Новости за 21.03.2018

Already thin at the back, West Ham has potentially lost another defender in a meaningless game.

Now that Jimmy Garoppolo and Kirk Cousins have established the quarterback market, it would seem new deals for Matt Ryan and Aaron Rodgers aren’t far away. But Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff tapped the brakes on a new deal for his quarterback. “I couldn’t even put a [timetable on it]. I don’t know how close [more]

Wide receiver Cameron Meredith left his visit with the Colts without a contract and word was that he’ll be visiting with other teams in the days to come. One of the teams is the Ravens. Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun reports that Meredith will visit with the team on Thursday. It’s not a surprising [more]

John Bowlen has agreed to sell a portion of his stake in the Broncos back to the team, Nicki Jhabvala of The Denver Post reports. Bowlen, the brother of Broncos majority owner Pat Bowlen, announced almost five months ago he intended to sell his non-voting minority interest in the team. “The Denver Broncos have reached [more]

NASCAR America's analysts preview this weekend's racing at Martinsville Speedway.

The Vikings announced four moves Wednesday, making the signings of kicker Kai Forbath, tight end Josiah Price and long snapper Nick Dooley official. The team also announced it waived linebacker Shaan Washington. In 23 games for the Vikings, Forbath has made 47 of 53 field goal attempts (88.7 percent) and is 45-of-53 (84.9 percent) on [more]

Jets quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has only $500,000 guaranteed on his new contract, which means if he doesn’t look good in offseason work, the team could easily release him and walk away. So it’s not a great sign that he won’t say whether he’s confident his bad knee will allow him to go through offseason work. [more]

The only way this gets backing of most players and the union is if it could help shorten the season.

As the sale of the Panthers progresses, the bidding seems to be escalating beyond the interests of some previously reported bidders. According to Scott Soshnick of Bloomberg, the price of Jerry Richardson’s team has reached $2.5 billion, which would be the highest sale price ever for an American professional sports team. That reportedly has caused [more]

Matt Tifft and Brandon Jones swapped Xfinity Series teams after disappointing 2017 seasons.

Rog and Davo marvel at Mo Salah's four goal haul, analyze Jose Mourinho's recent rants, and recap Rog's trip to Stoke vs. Everton.

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti put together a succession plan in 2014, with General Manager Ozzie Newsome agreeing to hand over the job to Eric DeCosta in 2019. No one except DeCosta’s family and close friends knew, with everyone else left questioning why DeCosta kept turning down promotions elsewhere. “Every once in a while you do [more]

Can he get his game together by the time the playoffs begin?

The Lions are beefing up the middle of their defensive line. Sylvester Williams, a free agent defensive tackle who played last season for the Titans, has signed with the Lions. The 29-year-old Williams was the Broncos’ first-round draft pick in 2013 and spent four years in Denver before going to Tennessee last year. Williams signed [more]

A footballing artifact over 100 years old has been snatched from a home in England.

Ndamukong Suh‘s free agent tour reportedly won’t be making a stop in Oakland. Word on Tuesday was that Suh would be meeting with the Raiders on Wednesday, but NFL Media reports that the visit will not happen. There’s no word on which side may have moved to cancel the get-together. Instead, Suh is expected to [more]

Kirk Korver was just 27.

When NFL owners gather in Orlando next week, they’ll get an update on the pending sale of the Panthers. They won’t be hearing from the for-now owner of the Panthers, however. Per Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer, Jerry Richardson will skip the event again, sending COO Tina Becker to the meeting to speak in [more]

Shortly before the Patriots released tight end Martellus Bennett, there was a report that he planned to continue his playing career in 2018. That was a change from when we last heard from Bennett on the topic. Bennett said last October that he was “pretty sure” that he would hang up his cleats at the [more]

Terrell Owens has selected one of his former receivers coaches to present him at his induction in Canton this summer. George Stewart, Owens’ position coach in San Francisco, will have that honor, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Wednesday. “He knew what to get out of me. He became a father figure to me,” [more]

The Board of Governors and Competition Committee still need to approve.

On Tuesday, 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman defended his decision to negotiate his own contract. Along the way, he called out one of the biggest critics of his self-negotiated deal. (And, yes, said critic is a certain Internet hack with whom you may be familiar.) “The thing I’m most frustrated about is all the people that [more]

Also: plenty on the line for Ducks, Flames, Bruins, and Blues.

If Irving does need surgery, will he play through it in the postseason them make his call?

"It's not about knowing where I'll play, but about having the peace of mind if I'm still in one place or another."