Новости за 29.03.2022

Boston's playoff dreams take a serious hit with Williams out.

How do you lineup for a game which you can afford to lose by five goals and still qualify for the 2022 World Cup?

Tuesday's collection of links.

Panthers General Manager Scott Fitterer said recently that the door remains open for a Cam Newton return in Carolina and that it would have to be the right fit for both sides in order for a deal to come together. On Tuesday, Newton said that the Panthers are not the only team on his radar [more]

The Saints re-signed Jameis Winston last week and he’s currently pencilled into the starting quarterback job for the 2022 season. It does not appear that Taysom Hill‘s presence will do anything to threaten that standing. Hill started nine games at quarterback the last two seasons and signed a contract featuring a number of incentives tied [more]

The Jaguars have the first pick in the draft for the second straight year and there’s a lot more intrigue about their plans than there was at this time last year. Everyone knew the Jags would take quarterback Trevor Lawrence last year, but this year offers more options for who to take. Some of those [more]

Veteran linebacker Bobby Wagner has been a free agent for three weeks, and so far there doesn’t appear to be a team willing to meet his asking price. But multiple teams are interested, at the right price. Rams coach Sean McVay confirmed today that his team does have interest in Wagner. McVay called Wagner a [more]

George makes the Clippers far more likely to win one of the play-in games and a much tougher out in the playoffs.

Titans General Manager Jon Robinson didn’t confirm that the team will exercise its fifth-year option on defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons‘ contract when he spoke to reporters at the league meetings on Monday, but it certainly seems like a step the team will take before the May 2 deadline. Simmons recorded 54 tackles and 8.5 sacks [more]

The Steelers are set to add another linebacker to their roster. According to multiple reports, the team has agreed to a one-year contract with linebacker Genard Avery. No other terms have been reported. Avery was a 2018 fifth-round pick in Cleveland and posted 4.5 sacks in 16 games as a rookie. His run with the [more]

What happened in the NHL on Monday, plus Tuesday's big story.

Linebacker Rashaan Evans will be saying hello to a couple of familiar faces on his next free agent visit. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Evans will visit the Falcons on Tuesday. Falcons head coach Arthur Smith and defensive coordinator Dean Pees were both Titans assistants before making their way to Atlanta and Evans has [more]

Two weeks ago, the Broncos and Cowboys ended up in a back and forth for defensive end Randy Gregory. It all came down to whether the contract would include language voiding future guarantees based on something as simple as a fine under the substance-abuse policy. Before Gregory agreed to terms with the Cowboys, Gregory gave [more]

The Giants came into the offseason in dreadful salary cap shape and trading cornerback James Bradberry was mentioned as a way to clear a considerable amount of cap space, but the team opted to use other avenues to clear room heading into free agency. Making those moves got them under the cap, but they still [more]

Saints quarterback Jameis Winston thinks he’s going to remove any doubts about his status as a franchise quarterback this season. Winston, who was off to a good start last year before his season was derailed by a torn ACL, talked to the New Orleans media on Monday and said he’s feeling confident. “I can do [more]

Pascal Siakam had a season-high 40 points and 13 rebounds.

Senators announced that Melnyk passed away "after an illness he faced with determination and courage."

Senators announced that Melnyk passed away "after an illness he faced with determination and courage."

Popcorn. Ready. The recent paternity suit filed against Cowboys owner Jerry Jones by a 25-year-old congressional aide has sparked a claim by Jones that Alexandra Davis is involved in “multiple monetary extortion attempts.” And the extortion attempts potentially involve, in the opinion of Jones, the ex-husband of Jones’s daughter, Charlotte Jones Anderson. As to the paternity [more]

That is just nasty.

Yes, New York and Erie County will plunk down a record $850 million to build a new Bills stadium. But that’s the full extent of the public contribution. If the stadium costs run higher than expected — and they often do — Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula will pay the difference. New York Governor [more]

Nets center Andre Drummond gave the Heat deuces. Will he peace out from Brooklyn next?

The Denver Broncos are for sale. And plenty of people want to buy it. Broncos CEO Joe Ellis declined to disclose any of the candidates on Monday, citing confidentiality requirements. But while Ellie declined to name names, he numbered numbers. “It’s more than five and less than 20,” Ellis said, via Mike Klis of 9News.com. [more]

Once more, for the USMNT to make it officially official.

Regardless of whether the Packers should or shouldn’t have kept receiver Davante Adams, they blew it by not re-signing Marquez Valdes-Scantling before the departure of Adams gave MVS more leverage. Then, the Chiefs traded receiver Tyreek Hill — and Valdes-Scantling found himself in even greater demand. He recently signed with the Chiefs. Here’s a look [more]