Новости за 20.08.2016

The Avalanche are going to need their returning defensemen to step up their game in a big way

Both Sunday night and, for part of the season, Thursday night will be football night on NBC this year. And Al Michaels will be there for all of NBC’s NFL games. Contrary to a widespread belief that former Monday Night Football announcer Mike Tirico would take over the play-by-play duties for the late-season Thursday package,…

Koeman gets first win as Toffees boss.

A pair of winless sides square off at the King Power, desperate for their first three points of 2016-17.

Tottenham were dominant throughout, but Victor Wanyama's winner didn't come until very late on.

Beleaguered Hull make it two wins from two.

Michy Batshuayi and Diego Costa scored late as Chelsea came from a goal behind to go 2-for-2 under Antonio Conte.

Win for the ages.

The Blues are in a bit of trouble, thanks to this beauty of a belter by Etienne Capoue.

Every Monday through Friday, PFT Live brings you three hours per day of in-depth NFL discussion and analysis, going much deeper than the least-common-denominator stuff of the all-sports sports-talk shows. If you miss any of the 15 hours (and you shouldn’t, because you can download all podcasts at iTunes, Google Play, or audioboom), you can…

J.J. Hickson was a solid reserve big man in the NBA who started in Cleveland and looked like he should be a good pick-and-pop big but — outside a couple of stretches — never actually shot the ball well enough to pull it off. He got most of his shots right at the rim. After […]

As the Cardinals prepare for another run at a Super Bowl appearance and win, the member of the franchise most deserving of gets his fingerprints on the Lombardi Trophy currently is dealing with a knee injury. Receiver Larry Fitzgerald has a minor MCL issue, coach Bruce Arians told reporters after Friday’s preseason game against the Chargers.…

What a hit.

The Avalanche have another talented top-10 pick that could be a key part of their core.

As of Thursday, free-agent defensive lineman Mike Neal was determined not to meet with the NFL regarding the league’s PED investigation arising from December’s Al Jazeera documentary. As of Friday, Neal had done a 180. So why did he do it? Let’s speculate as to the potential reasons. First, Neal SURELY realizes he has no chance…

All the pertinent information for the annual night race at Bristol.

Could be tricky.

Pressed for an explanation regarding the failure of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to play Thursday night in Seattle, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said it was his decision. Technically, that’s accurate. He made the decision, according to Ben Goessling of ESPN.com, because Bridgewater has a sore shoulder. The decision came late, not long before kickoff. Per the…

After bouncing between Milwaukee and New Orleans for a couple of NBA seasons, Nate Wolters spent last season playing in Turkey. But he’s looking for a way back to the NBA. He’s hoping that road starts with a training camp contract with the Denver Nuggets, something first reported by Shams Charania of The Vertical at Yahoo […]

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Guardiola continues his 100 percent record at City.

Carl Edwards seeks to sweep the Bristol Sprint Cup race this year.

Life after Patrick Roy.

French midfielder oozed class and proved he is ready to lead this United team.

Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell posted a video on Friday in which he took responsibility for the missed drug tests that resulted in a three-game suspension. But Bell has now deleted that video. Presumably, the reason he deleted it is that he said in the video that “I haven’t smoked since December 2014.” Bell’s two-game…