Новости за 18.08.2017

It was a quick evaluation. Unless it wasn’t an evaluation at all. Via Mike Rodak of ESPN.com, Bills coach Sean McDermott said Friday afternoon that quarterback Tyrod Taylor would start next week’s preseason game against the Ravens. He also added that he has “all the confidence in the world” in Taylor. It didn’t necessarily sound [more]

Said Jamie McMurray about his son: 'I guess he ran into somebody during gym or something ... on his third day of school and cut his eye.'

The 33-year-old requested a move closer to home.

Kicker Dan Carpenter will have some company as he tries to land a job with the Jaguars. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported on Friday that Carpenter will have a workout in Jacksonville and updated the report later in the day to note that Patrick Murray will also be getting a look. Murray appeared in [more]

After?

Why the Rangers should at least consider bringing him back after 2017-18.

The Chip Ganassi Racing owner has formed a strong bond with the racing prodigy; also thoughts on dirt racing's impact on restarts and some curious strategy calls last weekend.

At a venue that has undergone dramatic change over the past few years, the playing surface will be undergoing the most dramatic change possible. Via Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post, the Dolphins will replace the entire field at Hard Rock Stadium in advance of regular-season openers from both the Dolphins and the University [more]

The Rams are signing linebacker Davis Tull, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Tull was a fifth-round pick of the Saints out of Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2015. He spent his first season on injured reserve. New Orleans released him before the start of the 2016 season, and he spent time on the practice squad of [more]

According to a report from Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Friday, the Steelers felt they had agreed to terms with Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell‘s agent on a multi-year contract ahead of the July 17 deadline to sign a multi-year deal only to see Bell reject the deal shortly before the deadline passed. [more]

Former San Francisco and Washington G.M. Scot McCloughan made his first visit to PFT Live (as a non-G.M.) on Monday, and I had a project for him. I pretended to be Tom Coughlin (Scot even called five minutes early), and I asked him to pretend to be G.M. Dave Caldwell. We then tried to identify [more]

The Ravens already announced Joe Flacco wouldn’t play in the preseason, but they stated a week ago that they expect their starting quarterback to return to practice sometime in the next few weeks. That won’t happen in the next week, according to coach John Harbaugh. “We have a time frame on that,” Harbaugh said, via [more]

Nothing will strong-arm Liverpool into selling Philippe Coutinho, not even the player.

Pelicans star speaks out

The Falcons will get their first look at this year’s first-round pick in game action when they face the Steelers on Sunday, but wide receiver Julio Jones won’t be joining Takk McKinley in the lineup. Jones has been practicing fully for the last couple of weeks after getting cleared for team work in his recovery from [more]

We're continuing the countdown of the top 25 moments in Premier League history. Up next, No. 19-21.

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was never going to play this week anyway, but it’s apparently official now. Newton had his shoulder re-evaluated Friday and definitely will sit for Saturday’s preseason game against the Titans, according to David Newton of ESPN. Newton threw only about 10 live throws during joint workouts with the Titans, according to [more]

Can Arsenal make it two in a row against Stoke City? Check out our preview to find out.

Since the deadline for signing Le'Veon Bell to a long-term deal expired one month and one day ago, the Steelers periodically have tried to make Bell look greedy and unreasonable, from leaking some (but not enough) details about their last, best offer to periodically calling him out for not accepting the one-year franchise tender and [more]

Wood Brothers driver leads the way with a lap of 128.554 mph.

Durant says Cavaliers will figure it out

Chris Buescher joined JTG Daugherty before this season.

Crystal Palace has won three straight over Liverpool. What will happen this Saturday?

Chris Simms officially joins PFT Live on Monday. He offered a preview of the candor he’ll be bringing to the show during a Friday morning phone call. The target was embattled Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles. “The man was not put on earth to throw the football,” Simms said. “He is something that I would call [more]

After the July 17 deadline to sign players with franchise tags to multi-year deals passed, information about the Steelers’ final offer to Bell leaked out. The team reportedly offered Bell a five-year deal with an annual average above the $12.1 million he’s set to make this season with some $30 million paid out over the [more]