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• Basketball Intelligence For 5/10/25, PART TWO

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• Detroit Lions rookie minicamp observations: Notes on each draft pick

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ first rookie minicamp of 2025 and how each draft pick performed. The Detroit Lions rookie class took the field on Friday morning for the first of three rookie minicamp practices. This was the only of the three that will be opened to the media, so I took as detailed notes as I possibly could. Here are my biggest takeaway...2025
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• For the Eagles to repeat, they first must fix the Nick Sirianni problem

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images It’s time for Philadelphia to pay their Super Bowl-winning head coach. One down, one major one to go. The Eagles contractually locked in tight end Dallas Goedert for another year this week. He was about to enter a lame duck season, on the final year of a four-year contract that reportedly paid him $14 million per season. ESPN’s Field Yates reported this past Wednes...2025
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• Basketball Intelligence For 5/9/25

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• Baseball history unpacked, May 9

RVR Photos-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Mark Grace* hits for the cycle, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 9
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• Scouting Jets rookie wide receiver Arian Smith

Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images Taking a look at the Jets rookie wide receiver The Jets drafted former Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft. Today we break Smith down in detail. The 23-year old Smith is listed at 6’0” and 179 pounds. He caught 68 passes for 1,356 yards and 10 touchdowns in five years with the Georgia Bulldogs. Having ...2025
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• Giants news, 5/8: Jaxson Dart development plan, Gabe Davis, Kayvon Thibodeaux, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Thursday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View What will the New York Giants’ Jaxson Dart development plan look like, and will it work? Shedeur Sanders knew he ‘didn’t hit it off’ with New York Giants coaches WR Gabe Davis released by Jaguars — should the New York Giants be interested? ESPN still thinks the New Y...2025
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• How did the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft picks score on the Grit Index?

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a closer look at the Lions 2025 draft class and how they fit into the Grit Index. The Detroit Lions acquired seven new players in the 2025 NFL Draft, bringing in another batch of youth to help strengthen the roster. Some players will immediately challenge for starting roles, while others will compete for situational/reserve roles...2025
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• Scouting Jets rookie cornerback Azareye’h Thomas

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images Taking a look at the Jets’ new cornerback The New York Jets drafted former FSU cornerback Azareye’h Thomas in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft. Today we break Thomas down in detail. The 20-year old Thomas is listed at 6’1” and 197 pounds. He was an honorable mention all-ACC selection in 2024. He had 95 tackles, 19 pass breakups and two interceptions...2025
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• Scouting Jets rookie tackle Armand Membou

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Taking a look at the Jets’ new right tackle The Jets drafted former Missouri Tigers offensive tackle Armand Membou with the 7th pick of the first round in the 2025 NFL draft. Today we break Membou down in detail. The 21-year old Membou is listed at 6’4” and 332 pounds. He was a second team all-SEC selection in 2024. He started 29 games in his college care...2025
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• Everything Lions GM Brad Holmes said about each 2025 draft pick

Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A detailed breakdown of the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft class—as told by Lions GM Brad Holmes. We can stand here all we want and try to break down the Detroit Lions’ 2025 NFL Draft class all we want. But isn’t it better to just hear it from the man who drafted them himself? Lions general manager Brad Holmes met with the media after ...2025
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• What John Schneider, Mike Macdonald said after Seahawks 2025 draft

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images It was an exciting weekend of wheeling and dealing and draft picking for the Seahawks. The Seattle Seahawks had one of the busier NFL Drafts of any team. They tied with four teams for most picks (11) and made several trades between Friday and Saturday that initially decreased and then increased their pick total from what they started with on Thursday. ...2025
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• Basketball Intelligence For 4/28/25

The Timberwolves are on the brink of drowning the Lakers, time stops for Bucks fans as they await news of Dame's injury, Orlando is just about out of tricks against Boston, and more......2025
• Vikings Links: It’s Draft Day 3!

Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With few draft picks, undrafted free agency will be huge! Last day of the draft and then, possibly the most exciting time, undrafted free agency. With only four picks, we have to be ready for the bargain bin diving. Now that the Vikings traded once and have picks 139 & 142 remaining, I would expect some more trades out of Kwesi. It is...2025
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• Giants draft preview: Defensive linemen who could interest New York

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The Giants need young talent at this position The New York Giants have desperately needed assistance across from Dexter Lawrence since GM Joe Schoen sent Leonard Williams to Seattle. Opposing offenses consistently ran the football at the Giants last season whenever Lawrence needed a breather before his injury. After Lawrence was placed on Injured Reserve,...2025
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• Exclusive Senior Bowl Interview: LB Demetrius Knight, former QB with coverage skills to play quickly

Jordan Prather-Imagn Images Let’s build up the Browns linebacker group in the NFL draft with a guy who will stick somebody The Cleveland Browns have one of the best defensive minds in the league coaching the defense, Jim Schwartz. He loves run-stoppers. His philosophy is for the defensive front four to be the pass rusher and the linebackers are now free to cover running backs and tight end...2025
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• Browns roster: LB Charlie Thomas III tells DBN about his rookie season, hopes and plans

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 25 questions with a young linebacker Going into the 2023 season, the linebacker room with the Cleveland Browns hadn’t changed all that much. The year before was a season to forget with this room as almost every week another athlete would go down to some sort of injury. Anthony Walker, JOK, Sione Takitaki, Jordan Kunaszyk, and Jacob Phi...2024
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• The Curious Case of Rolando McClain
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• Detroit Lions rookie minicamp observations: Notes on each draft pick
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• For the Eagles to repeat, they first must fix the Nick Sirianni problem
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• Scouting Jets rookie wide receiver Arian Smith
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• Giants news, 5/8: Jaxson Dart development plan, Gabe Davis, Kayvon Thibodeaux, more headlines
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• Lions’ Dan Jackson was one of the best college football stories

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Five things to know about new Detroit Lions safety Dan Jackson, who was drafted in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Now a few weeks removed for the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft, it’s time to finish out our “5 things to know” series with the team’s seventh-round picks. While Georgia’s Dan Jackson and Dominic Lovett may not be in line for starting jobs, both h...2025
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• How did the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft picks score on the Grit Index?
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• Scouting Jets rookie cornerback Azareye’h Thomas
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• Nohl Williams will bring intelligence and ball skills to the Chiefs’ defense

Photo by Ali Gradischer/Getty Images Kansas City’s newly-drafted cornerback plays with physicality and toughness. With the 85th selection of the NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs selected California cornerback Nohl Williams. The team had moved up from the 95th pick by trading the 2026 fourth-round pick it acquired from the Chicago Bears in exchange for left guard Joe Thuney. What is Kansas...2025
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• Scouting Jets rookie tackle Armand Membou
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• Everything Lions GM Brad Holmes said about each 2025 draft pick
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 9
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• Scouting Jets rookie wide receiver Arian Smith
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• How did the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft picks score on the Grit Index?
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• Scouting Jets rookie tackle Armand Membou
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• Film breakdown: The movement and skills of Giants’ rookie OL Marcus Mbow

Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The New York Giants entered the third day of the 2025 NFL Draft with two players on their mind for Pick No. 105: Cam Skattebo (RB, Arizona State) and Marcus Mbow (OL, Purdue). Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll discussed the decision in their post-draft press conference. They acknowledged that it was improbable both players would fall to the...2025
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• What John Schneider, Mike Macdonald said after Seahawks 2025 draft
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• Best available players for the New York Giants on Day 3 of the NFL Draft

Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images New York has four picks on the final day of the draft The New York Giants selected Toledo defensive tackle Darius Alexander with their lone Day 2 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft after trading Picks 34 and 99 to the Houston Texans for the right to choose quarterback Jaxson Dart in the first round. The draft has had several su...2025
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• 10 best prospects available for Detroit Lions on Day 2

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images A look at the best remaining 2025 NFL Draft prospects available for the Detroit Lions on Day 2. The Detroit Lions enter Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft with two selections, Nos. 60 and 102. Last year, Detroit had just one pick (No. 61) to make on the second day after moving up in the first round to select Terrion Arnold. But with that extra capital gained from the New Y...2025
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• David Adelman: Nikola Jokic's Curiosity Has Kept Him Ahead Of The Curve

