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Inside the NFL Draft: Ty Simpson pick explained, surging TEs and favorite strategies
If there is one thing I’ve learned about the NFL Draft, it’s that everyone is going to argue about it for weeks afterward.That’s where I come in: I’m not here to change your opinions, but to talk to you about the process behind some of the more interesting moves and trends you watched throughout this year’s draft, and to highlight a few of my favorite classes.Let’s get right into it and start with the draft’s biggest surprise:Ty Simpson, body language and what comes next Ty Simpson of Alabama wa...
Which women's basketball transfers found the best fits? Ranking the top 20 best moves
More than 1,300 Division I players entered the transfer portal this offseason, and while not all of them have located a new home yet, most of the biggest names have found their landing spots. The season is still six months away, but it’s already time to start imagining how all these players will fit in with their new teams, and swap our transfer portal ranking for a transfer portal fit ranking.Advertisement
Thanks to Jamal Cain, the underdog Magic are on the verge eliminating Pistons
ORLANDO, Fla. — One of the most important conversations of the Orlando Magic’s season took place in one of their hydrotherapy rooms, during a plunge into a cold tub where the 45-degree water soothes aching muscles and reduces inflammation.There, between Games 3 and 4 of their first-round series against the Detroit Pistons, Jamal Cain asked Desmond Bane if Bane ever feels nervous during playoff games. Bane explained that he feels apprehensive, but his worries evaporate once the game begins.Advert...
Revisiting the 2021 NHL Draft: The importance of game reps, overagers and more
Continuing an annual series that now dates back a few years, I’m looking back at the draft from five seasons ago to try to glean what key lessons we can take away from it. The 2021 NHL Draft was — and will likely remain — one of the most unique and difficult classes to evaluate I’ve ever been involved with.Advertisement
Which of the Patriots' undrafted free agents could make the 53-man roster?
The New England Patriots’ long streak of years with an undrafted free agent making the initial roster ended in 2023, but the franchise has still kept an undrafted player in 21 of the last 22 years.This year’s group of UDFAs has a decent chance to continue that trend, considering the Patriots didn’t draft a player at several positions of need, including guard and nose tackle.Advertisement
NBA Draft lottery proposals don't address the underlying reason behind tanking
The NBA’s (occasionally) admirable attempts to bring the hammer to the scourge of tanking continue to ignore the tenacity and recalcitrance of nails.The league is committed to trying to reduce the most egregious forms of tanking — the multi-year versions — in its attempts to get more of its teams to participate fully in actually trying to win games during the regular season. But its attempts to find perfection in potential solutions, to try and account for every contingency, continue to ignore t...
How an unlikely change propelled Lightning's Darren Raddysh toward NHL stardom
TAMPA, Fla. — In the elite levels of the Greater Toronto Hockey League, there is no bigger year than your OHL draft year. For these teenagers, many having been on skates just about as long as they’ve been able to walk, it is the biggest year of their lives.It was no different for Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh, who was a minor midget teammate of Connor McDavid and Sam Bennett with the Toronto Marlboros U16 triple-A team back in 2011.Advertisement
It's business as usual for the Red Sox, but will firing Alex Cora bring a World Series?
In one of the most shocking moves we’ve seen from a front office in recent memory, the Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora on Saturday, and they did it just 27 games into the season.A decision this surprising invites a deep dive into the history of how the Red Sox have been handled over the past 20 years to see what would lead them to part ways with Cora, who is one of the best managers in the sport, according to executives in both leagues I spoke to who were all just as shocked as the rest o...
Revised Red Sox coaching staff finds its way (and its second straight win)
TORONTO — Monday was Ernie Clement Hockey Jersey Night, and the line to get into Rogers Centre, four hours before first pitch, stretched for blocks through downtown Toronto. Some fans had been camped out since noon to make sure they were among the first 15,000 through the door.Because of the coveted giveaway, the Boston Red Sox took batting practice in front of a half-full ballpark. It was a massive pregame crowd — as if Mark McGwire were taking BP in 1998 — watching a brand-new coaching staff p...
