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• 64-TD WR Floated To Reunite With Raiders As Pete Carroll Continues To Build Around Geno Smith
The Las Vegas Raiders need a reliable veteran wide receiver, and to get one, they'd have to reach into their past....2025
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Old friends, new questions as training camp arrives

The mail’s here! We have made it, good people! This is the final Big Blue View mailbag before training camp starts. Let’s get to it. Doug Mollin asks: On Monday, you had a story on [Andrew] Thomas being in ESPN’s top 10 tackles. Got me thinking back to that 2020 OT draft class — four top-ranked tackles with many experts having their own favorites and rankings. Six years later .... Wirfs is #1. No...2025
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• Lakers Earn Underwhelming Offseason Grade After Taking ‘Cautious’ Approach
The Lakers’ quiet offseason raises more questions than answers as they cautiously build around Luka Dončić with an uncertain future ahead....2025
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• Marlins series preview: A team of youngsters

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Marlins have found a few promising hitters. The Royals resume the second half with a road series in Miami. At the beginning of the year, you probably circled this as a series the Royals should easily win or even sweep. The perpetually stingy Marlins ownership fielded a team with a $68.5 million Opening Day payroll, lowest in baseb...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/18: Healthy Mike Morris makes the Seahawks better

Casey Gower-Imagn Images It’s Mike’s time to shine. In Today’s Links: reaction to the fully-guaranteed Nick Emmanwori contract, our Seattle Seahawks place Uchenna Nwosu on the PUP list, a mailbag, Coby Bryant’s contract status, and more. Happy Friday. Thanks for being here with us. You are appreciated. #np Losing You by Jan Terri Seahawks News Do Seahawks fans need to 'wori about second...2025
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• Giants news, 7/18: Antrel Rolle sees OBJ as mentor for Malik Nabers, Jaxson Dart, more

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Friday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Training camp preview: New York Giants biggest question on the offensive line Ex-New York Giants star Antrel Rolle on Eli Manning, Odell Beckham, more Pro Football Focus: Upgrading the secondary was the Giants’ best move Other Giant observations Lane Kiffin: Jaxson D...2025
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Old friends, new questions as training camp arrives
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• Marlins series preview: A team of youngsters
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/18: Healthy Mike Morris makes the Seahawks better
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• Giants news, 7/18: Antrel Rolle sees OBJ as mentor for Malik Nabers, Jaxson Dart, more
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency

Damian Lillard is back with the Blazers. Let’s grade this free agent signing for the player and the team. Damian Lillard is going back to the place he never wanted to leave. Lillard has agreed to the three-year, $42 million deal with the Portland Trail Blazers in free agency, according to insider Shams Charania. The 35-year-old guard will be out all of next season as he rehabs a torn Achilles suf...2025
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• Training camp preview: New York Giants biggest question on the offensive line

Andrew Thomas throwing out a first pitch recently at Yankee Stadium. | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images That is easy — the health of star left tackle Andrew Thomas The offensive line has been a Rubik’s Cube for the New York Giants for more than a decade. Multiple general managers and head coaches have tried to solve the puzzle, but success has been elusive, fleeting at best. As we enter 2025, the...2025
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• 6 NBA teams stuck in purgatory

Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images These six NBA teams are going nowhere fast. What does it mean to be stuck in NBA purgatory? The easiest definition is a team that isn’t good enough to win a playoff series, but also won’t be bad enough to get a crack at a franchise-changing prospect at the top of the NBA Draft. In fairness, the flattened odds in the draft lottery have consistently failed to rewa...2025
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• Horse Tracks: Patrick Surtain II up for best NFL player in the 2025 ESPYS

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The Denver Broncos’ own Patrick Surtain II is getting accolades as one of the premier corners in the NFL I’ve been watching cornerbacks play this game for decades. I’ve seen Champ Bailey in his prime. Many of us got to watch Aqib Talib and Chris Harris, Jr., absolutely lock it down at cornerback. Patrick Surtain II may be better than all of them. He...2025
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• Giants news, 6/27: Training camp schedule, Roy Robertson-Harris, Jalin Hyatt, Shane Bowen, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Friday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View The Giants were an offseason winner, even if the schedule will make that hard to prove Can Giants’ DL coach Andre Patterson work his magic with Roy Robertson-Harris? Mina Kimes — Giants will have a Top 10 defense Here’s how to get your free New York Giants training cam...2025
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• NFL Divisions ranked by position groups - TE

