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As-it-happens update April 25, 2020
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The Washington Redskins on Saturday traded perennial Pro Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams to the San Francisco 49ers, ending a nearly yearlong dispute with the team that drafted him. The Redskins traded Williams to San Francisco in exchange for a ...
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NBCSports.com
Never let it be said that Justin Tucker fails to step up when it matters most. After a career full of clutch kicks in crucial moments, the best kicker in football was ready and willing to step up in a moment of need once more during draft weekend. As a power outage ...
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NBCSports.com
The Raiders have clearly set out to get faster, more versatile and more dynamic on both sides of the ball this offseason. That was crystal clear in free agency with additions like sideline-to-sideline linebacker Cory Littleton, and again during the first two days of ...
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NBCSports.com
While their fans may not have heard of Kyle Dugger before Friday night, the Patriots sure had. The safety from Division II Lenoir-Rhyne chosen 37th overall was one of three players they had targeted heading into the second round and they came away with ...
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Bleacher Report
The Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders may not win the AFC West in 2020, but they are both better prepared to challenge the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The AFC West squads loaded up on offensive talent during the first three rounds of ...
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Sports Illustrated
FRISCO - The NFL Draft Day 3 launched Saturday with the Dallas Cowboys harboring hopes of repeating what they did on Days 1 and 2: One final day of "stick-to-the-board'' jackpots. 11:59 am SATURDAY: DALLAS GETS ANOTHER PRIMO PROSPECT: ...
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ESPN
A quiet college basketball coaching carousel that stopped spinning a few weeks ago received a jolt on Saturday morning when Wake Forest parted ways with Danny Manning after six seasons. Manning had been on the hot seat for the last couple years, but ...
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ESPN
He wasn't officially part of the team until Thursday, but Joe Burrow's head-start in getting to know the Cincinnati Bengals' playbook could end in him being the team's Week 1 starter. Burrow has been studying the Bengals' offense for weeks, and one source ...
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Bleacher Report
With the first two rounds of the NFL draft in the rearview, teams may be more inclined to engage in trades. While there is plenty of value to be found in the final four rounds of the draft, finding players who will be ready to start in Week 1 will be a challenge.
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Bleacher Report
OT Saahdiq Charles, LSU. STRENGTHS. —Three-year impact player with 28 starts since arriving at LSU. Nine starts at left tackle in 2019 as LSU's group won the 2019 Joe Moore Award for college football's best offensive line. —Turns 21 over summer and ...
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Sports Illustrated
Editor's Note: Here is our list of honorable mentions to our countdown of the 10-best Purdue draft picks in NFL history. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After much consideration, our list of the top-10 best Purdue draft picks in NFL history is complete. Each player ...
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Sports Illustrated
Day two was a major day in the NFL Draft. Many draft gurus say that stars are born in the first round of the NFL, but championships come out of the players that are drafted or picked in the second round as they, although might not blossom to become stars, ...
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Bleacher Report
OG Solomon Kindley, Georgia. STRENGTHS. —Made 32 starts at guard in the toughest division in college football and has played in high-stakes situations that will rival NFL environments. —Excellent overall frame (6'3", 337 lbs) with adequate length (32¼") ...
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Bleacher Report
The Indianapolis Colts selected Washington quarterback Jacob Eason with the No. 122 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft. Eason threw for 3,132 yards and 23 touchdowns against eight interceptions last season, his first as a starter with the Huskies after ...
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NBCSports.com
Brandon Aiyuk is drawing comparisons to a lot of different NFL receivers. The 49ers' first-round pick told the media that he models his game after Cleveland Browns star Odell Beckham Jr. Some see 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel in Aiyuk. For NBC Sports Bay ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Giants drafted two tackles in the first two days of the draft. The first was Georgia's Andrew Thomas, with the fourth overall selection, who is a mauling run blocker, who will be a solid pass protector, with a very good anchor. The other is Matt Peart, a UConn ...
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Bleacher Report
LB Akeem Davis-Gaither, Appalachian State. STRENGTHS. —Athletic, easy-moving linebacker who can excel outside the tackle box and in coverage. —Blew up as a pass-rusher when asked to blitz more in 2019 and became a true triple threat. —Aware and ...
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NFL.com
High-profile quarterbacks and seemingly can't-miss offensive tackles were in abundance at the onset of the 2020 NFL Draft. Still, since even before the terminus of the last college football season, this draft was looked on as one in which a run of magnificent ...
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Bleacher Report
CB Troy Pride Jr., Notre Dame. STRENGTHS. —Two-year starter at outside cornerback who has good size (5'11", 193 lbs) and man-coverage skills. —Checks all the boxes when it comes to height, length, speed and overall size. —All-around athlete who ...
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Bleacher Report
Anthony McFarland Jr., Maryland. RB13. STRENGTHS. — Great freshman tape, early entry sophomore but was limited in 2019 due to injury. — Foot-in-the-ground-and-go kind of runner; accelerates for big plays. — Small target for defenders and difficult to ...
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The Boston Globe
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially turned their 2020 season into a giant party this past week when they traded for Rob Gronkowski. With Tom Brady and Gronk coming aboard the big pirate ship, the Bucs are selling jerseys, selling season tickets, and ...
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Sports Illustrated
The Cleveland Browns started day three of the 2020 NFL Draft selecting Harrison Bryant, TE from Florida Atlantic. Bryant is a tight end that can play inline or in the slot not unlike David Njoku. He's got length for the position and he was super productive for the ...
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Bleacher Report
RB Joshua Kelley, UCLA. STRENGTHS. —Good burst and long speed for big-play capabilities. —Not easily brought down by one tackler. —Will square and lower shoulders at the line of scrimmage, making himself smaller and harder to bring down.
