Новости за 02.12.2020

Dalvin Cook has averaged 28.8 touches the past five games, giving him 248 for the season and putting him on pace for 361 this season. His career-high came last season when he had 303 touches in 14 games. Cook, though, played only 46 snaps in Sunday’s game because of an ankle injury, missing most of [more]

He played well after signing in Los Angeles last year.

Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday he is “holding out hope” Jimmy Garoppolo and George Kittle can return this season. Kittle is planning on it. The Pro Bowl tight end has not played since Week 8 when he broke a bone in his right foot in a Nov. 1 game against the Seahawks. “They said eight weeks; [more]

How about a Clippers vs. Nuggets nightcap on Christmas?

The Vikings waived long snapper Austin Cutting on Tuesday after he lost his job to Andrew DePaola. The team, though, hopes to re-sign Cutting to the practice squad, Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press reports. Cutting first will have to clear waivers. Minnesota also waived linebacker Hardy Nickerson, who started the season on the practice [more]

You know the drill by now. Or at least you should. Every Tuesday, MDS, Charean Williams, and I hand out awards for the offensive player of the week, the defensive player of the week, the rookie of the week, and the coach of the week during PFT PM. The full segment appears in the attached [more]

"It's common in today's day and age to have players with multi-passports and it's something that we deal with," said USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter.

Washington has a visit scheduled with quarterback Taylor Heinicke, according to the NFL’s wire. Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports the team intends to sign Heinicke to the practice squad as its “quarantine quarterback.” The Broncos’ situation Sunday, when all four of their quarterbacks were on the COVID-19 list, has prompted some teams to [more]

Contrary to multiple reports indicating that the Ravens had no new positive COVID-19 test results on Tuesday, a league source tells PFT that the Ravens had one new player positive. The positive result will not derail the Ravens-Steelers game scheduled for Wednesday at 3:40 p.m. ET. ESPN earlier reported that the Ravens had no new [more]

Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Borussia Monchengladbach, and Atalanta will be licking their wounds ahead of massive matches on Dec. 9.

Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez announced his cancer diagnosis Monday. On Tuesday, Sanchez tweeted his “surgery went well.” Sanchez, 26, also wrote that he was “overwhelmed by all the love and support everyone sent my way.” Colts coach Frank Reich said Monday that Sanchez learned of his cancerous tumor late last week. Sanchez nonetheless played in [more]

The Cardinals announced they activated defensive lineman Rashard Lawrence from injured reserve Tuesday. Lawrence went on the list Oct. 17 after injuring his calf in the team’s Week 5 win over the Jets. The Cardinals selected Lawrence in the fourth round of this spring’s draft. He has played five games with the Cardinals, making three [more]

The Ravens are off to Pittsburgh, but they left some players and coaches home. The Ravens announced additions to their injury report and coaching absences for Wednesday’s game, which is set for a 3:40 p.m. kickoff on NBC. The Ravens ruled out defensive tackle Brandon Williams, whom they activated from the COVID-19 list earlier in [more]

Can the 47-year-old former USMNT midfielder engineer a Salzburg win against defensive mastermind Diego Simeone, who knows he can advance with a draw?

The Ravens ended a stretch of nine consecutive days with at least one player testing positive for COVID-19. The team had no positive tests Tuesday, Mark Maske of The Washington Post reports. The good news means Wednesday’s game between the Ravens and Steelers, three times postponed, is on. Kickoff is set for 3:40 p.m. ET [more]

Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool are back into the UEFA Champions League's knockout rounds after his young Reds beat Ajax 1-0 on Tuesday.

Daniel Jones may not be able to play this week and the Giants are looking at depth options at quarterback as a result. Monday brought word that Alex Tanney is coming in for a visit with the team he was with for the last couple of years. Tuesday’s transaction wire brings word that Joe Webb [more]

At least 54 NBA players tested positive for coronavirus prior to the bubble launching.

In today’s NFL, where quarterbacks are king, it’s not often that a team relies on its running backs as much as the Browns do. But Cleveland is relying on its running backs a lot this season, and the top two ball carriers in Cleveland, Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt, are both on pace to run [more]

Denver should have at least one quarterback on the field this week. The Broncos announced Tuesday afternoon they’ve activated Drew Lock, Brett Rypien, and Blake Bortles from the reserve/COVID-19 list. All three will be eligible to practice tomorrow as Denver begins on-field preparations to face Kansas City on Sunday Night Football in Week 13. Their [more]

Will Compton is back on the Titans active roster. The Titans announced Compton’s signing on Tuesday. The veteran linebacker has shuttled between the active roster and the practice squad this season. Compton has appeared in seven games and he’s made one start. He has been credited with 15 tackles in those appearances. His start came [more]

Manchester City won the UEFA Champions League's Group C with one match to spare following a scoreless draw at Porto on Tuesday.

Neco Williams set up Curtis Jones' goal in the second half and three of Kelleher's four saves came from shots inside the box as the Reds claims Group D.

The 49ers made several roster moves involving defensive backs on Tuesday. They announced that cornerbacks Jamar Taylor and Ken Webster have been placed on injured reserve. Taylor left Sunday’s win over the Rams with a knee injury and Webster left with a hamstring injury. Taylor had 22 tackles, two interceptions, two tackles for loss, two [more]

The Giants will be down another linebacker after placing Kyler Fackrell on injured reserve with a calf injury. In his fifth season out of Utah State, Fackrell has started the Giants’ last seven games and eight overall in 2020. The outside linebacker has recorded 3.0 sacks, nine quarterback hits, six tackles for loss, a forced [more]