Новости за 28.02.2017

Teams with impending restricted free agents have a couple of decisions to make in the near future. They have to decide whether to tender those players a contract for the current season and, if they do, they have to decide what level of tender to use. The Browns have made those calls on running back…

When you think about it, this deal makes sense for everyone...

Raptors hustle past Knicks

As trade winds swirl.

The Saints will play in London on October 1, and four Saints players are visiting the city now. But their trip hasn’t been entirely positive. Saints running back Mark Ingram says he and teammates Vonn Bell, Sterling Moore and BW Webb had reservations for a table at the London nightclub Cirque Le Soir. But when…

Running back Eddie Lacy’s 2016 season came to an end after five games due to an ankle injury that required surgery and left him with limited recent results to use in a pitch to prospective suitors in free agency. Lacy averaged 5.1 yards per carry in those five games, but the combination of his injury…

The next Ryan Giggs? A teenage talent has arrived at United after scoring four goals in a friendly game.

How will this affect his draft stock?

"I don’t know what’s coming. But we’ll see. Obviously, I’m prepared for anything, but right now I’m just focusing on getting to Philly"

New Orleans hasn't won in three games since the All-Star big men became teammates.

A look at who may leave Anfield as Klopp looks to shake things up.

Panthers coach Ron Rivera is by no means a crusader, actively working to keep the politics and the football separate in his locker room to avoid divisions. But as one of the Hispanic pioneers in the NFL, he also understands he has a responsibility to serve as an example. In a video interview with CNN,…

His technical for hanging on the rim should not have counted toward an ejection.

Tuesday's collection of links.

Quarterback Geno Smith got a chance to return to the Jets starting lineup during the 2016 season, but there wouldn’t be a storybook ending to his trip back up the depth chart. Smith tore his ACL in the first half of an October start against the Ravens that marked his first turn with the first…

A look at some of the drivers who had their best Daytona 500 performances on Sunday.

Also, Stephen Curry went 0-of-11 from three, but Warriors win anyway.

With a huge month of action coming up, the marquee games have been lined up for April.

The only thing teams need to do to hold onto players designated as exclusive rights free agents is tender them a one-year contract offer and Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times reports the Buccaneers did that with four players on Monday. Wide receiver Adam Humphries is a notable contributor on the list. He caught 55 passes…

As Washington closes in on the deadline for deciding whether to apply the franchise tag for a second straight year to quarterback Kirk Cousins, the tag-and-trade option continues to percolate. If Washington goes that route, however, it won’t have many options. John Keim of ESPN.com reports that Cousins would accept a trade only to the…

CB Corey White is one of the Bills heading for free agency. Would the Dolphins make a play for LB Dont’a Hightower in free agency? The Patriots found their new tight ends coach. Does Nick Mangold’s departure from the Jets set the stage for further veteran cuts? S Matt Elam was a busted first-round pick,…

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross wants to help his players succeed in the future. But he also thinks his latest venture could help the team in the present. Via Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, Ross is hosting 16 of his players for a “business combine” this week in New York to give them some insight into future opportunities…

The Giants announced on Monday that they’ve used the franchise tag on defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul for the second time in three years, something that sets Pierre-Paul up to make around $17 million for the 2017 season. That would be a big chunk of the Giants’ cap and it’s thought the team would like to…

The Jaguars are clearly reworking their offensive line this offseason, and they’re willing to look beyond our borders to do it. Via Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union, the Jaguars signed journeyman offensive lineman Greg Van Roten. Van Roten played in 10 NFL games with the Packers in 2012 and 2013 and was with the Seahawks…

Tony Dorsett was in Dallas last weekend to celebrate football history, but he also offered a reminder he might not remember all of it. Via Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dorsett admitted he struggles at times. He was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in 2013, and said during an anniversary celebration for…