Новости за 28.05.2018

While Tyrann Mathieu played a lot of roles for the Cardinals, serving as a hybrid safety-cornerback-nickel-linebacker role, he has a defined position at strong safety for the Texans. “Yeah, it definitely helps me slow things down,” Mathieu said, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. “Just focusing on one position, trying to be the best [more]

Jimmie Johnson scored his second top five on a track that has been historically kind, while Kyle Busch simply made history.

Marc-Andre Fleury has beaten Alex Ovechin and the Capitals twice in the playoffs before. Does he have their number?

At a time when some are concerned that the NFL’s broad new rule against lowering the helmet to initiate contact will dramatically change the game, one head coach believes it will dramatically affect a small handful of coaches only. “The helmet rule is going to be a great rule,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh recently said. [more]

Adrian Peterson trains in Houston during the offseason, even opening a megagym in his adopted hometown a couple of years ago. So it’s no surprise the star running back would love to play his 12th season in Houston. Peterson, 33, mentioned the Texans and four other teams as possible fits in a recent appearance on [more]

Liverpool could be busy this summer.

NASCAR is working on a plan to potentially look at testing the All-Star rules package again, according to Scott Miller.

The Cowboys will miss Jason Witten, Orlando Scandrick and Dez Bryant. Witten and Scandrick served as two of the team’s captains last season, and Bryant provided energy and enthusiasm. So who replaces Witten, Scandrick and Bryant as team leaders? Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott both insist they are ready to take on more responsibility. “I [more]

Golden State has been record-setting good during first six games of seven-game series

Five days after the NFL tried to solve the anthem issue, it continues to be obvious that the NFL found a way to make things worse. Already, two members of Congress on opposite sides of the anthem debate have chastised the NFL for its decision. On Saturday, New York Representative Peter King complained about Jets [more]

The Jets’ first-round pick from 2016 has fared far better than their second-round pick. But that’s not really saying much, given that the second-round pick was quarterback Christian Hackenberg. Linebacker Darron Lee, the first-rounder from two years ago, has appeared in 28 games with 24 starts since arriving in the NFL. He improved in year [more]

The United States men's national team begins a fortnight of friendlies with Monday's 6:30 p.m. ET kickoff against Bolivia in Chester, Penn.

After the Raiders struck a deal to move to Las Vegas, the owner of the NHL’s Golden Knights didn’t exactly greet them with open arms. Bill Foley said he thought there were better ways for the city to spend hundreds of millions of dollars than by building a stadium for the Raiders before ending his [more]

Golden State has gone 1-2 without him in Western Conference finals

The NFL has seen the ranks of ownership expand from a tradition of rich, aging, white men in recent years. But as more females become involved in ownership and control of NFL teams, from Martha Firestone Ford of the Lions to Dee Haslam of the Browns to Amy Adams Strunk of the Titans to Kim [more]

Only Harry Kane netted more goals for Spurs than Son.

The Seahawks have a new offensive coordinator for the first time since the 2011 season as they hired Brian Schottenheimer to take over for Darrell Bevell after Bevell’s long run on Pete Carroll’s staff. The change isn’t a major one for players knew to the organization, but veterans like quarterback Russell Wilson and wide receiver [more]

Newcastle has been linked with Martin Skrtel, while Man City and Manchester United are reportedly but shot down in bid for Milan Skriniar.

Eugene Melnyk doesn't have many fans in Ottawa.

Every three-hour episode of PFT Live ends up in the form of a three-part podcast. The Memorial Day edition was no different. So here it is, @PFTPMPosse and all others who enjoy the morning show. All three segments from a show that included plenty of questions submitted via Twitter. Since it’s a holiday, and given [more]

It'll be the Washington Capitals vs. Vegas Golden Knights.

Coaches typically retire not long after the season ends. Fifty years ago today, arguably the most important person in NFL history abruptly walked away, at the age of 73. The Chicago Tribune has republished the story regarding the retirement of George Halas as coach of the Bears. “I have made this decision with considerable reluctance, [more]

The Eagles aren’t as deep at linebacker as they were at the beginning of the offseason, but there’s some apparently good news at the position. Via Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice.com, linebacker Jordan Hicks was back doing individual drills during recent OTA practices. Hicks tore his Achilles on Oct. 23 against Washington, so having him up [more]

"I think he's already shown he's a battler and he's physically there," Sarachan said.

Who will win the 2018 Stanley Cup?