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• Saints UDFA profile: Omari Thomas

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images What to know about the defensive tackle from Tennessee. The New Orleans Saints signed 11 undrafted free agents to a deal after the NFL Draft. One of them is DT Omari Thomas from Tennessee. A native of Memphis, Thomas spent five seasons with the Volunteers, starting for the past four. He is also a journalism major. “I wanted to do something that’s not nec...2025
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• Illinois men’s basketball built a European pro team in college hoops

Eakin Howard-Imagn Images The Illini have gone all-in on Euro players, and it’s something college hoops has never really seen before. The Illinois Fighting Illini will more closely resemble a European professional squad than a men’s college basketball team for the 2025-26 season. It feels like no program personifies the changing nature of college basketball roster construction than the Fig...2025
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• Houston Texans 2025 NFL Mock Draft, Another Perspective

Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images Here’s who I see the Texans selecting in the 2025 NFL Draft! In the last few seasons, the Houston Texans have miraculously rebuilt their roster into a Super Bowl contender through the NFL Draft. Since general Manager Nick Caserio was brought on board in 2021, each draft has ushered in quality starters onto the team. In his first year, the Texans found s...2025
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• Late rally comes up short as Brewers fall to Giants 4-2

Eakin Howard-Imagn Images One bad inning is enough to ruin Brewers’ night A battle of aces between the Milwaukee Brewers’ Freddy Peralta and San Francisco Giants’ Logan Webb lived up to the pitchers’ duel hype, at least through the first five innings. But a minor meltdown and some defensive miscues gave the Giants a four-run lead in the sixth inning, one that felt much larger given how qui...2025
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• Top Five WR Draft Targets for the Houston Texans

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Which receivers would look best in Battle Red? 2024 was a wake up call to the Houston Texans’ offense. They have Super Bowl-caliber pieces, namely in quarterback C.J. Stroud, running back Joe Mixon, and wide receiver Nico Collins, but not much else. Wide receiver Tank Dell is certainly on that list, but with two season-ending injuries in both of his years...2025
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• 2024 Masters and U.S. Open low amateur Neil Shipley wins first Korn Ferry Tour event

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Neil Shipley recorded his first professional win on Saturday. The world of golf never stops delivering epic storylines. Less than a week after Rory McIlroy won The Masters last year’s low amateur from Augusta’s annual outing made quite the name for himself. Neil Shipley, also the low amateur at last year’s U.S. Open, won his first professional event at th...2025
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• TCU WR Jack Bech feels like a Sean Payton type of player

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Bech is a physical wide receiver who may interest the Broncos on day 2 of the NFL Draft. One prospect who may interest the Denver Broncos on day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft is TCU wide receiver Jack Bech. He is a 6’1”, 214-pound wide receiver who is viewed as one of the more physical wide receivers in this draft class. The Athletic’s lead draft analyst, Dane...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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• WNBA mock draft 2025: Final projection for all 38 picks still has Paige Bueckers on top

UConn’s Paige Bueckers is widely expected to be the top pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. | Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Here’s our last-minute 2025 WNBA Mock Draft, with projections and analysis for all 38 picks. The 2025 WNBA Draft is rapidly approaching, and there’s no shortage of storylines as the league’s 13 teams prepare to make their selections. Once again, there’s n...2025
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• 2025 Detroit Lions draft preview: Plenty of WR options available

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images The Detroit Lions could pick a WR in the 2025 NFL Draft as early as their 28th overall pick. Under general manager Brad Holmes, the Detroit Lions have drafted a wide receiver in three of four years. While the Lions return their top four receivers from last year, the team has not hidden their intentions of adding to the position group this offseason, and ...2025
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• Kim Mulkey questions the purpose of conference tournaments as LSU stars deal with injuries

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images All-SEC talents in Aneesah Morrow and Flau’Jae Johnson are grappling with lower body injuries as Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament approaches. GREENVILLE, S.C. — Kim Mulkey likes to win. She likes to win at any time and in any place, in any format and in any venue. But after seeing one of her star players — All-SEC forward Aneesah Morrow — exit LSU...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft prospect profile - Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford

Eakin Howard-Imagn Images Could Ayomanor help fill out the Giants’ offense? For all the talk surrounding their perceived needs on defense, the offense is the bigger priority for the New York Giants. After all, they’ve fielded one of the worst offenses in the NFL for years now, and many things would likely fall into place quickly for the team if they could be consistently productive. The G...2025
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• Braves News: Prospect rankings, model talk, bullpen signing, more

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Another year under Alex Anthopoulos and another set of glowing projections for this Braves squad, and rightfully so. While there are major questions regarding how well Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuna return from their respective major injuries, the squad has stars up and down the roster that make for a reliabl...2025
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"Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images So much for slowing down Yesterday, yours truly suggested in this space that perhaps the Minnesota Vikings would slow down a bit in free agency knowing what they could, potentially, reap in 2025 as a result."

