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• Belichick-type Day 2 for Monti and Cardinals

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Vote for your grade of Monti’s job on Day 2 On Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft, GM Monti Ossenfort dug deeply into his Belichickean roots to deliver a bonanza of systematic personnel fits for the Arizona Cardinals. Belichick always loved to trade back on Day 2 in order to acquire extra picks. Two Trades: Trade details with the Falcons. pic.twitter.com/CXj2...2024
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• Meet Up! Get to know new Browns DT Michael Hall, Jr.

Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images The defense gets another piece of the puzzle to keep this elite status going The Cleveland Browns went into the 2024 NFL draft with several needs, but not for any starting position on both sides of the ball plus on special teams. Every player selected this year can become depth and develop for a future season or even two seasons from now. W...2024
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• Game #29: San Diego Padres vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images One of the best matchups of the weekend is on tap! San Diego Padres vs. Philadelphia Phillies, April 26, 2024, 6:40 p.m. PT Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO Radio: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. Don’t troll in you...2024
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• Arizona Cardinals select Max Melton with 43rd pick in the 2024 NFL Draft

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The Arizona Cardinals take an explosive, active cornerback with elite talent and measurables. With the 43rd pick in the 2024 NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals select Rutgers cornerback Max Melton. Melton is a freak athlete with elite production out of Rutgers. From Dane Brugler’s “The Beast”: A four-year starter at Rutgers, Melton was an inside-outside corn...2024
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• Best fits at the Chiefs’ Day 2 positions of need

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports What prospects would make the most sense for Kansas City to target Friday? On Day 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs did what many expected them to do: select a wide receiver who would improve quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ receiving corps. To select Xavier Worthy from Texas, the team used a trade package that included trading the third round’s 95th pic...2024
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• Former Giants OL Korey Cunningham passes away at 28

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Cunningham spent two seasons in New York Former New York Giants offensive tackle Korey Cunningham was found dead at his home in Clifton, N.J. on Thursday afternoon. The 6-foot-6, 311-pound tackle played five seasons in the NFL after entering the league as a seventh-round draft selection in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. Cunningham spent two...2024
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• Meet Up! Get to know new Browns DT Michael Hall, Jr.
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• Browns NFL Draft INSIGHT: CB Max Melton could fill in at slot corner

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Round 3: Cornerback group is the strength of the defense The cornerback group last season was a position of strength for Cleveland Browns DC Jim Schwartz’s defense. So, why would this room need another player? Well, an exceptional cornerback is always welcome on every NFL club’s roster. This group’s resident Pro Bowler is Denzel Ward. On ...2024
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• 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Cleveland Browns’ 2nd and 3rd Round Picks by the DBN Community

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Jumping to the second and third round of the DBN Community NFL Mock Draft for the Cleveland Browns’ draft picks. The previous picks of the 2024 DBN Community NFL Mock Draft can be found here: Picks 1-4 | Picks 5-8 | Picks 9-12 | Picks 13-16 | Picks 17-20 | Picks 21-24 | Picks 25-28 | Picks 29-32 Now, we jump to the second and third round to project who ...2024
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• Make the case: Should the Giants trade up from No. 6? Stay put? Move down?

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Let’s look at the pros and cons of each scenario There are three directions the New York Giants can go in the 2024 NFL Draft. Up for a quarterback. Stay put at No. 6, likely for a wide receiver or a quarterback. Trade down to accumulate picks. Which is best? In a recent look at which teams should trade up in Round 1, Bill Barnwell of ESPN could not make ...2024
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• Breakdown of DT Quinton Jefferson’s contract with the Browns

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Cleveland’s newest veteran defensive tackle gets the voided years treatment too. As we continue to break down contracts for Cleveland Browns free agent signings, there is one more defensive lineman we have to get to: newcomer Quinton Jefferson, a veteran defensive tackle who essentially replaces Jordan Elliott. The Browns signed Jefferson to a 1-year, $...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The Yankees bid farewell to John Sterling

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The iconic radio voice of the team announced his sudden departure this week. On Monday, with no preamble, the Yankees announced that their long-time radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling was calling it a career, and his last game in the booth was behind him. The 85-year-old called 5,420 regular season games over his long career. Sterling cited the s...2024
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• Fresh off sweep of Snakes, Braves will host Mets for four in Atlanta

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Come leave your guesses for who starts for the Braves on Wednesday here... In a rare assortment of alternate universes, the Mets didn’t evaporate from NL East relevance due to a disastrous 2023. In those universes, the upcoming four-game series between the Mets and the Braves in Atlanta is probably very exciting. In this universe, well, it’s pretty much j...2024
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• D’Arnaud behind the plate in normal RHP lineup

