Новости за 16.08.2016

Many are calling Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus selfish for the four-game suspension that will sideline him to start the 2016 season. From the perspective of the financial consequences arising from the suspension, the move was anything but selfish. With a base salary of $7.9 million for 2016, Dareus will lose more than $1.85 million…

Pia Sundhage and Sweden downed another giant, eliminating Brazil on their way to the gold medal match.

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The Bills issued a statement confirming defensive tackle Marcell Dareus will serve a four-game suspension to start the 2016 season and said they are “very disappointed” that Dareus “chose to put himself first, before his teammates, coaches and the rest of the organization.” Dareus has issued a statement of his own on his Instagram page.…

The Buffalo Bills have confirmed that defensive tackle Marcell Dareus is suspended for the first four games of the season. And unlike some teams that issue statements of support for suspended players, the Bills have ripped Dareus in a statement on the team’s website. “We are very disappointed Marcell chose to put himself first, before…

With Colin Kaepernick ailing and Thad Lewis done for the season, the 49ers have added a veteran to the quarterback room. Christian Ponder has signed a one-year deal with San Francisco. Ponder takes the 90-man roster spot the 49ers opened up by putting Lewis on injured reserve. Ponder has been out of the NFL since…

The U.S. men’s basketball team is getting into the Olympic spirit. The players have cheered on their American counterparts in swimming and volleyball and even hit the Rio beach to play volleyball themselves. And Paul George found Brazilian soccer great Ronaldo: ????????⚽️ RONALDO x ???????????? PAUL GEORGE! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/RycQUMgJxI — NBA (@NBA) August 16, 2016

Over the weekend, 49ers coach Chip Kelly said that he hoped quarterback Colin Kaepernick would be able to play against the Broncos this Saturday despite a dead arm that kept him from playing in the preseason opener. The chances of that happening haven’t improved over the last couple of days. Kaepernick didn’t throw during Tuesday’s…

There was some good news about Bills linebacker Manny Lawson on Tuesday as he was activated from the non-football injury list, but there may be some bad to follow it. Tim Graham of the Buffalo News reported that Lawson faces a possible one-game suspension and his colleague Jay Skurski adds that it would come under…

Despite still leading 1-0, Sergio Aguero has missed a pair of chances to really put the matchup to rest.

The Ravens stopped what they were doing last Thursday — in the middle of a preseason game — to watch Michael Phelps swim. Now, Ravens coach John Harbaugh wants the Baltimore native to do more than swing by for a visit. “I’m going to try to talk him into speaking with the team. Maybe now…

“Daniel is an iconic figure in the history of our franchise."

Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said not to expect a Ricky Rubio trade. But Rubio comes up so frequently in trade rumors, and Minnesota just drafted Kris Dunn. Everyone expects the Timberwolves to shop Rubio eventually. When they do, the Kings apparently want to talk. Darren Wolfson of ESPN 1500: As Glen Taylor said on this […]

Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said that the team would be activating safety Tyrann Mathieu from the physically unable to perform list this week and the team followed through on Tuesday. The Cardinals announced that Mathieu has been activated and is now eligible to take part in practice with the team. For now, though, Arians says…

Linebacker Jadeveon Clowney can’t seem to shake the injury bug that’s hampered him throughout his career with knee soreness serving as the culprit this time. The knee issue forced him to miss a week of work and the team’s first preseason game against the 49ers last Sunday. Clowney’s absence from practice came to an end on Tuesday and…

Tide returns to the Sprint Cups Series for the first time since 2003.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue will be the two finalists in the “contributors” category for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017. Peter King, a member of the Hall of Fame selection committee, reports that the two were chosen as finalists today. Jones has three Super Bowl rings…

Bills defensive tackle Marcel Dareus will serve a four-game suspension for another violation of the NFL’s substance abuse policy, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday. Dareus also was suspended for the 2015 season opener for violating that policy. That suspension stemmed from a 2014 traffic stop arrest during which Dareus was charged with criminal possession of…

You might remember Milos Teodosic from this pass in Team USA’s win over Serbia: Serbia's @MilosTeodosic4​ just made the pass of the tournament. More on basketball: https://t.co/TPba4R9sVq https://t.co/506Mx1BD9P — NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 13, 2016 Teodosic has long resisted the NBA. David Pick: Nick Lotsos, agent for Milos Teodosic, said Grizzlies tried to sign Serbian […]

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco didn’t need any time on the physically unable to perform list to ease himself into training camp after spending the offseason recovering from a torn ACL, but that doesn’t mean everything has returned to the way things were before the injury. That’s not a problem for Flacco, however. He’s taken every…

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Dolphins coach Adam Gase said over the weekend that first-round pick Laremy Tunsil has “a lot to learn” about playing guard in response to questions about Tunsil’s chances of starting at left guard this season. It appears the Dolphins have decided to let Tunsil get more of that education while playing with the first team. Barry…

Wild fans are desperate for a deep playoff run, and their GM hasn't delivered one yet.