Новости за 11.04.2018

The Chiefs may be in the market for some veteran depth on the offensive line. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team had free agent tackle Cornelius Lucas in for a visit. Lucas, who played his college ball nearby at Kansas State, entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie with the Lions in 2014. [more]

If Robert Griffin III gets a chance to play again, he promises to better protect himself. He will slide. Griffin’s injuries began during his rookie season of 2012 with two different ligament tears in his knee. He had a dislocated ankle, a concussion and a fractured left shoulder sideline him for 34 games from 2014-16. [more]

Juventus got two goals from Mario Mandzukic and another from Blaise Matuidi, but fell deep in stoppage time.

A scoreless draw propelled Bayern into the semis via their 2-1 win at Sevilla last week.

Who wants to face a physical, defensive, resilient team that plays disciplined basketball? Exactly.

Dale Earnhardt Jr, Jeff Burton and Dale Jarrett sit around with Big Oak Table with Rick Allen.

The Falcons have opened up a roster spot by parting ways with a defensive lineman who joined the team last year. The team announced that defensive tackle Taniela Tupou has been waived with a non-football injury designation. Tupou signed with the Falcons after playing in the Spring League last offseason and joined the practice squad [more]

Tonight, we’ll know the who, when, and where as to the four weeks of preseason action. In roughly a week, we’ll know one critical factor as to the 17 weeks of regular-season contests: The when. All opponents for all teams became known when the 2017 season ended. But filling in the when — especially as [more]

The Patriots are looking high and low for a young quarterback to groom as the heir apparent to Tom Brady. They worked out Western Kentucky quarterback Mike White on Wednesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Nick Caserio, the team’s director of player personnel, put White through the workout. Caserio also met with White for [more]

"For a purist in football, as I am, I think it is an innovation which is going too fast."

Who's feeling the most pressure? What sleeper teams are out there?

Erik Jones enjoyed the best race of his Cup career at Bristol last August.

Can the Golden Knights continue an historic year and make some noise this postseason?

He will get a roster spot from someone. At what price remains to be seen.

Packers president Mark Murphy, a member of the competition committee, cautioned last month that kickoffs face elimination unless the play becomes safer. The league is calling on special teams coordinators and head coaches to figure out if there is a way to cut down on concussions on kickoffs. Cordarrelle Patterson, one of the best in [more]

In the football world, April is a time for optimism about what will happen once September and the regular season arrive. Cardinals running back David Johnson provided a reminder of that on Wednesday. During an appearance on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio, Johnson was asked by Adam Schein about how good the team’s offense can [more]

The deal is contingent on the minor league team getting an invitation to join Major League Soccer.

The Saints have a new wide receiver. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bears have chosen to not match the restricted free agent offer sheet Cameron Meredith signed with the Saints. That means Meredith will get a two-year, $10 million deal to join the Saints, and try to rebound after a season lost to [more]

Dez Bryant will meet with Jerry Jones on Friday, DFW’s 105.3 The Fan reports. The Cowboys could ask the star receiver to take a pay cut, or they could say good-bye by releasing him. The Cowboys owner will make the decision on Bryant. The beginning of the Cowboys’ offseason program Monday always was presumed as [more]

When the national anthem controversy erupted in 2016 and became an even bigger issue for the league in 2017, the NFL made one point very clear publicly: Players have the right to kneel or otherwise demonstrate during the national anthem. Privately (and at times publicly), some of the NFL’s teams have sent a very different [more]

The quarterfinal round of the UEFA Champions League wraps up on Wednesday, headlined by Real Madrid hosting Juventus.

Two unanimous first-teamers (only one pictured)

The NASCAR on NBC writers answer this week's questions.

We know one of the 65 preseason games that will take place in the NFL this summer and it won’t be long before we know what the rest of the schedule looks like. The NFL will be announcing the full preseason schedule for all 32 teams on NFL Network Wednesday. The one game that’s already [more]

England's squad has evolved over the past four years, with many fresh faces and a manager who trusts in young players.