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By drafting WR Makai Lemon, Philadelphia Eagles signal plans for post-A.J. Brown world
PHILADELPHIA — The conversation in Philadelphia every day this offseason has seemed to focus on A.J. Brown. Why would the Eagles’ first-round pick bring anything different?If adding three veterans didn’t do enough to signal plans for Brown’s expected departure, the clearest sign yet might have come Thursday night when the Eagles selected USC wide receiver Makai Lemon in the first round. They gave up two fourth-round picks to move up from No. 23 pick to No. 20 to secure Lemon, who appeared...
With belief in his process, Spencer Torkelson finds power at just the right time
DETROIT — Spencer Torkelson knows timing is everything.Squaring up fastballs, getting his foot down and letting his power play have been either his most potent strength or his most glaring weakness as a hitter.Early in his career, he navigated exhilarating peaks and fierce valleys. Torkelson lost battles in the strike zone, fouled off pitches he should have been driving and generally struggled with the rhythm needed to be a premium slugger in the major leagues. In 2024, he had only a .311 sluggi...
Panthers break O-line draft drought with Monroe Freeling, 'challenging the roster' in the process
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As Dan Morgan pointed out last week, the NFL doesn’t have a rule prohibiting teams from drafting wide receivers in the first round three years in a row.There’s nothing keeping general managers from taking an offensive lineman for the first time, either.With three first-round-caliber wide receivers still on the board, including yards-after-catch machines KC Concepcion and Omar Cooper Jr., the Carolina Panthers’ general manager opted against another playmaker with the 19th p...
How to watch 2026 NFL Draft Day 2: Rounds 2-3 TV channel, best available players for Friday
Fresh off Thursday’s surprising opening night comes Day 2 of the NFL Draft. Friday night will mark the formal beginnings of 68 NFL journeys — 32 selections in the second round, 36 in the third with compensatory picks. It’s also set to bring back familiar faces, as every franchise will have at least one current or former player in the building to announce selections.Advertisement
Tigers' Kevin McGonigle is making history with a start that has Hall of Fame comps
Editor’s note: This is a Weird and Wild short. To read the main W&W column, click or tap here. So what’s on your calendar in July 2051? If you were smart, you would already be booking your rooms in Cooperstown, N.Y. … for Kevin McGonigle’s Hall of Fame induction.Wait. What’s that you just read? That we’re already looking forward to the Hall of Fame speech of a guy who is only 21 years old, who has played nearly 3,000 fewer games for those Detroit Tigers than Al Kaline and who is still (...
NFL Draft 2026 best available players for Green Bay Packers: Cashius Howell, R Mason Thomas
Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst resisted the urge to trade into the first round of the NFL Draft and is currently scheduled to make his first pick at No. 52 in the second round on Friday.In the last four drafts, the Packers have taken wide receiver Christian Watson, center Sean Rhyan, wide receiver Jayden Reed, tight end Tucker Kraft, linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, nickel Javon Bullard and right guard Anthony Belton on Day 2. Not too shabby.Advertisement
Notre Dame shuffled every starting O-line spot this spring. It's more complex than you think
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame offensive line coach Joe Rudolph got a couple of assists two weeks into spring practice.One came from former All-America guard Quenton Nelson, who has been a Pro Bowler in each of his first eight NFL seasons. The other came from Alex Bars, who played both tackle and guard spots during his five-year Notre Dame career before four NFL seasons that included starts at center.Advertisement
Why Tynan Lawrence is still one of the best prospects in the 2026 NHL Draft
TRENCIN, Slovakia — Jim McGroarty and Colten St. Clair both go to the same name when they think about Tynan Lawrence. It’s a big one.Macklin Celebrini.When Celebrini played in the USHL with the Chicago Steel, McGroarty, the general manager of the Muskegon Lumberjacks, always saw Sidney Crosby 2.0. Watching Lawrence over the last two years, as he led the Lumberjacks to a Clark Cup as playoff MVP — becoming one of the only 16-year-olds to win the award and, McGroarty points out, the first since Ad...
Cam Schlittler silences haters at Fenway with 'F-you' attitude in Yankees' win
BOSTON — New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler expected the worst. After all the hate he had received from Boston Red Sox fans online this offseason, he thought they would fill Fenway Park, taunt him to his face during his pregame bullpen session and rip him all the way to the tarmac at Logan International Airport.Advertisement
2026 NFL Draft picks add new tradition by signing rookie cards on stage
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.PITTSBURGH — Jeremiyah Love took the newest NFL Draft on-stage tradition as seriously as he could, given the gravity and emotion of the moment on Thursday night. After he took the long walk down the hallway from the green room at Acrisure Stadium and the bro hug and photo op with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Topps pumped out a one-of-a-kind trading card for the new Arizona Cardinals running back in real time. Advertisement
Fellow Canadians! Love NHL? Curious about soccer and the World Cup? This is your cheat sheet
The sun is peeking out more often and the snow has all but melted, but many Canadians still remain glued to their screens: the Stanley Cup Playoffs present the best hockey of the year, keeping Canada enthralled. Six of the 10 most-watched television programs in Canada in 2024 were playoff games.This year, however, a different sport could capture the country’s attention: In less than 50 days, the World Cup will be co-hosted by Canada for the first time. And Canada’s men’s national team enter the...
