his first piece of hardware on Sunday as Bayern Munich took home the German Super Cup.

Never mind, the NFL will find someone like Adele. (And that’s the extent of the puns for this one.) Amid rumors that Adele will headline the Super Bowl LI halftime show, Adele confirms that, yes, she was asked to do it but that, no, she won’t be. “First of all, I’m not doing the Super…

In response to #Deflategate, the NFL began conducting random testing of football air pressure — not in order to establish a database of actual changes in PSI levels but as a deterrent against deliberately taking air out of (or, in theory, adding air to) the footballs used by a given team. So how often did…

Coming into the final game of group play Sunday, Klay Thompson was shooting 18 percent from three, and for two games the American offense had been too much one-on-one isolation. Against France, those things improved. Klay Thompson had 30 points and knocked down 7-of-13 threes. The USA moved the ball better in the half court, […]

Bills coach Rex Ryan said during Saturday’s preseason game that linebacker IK Enemkpali suffered a “major” knee injury, something that has reportedly been confirmed after further tests. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that an MRI showed Enemkpali tore his ACL in the game. As a result, Enemkpali will miss the entire 2016 season. The…

Do they need a captain?

Jason "The Ragin' Cajun" Johnson won the Knoxville Nationals on Saturday night.

Wide receiver Josh Doctson’s injured Achilles has kept him from working on the field with his teammates since OTAs and it doesn’t look like that will change in the immediate future. John Keim of ESPN.com reports that the Redskins believe Doctson will miss at least another week or two of practice before he’ll be ready…

Liverpool stunned Arsenal with four straight goals to win the season-opener at the Emirates.

Over the years, it hasn’t been unusual to see the Patriots churn their roster a fair amount during training camp and the preseason as they look for players who might help the team after determining that those on hand don’t have the right stuff. This summer hasn’t opened up that way. The Patriots made their…

Klopp reacts to Liverpool's seven-goal thriller against Arsenal.

Yes, they love LeBron James in Ohio. Plenty of folks there also love Drake. And LeBron and Drake are good friends. So you can see where this is going: Drake was performing in Columbus, and he brought LeBron on stage for “Pop Style,” and the crowd responded just like you would expect. Then LeBron took […]

The NFL, not wanting players to look like Darth Vader, does not allow tinted visors without a medical reason. San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he has a medical reason and wants to wear the visor that he’s been wearing in practice during games as well. Although Kaepernick declined to say what his medical issue…

How did the players mark out of 10?

Five teams from the Central made the playoffs last season. Three of those teams - Dallas, St. Louis and Chicago - had 100-point seasons.

Wide receivers Victor Cruz and Sterling Shepard are at very different places in their Giants careers, but the two were in a similar boat in recent days. Both wideouts have been dealing with groin injuries. Cruz was injured in practice last week and didn’t play in Friday night’s preseason opener while Shepard was hurt in…

The NFL supposedly planned to show up on the first day of training camp in Green Bay and Pittsburgh to interview Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, Packers linebacker Julius Peppers, and Steelers linebacker James Harrison in response to allegations from an Al Jazeera documentary that they used PEDs. Training camp started for both teams more than…

Dolphins left guard Dallas Thomas was a frequent target of criticism in 2015 and there were more catcalls on Friday night when he was pushed back into quarterback Ryan Tannehill by Giants defensive end Owa Odighizuwa on a passing play. That would seem to be the wrong foot to start off on when the 13th overall…

A stunning encounter at the Emirates in a seven goal thriller.

Last year, tempers flared in Carolina training camp, with a fight involving quarterback Cam Newton and cornerback Josh Norman. The season turned out pretty well. On Sunday, things got chippy in Panthers camp again. Via Bill Voth of BlackandBlueReview.com, cornerback Bene Benwikere had to be calmed down at one point by linebacker Thomas Davis and…

The Panthers announced a change in Bruce DeHaven’s role with the team on Sunday. DeHaven will move from his job as special teams coordinator to being a senior advisor to the special teams units as he returns home to Buffalo to undergo cancer treatments. DeHaven took a leave from the team in 2015 when he…

Arsenal nearly came back from 4-1 down, but Coutinho's brilliance ultimately won the day.

Well done MJ.