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Maybe, Just Maybe, The Knicks Might Have A Functional Defense
The Knicks did not luck out, which is basically an evergreen sentence. Their lottery pick did not leap into the top three, which had only a six percent chance of occurring last night. It instead landed at nine, as expected. I feel a little good about this. ...
It Appears The Kings, Who Always Screw Up, Can't Possibly Screw This Up
For what feels like the first time in recent franchise history, the Sacramento Kings got lucky. The Kings briefly held the reins in the NBA’s greatest-ever tank-off last season, but they were soundly out-tanked over the stretch run, and wound up finishing with the lottery’s seventh-best odds after e...
Here's How The NBA Draft Lottery Went Down
The team with the worst record in the NBA this season, the Phoenix Suns, won the draft lottery tonight, and with it the choice of either Arizona’s Deandre Ayton or Real Madrid’s Luka Dončić. Whoever of those two the Suns don’t pick will likely go to the Sacramento Kings, who defied the odds and took...
Future Of Basketball Luka Dončić<em></em> Gets A Rare Triple-Double In Spain
Possible first-overall draft pick Luka Dončić, who’s been playing in Spain with Real Madrid since he was 16, is already the kind of all-around athletic beast who appears to be the final form that every basketball player is evolving towards. He’s a six-foot-eight guard/forward hybrid who’s comfortabl...
The Best Names Of The WHL Draft
On an auspicious day for names, the Western Hockey League held its draft for 14- and 15-year-old players. As in past years, the draft board is a revealing look at what parents west of Ontario and west of the Mississippi are naming their kids....
The NFL Seems Really Worried About Maurice Hurst Playing Football
Former Michigan defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, initially projected as a first- or second-round talent in this year’s NFL draft, ended up falling to the final day last week, when the Raiders picked him up in the fifth round. Hurst’s drop came after he was diagnosed with a previously undisclosed hear...
Eagles Use Late Draft Pick On Humongous Rugby League Man
The late stages of the NFL player draft are for kickers and special-teamers, and for taking fliers on long-shot contributors. Saturday afternoon the Super Bowl-champion Eagles made the long-shot-est of long-shot selections in the 7th round of the 2018 draft when they selected the gigantic and tanta...
One-Handed Linebacker Shaquem Griffin Drafted By The Seahawks, Who Employ His Twin Brother
Central Florida linebacker Shaquem Griffin, a one-handed player who runs like the wind and conquered the bench press, has been selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. I urge you to watch these two videos of his selection, because they’re great:...
Who Hugged Roger Goodell Longest At Last Night's NFL Draft?<em></em>
God help me, I’m back on my bullshit....
The NFL Wants You To Forget What Ryan Shazier's Inspiring Recovery Is From<em></em>
Last night at the NFL Draft, Roger Goodell praised Ryan Shazier’s “unyielding determination and unwavering spirit” as the commissioner invited the Steelers linebacker to the stage to announce Pittsburgh’s first-round pick. Broadcasters noted what an “awesome moment” it was to see Shazier walk shakil...
Jaire Alexander Was SO Excited For Lamar Jackson
Hello, here is a nice thing....
Josh Rosen Was "Pissed" About Falling In The Draft
Former UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen was selected with the 10th overall pick in last night’s NFL draft, behind fellow quarterback prospects Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, and Josh Allen. Living up to his pre-draft reputation as a guy who speaks his mind, Rosen admitted in post-draft interviews that he w...
Lamar Jackson Went To The Right Place
At the close of the first round of the draft Thursday night, the most exciting player in college football over the last two years ended up in what appears to be a very encouraging situation, as the Ravens traded with the Eagles to take Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson with the 32nd pick....
Here Are Your 2018 First-Round NFL Draft Picks
The first round of the draft is over! Here’s what happened:...
Ryan Shazier Walks On Stage To Announce The Steelers' First-Round Pick
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier walked out on stage to announce the team’s first-round pick at tonight’s draft—one of only a few public appearances that he has made since suffering a serious spinal injury during a game in December, and the first one in which he’s been able to walk withou...
Baker Mayfield Receives Honor Of Being Next Doomed Cleveland QB
Cleveland took Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield with the top pick off the board in this year’s quarterback-heavy first round....
Josh Allen Called Stephen A. Smith At 2 A.M. To Apologize For His Racist Tweets
Last night, top NFL draft prospect Josh Allen joined the long list of young athletes who have seen their old, problematic tweets resurfaced. Yahoo compiled the since-deleted tweets, which were sent between 2012 and 2013, when Allen was still a teenager....
What's The Point Of Mock Drafts?
If it seems like every NFL reporter or analyst does a mock draft or four, that’s because just about NFL reporter or analyst does a mock draft or four. If you’re wondering why so much pre-draft coverage is saturated with glorified guesswork, consider this: People really, really want to read mock dra...
NFL Says It Couldn't Confirm Whether Team Asked Prospect Derrius Guice If He Liked Men
After he attended the NFL combine, former LSU running back and draft prospect Derrius Guice said in a radio interview that a couple of teams had asked him some pretty invasive questions involving his sexuality and his mother. Today, the league said its investigation couldn’t determine that any team...
Baker Mayfield Won't Do An NFL Draft Live Shot And Is On ESPN's "Character Concerns" List<em></em>
The NFL draft will be taking place inside the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium this weekend, and ESPN’s broadcast team is currently holed up in a nearby hotel preparing for the big day. Based on images provided by a source, that preparation involves writing a lot of stuff on whiteboards. ...