Новости за 07.09.2016

This is not part of Luke Walton’s offense… or is it. No, it’s not. Timofey Mozgov attempted seven three-pointers last season in Cleveland, and he hit one. For his career, Mozgov is 7-of-39, or 17.9 percent, from beyond the arc. The Lakers are not paying him $64 million to space the floor. But put Mozgov […]

The only sign of Tom Brady around the Patriots right now is the enormous one that the team put up at Gillette Stadium as Brady has started serving his four-game suspension. Brady’s absence means that there’s no longer a need for the Patriots to chop up reps with the first-team offense after a summer spent…

"This game is a celebration of the past 50 years of Flyers Hockey."

The Vikings are going to keep the Titans guessing as long as they can about the identity of their starting quarterback for Sunday’s opener. But Titans coach Mike Mularkey isn’t convinced that recently arrived Sam Bradford won’t be ready to go, though there have been signs that Shaun Hill is their choice. “The number of…

His last game for the Montreal Canadiens was on Nov. 25.

Klinsmann has plenty of new contributors ready to call on.

Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray are the first drivers to make their 500th starts in the same race since 1995.

Parker stands with the 49er quarterback.

Both of the Ravens’ starting outside linebackers spent the summer coming back from injuries and at least one of them won’t be playing against the Bills this Sunday. Elvis Dumervil told reporters on Wednesday that he will not be in the lineup for the first game of the regular season. Dumervil had foot surgery this…

The Vikings depth chart says that Shaun Hill is their No. 1 quarterback ahead of Sam Bradford and guard Alex Boone suggested that Hill will be the starter against the Titans this weekend, but coach Mike Zimmer says he won’t be spilling the beans before it’s absolutely necessary. During his Wednesday meeting with the media, Zimmer…

Patrick Kane and Ryan Suter will be alternate captains.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has made his first public comments about Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand for the national anthem. Goodell’s response proclaimed his own patriotism. Asked about the issue by the Associated Press, Goodell acknowledged that Kaepernick is trying to affect positive change but indicated he doesn’t agree with the way Kaepernick is expressing…

When LeBron James finally hangs up his Nikes, his next evolution in life will not be as an R&B singer. What you have below is LeBron’s best singing voice, belting out “happy birthday” to Kevin Love, who turns 28 on Wednesday. To be accurate, you have LeBron singing to a Love photo off the cover […]

The former enforcer racked up over 1,000 penalty minutes during his NHL career.

Word of a four-year extension for Bears guard Kyle Long broke over the weekend and the Bears confirmed the deal in an official announcement on Wednesday. The Bears announced that Long is now signed through the 2021 season, which means the extension will kick in after the 2017 season. Long is playing his fourth year…

Simply stunning strike from the former Fulham flop.

No matter whether it’s Shaun Hill or Sam Bradford, the quarterback who hands it to Adrian Peterson Sunday will be the 12th starter he’s taken handoffs from with the Vikings. So the way he looks it, his job stays the same in the wake of the season-ending injury to Teddy Bridgewater. “Unfortunately, it’s a different…

A report from Adam Schefter of ESPN on Wednesday indicates that Bills tackle Seantrel Henderson is appealing a four-game suspension for a violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy. Henderson was suspended multiple times at the University of Miami and admitted that marijuana use was the reason for those bans. The Bills have had other issues with…

Four years ago, when quarterback Robert Griffin III took the league by storm as a rookie in Washington, a couple of teams in the AFC North brought down on him a specific brand of thunder, with the Steelers specifically choosing to hit him early and often and with the Ravens eventually giving Griffin (not intentionally) the…

Before he came to the NBA, Pau Gasol played a couple of seasons with FC Barcelona in his home city, leading the team to the Spanish National Cup championship (he was named MVP). There was a dream of some in Spain that after his NBA career ended, Gasol would come back to play for Barcelona […]

The NFL changed it’s injury report classifications this offseason by eliminating the “probable” designation in favor of having only “questionable,” “doubtful” and “out” as options for players with injury concerns. With the first game of the season kicking off on Thursday night, we’re getting our first chance to see how teams fill out those injury…

Old enemies ready to lock horns in the Premier League.

The Saints continue to churn their roster the week of the opener, with roster moves they could have made months ago. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Saints are filling the roster spot created by waiving quarterback Garrett Grayson by bringing back guard Jahri Evans. The Saints let Evans go for salary…

Eight drivers have won in the last nine races at Richmond International Raceway.

Just as the Saints are closing in on keeping their franchise quarterback, they’re moving on from a guy who they apparently believed could be groomed to some day replace him. Per a league source, the Saints have waived quarterback Garrett Grayson. The third quarterback selected a year ago, Grayson played college football at Colorado State.…