Новости за 13.07.2018

Hard to top this.

Louisville is renaming Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, further disassociating “Papa John” from the university in light of him using a racial slur while arguing that his complaints about NFL player protests weren’t racist.

It’s Cardinal Stadium now, which is a fine name for a stadium, but it can get better.

In honor of The Greatest! We pay tribute to the late Muhammad Ali. pic.twitter.com/WMF3xzBCL1

Muhammad Ali... Читать дальше...

NBA Summer League keeps on rolling with eight games scheduled for Friday.

Longest. Semifinal. Ever.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal’s semifinal at Wimbledon had to wait — John Isner and Kevin Anderson weren’t ready to cede Centre Court. The other half of the major’s final four underwent a record-setting marathon in London Friday, battling back and forth through five sets and a 50-game tiebreaker that stretched well past six grueling hours of play before Anderson finally broke through for the win.

Their long-running battle easily ousted the previous record for longest Wimbledon semifinal... Читать дальше...

The 2014 NFL Offensive Player of the Year is calling it a career.

DeMarco Murray is calling it a career. The free agent running back announced Friday he’ll officially be retiring from the NFL at the age of 30. He was released by the Titans in early March.

Murray started his career with the Cowboys, who picked him in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He led the league in rushing in 2014 with 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns. That season, he was voted the NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Читать дальше...

Longest. Semifinal. Ever.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal’s semifinal at Wimbledon will have to wait — John Isner and Kevin Anderson aren’t ready to cede Centre Court. The other half of the major’s final four underwent a record-setting marathon in London Friday, battling back and forth through five sets and a still-running tiebreaker that stretched into five grueling hours of play.

Their long-running battle easily ousted the previous record for longest Wimbledon semi-final, surpassing... Читать дальше...

The pizza mogul’s name is coming off the side of the Cardinals’ football stadium.

The Tour de France is a big, whirling, exhilarating mess. Here’s how to watch all of it.

Follow as the yellow jersey, green jersey, and polka-dot jersey all exchange hands across 2,100 miles in France.

Two triple-doubles in a 171-140 win. Reasonable!

LaVar Ball ended our long, national nightmare by releasing his sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo, from their Facebook-branded exile in Lithuania and telling organized basketball as we know it to fornicate itself by starting his own alternative to the NCAA; the Junior Basketball Association. One look at the JBA’s Wikipedia page is probably enough to answer any and all questions you may have about the validity of the organization:

Two triple-doubles in a 171-140 win. Reasonable!

LaVar Ball ended our long, national nightmare by releasing his sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo, from their Facebook-branded exile in Lithuania and telling organized basketball as we know it to fornicate itself by starting his own alternative to the NCAA; the Junior Basketball Association. One look at the JBA’s Wikipedia page is probably enough to answer any and all questions you may have about the validity of the organization:

Once Wilson faces up to the basket, it’s over.

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is a rookie forward roasting everyone more experienced than her off the dribble. The WNBA’s second-leading scorer at 21 points per game is just 21 years old. She’s the future and present of the league all at once, one rip-through to the bucket at a time.

Better yet, she’s taking over with her own on-court style, too. Sylvia Fowles made a name for herself with moves in the low post. Diana Taurasi’s iconic pull-ups from deep built her legacy. Читать дальше...

JoAnne Carner shoots her age at the first ever U.S. Senior Women’s Open.

Das made history at the under-20 world championships.

No athlete from the nation of India has ever won a gold medal in track and field at the Summer Olympics. No female athlete from the nation of 1.3 billion has ever medaled in any track event at the games, period.

But 18-year-old Hima Das has the chance to rewrite her country’s record books.

The fledgling sprinter took home the nation’s first gold medal in any major track event Thursday, using a furious kick down the final... Читать дальше...

Our projected lineups for France and Croatia, and how important they are to their teams.

McAdoo shared his feelings about Eli Manning, the Giants and the NFC East in a candid interview this week.

With the Nuggets, Thomas must overcome an entirely different set of challenges than ever before. But don’t count him out.

Thomas wanted the Brink’s truck, but he instead got the exact opposite.

Info on the Futures Game, Home Run Derby & All-Star Game.

The All-Star break is coming after this weekend, as the baseball turns its collective attention to Washington D.C. for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game. There are three days of televised, competitive events to watch, beginning even when major league games are going on.

All-Star Weekend is a bit of a misnomer here, as the game action in Washington doesn’t start until Sunday and the main events are Monday and Tuesday. But the... Читать дальше...

This Sunday, the 2018 Tour de France will reintroduce one of its most historically fantastic and stupid traditions: Racing along miles of cobblestones in Northern France.

It’s not “Trust The Process,” but the Nets have positioned themselves to rise in the future.

Tracking every state with sportsbook legislation in the books or in the works.

“The Masters of celebrity golf events” returns to Lake Tahoe for another party.

France and Croatia meet in the World Cup Final in a rematch of their 1998 semifinals game, with the sportsbooks setting the French as the clear betting favorites.

The hit JUCO football show moves from a Mississippi dynasty to a Kansas team just now putting itself on the map.

Four players have until July 16 to sign a multi-year contract or else they’re locked into one-year deals for 2018.