NFL Draft 2026 best available players for Kansas City Chiefs: T.J. Parker, Denzel Boston
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.The Kansas City Chiefs addressed two needs on Day 1 of the NFL Draft, selecting a cornerback (Mansoor Delane) and a defensive tackle (Peter Woods).However, a few glaring roster weaknesses remain.During a late Thursday night news conference, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach specifically mentioned defensive line, edge rusher and wide receiver as positions that needed addressing in the later rounds.Advertisement
Jadarian Price 2026 Fantasy Football Outlook
BusinessSportsMoneyJadarian Price 2026 Fantasy Football OutlookBySteve Bradshaw,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Bradshaw is a fantasy football expert with a focus on dataFollow AuthorApr 24, 2026, 06:00am EDTSOUTH BEND, INDIANA - OCTOBER 12: Jadarian Price #24 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs for a touchdown against the Stanford Cardinal during the second half at Notre Dame Stadium on October 12, 2024 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by...
Red Sox waste gem from Payton Tolle to cap gutting series sweep vs. Yankees
BOSTON — With his 93rd pitch of the night, Payton Tolle struck out Giancarlo Stanton for the third straight time. He pumped his fist in triumph as he walked off the mound in the sixth inning, leaving his first big league start of the year with a lead.Then the Boston Red Sox let it all unravel. Again.Advertisement
Scottie Barnes' first playoff masterpiece shows Raptors forward's all-around brilliance
TORONTO — There was a game in Scottie Barnes’ rookie year when his potential felt limitless.The Toronto Raptors were in Brooklyn, playing the Nets. These were Kevin Durant’s Nets, and the future Hall of Famer was doing Kevin Durant things. He couldn’t miss, and when the Raptors forced the ball out of his hands, he made the right pass over the defence with no problem.Advertisement
Even in win, Mets' roster shows its limitations. Is a trade inevitable?
NEW YORK — Even a wild 10-8 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night revealed some of the limitations the Mets face with their current makeshift roster.The good news was an offense that lived up to its considerable potential, hanging seven runs on Joe Ryan and scoring as many runs in eight innings as they’d scored in their previous six-game road trip. Bo Bichette delivered his biggest swing with the Mets, producing a two-out, three-run double to break a 7-7 tie in the eighth. Carson Benge...
Nationals takeaways: An elite offense is uber-patient, a struggling staff is too patient
WASHINGTON — Over the last 20 years, only two teams have scored at least 140 runs and allowed at least 160 runs at this point of the season: the 2009 World Series-winning New York Yankees and the 2026 Nationals.These Nationals are fascinating, as well as perplexing, frustrating, tantalizing and alluring. They are an offensive juggernaut, though probably not the 2009 Yankees. The MLB Draft, trade deadline and offseason will determine if they can find the pieces to one day reach those heights. But...
Jess Warner-Judd: From an epilepsy and autism diagnosis to running the London Marathon
“This is so hard,” said Jess Warner-Judd.It is late March and the Briton is eight repetitions into a 15-time 600m workout at her local athletics track in the northern English town of Blackburn. She powers through swirling winds and pouring rain, metronomically clocking 73-second laps behind husband and pacemaker Rob.Advertisement
Why David Bailey was Jets’ pick at No. 2 after unusual NFL Draft journey
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — First came the visit that never was. Then came the interview that caused a stir. All of that to land at this moment, one that will be best remembered, for now at least, for the peculiarity of how the New York Jets arrived at this NFL Draft destination — with edge rusher David Bailey of Texas Tech coming to New Jersey to save their pass rush.It was a strange journey here, but it always is for the Jets, isn’t it?Advertisement
By drafting old-school mauler Vega Ioane, the Ravens are returning to their roots
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens didn’t hire Jesse Minter as their new head coach to overhaul everything that John Harbaugh helped build over the past 18 years, nor was he the choice because he represented a continuation of the Harbaugh era.Minter has his own team-building beliefs and coaching philosophies. In many ways, Minter’s task is to build on the foundation already in place and put his own flavor on it. Essentially, he represented the Ravens’ attempt to get back to their roots.Advertisement