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How will Ravens prioritize their draft needs? Turning to 'The Beast' for answers
The good news for the Baltimore Ravens is that they have 11 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. Only the rival Pittsburgh Steelers have more.Yet, of the Ravens’ 11 selections, seven are in the fifth round or later.General manager Eric DeCosta and the Ravens have certainly shown an ability to find contributors on Day 3 of the draft. What’s significantly harder is finding plug-and-play starters and immediate impact guys after the first couple of rounds.Advertisement
Chicago Bears and 'The Beast': What we can learn about potential draft targets
With the NFL Draft less than two weeks away, Chicago Bears fans have the best resource to study up and play the role of general manager Ryan Poles.“The Beast,” Dane Brugler’s draft guide, is the most comprehensive collection of scouting reports you’ll find outside NFL team facilities. And I’d like to see if teams can match some of the details he includes.Advertisement
DeBrincat's 40 goals, Seider's 60 points headline Red Wings' milestone night: 5 thoughts
DETROIT — After a month when virtually everything has gone wrong for the Detroit Red Wings, for once it all went right Thursday.Alex DeBrincat became the Red Wings’ first 40-goal scorer since Marian Hossa in 2008-09. Dylan Larkin scored a hat trick to set a career high with 34 goals this season. Moritz Seider became the fourth defenseman in franchise history to record a 5-point game, propelling him to 60 on the season. All that, in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers to keep the final embers...
What does André Burakovsky's future look like with the Blackhawks?
CHICAGO — André Burakovsky has watched his shifts countless times. He’s gone through video from early this season to more recently and looked for differences in the way he played. He wished something would jump out and explain why his season fell apart.But he doesn’t have a true explanation. He thought maybe he was skating with less confidence with the puck in traffic lately, but that’s him probably grasping for straws and searching for something to do differently. Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeff...
Breaking down the Knicks’ playoff picture, Josh Hart’s late-game defensive impact
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks’ playoff picture is still a bit pixilated despite their holding the No. 3 seed for most of the calendar year and having only two games remaining in the regular season.The Knicks took down the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, 112-106, and grabbed their second straight win against an opponent with an above-.500 record after going winless in their previous six attempts. It also secured the tiebreaker against the No. 2-seeded Celtics and kept the door open to moving u...
Nikola Jokić's defense, Jayson Tatum's glass work and more NBA trends I'm watching
Stars are playing like role players. And a role player is performing like a star.Let’s open the notebook to run through three NBA trends that have caught my eye this week.The Jokić defenseThe greatest swing skill for the NBA playoffs resides in Colorado.Will Nikola Jokić’s defense sink as low as it has for most of this season, or might it rebound to respectable levels when games matter most?Advertisement
Konnor Griffin's contract, Mason Miller's Time and a 1-ball walk: Weird & Wild
There was an actual game in which 93 hitters reached base. … I think we just saw the first one-ball walk in history. … And then there was a starting pitcher, in a real major-league game, who faced 11 hitters in the first two innings and not one of them put a ball in play.So … was that Weird and Wild enough for you?Advertisement
Minnesota Vikings could target these 7 sleepers in the 2026 NFL Draft
When it comes to draft preparations, this is crunch time for NFL teams. The Minnesota Vikings, for example, have been hosting draft prospects in recent days to study their medicals and gather more in-person intelligence.Another sign that the draft is close? Dane Brugler, The Athletic’s exceptional draft expert, published his yearly draft guide, “The Beast.” It’s loaded with intel. It’s a perfect guide to some of the sneakier, lesser-known candidates who could be in play in the later rounds.Adver...
Using 'The Beast' to dive into prospects to fit the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive needs
“The Beast” has arrived. Every year, The Athletic’s Dane Brugler delivers the NFL’s definitive draft preview. It contains 629 pages of absolute must-read information. While consuming it myself, I kept in mind the Philadelphia Eagles’ positional needs and compiled a contextualized list of prospects to keep an eye on. There is plenty to get to. So, we won’t waste more time on introductions. Today, we focus on the Eagles’ offensive needs.A quick reminder of the Eagles’ 2026 draft picks.First R...
