Новости за 06.01.2018

One of the running themes in the ESPN article regarding the alleged Peyton Place at Patriot Place comes from the notion that long-time starting quarterback Tom Brady felt threatened by the lingering presence of backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. As one source with knowledge of the situation told PFT, this image of Brady runs counter to [more]

7 losses in 10 PL games, and an FA Cup defeat to fourth-division Coventry, means Hughes is out at Stoke.

Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson is good to go today against the Titans. Wilson, the Chiefs’ No. 2 wide receiver with 42 catches during the regular season, is active today. He had been listed as questionable with a hamstring injury. The Titans, as expected, won’t have their starting running back. DeMarco Murray leads the Titans’ [more]

The ESPN report regarding internal dysfunction at the Patriots has no on-the-record sources. The Patriots have now gone on the record multiple times to push back against key aspects of the article. Most recently, Patriots owner Robert Kraft issued a strong and sweeping denial regarding the contention that Kraft directed coach Bill Belichick to trade former [more]

This is very good news.

Manchester City, Millwall and Preston North End were among the day's big winners, while PL sides Stoke and Burnley suffered defeat.

They all look the same in the box score.

This is mutual.

The 24-year-old American made his USMNT debut in the summer of 2017 in a victory against Ghana.

In 2016, the Jeff Fisher-led Los Angeles Rams scored an NFL-low 224 points. In 2017, the Sean McVay-led Rams scored an NFL-high 478 points. That doesn’t happen often. In fact, the Rams, who averaged 14.0 points per game last year and 29.9 points per game this year, were just the second team in NFL history [more]

Referee Bobby Madley has submitted a report to the FA over Friday's incident at Anfield.

So do not judge him too harshly.

One of the biggest deals in history has been finalized.

One of the biggest deals in history is close to completion.

The good news for Panthers guard Andrew Norwell is that he’s a first-team NFL All-Pro. The better news is that it’s the best way to cap a contract year. Norwell quickly became a fixture on the offensive line in Carolina as a rookie in 2014, starting 11 total games as a rookie, 16 during the [more]

At what point do the Grizzlies shut him down for the season?

The exiled Barcelona winger could be on his way to MLS for his next professional playing chapter.

Panthers coach Ron Rivera is getting a new contract, one that gives him some financial security but no extra job security. Rivera and the Panthers are close to agreeing to an extension through 2020, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. That means Rivera knows he’ll get paid through 2020. It doesn’t mean Rivera knows he’ll [more]

The Spanish striker has scored in back-to-back matches since returning to Atletico Madrid, but his celebrations sent him to the showers early on Saturday.

Irving still had to learn what LeBron already had.

Rams coach Sean McVay is the youngest coach in NFL history and easily the youngest to reach the playoffs, and he got so far, so fast in coaching in part because he never had any illusions about having a future as an NFL player. In a good look at McVay’s background, Sam Farmer of the [more]

A 10-year, $100 million contract averages $10 million per year. Obviously, however, it doesn’t mean the employee will get $10 million every year. As noted Friday, both here and in the PFT PM podcast, a decade-long deal provides plenty of space for creativity when it comes to crafting a perception that a coach is getting [more]

One of the most amazing stories spanning the last two football seasons has unfolded in Minnesota, where a little-known player from a little-known school in a little-known town somehow has become not just a member of an NFL roster or a starting-caliber player but a Pro Bowler and a second-team All-Pro. Vikings receiver Adam Thielen, [more]

Scoring offense in the NFL was, like television ratings, down in 2017. The average NFL team scored 21.7 points per game in the 2017 season. That was down a full point, from 22.7 points per game in 2016. And 2016 was already slightly down, from 22.8 points per team per game in 2015. The league, [more]

Kemba Walker had 19 points and seven assists in the Charlotte win.