Новости за 30.04.2018

Watford was game, but Tottenham firmed up its Top Four plans with a comfortable win over Watford.

The Cowboys signed offensive guard Dustin Stanton on Monday. Stanton originally signed with the Bengals as a rookie free agent out of Oregon State in 2017. Cincinnati released him out of the preseason. He sat out the 2017 season. The Cowboys drafted University of Texas offensive lineman Connor Williams in the second round. He will [more]

Usually, when teams talk trade on draft night, they’re talking about trading for a pick, so they can draft a player. But on Thursday night, the Seahawks got an offer to trade a player they had just drafted. Seahawks GM John Schneider said that in a first, he got a call after drafting running back [more]

Washington released two other defensive linemen in addition to the previously reported departure of Terrell McClain. The team announced it has moved on from A.J. Francis and Montori Hughes, too. Washington also waived tight end Chris Bazile, linebacker Cassanova McKinzy and defensive back James Sample. The team drafted two defensive linemen promoting the cuts of [more]

The Steelers picked two safeties during the draft and their arrival has pushed a veteran defensive back out the door in Pittsburgh. The team announced that they released safety J.J. Wilcox on Monday. Wilcox, who was acquired in a trade with the Buccaneers last year, was due a non-guaranteed salary of $3.125 million and his [more]

The 76ers are the more talented team in this meeting, but don't think that makes this an easy series for them.

The Cardinals filled in plenty of blanks after the draft. The team announced agreements with a whopping 24-player class of undrafted rookies, a list which includes five defensive backs and four rookies. The players signed included: Cornerback Elijah Battle (West Virginia), tight end Alec Bloom (Connecticut), linebacker Dennis Gardeck (Sioux Falls), linebacker Frank Ginda (San Jose State), [more]

Nine defensive players were among the 13 undrafted free agents the Jaguars signed Monday. Jacksonville also made official the departures of wide receiver Jaelen Strong and punter Brad Nortman, giving the team 89 players on its 90-man roster. The defenders the Jaguars signed include Stanford cornerback Quenton Meeks, who made 25 pass breakups and seven [more]

The match-ups tilt heavily toward those with top-flight aspirations facing clubs fearing the drop.

Maybe since they were working over the weekend, the NFL office thinks today is Friday. The league announced that Vikings wideout Cayleb Jones had been suspended four games for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing substances. Jones has spent the last two seasons on the Vikings practice squad. He’s perhaps best known this offseason [more]

Here's what Pat Riley is not going to do this summer: quit

If/when (when) the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the challenge to the federal law that prohibits the expansion of sports wagering and if/when (more likely when than if), the Supreme Court opens the door to all states choosing to add betting to current systems of lotteries, scratch-off tickets, poker machines, etc., there’s a presumption that [more]

Ron Francis no longer works for the Carolina Hurricanes in any capacity.

The Jaguars waived wide receiver Jaelen Strong, Mike Kaye of First Coast News reports. Strong, 24, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a December loss to the 49ers. He continues to rehab after surgery. Strong bounced between the practice squad and active roster last season. Strong caught three passes for 38 [more]

The Panthers didn’t draft any offensive linemen this year, which helps explain why their group of undrafted free agent signings includes three guards. Taylor Hearn of Clemson, Brendan Mahon of Penn State and Kyle Bosch of West Virginia will all join Carolina at next week’s rookie minicamp in what they hope is the first step [more]

The Packers brought back last year’s backup quarterback, and traded for another one. So even though they didn’t draft one, they decided they didn’t have room for Houlihan. The Packers announced they released quarterback Joe Callahan, ending his two-year run with the team. A former undrafted rookie from Wesley College, Callahan was on the active [more]

The Vikings added depth at cornerback, re-signing Terence Newman. Newman entered the league in 2003, in the same draft class with Jason Witten. While Witten, a third-round pick of the Cowboys, is contemplating his future, Newman, the Cowboys’ first-round pick that year, has decided to play a 16th season. Newman turns 40 in September, making [more]

The Buccaneers have gotten big contributions from running back Peyton Barber, wide receiver Adam Humphries and tight end Cameron Brate in recent seasons, so they have a good track record when it comes to finding undrafted rookies that can play at the pro level. They’ll look for additions to that list this offseason after announcing [more]

There's plenty on the line today as Tottenham hosts Watford in Monday's line Premier League action.

'I don’t think I can be effective as that type of player'

The Colts drafted a pair of wide receivers and they’ll get a chance to learn from one of the best pass catchers in franchise history this offseason. Reggie Wayne has joined the team as a volunteer coach working with wide receivers coach Kevin Patullo. He was on the field Monday as the Colts kicked off [more]

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll recall Karl Malone being the unstoppable power forward in the NBA. If you’re of that age, this story will make you feel old. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans signed undrafted free agent tackle K.J. Malone from LSU. K.J. nearly skipped his final year [more]

When the news surfaced that the Saints were trying to make a big move up in the first round of the NFL draft, the initial reaction was that they were looking for a quarterback. Usually when a team moves way up, that’s what they want. But it wasn’t a quarterback the Saints drafted after they [more]

49ers linebacker Reuben Foster was set for a plea hearing in Santa Clara on Monday, but it will take place next week instead. The hearing has been set for May 8 so that the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office has more time to review new evidence provided by Foster’s former girlfriend Elissa Ennis. Foster [more]

Joey Logano's Talladega win was his first Cup victory since the birth of Hudson in January.