Новости за 16.01.2016

As the last head coach of the St. Louis Rams, Jeff Fisher says it was a pleasure to coach in front of such great fans. Fisher, now the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, said in an interview on NFL Network that the team’s decision to move was not a reflection of the support…

Preliminary rosters for the alumni game at Coors Field on Feb. 26 were released Friday.

Daryl Morey tied his own hands.

Just the second American women to pass on a free education for the professional ranks, Mallory Pugh has made a landmark decision.

Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier was neither flagged nor fined for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Bengals running back Gio Bernard in the wild-card round. NFL V.P. of officiating Dean Blandino has now explained that the outcome was the proper one. As noted previously, the Bernard had caught the ball and became a runner before being hit…

Although new Giants coach Ben McAdoo says he’s not in Tom Coughlin’s shadow, he is keeping one of Coughlin’s signature rules alive. McAdoo will set the clocks in the Giants facility five minutes ahead in recognition of Coughlin, who famously required players to be at all meetings and practices five minutes early. “Thinking of a…

After officially announcing the return of Ken Whisenhunt as offensive coordinator Friday, the Chargers also announced other hires and staff changes. Former Titans defensive line coach Giff Smith was hired to the same position with the Chargers. Craig Aukerman was named special teams coordinator, Nick Sirianni was named wide receivers coach and Shane Steichen was…

Interesting.

A contact lens accident turned ugly and could have caused some serious damage to the Dutchman.

Pachulia already has more All-Star votes than DeMarcus Cousins and Dirk Nowitzki.

The 23-year-old was sold to Newcastle and has a few hard feelings about it.

Earlier this week, there was a report that the Colts were reaching out to former Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin about being their offensive line coach. The chances of that happening appeared to take a hit on Thursday when Philbin was reported to be heading to the Giants to be part of the staff Ben…

The Ravens are hiring Joe Cullen as their defensive line coach after Cullen spent the last two seasons in the same role in Tampa Bay. Per Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports, the Buccaneers intially blocked the Ravens from speaking with Cullen while going through their coaching transition. The Ravens are shuffling their defensive staff after…

There was word this week that the Browns wanted to interview Titans defensive coordinator Ray Horton for the same job on Hue Jackson’s staff, but that it was uncertain if the Titans were going to grant permission for the interview. The obvious reason for that is that Tennessee is yet to hire its own head…

Expect him back late next week or the week after.

Lost in Saturday’s Cincinnati Asylum game were many intriguing plays, including a touchdown catch from Steelers receiver Martavis Bryant that featured the ball being pinned against his leg as he flipped forward out of bounds. In a weekly video that reviews several key calls from wild-card weekend, NFL V.P. of officiating Dean Blandino explains that he believes it wasn’t…

"You could really feel the announcement of the superstar."

Earlier this week, the St. Louis Rams became the Los Angeles Rams. The team with a new city now has a logo. Other than the obvious, it’s not much different than the old one. Which, especially in light of the ongoing use of gold in the logo, means that the Rams likely will be keeping…

Tight end Rob Gronkowski returned to practice for the Patriots on Friday after missing Thursday’s session to get treatment on his knee. Gronkowski, who the Patriots say is also dealing with a back injury, was a limited participant in the team’s final session before Saturday’s game against the Chiefs. Gronkowski has been listed as questionable to…

Could LeBron James do for Morris what he did for J.R. Smith?

"We're almost starting at the beginning of the season for Robin when he gets in net tonight."

The Broncos have signed defensive end Derek Wolfe to a four-year extension, checking off what figured to be a top offseason priority before opening postseason play. Wolfe, 25, was a second round pick in 2012 and has been a starter when healthy since. He had 5.5 sacks and a career-best 36 tackles in 2015. John…

The Browns have hired Hue Jackson as their new head coach and Jackson said at his introductory press conference that he is getting right to work on building his coaching staff. “I am going to attract some good coaches and some great coaches, but to me we have to find the right fit for us,”…

As he promised he would, Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones apologized to Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown on Friday. Jones had accused Brown of faking an injury after the Vontaze Burfict hit that was part of the wild final sequence of last weekend’s game in Cincinnati. Jones had said Brown would be cleared by the…

The interim Chelsea manager isn't about to back away from the fact that the Blues sit six points off the drop zone.