Nikola Jokic's extraordinary mental approach to basketball has cemented his status as the game's most intellectually gifted player, according to peers, coaches, and opponents who continue to marvel at his ability to anticipate and dictate play on both ends of the floor. "I've never met anybody more curious than him. And I think it's kept him ahead of the curve," Nuggets interim head coach David Ad...2025
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• NFL Draft 2025: Field Gulls predicts what the Seahawks will do with No. 18

Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Who will the Seahawks draft with their first draft pick? The Field Gulls staff tries to predict the future. It’s Day 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The Seattle Seahawks are slated to pick at No. 18 overall, and while they’ve opted to stand pat at their original top slot for the past five years, perhaps this is the year that John ...2025
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• Scouting Jets rookie wide receiver Arian Smith
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• How did the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft picks score on the Grit Index?
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• Vikings Links: It’s Draft Day 3!
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Fallout from Round 1 of the NFL Draft

The mail’s here! Patrick Calvert asks: Since Joe Schoen took over GM duties, the pre-draft ‘leaks’ seemed to be plugged. However, the Jaxson Dart smoke was noticeable from reporters to oddsmakers. My concern is that someone has loose lips. Do you have any thoughts or insight? Ed says: Patrick, I’m not in the front office and folks like Todd McShay, Daniel Jeremiah and others who were on the Dart t...2025
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• Best available players for the New York Giants on Day 3 of the NFL Draft
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• David Adelman: Nikola Jokic's Curiosity Has Kept Him Ahead Of The Curve
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• Scouting Jets wide receiver Josh Reynolds

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Taking a look at a Jets free agent signing at wide receiver The New York Jets signed former Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions wide receiver Josh Reynolds to a one-year contract in free agency. Today we break Reynolds down in detail. The 30-year old Reynolds is listed at 6’3” and 192 pounds. He was a fourth round pick out of Texas A&M in 2017. He has...2025
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• Scouting Jets defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Taking a look at a Jets defensive tackle free agent signing The New York Jets signed former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi to a one-year contract early on in free agency. Today we break Nnadi down in detail. The 28-year old Nnadi is listed at 6’1” and 312 pounds. He was a third round pick out of FSU in 2018. He has st...2025
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• Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokic and James Harden are redefining athleticism

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE via Getty Images When top playoff performers are considered unathletic, it’s a reminder that we’re missing something As the 2025 NBA Playoffs are get underway, we are all looking forward to seeing players like Luka Dončić, James Harden and Nikola Jokic rise to the occasion and put on performances to remember. All of them are key players for Western Conferenc...2025
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• Colin Cowherd, ESPN Part Ways After Comments on Dominican MLB Players
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• After All the Conjecture, Playoffs Will Reveal What Matters Most to Kevin Love
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• Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance
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• Craig Sager Returns to TNT Coverage: Highlights, Photos, Comments and Reaction
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• NFL Head Coach on Jay Gruden Leaving RG3 in Game: 'It Looks Personal to Me'
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• Chip Kelly and the 49ers Are the Worst Match Imaginable
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• Struggling Pelicans Need a Leader, and Anthony Davis Isn't Stepping Up
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• The Linc - Eagles rookie class ranked second-best in the NFL

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 1/4/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Ranking the top five rookie classes of the 2024 NFL season: Commanders, Eagles struck gold - NFL.com2) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES. [...] Last season, Philly’s defense ranked 31st against the pass, 26th overall and 30th in points allowed, and the team fizzled in the Wil...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Steve Spagnuolo likens Bo Nix to other AFC quarterback

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Saturday, January 4 The latest Chiefs’ Steve Spagnuolo Outlines Josh Allen Qualities He Sees in Broncos QB Bo Nix | SI In particular, Spagnuolo saw similarities between Nix and Allen as runners. “This might sound really shocking, but when he tucks it and runs, I get visions of Josh Allen,” Spagnuolo said Friday. “He can go, and he’s a pret...2025
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• Tyrus: If You're A Fan, Come Boo Me, It's Mostly 45-Year-Old Geeks Who Fantasy Write Wrestling
Tyrus isn't worried about the haters. Billy Corgan recently made headlines when he said that you're not a wrestling fan if you don't like Tyrus. Tyrus is the reigning NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion and fans haven't always been impressed with his in-ring quality. Speaking to MuscleManMalcolm, Tyrus gave his thoughts on Corgan's comments. "I just laugh," he said. "Billy always tries to be room t...2023
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• NBA Partners With Microsoft To Rebuild Mobile App, League Pass

