Новости за 12.08.2016

Two well-known managers begin their tenure at Manchester City and Sunderland as the 2016/17 season begins on Saturday.

Shane Doan will be one of the oldest players in the NHL and can still score at a top-line pace.

The Bills have apparently decided that one year of Tyrod Taylor was enough to make him their quarterback of the future. According to Tim Graham of the Buffalo News, the Bills negotiations with Taylor “have been hammered out,” which ostensibly means a deal is near. While there are no details, he does mention that it…

TNT is adding a Monday night doubleheader package to its NBA coverage, starting with an NBA Finals rematch on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Sam Hornish Jr. and Ryan Reed were fastest in an abbreviated final practice at Mid-Ohio.

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Last night, the NFL went a perfect six-of-six in the key statistical category of games attempted. A week ago, anything other than perfection was taken for granted. Even if there’s never another congealed paint debacle like the one that happened in connection with the Hall of Fame Non-Game, the decision to scuttle the preseason contest…

Ken Whisenhunt hasn’t been gone long, but when he goes back to Nashville Saturday night, it will be as a visitor. The Chargers offensive coordinator gets to return to Nissan Stadium, where he was head coach of the Titans until midway through last season when he was fired. “It will be tough coming back,” Whisenhunt said,…

The Kings upset Rudy Gay by not talking to him about trading him. Then, they got on the same page by talking to him about trading him. What will it take to actually get a deal done? Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders: The next hurdle is value. League sources say while there are teams that […]

The Giants won’t have Eli Manning at quarterback to start Friday night’s game against the Dolphins and it looks like Ryan Nassib will be facing a Miami defense without several of their top players. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports that defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, defensive end Cameron Wake and defensive end Mario Williams…

Candidates from China, Iran and Qatar are competing for new seats on FIFA's ruling council created during anti-corruption reforms.

The first year GM is the youngest general manager in the NHL.

It’s been 15 days since the Chargers and the agents representing defensive end Joey Bosa last communicated. If a new report regarding Bosa’s mindset is accurate, there may be no further reason to talk. Via the San Diego Union-Tribune, Jason Cole of Bleacher Report characterizes the damage to the relationship as “irreparable.” Taken literally, this…

When NFL owners gathered to determine the fate of the Los Angeles market, there was a bit of an intramural scrum. But when it comes time to decide on the Raiders possibly leaving Oakland for Las Vegas, at least one of them thinks the meeting will be a calm one. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones —…

The Cavaliers handled their most-pressing matter, locking up LeBron James. That leaves J.R. Smith as Cleveland’s – and the NBA’s – top remaining free agent. Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders: While the Cavaliers and J.R. Smith have not yet reached a free agent deal, there is a continued sense from league and Cavalier insiders that […]

Giants quarterback Eli Manning has made 183 consecutive regular season starts and that streak will continue in Week One as long as Manning is healthy. He won’t be starting Friday night’s preseason opener against the Dolphins, however. Giants coach Ben McAdoo announced on Friday morning that Manning will sit out so that the team can…

All you need to know ahead of this weekend.

Richard Childress Racing drivers claimed the top four spots in first practice at Mid-Ohio.

Quarterback Kirk Cousins did just fine in his brief appearance in Thursday night’s preseason opener against the Falcons, but Redskins coach Jay Gruden had issues with his team’s effort on the ground. The Redskins ran the ball nine times for 12 yards in the first half of the game and finished the night with 79…

Carmelo Anthony won a national championship at Syracuse. He has won two Olympic gold medals, and he’s trying for a third in Rio. He has made nine All-Star games and six All-NBA teams and won a scoring title. He’ll earn more than $260 million in his career, and his next contract could raise that total […]

Former NFL offensive lineman Barret Robbins, best known for going AWOL days before Super Bowl XXXVII and contributing to a blowout loss by the Raiders, is back in the news for the wrong reasons. Via the Associated Press, Robbins faces a pair of felony battery counts after allegedly approaching a woman and her daughter outside…

The Barcelona star is reportedly set to announce his comeback to the international game.

Randy Wittman lashed into a writer for reporting John Wall clashed with the Wizards’ training staff over handling of his injury. Well, the Wizards dumped Wittman, and now they’re changing their medical approach. J. Michael of CSN Mid-Atlantic: After a disastrous 2015-16 in which they were among the NBA’s most battered and injured teams, the […]

Bills special teams quality control coach Kathryn Smith is doing her best to concentrate on the preseason opener against the Colts. But during her first training camp as the league’s first full-time female coach, she also understands she’s breaking barriers. But she told the Associated Press she didn’t think she’d be alone for long. ‘That’s…

The Toffees begin the Ronald Koeman era at Goodison Park, while Spurs look to improve upon their third place finish in 2015/16.