Spencer is one of several public figures to recently adopt or suggest adopting alternative greetings to lower the risk of transmitting the virus by touching hands. Spencer shared an image of the salute, which originated in the film about an African superhero, on Instagram Monday. The gesture is conducted by crossing arms at the forearm and holding them to the chest with closed fists. “My handshake for the next few months,” wrote Spencer....

The good news is the two races the Cup Series ran last week in its return took place at Darlington Raceway, a track similar to Charlotte in terms of the physics that impact how teams set up cars. So we at least have a decent idea of which drivers might thrive in another race at an intermediate track, and whose struggles might continue. MORE: Elliott says Busch was deserving of middle finger...

For example, two of the top three drivers on the odds board have won at Homestead over the last three years. Those wins, of course, made Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. NASCAR Cup Series champions in 2019 and 2017, respectively. Now the Homestead race will play out during the first half of the season with much less on the line. MORE: Full starting lineup for NASCAR race at Martinsville...

Malaysia’s National Football Development Programme (NFDP) has made waves again, this time when their teams qualified for the cup final matches across all three age categories of the 2017 Supermokh Cup, on Saturday. The NFDP-organised tournament had commenced earlier with the group stage on Wednesday in the Klang Valley area, with the participation of 24 teams across under-12, under-13 and under-14 categories. NFDP participated by sending two teams in each age category; the AMD Malaysia Cougars and AMD Malaysia Panthers....

The league admitted Tuesday that referee Ronald Tolbert missed a call during Monday night’s matchup between the Cardinals and Ravens. MORE: Best photos from Week 7 in the NFL | Roethlisberger expected to start against Bengals NFL head of officiating Dean Blandino said Tolbert was distracted when Ravens lineman John Urschel reported as an eligible receiver on the team’s opening drive. Urschel caught a 6-yard pass on the ensuing play, but was flagged for illegal formation....

But one vendor at Hard Rock Stadium for Sunday’s Chargers-Dolphins game took it to an extreme by charging a criminal amount for beer — literally. According to the Miami Herald, 33-year-old Nathaniel Collier was arrested for charging one fan $724 for two beers. While there isn’t a set beer price at the stadium, they typically range from $5-$15 at Dolphins home games. WEEK 5 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread...

But when it comes to announcing when and where those games will be played, the public and teams will have to wait. WEEK 11 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread NFL executive vice president/International Mark Waller told Sporting News that the process of finalizing dates and venues will be different than during the past decade, when those details were announced well before the traditional NFL schedule was released....

The Florida Times-Union reported Kelly interviewed with the Jaguars on Monday, presumably for the offensive coordinator position on Doug Marrone’s staff. MORE: How Kelly will make millions for nothing Nathaniel Hackett currently holds that position. Previous reports say new team boss Tom Coughlin plans to keep Hackett. As for Kelly, the former Eagles and 49ers coach would almost certainly be hired to improve Jacksonville’s offense if Coughlin and Marrone see a fit....

But who will it be? Perhaps with what we learn after looking at last week’s best lineup, we can figure out spots to attack and devise a strategy that leads to finding the top candidates. WEEK 7 DFS:Yahoo GPP lineup | Yahoo cash | DK cash | DK GPP | FD GPP | Values | Stacks | DFS lineup builder Before breaking down the lineup, we always like to point out that you should be using RotoQL when doing your NFL DFS research....

Despite being an event centered on conversations unseen, a bland man stepping to a podium to talk awkwardly and waiting (lots and lots of waiting), the NFL Draft has become appointment viewing for Americans in recent years. Futures of franchises and players alike hang in the balance, after all, the draft order and team needs ever-shifting as owners and GMs wheel and deal. A total of 8.84 million viewers tuned in on Thursday night in 2015 to see Jameis Winston go first overall — and to see if further drama ensued....

The 2021 NFL Draft features plenty of tantalizing prospects who have red flags for a variety of reasons. Whether it’s experience, size, level of competition, or injury history, there are several factors that cause certain players to stand out as particularly risky. With that in mind, Sporting News takes a closer look at some of the biggest boom-or-bust prospects in the 2021 NFL Draft. MORE NFL DRAFT: Complete 7-round mock | Top 100 big board...

The NFL may be considering taking a step closer to that, according to Jeff Darlington of the NFL, who tweeted that idea after a conversation he had with commissioner Roger Goodell Friday. The commissioner also told Darlington that the NFL is "considering many options, both for date & place,'' and is unsure whether it will stay in May or move back to its usual April date. The draft was bumped up to May this year because of a scheduling conflict with New York's Radio City Music Hall, but the NFL kept the option open to staying in that month....

The first criteria is the overall quantity and quality: Did a team maximize its volume of selections with talent and value? The second question: How did the team fare in addressing its needs, both pressing and for the near future, keeping its identity as a contender or rebuilder in mind? The answers to both lead to a legitimate immediate reaction. NFL DRAFT 2018: Complete draft results, Rounds 1-7 So who belongs at the head of the class, and who needs to see us after class?...

Although we won’t see these players take the field for a while and won’t be able to fully evaluate all 32 teams’ draft hauls until a few years down the line, there’s still a way to grade their selections. The two initial questions to ask when ranking the classes are: 1. What kind of team drafted them? and 2. What level of talent was amassed? If a team was a playoff contender, it should have been thinking more immediate impact....

Two prospects who endured surprising free falls were Liberty quarterback Malik Willis and Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean. Both were thought to be potential first-round selections, but they fell all the way to the middle of the third round. Dean went 83rd overall to the Eagles while Willis went a few picks later to the Titans at No. 86. Just four quarterbacks were drafted in the first three rounds. That means Sam Howell, who was once considered a potential No....

Is this really a worthwhile sleeper or just some guy who wasn’t even good enough to play in the MAC? Chances are, if teams are interested in a small-school player, he has more than earned the right to have his name called by the commissioner (see Carson Wentz, Jimmy Garoppolo, Cooper Kupp, Darius Leonard, etc.). But fans usually aren’t familiar with these guys, so below is a breakdown of the top-10 small-school prospects in this year’s NFL Draft....

Fans in the stands at NFL games will be a rarity for at least the first few weeks of the 2020 season, and as other sports leagues have realized in their returns to live action, crowd noise is a massive factor in terms of how a TV audience consumes a game. So yes, of course the NFL is going to get fake crowd noise into your living room even if no fans are at the stadium where your game is being played....

Of the 271 reported concussions, more than a third — 92, also a four-year high — were the result of helmet-to-helmet contact, despite the league’s efforts to reduce that type of hit, especially against defenseless players. MORE: Doctor would ‘bet his medical license’ that OJ Simpson has CTE | Athletes with career-ending injuries The increase comes after three straight seasons in which the total had dropped as the league implemented rules in an effort to reduce the number of head shots....

Ryan Fitzpatrick will start under center with a thumb injury as Marcus Mariota gears up to return after battling a knee injury. Kiko Alonso is ready to get back on the field after sitting out the last several weeks, though T.Y. Hilton may not be so lucky. MORE: Todd Gurley tops latest NFL rookie rankings | Photos, new details surface in Greg Hardy’s assault case Here are the five most impactful injuries heading into Week 9:...

Heavy sharp action on Minnesota – misguided as it turned out to be – brought the line back to Pats -3 by kickoff. “They were wrong, and it doesn’t happen too often, especially with that strong of an opinion,” Rood said of the 31-7 Pats win. This week, despite the Vikings’ reversal on Peterson’s status, the star running back did not affect the line. MGM Resorts assumed Peterson would not play and opened the Vikes as 9....