The NBA partnered with Microsoft to both rebuild its mobile app and improve NBA League Pass ahead of the upcoming season. The NBA decreased the price for League Pass down to $14.99 for a single device and $19.99 for multiple devices. League Pass will also feature Microsoft's artificial intelligence to customize stats for betting and fantasy leagues. "That's going to make watching live games a comp...2022
• Ryan Puts Cubs In An 11K Headlock
Slowly, paper extrudes from a fax machine. A hand brings it to a face and we read, "Need Joe R...an down at the Pentagon. Damn, we need toner! Joe R...an? Who the hell is that?! Oh, I know..." A chair swivels around to the CIA Director, he screams, "Send Joe Ryan (5 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 2.45) to the Pentagon! I can only assume they need a guy with a 10.2 K/9, 1.2 BB/9 -- yowzas! ...2021
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• Chip Kelly Decoded: 49ers' QB Competition Is Over, and Blaine Gabbert Won
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Every Team's 53-Man Roster Revealed!
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• Amid the Chaos, Red Sox Have Quietly Developed Young Core for Future
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• The Plight of No. 1: Leading Off NBA Draft Is an Honor, but Often a Curse, Too
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• NFL Week 8 Previews: Chip Kelly's Culture Club; Drew Brees Moves On
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• Detroit Lions rookie minicamp observations: Notes on each draft pick
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• For the Eagles to repeat, they first must fix the Nick Sirianni problem
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 9
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• Scouting Jets rookie wide receiver Arian Smith
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• Giants news, 5/8: Jaxson Dart development plan, Gabe Davis, Kayvon Thibodeaux, more headlines
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• Lions’ Dan Jackson was one of the best college football stories
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• How did the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft picks score on the Grit Index?
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• Scouting Jets rookie tackle Armand Membou
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• Everything Lions GM Brad Holmes said about each 2025 draft pick
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• Basketball Intelligence For 4/30/25
Jamal Murray plays out of his mind (again), Milwaukee has a playoff series it soon wishes to forget, Boston reminds us all, and more…...2025
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• Lions’ Dan Jackson was one of the best college football stories
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Fallout from Round 1 of the NFL Draft
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• Ravens 2025 NFL Draft: Five Round 2 targets the Ravens could trade up for

Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A lot of talent fell out of the first round, which pushed over talent down as well. Is it worth the Ravens trading up. Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft is complete. Shedeur Sanders was not the second quarterback taken, but will likely be one of the first picks in the second round. A lot of other talent fell down the board like Will ...2025
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• Cowboys draft: Recapping Day 1 and previewing biggest remaining roster needs

Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Cowboys came away with a new offensive starter on Day 1. Day 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft has come to an end. After months of speculation, the Dallas Cowboys stuck to their roots, spending their first-round pick on an offensive lineman for the third time in the past four years. Dallas selected 21-year-old guard...2025
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• Future Broncos: Florida State defensive tackle Joshua Farmer

Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Florida State defensive lineman Joshua Farmer is a prospect the Denver Broncos should consider drafting on Day 2 in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Denver Broncos don’t have many glaring needs to fill in the 2025 NFL Draft. However, adding more talent to the defensive line figures to be a likely avenue of pursuit given the contract status of Za...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft quarterback deep dive: Cam Ward, Miami

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images What makes Ward the top quarterback in the country? There was a debate through the end of the 2024 College Football season and through the first part of the draft process as to who would be the first quarterback selected. As the process has progressed, Miami’s Cam Ward has separated himself from the pack and established himself as the top quarterback on pre...2025
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• My favorite players at every position for the Rams in the NFL Draft

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Who are my favorite players at every position for the Rams in the NFL Draft? Every year throughout the NFL Draft process there are players that you enjoy watching more than others. While it’s expected to enjoy watching the top players in the class, when it happens for an under the radar prospect, it’s almost as if a connection is built with that player. This y...2025
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• Basketball Intelligence For 4/9/25
The Bucks charge back against the Wolves, the Knicks get nipped in OT by the Celtics, another shocking late-season dismissal(s), and more......2025
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