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Kelenic starts for his side of the platoon in left field and d’Arnaud gets another start with Murphy out Looking for the series win at home against Arizona, the Braves hope that Max Fried can bounce back from his brutal first start. For more on the pitching matchup between Fried and Pfaadt, check out the game preview here. The game is at 7:20 PM ET at Tru...2024
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• Braves News: Sean Murphy’s diagnosis, Searching for the sweep, more

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Sean Murphy got some good news regarding his injury status, as the Braves dominated the Phillies without him, despite Max Fried’s struggles. Fried should have escaped the first inning on a pitch that was clearly a strike and would have struck out the third out of the inning, but instead it became arguably the wo...2024
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• Fried falters, Chavez is a mensch, and bats remain indomitable in 12-4 win over Phillies

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Max Fried had his worst outing ever, assisted by an egregiously bad umpiring call, but the Braves cruised to a blowout anyway thanks to the bats, the gloves, and the bullpen In the preview for this game, I noted that Max Fried and Aaron Nola were: (1) pretty similar to one another in many respects; and, more importantly, (2) really good. So, of course, in...2024
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• Braves trim magic number to 4 with wild, 10-8, extra-inning win over Phillies

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images This game had bad defense, big homers, pitching implosions, and Kirby Yates of all people slamming the door. What a game to recap, and what a game with another one still to play before we can turn in for the night: the Braves pulled off a wild extra-inning win over the Phillies in Game One on Monday afternoon, blowing a two-run lead in the ninth but then ...2023
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"Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The Miami Dolphins thrived off motion, but it also led to their downfall."

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"Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Acuña passes Dale Murphy with his 132nd run scored of the season."

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• Belichick-type Day 2 for Monti and Cardinals
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• Meet Up! Get to know new Browns DT Michael Hall, Jr.
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• Best fits at the Chiefs’ Day 2 positions of need
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• Former Giants OL Korey Cunningham passes away at 28
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• POD Community Mock Draft: With the 61st pick, the Lions select...

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images With pick No. 61 in the 2024 POD Community Mock Draft, the Detroit Lions select... Our 2024 Pride of Detroit Community Mock is nearly concluded, but before we put a bow on the series, we still have one last profile to explore. This offseason, our POD mock drafters did a great job of picking a lot of great prospects the Lions might be interested in, leavi...2024
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• Browns NFL Draft INSIGHT: CB Max Melton could fill in at slot corner
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• Snead’s Snacks: 5 best fits for the Rams at cornerback

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Which draft prospects are the best fits for the Rams at cornerback The Los Angeles Rams could be looking to add a cornerback in the 2024 NFL Draft. While they added Tre White and Darious Williams in free agency, taking a cornerback in the first round isn’t totally out of the question. Given how their young cornerbacks played last year, they could most cer...2024
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• 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Cleveland Browns’ 2nd and 3rd Round Picks by the DBN Community
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• Make the case: Should the Giants trade up from No. 6? Stay put? Move down?
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 21 thread: George Kirby vs Cal Quantrill

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images With the weather warming up, the Rockies look for a major turnaround. With the sun out and temperatures warming up from last night’s snowy affair, the Colorado Rockies are looking to rebound in a major way against the Seattle Mariners this afternoon. This is game one of two for a classic double-header after Friday night’s game was postponed due to snow. O...2024
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• Meet Up! Get to know new Browns DT Michael Hall, Jr.
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• Series Preview: Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images In their second game of a six-game roadtrip, the Rockies will look to add to their win column. Coming off a three-game stand in Toronto that saw the Colorado Rockies go 1-2 with a season record of 4-12, the team will head south to The Land of Nolan Jones to take on the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies have had an okay, if un-flashy, start. Currently, ...2024
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• Bauer’s first round mock NFL draft

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here my thoughts on Round 1, picks 1-32. With the NFL Draft just around the corner, I thought it was time for me to post my first-round mock. Below is what I think could happen on April 25th. Round One #1 Chicago Bears - Caleb Williams, Quarterback, USC Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images After being the one best, if...2024
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• Fresh off sweep of Snakes, Braves will host Mets for four in Atlanta
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• Braves News: Sean Murphy’s diagnosis, Searching for the sweep, more
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• Fried falters, Chavez is a mensch, and bats remain indomitable in 12-4 win over Phillies
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• Make the case: Max Melton or Khyree Jackson?

