Новости за 05.02.2021

During the mid-season break, players are not allowed to leave the country.

Dak Prescott will dominate every story about the Cowboys this offseason. Not only is the quarterback still looking for a long-term contract, but Prescott also is rehabbing from ankle surgery that ended his season after five games. So every Cowboys player who submits to an interview this offseason is guaranteed of being asked about Prescott’s [more]

The Houston Texans have dismissed three members of their football operations staff, including director of football administration Kevin Krajcovic, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. Krajcovic had spent 15 years with the Texans in total with the last year in his current role managing the team’s salary cap. Previously he had been football [more]

Can Sheffield United deliver a fourth win in six matches across all competitions when Thomas Tuchel's suddenly-stingy Chelsea visits Bramall Lane on Sunday?

The Magpies are winless in their last five Preimier League matches at St. James' Park and lost to Saints 2-0 in the reverse fixture on Nov. 6.

Heisman Winner DeVonta Smith had 215 yards and three touchdowns in the first half of the BCS title game against Ohio State. He would have had more but for a finger injury that he suffered early in the third quarter. And he blames himself for the injury. “What stood out to me the most is [more]

Forwards Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Jost were added to the COVID list earlier in the day.

The Washington Football Team announced that Doug Williams has a new title. He now will serve as senior adviser to team president Jason Wright. That moves Williams from the football side to the business side as the team works on a new name and a new stadium. He also will help with other team alumni. [more]

The gents preview Liverpool - Man City and recap all 10 midweek Premier League matches, from another Liverpool home loss through West Brom's latest failure.

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

The Patrik Laine trade is starting to pay off for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Jadeveon Clowney has played for three teams the past three seasons. Scheduled to become a free agent in March, he could have a fourth team in four seasons. Then again, maybe the pass rusher returns to the Titans. Clowney is “definitely open” to signing with Tennessee for 2021, Terry McCormick of titaninsider.com reports. Of course, [more]

Andrew Luck’s name trended on Twitter earlier this week with rumors he was going to meet with owner Jim Irsay. Colts fans long have hoped Luck would unretire. T.Y. Hilton and Nyheim Hines both recently said Luck isn’t coming back. Irsay reiterated that point Thursday, putting any rumors to the contrary to rest. “I’ll tell [more]

The NFL canceled five international games in 2020 due to the pandemic. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday the league intends to return to the United Kingdom and Mexico in 2021. COVID-19, of course, will have the final say in whether that happens. “We are planning for international games in ’21,” Goodell said. “That’s the approach [more]

The Giants could have some changes to their coaching staff, but those changes won’t include a new offensive coordinator. Jason Garrett is expected to return, Jordan Raanan of ESPN reports. It is not a surprise. Garrett, 54, interviewed with the Chargers for their head coaching vacancy. Once the Chargers hired Brandon Staley as their new [more]

Traditionally, Team USA would gather in early July in Las Vegas to start training camp, play a couple of games around the United States as a warmup, then travel to Japan or another nearby country for a couple of tune-up games before they head to the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremonies on July 23. Nothing about

The last non-kicker to wear a single-bar facemask was Washington quarterback Joe Theismann. It’s an iconic look of days gone by, giving the player minimal protection from fists, forearms, elbows, knees, and feet. In a recent visit to PFT Live, Chris Simms and I asked Theismann why he chose to wear such limited face protection. [more]

Liverpool didn’t lose at Anfield for more than two years, but the Reds have now lost to Burnley and Brighton at home inside of a month. Whoops.

As many try to figure out what Peyton Manning will do in his post-playing career, here’s the hiding-in-plain-sight reality: He’s doing it. Manning slowly but surely is building a portfolio of TV programming. Via Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Manning has started Omaha Productions, named for his shotgun-formation catch phrase. Among other things, [more]

Our seventeenth Premier League player Power Rankings of the 2020-21 season have arrived. Check out the top 20.

After promoting their old quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator, the Steelers have found a new quarterbacks coach. Mike Sullivan will be Pittsburgh’s quarterbacks coach, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. He’ll work under Matt Canada, who was quarterbacks coach last year and will be offensive coordinator this year. A West Point graduate, Sullivan has spent [more]

The Broncos announced they have hired Chris Cook as an offensive quality control coach. Cook has five years of full-time collegiate coaching experience, most recently working as the tight ends and offensive tackles coach at Akron University. He joined the Zips after two years as the tight ends/offensive tackles coach (2017-18) and recruiting coordinator (2018) [more]

Officially, the Super Bowl is played on a neutral field. But this year, the Buccaneers are playing on their home field. And with about 25,000 fans in the stands, coach Bruce Arians hopes most of them are cheering for his team. Arians said his team became accustomed to quiet, empty stadiums this season, but the [more]

Based on Patrick Mahomes‘ success since becoming a full-time starter in 2018, it stands to reason that he’s usually excellent in practice. But apparently Mahomes has taken things to an even higher level in his preparations for Super Bowl LV. “What’s crazy is, Pat, he’s been on a roll,” wide receiver Tyreek Hill said Thursday. [more]

Mourinho's Tottenham needs to heal. They'll have to settle for West Brom at home on Sunday. If Spurs can't score there, perhaps they should call it a season