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Another look at rankings on the offense. In recent years, the tight end position has become vital to many teams’ offensive success. Instead of the position being considered a luxury, teams are now drafting TEs much higher in the draft and extending the players on extensions filled with value. Looking at the NFL divisions, some are filled with TE talent, and som...2025
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• If WWE won’t pay Roman Reigns what he’s worth, Tony Khan should

WWE, Getty Images If WWE is unwilling to meet Roman Reigns’ value, AEW’s Tony Khan could seize the moment, reshaping the wrestling landscape in the process. Roman Reigns is WWE’s second-highest-paid performer behind Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, which also refutes claims by former WWE personality Jonathan Coachman that TKO, WWE’s parent company,...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Instant projection after Mavs win Cooper Flagg sweepstakes

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images The 2025 NBA draft lottery is settled. Here’s our instant mock draft. The 2025 NBA Draft lottery was always going to be one of the most meaningful of the 21st century. Teams at the bottom of the standings wrestled for position all season to increase their odds at landing the No. 1 overall pick and the rights to Duke super freshman Cooper Flagg. We now ...2025
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• How Nikola Jokic became the best basketball player in the world
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Nikola Jokic’s hard journey to becoming the best basketball player in the world fully paid off. Putting a label on Nikola Jokic’s game has long been a nearly impossible challenge for evaluators. Jokic himself might be the only person to effectively do it. As he was leaving home in the northern part of Serbia to enter the 2014 NBA Draft, Jo...2023
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"Howie Roseman, Nick Sirianni endorse Jalen Hurts as Eagles' starting QB in 2022: 'He knows he's our guy'"

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• Big Blue View mailbag: Old friends, new questions as training camp arrives
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• Marlins series preview: A team of youngsters
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/18: Healthy Mike Morris makes the Seahawks better
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• Giants news, 7/18: Antrel Rolle sees OBJ as mentor for Malik Nabers, Jaxson Dart, more
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Training camp preview: New York Giants biggest question on the offensive line
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• 6 NBA teams stuck in purgatory
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• Rob Pelinka, JJ Redick Detailed To Luka Doncic Lakers' Plans To Build Around Him In Key Meeting

Four days after the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves in early May, Luka Doncic and his business manager Lara Beth Seager met for dinner with Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick. Sources tell ESPN that Pelinka and Redick explained not only their strategy in building the Lakers around Doncic and his skill set, but also how they plan to navigat...2025
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• Horse Tracks: Patrick Surtain II up for best NFL player in the 2025 ESPYS
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• New offseason exercise again shows Patrick Mahomes’ importance

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images According to a new article on NFL.com, Kansas City’s quarterback is the best player to build a team around. On Monday, NFL.com writer Tom Blair went through an interesting exercise: building the best full 53-man NFL roster that would fit under the league’s 2025 salary cap, based on this season’s cap figure for each player. He limited himself to 24 playe...2025
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• Marlins series preview: A team of youngsters
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Would Max Verstappen really leave Red Bull?

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Making sense of the Max Verstappen to Mercedes rumors Formula 1’s silly season kicked into high gear early a season ago, with Lewis Hamilton’s shocking decision to leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 campaign and move to Ferrari. Could another champion be headed to his former team? F1 is ablaze this week with rumors of Max Verstappen making a shocking...2025
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• Rich Paul: LeBron James 'Supportive' Of Lakers On Luka Doncic Timeline; No Trade Or Extension Discussed

LeBron James is understanding that the Los Angeles Lakers are pivoting to prioritize the timeline of Luka Doncic and there have been no discussions about a trade from the team. Chris Haynes relayed a recent conversation he had with James' agent, Rich Paul, in which their camp's position was explained following his decision to exercise his $52.6 million option for the 2025-26 season with the Lakers...2025
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• 5 best NBA Draft team hauls and 2 teams who didn’t do enough

