Новости за 08.08.2021

The Cardinals had nine players on their COVID-19 reserve list at one point in camp, but they’re down to zero on Sunday. The team announced that wide receiver Rico Gafford and offensive lineman Shaq Calhoun are off the list with the team’s first preseason game coming this week. Gafford signed with the Cardinals this year [more]

The Dolphins announced on Sunday that they and cornerback Xavien Howard hammered out a reworked contract that addressed some of Howard’s about his contract measuring up to his on-field production. Howard was looking for that kind of change all offseason and requested a trade at the start of training camp because nothing had gotten done [more]

Portland's roster looks a lot like last season's version.

Tight end Nick Keizer‘s bid to make the Chiefs came to an end on Sunday. Keizer was placed on the reserve/retired list by the team. They filled his roster spot by signing guard Bryan Witzmann to the 90-man roster. Keizer made the Chiefs last year after spending the 2019 season on Kansas City’s practice squad. [more]

No NFL team has gotten 100 percent of its players vaccinated. One college program has. Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin, a former head coach of the Raiders, said Sunday that the Ole Miss program has all players, coaches, and staff vaccinated. “It’s pretty amazing and great motivation for our fans and the state,” Kiffin said, via [more]

The NBA hadn't had a game postponed due to coronavirus since February, getting through the postseason as scheduled.

Some NFL head coaches have decided that the risks of injury simply aren’t worth playing starters in the preseason. Washington’s Ron Rivera is not one of those coaches. Rivera said today that starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and other starters will play when the Football Team opens its preseason against the Patriots on Thursday night. “We’re [more]

A name familiar to football fans has been added to the Broncos roster. The Broncos announced the signing of defensive tackle Lorenzo Neal on Sunday. They waived safety Tedric Thompson in a corresponding move. Neal is the son of former NFL fullback Lorenzo Neal, who was a two-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowler over a [more]

Wide receiver D.J. Chark is going to miss some time at Jaguars training camp, but the team does not expect him to miss any regular season action. Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer said on Sunday that Chark had surgery to repair a broken finger. Meyer said that the team believes Chark will recover from the [more]

The Dolphins, already without tight end Mike Gesicki (he’s on COVID reserve), are down another tight end. Hunter Long, a rookie third-rounder, has been carted off during practice. Via Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, Long had “obvious discomfort” in his right leg. Long was a two-year starter at Boston College. He elected to enter [more]

The attitudes and opinions regarding mental-health issues are changing. Athletes and other high-profile persons can be at the forefront of that shift. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers hopes that they will, if they choose to do so. “Well, we should keep talking about it,” Rodgers told Kevin Clark of TheRinger.com. “Keep talking about ways that we [more]

Kevin Durant and Breanna Stewart both bounced back from a torn Achilles to be the Olympics MVP.

The Colts made a change to their roster on Sunday morning. The team announced the signing of tight end Graham Adomitis ahead of their practice. Wide receiver Gary Jennings was waived in a corresponding move. Jennings was waived with an injury designation and will revert to injured reserve if he goes unclaimed. The 2019 Seahawks [more]

Last year, quarterback Patrick Mahomes signed a 12-year contract with the Chiefs. This year, quarterback Josh Allen signed an eight-year contract with the Bills. Let’s take a look at the similarities and the differences. Both deals use so-called “guarantee mechanisms,” a process of rolling triggers that will (beyond the amount guaranteed at signing) provide security [more]

Chase Elliott's bid to win a third consecutive Cup race at Watkins Glen will have to come from the rear of the 37-car field and without his crew chief.

The pit crews of Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch will have changes for Sunday's Cup race at Watkins Glen.

Harkless was traded to Sacramento at the deadline and chose to re-sign.

The Dolphins didn’t want to trade cornerback Xavien Howard and they won’t have to trade him. Howard requested a trade when he reported to training camp because the team had rebuffed efforts to revise his contract. Howard indicated last Sunday that he was still open to resolving things with the team and the two sides [more]

The Panthers churned their roster on Sunday morning. The team announced the signings of defensive end Kendall Donnerson and defensive back LaDarius Wiley. They waived defensive end Austin Larkin with an injury designation and waived offensive lineman David Moore to open space for the new arrivals. Wide receiver David Moore remains with the Panthers. Donnerson [more]

Saturday brought two new arrivals to the Chargers roster. The team announced the signings of defensive tackle Chris Okoye and cornerback KJ Sails. They did not make any corresponding moves to clear roster space. Okoye spent time with the Bengals after going undrafted out of Ferris State in 2018 and has not appeared in any [more]

When Justin Houston signed with the Ravens at the end of July, there was word that he chose the Ravens over offers from other teams. On Saturday, Houston shared that one of those teams was a divisional rival of the Ravens. Houston told reporters that he considered joining the Steelers for the 2021 season. “I [more]

The new Premier League season is almost here and it is time to launch our Power Rankings ahead of the 2021-22 campaign.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott took a step back toward a full workload on Saturday. Prescott spent more than a week doing conditioning work while resting his shoulder after leaving a late July practice with a latissimus strain in his right shoulder. On Saturday, though, Prescott did some “light throwing” for the first time since the [more]

Colts linebacker Darius Leonard will stay in Indianapolis for years to come. The Colts and Leonard have agreed to a five-year contract extension, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The report says the total value of the contract is $99.25 million and the guarantees are $52.5 million, although the full structure of the contract [more]

Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has not been participating in team drills at training camp and that’s alright with defensive coordinator Keith Butler. Watt is in the final year of his rookie deal and there have been talks with the team about a new pact, but no agreement at this point and team president Art Rooney [more]