Новости за 28.12.2016

The headline is a little jarring. The circumstances make it less so. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, running back Doug Martin is leaving the Buccaneers to address “personal issues.” With the move coming in advance of a Week 17 game for which Martin wasn’t going to be in uniform at a time when the…

Word over the weekend was that Tom Coughlin would talk to the Jaguars about their head coaching vacancy this week and it looks like Wednesday is the day for that conversation. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Coughlin is interviewing with the Jaguars about a second stint in Jacksonville. Coughlin was the first head coach…

With the Jets playing poorly in recent weeks, creating the impression at times that they aren’t even trying, the team’s head coach reportedly isn’t in danger of paying for that apparent lack of effort with his job. Via Gary Myers of the New York Daily News, a “well-placed Jets source” said Wednesday regarding the second-year…

Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware will not play in the team’s final regular season game against the Raiders. According to multiple reports, Ware will be placed on injured reserve Wednesday because of a back injury. He missed five games with a broken forearm earlier this season and will end the year with four sacks in his…

According to Shaqtin' A Fool producer Mike Goldfarb, a "consensus top-5 player" requested that he be kept off the Inside the NBA segment on TNT.

Veteran wide receiver Steve Smith announced what amounts to his intention to retire after Sunday’s Ravens game. But his former team — or at least part of it — would like him to eventually come home. Via Bill Voth of Black and Blue Review, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said he thought Smith could keep playing…

The Preds are set to host the Canadiens on Jan. 3.

If Chargers tight end Antonio Gates catches two touchdowns in Sunday’s game against the Chiefs, he will move past Tony Gonzalez into first place for most touchdown catches by a tight end. If not, it sounds like he’ll give himself plenty of other chances to do it during the 2017 season. Gates said on Wednesday…

Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James also crack leaderboard

If Vancouver has any hope of getting back in the playoff race, the next six games will be key.

The Giants continue to say they’ll play their starters and play to win on Sunday in Washington, but the people who set the point spreads in Las Vegas do not believe it. Giants coach Ben McAdoo insisted today that his team is playing to win, and he intends to have starting quarterback Eli Manning play…

Denny Hamlin gave Joe Gibbs Racing it second Daytona 500 win in historic fashion.

Russia will face any "necessary actions and sanctions" after investigators alleged that soccer players had suspicious drug-test samples covered up as part of a wider doping scandal in the 2018 World Cup host nation, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday.

Former teammate of current Bolts rookie Brayden Point.

As long as it's not pouring, the game should go on as scheduled.

Maybe there's a lesson here about taking risks on players whose physical skills are so impressive. If you hit, you hit big.

A day later, still none of this makes any sense.

The Buccaneers have placed running back Charles Sims on their injured-reserve list. It’s the second trip to IR this season for Sims, who was activated in early December. It also adds another chapter to the team’s running back drama after Doug Martin was a healthy scratch last week. Martin was excused from the team’s practice…

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady didn’t seem to be too affected by the thigh or knee issues that have landed him on the injury report in recent weeks and the Pats seem to be doing what they can to ensure things remain that way. Brady was not present at the portion of practice open to the media on…

A breakdown of the day's top rumored moves around the Premier League...

D'Angelo Russell pulled up on Joe Ingles with 2.7 seconds left, but missed by just enough that he didn't even draw iron.

Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat are back in the lineup to face Montreal tonight.

The Steelers have nothing to play for on Sunday. And so three of their most important players won’t be playing. Via Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal, coach Mike Tomlin said Wednesday that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, running back Le’Veon Bell, and receiver Antonio Brown will sit out the Week 17 contest against the Cleveland…

A collection of Craig Sager-themed pins will go on sale Thursday at Foot Locker, with all net proceeds benefiting the SagerStrong Foundation.

The top half sides will battle at St. Mary's on Wednesday afternoon.