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James Milner converted a Mohamed Salah-won penalty kick, and Liverpool held off pesky 10-man Crystal Palace.

James Milner converted a Mohamed Salah-won penalty kick, and Liverpool held off pesky 10-man Crystal Palace.

James Milner converted a Mohamed Salah-won penalty kick, and Liverpool held off pesky 10-man Crystal Palace.

Sebastian Janikowski has won the Seahawks’ kicking competition. The Seahawks announced today that they have cut Jason Myers, leaving Janikowski as the only kicker on the roster. Myers, who previously played two and a half years with the Jaguars, made both of his preseason field goals. But the Seahawks decided to go with the more [more]

During the offseason, Su'a Cravens pushed back against the perception that he’s a quitter. An injury, though, has kept the safety off the field in Denver so far. Broncos coach Vance Joseph was asked Monday if he needs Cravens to play in a preseason game for the former second-round pick of Washington to show Denver [more]

During the offseason, Su'a Cravens pushed back against the perception that he’s a quitter. An injury, though, has kept the safety off the field in Denver, greatly reducing his chances of proving it. Broncos coach Vance Joseph was asked Monday if he needs Cravens to play in a preseason game for the former second-round pick [more]

Whether Liverpool moves up to Pot 2 for the group stage draw hinges on Benfica's fate against underdog PAOK Salonika.

Aaron Donald remains absent from Rams practices, but the team will be getting another defensive lineman on the field this week. The Rams announced that defensive tackle Dominique Easley has been activated from the physically unable to perform list. Easley tore his ACL last August, so it has been quite a while since he’s been [more]

The NFL boasted back in March and May that the league’s coaches fully supported the new rule against lowering the helmet and initiating contact. In recent weeks, it’s become clear that the coaches either didn’t support the rule or didn’t quite know what they were supporting, because coaches don’t seem to know what is and [more]

Kids these days

The scariest moment of the preseason occurred in Houston on Saturday night when Texans cornerback Kevin Johnson banged his head hard on the turf. Johnson ended up going to a Houston-area hospital for further evaluation of his concussion. Johnson, though, watched practice on Monday as the Texans got back to work, coach Bill O’Brien said, [more]

The top question: How far can Henrik Lundqvist still carry this organization.

The NFL has suspended Bears safety Deiondre’ Hall for the season opener for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, the team announced Monday. Hall can finish out the preseason before beginning his suspension the first week of the season. He is eligible to return September 10, the day after the Bears game against the Packers. [more]

The Cowboys are on the hunt for safety help with Xavier Woods‘ availability for the season opener in doubt because of a hamstring injury. But that doesn’t mean they are desperate for Earl Thomas. “Nothing new is happening” as it pertains to the Cowboys’ interest in Thomas, Calvin Watkins of The Athletic reports. The Cowboys [more]

The Rams keep finding money for all the non-Aaron Donalds. The Rams announced they have agreed to a four-year contract extension with right tackle Rob Havenstein, locking him up through 2022. Havenstein has started all 43 games he’s played since entering the league. The 2015 second-rounder was entering the final year of his rookie deal, [more]

It’s been a quiet summer for Texans linebacker Jadeveon Clowney as he’s been limited in practices after having arthroscopic knee surgery during the offseason, but he’s starting to ramp things up with the start of the regular season just under three weeks away. Clowney took part in his first full practice of the summer on [more]

The Vikings began the process of restocking the roster after suffering a load of injuries in their last preseason game. The team announced they signed a pair of players — fullback Kobe McCrary and guard Kareem Are. McCrary is an undrafted rookie who went to minicamp with the Vikings on a tryout basis (which means [more]

Jurrell Casey caused a stir this offseason when the Titans defensive lineman announced he was prepared to “take my fine” for violating the league’s national anthem policy. Even though the league has frozen the policy as it continues discussions with the NFLPA, Casey did not protest during the anthem Saturday night. Instead, Casey saluted at [more]

The three matches Kenedy could've missed are against Chelsea, Man City, and Arsenal.

Young: 'I’m looking forward to it'

In three years, Ndamukong Suh made $60 million from the Dolphins. Now with the Rams, he has not only taken the money and run, but he’s making fun of his old team’s run defense. Via ESPN.com, the Rams defensive tackle got in a shot at his old team on social media. Responding to a video [more]

The fullback competition in Atlanta will have a different look this week. The Falcons announced on Monday that they have signed Jalston Fowler and waived Luke McNitt. McNitt and Ricky Ortiz have been competing for the job and head coach Dan Quinn indicated recently, via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, that Ortiz had pulled ahead. Fowler was [more]

Denny Hamlin's car will have the scheme he drove in 1997 on his mini-stock.

In baseball, it’s taking a plunking. In basketball, it’s taking a charge. In soccer, it’s taking a dive. In football, will it become taking a helmet? As NFL coaches begin to process the realities of the new helmet rule, some may be tempted to instruct players who could be in a position to absorb a [more]

The Buccaneers acquired a defensive lineman on Sunday when they claimed Adam Reth off of waivers and they added another one to the mix on Monday. The team announced the signing of veteran defensive tackle Jerel Worthy. The move comes with Vita Vea and Mitch Unrein out of the lineup with injuries and the departure [more]