Новости за 20.08.2017

Left tackles don’t grow on trees, which is why Pete Carroll used the words “broken-hearted” when announcing George Fant will miss the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Fant, 25, started 10 games last season and would have started this season. The Seahawks used Rees Odhiambo at left tackle after Fant left the game [more]

Roberto Aguayo‘s stay in Chicago might prove shorter than he had hoped. The kicker started on the wrong foot with his new team, missing a 49-yarder at Arizona on Saturday night. “I just jumped on it,” Aguayo said, via Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune. “I didn’t contact it as good as I wanted to.” [more]

Several Premier League sides could be making big moves before the transfer deadline, including reigning champions Chelsea.

Bayern Munich and Leipzig will face each other in the second round of the German Cup, and Borussia Dortmund will continue its title defense against third-division Magdeburg.

Texans rookie Deshaun Watson only completed three of the 10 passes he attempted against the Patriots on Saturday night, but he ran for a touchdown and a couple of those passes went for big gains that set up 10 Houston points while he was in the game. Both of those big gains came courtesy of [more]

Thirteen days before a mandated cut to 53 players, the Bengals have created three roster spots. The most significant move comes from the decision to terminate the contract of veteran defensive tackle Brandon Thompson. A third-round pick from Clemson in 2012, Thompson appeared in 39 regular-season games. He started seven games in 2013. A torn [more]

Goodness.

The NBA has hired an independent law firm to conduct investigation.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had plenty of bags of ice during training camp. But he had no interceptions. “Didn’t throw an interception all camp, so that was good,” Roethlisberger said Saturday, via Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com. And, yes, Ben hoped to get through camp without a turnover. “I want to win everything. I just won [more]

LeBron James is a dang superhero.

For NFL players whose roster spots are secure, using the national anthem as a vehicle for protesting or highlighting a cause entails little professional risk. For players on the bubble, it’s a different issue altogether. On Thursday, Bills offensive tackle Cameron Jefferson — who has bounced from team to team in three years and hasn’t [more]

With just two wins in 11 games at the new Wembley, "unlucky" Tottenham once again played along with the script perfectly.

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The No. 6 overall pick from 2015 will be a key part of the Devils rebuild.

Wide receiver Jordan Matthews‘ first practice with the Bills last weekend ended with a chip fracture in his sternum that put an indefinite delay on his second practice with the team. The delay ended on Sunday, albeit in limited fashion. Matthews wore a helmet but no pads as he took part in individual drills with [more]

"We were much better in every aspect of the game than Chelsea, they were just clinical," Pochettino said.

Hopefully Wiggins will be able to build on this type of play as the roster around him and gets better and expectations rise.

The Bills made some changes to the roster on Sunday by signing a pair of players to the 90-man roster and dropping two others. The team announced the signings of tight end Rory Anderson and safety Adrian McDonald. Kicker/punter Austin Rehkow and tight end Jason Croom were let go to make room. Anderson was a [more]

They need offense. He needs a team. But they are still not a match.

Spurs' hoodoo at Wembley continued as the reigning champs are off and running.

Buccaneers right tackle Demar Dotson made an early exit from Thursday night’s preseason game against the Jaguars, but he doesn’t expect to be out of action for an extended period of time. Dotson had an MRI that showed a mild groin strain and the veteran says that he expects to be back on the practice [more]

Marcos Alonso scored a brace, the second snapping a late tie, as Chelsea bested Tottenham at Wembley Stadium.

Look, at some point we may have to face the idea that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not from this planet.

After Friday’s game against the Seahawks, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer was asked about the play of backup quarterbacks Case Keenum and Taylor Heinicke. “We’ll have to continue to look,” Zimmer said, via the team’s website. “I don’t think anything is decided yet. We’ve still got some more time to figure it out.” The team will [more]

The Eagles are talking about getting defensive end Derek Barnett more work with their first team, but he’ll need to get healthy before he can run with the first string. At the moment, Barnett is not healthy enough to practice. Per multiple reports, Barnett did not work out with the team on Sunday and coach [more]