Новости за 17.10.2017

When the NFL changed the touchback rule so that kickoffs into the end zone are brought out to the 25-yard line instead of the 20, the idea was to incentivize returners to keep the ball in the end zone, and hopefully reduce injuries on kickoff returns. For returners, those extra five yards are a big [more]

The Broncos went through the right tackles Sunday night. They lost Menelik Watson in the first half with a strained calf. His replacement, Billy Turner, fractured his right hand in the fourth quarter. Turner underwent surgery Monday night at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, via Nicki Jhabvala‏ of The Denver Post. He faces an eight-week [more]

Even though he had problems at Talladega, Martin Truex Jr. remains the hottest NASCAR Cup driver heading into Kansas.

Hugo Lloris and Keylor Navas were the stars of the show, with Lloris making the lion's share of saves.

The anthem issue remains unresolved, and the NFL and  the NFL Players Association have resolved to engage in future meetings and discussions on the issue. Those future meetings may, or may not, involve free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick. “Colin Kaepernick was not invited to attend today’s meeting by any official from the NFL or any team [more]

Napoli is six points back of Group F leading City, and three behind Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Reds took a 3-0 lead before the match was 20 minutes old, and led 4-0 at the break at Ljudski Vrt in Slovenia.

The 49ers have signed veteran defensive lineman Tony McDaniel, his agency tweeted Tuesday. San Francisco lost defensive lineman Arik Armstead to a hand fracture Sunday. McDaniel was a salary-cap casualty of the Seahawks in the offseason. He signed with the Saints, who cut him Sept. 1. The 11-year veteran spent three of the previous four [more]

When final say regarding replay review belonged to the referee at the game site, a convenient vehicle existed for publicly keeping him honest: The NFL’s V.P. of officiating, who had the ability via periodic video and media appearances to explain that, for example, the referee failed to apply the replay-review standard and instead made a [more]

How is Dale Earnhardt Jr. preparing for the final five races of his Cup career?

Dozier says he wanted to honor cousin Reggie Lewis

The Broncos came out of Sunday’s loss to the Giants battered, and appear set to make multiple transactions. According to Mike Klis of KUSA, the Broncos are releasing veteran defensive tackle Ahtyba Rubin and putting offensive lineman Billy Turner on injured reserve. Rubin was a 16-game starter for the Seahawks last year, and signed with [more]

Thursday is at least a possibility.

Premier League sides are mostly enjoying their football this Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League.

Inspired by the extended absence of Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and his replacement by the largely unproven Brett Hundley, Tuesday’s PFT Live took a look at the question of the best replacement quarterbacks of all time. We did it draft style, with Chris Simms and yours truly going back and forth through three rounds. As [more]

William Byron and his two JR Motorsports teammates lead the way into Kansas Speedway this weekend.

Precourt said he approached Columbus business leaders last year and was clear about the problems.

76ers center sounds even more aggravated than he did yesterday

In a statement about Tuesday’s meeting between the NFL, NFLPA, players and team owners in New York, the NFL and NFLPA said that everyone in the NFL community has “a tremendous respect” for the national anthem but it doesn’t sound like the anthem was a focal point of the meeting. Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com reports [more]

Even without three-time NFL defensive player of the year J.J. Watt for most of last year, the Texans still led the league in total defense. Houston, in fact, ranked in the top 10 in total defense five of the past six seasons, with Watt the face of the franchise. Scoring was the Texans’ problem, as [more]

Could make their next game (Thursday) a long wait.

Edwards will be honored for his sportsmanship displayed in last year's NASCAR Cup season finale race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Can Spurs stun the Santiago Bernabeu and reigning champs Real Madrid? Follow all the action live, here.

A meeting in New York between representatives of the NFL and the NFLPA along with players and team owners wrapped up after about four hours on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was set up to discuss ways for the league and players to address the issues behind player protests that have taken place during the playing [more]

LeBron James may miss Cleveland's opener Tuesday night against Boston because of a sprained left ankle.