Новости за 25.01.2016

The early line on Super Bowl 50 has the Panthers installed as 3.5-point favorites over the Broncos, something that doesn’t bother the Broncos defense. Well, that’s not quite true. They were bothered quite a bit at being viewed as underdogs in the AFC championship game — “totally disrespected,” safety T.J. Ward said — but used that…

The Panthers might have surprised some people with their 15-1 run, their ability to withstand comebacks, and particularly the way they stomped Arizona to earn a trip to Super Bowl 50. But Panthers quarterback Cam Newton could smell this one cooking for a long time. Newton has used all kinds of metaphors to describe their…

If not for quarterback Carson Palmer’s play this season, there’s not much chance the Cardinals would have been in the NFC championship game against the Panthers. That cliched reminder is offered only because of how wrong things went in Carolina for Palmer. His four interceptions and two fumbles loomed large in the 49-15 blowout loss…

In the chess match between Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, it was Phillips who came out on top on Sunday. Brady acknowledged after the game that he struggled to read the Broncos’ defense and see where the rush would be coming from, and as a result he was rattled. “There…

Brook Lopez scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder's seven-game winning streak with a 116-106 victory Sunday night.

"I don't have much to say. That was a bad NBA game tonight from our standpoint." —Sixers coach Brett Brown

Vincent Lecavalier tied the game with 12 seconds remaining in regulation.

Kyle Lowry scored 21 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 20 as the Toronto Raptors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 112-94 on Sunday for their season-high eighth straight win.

He's had a pretty nice weekend.

Is he the favorite to win the Vezina Trophy?

With the Super Bowl teams locked and loaded, the NFL will have to replace the 14 players from the Broncos and Panthers who won’t be going to Hawaii. From Denver, cornerbacks Chris Harris Jr. and Aqib Talib and linebackers Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware must be replaced. From Carolina, quarterback Cam Newton, running back Jonathan Stewart, tight end…

The participants for Super Bowl 50 have been set. The betting line could be fluid. Via R.J. Bell of Pregame.com, Vegas has installed the Panthers as a 3.5-point favorite over the Broncos, with an over/under of 44.5 points. Bell says that the early money from professionals has been placed on the Broncos, with the early…

At age 37, it's understandable.

Thomas Davis has torn three ACLs, so he knows when something is wrong. But even after suffering a broken right arm in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, the Panthers linebacker vowed he wouldn’t miss Super Bowl 50. “I’ve got two weeks to heal up,” Davis said in the victorious locker room, carefully holding his right arm up…

Carson Palmer picked a bad day to have a bad day. That’s a mild adjustment to a quote from former Panthers coach John Fox seven years ago, after his team disintegrated in a 33-13 home loss to the Cardinals in the playoffs. Former Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme coughed up the ball six times in defeat,…

He's a pending UFA.

The Panthers held up their end of the bargain. Carson Palmer didn’t. Carolina advanced to a Super Bowl 50 date with the Broncos thanks to a 49-15 win over the Cardinals, in an NFC Championship Game that hardly looked like a game between the league’s top two scoring offenses. The Panthers rolled from start to…

“Knowing the number of women that play and speaking to them — they’re really good."

James Harden had 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Trevor Ariza scored a season-high 29 and the Houston Rockets rallied for a 115-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.

The Panthers managed to get through the third quarter without collapsing. Then again, it’s early yet. The Panthers are about a quarter away from a date with the Broncos in the Super Bowl, up 34-7 on the Cardinals after an impressive start to the second half. While they gave up two quick touchdowns out of…

The FBI has reportedly opened a corruption investigation into the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany.

These two have been unstoppable this season.

Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant broke a bone in his foot during the first game of the season. When he returned he struggled, catching only 26 passes in eight games. On Sunday, he posted a message on Instagram to remind those who would question his production of his circumstances. “I’m not going to make excuses about…

Manchester United purportedly have a cool $100 million they're just itching to spend in January.

Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib is in his second season as Peyton Manning’s teammate, after two seasons as Tom Brady’s teammate in New England. In the head-to-head question of which future Hall of Fame quarterback is better, Talib is going with his current teammate. Talib pointed out on NFL Network after the game that in the…