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Cowboys vs. Ravens set for first game in Rio de Janeiro this season
The NFL announced in February that the Dallas Cowboys would be playing in the league’s first game in Rio de Janeiro. On Friday, their opponent was revealed: the Baltimore Ravens.The game in Brazil will be the first of three NFL regular-season matchups over five years. It will be played at Maracanã Stadium. The matchup will take place in Week 3 on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 4:25 p.m. ET. It will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+ and will be a home game for Dallas.Advertisement
Atlanta Falcons NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.The Atlanta Falcons enter the 2026 NFL Draft on April 23 with five picks over the three-day draft.The Falcons’ new regime of general manager Ian Cunningham, head coach Kevin Stefanski and president of football Matt Ryan gets its most high-profile test this week with its first draft in charge. Stefanski, the veteran of the triumvirate, and Ryan, who has final say on all football matters, have insisted that Cunningham will be in charge of making...
Baltimore Ravens select Zion Young, edge from Missouri, with No. 45 pick in 2026 NFL Draft
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.The Baltimore Ravens selected Missouri edge rusher Zion Young in the second round with the 45th pick of the 2026 NFL Draft.Young spent two seasons as a starter at Michigan State before transferring to Missouri and starting during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The 6-foot-5, 267-pound Atlanta native earned first-team All-SEC honors last season after recording 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass deflections as a senior. He showed steady impro...
New York Jets NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft. The New York Jets entered the 2026 NFL Draft on April 23 with nine picks over the three-day draft, but that changed once they traded for No. 30, their third pick in the first round. They selected Texas Tech edge David Bailey with the No. 2 pick, Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq at No. 16 and Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. at No. 30. Friday night, the Jets traded No. 44 to the Detroit Lions for Nos. 50 and 128.Advertisement
Miami Dolphins select Jacob Rodriguez, linebacker from Texas Tech, with No. 43 pick in 2026 NFL Draft
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.The Miami Dolphins added Texas Tech’s Jacob Rodriguez in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft, taking him Friday with the 43rd pick.Few prospects in this class arrive with a resume like Rodriguez’s. A former walk-on who transitioned from quarterback to linebacker, he became the centerpiece of Texas Tech’s defense, culminating in a 2025 season that saw him holding the Chuck Bednarik, Butkus and Bronko Nagurski awards. As one of the most decor...
Cleveland Browns NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The Cleveland Browns entered the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday with nine picks over the three-day event.But before their first selection at No. 6, they traded with the Kansas City Chiefs to move back three spots to No. 9 while also adding two additional picks, No. 74 in the third round and No. 148 in the fifth.Advertisement
New York Giants NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The New York Giants entered the 2026 NFL Draft with eight picks over the three-day event.With two picks in the top 10, they kicked off the John Harbaugh era by adding potential cornerstones to the defense and offense. The Giants selected Ohio State LB Arvell Reese at No. 5 overall and Miami OT Francis Mauigoa a few picks later at No. 10. Reese is another piece on a defense with talent to build around, even after trading Dexter Lawrence. Mauigoa fills a need at guard as New York believes it has a...
49ers take Ole Miss WR De'Zhaun Stribling with No. 33 pick in 2026 NFL Draft
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.As many expected heading into the draft, the San Francisco 49ers used their top pick on a wide receiver.But it wasn’t Washington’s Denzel Boston or any of the more well-known prospects at the position. It was De’Zhaun Stribling, a 207-pounder who ran a 4.36-second 40-yard dash. Stribling is the second burner from Ole Miss that the 49ers have taken in as many years. Last year, they used a fourth-round pick on Jordan Watkins.Adver...
Las Vegas Raiders NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The Las Vegas Raiders entered the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday with 10 picks over the three-day draft.It was no secret that they were going to spend the draft’s top pick on Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.After that, things become less certain. Las Vegas has five other picks within the top 150 selections and holes to fill at several positions: Defensive tackle, wide receiver, offensive line and secondary could all be addressed in premium slots, while running back, linebacker, edge rusher and...
