Новости за 15.11.2017

The battle continues, at least in the media. Someone (presumably from within the group of owners who support Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in his fight against the Compensation Committee) has told Scott Wapner of CNBC that more than half of all owners want to wait to extend Commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract, “if for no other reason [more]

Doug Marrone pulled the ol’ Lou Holtz, gushing over the Browns by wondering how in the world his Jaguars possibly might find a way to win. It balanced Tashaun Gipson‘s rip job on the Browns. Gipson, who spent his first four seasons with the Browns before leaving for Jacksonville, said he expected the Jaguars to [more]

This comes on the heels of more significant growth for USL, which announced a Memphis and Atlanta this week.

Special teams ace Matthew Slater isn’t the only Patriots player missing as the team spends the week in Colorado Springs before heading to Mexico City for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that wide receiver Chris Hogan is also back in Foxborough receiving treatment on the shoulder injury that kept him [more]

Bengals receiver John Ross has been perhaps the NFL’s most disappointing rookie this season: He was the ninth overall pick in the draft and he still hasn’t caught a pass. And now Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is letting Ross know he needs to step up his game. Lewis said today that the whole team was [more]

He hasn't played since opening night.

Drew Stanton has made more progress than expected, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said, but Blaine Gabbert still took the majority of first-team reps Wednesday. The Cardinals will make a decision Friday about who starts against the Texans on Sunday, Arians said, via Darren Urban of the team website. Stanton wore a brace on his right [more]

The Falcons lost a running back from their practice squad on Tuesday when Brian Hill signed with the Bengals, so they poached one from another team to give themselves some depth with Devonta Freeman in the concussion protocol. The team announced that they have signed Terrence Magee from the Browns’ practice squad. The move comes [more]

Anthony Hitchens wants to be the best version of . . . Sean Lee he can be. The Cowboys play three games in an 11-day span, beginning with Sunday night’s showdown with the Eagles, and Lee could miss all three with a hamstring injury. That will force Hitchens to slide from middle linebacker to weakside [more]

The Saints are trying to fix a weakness with a midseason addition, but not to their roster. According to Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com, the Saints are adding veteran special teams coach Mike Westhoff to their staff today. The 69-year-old Westhoff retired from the Jets after the 2012 season, but the Saints apparently wanted to [more]

It makes sense that is small ball is the trend, thinner and more athletic players will fill the league.

Kyle Busch has the second-most wins (5) of the Championship 4 drivers.

Christopher Bell, Brandon Jones and Ryan Preece will be Joe Gibbs Racing's three Xfinity Series drivers in 2018.

The Vikings have taken issue with Panthers tight end Greg Olsen serving as a broadcaster for Sunday’s game against the Rams because they believe he could take things he learns while on the job and funnel them back to the Panthers to give Carolina an undue advantage for their upcoming game against Minnesota. That objection [more]

The Cowboys hope to have left tackle Tyron Smith back from a groin injury when they face the Eagles on Sunday night, but the practice week started without him on the field. Smith was one of four Cowboys starters to sit out Wednesday’s practice. Coach Jason Garrett said before the session started that the team [more]

Broncos coach Vance Joseph announced earlier this week that Brock Osweiler will make his third straight start at quarterback when Denver faces Cincinnati on Sunday. That announcement came after a rough night for the Broncos, but not as a big surprise. Trevor Siemian had his time running the offense and Joseph reiterated that Paxton Lynch [more]

A powerful soccer official from Argentina demanded bribes to vote for Qatar to host the World Cup in 2022.

They have already used five different goalies in just 17 games this season.

Good news, Packers fans: It’s cheaper to buy tickets to see the team play at home. Bad news, Packers fans: That’s largely because of the team’s struggles. Via Richard Ryman of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, ticket prices on the secondary market have dropped 35 percent over two weeks ago. The lowest average ticket price for [more]

Titans coach Mike Mularkey said that quarterback Marcus Mariota hurt his ankle and shoulder during last Sunday’s victory over the Bengals, but that Mariota was expected to be ready to go for Thursday’s game against the Steelers. Mariota proved his coach correct. He was listed as limited by the ankle in the team’s estimation of [more]

Mike Evans was back with the Buccaneers Wednesday, after serving his one-game suspension for his role in a fight with the Saints. And he’s vowing to be smarter the next time. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Evans said the fact the Bucs were getting drilled by the Saints was a contributing factor [more]

No Carmelo Anthony and no triangle has other players finding their way.

Brad Keselowski continues his quest for a second Cup championship.

They are the two highest paid players in the NHL this season still searching for their first goals.

Plenty of fans are anxious to see Teddy Bridgewater pick up where he left off before a serious knee injury suffered in August 2016. But the Vikings have made the right decision to stick with unexpected star understudy Case Keenum against his most recent former team, the Rams. Keenum first started in Pittsburgh more than [more]