Новости за 09.06.2020

At least some players are getting to shake and skate off some rust.

Three crew chiefs, one in the Xfinity Series and two in the Truck Series, were fined by NASCAR for unsecured lug nuts in Atlanta.

Saarbrucken hadn't played in 94 days and was the first fourth-tier side to reach the cup semifinal. Bayer will meet Bayern or Eintracht in the July 4 final.

The Seahawks have hired Alonzo Highsmith as a full-time member of their scouting department, Brady Henderson of ESPN reports. The team’s website lists his title as personnel executive. The Seahawks brought on Highsmith as a consultant earlier this offseason after the Browns fired him as vice president of player personnel when Cleveland shook up its [more]

Eddy Pineiro was the last man standing in last year’s extended kicking competition in Chicago and the lack of in-person work during this year’s offseason program means he hasn’t had to take part in any this year. So far, anyway. The Bears signed Ramiz Ahmed and General Manager Ryan Pace said that the plan is [more]

As the NFL waits and prepares contingency plans for returning to work and eventually playing, another sport is going to offer a data point for allowing spectators. Via Jenna Fryer of the Associated Press, two NASCAR tracks in Florida and Alabama announced plans to allow a limited number of fans at upcoming races. NASCAR will [more]

The NFL altered their draft plans significantly this year by canceling events in Las Vegas and running the draft remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Las Vegas’ hope was that they’d have a scene like the one in Nashville when the city hosted the 2019 draft. Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the city and, [more]

Packers veterans may or may not have been upset about the team trading up for quarterback Jordan Love. They almost assuredly were surprised. That was Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari‘s reaction. “I mean, I’m indifferent,” Bakhtiari said of the Packers using the 26th overall choice on the Utah State quarterback. “I think my goal throughout [more]

Falcons tight end Hayden Hurst hasn’t yet been to a practice in Atlanta, but he has done some one-on-one work with quarterback Matt Ryan, and that’s enough for Ryan to declare that opposing defenses are going to have a tough time with Hurst this season. Ryan said today that he’s been impressed with Hurst’s athletic [more]

The Reverend Al Sharpton, who spoke last week at George Floyd’s memorial service in Minneapolis, delivered the eulogy on Tuesday at Floyd’s funeral in Houston. Sharpton’s remarks included a reference to the NFL’s recent apology to its players for not listening in the past to concerns about racial injustice — an apology that never mentioned [more]

NASCAR will allow up to 5,000 spectators to attend the June 21 Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Trey Wingo reportedly is in limbo. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that, as Wingo’s contract approaches expiration, he could end up being a man without a platform. On the radio side, Wingo could be leaving the morning show he co-hosts with Mike Golic. Wingo had jumped to the morning shift from NFL [more]

Over a month ago, Packers president Mark Murphy said the team planned to send protective masks to season-ticket holders. Those are apparently arriving, without any details about when or whether they’ll be able to be worn to games. One Packers season-ticket holder just posted a photo of their masks which came in the mail, along [more]

The Falcons made a couple of additions to the coaching staff on Tuesday. D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Adam Potts has been named the assistant strength and conditioning coach in Atlanta. He’ll work with head strength and conditioning coach Jesse Ackerman and assistant strength coach Brandon Ireland. Potts previously worked [more]

The Browns announced the addition of six coaches for the final three weeks of the team’s offseason program as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. The fellowship provides coaches the opportunity to observe, participate, gain experience and ultimately land full-time positions in the NFL. The coaches have access to teams’ offseason programs and [more]

Kante claimed Premier League titles with Chelsea and Leicester City. When fit, he's unequivocally one of the most impactful players in the world.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is among the drivers who will compete this weekend in Miami.

Von Miller has become the latest big-name NFL star to write an essay. His appeared in Time. The Broncos linebacker begins by relating his respiratory challenges, growing up with asthma and not being able to breath. “Since George Floyd died, tears have overcome me at least once a day,” Miller writes for the magazine’s website. [more]

The NBA wants to begin next season Dec. 1, play a full 82-game regular season and finish the playoffs before the Olympics.

Quarterback Robert Griffin III started the season finale for the Ravens last season and that marked his first appearance in the starting lineup since the final week of the 2016 season. Many would take the gap between those starts as a sign that Griffin’s days as a regular starter in the NFL have passed. Griffin [more]

The winger turned 24 in January and has double-digit goals and assists in each of his last two full Premier League campaigns.

Why Hutton may or may not be a bounce-back candidate.

Members of the Jaguars participated in a protest march in Jacksonville last Friday and there was another contingent that included running back Leonard Fournette taking part in a march on Tuesday. Fournette helped organize the march from Jacksonville City Hall to the Duval County Courthouse and back and was joined by linebacker Myles Jack, wide [more]

Jameis Winston no longer has a starting job. He still has plenty of confidence. “I know what I’m worth,” Winston recently told Tyler Dunne of BleacherReport.com. “And I know day in and day out, without publicly coming in and saying it, that historically I’m one of the best quarterbacks to play the game.” And he’s [more]

While the NBA has joined the NHL and MLS return-to-play plans, they are designed with safety in mind and centralized games away from home stadiums.