The first round of this year’s draft is going to take some work to keep track of. Last week’s deadline saw three trades involving first-rounders in this year’s draft alone. That brings the total number of picks that have changed hands from just that round to an even dozen, potentially, although some will depend on conditions . Of course, not all of the teams involved in those moves would make them over again. So today, let’s get you caught up on which picks have moved while also turning this i...
On Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs and free-agent running back Kenneth Walker agreed to a three-year contract worth up to $45 million. Walker was the Super Bowl MVP for the Seattle Seahawks last season, capping off a great showing in the playoffs. He has two seasons with over 1,000 rushing yards. Walker brings a level […]
Now that Maxx Crosby isn’t going to be a member of the Baltimore Ravens after they shockingly backed out of their trade with the Las Vegas Raiders, the question is: where will he play in 2026? Are the Raiders really just going to keep him? That scenario feels doubtful. They’ve clearly demonstrated interest in moving […]
The David Jiricek saga with the Minnesota Wild is a textbook example of how to turn a premium-asset play into a poor trade and into broader mismanagement of organizational resources.
When Minnesota acquired David Jiricek from the Columbus Blue Jackets in November 2024, they didn’t buy low; they...
Trent McDuffie is getting PAID; Hannes Steinback continues to rack up honors as the UW Men’s Team gets set to open Big Ten Tournament play; and several of UW’s spring sports teams are ranked this week. Those and more for your Wednesday Dots. Football Dots Basketball Dots UW Athletics Dots
Apple TV on Wednesday announced its schedule of ‘Friday Night Baseball’ games for the first half of the 2026 season, through the end of June. Included are three Dodgers games, two at Dodger Stadium and all in California. The Dodgers’ first game on Apple TV in 2026 comes April 24 against the Chicago Cubs at […]
While the NHL trade deadline has come and gone, that doesn’t mean the transactions are done. As junior leagues and NCAA seasons start to end around the continent, a whole lot of teams are signing their prospects to their first professional contracts and bringing them in to get a much closer look and how they’re developing. The Philadelphia Flyers are one of those teams as they have signed one of their prospects to an entry-level contract after his college season wrapped up.
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The second edition in our analysis of top prospects for the Houston Texans heading into the NFL Draft. Last week, Chase Bisontis received his time in the spotlight with a full breakdown. This week, we highlight another highly debated offensive tackle in Blake Miller. Houston adding right tackles Braden Smith and Trent Brown doesn’t rule them […]
The top of the 2025–26 college basketball board looks familiar going into March. Duke,Arizona, Michigan, Florida, Houston, and UConn have spent the final stretch of the regularseason clustered near the top of the AP poll and projected among the strongest seed lines.That group has earned the spotlight with elite records and consistent national results. The [...]
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Washington’s backup quarterback (and mentor to Jayden Daniels), Marcus Mariota, got with the DMV sports journalists today to talk about his decision to return to Washington on a third 1-year contract. He mentioned that he arrived to the facility straight from a ‘red eye’ flight that left Portland at 11pm, but he was upbeat and […]
Lost in the frustration and gloom of the Lightning’s 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets was the fact that Nikita Kucherov picked up his 70th assist of the season as he had the helper on Gage Goncalves’ deflection goal in the first period. The goal gave the Lightning a lead (their first against a non-Toronto team since the Olympic Break) and notched a little history for Kucherov.
According to the Lightning, Kucherov is now the 10th player in NHL history with at least five career 70-assi...
After securing the win over Penn State last night, Northwestern will have to do it all again at 5:30 p.m. CT today against Indiana. The game serves as a rematch of the comeback win the Wildcats had over the Hoosiers in Bloomington, where Northwestern found themselves down as many as 13 points. Despite this game […]
ProBox will be enjoying the Jersey life next month. One day after Olympic gold medalist Hebert Conceicao headlines a show in Newark on the 10th, they’ll pack their bags for another night of fights in Atlantic City. The middleweight main event pits 23-year-old local favorite Vito Mielnicki Jr (22-1, 13 KO) against California’s Omar Ulises […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Raiders fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Las Vegas Raiders stay in the news this offseason, with the first overall pick and […]
The Oilers emerged victorious from a chaotic game in Colorado on Tuesday, handing the NHL-leading Avalanche a 4-3 loss. The win was Edmonton’s second in a row to open this challenging road trip and their first win this season against one of the top three teams in the Western Conference. Ross Colton opened the scoring…
Last week, a group of college leaders met in Dallas to discuss the future of college football. Among other ideas, one of the main ones was to pool TV revenue collectively rather than keeping each conference separate, as it is currently. The first hurdle here would be to get Congress involved to repeal or adjust […]
As Spring Training progresses for the 2026 Atlanta Braves, it is becoming clearer by the day that for Atlanta to once again be a true contender, their offense must be among the best in the league. And while the likely loss of Jurickson Profar for the season is a setback, nearly every other offensive regular […]
The Sixers snapping their three-game losing streak was thanks in large part to Cam Payne dropping a new career-high 32 points, carrying them over the tanking Memphis Grizzlies. As a league-wide story it was already overshadowed by someone scoring the second-most points in a single NBA game. Bam Adebayo knocked Kobe Bryant down the list […]
The ACC Tournament is finally here, and everyone involved in the event is playing for different things. For teams like SMU, Pitt, and Wake Forest, they are battling to find their way into the NCAA Tournament. For Duke, they’re looking to assert their dominance on the ACC and win the conference title yet again. Then […]
We already knew the Seattle Seahawks would have four picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Rashid Shaheed midseason trade cost Seattle a fourth- and fifth-rounder, while their seventh-rounder belongs to the Cleveland Browns from the Nick Harris trade. They did get a sixth-rounder from Cleveland in that same trade, although they lost their native […]
Another Syracuse men’s basketball season ends without a NCAA Tournament appearance. A roster built to return the Orange to March Madness fell short of expectations, mostly because the team could not find any consistency. Early on free throws cost the team at least two wins, but they looked strong defensively. Three-point shooting was poor, but […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rangers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. As Rangers fans, we all dislike the rest of the teams in the American League West. […]
They say that the World Baseball Classic can be a blessing for a hitter. An earlier ramp-up and encounters with high-level pitching weeks before the beginning of the regular season has may positively affect hitter performance, with a study by RotoWire finding that, on average, hitters who played in the WBC played better in April […]
Dan Morgan has been busy at the start of free agency. He already shelled out big money to Jaelan Phillips and Devin Lloyd to shore up the team’s biggest weaknesses. Now, the offense gets some love as they look to replenish the group after the departure of Cade Mays. First, the Carolina Panthers came to […]
The Shotgun Throwdown is our daily open thread, a place to keep tabs on what’s happening throughout the day. This is your space to talk through the stuff that pops up throughout the day (and night) — news, rumors, random thoughts, questions, complaints, celebrations, anything you think feels worth talking about. I’ll be dropping in […]