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Given a choice, which cornerback should the Giants draft Joe Schoen and the New York Giants continue to tweak their roster in the front office’s third season at the helm. Schoen and company made a big splash at the start of the new league year with the acquisition of Brian Burns, and they signed several other pieces that give the team flexibility heading ...2024
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• Braves set to kick off 2024 regular season against the Phillies

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The 2024 season begins for the Atlanta Braves the way the 2023 season ended: with a series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Here is a look at the pitching matchups for the three-game set. The Atlanta Braves will begin the 2024 regular season where their 2023 postseason run ended. They’ll make the trip to Philadelphia Thursday where they will begin a thr...2024
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• Meet Up! Get to know new Browns DT Michael Hall, Jr.
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• Former Giants OL Korey Cunningham passes away at 28
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• Outside The Confines: The Yankees bid farewell to John Sterling
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• Mel Kiper two-round mock draft: Arizona Cardinals stand pat and add to their offense and defense

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Mel Kiper Jr. drops a brand new two-round 2024 NFL Mock Draft. Happy Wednesday one and all. The Arizona Cardinals and the rest of the NFL are 15 days away from the 2024 NFL Draft, and the Godfather, Mel Kiper Jr. has a new two-round 2024 NFL Mock Draft. Let’s check out E$PN. Kiper Writes: 4. Arizona Cardinals Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State I know, I...2024
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• Make the case: Max Melton or Khyree Jackson?
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• Battery Power TV: Spencer Strider ready to roll, Jesse Chavez returns as Atlanta Braves open 2024

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Grant McAuley and Kris Willis catch up on all of the latest Atlanta Braves news in advance of Opening Day. The 2024 season is upon us and the Atlanta Braves get things started where last season ended, opening up with a rematch against the NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies. Spencer Strider gets the ball on Opening Day, which was shifted from Thursday to...2024
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• 2024 NFL Draft positions of need: cornerback

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Eagles need some help in the secondary next year. What better place to look than the draft?!? Every team has different needs during NFL Draft weekend and, as you may have surmised from being a football fan for longer than 30 seconds, it informs each team’s board. The Philadelphia Eagles are no different and I have taken the liberty of selecting five position ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 5, 2024

I’m running out of Royals Christmas images but there are some other fun MLB ones | Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Wait? Who wants 11 Pipers Piping? And do I get 11 more tomorrow? I’ve always been a little unclear on that. Just like the last couple of days, today we’re featuring a “bold predictions” article in Rumblings. ‘Tis the season, I suppose. This one belongs to Jaylon Thompso...2024
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• Miami Dolphins DT Christian Wilkins surges to career-high 6.5 sacks in win over New York Jets

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Christian Wilkins sets a career-best 6.5 sacks with six games still left in the season. Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Christian Wilkins bet on himself by playing out the final year of his rookie deal instead of signing a long-term deal ahead of the 2023 season — all signs point to a major payday quickly approaching. In Friday’s 34-13 victory against t...2023
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. sets a new modern day Braves record for runs scored

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Acuña passes Dale Murphy with his 132nd run scored of the season. Ronald Acun1a Jr. is putting together a season for the ages and is rewriting much of the Atlanta Braves franchise record book. Acuña scored his 132nd run of the season with a two-run home run in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Phillies to break Dale Murphy’s modern day franc...2023
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• Daniel Jones’ contract restructured as Giants create salary cap space

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Giants reportedly gain $6.315 million in cap space with move The New York Giants, in need of salary cap space going into the 2023 season, have turned to quarterback Daniel Jones for help, reportedly restructuring the four-year, $160 million contract Jones signed this offseason. Per Field Yates, the Giants have converted $8.42 million of Jones’ base salary...2023
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• ‘Things I think’: As bad as things are for the Giants, they can’t fire Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen

Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Giants have to stay the course, give Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen time to try and fix what has gone wrong in 2023 New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll likes to remind prying media members that every year is a new year. That what happened last year has no real bearing on what will happen in the current season. Daboll has certainly been right about that. Sa...2023
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• Andrew Thomas signs 5-year deal with New York Giants
Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Left tackle is latest home grown Giant to get big contract The New York Giants continued taking care of their own on Wednesday, announcing that fourth-year left tackle Andrew Thomas has signed a contract extension. Per multiple reports, Thomas’ deal is for five years and $117.5 million, with $67 million guaranteed. The $67 million guaranteed is the most e...2023
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• Miami Dolphins DT Christian Wilkins surges to career-high 6.5 sacks in win over New York Jets
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• Giants’ TE Darren Waller expected to play Sunday vs. Cowboys

