Новости за 22.09.2016

Maybe failed football leagues provide tax benefits. Or maybe there are simply too many people who are delusional about the power of professional football. Regardless, another spring football league is in the works, according to John Ourand of SportsBusiness Daily. A trio of media executives — Michael Lardner, Rex Lardner, and Robert Pollichino — plan to…

Liverpool boss wants his players to be fired up as they chase a fourth-straight win in all competitions.

The same ailment plagued him for most of last season as well.

High expectations in Nashville for the 24-year-old center.

The Patriots officially have listed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo as doubtful for Thursday night’s game against the Texans, a category that as revised for 2016 puts his availability in the fairly wide range of 49.9 percent to 0.1 percent. (Prior to this season, “doubtful” meant that the player had a 25-percent chance of playing.) It appears…

The Bears aren’t quite sure at the moment how long Jay Cutler will be out with a sprained thumb. But they know they need more than one quarterback. The team promoted practice-squader Matt Barkley from the practice squad, filling the roster spot created by putting outside linebacker Lamarr Houston (torn ACL) on injured reserve. Backup…

The Vikings have had no shortage of bad news on offense this year. It started with quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s knee injury and continued this week with running back Adrian Peterson’s torn meniscus and left tackle Matt Kalil heading to injured reserve because of a hip problem. One place where the news has been better is…

USMNT star believes the Potters will turn things around quickly under Hughes.

The Week One push became a Week Two win for MDS, thanks to my misplaced faith in the Buccaneers and Jaguars. As a result, it have faith in neither of them in Week Two. This week, MDS and I disagree on two games. For all of our picks, let it scroll. Down the highway. Texans…

The additions of Serge Ibaka and Bismack Biyombo create something of a logjam.

There are bigger problems in Charlotte right now than Sam Bradford and the Vikings. So with riots gripping downtown last night and the potential for more in the future, the team is playing wait-and-see in regards to Sunday’s home game against Minnesota. “We are in contact with government officials, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the…

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski hasn’t played in the first two weeks of the season because of a hamstring injury and said earlier this week that he is feeling better. Gronkowski also said that it is a “coach’s decision” whether he makes his 2016 debut, but it appears he knows what the choice would be if…

Tomas Jurco (back surgery) is the latest.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had successful surgery that revealed no damage beyond a torn meniscus. “Adrian Peterson had a successful lateral meniscus repair this morning,” the Vikings announced today. “The surgery was performed by team physician Chris Larson at Twin Cities Orthopedics. There were no additional injuries or issues noted in or surrounding the…

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Bills center Eric Wood said this week that the change in offensive coordinators from Greg Roman to Anthony Lynn has not been chaotic for the team and that it will be “business as usual” for the players heading into this week’s game with the Cardinals. Business as usual doesn’t necessarily sound like the best thing…

Kevin Durant earned the right to be a free agent. He fulfilled his contract, he spent nine years in Oklahoma City. Durant wanted a change, and he found a working environment he wanted more in Golden State, so he jumped at it. He made a change we all have the right to make. But the […]

Seluk: "He should go to Real Zaragoza or Sunderland. Let’s see how good he is."

Protest turned violent in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday night.

Canada's semifinal opponent is TBD.

Jamie McMurray has a 78 percent chance of advancing to next round, while Kyle Larson has a 59 percent chance.

The Browns got a bit of good news today. The team announced that wide receiver Corey Coleman saw a hand specialist this morning, who told him surgery would not be required for his broken hand. He’s expected to miss four to six weeks. Coleman suffered the injury in practice yesterday, part of an avalanche of…

A man hit Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson in the face with a pie at a charity dinner Wednesday night, and an official says the former NBA star went on the defensive.

Left back commits his future to Spurs.

The Warriors have steadily gotten behind Colin Kaepernick’s national-anthem protest about the mistreatment of American blacks by police. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green have voiced support. Now, their coach is joining them. Steve Kerr, via Monte Poole of CSN Bay Area: “Probably one of the best things that’s come out of the Kaepernick […]