Новости за 20.02.2020

NFL Players Association President Eric Winston is urging everyone to hold off on any assumptions that a deal is about to get done on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Amid talk that the players and owners could have an agreement in place as soon as this week, Winston wrote on Twitter that it’s too soon [more]

Add another coach to the list of those who’ll be absent from Indianapolis next week, and this is a big one. According to Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com, Ravens coach John Harbaugh won’t attend the Scouting Combine. The reigning league coach of the year recently had knee replacement surgery, so travel limitations are the apparent reason [more]

FC Cincinnati got a much-needed bit of good news for its second MLS season toward the end of a rough week in Southern Ohio.

Bengals wide receiver John Ross has heard the criticisms of the franchise raised as part of the discussion about whether quarterback Joe Burrow should be pushing for a different NFL landing spot and his response is for people to have a longer memory. He isn’t talking about the team’s five playoff trips from 2011-2015, either. [more]

Marshawn Lynch has retired and unretired from the NFL more than once. He seems to be looking for a second career, though, to make even more “chicken.” A little over a month after playing three games for the Seahawks, including the postseason, the running back apparently is appearing in HBO’s series “Westworld.” It is unclear [more]

I wouldn't be surprised if this ends Irving's season.

I wouldn't be surprised if this ends Irving's season.

With the playoffs expanding from 12 to 14 teams under the new CBA, if there is one, some will argue that it will lead to more teams with losing records making it to the playoffs. But here’s the reality, as it relates to the last 10 years. If the NFL had a third wild-card team [more]

After disappointing finishes for both at Daytona, Kyle and Kurt Busch are ready to rebound at their home track of Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend.

Jalen Hurts has put up big numbers as a quarterback in college, so he sees no need to pretend to be anything but a quarterback. Via By D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the trainer for the Oklahoma quarterback said Hurts does not plan to work out at any position other than quarterback if [more]

Man United recover in Belgium to draw 1-1 at Club Brugge in a tight, tense Europa League Round of 32 first leg clash.

Bills right tackle Cody Ford was flagged for a costly illegal blindside block during overtime the team’s playoff loss to the Texans and the costs of the penalty kept rising after the game. Ford’s penalty knocked the Bills out of field goal range and he was fined $28,075 for the infraction in the days after [more]

It took a NASCAR Hall of Famer to help talk Ron Rivera into taking the Washington job. So it stands to reason another star from the racing business is helping him try to get his new team back to a championship level. Via Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post, Rivera and seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie [more]

The in-game punishment ended up being enough for the NHL.

New Browns offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt made a music analogy when describing the way he’ll coach quarterback Baker Mayfield. Van Pelt said he wants Mayfield to think classical, not heavy metal, when he’s thinking about smoothly moving in the pocket. “I want the feet to be like Mozart and not like Metallica,” Van Pelt [more]

Anthony Martial has scored in back-to-back games and is standing tall for Manchester United. Check out his latest goal.

It depends on who you ask.

The Chargers will be making at least one significant change to their starting offense this year with quarterback Philip Rivers set to move on as a free agent. It sounds like left tackle Russell Okung may also be looking for a way out at some point this offseason. Josina Anderson of ESPN reports that he [more]

Corey LaJoie told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that texted with Ryan Newman on Wednesday after Newman was released from a Florida hospital.

The Europa League Round of 32 first legs take center stage as Premier League sides Man United, Arsenal and Wolves are in action. Follow live, here.

Scheduling challenges forced the NFL Players Association to scrap an in-person Thursday meeting of the 32-member board of player representatives. The union will try it again on Friday, without getting everyone in the same place at the same time. Ben Fischer of Sports Business Daily reports that the NFLPA will conduct a conference call for [more]

“I think I didn’t shoot it that well in the first [part of the season], my shots were always off and short and I was a little bit overweight.”

Word earlier this month was that cornerback Quinton Dunbar wanted Washington to trade or release him this offseason, but it seemed like that he might back off that stance when he said he was hoping to get clarity on where he stands with a new coaching staff in place. Dunbar said he expected to get [more]

Thierry Henry's debut as Montreal Impact's manager started well but ended poorly as the Canadian side were pegged back late on in Costa Rica.

The NASCAR season continues this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for all three of its national series. Its the first part of the West Coast Swing.