Новости за 11.06.2020

With NFL teams facing a reduction in revenue this season, some reductions in expenditures seem inevitable. And it appears to be starting with the league’s richest single owner, David Tepper. According to Joe Person of TheAthletic.com, the Panthers fired about 15 employees late last month. The employees came from the business side, with several from both [more]

Bubba Wallace on NBC's "Today" show said NASCAR's banning display of the Confederate flag at races will help attract new fans to the sport.

The NBA surpassed its longest in-season stoppage months ago.

A look at which Premier League clubs are primed to have a fast start to the restart, as their season depends on coming out of the blocks sharp.

When Robert Quinn was with the Rams and Dolphins from 2016-2018, he raised his fist during the playing of the national anthem to protest racial inequality and police brutality. Quinn did not raise his fist while with the Cowboys last season and the edge rusher, who signed with the Bears this offseason, was critical of [more]

Last week, five Alabama football players tested positive for the coronavirus, while working out independently of the football program. Now, more members of the Crimson Tide reportedly have the virus, only days after the resumption of voluntary team workouts. Via CFT, another three players have tested positive. None of the eight have symptoms. That doesn’t, [more]

Steve O'Donnell defends NASCAR's move to ban Confederate flag and tells SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that more details to come on enforcement.

Texans coach Bill O’Brien has spoken both to the public and to his team about his concerns about police brutality since the death of George Floyd, and it’s earning him respect in the locker room. Houston defensive back Justin Reid said he has been thrilled to hear O’Brien and team executive Jack Easterby show their [more]

NHL training camps will open July 10 "provided that medical and safety conditions allow and the parties have reached an overall agreement on resuming play."

It may seem like three years or even three decades. Actually, it’s been only three months since everything changed. March 11. The President addresses the nation about the pandemic. Tom Hanks announces that he and his wife have COVID-19. Rudy Gobert tests positive, and the NBA shuts down. So here we are. Three months later. [more]

Broncos veterans are going to put their screens away after Thursday’s meetings. Mike Klis of KUSA reports that the team is bringing its offseason program to an end for veteran players after a final day of remote meetings. Rookies will continue for another week before going on break until camp gets underway in July. The [more]

Liverpool do not look like they will be slowing down when the Premier League restart arrives as they hammered Blackburn Rovers 6-0 in a friendly at Anfield.

The Bears brought in several tight ends this offseason and most discussion about upgrading the production at the position has focused on Jimmy Graham and second-round pick Cole Kmet. Another one of the new additions thinks that he can make a major impact, however. Demetrius Harris has never caught more than 18 passes in a [more]

Harry Glickman was the general manager when Portland won its only NBA title back in 1977.

There might have been some hope recently that teams could get a late minicamp in, but that has evaporated. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the league notified teams that the period for virtual offseason work will last until June 26, but there will be no in-person minicamps. That was expected, considering the variance [more]

US Soccer voted to repeal the policy which required players to stand during the national anthem and key USMNT, USWNT figures have shared their reaction.

Good news, Derek Carr: You made it to the top 20 of the Chris Simms 2020 top 40 quarterback countdown. Bad news, Derek Carr: You’re No. 19. Carr is the one franchise quarterback whose franchise is most ambivalent about him. From coach Jon Gruden seemingly tiptoeing around a thin-skinned signal-caller with an itchy Twitter block [more]

NBC Sports presents Stanley Cup Final Week on NBCSN, reliving classic Stanley Cup Final games and original films and shows from the past decade across seven nights.

NFL teams are three months from their first scheduled games, but it’s clear teams are making contingency plans for those to be played at less than full capacity. According to Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune, the Seahawks are exploring plans internally which would include a half-filled CenturyLink Field, with perhaps just 20,000 fans [more]

See when and where you can watch this weekend's four NASCAR national series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Cup races on Sunday.

Despite a recent tweet that had seemed to imply certain things about Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, former Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant has made it clear that he does not believe Jones has any racial bias. “It’s not about me suggesting Jerry Jones is a racist,” Bryant told Mike Fisher of SI.com. “I know Jerry’s heart [more]

The Premier League has cleared the final hurdle when it comes to 'Project Restart' as matchday details, neutral venues and other specifics have been agreed upon unanimously.

The Premier League has cleared the final hurdle when it comes to 'Project Restart' as matchday details, neutral venues and other specifics have been agreed unanimously.

Thursday's collection of links.

During a Wednesday conference call, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he is going to continue using his platform to push for changes that “make this world a better place” and he has some company in the locker room on that front. Safety Tyrann Mathieu joined Mahomes in last week’s video from NFL players calling on [more]