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NFL Draft 2026 Rounds 2-3 live updates: Picks order, best available players, grades and latest news
2026 NFL DraftGradesBest Available PlayersRoundtablePick Tracker'The Beast' Draft GuideliveUpdated 51s agoNFL Draft 2026 Rounds 2-3 live updates: Picks order, best available players, grades and latest newsFollow our live coverage of the second and third rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft tonightThe Athletic Live TeamApril 24, 2026 at 6:06 AM EDTThe 2026 NFL Draft is being held in Pittsburgh with rounds two and three taking place tonight. Imagn ImagesApril 24, 2026 at 6:06 AM EDTLukas Weese·S...
Cowboys get two surprises on Day 1 of NFL Draft, led by taking Caleb Downs
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys received two big surprises Thursday.The first was that star wide receiver George Pickens is expected to sign his franchise tag. The second is that standout Ohio State safety Caleb Downs was still on the board at Pick 11 in the first round of the NFL Draft.Two hours before the draft started, news surfaced that Pickens will sign the $27.3 million tender. The Dallas Cowboys announced Wednesday that they will not negotiate a long-term contract with Pickens and that...
Avalanche push Kings to the brink. What's really at stake the rest of the series?
LOS ANGELES — With the Colorado Avalanche up 3-0 on the Los Angeles Kings after Thursday night’s 4-2 win, the final result of this first-round series feels inevitable. Yes, the Kings came back from the same deficit in 2014 series against the San Jose Sharks. But the 2025-26 Kings don’t have peak Anže Kopitar, Drew Doughty or Jonathan Quick, and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Avalanche both scored the most goals in the league and allowed the fewest.Advertisement
How Blake Miller's wrist injury proved he was a perfect fit for the Lions
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Blake Miller, perhaps unbeknownst to him, telegraphed his selection by the Detroit Lions on a Saturday morning in Indianapolis in February.It was the final day of prospect media availability at the NFL Scouting Combine. A select few reporters remaining were on hand to hear from a talented offensive line class. There was Miller, perched in front of a mic on podium No. 7, nonchalantly telling the story of a wrist injury suffered in the spring of his junior year and how he dealt...
Ballot for 2027 opens as TCS London Marathon runners prepare for warm weather
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Daniel Farke makes Chelsea FA Cup prediction after Liam Rosenior sacking
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How Sabres' Noah Östlund delivered a 'special' playoff debut to help win Game 3
BOSTON — The Buffalo Sabres were trailing the Boston Bruins 1-0 in the second period when Noah Östlund grabbed the puck in the neutral zone. He skated through the spoked B at center ice of TD Garden and flew into the offensive zone with speed. He then pivoted to make Bruins defenseman Andrew Peeke think he was going to pass before racing into the corner. Josh Doan was crashing the net and had the Bruins’ attention. But Östlund, as he typically does, saw something else.Advertisement
World Cup final tickets go on sale for more than $2.2million each
Four tickets for this summer’s World Cup final in the U.S. have gone on sale for more than $2million each.FIFA’s official “resale/exchange marketplace” website lists the quartet of Category 1 seats for the match at the MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on July 19 for $2,299,998.85 (£1.7m) each, according to Sky News.Advertisement
The NFL Draft opened with a gamble, a surprise and a sign of things to come
NFLThe NFL Draft opened with a gamble, a surprise and a sign of things to comeThe Rams picking QB Ty Simpson shocked experts and fans alike, but it wasn't the only takeaway from Thursday's first round.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Ty Simpson of Alabama celebrates after being selected thirteenth overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams during Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Thursday.Emilee Chinn / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News...
Ohtani and the 50-50-50 Club: Only one other MLB player allowed inside
Editor’s note: This is a Weird and Wild short. To read the main W&W column, click or tap here. Shohei Ohtani, man. Does he visit more clubs than the Kardashians? It feels like it sometimes. Here’s his latest: It’s the 50-50-50 Club.Here at the Weird and Wild Department, that’s a club we just made up. But we love it all the same, because that’s what we do. We can’t get enough of creative new ways to shape the baseball world we’re watching. Oh, and also because it fills lots of important...
The Commanders' D, with Sonny Styles, will be one thing for sure next season — fast
ASHBURN, Va. — The seam route, I think, was front of mind for the Commanders going into the NFL Draft.How many times last season did Washington’s back seven flail at tight ends and wide receivers from around the globe who blew past its linebackers and DBs for chunk play after chunk play down the middle of the field? Actually, it wasn’t just the seam routes: Corner routes were open, too. So were wheel routes down the sidelines, and choice routes out of the backfield, and crossing routes over the...
How Anthony Cirelli pushed himself to become the perfect teammate with the Lightning
Anthony Cirelli comes across as low-key and reserved in front of the cameras, but don’t let that fool you.“He’s kind of a goofball,” former Tampa Bay Lightning teammate Tyler Johnson told The Athletic. “He says some things that you’re just like, ‘What the heck is that? Why are you talking like that?’ But that’s just how he is. He’s so much fun to be around.”For example?Advertisement
NFL Draft 2026 best available players for Minnesota Vikings: De'Zhaun Stribling, Logan Jones
The Minnesota Vikings began with a defensive bang. The selection of Caleb Banks at No. 18 likely means the team will have its eyes set on offense on Day 2.Minnesota wanted to emerge from the 2026 NFL Draft with a receiver to add depth behind Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, so that’s a sensible place to start. Center is another possibility, especially in Rounds 2 and 3. The Vikings have faith in Blake Brandel, but they’d like to find another starting-caliber option.Advertisement
NFL Draft 2026 best available players for Chicago Bears: Lee Hunter, De'Zhaun Stribling
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft. The Chicago Bears exited the first night of the NFL Draft with a starting safety in Dillon Thieneman. They have three chances in a 32-pick span to keep adding playmakers to the defense, and they could also add to coach Ben Johnson’s offense. Several players who were popular mock draft picks for the Bears at No. 25 remain on the board — edge rushers T.J. Parker and Zion Young and defensive tackle Kayden McDonald. Based on a variety of dr...
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...
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
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...
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