Новости за 28.04.2020

NFL teams have until May 4 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET to exercise fifth-year options on 2017 first-round draft choices. The window to sign those players to contract extensions opened Dec. 30, with Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey becoming the first to get a new deal. Some of the fifth-year option decisions are easy, and some [more]

Ross Chastain remains with Chip Ganassi Racing, which picked Matt Kenseth to replace Kyle Larson in the No. 42 this season as Chastain chases a 2020 Xfinity title with Kaulig Racing.

The rookie have been picked. So now it’s time to pick the rookie you think will win the two major prizes based on their first-year performances. First, the offensive rookie of the year. According to the DraftKings Sportsbook, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is the favorite to win the offensive rookie of the year award, at [more]

The Raiders waived running back Mark Thompson on Monday, according to the NFL’s official transactions. He has never played a regular-season game. The Raiders signed him to a futures deal in January. Thompson rushed for 596 yards and scored five touchdowns on 126 carries at the University of Florida. He signed with the Ravens as [more]

The Sharks say that ownership, players, coaches, front office staff and corporate partners have already pledged more than $200,000 to launch the fund.

The deadline for free agent signings to factor into compensatory draft pick formula passed Monday. But that doesn’t mean Jadeveon Clowney will sign a new deal any time soon. After all, what’s the rush with no on-field offseason work going on right now? The Midday 180 asked Titans General Manager Jon Robinson about Clowney on [more]

The Bulls allowed Dennis Rodman to take a 48-hour "vacation" during the 1997-98 season. He remained away from the team even longer.

The Saints and free-agent quarterback Jameis Winston are working toward a contract. On Monday, Saints assistant G.M. Jeff Ireland essentially confirmed it. “It’s a compliment to Jameis Winston to understand where he’s at in this world and sign a one-year deal here, and learn behind [Drew Brees],” Ireland said on Matt Mosley’s radio show, via [more]

The Chiefs are cutting quarterback Kyle Shurmur, Dan Graziano of ESPN reports. It leaves Patrick Mahomes, Chad Henne and Jordan Ta'amu in the team’s quarterbacks room. Shurmur, the son of former Giants head coach and current Broncos offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, went undrafted out of Vanderbilt last spring. He signed with the Chiefs, who waived [more]

"He was able to help veteran players stretch their careers---among them Dave Corzine, Bill Cartwright, John Paxson, Steve Kerr and others."

Can they improve the cast around Pettersson, Hughes, Horvat, and Boeser?

Receiver Allen Lazard signed his exclusive rights tender to return to the Packers, according to the NFL’s official transactions. Lazard entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2018, and the Packers signed him off the Jaguars’ practice squad late that year. He appeared in one game in 2018 and every game last season. [more]

The Giants are employing a little-used provision in the NFL’s free agency rules to give themselves a better chance of keeping defensive end Markus Golden — or getting a compensatory pick for him if he goes elsewhere. The Giants placed the unrestricted free agent tender on Golden, Field Yates of ESPN reports. That means if [more]

Each year, the NFL places four players with teams through the International Player Pathway Program and the NFC East is home to those teams this season. As previously noted, the Cowboys were awarded offensive lineman Isaac Alarcón García and defensive lineman David Bada was placed with Washington. The NFL also announced that the Eagles have [more]

The Panthers announced the signings of 17 undrafted free agents, and one of them is a former player for coach Matt Rhule. Offensive lineman Sam Tecklenburg played for Rhule for three seasons at Baylor. Tecklenburg, a converted tight end, was set to retire from football until the Panthers offered him an opportunity to compete for [more]

NASCAR announced Monday that Ryan Newman, who was injured in a last-lap crash in the Daytona 500, has been medically cleared to race.

A handful of players from the top 100 free agent list we compiled before the start of the new league year remain unattached and one potential obstacle to signing them was removed on Monday afternoon. As of 4 p.m. ET, unrestricted free agent signings  no longer factor into the formula the league uses to determine [more]

From Charlotte to Atlanta, NASCAR tracks are helping their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic with blood drives, testing sites and more.

Potter's men hold 54 percent possession but are still in a relegation fight. Top half in goals conceded, but just two points clear of the bottom three.

The Packers have cut quarterback Manny Wilkins, the team announced Monday. That leaves Tim Boyle and first-round pick Jordan Love as the quarterbacks behind Aaron Rodgers on Green Bay’s depth chart. The Packers also have agreed to terms with undrafted free agent Jalen Morton, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. The Prairie View A&M [more]

Michael Jordan refused to divulge the intimate details of Dennis Rodman's and Carmen Electra's sex life. Electra is doing the opposite.

Who knows what would have happened had Tua Tagovailoa hadn’t gotten hurt. Maybe he would have gone No. 1 overall. Maybe not. But Tagovailoa did injure his hip, which meant that no one had to “Tank for Tua.” The Dolphins selected the Alabama quarterback fifth overall. Tagovailoa underwent hip surgery Nov. 18 surgery in Houston. [more]