by Zack Cox on Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 8:00AM 1,819 Share this: The New England Patriots will look to defend their Super Bowl title in 2017. But first, they have some questions to answer. Before the NFL Scouting Combine kicks off Tuesday in Indianapolis, marking the unofficial start of the NFL offseason, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Patriots’ roster. We’ll examine which players stood out in 2016, which ones have some work to do this offseason and which ones could be leaving town. Next up: the secondary. UNDER CONTRACTEric RoweCyrus JonesJonathan JonesDevin McCourtyPatrick ChungNate EbnerJordan Richards IMPENDING FREE AGENTSMalcolm Butler (restricted)Logan RyanDuron HarmonJustin Coleman STANDOUT PERFORMERIt’s tough to pick a winner here between Butler and McCourty, both of whom enjoyed excellent seasons. Butler led the
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Clásico preview: line-ups, form guide, expert analysis
Possible line-upsBarcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Mascherano, Alba; Rakitić, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Suárez, Neymar.Out: Mathieu (calf)Doubtful: Alba (knee/hamstring) Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo; Modrić, Casemiro, Kovačić; Ronaldo, Benzema, Vázquez.Out: Morata (hamstring), Bale (ankle), Kroos (metatarsal)Doubtful: Fábio Coentrão (adductor), Danilo (muscle problem)Pick Clásico stars in your Team of the Year... UEFA.com - News
Podcast: Champions League season preview
Hear from Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann in our group stage preview for the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League. Host Rob Daly is joined by European football journalist Andy Brassell and commentator Richard Kaufman to discuss Pep Guardiola's return to Camp Nou, Real Madrid's chances of defending their title plus the major new signings made by all 32 teams.You can listen in the player above, download the podcast from iTunes or listen in the official competition app. Matchday Live returns with commentary and updates on every night of the UEFA Champions League starting on 19:30CEST on 13 September. ... UEFA.com - News
Preview: Tuesday’s five play-off first legs
Steaua v Manchester CityLaurențiu Reghecampf, SteauaThere's no reason we shouldn't play football and get a positive result. Even though we're facing a big team and the world's best coach, it's a chance to prove ourselves. We respect them, but we have a good team and I am very confident we will reach the group stage again. We will attack and look to score from the first minute – we have no choice.Josep Guardiola, Manchester CityI am not here to prove that I am the best coach in the world, but to help my players anticipate what they might expect and find solutions, to find ways of scoring at least goal. In the Champ... UEFA.com - News
UFC 201 Preview: Robbie Lawler Fights Tyron Woodley In Third Title Defense
Share this: Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz are all the talk in the UFC’s welterweight division these days, but in case you forgot, Robbie Lawler holds the title belt and has had it for a long time. Lawler aims to defend his title for the third time on Saturday night when he takes on Tyron Woodley in the main event at UFC 201 in Atlanta. Woodley hasn’t fought since defeating Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 183 via split decision nearly 18 months ago. He was lined up to fight at UFC 192 against Johny Hendricks but when Hendricks pulled out due to a kidney stone, Woodley decided to adopt a “no strap, no scrap” policy and not accept any non-title bouts. His patience paid off
Spain v Netherlands semi-final preview
Spain won group with 100% record and face Netherlands, who beat them in 2014 finalSpain's Nahikari García and Nuria Garrote could play in UEFA record fifth youth semi-finalNo suspensions and all group-stage bookings have been rescindedWatch live on Eurosport 1Follow with @UEFAWomensEURO on Twitter and on Facebook using #WU19EUROThursday's other semi-final France v Switzerland: 16:00CEST (Eurosport 2)Final on Sunday in SenecSpain hold the sole remaining 100% UEFA European Women's Under... UEFA.com - News
WU19 EURO preview: What the coaches say
Suspended on matchday one: Ingrid Syrstad Engen (Norway), Marina Georgieva (Austria), Maureen Sanders (Netherlands)Group A: Slovakia v Netherlands (17:00CEST, Senec), France v Norway (18:00CEST, Zlate Moravce)Gilles Eyquem, France coachOur goal is to win the trophy. We have prepared well, are ambitious and ready to perform. We arrived two days ago and the facilities are great. The players aren't nervous. We've had a two-week training camp so they cannot wait to get going. The Netherlands, Germany and Spain are strong teams – I reckon they are our main rivals for the title.Nils Lexerød, Norway coach