Новости за 20.04.2017

Cardell Hayes learned his sentence for killing former Saints defensive end Will Smith a little more than a year after shooting Smith following a traffic accident and altercation in New Orleans. Hayes was convicted of manslaughter for killing Smith and Judge Camille Buras sentenced him to 25 years in prison on Thursday. Hayes was also…

Rob Murphy (pictured) and Greg Royce were originally brought to Buffalo by Tim Murray.

The Scouting Combine officially didn’t go well for Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster. Apart from being sent home after an altercation with a health-care worker at the hospital where prospects are poked and prodded, Foster failed the drug test. Foster, acknowledging that someone eventually was going to violate his privacy rights by reporting on a failed…

With the FA Cup semis chewing up four top sides, the focus will be elsewhere for the Premier League weekend.

The Worcester County District Attorney’s office has released a report regarding the death of Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday morning. Hernandez was found hanging from a bedsheet tied to a window in his cell early on Wednesday and, after conducting an autopsy, the chief medical examiner has ruled that he committed suicide. Per the report, via…

Former Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer is certainly not lacking for confidence. Kizer told Tom Pelissero of USA Today that he believes he has a combination of Tom Brady’s brain and Cam Newton’s body and can put that together into one package that can be the best quarterback in NFL history. “Name a college quarterback…

The Bengals celebrate their 50th season in 2017. The occasion will include a logo worn on the home and road uniforms. “Since we were formed in 1968, we have enjoyed great support – first at Nippert Stadium, then at Riverfront Stadium, and now at Paul Brown Stadium,” owner Mike Brown said in an open letter…

The Colts continued to add pieces to their linebacking corps on Thursday. The team announced that they signed Jon Bostic to their 90-man roster. They signed Barkevious Mingo, Sean Spence, Jabaal Sheard and John Simon as free agents earlier in the offseason. Unlike those other players, Bostic did not play at all last season. A foot…

Utah says it's still gathering information about Jeff Withey

Former 49ers coach (and current Michigan coach) Jim Harbaugh has praised the football abilities of quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Harbaugh now says Kaepernick’s non-football activities should be praised, too. “Colin Kaepernick was alone in his early protests last year when he boldly and courageously confronted perceived inequalities in our social-justice system by refusing to stand for…

Like all the players selected in the first round of the 2014 draft, Lions tight end Eric Ebron had a fifth-year option tacked onto the back end of his rookie contract. The Lions’ decision about whether to pick it up or not may come down to whether they spend another high pick on a tight…

The NBCSN analyst on why stage racing has been better than he expected (as well as a throwback in some ways), his outspokenness on Indy and road courses and how working as a booth analyst is different from the studio.

Daley Blind replaced Rojo alongside Eric Bailly.

David Stern hasn't left the NBA far behind. Just a few blocks, actually.

Game 5 goes tonight, at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

There aren’t many people predicting big things for the Jets in the 2017 season and the league reportedly feels the same way about Todd Bowles’ team. Brian Costello of the New York Post reports that the team has been scheduled to play in one prime-time game during the 2017 season. They could be flexed into…

Justin Allgaier is looking to make it two straight Dash 4 Cash wins Saturday at Bristol.

Tough to imagine Brian Elliott getting a contract extension and returning next season.

The question heading into this offseason was never whether the Raiders would pick up their 2018 option on defensive end Khalil Mack’s contract or not. Mack started on the path to being one of the best defensive players in the league shortly after joining the Raiders as a 2014 first-round pick and was voted the…

Adrian Peterson visited the Saints but left without a deal. Now he might reconsider. According to Nick Underhill of the New Orleans Advocate, the Saints are going to Minnesota to open the season on Monday Night Football. That’s ostensibly the first half of the doubleheader, along with the Chargers-at-Broncos game later in the night. Even…

The Colts signed Erik Swoope a few years ago and they’ve seen the former University of Miami basketball player develop into a tight end who caught 15 passes for them last season. They are reportedly going to try to usher another college basketball player through the same transition. According to multiple reports, the Colts are…

Cavaliers superstar clearly deserving

The former NHLer is believed to be in high demand.

Can Jose Mourinho and United book their spot in the Europa League semis?

In addition to the draft, the Bills have a couple of decisions to make about veteran members of their team in the near future. There was a report last weekend that the Bills might not exercise their option on wide receiver Sammy Watkins‘ contract for the 2018 season and coach Sean McDermott didn’t dispute that…