Новости за 23.11.2016

Daniel Suarez talked with NBC Sports in the immediate wake of his Xfinity Series title.

Back when the Vikings were, you know, good, their players repeatedly were winning NFC player-of-the-week awards. Now that the Vikings may be on the verge of becoming good again, their players are winning NFC player-of-the-week awards again. Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes has won his first NFC defensive player of the week award, for his role…

His comfort level is growing.

Could Bob Bradley be bringing long-time Swansea target Danny Williams to Wales?

Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly’s response to suffering a concussion garnered most of the attention, but he wasn’t the only player to sustain a head injury in last Thursday night’s game. Saints running back Mark Ingram also landed in the concussion protocol after a hit from Panthers safety Kurt Coleman early in the third quarter of…

RGIII is back. Sort of. Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III has been designated for return from injured reserve and will practice today, the team has announced. It will be his first practice since breaking a bone in his shoulder in the Browns’ Week One loss to the Eagles. That doesn’t mean Griffin will definitely play…

Bills kicker Dan Carpenter has been named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in last week’s win over the Bengals. Carpenter made three field goals in the game including a 54-yarder for the go-ahead points in the third quarter. That kick made him the franchise’s all-time leader in field goals…

After beating the Packers on Sunday night, Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins asked General Manager Scot McCloughan “How you like me now?” On Wednesday, the NFL revealed that they like Cousins just fine. Cousins has been named the NFC offensive player of the week as a result of his performance against Green Bay. Cousins was 21-of-30…

Roberto Aguayo’s every miss has been chronicled in detail this season, which is what you get when a team trades up to take a kicker in the second round. So it’s only fair to celebrate his good games, as well. Aguayo was named NFC special teams player of the week, after hitting all four field…

NASCAR journalists selected Mark Martin on 95 percent of ballots cast.

Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week on Wednesday for his efforts in last Sunday’s win over the Browns. Tuitt was credited with a career-best 2.5 sacks in the game. He seemed to be around the ball and in the Browns’ backfield for much of the afternoon in…

Guys, I think this Tom Brady kid is motivated, or something. The Patriots quarterback just won another AFC offensive player of the week award, after carving up the 49ers in his homecoming game against his hometown team. Brady was 24-of-40 for 240 yards and four touchdowns, and that was without doing much in the second…

It was one of the biggest games of the weekend, with the 7-2 Raiders facing the 6-3 Texans in Mexico City. It could have/should have sparked a significant rating on ESPN. It didn’t. Via SportsBusiness Daily, the telecast generated an overnight rating of 8.1. This made it the lowest-rated Week 11 Monday Night Football broadcast…

Philadelphia and Tampa Bay are both without key players right now.

If nothing else, Westbrook is going to give the fans a highlight.

What constitutes a catch in the NFL? No one knows. And the replay of the Jordy Nelson on Sunday night does nothing to answer the question. That’s the word from NFL Senior V.P. of Officiating Dean Blandino, who said on NFL Network that there was nothing in the replay of Nelson’s touchdown to change the…

Cool the jets on the MLS talk, even if it was initiated by the player himself.

Drogba admitted Tuesday's game was his last in Quebec, after coming off the bench for 19 minutes and two shot attempts.

With the Cowboys at 9-1 and Washington at 6-3-1, the game didn’t need any external boost on Thanksgiving. It may have gotten one anyway. Rookie running back Rob Kelley, who has come out of nowhere to earn the starting job, was asked what he knows about their arch rivals. “I know nobody here likes the…

Also, did we see a Jamal Murray breakout game?

The NASCAR driver usually avoids the controversial on her Twitter feed but recently took a brief political stance.

The Colts are last in the league in pass defense, and their best cover player is hurt. So in advance of Thursday night’s game against the Steelers, they made a move to add depth to their secondary. The team announced they signed free agent cornerback Darryl Morris and placed cornerback Frankie Williams on the reserve/non-football…

Barnet 17-year-old Joe Payne will never forget this one.

Wednesday's collection of links.

Shaun Livingston has had a career revival as a member of the Golden State Warriors. The once-touted high school prospect tore his ACL, PCL, and sprained his MCL in February of 2007. It took him until 2013-14 to show up on the radar of casual NBA fans, then with the Brooklyn Nets, before he signed […]