Новости за 05.12.2016

Mike Pouncey hasn’t played in the last three games because of a recurring hip problem. He doesn’t know if he’ll play in any of the next four, either. The Dolphins center admitted he wasn’t sure when or if he’d be back this season, deferring the question to coach Adam Gase “You’ve got to ask coach…

Aaron Gordon has backslid this season while playing out of his comfort zone at small forward, but there are still signs he’s progressing from great dunker toward great player – like this crafty inbounds pass off Marcus Morris‘ back.

As the NFL continues to expand its presence in England, it may have an owner there on a full-time basis. The New York Post reports that Jets owner Woody Johnson is under consideration for the position of ambassador to the United Kingdom. Johnson, who supported President-Elect Donald Trump, is a “leading contender” for the position,…

The Vikings haven’t gotten much good news lately. They got some on Monday. “Mike Zimmer has returned to his coaching duties and is expected to travel with the team to Jacksonville for this weekend’s game,” G.M. Rick Spielman announced. The phrase “travel with the team” implies he’ll be flying from Minneapolis to Jacksonville. The phrase…

If the playoffs started today, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be in. How many people saw that coming? With yesterday’s win over the Chargers, the Bucs now have a 7-5 record and a half-game lead over Washington in the wild card race. Tampa Bay also has a good chance at catching Atlanta in the NFC…

The NBA refuses to grant continuation when a player senses an intentional foul in the backcourt and launches a heave. Fortunately, players continue to shoot anyway – which produced this fun Brandon Jennings non-basket.

John Gibson had a bit of situation going on.

This may well be the end of Sepp.

Matt Barnes infamously fought then-Knicks coach Derek Fisher for dating Barnes’ estranged wife, Gloria Govan. Barnes even bragged that violence is sometimes the answer. His self-earned reputation won’t earn him the benefit of the doubt over an incident earlier today. TMZ: Sacramento Kings star Matt Barnes is wanted by NYPD for questioning after he allegedly […]

The Buccaneers closed out Sunday’s 28-21 win over the Chargers with running back Doug Martin on the bench, but it doesn’t look like the veteran is going to be out for another extended period. Martin, who missed six games with a hamstring injury this year, watched while Jacquizz Rodgers made a big catch on the…

The Argentina striker earned a lengthy ban for horrendous tackle on David Luiz on Saturday.

The Lions have made a habit out of playing nailbiters this season, but they went the other way against the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday. Their defense held the Saints to 13 points and Matthew Stafford threw a pair of touchdown passes, including a 66-yarder to wide receiver Golden Tate that allowed them to…

Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald passed a pair of Hall of Famers on the all-time receptions list, and since his team won Sunday, he was able to appreciate that accomplishment for a second. But the context of the list as a whole doesn’t escape him. Fitzgerald caught 10 passes in the Cards’ win over Washington, passing…

There have been plenty of games this season when the play of quarterback Brock Osweiler was a major negative for the Texans, but he turned in one of his better games of the year in Green Bay on Sunday. Osweiler didn’t turn the ball over while completing 22-of-35 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown…

The Warriors star supported his coach and his teammates' position on using marijuana recreationally.

After the Giants beat the Browns in Week 12, quarterback Eli Manning apologized to wide receiver Sterling Shepard for not targeting him with any passes. Shepard was back in the mix against the Steelers, but another wideout found himself shorter on activity than he would have liked. Victor Cruz drew the short end of the…

People in Baltimore were beginning to wonder if Dennis Pitta was ever going to get back into the end zone. Then the Dolphins had to wonder if he was ever going to be anywhere else. The Ravens tight end finally scored a touchdown, and then followed it quickly with another one as part of a…

Monday's collection of links

Here is what you need to know from around the NBA Sunday, in case you were busy dodging Santas on the ski slopes… 1) Russell Westbrook enters Jordan territory with fifth straight triple-double — and Thunder keep winning. “”I am truly a fan of his… when I watch him play, I see a lot of […]

United's striker defends himself in true fashion: "Trust me if I want to kick someone in the head, I know how to make him fall asleep."

Sunday marked the ninth time in history that the Bills handed back a 15-point lead. Dolphins WR DeVante Parker had one touchdown on Sunday, but missed a chance for a second score. DT Alan Branch is happy to be in the Patriots’ plans for the rest of the season now that his suspension has been…

Plenty of people were amused last week when Rams coach Jeff Fisher made references to “Brandon” and “Danny” while discussing the Patriots’ running backs because Brandon Bolden usually only plays special teams and there hasn’t been a Danny at running back in New England since Danny Woodhead left town. The Rams said Fisher was referring…

Aaron Rodgers was still limited in his mobility after last week’s hamstring injury, so he couldn’t play in the snow the way he wanted. He was still able to do enough, but is still far from 100 percent. But the Packers quarterback didn’t have to go into the mystery tent, and he said he didn’t make…

We’ve reached the point in the season when fans are starting to look at playoff tiebreakers, and the tiebreaker scenarios feature some good news for Raiders fans. If the Raiders and Patriots both win out to finish the season 14-2, the Raiders will be the No. 1 seed in the AFC and have home-field advantage…

The Patriots were able to survive the loss of tight end Rob Gronkowski, at least in the short term. Now, they’re faced with further dwindling of resources on offense. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola suffered a high-ankle sprain in yesterday’s win over the Rams. The hope is…