Photos by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images Here’s who helped themselves and who didn’t in the 2025 NBA Draft. The 2025 NBA Draft has been dissected from every angle by now. At this point, all that’s left is to watch how this incoming rookie class performs at Las Vegas Summer League before heading to training camp to start their NBA careers. Teams need to think about the future, not ...2025
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• Mavericks Plan Immediate Contention, Long-Term Build Around Cooper Flagg

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison had been operating with a compressed championship window around Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis after trading Luka Doncic before the 2025 deadline. However, winning the NBA Draft Lottery and selecting Cooper Flagg has fundamentally altered the franchise's strategic approach. The unexpected lottery victory allows Dallas to pursue immediate contention wh...2025
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• NFL Divisions ranked by position groups - TE
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• Jrue Holiday trade grades for Celtics-Trail Blazers deal with Anfernee Simons to Boston

Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images Let’s grade the Jrue Holiday trade between the Celtics and Blazers from both sides. The Boston Celtics acquired Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers after he was dumped by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Damian Lillard trade two years ago, and he proved to be the team’s final piece to a championship puzzle. Now Holiday is returning to Portland like a lent libra...2025
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• Analyst’s ‘cut Russell Wilson, start Jaxson Dart’ plan not best for rookie QB

Russell Wilson | John Jones-Imagn Images Mark Schlereth is getting the attention his hot take sought, but he’s wrong about what would be best for Dart File this in the “wild offseason hot take aimed at getting attention — which it is getting — that is not going to happen.” NFL analyst Mark Schlereth believes the Giants “rip off the Band-Aid,” cut Russell Wilson, and start Jaxson Dart from ...2025
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• Caleb Williams tried to do too much as a rookie. The Bears’ new coach can fix that

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Ben Johnson can make Caleb Williams’ life a lot easier by doing the simple things. If you’ve ever played Overcooked with your friends or significant other, you know how overwhelming it can get. Orders coming in hot and fast, not much time to get them done and food can get set on fire very, VERY quickly. We got an early hands-on look at #Overcooked2! C...2025
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• Would Max Verstappen really leave Red Bull?
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• Analyst’s ‘cut Russell Wilson, start Jaxson Dart’ plan not best for rookie QB
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• If WWE won’t pay Roman Reigns what he’s worth, Tony Khan should
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• Why the Dallas Cowboys are firmly in the mix for NFC East crown

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images How realistic do you think it is for the Cowboys to contend in the NFC East? At present moment, nobody seems to believe in the Cowboys, but they should. According to DraftKings sportsbook, the Cowboys are +190 to reach the playoffs, with only three other NFC teams below them. They’re also the odds-on favorite to finish third in the NFC East, well behind...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s Mandatory Minicamp Day One!

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images We get another chance to see our new QB! Mandatory Minicamp is getting underway today. It will be nice to read all the reports about who the players look in practice especially JJ McCarthy. At the same time there is another cornerback available which will not cost a draft pick. Is Jaire Alexander worth it? Will he sign here? The snaps are going to be l...2025
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo Hasn't Requested Trade; Bucks Plan To Continue Building Around Star

One month after Giannis Antetokounmpo was reportedly open-minded about a potential future where he leaves the Milwaukee Bucks, there have been no further updates on what he prefers to do as the offseason quickly approaches. Because there has been no trade request signaled to the Bucks, the front office is planning for Antetokounmpo to remain with the franchise and they will continue to build aroun...2025
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• Austin Ainge Says Jazz Won't Tank This Upcoming Season

Austin Ainge met with the media for the first time since being announced at the president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz. One of the questions Ainge was asked about was if the Jazz would continue to manipulate playing time in an effort to tank for draft position. Ainge was concise, but clear in his answer. "You won't see that this year," Ainge said. Over the last three seasons, Utah ha...2025
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• A Spurs-Nets NBA Draft trade makes sense. Could it actually work for both sides?

Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images If the Spurs want to make a trade on draft night, the Nets are a good partner in multiple ways. The Dallas Mavericks’ stunning rise to the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft lottery overshadowed the fact that the San Antonio Spurs also moved up to No. 2 in unlikely fashion. The Spurs already have the best building block in the sport in 21-year-old Victor W...2025
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• Should Sean McVay be trusted in Rams quarterback development post-Stafford?

Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images McVay has revived quarterbacks, but never chosen one. That could change for the Rams in 2026. The Los Angeles Rams may have quarterback Matthew Stafford locked up for a few more years, but that doesn’t mean that they also don’t have an eye on the future. That was proven when the Rams traded back in the NFL Draft with Atlanta Falcons and acquired a 20...2025
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• How the Bengals’ 2024 moves look a year later

Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What worked out and what didn’t? The Cincinnati Bengals had an active offseason last year, and now that we’ve had a year to look back on it, some moves make a ton of sense, and some leave us scratching our heads. Let’s recap the Bengals 2024 moves and see where they are today. 2024 Cincinnati Bengals free agency results one year later T...2025
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• NBA Insider: Mark Cuban Makes All-Too-Rare Admission in Rebuilding Mavericks
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• Is Damian Lillard Ready to Be Portland Trail Blazers' Franchise Centerpiece?
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• Thaddeus Young to Pacers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Tony Parker Lists Players Traded by Spurs While Praising Franchise's Loyalty
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• Can Karl-Anthony Towns Be Kevin Garnett 2.0?
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• Kevin Durant Speaks on Kristaps Porzingis' Skill Set, Rookie Season with Knicks
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• Mavericks, Not Spurs, Could Be the Texas Team to Lure LaMarcus Aldridge Away
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• Ben Simmons Rumors: 76ers Reportedly to Pick SF with 1st Pick of 2016 NBA Draft
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• Vikings Links: It’s Mandatory Minicamp Day One!
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• Ep. 662- Can Elite Fantasy Seasons Repeat? Finding Dynasty Cornerstone QBs & RBs

Ep. 662 📊 How often do elite fantasy seasons repeat? We break down: 🔁 Repeat rates for Top-6 QBs & Top-12 RBs 💣 Who’s a cornerstone… and who’s a fluke 💎 How to build around sustainable dynasty stars 🎧 Listen now ➡️ bit.ly/DynastyCornerstones #FantasyFootball #DynastyNerds #NFLDraft2025 The post Ep. 662- Can Elite Fantasy Seasons Repeat? Finding Dynasty Cornerstone QBs & RBs first appeare...2025
• Pre-Snap Reads 5/9: What kind of impact will the Seahawks D-line make this season?

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Also... bring back Jadeveon Clowney? In Today’s Links: more on our awesome draft class, new additions to our Seattle Seahawks’ roster, roster analysis, and of course, Clowney talk. Things are starting to heat up. And by “things”, I mean the ol’ NFL summer roster shuffle the ‘Hawks are prepping for. Dive in, get into the links. Enjoy yourself. Not just beca...2025
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• Drake Maye Pumped To Play With Stefon Diggs After ‘Playing With Him on Madden,’ Rostering Him ‘On Fantasy Teams’
Drake Maye is excited to play with Stefon Diggs, a receiver he admired growing up and used in fantasy football and Madden, as the Patriots build around him....2025
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• New York Giants mock draft: It’s all about the quarterback in two scenarios

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Giants need to find a quarterback of the future, but who will it be? It’s officially Draft Season for the New York Giants. If we’re being honest, it’s been draft season for a while now, but now we can fully turn our attention to the future with the regular season out of the way. Scouting reports are on the way, but we thought we’d celebrate the end o...2025
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• The Linc - Peter King says the Eagles should draft Bijan Robinson at No. 10
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 4/10/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... The NFL Draft is 17 Days Away, and Memories of a Draft Past Show How Much Has Changed - FMIA6. I think if I were Howie Roseman, I’d draft Bijan Robinson 10th overall, break the Eagles’ mold of always fortifying the two lines, and say to the world: Okay, you all tr...2023
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• Fantasy hoops: James Harden is unreal
James Harden is unreal. Over his last 10 contests, he is averaging 40.8 points per game. Kobe Bryant (three times) and Michael Jordan (twice) are the only other players to score at least 400 points over a 10-game stretch in NBA history. During the month of December, Harden scored 546 total points, 115 more than any other player (Paul George was second). For fantasy owners in both points and catego...2019
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• Why it is as important as ever to build around RBs in fantasy
The NFL's current crop of young, elite, pass-catching running backs make it vital for fantasy managers to prioritize the position in drafts....2018
• NFL Insiders predict: Week 15 upsets, flops, teams facing crucial drafts, more
The Bears traded up for Mitchell Trubisky, and now they need to build around him. Plus: Can the Steelers upset the Patriots? Which top fantasy receiver should you consider benching? Our experts weigh in....2017
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• DraftKings NFL Cheat Sheet: Fantasy Week 6

