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Grading the Lions' Draft
Grade: B-,Best Pick: OG Miles Frazier, No. 171 Overall,What We Liked: The Lions continue their emphasis on size after solid results. Tyleik Williams is a big hog molly who can handle double teams with ease and should help build out a line that is hopefully less ravaged by injuries this year. Tate Ra...
Grading the Jaguars' Draft
Grade: B,Best Pick: CB/WR Travis Hunter, No. 2 Overall,What We Liked: That Travis Hunter trade was incredible. Getting two top-end weapons for the price of one is worth any amount of pick capital you have to pay to get up there. James Gladstone is making an incredible splash in his first year as a g...
Grading the Colts' Draft
Grade: B+,Best Pick: RB DJ Giddens, No. 151 Overall,What We Liked: The Chris Ballard strategy of taking exclusively pure athletes seems to have cooled off, as now Ballard is taking guys who also play good football. After a few years of middling draft classes, this is a group of guys you can feel con...
Grading the Titans' draft
Tennessee Titans,Grade: B+,Best Pick: QB Cameron Ward, No. 1 Overall,What We Liked: An all-around good draft for the Titans, who are putting together a crack offense in an attempt to actually win some games this year. Ward was the clear QB1 this year. His confidence and ability to handle lots of res...
Max Arfsten's score gives Crew edge on Earthquakes
Max Arfsten's goal in the 62nd minute was the difference for the host Columbus Crew in a 2-1 win against San Jose on Saturday.,Sean Zawadzki put Columbus (6-1-3, 21 points) ahead in the 29th minute before Josef Martinez equalized in the 40th for the Earthquakes (3-6-1, 10 points), who have lost thre...
Grading the Bengals' draft
Cincinnati Bengals,Grade: B-,Best Pick: Edge Shemar Stewart, No. 17 Overall,What We Liked: Stewart has an impressive physical profile that should pair well with Trey Hendrickson coming off the line. The Bengals need a big splash after stagnating after their Super Bowl run, and they need more than a ...
Grading the Texans' Draft
Grade: B+,Best Pick: Jayden Higgins, No. 24 Overall,What We Liked: The Texans kicked off the draft incredibly well, getting the dynamic wide receiver from Iowa State and Aireontae Ersery, two players who could immediately earn starting time on the Texans and will help return Stroud to rookie form. J...
Grading the Ravens' Draft
Grade: B,Best Pick: Malaki Starks, No. 27 Overall,What We Liked: Lots of good value early. The Ravens continued their strategy of taking advantage of teams not valuing safety and have now created an imposing secondary between Starks and Kyle Hamilton. Mike Green is a good upside play that far down t...
Grading the Panthers' draft
Carolina Panthers,Grade: B+,Best Pick: Edge Nic Scourton, No. 51 Overall,What We Liked: Getting two edge rushers (Scourton and Princely Umanmielen at No. 77) feels like a great maneuver to fill out the room. Especially adding Scourton to the mix, a crazy good power rusher whose hands will make waste...
Grading the Packers' Draft
Grade: C-,Best Pick: WR Matthew Golden, No. 23 Overall,What We Liked: Golden at 23 was impressive value that I would've salivated over if I was a general manager. He should be the top target for Love instantly and finally provide an alpha presence to that room of complementary pieces. GM Brian Gutek...
Grading the Bills' Draft
Grade: A-,Best Pick: DT TJ Sanders, No. 41 Overall,What We Liked: Incredible value outside the first round. Their three players after their first pick all had first-round buzz at some point in the draft cycle and will go a long way in rebuilding a defensive line that lacked intensity and sack produc...
Grading the Falcons' draft
Atlanta Falcons,Grade: B-,Best Pick: S Xavier Watts, No. 96 Overall,What we liked: The selections were impressive values in comparison to consensus; Jalon Walker (taken 15th) was seen by many as a potential top 10 pick thanks to his explosive nature; edge James Pearce's testing numbers make his pote...
Grading the Cardinals' draft
Arizona Cardinals,Grade: A,Best Pick: CB Will Johnson, No. 47 Overall,What We Liked: Everything. The Cardinals went for the best football player available at every turn, from ending the surprising fall to the second round for Michigan cornerback Will Johnson to their first pick of Walter Nolen, who ...
Mariners recall RHP Troy Taylor, LHP Tayler Saucedo
The Seattle Mariners recalled right-hander Troy Taylor and left-hander Tayler Saucedo on Saturday.,In corresponding moves, right-hander Logan Gilbert (right elbow) was placed on the 15-day injured list and right-hander Casey Lawrence was designated for assignment.,Last season, the 23-year-old Taylor...
Reports: S Shilo Sanders signing with Buccaneers as UDFA
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are signing Colorado safety Shilo Sanders as an undrafted free agent, per multiple reports.,Sanders had 67 combined tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and two fumble recoveries in 10 games last season, when he missed three games with a broken forearm.,The 25-year-old is...
Memphis CB Kobee Minor becomes 2025's 'Mr. Irrelevant'
The New England Patriots made Memphis cornerback Kobee Minor this year's "Mr. Irrelevant" by taking him with the 257th and final pick of the NFL draft.,Minor played three seasons at Texas Tech and one at Indiana before his one year at Memphis. In 2024, he had 38 tackles, seven tackles for loss, six ...
Francisco Alvarez homers, Mets shut out Nationals
Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run homer and the visiting New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Saturday.,Francisco Lindor had three hits for the Mets, who set a new team record for wins in the month of April (17) one day after their seven-game winning streak was ended.,New York starter Cl...
Andrew Novak, Ben Griffin grab lead at Zurich Classic
Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin moved into the lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after posting an 11-under-par 61 in Saturday's best-ball format during the third round at TPC Louisiana.,They're at 27 under through three days going into Sunday's final round with a three-stroke advantage over two...
Bucks look to tie series with Pacers behind Gary Trent Jr.
Gary Trent Jr. looks to ride the momentum of tying a single-game franchise playoff record for made 3-pointers when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,Trent sank nine shots from beyond the arc and matched Giannis Antet...
Celtics G Jrue Holiday (hamstring) sidelined for Game 4
Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday will remain out for Game 4 of their first-round playoff matchup with the Orlando Magic due to a right hamstring strain.,Holiday, a two-time All-Star, averaged 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game for the Celtics this season. He played in the first two...