Новости за 24.07.2018

Christian Wilkins performed the dance over the weekend.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney held a women’s clinic on Saturday on the Tigers’ campus. At one point during it, defensive lineman Christian Wilkins did a striptease dance in front of and partially on top of a woman seated in a chair:

So this is the benefit of being a booster for Clemson..... pic.twitter.com/OKOS7kNRYx

Someone appears to have first posted Wilkins’ dance on Snapchat. It made its way to Twitter from there... Читать дальше...

The Rams were smart to pay Todd Gurley sooner rather than later.

Le’Veon Bell spent more than two years pushing for a contract averaging $15 million per year, but the running back who finally got that number was the Los Angeles Rams’ Todd Gurley.

The Rams announced a new deal with Gurley on Tuesday, and according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, it’s a four-year extension to his contract worth $60 million with $45 million in guarantees.

Gurley, 23, was named the 2017 NFL Offensive... Читать дальше...

All is not lost in Cleveland! We have you covered with Kevin Love merch.

Five years and $70 million sounded too good to be true. And it was.

Update: With news that Rams RB Todd Gurley signed a four-year, $60 million extension, with $45 million guaranteed, Le’Veon Bell’s decision to spurn the Steelers offer is looking better and better. Something he’s well aware of, as evidenced by this tweet fired off in the wake of the Gurley news.

lol and ppl thought I was trippin?...

The way we talk about and report NFL contracts sucks. Читать дальше...

The former UCLA coach will join ESPN, where the new UCLA coach was last year.

A shark reminded Shaq that it’s definitely not called Shaq Week.

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has done some funny and ridiculous stuff in the past, but his appearance on the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week may be the wildest yet.

Shaq decided he wanted to conquer his fear of sharks by getting an up close look with the predators of the sea. In the television special “Shaq Does Shark Week,” the 15-time All-Star goes inside custom-built underwater cage surrounded by sharks.

Some of these trades are realistic. Some of them would be a tougher sell. But all of them should happen.

The NCAA has a complicated set of rules for coaches and prospects to follow, which affects recruiting.

Revis spent eight years with the Jets. He deserves something nice.

In the late 00s and early 10s, “Revis Island” was the vacation destination no NFL wide receiver wanted to see on his itinerary. That was the sanctuary where the league’s most fearsome cornerback, Darrelle Revis, separated Pro Bowlers from their own offenses and told them to take Sunday off.

On Tuesday, in honor of the four-time All-Pro’s official retirement, the New York Jets sent their former standout off into the... Читать дальше...

Assistant to the Head Coach, essentially.

“New England Patriots, this is Bret Bielema!” BERT, the former Arkansas head coach, has found himself a new gig. The thing is, his new job title sounds like it’s straight out of an episode of The Office, similar to Dwight Schrute’s famous “Assistant to the Regional Manager” title:

Former Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema’s official title with the Patriots in 2018 is “consultant to the head coach”.

You already know who’s No. 1, but the other numbers are interesting.

Hey, you look like the kind of person who’d like to bet on whether UCLA will make the College Football Playoff in Year 1 of Chip Kelly’s return, despite a total overhaul and brutal schedule. You’re in luck!

Via Bovada, below are fresh odds for about half of FBS. No, you can’t bet on Kansas missing the Playoff. In fact, for a bunch of these teams, you can only place a wager on them making the Playoff, but for the top 25 or so... Читать дальше...

Love will be in Cleveland for a long time.

Kevin Love won’t be traded to the Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, or any other team that could use a stretch four to put them over the hump. Instead, he signed a four-year contract extension in Cleveland worth $120 million, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. He’s not going anywhere, at least not for now.

Love had been the third wheel in the Cavaliers’ Big 3, including LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, and his numbers took a hit for it. Читать дальше...

YAAARRRRR.

During MAC football media day, commissioner Jon Steinbrecher announced the adoption of a MAC-themed pirate flag as part of the conference’s identity. This is awesome, folks.

Steinbrecher referred to the conference’s teams and players as “pirates,” and said he wants MAC teams to fly this pirate flag every time they do something significant, like upset a Power 5 team or get another kind of big non-conference win:

Fans,

Meet the MAC Jolly Roger pic.twitter.com/tNfQ6k4PUG

The gang heads to Thailand for tree houses, river boats, sweat and tears.

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

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

He said he didn’t want Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo as the Wildcats’ head coach, and the school listened.

Tuesday’s Say Hey, Baseball looks at the recent surges by the Athletics and Bucs.

Junior college offered another route for national champs, current and future hall of famers, and more.

Tuesday’s Rise ‘n Grind explores a Patriots conspiracy theory with many rumors circulating in New England ahead of training camp.

The Mavs legend is returning to Dallas for his 21st season. We found jerseys, T-shirts and autographed items to add to your shopping list.

Unexpected attrition is holding Justin Fuente back in Blacksburg, and he might need until 2019 to get all the chess pieces in order.

Riders appear to be OK after a farmers protest by the side of the road briefly neutralized Stage 16 of the Tour de France.

We have that and more in Tuesday’s NBA newsletter.

NBA league officials don’t believe open playoff seeding -- that is, seeding the top 16 teams in the playoffs regardless of conference -- is important enough to offset the added travel it would create for Eastern Conference teams. (Along those lines, be sure to check out some really interesting research from Sebastian Pycior at Nylon Calculus on how adopting the 2-3-2 format would counteract those travel impacts. You may remember that I... Читать дальше...

Riders appear to be OK after a farmers protest by the side of the road briefly neutralized Stage 16 of the Tour de France.