Новости за 01.05.2020

Kermit Washington is best known for punching Rudy Tomjanovich.

The Eagles waived receivers Marken Michel and River Cracraft, the team announced Thursday. The moves come as no surprise considering the Eagles restocked the position with rookies. Cracraft, 25, went undrafted out of Washington State in 2017. He signed with the Broncos. Cracraft was on and off the Broncos’ practice squad, seeing some time on [more]

The NFL plans to proceed with the 2020 season. But the NFL also intends not to hog coronavirus tests that could be used by the general public. Given the ongoing issues with the availability of widespread testing, something will have to give. NFL executive V.P. of football operations Troy Vincent told Rob Maadi of the [more]

ESPN has filled the top behind-the-scenes job at Monday Night Football. Now, ESPN needs to figure out who will be in front of the cameras. According to John Ourand of Sports Business Daily, Phil Dean will produce the prime-time game, replacing Jay Rothman, whose departure was first reported in early January. Dean, an ESPN employee [more]

Josh Norman earned his only Pro Bowl in 2015 with Carolina and Sean McDermott as his defensive coordinator. It earned Norman a megadeal with Washington in 2016 after the Panthers rescinded the franchise tender. Things didn’t work out so well in Washington as he was benched and released, so now he’s signed a one-year deal [more]

The owners emphasized in a statement this does not mean the Spurs are on the move.

Aston Villa center back Tyrone Mings might be an absolute monster on the pitch, but he's got plenty of time and enthusiasm for helping out off of it.

49ers General Manager John Lynch said earlier this week the team is comfortable letting the new relationship with Trent Williams play out for a while before committing to a future beyond this season. Williams is comfortable with that. “Obviously, there’s an incentive for me to play well,” Williams said in a conference call with the [more]

How to grade the players who've combined in a rather even manner to produce the (probably) second-best Premier League story of the decade?

The Panthers announced a handful of moves on Thursday, including the addition of a player with ties to head coach Matt Rhule. Cornerback Derrek Thomas played for Rhule at both Temple and Baylor as he transferred to join Rhule in Waco after the 2017 season. Thomas spent time with the Seahawks and Steelers last year [more]

The Raiders have re-signed receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El, the team announced Thursday. Pierson-El spent last summer on the team’s roster. He appeared in all four preseason games, tallying nine receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown, while taking 15 punt returns for 81 yards. Pierson-El most recently appeared in the XFL as a member of the [more]

Will there be a Victory Lane? What happens if a driver fails an at-track health screening? That and other questions answered about NASCAR's planned return.

Quite a bit to like, although questions linger, like "How good is Laine, really?"

Everton and Manchester United are mentioned as destinations for a trio of possible Premier League debutants.

LeBron James has good reason to want to play out this season.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson became the second quarterback in NFL history to run for 1,000 yards in a season last year. This year, the Vegas odds say he’s an even bet to do it again. The odds at Caesars Sportsbook have Jackson’s rushing yards over/under at 999.5, and he’s at equal -110 odds to go [more]

Rashard Higgins was in Freddie Kitchens’ doghouse last season. But Kitchens is gone, and Higgins has returned after a promise of a clean slate in Cleveland. “I’ve been through hell and back in Cleveland, and I’ve seen the rain, and now it’s time for the sunshine,’’ Higgins told Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com on Thursday. [more]

The only tacos in Miami today are to go. The Dolphins announced the release of defensive end Taco Charlton. That takes care of the question as to whether they’d pick up his fifth-year option, though that probably was never much of a question. They claimed the former Cowboys first-rounder off waivers in September, and he [more]