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Panthers.com
Carolina continued to build up its defense on Friday, adding another piece to the defensive line in DE Yetur Gross-Matos, and then drafting a versatile new addition to the secondary in hard-hitting S Jeremy Chinn. Carolina used a fifth-round pick that they had ...
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ESPN
Makur Maker -- a 6-foot-11 Kenyan-born Australian living in the United States -- is entering the 2020 NBA draft, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Agile at nearly 7-foot, Maker caught the attention of NBA teams with his ability to handle the ball in the open court ...
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Bleacher Report
Several top NHL defensemen are set to hit the free-agent market this offseason, including Torey Krug. And after spending his first nine seasons with the Boston Bruins, the 29-year-old could be poised to switch teams. That's just one of multiple intriguing ...
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FOXSports.com
A Division III player from a Minnesota college has been selected in the 2020 NFL draft. Jacksonville used the 116th overall pick in the fourth to take St. John's University (Minn.) offensive tackle Ben Bartch in the 2020 NFL draft.
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USA TODAY
The Jets selected Morgan in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, 125th overall. It's unlikely that this pick has anything to do with Sam Darnold, who's likely both far superior to Morgan in the meantime yet also possesses more developmental upside ...
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syracuse.com
Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott called Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa Friday night to give him the good news that they had just drafted him No. 54 overall. Beane and McDermott had another message for Epenesa, ...
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Sacramento Bee
Kings coach Luke Walton can report Marvin Bagley III is in good spirits and adhering to stay-at-home orders at his family compound, but Walton doesn't know where Bagley is in terms of his injury rehabilitation. "A lot of my talks with Marvin are more along the ...
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ESPN
Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold lost 1-0 to Wolves' Diogo Jota in the inaugural ePremier League Invitational on Saturday -- a tournament set up amid the coronavirus pandemic that has shut down real life action indefinitely. - Stream new episodes of ESPN ...
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FOXSports.com
The first night of the NFL draft averaged a record 15.6 million viewers on television, easily shattering the record set six years ago. Thursday night's first round was aired on ABC, ESPN, the NFL Network and ESPN Deportes. The coverage peaked from 8:45-9 ...
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Redskins.com
Positions aren't that important to Antonio Gibson; he just wants to be an offensive weapon. With the No. 66 pick in the NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins selected the playmaker out of Memphis, who played running back and wide receiver for the Tigers.
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New York Daily News
The Giants invested less in their defense last season than any other team in the NFL. That has not been the case in 2020. And Joe Judge's first free agency and draft process has paid special attention to upgrading the secondary. That continued with ...
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247Sports
Former Florida running back Lamical Perine had to wait a bit to hear his name called in the 2020 NFL Draft, but his moment finally came on Saturday as the ex-Gators standout was selected by the New York Jets with the No. 120 overall pick. For that matter ...
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Alligator Army
The first Florida Gators player to be taken in the 2020 NFL Draft didn't have to wait long for his name to be called on Thursday night, as CJ Henderson went to the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth overall pick. The three other Gators drafted on Friday night's ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
The logistics would be daunting and the safety precautions elaborate. Getting the 2020 Major League Baseball season underway, whether in Arizona, Florida, Texas or in MLB home stadiums, is a complicated challenge that so far is nothing more than ...
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Musket Fire
For the second year in a row, the New England Patriots have decided to draft a former Michigan Wolverine linebacker: Josh Uche. The New England Patriots made another trade on the second day of the NFL Draft, this time with the Baltimore Ravens.
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Puck Prose
If the Vegas Golden Knights want a team captain, they should look no further than star forward Mark Stone, who's ready to take over. The Vegas Golden Knights haven't had a team captain yet in their three-season tenure in the NHL. They are one of the five ...
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ESPN
WELCOME, N.C. -- NASCAR team owner Richard Childress is auctioning off one of racing legend Dale Earnhardt's cars to raise money for coronavirus relief efforts. The Charlotte Observer reports that this is the first time Childress has sold or given away an ...
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Auburn Citizen
FILE - This March 9, 2012 file photo shows New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin shooting between Milwaukee Bucks' Shaun Livingston, left, and Larry Sanders during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Milwaukee. Linsanity is finally getting another run on ...
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Bryan-College Station Eagle
Profiles of players selected in the first, second and third rounds of the NFL Draft on Thursday and Friday nights. 17. CeeDee Lamb, WR, 6-1, 195, Oklahoma (Richmond Foster HS). 17. CeeDee Lamb, WR, 6-1, 195, Oklahoma (Richmond. Picked by: Dallas.
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The Boston Globe
Citing "health concerns and safety needs of all involved," an official statement from the league said it would be "impossible to guarantee the safety of players, coaches, umpires, host families, volunteers and fans during this unprecedented health crisis.".
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YouTube
T1 swept regular-season champion Gen.G on Saturday to win the finals of the League Champions Korea 2020 spring playoffs. With the 3-0 victory, T1 claimed the $82,210 first prize while Gen.G earned $49,326. T1 would have clinched a berth in the 2020 ...
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The Guardian
Arsenal's players will be allowed to work at the club's London Colney training ground from Monday in a partial re-opening that marks a cautious step towards normality amid the Covid-19 shutdown. Their return comes with a number of caveats and will not ...
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The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN –– Five-star power forward Greg Brown (Vandegrift High School), the top prospect in the state of Texas, is officially heading down the street to play for Shaka Smart, Brown announced on his Instagram Live Friday afternoon. "It was a long process," ...
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The New Indian Express
Ian Gould said that an umpire's reaction in that situation is similar to that of a player who made a costly mistake. Share Via Email. Published: 25th April 2020 08:02 PM | Last Updated: 25th April 2020 08:02 PM | A+A A-. Former umpire Ian Gould (Photo | AP).
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