Новости за 20.05.2016

In 2011, when Hue Jackson was head coach of the Raiders, the team used a third-round supplemental draft pick on Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor. As a rookie Pryor barely played, and Jackson was fired at the end of the season. Now Jackson is coaching Pryor again in Cleveland, only Pryor has moved to wide…

First, some background. Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times a year ago: According to a source, it was back in October that it was leaked to Thibodeau that the front office – specifically VP of basketball operations John Paxson – was “building a case’’ for a parting of the ways at the end of the […]

We'd love to see the Napoli star plying his trade in the PL, though the $33 million gap between valuations is a big difference in dough.

Pittsburgh has a 2-1 series lead over Tampa Bay.

The Dolphins signed defensive end Cameron Wake to a two-year contract extension earlier this offseason, which was a signal that the team felt good about his chances of making a full recovery from last year’s torn Achilles tendon. On Friday, executive vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum confirmed as much while discussing Wake’s rehab.…

Thomas Robinson hasn’t lived up to the billing as the No. 5 pick in the 2012 NBA draft? But does he belong in the league? That’s essentially the question Robinson faces with a $1,050,961 minimum-salary player option. And he’s betting on yes. Jabari Young of the Express-News: Brooklyn Nets forward Thomas Robinson is expected opt […]

Could he eventually become the big-time player Detroit needs?

Usually, being cut by one of the worst defenses in the NFL wouldn’t bode well for future employment. But it appears at least one team is interested in former Saints safety Vinnie Sunseri. According to Adam Caplam of ESPN, Sunseri recently worked out for the Patriots. While it’s largely just a tire-kicking (he wasn’t signed),…

With the Copa America Centenario kickoff versus Colombia about two weeks away on June 3, look for a big U.S. win to kickstart good feelings.

The Heat reportedly fear Chris Bosh will never play again. Or not. Dan Le Batard of ESPN: What I know of private medical history, which is to say I have partial information because so much of this is private and guarded and protected, I don’t know what’s going to be different in six months about […]

Joe Gibbs Racing has won 19 of the last 37 points races and owns the trophies to many of the sport's most significant races.

When the NFL won in court to get Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s Deflategate suspension back on, Jets receiver Eric Decker saw an opportunity. Decker said on NFL Network that he thinks the Jets are poised to take the next step to the playoffs, and that Brady’s suspension is part of making the AFC East a…

A far cry from his brash, former basketball-playing father, Klay Thompson is perfectly content to be the soft-spoken, second superstar behind MVP Stephen Curry. He is more than happy to let Draymond Green do the arguing, arm flexing and trash talking.

Friday's collection of links.

Two Premier League sides with very different seasons meet in a rematch of the 1990 FA Cup Final, one that needed a replay after a thriller.

It'll be a busy Friday for Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series drivers at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

He did it in 28 fewer games than Shaq.

When he was playing there, Tre Johnson was much like the 90 percent of Native Americans in yesterday’s Washington Post poll who declared themselves unbothered by the team’s nickname. But after time and reflection, the former Pro Bowl offensive lineman and current history teacher at a Maryland high school has changed his mind, and thinks…

The head of the Qatar World Cup says Sepp Blatter's support for the rival United States bid for the 2022 tournament should face more scrutiny.

We’ve seen virtual reality training and other manners of technology take a place in the football landscape in recent years and now robotics has made its way to the field. The Steelers have spent some time this offseason experimenting with Mobile Virtual Player, a robotic tackling dummy developed at Dartmouth University as a tool to…

The Bills may not have done enough at wide receiver this offseason. Winning games and winning trust from the fanbase go hand in hand for the Dolphins. Patriots DE Rob Ninkovich feels younger than the calendar says he is. How does this year’s quarterback drama measure up to others in Jets history? A look at the…

For all the running backs the Seahawks brought in this offseason, they’re making sure none of them wears No. 24, after a suggestion from wide receiver Doug Baldwin. So without that visible sign reminding players, they admit they’re going to miss the retired Marshawn Lynch. “We drafted a lot of running backs, and we know…

It’s rare to get honesty from NFL coaches about player evaluations, even if it’s after the fact and especially if it requires humility. But along with Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter saying he initially preferred quarterback Marcus Mariota to the guy he got, now the Bucs offensive coordinator admits he wasn’t sure about Jameis Winston at first.…

After a few much-needed (not really) days off, I’m back for Friday’s PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio. It starts at 6:00 a.m. ET. Guests include Washington safety/linebacker Su’a Cravens, a second-round pick about whom the team is very excited. The team also is excited about the results of the Washington Post poll regarding the…

When an NFL figure attends a non-football sporting event and sees his face on the large video screen, news routinely gets made when the boo birds arrive. At Thursday night’s playoff game between the NBA’s Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers, however, an appearance by Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on the apparatus above the center of the…