Новости за 09.08.2018

NFL owners approved a new rule that could actually fix kickoffs.

The NFL approved a plan to change kickoffs May. Aimed at making one of the most dangerous plays in the sport safer, it eliminated wedge blocking entirely and, perhaps most notably, bans players on the kicking team from getting a running start.

For the receiving team, eight of the 11 players on the field must line up within 15 yards of the spot of the kickoff and no hitting is allowed within those 15 yards.

While it sounds like a draconian shift... Читать дальше...

Kickoffs are safer now, but may also be more exciting too.

Kickoffs will look a little different in 2018 after the NFL passed a new set of rules in May that aim to make the play safer. A bonus is it may make kickoff returns more exciting, too.

The overhaul comes in several facets, as laid out by the NFL competition committee. One of the most noticeable changes will be apparent as soon as teams lineup. Players on the kicking team have to lineup within 1 yard of the restraining line, eliminating the running start. Читать дальше...

Players Weekend is back and so are the nicknames. Let’s discuss.

Players Weekend is back for 2018 and that means so are the player nicknames. There are good, bad, and one that should have never been allowed to happen. You can see the full list of this year’s nicknames here, and for this post we’ll only take a look at the ones currently available on jerseys. But there a host of good and bad nicknames on that full list. You could get lost for an hour in it.

Let’s dig into the crop... Читать дальше...

This is very important to me.

Listen, I know Justin Verlander has had this car since March. He waited six months for a replica to be built and paid a whole lot of money for it (nearly $200,00 if the reports are correct and possibly up to $284,350) and parked it next to his Ford GT and loves it a whole lot.

But a great piece in Bleacher Report about Justin Verlander’s career and relationship with Kate Upton brought up his love of cars and that this one was in his collection again... Читать дальше...

Retired NFL lineman and gambling man Geoff Schwartz has a trio of tips for you.

The NBA released its opening-week, Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule, and we talked about what we liked and didn’t like about a few of the matchups.

Tiger’s Thursday morning started with a mess, but ended with a grindy even-par round. Here are three things from the first round of the final men’s major of the year.

Nicknames and colorful uniforms are returning this year for Players Weekend. Here’s everything you need to know.

Jose Mourinho didn’t have the best times this summer, but others actually did enjoy things.

From Yuniesky Betancourt to Ruben Rivera, here are the players who are still playing at a high level somewhere in the world.

Tom Brady’s restructured contract is less expensive than Tyrod Taylor’s.

Tune in for new rankings on these days and also to re-litigate Alabama vs. UCF, though that happens every day anyway.

It’s hard to pick, but the franchise is certainly moving in the right direction.

Mike Tomlin and the Steelers had a bad habit of getting ahead of their own Super Bowl aspirations last year. Is it going to be different in Pittsburgh this year?

Not like this. Not like this.

A Jaguars fan claims to have ordered a custom jersey ahead of the 2018 season and opened it up to find something a little ... off.

Diehard #Jaguars fan Tim Richert says he ordered a custom Jags jersey from the NFL Shop. He claims he got this - with the #Patriots logo on the front. “I was devastated to see this atrocity even exists, and for it to happen to me was perceived as a slight to all Jags fans.” pic.twitter.com/mpoYIckTSr

Mitchell Trubisky had no clue!

Bears quarterback Chase Daniel decided to play a prank on his teammates at training camp by turning up in the world’s least-convincing disguise and asking for autographs.

Best way to go undercover in front of your own teammates at #BearsCamp?
A bucket hat, of course. pic.twitter.com/sCPc1Y8nI2

All it took was a Mitchell Trubisky jersey, a bucket hat and a pair of mirror shades to completely... Читать дальше...

Right now, teams can be as cagey as they want about injuries. That creates more problems than it solves.

Some of these will be entertaining and many will be down right bad. It’s the NFL preseason!

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We all have some weird skills we can use on demand to impress people at parties, but this dude from Australia has one that is mind-blowing.

Rob went on the Hamish & Andy podcast to show off his unique talent: Immediately being able to speak back a sentence in reverse. Normally this isn’t the kind of thing that people can test on the spot, but Hamish and Andy recorded his lines during a test and played them back in reverse as a test — and while the intonation is totally off... Читать дальше...

THANK YOU

Kawhi Leonard released his first statement since being traded to the Toronto Raptors and there are a lot of “THANK YOUS,” with a healthy dose of awkwardness.

Kawhi Leonard releases first statements since trade to Toronto, saying goodbye to San Antonio and the Spurs: pic.twitter.com/XxSUEwbrQ6

I had a few immediate observations after seeing this:

• I wish I was cool enough to have an logo of my initials to end the letter with. Читать дальше...

The defending champion Philadelphia Eagles return to action this Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers and sit among the small favorites on the NFL preseason odds.

Barry Odom’s got a seasoned, explosive offense and star power in the defensive front seven. Can the third-year coach sustain last year’s late gains?

The PGA’s TV deal is, well, not up to major championship standard. But there will be streams available early to watch Tiger Woods at Bellerive.

This is a shortsighted attempt by the NCAA that doesn’t address college basketball’s real issues.

The PGA may not be the most prestigious major. But it’s still a major, dammit, and it’s the last one before a cold, barren eight month wait. Here are your nuts and bolts for the start from St. Louis.