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Ranking the Chiefs' undrafted free agents based on their chances to make the roster
Kansas City Chiefs vice president of player personnel Ryne Nutt said Monday that the team was “very excited” about the group of undrafted free agents coming in for this weekend’s rookie minicamp.“We think this is going to be one of the better (undrafted) free-agent classes we’ve had,” Nutt said.It’s worth remembering this to start: UDFAs face long odds of making it. There are still exceptions each year, including players like linebacker Cooper McDonald, who made the Chiefs’ initial 53-man roster...
How a near-fight in Boston Bruins practice helped inspire Game 5 revival
BOSTON — Sean Kuraly and Andrew Peeke were already annoyed. On April 27, the two Boston Bruins were practicing at Warrior Ice Arena the day after their 6-1 Game 4 embarrassment against the Buffalo Sabres. It could have been the final practice of the 2025-26 season.Then came a battle drill.Peeke and Kuraly are good friends. They were Columbus Blue Jackets teammates for parts of three seasons. Peeke wore No. 52, Kuraly’s number during his first Bruins tour, when he was acquired from the Blue Jacke...
Dubai Police to host ‘Proud of UAE’ cycling race this Sunday
Dubai: Dubai Police have invited residents, cycling enthusiasts and families to take part in the ‘Proud of UAE’ cycling race, set to be held this Sunday in collaboration with the UAE Cycling Federation.The event aims to promote an active lifestyle while celebrating national pride, with total prize money of Dh264,000 for the top ten finishers.The 60km race is open to men and women aged 18 and above. It will start at 6am from Nad Al Sheba Police Station and follow key routes across the area before...
Why Sabres are comfortable on the road, Logan Stanley questionable and more notes
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres pushed hard for home-ice advantage at the end of the regular season. They wanted the franchise’s first playoff game in 15 years to be in front of the fans who had waited so long. They wanted to play in front of one of the rowdiest crowds in the league and feed off that energy.Advertisement
Panthers stock report: Sizing up the winners and losers after the NFL Draft
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just as no general manager ever reveals state secrets at pre-draft news conferences, it’s also a NFL truism that general managers like to brag on themselves and the work of their scouting departments at post-draft pressers.Such was the case last weekend with Dan Morgan.“We felt like we definitely got better. We challenged the roster in a lot of spots, gained a lot of depth in a lot of areas,” the Panthers general manager said. “We feel good about what we accomplished during the...
Ranking 2026 Kentucky Derby horse names: From Renegade to The Puma and Six Speed
If you happen to be a fan of simple things governed by needlessly ponderous regulations, then you are really gonna love the Jockey Club’s rules regarding the naming of racehorses.It is not light reading. Many sections and subsections. Rules upon rules, overridden by other rules. You might think it would be easy to name a horse, but you’d be wrong.Advertisement
Victor Wembanyama isn't afraid to cry. His teammates say that's refreshing
SAN ANTONIO — “Pressure is a privilege.” That’s a creed many athletes live by. To be an NBA player is to be a professional in compartmentalization. When you come up short, you don’t just fail in front of the people you see, but the abstract world at large. Success and failure hinge on split-second decisions as you try to focus on trusting the training rather than fearing judgment.Advertisement
How Makai Lemon fits in Eagles' 'basketball' squad of wide receivers
Shortly after the call — well, the two calls — that changed Makai Lemon’s life, there was the group text that connected the Philadelphia Eagles’ newest wide receiver with his future quarterback.Makai, meet Jalen Hurts.Lincoln Riley created the group text. He coached both players. Lemon, at USC. Hurts, at Oklahoma. Riley witnessed them elevate the structures of top-8 total offenses in which Hurts was a Heisman Trophy runner-up, and Lemon won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top rec...
Green Bay Packers' 11 undrafted rookies to make cases for active roster
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Undrafted players don’t get much shine this time of year, but you never know when they’ll be called into action once games start counting.The Green Bay Packers had several undrafted guys play key roles last season, including cornerback Keisean Nixon, former backup running back Emanuel Wilson and former special teams ace and reserve safety Zayne Anderson. This coming season, players like defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse, edge rusher Brenton Cox Jr. and running back Chris Brooks...
As Twins' bullpen struggles, thriving Louis Varland makes homecoming with Blue Jays
MINNEAPOLIS — Louis Varland departed the Minnesota Twins as a developing reliever in a controversial trade to the Toronto Blue Jays last July. Now, he returns to his hometown as a budding star at a time his former team could really use him.Describing it as “just another series,” Varland returned to Minneapolis on Thursday as the Blue Jays started a four-game series with a 7-1 loss to the Twins, who are slumping partly because their reconfigured bullpen is short on hard-throwing relievers.Adverti...
