Новости за 02.09.2016

He has played in more than 720 NHL regular season games.

The Saints don’t have quarterback Drew Brees signed beyond this season, but the guy snapping him the ball has reportedly been locked up for a few more years. Herbie Teope of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that the Saints have agreed to a three-year extension with center Max Unger. Unger is in his second season…

When it rains, it pours and it’s a good thing that the Vikings have a roof on their new stadium. Teddy Bridgewater’s knee injury bumped Shaun Hill up to the starting quarterback job and Joel Stave into the No. 2 spot on the depth chart, which means Stave got the start on Thursday night against…

The Bills came into Thursday night’s preseason finale in Detroit short on running backs due to injury. When James Wilder Jr. went down with a concussion, a thin group got thinner. So the Bills started giving the ball to Glenn Gronkowski. Yes, the undrafted rookie is from that Gronkwoski family. He’s played fullback, tight end,…

Wade felt his cousin's death was used for political gain.

Frank Lampard is on top of his game, and has 11 goals in 16 matches. Not-so-washed up, huh?

Wednesday, Sept. 7 marks the five-year anniversary of the tragic plane crash that took the lives of the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady started Thursday night’s preseason finale vs. the Giants and played the entire first half. That’s still a strange sentence to read and process, but Patriots coach Bill Belichick believed Brady needed some work. Brady’s four-game Deflategate suspension starts this weekend; he played last week as the second quarterback. The Patriots turned…

There is more Westbrook than Durant in the mix.

Plenty of people have criticized 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for his failure to stand for the national anthem last week, saying he disrespected the flag so many brave men and women have fought for. So this week, he met with one of them. According to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports, Kaepernick reached out to Nate…

The Vikings don’t have quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in the lineup on Thursday night, but it isn’t for the reason they wanted Bridgewater on the sideline. Bridgewater tore his ACL and dislocated his knee on Tuesday and was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, leaving the Vikings with Shaun Hill at the top of the depth chart…

It’s the fourth game of the preseason, which means everyone just wants the game to get over with. And Bills coach Rex Ryan had an interesting way of going about that to start tonight’s game in Detroit. Ryan had his offense line up in the wishbone formation on the first drive, with EJ Manuel as…

Puerto Rico, Jacksonville, and Ottawa look unlikely to challenge, but there's a muddled middle that hopes to catch the fourth playoff spot.

Among the decisions the Jets have to make in the coming days is whether they will be moving forward with four quarterbacks on their 53-man roster. The equation for that decision may have changed in the first quarter at MetLife Stadium on Thursday night. Petty got the start against the Eagles and led a crisp…

The Devils have started taking steps toward terminating his contract.

Titans running back Derrick Henry has been one of the most impressive players in the NFL this preseason, and he’s playing well again tonight. Henry got the start in the preseason game against the Dolphins and ended the Titans’ first offensive drive with a one-yard touchdown run. Later in the first quarter he broke off…

Hurricane Hermine forced NASCAR to cancel four Friday practice sessions a day in advance.

The Major League Soccer weekend actually begins Thursday, with DC United and New York City FC squaring off in the first of six match-ups.

Charles Barkley had hip replacement surgery about a month ago, and he has not yet been cleared by doctors to travel. Do I need to even tell you what Barkley thinks of doctor’s restrictions? He flew to Houston to be with Craig Sager Thursday, bonding with his fellow TNT broadcaster who is about to undergo […]

He was a restricted free agent.

With Jermaine Jones, Michael Bradley, John Brooks, and Clint Dempsey all missing, others have a relatively unique chance to impress the boss

The Wizards did not like the move.

Lightning in the area has forced players from the field at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, and the start of Thursday night’s Panthers-Steelers preseason finale has been delayed. As of now, kickoff has been pushed back 20 minutes to 7:51 p.m. The Steelers also dealt with a weather delay before their preseason opener vs.…

Between his surprising summer with the USMNT last year and his dazzling Bundesliga debut with Hamburg, it's been an impressive 14 months.

Fifteen preseason games will be played tonight. Most football fans don’t really care. Plenty of football players do; specifically, those currently fighting for roster spots. Some teams convey the now-or-never message directly and expressly to the players on the bubble. “We pinpoint guys throughout the entire preseason, and we know who is living up to…