Новости за 12.07.2016

You know, it’s about time something went right for all those long-suffering Boston sports fans. According to Phil Perry of CSNNE.com, an analytical study has decreed that Patriots fans are the best in the NFL. A year ago, Cowboys fans earned that title, according to Emory University professor Mike Lewis. The difference this year appears…

He announced the good news via Twitter.

"His character, expertise as a player, knowledge of the game and passion to coach will be a benefit for our players."

The Lincoln Red Imps beat Scottish giants Celtic 1-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League tie. Now Celtic regroups for home.

The Giants announced their training camp schedule on Tuesday and there are some changes in Ben McAdoo’s first year as the team’s head coach. The Giants usually practiced in the afternoon when Tom Coughlin was running the show, but McAdoo has shifted the practices to the morning for the two weeks that the team is…

The 49ers and Rams may play a regular season game in China in two years. Sports Business Daily reports that a 49ers-Rams game in China is expected to be the Rams’ “home” opener for the 2018 season. The Rams have already agreed to give up one home game a year to play overseas during each…

Why did Al Horford leave the Hawks for the Celtics? He cited money, the biggest factor in player movement. But did Atlanta signing Dwight Howard play a part? A couple reports say so. Ken Berger of CBSSports: Factor No. 1, according to league sources: Horford was none too pleased with how reluctant the Hawks were […]

Even though Johnny Manziel left school after the 2013 season, Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin fielding questions at the annual SEC Media Days event about Manziel has become a tradition. Sumlin hasn’t been a fan of such questions in the past, but on Tuesday he told reporters he’s recently exchanged text messages with Manziel and…

Longtime Caps GM seems to have many of the attributes owner Bill Foley is seeking.

The 34-year-old has played every game of his career for the Red Imps, and has made five appearances for the nascent Gibraltar national team.

Joachim Loew says he is staying on as Germany coach through the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The 2015 season of Texans quarterback Tom Savage ended in the preseason when Savage suffered a shoulder injury that ultimately landed him on the team’s injured-reserve list. Savage missed important practice reps and potentially the opportunity to start — the Texans ended up needing to sign Brandon Weeden after cutting Ryan Mallett — but he…

At a time when the former owner of the New Jersey Generals hopes to become the Commander-in-Chief, Tim Rohan of TheMMQB.com decided to take a close look at Trump’s time as the owner of the New York-area USFL team. After Trump bought the team, a decision had to be made at the most important position…

Signing LaMarcus Aldridge last year and Pau Gasol this year has been framed as the Spurs shifting course by foraying into high-priced free agency. But it’s really nothing new. San Antonio nearly signed Jason Kidd — who was in the midst of four straight top-10 finishes in MVP voting and had led the Nets to […]

The Jets may not have moved on from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, but the team’s official website apparently has. As noticed by Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal, an article on the team-owned publication about quarterback Geno Smith never once mentions the 11-letter “F” word. The article, which undoubtedly is aimed at unruffling the feathers of frazzled Jets fans…

The six changes include the naming of a new managing director of the Camping World Truck Series.

Isaiah Thomas is slated to earn $6,587,132 and $6,261,395 the next two seasons. That’s less than Jerryd Bayless, D.J. Augustin and Garrett Temple. So, the Celtics’ All-Star point guard is awaiting his turn. Thomas, via A. Sherrod Blakely of CSN New England: “They better bring out the Brinks truck,” quipped Thomas during the Celtics’ summer league […]

Veteran wide receiver Wes Welker took part in OTA sessions with the Dolphins and Ravens last month, but he wasn’t in his familiar role as a target for passes. Welker served as a guest coach for each of the teams, which seemed to signal that a move into coaching had replaced playing as the next…

This is pretty.

The Canadiens have insisted they're better with Shea Weber, but the fans aren't so sure.

According to testimony from a deposition of former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary in 2015, former Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano told former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley in the early 1990s that he saw Jerry Sandusky “doing something to a boy in the shower.” That was decades before Sandusky’s pattern of sexual abuse of…

If, as many believe, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is sensitive (and also sensitive about being called sensitive), he won’t be happy about comments from his brother, Jordan, that were broadcast last night on ABC. Jordan, a former quarterback who had a couple of shots of espresso with a few NFL teams, is one of the contestants on…

Chad Johnson was not too proud to beg. And it apparently worked. The former NFL wide receiver’s plea for attention/employment may have just worked, as he sent out a tweet saying he was heading to Cleveland for training camp. What a blessing Hue Jackson is, see y'all in Cleveland on the 28th, no cleats this…

When Tim Duncan retired, he had one year and $6,393,750 remaining on his contract. What will become of that money? Here’s a major clue: Marc Stein of ESPN: Among the more emotional aspects of Tim Duncan Day: Sources say San Antonio had to officially waive him Monday for salary-cap reasons #rough — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July […]

When the Falcons made safety Keanu Neal their first-round pick in April, some people noted the outsize role that safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor played when Falcons head coach Dan Quinn was the defensive coordinator of the Seahawks. The Seahawks advanced to the Super Bowl in both seasons that Quinn was in that job…