The world’s most expensive losers: the New York Mets are very rich … and very, very bad
The Mets have the second-highest payroll in baseball. They also own the worst record in the major leaguesA franchise once known as baseball’s lovable losers are, for the moment, merely baseball’s most expensive losers.The New York Mets wrapped a shocking April by losing 5-4 to the Washington Nationals on Thursday, dropping to a major league-worst 10-21 and burrowing even deeper into last place in the National League East – making them somehow even worse than their old rivals the Philadelphia Phi...
From 1,000 NHL games straight into broadcasting, Erik Johnson looks like an 'absolute natural'
DALLAS — As much as George Costanza may have thought the extent of being a good color man was making “interesting comments during the game,” there’s a lot more that goes into it.In fact, as many ex-hockey players discover the instant they first walk into a broadcast booth or position themselves between the benches for the first time, the sensory overload can freeze even the most experienced and successful former player.Being a good color analyst is more than just looking good and having insight....
Home run-hitting Munetaka Murakami is making the White Sox look pretty smart
CHICAGO — White Sox general manager Chris Getz and agent Casey Close are both former Michigan baseball players, and several of Close’s clients are in the Sox organization, so it’s not unusual for them to keep in touch during a baseball season.But Getz found himself texting Close more than usual at the end of March. He knew he was giving stalker vibes.Advertisement
Ime Udoka balances intensity, patience as Rockets hope to stage historic comeback
LOS ANGELES — As anyone who has sat courtside at a Houston Rockets game knows, Ime Udoka tends to hurl insults in the heat of a basketball battle as if he’s Eddie Murphy on the “Raw” stage.At his players. The refs. The opponent. No one is safe.The 48-year-old Houston Rockets coach is as intense, direct and confrontational as they come in the Association, and his rivals often wonder why he doesn’t face tougher consequences for having the sideline style of an MMA fighter at his own pre-bout press...
Dysfunctional Giants defy explanation in pair of walk-off losses at Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — At times this season, the San Francisco Giants have defied explanation.Not in an awe-inspiring sense. More like a break-your-brain sense.Now take your mental mainframe and input a putrid pair of come-from-ahead losses in Thursday night’s doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Fire up all your synapses. You’re going to need them to process the franchise’s first double helping of walk-off losses in one day in nearly 70 years.Advertisement
Phillies notes: Bohm's play, Stott's approach, 2 walk-off wins and more
PHILADELPHIA — There was one man left in the Phillies’ bullpen Thursday in the 10th inning of the second game of a doubleheader.Chase Shugart had already thrown four pitches in Game 1 against the San Francisco Giants. But there he was, warming up once more before throwing 16 pitches to help the Phillies seal their second walk-off win of the day. Half an hour later, dressed for the team’s flight to Miami, he could still feel it coursing through him.“There’s a lot of adrenaline,” Shugart said. “It...
What is the NFL supplemental draft? How would it work if Brendan Sorsby enters?
The NFL supplemental draft is suddenly a popular talking point in light of the Brendan Sorsby gambling scandal. It’s a mechanism that gives draft-eligible players who did not enter the regular NFL Draft a chance to be selected by teams for the upcoming season.The first supplemental draft was held in 1977. Normally, players who declare for the supplemental draft do so because of unexpected eligibility issues in college (academic or disciplinary) that prevent them from returning to college footbal...
Jaylen Brown: Celtics need to take away 76ers' newfound swagger in Game 7
PHILADELPHIA — Jaylen Brown waved his arms trying to call off the substitution. For a couple of seconds, he attempted to convince Joe Mazzulla to leave him on the court with three fouls late in the second quarter.Though Brown eventually lost the argument, he recognized the urgency of the moment. The Boston Celtics still had plenty of time left in Game 6, but it was spinning away from them already. The series, which Brown’s team once seemed to have in hand, was rocketing in the wrong direction.Ad...
What we heard around college football this spring: Optimism in Alabama, Miami reloads and more
While Alabama fans ponder whether it was prudent to give head coach Kalen DeBoer a contract extension with a raise after the Crimson Tide went 20-8 in his first two seasons as Nick Saban’s replacement, there is plenty of optimism inside the program.Coaches are especially excited about the direction of the defense. The Tide have gotten bigger on that side of the ball, and we’re told it now looks more like what Alabama had been accustomed to under Saban, especially on the interior of the line. Las...
The bitter taste of victory: How Malört and Craig Counsell bring Cubs together
SAN DIEGO — Inside Petco Park’s visiting clubhouse late Tuesday night, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell ripped back some Jeppson’s Malört. As the team toasted his 900th career win as a major-league manager, Counsell downed the bitter-tasting liqueur, a celebratory gesture for someone who’s not exactly known as a party animal.Advertisement