Kansas City Chiefs NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The Kansas City Chiefs entered the 2026 NFL Draft with nine picks over the three-day draft.They pulled a shocker by immediately trading three of those picks to the Cleveland Browns to move up three spots in the first round to select LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane at No. 6. Besides No. 9, they traded a third-rounder (No. 74) and a fifth-rounder (No. 148) to the Browns.Advertisement
Develop space toilet, world needs it: Indian astronaut Prashant Nair asks desi startups
India News: Astronaut-designate Group Captain Prashant Nair, who is being trained for the Gaganyaan mission along with Grp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla, has requested I.
New Orleans Saints select Georgia DT Christen Miller with 42nd pick in 2026 NFL Draft
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.The New Orleans Saints selected Georgia defensive tackle Christen Miller with the 42nd pick in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Miller was the fourth defensive tackle taken.Miller was Georgia’s key interior defensive lineman the past two seasons. He was not as spectacular as the Jordan Davis-Jalen Carter years, though that was never the expectation.Advertisement
Bengals select Cashius Howell, edge from Texas A&M, with No. 41 pick in 2026 NFL Draft
The Cincinnati Bengals selected Texas A&M edge rusher Cashius Howell with the No. 41 pick in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft.Howell was a boundary edge rusher as a one-year starter under head coach Mike Elko during his two seasons with the Aggies. After producing during three seasons in the MAC at Bowling Green, all he did upon jumping to the SEC was become the ninth unanimous All-American in Texas A&M history. Howell led the SEC in sacks with 11 and became Texas A&M’s first S...
Shocking! New Zealand star cricketer banned for cocaine use
Former New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell has received a two-year ban from cricket after testing positive for cocaine during an English County Championship match last year. The 35-year-old admitted to using the substance and has accepted the sanction. This follows a previous suspension for a similar offense in 2024. His ban is backdated to November 2025.
WNBA teams to wear retro jerseys to celebrate league's 30th anniversary
In honor of the WNBA’s 30th season, the three original franchises that remained in their first cities — the New York Liberty, Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury — are releasing throwback uniforms for special games throughout the season, starting opening night when the Liberty host the Connecticut Sun at Barclays Center. The original WNBA logo and crest will also appear on the uniforms.Advertisement
Cleveland Browns select Denzel Boston, wide receiver from Washington, with No. 39 pick in 2026 NFL Draft
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft. The Cleveland Browns selected Washington receiver Denzel Boston with the 39th pick in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft, making him the seventh wide receiver off the board.Boston brings a prototypical frame and a skill set designed around winning at the catch point. At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, he plays above defenders — using his length, body control and reliable hands to secure the ball through contact. Boston doesn’t rely on top-end sp...
At his Raiders introduction, Fernando Mendoza says 'I still need to earn it'
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak touted the skills of his new quarterback Fernando Mendoza as he helped introduce the No. 1 overall pick on Friday afternoon.Athleticism, accuracy and football knowledge were all listed. But Mendoza’s traits aren’t what stood out most for Kubiak. It was something more intangible, a quality that’s rare to come by.Advertisement
Babar Azam vs Virat Kohli: 'Hadd se zyada hype, 'king' tag ne chadha diya' - Ex-cricketer's blunt take
Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer has dismissed comparisons between Pakistan's Babar Azam and Virat Kohli. Jaffer feels Azam has received excessive hype. He suggests this has led to pressure on Azam to perform like Kohli. Jaffer also cited captaincy as a factor in Azam's performance dips. Despite this, Jaffer acknowledges Azam's talent and class as one of Pakistan's top batters.
Buffalo Bills NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The Buffalo Bills enter the 2026 NFL Draft on April 23 with seven picks over the three-day draft.The Bills have some of the lowest total draft capital in the league, thanks to their trade for wide receiver DJ Moore, a deal that sent their second-round pick to the Chicago Bears for the player and a fifth-round pick.Advertisement
2026 NFL Draft grades for Rounds 2 and 3: Kayden McDonald a steal for Texans
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.Welcome to The Athletic’s pick-by-pick grades for Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft. If you missed our reactions to all of Thursday night’s action, you can catch up on our Round 1 grades here.Once again, because it’s impossible to fully judge a prospect before they’ve played an NFL snap, our immediate grades will try to take into account a number of factors: pick value, trade cost, how the draft board looked at the time of th...