Новости за 16.10.2018

Greizmann continued his claims for the Ballon d'Or with a headed finish before converting a penalty.

For the second straight year, Broncos G.M. John Elway has used the “s” word when describing his team. This year, he went from calling the team “a little bit soft” to dubbing the defense “very soft.” Broncos linebacker Von Miller, addressing reporters on Tuesday, didn’t take issue with Elway’s assessment. “We had a 200-yard rusher [more]

From professional bookmakers’ odds to common sense, it would appear that Jason Garrett’s seat is as hot as any in the NFL. But then came a tweet from dallascowboys.com columnist Jeff Sullivan on Monday, alluding to an extension in the works for the Cowboys head coach. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones repeatedly has given Garrett a [more]

Marty Snider visits with Aric Almirola's crew chief to preview this weekend's race at Kansas.

Former Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson signed with the Raiders in May, presumably hopeful for a chance to face his old team. It won’t happen, at least not as a member of the Raiders. The Raiders have announced that Johnson has been released. “We certainly wish Derrick Johnson the best,” coach Jon Gruden said in a [more]

Tony Brown, Robert Pack and Ryan Richman to be Scott Brooks' top assistants

Word after Monday night’s loss to the Packers was that the 49ers would be signing quarterback Tom Savage and the team made it official on Tuesday. The team announced that Savage is the newest member of the 53-man roster. Tight end Cole Wick has been waived in order to open a spot for the new [more]

The Bears should either sign Brock Osweiler, or kill him. Osweiler has started games for three different franchises during his career, the Broncos, Texans, and Dolphins. And his first start for each team came against, yes, the Bears. And, of course, he won each of those games. In 2015, Osweiler’s first start for the Broncos [more]

There were just six shots on target in the match, four for Brazil, and a whopping 36 fouls.

Aaron Rodgers said after Monday night’s dramatic victory over the 49ers that he hopes to shed the bulky brace protecting his left knee. Packers coach Mike McCarthy hopes Rodgers can, too, but said it’s too early to know. McCarthy was noncommittal Tuesday about whether the Packers quarterback can play without a brace after the week [more]

Aric Almirola's win Sunday at Talladega snapped a 149-race winless streak that began in July 2014.

A key play from Sunday night’s Chiefs-Patriots game had Kansas City applying double coverage to three options in the New England goal-line passing game, which created an opportunity for quarterback Tom Brady to run for the end zone. And run he did. Along the way, he avoided an attempted tackle by linebacker Breeland Speaks, who [more]

The Browns promoted from within to fill their latest roster vacancies. The team announced that wide receiver Da’Mari Scott and linebacker Xavier Woodson-Luster had been promoted to the active roster from the practice squad. They take the place of wideout Rod Streater, who went on injured reserve because of a broken bone in his neck. [more]

Carter will start alongside Hawks PG Trae Young, who wasn't even born when Carter was drafted

When Rams coach Sean McVay said on Monday that Cooper Kupp is set to miss Sunday’s road game against the 49ers, he left open the possibility that the team will sign another wideout to the 53-man roster. McVay hinted that he had history with a receiver who could fit the bill, but kept names out [more]

The Falcons made it official, announcing they indeed have placed running back Devonta Freeman on injured reserve. Freeman injured his foot and groin against the Steelers in Week 5. He has played only two games this season, with 19 touches for 91 yards. “Following the game against Pittsburgh, where Devonta injured his foot, we thought [more]

Washington is releasing veteran defensive lineman Ziggy Hood today, his agent, Andy Ross, tweeted. Hood played four games this season, making three tackles and no sacks. He played 49 defensive snaps and 19 on special teams. In three seasons in Washington, Hood appeared in 35 games with 27 starts. He made 61 tackles and 1.5 [more]

Another Giants wide receiver is weighing in on quarterback Eli Manning, but one imagines that co-owner John Mara won’t be expressing a desire to hear less from Sterling Shepard in the future. That was Mara’s request of Odell Beckham after Beckham said he didn’t know if Manning was part of the problem with the offense [more]

The Steelers were angry on Sunday about a hit that Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict put on Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. According to Ben Roethlisberger, Burfict also threatened another hit. On the very next play after the hit on Brown that the Steelers decried as dirty, Roethlisberger says Burfict said he was going to do [more]

The dates and times for the PL games across the busy festive period have been released.

More big talk from Washington

Are the Canadiens following the formula set by the Devils and Avalanche?

Falcons head coach Dan Quinn said on Monday that running back Devonta Freeman is likely to miss the team’s Week Seven game against the Giants and it appears that will be the first of many more games that the Falcons will be playing without him. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reports that the Falcons will [more]

Kirk Cousins will be playing quarterback at MetLife Stadium this weekend and that was something the Jets hoped would be the case when free agency got underway in March. The difference is that they hoped he’d be playing at least seven other games on the field as their starting quarterback. As captured in a documentary [more]

In Detroit, Eric Ebron was a draft bust. Chosen with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft, Ebron never became the kind of tight end the Lions thought he would be, and this year they let him go rather than paying him his fifth-year option salary. It didn’t help that there were a [more]