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Indianapolis Colts NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The Indianapolis Colts enter the 2026 NFL Draft on April 23 with seven picks over the three-day draft.The Colts don’t have a first-round pick in this year’s draft, but they have plenty of roster needs as they seek to end a five-year playoff drought. Their most glaring holes are at defensive end and linebacker. Kwity Paye is now with the Las Vegas Raiders, opening a spot on the edge opposite Laiatu Latu. The Colts must also replace a starting linebacker after trading Zaire Franklin to the Green B...
Royals announce plans for $1.9 billion stadium in downtown Kansas City, keeping team in Missouri
The Kansas City Royals on Wednesday put forth plans to build a new ballpark in downtown Kansas City, Mo., at cost of $1.9 billion — including $600 million in taxpayer money from the city, an unspecified contribution from the state that will likely total hundreds of millions, and at least $800 million from the team.Advertisement
Hawks are attacking the Knicks' weak spots. New York needs to reciprocate
NEW YORK — CJ McCollum answered a question with a question.The Atlanta Hawks guard had just led a miraculous comeback in Game 2 of a first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks. With two minutes remaining, he lofted in a floater to give the Hawks, who trailed by double digits earlier in the fourth quarter, an improbable lead. He banged in a jumper a minute later. Another bucket followed.Advertisement
Picked by Brazil, praised by Klopp, Red Bull New York's stunning new training facility opens
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — If only for one cloudy and chilly spring morning in New Jersey, the past, present and future of Red Bull New York aligned beautifully.A number of luminaries from the club’s past were on hand for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of RWJBarnabas Health Red Bulls Performance Center. Global star Thierry Henry and his former strike partner at the club, Bradley Wright-Phillips, had the honors of cutting the ribbon. Fellow MLS great Dax McCarty was among those in the group, which...
Baltimore Ravens NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The Baltimore Ravens enter the 2026 NFL Draft with 11 picks over the three-day event, which begins Thursday, April 23.The Ravens like to enter a draft without any major needs, allowing them to stick to their “best player available” drafting philosophy. Yet, this year, their needs are more pronounced, and having the second-most picks sets general manager Eric DeCosta up for a busy couple of days.Advertisement
Caitlin Clark stays Fever's top ballhandler, but Raven Johnson should alleviate pressure
INDIANAPOLIS – Usually when Caitlin Clark steps onto the Indiana Fever’s practice court, she’s carrying a basketball. On Wednesday, she was carrying a camera as she met with dozens of reporters for her team’s media day. When Clark wrapped her news conference, the prolific 3-point shooter demanded a different kind of shot, this one from close range.Advertisement
Magic pledge to learn from Pistons' decisive 30-3 run: 'I'm not worried at all'
DETROIT — You would be hard-pressed to find many stretches over the last calendar year in which an NBA team so thoroughly dominated an opponent as the Detroit Pistons eviscerated the Orlando Magic Wednesday night in the second half of Game 2 of their first-round series.The teams entered halftime tied. But then the Pistons scored 30 of the next 33 points, a devastating run that gave them control and might have saved them the series.Advertisement
Cade Cunningham's dominance exemplifies NBA at its best — when focus is on the court
DETROIT — Can you imagine, after Cade Cunningham’s first two postseason games this year, if he still wasn’t eligible for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, or for any of the All-NBA teams?Cunningham has become every bit the franchise player the Detroit Pistons dreamed he’d be almost five years ago, when they took him as the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. His magical season continued Wednesday, when he led the Eastern Conference’s top seed on an incredible 30-3 run in the third quarter en r...
Why the Bruins would be thrilled with a Game 3 street fight against Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jeremy Swayman, as usual, had things under control. The Boston Bruins goalie had smothered an Alex Tuch third-period shot. Swayman was waiting for the whistle.Zach Benson was not.The Buffalo Sabres forward jabbed Swayman in hopes of jostling the puck loose. Nikita Zadorov didn’t like it. The 6-foot-7, 255-pound defenseman drove the 5-foot-10, 177-pound Benson to the ice. Zadorov’s message was clear: Leave Swayman alone.Advertisement
New York Jets NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The New York Jets enter the 2026 NFL Draft on April 23 with nine picks over the three-day draft.General manager Darren Mougey made a definitive statement when he dealt away Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams at the trade deadline: It was time to blow things up, start over and build through the draft.Advertisement
How Ohio State's Sonny Styles unlocked top-10 draft potential at LB after a position switch
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A few days before leaving Columbus for his last college game, Sonny Styles searched his phone for a text message from 2024.“I’m so happy for you man,” James Laurinaitis told him then. “You’re going to be a first-round linebacker here. I’m telling you, right now.”Laurinaitis was an All-American linebacker at Ohio State who won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defender in 2006. In 2024, he was promoted from graduate assistant to linebackers coach of the Buckeyes. He...
