Новости за 09.12.2016

Browns rookie wide receiver Jordan Payton has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. Payton will be eligible to return to the active roster at the conclusion of the regular season. A fifth-round pick last spring, Payton has played in four games this season and has one reception for…

Kevin Durant is a basketball villain. To most fans, NBA players are characters in an elaborate plot that is enacted live and on televisions nightly. Some players are loved, others loathed, for what they do in this grand saga. Durant committed a basketball sin by leaving the Thunder for the Warriors, the team that eliminated […]

And tonight, he faces his old Chicago mates for the first time.

The Cowboys are going to be without a pair of contributors in the secondary, but they should have defensive end Demarcus Lawrence on the field when they try to push their winning streak to 12 against the Giants Sunday night. Via Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Lawrence will be listed as questionable but…

Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith’s push for reinstatement reportedly took another step forward on Friday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Smith met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who will make the decision about whether Smith will be reinstated from the year-long suspension handed down in 2015 after multiple violations of the league’s substance-abuse policy.…

A lingering shoulder injury will keep Cardinals safety Tyrann Mathieu out of Sunday’s game at Miami. It will be the second straight game he has missed. Mathieu missed two games in November then returned for one game before aggravating the injury. Mathieu did not practice this week, and Cardinals coach Bruce Arians offered no guess…

Both sides enter Saturday in need of three points as the Hornets and Toffees each look to keep chase in the PL's chase for the top six.

The Texans played without defensive end Jadeveon Clowney while they slumped to a third straight loss in Green Bay last weekend, but they expect to have him back against the Colts this Sunday. Clowney is dealing with elbow and wrist injuries and didn’t practice on Wednesday before returning to the field for the final two…

Do they sign him to a long-term contract, or do they flip him for help elsewhere?

An awkward moment unfolded between Chiefs coach Andy Reid and Raiders coach Jack Del Rio after Thursday night’s game between the two teams. Reid gave Del Rio a glancing pat on the shoulder; Del Rio responded with an icy glare. So is there a problem between the two men? “Not at all,” Reid told reporters…

The Broncos aren’t ready to name their starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Titans. Trevor Siemian missed last week’s victory over the Jaguars with a foot injury, but ditched the protective boot he was wearing early this week and split reps with Paxton Lynch at practice this week. There’s been no word of setbacks…

The Fanzone is a 211,636-square foot entertainment area in the infield of Daytona International Speedway.

A couple Cavaliers predicted NBA champions wouldn’t visit the White House with Donald Trump as president. LeBron James was noncommittal. But Iman Shumpert – who had strong words about Cleveland beating the Warriors in the Finals again – took a hard line. Shumpert, in a Q&A with Karizza Sanchez of Complex: Will you go to […]

Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro has dropped the appeal of his four-game suspension, the New Orleans Advocate reported Friday. Vaccaro’s suspension will begin immediately, and he will miss the rest of the regular season. The suspension, for a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy, was first reported in early November, before Vaccaro even knew about…

A conditional pick is headed to Arizona.

The Chiefs have generated a record of 20-3 in their last 23 games; the Browns over that same span are 1-22. In 2016, the Browns are 0-12. Their run of futility now stands at fifteen straight losses. The run of futility has sparked plenty of criticism and cracking wise about the Browns, including a suggestion that…

Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman has had a two-match ban lifted on appeal, clearing him to play key matches against AC Milan and Juventus.

There’s at least a chance Washington tight end Jordan Reed is back on the field, after missing last week with a separated shoulder. Reed has been listed as questionable for this week’s game against the Eagles, after participating in practice throughout the week. Washington coach Jay Gruden told reporters they wanted to put him through…

After trailing the Warriors by 25 last night, the Jazz cut the deficit to five early in the fourth quarter. Golden State re-inserted starters and pushed lead back to double digits. Still, Utah coach Quin Snyder called three timeouts in final 1:05 with Utah never closer than seven – a strategy that earned scorn from […]

If the Colts want to win the AFC South this season, beating the Texans this weekend would be a pretty good way to kick off the final four weeks of the regular season. That was the point that Colts coach Chuck Pagano was presumably trying to make on Friday when discussing the fact that only…

"If you score five, you should be able to win."

The Hornets sit 11th, currently 7 points clear of relegation danger, and are giving fans a better idea of what's been going on at Vicarage Road.

It’s a post-truth nation, so why shouldn’t it include a post-truth National Football League? A popular theory has emerged in the wake of Thursday night’s Raiders-Chiefs game regarding an errant fourth-quarter throw from Oakland quarterback Derek Carr to receiver Amari Cooper. Carr, who moved forward from the pocket to escape pressure before spotting Cooper open…

Wide receiver A.J. Green is one of five players the Bengals have ruled out for Sunday’s game at Cleveland. Green will miss his third straight game since suffering a Grade 2 hamstring tear last month. He hasn’t ruled out a return this season but has yet to participate in on-field team activities since suffering the…

Word out of Atlanta this week was that the Falcons are optimistic about wide receiver Julio Jones‘ chances of playing against the Rams on Sunday, but they aren’t quite optimistic enough to say that he’ll be playing. Jones has been listed as questionable as the result of the turf toe injury he suffered late in…