Новости за 03.03.2017

Christopher Bell topped Johnny Sauter in final minutes of the practice session at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Injuries on the Vikings offensive line pushed Jeremiah Sirles into the starting lineup last season and he’ll be back in 2017 to see if he can remain there. Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press reports that Sirles has been tendered as an exclusive rights free agent, which puts him in line to make $690,000 next…

Barnes set to return to court June 27 for misdemeanor assault charge

Victor Hedman has been impressed with his new partner.

One of the more intriguing prospects in the 2017 NFL Draft is Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers, even if teams are torn on how to use him. So they’ll get a chance to compare him to both apples and oranges this weekend. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Peppers will participate in linebacker drills on Sunday and…

Checking forward has become a valued penalty killer for the NHL's fourth-ranked unit.

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones said after the Super Bowl that he’d wait a month to have the foot/toe injury that caused him problems in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl evaluated to see if he’ll need surgery. That meeting is set for Monday with Dr. Robert Anderson, the Charlotte foot specialist who…

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver, who stepped away from NASCAR this year., visits Atlanta Motor Speedway to guide replacement Daniel Suarez.

Genoa defender Armando Izzo could be banned for six years in a match-fixing scandal.

Richard Childress Racing rookie leads field, while his teammate had troubles.

Golden State makes Calderon whole financially

If you were looking to 40-yard dash times to separate the top running back prospects in this year’s draft, the Scouting Combine didn’t provide a whole lot of daylight between them. LSU’s Leonard Fournette was timed at 4.51 seconds in Indianapolis on Friday, which ranked third among the perceived trio at the top of the…

Supply is low and demand is high. So the prices keep going up, and up, and up. And up. For the eighth straight year, the Packers are increasing their ticket prices. Via USA Today, the team has imposed an across-the-board hike of $7 per ticket. Despite the ongoing hikes, team CEO Mark Murphy says that…

Conte has remade Chelsea into a title-winning force in less than a year, and the Blues boss is riding high professionally.

"You better earn some respect from your teammates. Your teammates are out there working their bag off."

The Eagles may be losing defensive tackle Bennie Logan as a free agent and they are reportedly working to make sure that they don’t lose another one at this time next year. Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the team is working on a contract extension for Beau Allen. Allen is heading into the…

After his Daytona 500 win, Kurt Busch partied the night away with the New England Patriot tight end.

It’s a season of drama in the District of Columbia, both as to national politics and as to the local NFL team. It’s not clear which drama is more compelling. As to the local NFL team, a string of odd occurrences coupled with a deafening silence that borders on defiance has thrust the franchise squarely…

It might not have been as fast as he was hoping for, but Leonard Fournette must be relieved. The LSU running back ran his first 40-yard dash in an unofficial 4.51 seconds and his second at 4.52, fast times for a guy who is carrying 240 pounds. He said he was hoping to run in…

Cuban walking a line between trying to win, trying to lose

Ryan Newman posted a top speed of 187.875 mph around the 1.54-mile track.

On the season, the 27-year-old Bale has nine goals and four assists in 20 matches.

The leading rusher at the top level of college football isn’t working out at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Friday. According to multiple reports, a medical exam showed that Foreman has a small stress fracture in his foot. Foreman’s father tweeted that his son was unaware of any problem before meeting with doctors this…

The upside to a publicly-funded football stadium is the free money. The downside is the potentially contentious relationship with the bureaucrats from the public agency that oversees the venue. The Steelers are currently dealing with the downside, and the team’s usually reserved owner is speaking out. Via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Art Rooney has publicly criticized…

Phil Jackson has at least one ally on Knicks' roster