Новости за 30.12.2016

This is a very, very bad idea.

The pictures of young Alfie really steal the show.

It’s Week 17, and teams out of playoff contention with rookie quarterbacks waiting in the wings might as well get them game experience. At least you’d think they would. The Jets have been out of playoff contention since before the clocks changed. Christian Hackenberg says he’s ready, but Ryan Fitzpatrick will start this weekend’s season…

Officially, Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill did not participate in practice on Thursday, due to a knee injury suffered 18 days ago. Unofficially, he was back on the practice field for the first time since a low hit from Cardinals defensive lineman Calais Campbell resulted in a Grade II MCL sprain and a slight tear of…

Neymar had never felt pressure like the weight of an entire (host) nation on his shoulders.

The final PFT Live of 2016 packs a wallop. Apart from getting you ready for the last week of the regular season, the three-hour radio/TV program includes interviews with Falcons linebacker Vic Beasley and Cowboys defensive lineman David Irving. Beasley, a first-round pick in 2015 and 2016 Pro Bowler, has 14.5 sacks in his second…

But when these teams meet next, you can bet on one tightly called game.

On Christmas night, a large man in red delivered a present by dropping it through a proverbial chimney and into the hands of tight end Demetrius Harris. So what would have happened if Wildcat quarterback Dontari Poe had seen that Harris wasn’t open? As Poe explained on Thursday’s PFT Live, the ball would have been…

William Carrier of the Buffalo Sabres was responsible for the hit.

In 2016, running back Jay Ajayi has emerged as a game-breaking workhorse for the Dolphins, with 1,213 rushing yards and three 200-yard games. Third-round rookie running back Kenyan Drake has had far fewer opportunities, but he has proven to be a competent complement to Ajayi. “He probably warrants more in the game plan,” offensive coordinator…

Chris Coleman will not give up his post as Wales manager to become the new Swansea boss.

You've got some Jeremy Lin, some falling-yet-scoring Brook Lopez, and much more.

A Metro matchup on NBCSN.

He last played on Oct. 29.

English football seems set to follow in the footsteps of the American game.

The Texans have benched quarterback Brock Osweiler, replacing him with third-year former fourth-rounder Tom Savage. Barring injury, it will last for at least the rest of the season. As John McClain of the Houston Chronicle explained on Thursday’s PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio and NBCSN, Savage likely will enter 2017 as the starter, with Osweiler…

The Utah Jazz have been 11.7 points per 100 possessions better with George Hill on the court.

At 37, Browns quarterback Josh McCown is closer in age to some coaches than he is to many of his teammates but he said Thursday that he’s not thinking about moving into another line of work at this point. McCown is signed for next season and said Thursday that he’s planning on returning for another…

Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald doesn’t know when he will retire, but he knows that it will be a low-key moment when he does. Fitzgerald said Thursday that he won’t go on an extended retirement tour full of accolades, gifts and ceremonies like the ones we’ve seen from Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter and David Ortiz…

"That was some confidence right there." —Stephen Curry

Swiss captain will miss his team's next game, against Denmark.

Former NFL quarterback David Carr wrote about the surgery his brother, Derek, underwent earlier this week for the Fresno Bee and painted a positive picture. Derek Carr, the Raiders’ starting quarterback, suffered a broken right leg in last Saturday’s win over the Colts. David Carr wrote that both doctors and the family were pleased with…

If the Cowboys are hesitant about putting Tony Romo on the field this week, part of the reason stems from the injuries on the offensive line. Those injuries have cost another Cowboy his job. The Cowboys announced they had released wide receiver Vince Mayle, the former Browns fourth-rounder who has been on and off their…

Zaza is expected to leave West Ham halfway through his season-long loan from Juventus.

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