The Patriots won a thriller in Tampa Bay last Thursday 19-14 to move to 3-2 on the season. The defense got back on track and held the Bucs to just 14 points, and they’ll look to stymie the New York Jets in Week 6. Tom Brady failed to reach 23 DKFP for the first time in four weeks, only posting 17.62 on Thursday night. His lone TD was thrown to Chris Hogan, who had eight catches on 11 targets, good...2017
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Old friends, new questions as training camp arrives
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• Marlins series preview: A team of youngsters
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/18: Healthy Mike Morris makes the Seahawks better
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Training camp preview: New York Giants biggest question on the offensive line
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• 6 NBA teams stuck in purgatory
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• B/R says Saints WR Chris Olave is the team's most promising building block

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images Olave will be a vital part of the Saints in 2025 Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton recently highlighted a player who’s the most promising building block on every NFL roster. For the New Orleans Saints, it was wide receiver Chris Olave. Moton says that teams can build around the players as future cornerstones. For now, he says that they’re up-and-comers who ...2025
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• Rob Pelinka, JJ Redick Detailed To Luka Doncic Lakers' Plans To Build Around Him In Key Meeting
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• What’s the Bare Minimum the Vikings Need From McCarthy To Contend?
It’s go-time for the Minnesota Vikings. There was a time when a team breaking in a first-year starting quarterback wouldn’t have been expected to contend. But now? It’s almost a requirement. The two winning formulas in the league are: Have a game-breaking, Patrick Mahomes-type quarterback. Go cheap with a quarterback on a rookie-scale deal and build around them. With J.J....2025
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• Horse Tracks: Patrick Surtain II up for best NFL player in the 2025 ESPYS
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Old friends, new questions as training camp arrives
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• Giants news, 7/18: Antrel Rolle sees OBJ as mentor for Malik Nabers, Jaxson Dart, more
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• 6 NBA teams stuck in purgatory
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• Multiple Teams Inquire About LeBron James' Availability As Situation Continues To Be Monitored

LeBron James opted into his final contract year with the Los Angeles Lakers worth $52.6 million, but his future remains unclear following cryptic comments from his agent and a lack of any response at all from the team. The situation has become one of the biggest topics within NBA teams despite James not being a free agent. James chose to collect his guaranteed money and maintain his no-trade claus...2025
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• LeBron James Viewed By Lakers As Expiring Contract
The Los Angeles Lakers are viewing LeBron James as an expiring contract as they build around Luka Doncic for the future. James opted into his $52.6 million player option Sunday, but agent Rich Paul's accompanying statement raised questions about his Lakers future. ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported Wednesday on First Take that the Lakers did not pursue substantive contract extension discussions with ...2025
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• Would Max Verstappen really leave Red Bull?
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• 5 best NBA Draft team hauls and 2 teams who didn’t do enough
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• Nationals Look to Build on Momentum vs. Angels: Can Rising Stars Shine in Anaheim?

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez (4) watches play during the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. | David Frerker-Imagn Images CJ Abrams and James Wood headline a young Nationals core looking to make noise in Anaheim as Washington faces the Angels in a West Coast showdown. Coming off a close series loss to the San Diego Padres, Washington is going thro...2025
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• Instant NBA Draft 2025 grades for every pick, starting with Cooper Flagg to the Mavs

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Let’s grade every pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. The 2025 NBA Draft class has been endlessly debated over the last 12 months, with little consensus among the lottery prospects after Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper come off the board with the first two picks. Finally, draft day is here, and the speculation about how certain players fit with certain teams will ...2025
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