Новости за 05.03.2023

Arsenal's eye-popping comeback to beat Bournemouth told a loud tale until Liverpool dragged Manchester United through Anfield to a worst-ever defeat.

When Jonathan Gannon left the Eagles to become the head coach in Arizona, defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson was the leading in-house candidate to replace him as defensive coordinator. The Eagles wound up hiring Sean Desai, however, and Wilson will not be sticking around as part of the coaching staff [more]

Veteran Patriots assistant Matt Patricia, who served as offensive coordinator last year without the title, could be headed to an unfamiliar team, but with a more familiar role. Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald reports that Patricia has a shot to land on the Eagles’ coaching staff. He would be, per the report, “presumably” the [more]

The future of Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers continues to be a beautiful mystery. Then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some would regard the whole thing as a hot mess. Adding a little heat to the happenings is the question of whether the Raiders are a realistic destination for Rodgers. Vic Tafur [more]

Jets left tackle Duane Brown plans to play another season. Brown ended the 2022 season on injured reserve and he recently had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff, but his agent Kennard McGuire told Rich Cimini of ESPN that his client plans on playing in 2023. Brown said at the end of the season [more]

Liverpool got braces from Salah, Gakpo, and Darwin as the Reds collected all the good vibes in a 7-0 smashing of old rivals Manchester United.

The Liverpool vs Manchester United player ratings were incredible to hand out as the hosts surged to a 7-0 win thanks to an amazing second half display.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce hosted Saturday Night Live, making him the latest in a line of NFL figures dating back to Fran Tarkenton to do the honors. And Kelce did very well. His monologue was solid with a couple of very funny lines, and he handled his skit duties very well, delivering his lines [more]

Nebraska wide receiver Trey Palmer opened some eyes with his 40-yard dash at the Scouting Combine. Palmer ran his 40 in 4.33 seconds, the fastest among all of the wide receivers in Indianapolis. At Nebraska last year, Palmer was the lone bright spot in an otherwise disappointing passing offense. He caught 71 passes for 1,043 [more]

Two bitter rivals lock horns at Anfield on Sunday as Liverpool host Manchester United in what promises to be a classic Premier League encounter.

Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson couldn’t appeal the result of the Super Bowl, but he was able to appeal the fine he received for lowering his helmet to initiate contact. Gardner-Johnson was fined $14,111 for his hit on Chiefs rookie running back Isiah Pacheco in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVII. Pacheco had to leave [more]

Daniel Jones. Lamar Jackson. Josh Jacobs. Evan Engram. Those players and others are staring at the franchise tag, if they don’t get long-term deals done by Tuesday’s deadline for applying it. At this point, each player should force the application of the tag. There’s no reason not to. Unless the team is offering a premium [more]

Nottingham Forest and Everton played to a gusty, entertaining draw at the City Ground as both teams remain embroiled in the relegation scrap.

As the NFL continues to battle with insurance companies that (spoiler alert) don’t want to pay benefits in connection with the concussion lawsuits and settlements, Big Shield has a new fight with Big Insurance over the availability of coverage for a Sunday Ticket antitrust action filed against the NFL in 2015. Sports attorney Daniel Wallach [more]

Defensive end Brandon Graham has spent 13 years with the Eagles, his entire NFL career. There’s a chance that will be ending. Tim McManus of ESPN.com reports that several teams are interested in the free-agent-to-be pass rusher, including the Browns. Cleveland makes plenty of sense, given that former Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz now runs [more]

Goals and points have been at an incredible premium for both Nottingham Forest and Everton this season.

A decade ago, the Ravens faced a tricky decision on whether to use the non-exclusive franchise tag or the exclusive tag on quarterback Joe Flacco. On the brink of the deadline of picking one or the other, they signed him to a long-term deal that made him the highest-paid player in the NFL, at the [more]

Nothing could faze the Philadelphia 76ers.

After a breakthrough season last year in the NASCAR Cup Series, Ross Chastain says he'd like to try other forms of racing, including IndyCar.

Seattle Sea Dragons wide receiver Josh Gordon is easily the most talented receiver in the XFL, and he made perhaps the greatest play of this XFL season on Saturday night. Gordon caught a 65-yard touchdown pass with 59 seconds left to give Seattle a 30-26 win over the Vegas Vipers. Seattle faced fourth-and-2 on the [more]

Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson may have done more than any other player to improve his draft stock at the Scouting Combine. Richardson was outstanding in Indianapolis, and as a result he’s now listed behind Alabama’s Bryce Young in the betting odds to be the first quarterback drafted. Young remains the favorite at -240, but Richardson [more]

The Giants and agents for Daniel Jones reportedly had made progress toward an agreement Friday. A day later comes word from Tom Pelissero of NFL Media that the sides are expected to leave Indianapolis on Sunday “with no contract resolution in sight.” This as the franchise tag deadline grows closer. If the Giants and Jones’ [more]

Fred VanVleet finished with 25 points.

The Jets haven’t tried to hide the fact that they’re looking for a veteran quarterback. But they also remain insistent on keeping Zach Wilson on the team. They’d also like to bring back Mike White a/k/a Mike Effin’ White. Doesn’t it make more sense to just clear the decks? The locker room surely has strong [more]

A late-race charge earned Austin Hill his second Xfinity Series win of the season Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.