Share this: The No. 1 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, Mario Williams, was cut by the Miami Dolphins on Thursday. The 32-year-old defensive end recorded just nine tackles and 1.5 sacks in 2016, and he played only five snaps in the Dolphins’ 30-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card Round on Jan. 8. NESN.com’s Rachel Holt has the details on the release in the video player above. Thumbnail photo via Aaron Doster/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Tag: 2016
Sky Racing Team VR46 launch all-new Moto2™ project
Bagnaia, who won two Moto3™ races in 2016 and was rewarded with a brief MotoGP™ test ride at the post-race test following the season finale in Valencia, gets a new teammate as he moves up to Moto2™ in the form of fellow Italian Stefano Manzi. Manzi has a podium in the FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Championship and is a race winner in the Red Bull Rookies Cup; making the step up to Moto2™ after outgrowing the lightweight class bikes. Source link
Introducing the 2017 MotoGP™ grid: what's new?
After nine years in blue, three-time MotoGP™ World Champion Jorge Lorenzo sees red in 2017 as he moves to the Ducati Team. Partnering longtime Borgo Pannigale rider Andrea Dovizioso, the ‘Spartan’ is one of the talking points of the year – and after a challenging few years, the Italian factory got back on top twice in 2016, ready to challenge at the top in 2017. Source link
Mookie Betts Calls New Red Sox Pitcher Chris Sale ‘One Of The Best’
Share this: Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts had a phenomenal 2016 season batting .318 with 31 home runs and 113 RBI. The electric right fielder was one of the keys to the Red Sox success in 2016 and is excited that he won’t have to face newly acquired left-hander Chris Sale anymore. “Facing him you know what he brings,” Betts told NESN’s Tom Caron on Saturday at Red Sox’s “Baseball Winter Weekend” at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. “You know when he’s on your team, you are happy you don’t have to face him. You know what he’s going to bring to the table and obviously, he’s one of the best of the best. For him to be a part of
Red Sox Prospect Sam Travis Used Kyle Schwarber As Resource In Injury Rehab
Share this: Sam Travis’ knee injury ended his 2016 season, but he’s got his sights set high for 2017. The Boston Red Sox first base prospect was having a fine 2016 when a torn ACL stopped him right in his tracks in late May. The injury ended his season, but he didn’t go through the rehab process alone. Travis recently said he was able to lean on Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber as a resource during the rehab process. Schwarber suffered a knee injury of his own early in the 2016 season only to return for the World Series. He proceeded to hit .412 with a double, two RBI and three walks in the Fall Classic, helping the Cubs win their first title
NFL Rumors: 49ers To Offer Kyle Shanahan Head Coaching Job
Share this: It appears that the San Francisco 49ers have found their man. The 49ers are prepared to offer their head coaching job to Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan whenever the Falcons are eliminated from the playoffs, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Falcons will face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game on SundayAtlantaants for the right to play in Super Bowl LI. San Francisco is allowed to request a second interview following the NFC Championship Game and they plan to do so, according to Schefter. Coming off a 2-14 season, the 49ers parted ways with head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke with the hope that a new regime could return them to prominence, and they think
9 reasons why 2016 could have been the best ever!
At MotorLand Aragon, 2006 MotoGP™ World Champion Nicky Hayden stepped in at EG0,0 Marc VDS to sub for injured Jack Miller – meaning there were 28 World Championships lining up to go racing in the Aragon GP. One for Hayden, nine for Rossi, five for Lorenzo, four for Marquez, three for Pedrosa and another slew courtesy of Alvaro Bautista, Tito Rabat, Stefan Bradl, Pol Espargaro, Maverick Viñales and Andrea Dovizioso - star-studded by anyone’s reckoning! In addition, the one-off (or first half of the one-off) return for Hayden from WorldSBK was the first time a MotoGP™ Legend has returned to competition – and the ‘Kentucky Kid’ did himself proud with a points-scoring finish. Source link