The Falcons should draft a wide receiver; 'The Beast' breaks down their best options
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The NFL Draft is less than two weeks away. “The Beast” is here. And the Atlanta Falcons have to be taking a wide receiver, right?This week’s release of Dane Brugler’s annual draft guide means it’s time to start getting serious about figuring out which direction the Falcons are going in the draft, and another pass catcher has to be a serious consideration.Despite what Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday.Advertisement
FIFA faces new crisis as SoFi Stadium workers in LA threaten strike action
With just over 60 days before the World Cup begins, FIFA has a new crisis on its hands: strike threats from thousands of workers at SoFi Stadium, the tournament’s host venue in Los Angeles and the site of the opening USMNT game during the tournament.SoFi Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and Rams in the suburb of Inglewood, is scheduled to stage eight World Cup matches: five in the group stage, two round-of-32 games and a quarter-final.Advertisement
Jayson Tatum calls return to Madison Square Garden 'a big moment' for him
NEW YORK — When one of the Boston Celtics buses arrived at Madison Square Garden for shootaround Thursday morning, several players headed straight for the court. As they did that, Jayson Tatum veered off in the other direction, walking down the hallway toward the locker room where he finished one of the worst nights of his life.Advertisement
The latest on Argentina's dubious World Cup run-up, Messi's odd lack of commitment
Lionel Scaloni settled into his seat and prepared to take questions from reporters. It was minutes after Argentina had defeated Zambia 5-0 in a friendly on March 31 at the famed Estadio Bombonera in Buenos Aires. The win came three days after the reigning world champions had beaten Mauritania 2-1 in the same stadium.Advertisement
Yankees’ Aaron Judge Sends Ryan McMahon Message As Slump Worsens
The New York Yankees’ franchise slugger offered a response to his teammate’s 2-for-29 hitting slump this season.
Analyzing 5-Star Men’s Basketball Recruits In The NCAA Transfer Portal
Per 247 Sports, there are four five-star transfer recruits in the men's basketball transfer portal. Here's the analysis of these four players.
Women’s Six Nations: will anyone stop England’s conveyor belt of talent?
Despite a raft of absences, world champions have such depth they will begin the 2026 tournament as firm favouritesIf there isn’t a conspiracy theory out there about England having a factory that churns out world-class players then there should be. The Red Roses squad will be without eight Rugby World Cup winners because of injury, pregnancies and retirements for the Women’s Six Nations but they are still overwhelming favourites for a grand slam.For others, a squad so depleted would throw their c...
15 fits for the Giants' first two NFL Draft picks — with help from ‘The Beast’
For prospects preparing to enter the NFL and the teams getting ready to select them, the draft at the end of April is the biggest day on the calendar.And if you’re a fan, “The Beast” release day might rival that. On Wednesday, The Athletic draft guru Dane Brugler published the latest edition of his essential draft guide, covering more than 2,000 prospects with more than 400 player profiles. It is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in the draft — including beat writers!Advertisement
With Alex Ovechkin retirement possible, Sidney Crosby honors an enduring 20-year bond
Crosby is going to savor this weekend's games against Washington, which could be his final against Ovechkin in a long shared history.
Premier League matchweek 32: The numbers to know
The Premier League returns after its longest break of the 2025-26 season. Nineteen days separate matchday 31 from matchday 32, with the March-April international window, FA Cup quarter-finals and continental quarter-final first legs all crammed in between.Teams head straight back into decisive fixtures at both ends of the table. Manchester City’s title pursuit leaves no room for error as they travel to Stamford Bridge. Leeds, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham and West Ham are separated by four points...
LaMelo Ball, Nickeil Alexander-Walker lead my NBA Post-All-Star Breakout Team
There’s accepting your role, and then there’s accepting that it will always be your role.Take the Atlanta Hawks’ Nickeil Alexander-Walker, for example. Former teammates and coaches say he blossomed with the Minnesota Timberwolves partly because he accepted his role as a secondary weapon rather than trying to be a high-usage scorer, something he struggled to do well when he came into the league in New Orleans.Advertisement