Новости за 06.09.2018

Put on the dog masks, Philadelphia. The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles are now underdogs against the Falcons in tonight’s NFL opener. Although the Eagles opened as high as 5.5-point favorites in some sports books, so much money has come in on Atlanta that there are now books listing the Falcons as 1.5-point favorites. Defending [more]

Chiellini is keen to use his experience to help the Azzurri after un-retiring from international duty.

The Eagles weren’t going to have Mack Hollins tonight anyway, but now he’ll miss at least the first eight weeks. The team announced that Hollins was being placed on injured reserve. He had already been declared out for tonight’s game against the Falcons. Hollins is recovering from sports hernia surgery, and would be eligible for [more]

The Browns claimed defensive end Anthony Zettel off waivers from the Lions on Thursday, Dan Graziano of ESPN reports. Zettel, 26, was a sixth-round pick of the Lions in 2016. He has played in 29 career games, with 16 starts. Zettel started all 16 games last season, making 56 tackles and 6.5 sacks. Cleveland moved [more]

Carolyn Manno hosts with Parker Kligerman and Nate Ryan.

The NFL’s perpetual 99 problems once again include a painkiller lawsuit. Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Daily reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reinstated a lawsuit against the NFL from 11 former players who claim that the league illegally disseminated prescription drugs during their careers. The case previously had been [more]

The Cowboys can’t stay healthy in the interior of their offensive line. They are without center Travis Frederick for the foreseeable future as he continues treatments for Guillan-Barre syndrome. They moved swing guard Joe Looney to start in Frederick’s place, leaving a hole. The Cowboys thought they had filled that spot with a trade with [more]

Philadelphia wants front-office collaboration

The Chargers might go into the opener without one of their best players. Via Jack Wang of the Los Angeles Daily News, Chargers coach Anthony Lynn wondered aloud about defensive end Joey Bosa‘s status for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. “It’s possible that he might not be with us,” Lynn said. “Foot injuries, they take [more]

The 2018 regular season is here. Eventually, it will end. (I’m already sad at the prospect of that.) After it does, 50 people who cover the NFL will vote on a variety of awards, including MVP. So when the time comes to figure out the ultimate individual award, who are the most likely individuals to [more]

Here's how teams, drivers and crew chiefs graded out in a blue-ribbon panel of several criteria.

Cowboys center Travis Frederick doesn’t know when he will play again, but he remains hopeful even as he continues treatments for Guillan-Barre syndrome. The Cwoboys kept the Pro Bowler on the 53-player roster despite the unknown. “Right now, my focus is getting back to being here and being able to play again,” Frederick said Thursday, [more]

Burt Reynolds starred in the 1983 movie depicting fictional NASCAR driver Stroker Ace.

Quarterback Connor Cook visited with the Panthers on Wednesday and things went well enough that he formally joined the organization on Thursday. They did not go so well that he earned a spot on the team’s active roster, however. The Panthers announced that they have signed Cook to their practice squad. Defensive tackle Kendrick Norton, [more]

France native played for Hawks, Suns, Hornets, Spurs and Jazz

The Jalen Ramsey–Odell Beckham matchup is one of the things to look forward to in Sunday’s Jaguars-Giants game and it will be a lot more enjoyable to watch if both players are at full speed. Beckham’s return from last year’s fractured ankle has gone smoothly and he should be all systems go for the game. [more]

Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther didn’t necessarily want to lose one of the best players in the league off his defense, but he understands the reasoning behind his boss Jon Gruden’s decision to trade Khalil Mack. Guenther said today that salary cap constraints were a concern, and that if the Raiders had signed Mack to [more]

Earnie Stewart hasn't yet interviewed anyone for the USMNT job, but he will speak to six or seven candidates soon.

Seguin's agent has started extension talks with GM Jim Nill.

Forty Cup cars and 41 Xfinity cars are entered for this weekend's races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

It’s starting to look likelier that head coach Pat Shurmur will not have linebacker Olivier Vernon in the lineup for his first game running the Giants. Vernon suffered a high-ankle sprain a little over a week ago and hopes that he’d be able to get back on the practice field have gone unrealized. Vernon missed [more]

The Cardinals activated defensive end Markus Golden from the physically unable to perform list, which suggests he should be ready to return soon. But soon doesn’t appear to be this week. Via Darren Urban of the team’s official website, Golden was the only Cardinals player not practicing Thursday. The defensive end is coming back from [more]

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It had been 10 years since the Blackhawks last missed the postseason.

Georgia's 2-0 win in Kazakhstan on Thursday kicked off the inaugural UEFA Nations League.