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• Saints UDFA profile: Omari Thomas
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• Illinois men’s basketball built a European pro team in college hoops
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• TCU WR Jack Bech feels like a Sean Payton type of player
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• 2025 NFL Draft: Favorite players for Cowboys on Day 2 (round 2 and 3)

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Who are some second and third-round targets you like for the Cowboys? The Dallas Cowboys currently have a total of two draft picks on Day 2 in the 2025 NFL Draft, the 44th overall pick in the second round and the 76th overall pick in the third round. There is a chance they could acquire more draft capital in either the second or third round if they make a...2025
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• 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Las Vegas Raiders roll with running back

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images With the 6th overall pick in the 2025 Bleeding Green Nation community mock draft, Las Vegas Raiders GM dkays selects ... Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State Things change pretty quick in the NFL. If seven years ago you told me “Pete Carroll and Tom Brady team up for the NFL franchise in Las Vegas” I probably would’ve been amazed Brady ever considered quarterba...2025
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• 2024 Masters and U.S. Open low amateur Neil Shipley wins first Korn Ferry Tour event
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• Warriors vs. Rockets will be a battle for the future of basketball

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images The NBA Playoffs’ most interesting first-round matchup is a clash of styles. Former NBA players and longtime fans complaining about the lack of offensive variety in today’s league has always been a major part of the sport’s discourse, and one that seemingly becomes more pervasive each year. Critics call the NBA a copycat league, where one team figures out...2025
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• If you liked watching Caitlin Clark in the NCAA Tournament, these are the guards you need to pay attention to in 2025

Cory Knowlton-Imagn Images Caitlin Clark is off in the WNBA, but the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament still has plenty of must-watch guards, like Florida State’s Ta’Niya Latson. We all loved watching Caitlin Clark play for Iowa in the NCAA Tournament, especially over the last two seasons as she guided the Hawkeyes to a pair of appearances in the national title game. Clark wowed fans with deep ...2025
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• Chloe Kitts hilariously gave away one of South Carolina’s plays, but it didn’t matter against Oklahoma

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks beat the Sooners by double figures to go to their sixth consecutive SEC Tournament title game. GREENVILLE, S.C. — Chloe Kitts was incredibly honest when answering one question during South Carolina’s postgame press conference on Friday after beating Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, much to Dawn Staley’s chagri...2025
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• MiLaysia Fulwiley channels LeBron James and Steph Curry in a pair of memorable highlights

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images As she has all season long for Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks, MiLaysia Fulwiley created a pair of highlight-worthy plays in the SEC Tournament vs. Vanderbilt. GREENVILLE, S.C. — Vanderbilt had stormed back. With freshman phenom Mikayla Blakes leading the charge, the Commodores had gotten within striking distance of top-seeded South Carolina’s lea...2025
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• Late rally comes up short as Brewers fall to Giants 4-2
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• LSU assistant Bob Starkey deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Kim Mulkey explains why

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Starkey, a longtime LSU assistant coach, stepped in for Mulkey at the SEC Tournament on Friday night and got a win over Florida. GREENVILLE, S.C. — It wasn’t the first time and it probably won’t be the last, but on Friday night, Bob Starkey stood in as the head coach of LSU’s women’s basketball team and coached the Tigers to a win over Florida in the quar...2025
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• The top 10 women’s college basketball players in the ACC, ranked

Photo by Marcus Snowden/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images SBNation’s take on the best players of the Atlantic Coast Conference, so far this season. The ACC was not immune from expansion this season, joining the Big Ten in becoming a conference that now touches both the East and West Coasts. While it brings up questions, mainly surrounding its “Atlantic Coast Conference” name, it’s built up ...2025
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• Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty sees Cowboys as a preferred draft destination

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images The Ashton Jeanty conversation is going to tear Cowboys fans apart. Already looking ahead at the 2025 NFL Draft in November wasn’t on the bingo card of a lot Dallas Cowboys fans heading into the season. However, sitting at 3-7 without Dak Prescott for the remainder of the season, the draft may be the lone bright spot of a very frustrating season for Dalla...2024
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• Dallas Cowboys 2024 opponent preview: 2 Steelers to keep an eye on

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images There are a couple of Steelers players who present greater challenges than others. 2023 Overview Any team that is coached by Mike Tomlin is going to be ready to play on any given Sunday. Such was the case for the 2023 Steelers who finished 10-7 and made it to the playoffs once again. Tomlin has never had a losing season during his tenure in Pittsburgh and...2024
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• Procore Championship: Rd. 4 tee times, Patton Kizzire eyes valuable victory

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images It’s the final day of the Procore Championship, and Kizzire looks for his third PGA Tour victory. Let’s check out the tee times. Welcome to Playing Through’s daily ritual — Golf Talk Today. The final 18 holes of the first 2024 FedEx Cup Fall season are here, as the Procore Championship in Napa, California, wraps up today. While many PGA Tour players are i...2024
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• Saints restructure Tyrann Mathieu’s contract to create $4.668M in cap space, per report
Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Saints continue to slowly chip away at their cap hit. The New Orleans Saints have made another move to chip away at their negative cap charge. The Saints have restructured veteran safety Tyrann Mathieu’s deal to save $4.668 million in 2023. The Saints now sit just north of $30 million over the cap. The #Saints restructured safety Tyrann Mathieu’s contra...2023
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• 2023 Cowboys mock draft: Dallas trades pick No. 26, moves back into second round
Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Predicting the Cowboys draft picks in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Dallas Cowboys are free to select the best player available (BPA) in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft. Through trades, outside additions, and re-signing their own they have pretty much filled all their glaring needs as far as roster construction is concerned. They can now sit ba...2023
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• Vikings, CB Shaq Griffin agree to one-year deal

