Новости за 02.03.2018

Friday brought a report that the Falcons will release tight end Levine Toilolo and an announcement that they have released defensive end Derrick Shelby. Shelby recently wrapped up his second season with the Falcons after signing a four-year deal with them as a free agent in 2017. Shelby’s first season with the team was cut [more]

Teams ask all kinds of wacky questions during their 15-minute interviews with prospects at the Scouting Combine, but Texas punter Michael Dickson offered a new one. Dickson said the Seahawks asked him to do a “staring contest.” “I had to see how long I could stare without blinking,” Dickson said. “I had a couple of [more]

Josh Rosen is excited to meet with teams. It gives the UCLA quarterback a chance to defend himself against rumors he was disliked by teammates, answer questions about whether he loves football and prove that he has matured over the years. “I’m not going to present a fake image of myself,” said Rosen, who grew [more]

Wide receiver Jarvis Landry has reportedly received permission from the Dolphins to seek and facilitate a trade to another team, but it doesn’t sound like the Panthers will be one of the teams jockeying for Landry’s services. Joseph Person of the Charlotte Observer reports that the Panthers are not interested in making a trade for [more]

Spooner and Vladislav Namestnikov join a crowded pool of pending RFAs.

Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said recently that the Falcons will have to make “some difficult moves” as they work to get their roster and salary cap in order ahead of the start of the new league year. We’re not sure if it qualifies as a difficult one or not, but one of the moves [more]

Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick go 1-2 in Cup practice Friday at Las Vegas.

So much for that being a meaningful turning point

What will the scores be in the 10 PL games this weekend? Joe Prince-Wright reveals his selections.

We already knew Baker Mayfield was confident. We may not have known he plans on being a miracle worker. The Oklahoma quarterback wasn’t shying away from his reputation at the Scouting Combine, even expressing confidence in his abilities if he’s picked first overall. “If anyone is going to turnaround the Cleveland Browns, it’s going to [more]

Kurt Busch, who has scored more stage points than any other driver so far this season, still seeks his first Las Vegas Cup win.

A hard hit during a nasty 8-4 Bruins win.

Spurs, Leonard getting on same page?

University of Texas offensive tackle Connor Williams weighed only 297 pounds at the Scouting Combine. Williams, who stands 6-4 1/2, is confident he can play in the NFL at 305. “I played this season at 315 pounds, the year before that 305 pounds,” Williams said. “I felt better at 305 pounds, so I’m looking for [more]

As it turns out, this Saquon Barkley kid may have a future. The Penn State running back has all the tape anyone needs to see, but has put up strong numbers at the Scouting Combine to convince any skeptics who might still exist. Barkley just logged an unofficial 4.41-second 40-yard dash, a blazing time for [more]

Heat fall to Lakers, though

Where and when to watch all of the Premier League action this weekend.

The phone call came late one night in 2014. Scott Quessenberry’s father delivered the bad news: Doctors had diagnosed Scott’s brother, David, with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. “It was tough, real tough, like a shot to the heart,” Scott Quessenberry said, via John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. After finishing treatment at M.D. Anderson, David Quessenberry returned [more]

Other teams have shown interest in Will McClay in the past, but the Cowboys took a formal step to keep him around. According to Todd Archer of ESPN.com, the Cowboys have given their vice president of player personnel a two-year contract extension. There were reports of interest in McClay from the Texans earlier this year, but [more]

The Mets have Tim Tebow batting fourth in a split-squad exhibition game on Friday and it appears he won’t be the only quarterback playing baseball for a New York team. Russell Wilson has spent the week at spring training with the Yankees, but has not appeared in any games. There were multiple reports that would [more]

John Lynch joked yesterday that he couldn’t wait to see his old coach Jon Gruden, and “competing with him in that coin toss tomorrow.” And the 49ers General Manager got one over on his old boss Friday. The NFL tossed a coin to settle the draft order tie between the teams, and the 49ers won [more]

The Bears may not be the only team to take a run at Chiefs receiver Albert Wilson. Appearing on PFT Live, Wilson’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, mentioned the four-year veteran as a player who will draw plenty of interest when the market opens in 12 days. He bases that assessment on the interest he’s gleaning in [more]

Italian coach points to Man City's coaching and cash, while urges the Chelsea hierarchy to have more ambition.

Sacramento's tanking detoured by win over Nets

It doesn’t look like the Seahawks will be using their franchise tag this year. A report last week indicated that the team will not use the tag on defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson, who the team acquired in a trade with the Jets last year. On Friday, Seahawks General Manager John Schneider confirmed that a tag [more]