Новости за 30.08.2016

When I heard on Friday night that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick opted to take a seat for the national anthem prior to the preseason game against the Packers, I knew it would be a big deal. But it’s become a much bigger deal than I thought it would be. The gesture, and Kaepernick’s explanation, inevitably…

Widow of Bill France Jr. died Monday.

Steve Spurrier has written a book reflecting on his coaching career, and a big chunk of that book is devoted to his least successful stop, in Washington. Spurrier, who went 12-20 in 2002-03 in his only stint as an NFL head coach, says that the biggest lesson owner Dan Snyder needed to learn was that…

USWNT goalkeeper was captured in the moments after she found out about a six-month suspension.

Expect more growing pains ... but will there also be some gains?

The Pistons will start Reggie Jackson at point guard, and they signed Ish Smith to provide better backup at the position. The competition for the third point guard spot is heating up. With Lorenzo Brown and Ray McCallum already signed to unguaranteed deals, Detroit is adding undrafted Old Dominion guard Trey Freeman. Michael Scotto of […]

Few people have had a better view of Tony Romo’s body of work than Cowboys teammate Jason Witten. And the veteran tight end thinks there’s no doubt the 36-year-old quarterback will return to form this year, after the compression fractures in his back that will keep him out for some portion of the start of…

England's skipper will stand down after 2018 World Cup.

Calvin Johnson won’t be competing for victories on the football field this year, but retirement from the gridiron doesn’t mean he’s giving up competing at all. ABC announced the cast for the forthcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday and it includes the former Lions wide receiver. He joins Emmitt Smith, Von Miller,…

Sunday night's Southern 500 will air on NBC and feature the cars in various throwback paint schemes.

There were highlights of last season with the Knicks. Really.

LB Manny Lawson is expected to play for the Bills on Thursday night. A look at some of the Dolphins’ toughest roster calls. DE Chris Long has fared well in his first preseason with the Patriots. The Jets aren’t showing much concern about the readiness of the offense. WR Breshad Perriman may play for the…

Gunners midfielder set for a move away from the Emirates?

Safety Earl Wolff had a harrowing experience in February when he was carjacked and kidnapped in Arkansas in an incident that left him wondering if he would make it out alive. Wolff did and returned to trying to make the Jaguars, an effort that came to an end on Monday when the team announced that…

The Browns might be trying to change things, but one of the guys they just jettisoned can notice an immediate difference at his new address. Outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo, student of the game that he is, can tell some differences after joining the Patriots in trade last week when the Browns gave up on him.…

Titans wide receiver Kendall Wright returned to practice on Monday for the first time since injuring his hamstring on August 2, but it wasn’t long before he was back on the injured list. Wright re-injured his hamstring while running a short pass route during what coach Mike Mularkey said was going to be a day…

NBC's Marty Snider, Mike Massaro, Dave Burns and Kelli Stavast break down the key issues from Sunday's race at Michigan.

Quinton Coples didn’t fulfill expectations as a 2012 first-round pick for the Jets and failed to last four full years with the team before getting cut last November. It didn’t take the Rams nearly that long to decide that the defensive lineman wasn’t for them. Coples was one of 14 players lopped from the roster…

During the long and winding road that led from the AFC title game in 2015 to the four-game suspension that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will serve this year, emails from Brady speculating about Peyton Manning retiring long before him and touching on other thoughts about the Broncos became public. Brady apologized to Manning, who shrugged…

Jerry Rice is one of the most popular 49ers ever and one of the greatest players in NFL history, so his words on the Colin Kaepernick situation were bound to get plenty of attention. And when Rice weighed in on the matter on Twitter last night, he chose words that are sure to be controversial.…

In trying to talk his way back into another NFL chance, former Oregon tight end Colt Lyerla said his “past is the past and it’s going to stay in the past.” Except, it didn’t. According to KOIN, Lyerla was arrested Sunday for heroin possession. He was alone in a parked car behind a gas station…

If the Chargers hoped to rattle Joey Bosa with last week’s press release outlining how good of a deal it was that he wasn’t taking, it may have worked. At the very least, it caused his side to make a subtle change. According to Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Bosa negotiations resumed…

The Saints, in their perpetual effort to fix a defense that lacks playmakers, are getting the first crack at former Browns pass-rusher Paul Kruger. According to Mike Triplett of ESPN.com, Kruger will visit the Saints today, amid interest from other teams (including, almost certainly, the #MysteryTeam). The Chiefs would be next on his quick free…

The Seahawks are slowly working their way toward the 75-man roster maximum upcoming on Tuesday afternoon. According to Sheil Kapadia of ESPN.com, the Seahawks are set to waive running back Zac Brooks. Brooks was a seventh-round pick out of Clemson in May. He was the third of three running backs Seattle selected in the draft.…

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is working out for supposedly more than 20 Major League Baseball teams on Tuesday in an attempt to become a professional baseball player. Regardless of the outcome of that showcase, Tebow already has a professional baseball contract offer. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, Tebow has been extended a…