Новости за 12.12.2016

Three Premier League teams among the last 16 teams in the UCL. How many will make it?

Karl-Anthony Towns was the consensus No. 1 pick last year, and he has emerged as the best player from the 2015 NBA draft. The second-best player from that draft, Kristaps Porzingis, went No. 4 to the Knicks. Why did Porzingis fall past the second-picking Lakers (who saw their mistake firsthand last night) and third-picking 76ers? […]

The Rams have named special teams coach John Fassel as their interim head coach. The team fired Jeff Fisher on Monday. The Rams play at Seattle on Thursday night, so it’s going to be an interesting week for Fassel and the rest of the Rams coaches. Fassel, the son of former Giants head coach Jim…

Titans wide receiver Harry Douglas‘ low block on Broncos cornerback Chris Harris during Sunday’s game touched off a scuffle on the sideline when Harris’ teammate Aqib Talib went after Douglas on the next play and led to negative reactions from both cornerbacks after the game. The topic came up for the coaches on both teams…

Here’s some news that will have far-reaching implications. For your fantasy football playoffs. According to Geoff Hobson of the team’s official website, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said wide receiver A.J. Green would return to the practice field Wednesday. Green has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury, but said recently he wanted to…

When discussing why the Vikings didn’t put defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd on injured reserve after he had knee surgery early in the season, coach Mike Zimmer said that the team didn’t think Floyd was going to be out that long. It’s been a month since Zimmer said that and Floyd still hasn’t returned to the…

Rams owner Stan Kroenke has announced the firing of head coach Jeff Fisher, saying that it’s simply about wins and losses, and that Fisher hasn’t done enough to turn around the team’s fortunes. “Making a decision such as this – especially during the season – is one of the most difficult in sports,” Kroenke said…

A video is out with Cristiano Ronaldo's comments on winning the 2016 Ballon d'Or as the top football player in the world.

The teflon coach is finally fired. Jeff Fisher, whose job security became baffling as he led the Rams through years of mediocrity, was fired today as the team’s head coach. The team announced the move this afternoon. Fisher was fired after perhaps the single ugliest loss of his coaching tenure, a brutal blowout at the…

Sunday’s game between the Packers and Seahawks saw officials throw flags for six personal fouls, including an unnecessary roughness call on Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril for shoving Packers tight end Richard Rodgers. Packers guard T.J. Lang believes Avril should have been called for another penalty earlier in the game. Lang says that referee Walt…

Brooklyn took over the last spot in the rankings, but getting Jeremy Lin back next week should change things.

He was a second-round draft pick in 2012 and has been developing slowly but surely in the AHL.

The Buccaneers and Saints didn’t put a lot on the scoreboard yesterday, but there could be a lot on the line when they meet on Christmas Eve. So the NFL is going to make sure more people have a chance to see it. The league announced that the Dec. 24 game has been moved from…

Huge blow for the club's defense.

"We got in this together, we have to get out of it together."

Surely spurred by his club and country double, the Real Madrid and Portugal star has edged one award closer to rival Lionel Messi's five.

The new Collective Bargaining Agreement reportedly won’t contain an amnesty clause, which will be fine by most teams. With the salary cap rising so rapidly under the new national TV contracts, it became difficult for a couple years to sign bad contracts. But one team that could use an amnesty clause: the Pelicans, who are […]

The Bruins have taken a lot of shots this season, but not many have resulted in goals.

Some, like DaMarcus Beasley and Will Johnson, are eligible for free agency at 4 p.m. EDT. The expansion draft is at 1 p.m.

One of the top quarterback prospects on projected draft boards officially threw his hat into the ring on Monday. Kizer announced his plans to head into the professional ranks and said he’s “ready to accept this challenge” of entering the NFL. Because of his position, plenty of people will be following his visits and workouts…

Real Madrid arrived in Japan and went straight to work.

Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd has had a mediocre season on the field and now he’s landed in trouble off of it. The Scottsdale Police Department said, via ArizonaSports.com, that Floyd was arrested at 2:48 a.m. on Monday after being found asleep behind the wheel of his running car at an intersection in the Arizona…

Stamkos out, losses piling up, and a big three-game road swing upcoming.

After setting the bar impossibly low last year, the NBA improved its headliner for this year’s All-Star halftime show. NBA release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that 10-time Grammy® Award-winning recording artist John Legend will headline the 66th NBA All-Star Game halftime show on Sunday, Feb. 19 at Smoothie King Center in New […]

PST's lead writer and editor looks back at Week 15 in the PL and ahead to a busy festive period.