Chicago Bears NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The Chicago Bears enter the 2026 NFL Draft on April 23 with seven picks over the three-day draft.The Bears are expected to go heavy on defense in this draft. They have needs on the defensive line, both on the interior and on the edge, where they’re still searching for a productive complement to defensive end Montez Sweat. After losing starting safeties Kevin Byard and Jaquan Brisker in free agency, they likely will grab a safety this week to compete for the job opposite newcomer Coby Bryant. On...
Chicago Cubs' Matthew Boyd returns to a red-hot team that has grown during his absence
CHICAGO — A Chicago Cubs pitching staff that’s been waylaid by injuries over the first month of the season finally got some reinforcements Wednesday night. In their 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, their eighth straight win, the team once again showed how the full roster is needed to get the job done.Advertisement
A shorter NFL Draft? Time between first-round picks shortened by 2 minutes in 2026
This year’s first round of the NFL Draft might be slightly shorter thanks to a change the league made to the time between picks.Teams will have eight minutes to make their first-round selections, down from the previous 10-minute window. The two-minute cut puts teams on a tighter clock to negotiate trades, but it should shorten the Day 1 proceedings, which had previously taken nearly four hours to complete.Advertisement
Eagles NFL Draft mailbag: First-round trade possibilities, favorite Day 3 prospects
Draft Day finally arrived. You’ve read our coverage throughout the past few months. What’s on your mind before the most fun weekend of the offseason? Let’s get to the mailbag to find out…(Note: Questions were lightly edited for grammar + clarity.)Howie Roseman’s comment akin to “We want to ensure we get a player with a first-round grade” seems to align with his recent draft approach, especially in a supposedly thin first round. Who would you speculate would be the target in a small trade up (3-4...
How to watch 2026 NFL Draft, Round 1: TV and streaming options, updated order for Thursday
It’s time for pro football journeys to begin in earnest. Some teams will mine franchise cornerstones from the 2026 NFL Draft, while others will plant fateful decision trees that will torment fans for years to come.This year’s draft goes down in Pittsburgh, where Terrible Towels and bright yellow grandstands welcome a deep rookie class. The ceremony is broadcast across several different networks. Here’s what to know, when to tune in and how to follow along.All times listed are ET.Advertisement
San Francisco 49ers NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
The San Francisco 49ers enter the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night with six picks over the three-day event.The 49ers are looking for the perfect mix of veterans and younger players, and they’ve definitely doubled down on the older part, adding Mike Evans and Christian Kirk among other free agents this offseason. Now, they can inject some youth from the draft, preferably on the defensive and offensive lines and at receiver.Advertisement
The quest to define the NHL's favorite word: Grind
TORONTO — Craig Berube stood in front of a group of reporters with plenty on his mind.It was late November and Berube’s Toronto Maple Leafs had fallen from a team with Stanley Cup aspirations to the bottom of the NHL’s Eastern Conference.“We all feel it,” the coach said after practice. “Everyone has to grind right now. It’s a grind.”Two months later to the day, Berube’s team was again slipping. He saw only one path forward.Advertisement
What I'm hearing about the Patriots and the No. 31 pick ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft
When Eliot Wolf began his 2026 NFL Draft prep, rather than looking at the New England Patriots’ biggest needs, he started by crossing off the positions where the team is pretty well set.“Because there’s a lot less of that when you look at it that way,” the Patriots’ executive vice president of player personnel said earlier this month.Advertisement
Atlanta Falcons NFL Draft 2026 pick tracker: Grades, fits and scouting reports
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 the picks and running the show after serving as assi...