Luke Kennard once lit up Ohio. Now he's doing it for LeBron James' Lakers
By the winter of 2015, the buzz had made it to Loveland, Ohio, where 13-year-old Jaxson Hayes knew he needed to see it for himself. Word of a high-school junior hanging 51 points on Edgewood, 45 on Valley View and 53 on Bellbrook had people talking, and Hayes and his friends wanted in.“This was a really big deal,” Hayes told The Athletic.Advertisement
Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobeš maximizes his strengths through fearless aggression
When Dustin Carlson met Jakub Dobeš in 2021, Dobeš was a freshman goalie at Ohio State University who loved hockey, winning and Chinese food buffets.Carlson, who coached Ohio State’s goalies from 2017-24, knew Dobeš was destined for greatness.“When he got to us, his skating was already elite,” Carlson recalled. “Every movement was crisp, hard and agile. Right away, you’re like, if this guy is 6-foot-4 and can move like that, as long as he can stop pucks, he’s going to the NHL.”Advertisement
Who will be the Vikings' next general manager? The 11 most likely candidates
MINNEAPOLIS — Leadership is a trait that often gets lost among the duties of an NFL general manager, but it probably warrants the top spot. This is a front-facing position. You must garner buy-in from the staff, coaches, media members — everyone.That’s relevant now, as the Minnesota Vikings’ search for a new top executive is put back on the front burner. Free agency is mostly finished. The 2026 NFL Draft is complete. The Vikings said they’d wait until late April or early May to chart the future,...
Connor Prielipp, hyped Twins prospect, shows off new curveball in first big-league win
MINNEAPOLIS — If we’ve learned anything through his first two big-league starts, it’s that Connor Prielipp is in love with his slider.For the second outing in a row, the Minnesota Twins’ top pitching prospect relied heavily on an elite off-speed pitch he considers his go-to. But this time out, Prielipp also trusted in his ability to throw a newly discovered curveball.Advertisement
MLS franchise could move countries. Plus: A £55m Premier League striker swiftly goes up for sale
The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox.Hello! Big news for a Tuesday morning: we could be looking at the end of MLS in Vancouver. And the start of MLS in Las Vegas.Coming up: Whitecaps relocation threat Fernandes nears assist record EPL club’s £55m error A comedy corner routine MLS owners consider moving Vancouver Whitecaps to Las Vegas (Elizabeth Ruiz Ruiz/Getty Images)
Raptors' Collin Murray-Boyles is the latest gem from NBA's outstanding rookie class
TORONTO — Collin Murray-Boyles either didn’t hear the conversation or didn’t care. Given how he carries himself, both are equally plausible.RJ Barrett and Jamal Shead, Murray-Boyles’ teammates, were talking about the rookie’s unusual sturdiness for a first-year player. You know how “Once he gets stronger…” leads most projections about a prospect’s potential? Well, that doesn’t apply to Murray-Boyles, who, listed at 6-foot-7 and 245 pounds, is not getting any help from the league’s trusted measur...
Tigers by the numbers: 10 stats that explain an up-and-down start
DETROIT — Is there anything trickier than deciphering baseball in April?The Tigers so far have a 15-14 record. They have had moments of great excitement, like Spencer Torkelson’s walk-off home run and a 6-0 homestand earlier in the month. They have also had puzzling lows, like a four-game sweep in Minnesota and a maddening blown lead Friday night against the Reds.The sample is growing larger, but it all seems very much like a team still sorting out the kinks.Here are 10 key numbers that explain...
Arsenal need Kai Havertz alternative to offer more than Viktor Gyokeres. What are the options?
Kai Havertz was not the only one feeling a sense of resignation when he was forced off with injury after 34 minutes against Newcastle United on Saturday. Those watching inside and outside the Emirates Stadium knew the dynamic of the match was about to shift.Havertz had started Arsenal’s last two games up front and helped provide a platform that allowed for longer spells of possession and attacks. Coming on in his place against Newcastle was Viktor Gyokeres — and his performance would not have su...
'We started to believe a long time ago!' - Braga confident of Hearts title chances
"We just started to believe a long time ago, but just couldn't say."Claudio Braga has told Sky Sports News that Hearts players have been high in Premiership title confidence for much of this dramatic campaign.
Perrin out, uncapped 18yo included in England Women's T20 World Cup squad
Davina Perrin has been left out of the England squad announced for the Women's T20 World Cup squad, but uncapped teenager Tilly Corteen-Coleman is included..Nat Sciver-Brunt will captain the squad on home soil at her seventh T20 World Cup.
Arsenal sent Champions League warning as Man City title race opportunity arises
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