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images So much for slowing down Yesterday, yours truly suggested in this space that perhaps the Minnesota Vikings would slow down a bit in free agency knowing what they could, potentially, reap in 2025 as a result. Oops. Per Jordan Schultz, the Vikings have agreed to the terms of a one-year, $6 million deal with cornerback Shaq Griffin. Griffin was a third-round...2024
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• Dan Campbell talks short, long-term expectations for QB Hendon Hooker
Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Lions coach Dan Campbell said 2023 would be a ‘redshirt’ season for third-round pick QB Hendon Hooker, but admitted his ceiling could be a starter. One of the most head-turning picks the Detroit Lions made in the 2023 NFL Draft was when they used their first third-round selection on quarterback Hendon Hooker. Detroit has been mum about its long-term plan...2023
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• Harold Varner III drops ‘serious’ bomb on PGA Tour that’ll irk Rory McIlroy

Harold Varner III during day two of the LIV Golf Invitational - Greenbrier at The Old White Course on August 05, 2023, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. | Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Harold Varner III joined LIV Golf for the increased paydays. Now he made a revelation that will irk PGA Tour stars. Harold Varner III left the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf because of the vast financ...2023
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• K.J. Wright sees Hendon Hooker as ‘a home run’ pick for Seahawks
Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images The legendary Seahawks linebacker has a hot take on what Seattle could do in the NFL Draft. Other than Florida’s Anthony Richardson, the quarterback most heavily linked to the Seattle Seahawks as a potential future franchise signal-caller is Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker. Even though he’s 25 years old and coming off an ACL tear that ended his college tenure ...2023
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• Buccaneers wider receiver Chris Godwin talks health, quarterbacks at OTAs
Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images The new vibe has Godwin sharing some insight. It feels as though the Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven’t had wide receiver Chris Godwin at 100-percent for quite some time. After suffering a significant knee injury against the Saints during a December game in 2021, Godwin returned to the field last season — albeit nowhere near full health. But having some kind of...2023
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• D.J. Moore is exactly what the Panthers need

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Can you imagine if D.J. Moore was on the Panthers? The Carolina Panthers are desperate for help. The team boasts a below-average passing offense, and it’s actively hurting the development of Bryce Young. Receiver was always going to be an issue for the team, but the reality is more pronounced than they realized with free agent signing D.J. Chark being a n...2023
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• Week 15 rooting guide for Cowboys fans

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Whether you’re focused on Dallas’ 2025 draft pick or still holding on to playoff hopes, we’ve got something for you in this week’s rooting guide. If you’re still hoping to see the Cowboys in the 2024 playoffs, last week’s games nearly closed the door on that dream. For those already focused on the future, including Dallas’ 2025 draft pick, it was a step i...2024
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• March Madness’ top-50 players in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament, ranked

Let’s rank the 50 best players in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. March Madness feels like the culmination of a lifelong journey for so many of the athletes who have dedicated their lives to the game of basketball. Fans don’t don’t see the long hours in the gym spent honing their skills and their bodies, but when the NCAA tournament comes around, suddenly the whole country is invested in the outco...2024
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• Bengals 2024 Combine Watch List: Tight Ends

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Could this be the year? On Friday, March 1st, the tight ends will take the field for the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Which prospects should Cincinnati Bengals fans be keeping a close eye on? History under Zac Taylor On a Friday night in 2019, Zac Taylor made Washington tight end Drew Sample his second draft pick as a head coach. Four drafts and 39 picks ...2024
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• Believe it or not, Tennessee is Final Four good

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Tennessee men’s basketball can change every narrative with a Final Four run No major American sport loves its narratives, and views them more as absolutes, than men’s college basketball. Mike Krzyzewski just can’t win the big one. Virginia’s style will never translate to NCAA tournament success. A freshman-led team will never cut down the nets. No maj...2024
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• Ravens 2023 Draft: Day 2 Instant Reactions
Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images With the 86th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens selected Clemson linebacker Trenton Simpson: While Simpson boasts projectable traits, it is fair to question the choice of an inside linebacker at this juncture of the offseason, with our without Patrick Queen in purple. Upgrading the pass defense must be the priority between now and Week 1, ...2023
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• How the Lions can get the most out of Hendon Hooker
Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images How offensive coordinator Ben Johnson can bridge the gap between Hooker’s offense in Tennessee, and his NFL system in Detroit It is a tale as old as time. As March gives way to April, the NFL media landscape looks for one more quarterback to jam into the first round of the upcoming draft. Chances are, dear reader, you are old enough to remember some recen...2023
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