Darren Waller | Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Some good news on the injury front Darren Waller is expected to play for the New York Giants on Sunday night when they open their season against the Dallas Cowboys. Waller was listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report with a hamstring injury. The first indication Waller was likely to play came Saturday when the Giants did not elevat...2023
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• Braves News: Doubleheader sweep, Matt Olson

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Matt Olson hit another two home runs on Saturday, both in the day game, as the Braves absolutely shelled the Mets over the two games of the doubleheader. Those were his 41st and 42nd home runs of the season, setting him two home runs clear of Shohei Ohtani for the MLB lead in homers on the season. The franchise ...2023
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• Giants announce Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley, eight others as team captains

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Giants announce team captains for 2023 New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll announced the team’s captains for the 2023 season on Tuesday. It’s an expansive list featuring well-tenured Giants as well as newcomers. Offensive captains QB Daniel Jones OT Andrew Thomas RB Saquon Barkley TE Darren Waller Defensive captains DT Dexter Lawrence DT Leo...2023
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• Meet Up! Get to know new Browns DT Michael Hall, Jr.
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• Game #29: San Diego Padres vs. Philadelphia Phillies
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• POD Community Mock Draft: With the 61st pick, the Lions select...
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• Browns NFL Draft INSIGHT: CB Max Melton could fill in at slot corner
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 24 thread: Michael King vs Ryan Feltner

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Can the Rockies turn things around against the Padres? The Colorado Rockies have lost 10 of their last 12 games and hold a ghastly 5-18 record. They face the San Diego Padres again this evening in hopes of evening the series. In yesterday’s contest, Padres’ starter Dylan Cease became the first pitcher in Coors Field history to complete at least seven inni...2024
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• Snead’s Snacks: 5 best fits for the Rams at cornerback
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• 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Cleveland Browns’ 2nd and 3rd Round Picks by the DBN Community
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• Make the case: Should the Giants trade up from No. 6? Stay put? Move down?
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• Outside The Confines: The Yankees bid farewell to John Sterling
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• Series Preview: Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies
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• Outside The Confines: The Yankees bid farewell to John Sterling
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• Rounding up the latest Seahawks mock drafts: A new potential prospect emerges...

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Could the Seahawks take a DB in the first round for the second year in a row? The 2024 NFL Draft is fast approaching, and the Seattle Seahawks are starting to shape up their roster in advance of the big night. The team has added some pieces through free agency, but they still have a number of glaring needs. With this in mind, the board is wide open for th...2024
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• Fixing the New York Giants: An offseason blueprint for Joe Schoen

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images It’s time to offer the Giants’ GM some roster-building guidance The NFL Scouting Combine is next week in Indianapolis. That means decision-making season is about to kick off in earnest for the New York Giants and the league’s 31 other teams. Teams will be interviewing draft prospects, putting them through medical exams and watching them go through at...2024
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• ‘Keep an eye on Big Blue’ to move up for QB in 2024 NFL Draft

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images NFL insiders think Joe Schoen might want to move up for a successor to Daniel Jones Could the New York Giants make a dramatic move up the board for a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft? Maybe. In assessing the 2024 quarterback market, Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garofolo of NFL Network come to this conclusion: Keep an eye on Big Blue to see if the...2024
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• Marvin Harrison Jr. officially declares for 2024 NFL Draft

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The Arizona Cardinals got good news today, as the best player in college football has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. The biggest domino for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2024 NFL Draft has fallen. Marvin Harrison Jr., the best player in the 2024 NFL Draft class for my money, has officially declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. Buckeye 4L pic.twitter.com/1...2024
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• Competition Committee expected to bring a pitch clock and shift restrictions to MLB next year
The game is changing. Expect a pitch clock in MLB in 2023. | Rich Schultz/Getty Images A vote comes today at noon Eastern, with bigger bases and pitcher movement also on the docket When the MLPA and the MLB agreed on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement all the way back in March, there was a lot of buzz about what new rules would be coming in the 2023. The time has come to vote. MLB’s com...2022
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• Red Sox Fans Take to Ron Kulpa's Wiki Page to "Add in Some Information"
Evan MarinofskyContributing Writer It didn't take @RedSox fans long to update Ron Kulpa's Wikipedia page. pic.twitter.com/TY2YbhoivF — Joe Zarbano (@JoeZWEEI) May 7, 2016 This is why I love Red Sox Nation so much.We're a passionate bunch and once you disrespect us in anyway, we're going to make sure you never forget it.Just ask Ron Kulpa.As everyone knows by this point, Kulpa royally screwed the S...2016
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