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Cleveland has six selections in the three middle rounds of this year’s NFL draft.
Despite their limited selections at the top, the Cleveland Browns can control the middle of the 2023 NFL Draft. The Browns currently have six selections combined between the third, fourth, and fifth rounds. Those selections span from pick 74 to pick 142.
Six selections within 68 picks of each other in the middle three rounds of the draft gives general manager Andrew Berry a lot of options.

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Eddie Pepperell, one of the great Twitter follows in all of golf, got into a rather heated back-and-forth with Richard Bland about LIV Golf. Bland was the one who started the spat unprovoked, and it’s safe to say he regrets that decision.
The Par 3 12th hole, nicknamed ‘The Watering Hole,’ was the talk of LIV Golf’s event in Australia this past weekend. Similar to the Par 3 16th hole at the WM Phoenix Open on the PGA Tour, the hole was more of a party than an actual golf hole, and that was on full display when Chase Koepka made a hole-in-one during Saturday’s action.

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Whether at nickel or deep safety, Illinois DB Quan Martin is going to make one team very happy in the middle rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Illinois defensive back Jartavius ‘Quan’ Martin is seemingly a forgotten entity on an unsuspecting elite secondary room that the Illini put together the past two seasons. There are few athletes like Martin in the 2023 NFL Draft class and it shows on the gridiron with a sky-high ceiling on display every time you see his movement skills.

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The Daily News’ one and only 2023 mock draft has the Giants and Jets both going offense and five quarterbacks getting drafted in the first round. Here is how the News’ Pat Leonard believes the board could fall on Thursday night: 1. Carolina Panthers (from Chicago): Bryce Young, QB, Alabama An expensive trade up from No. 9 overall lands owner David Tepper a new franchise QB. 2.

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The Warriors got just what they wanted at the end of Game 4 against the Kings.
Harrison Barnes had a chance to crush the dynasty that spurned him when he caught a pass on the left wing from De’Aaron Fox and attempted the go-ahead three-pointer at the buzzer in Game 4 of the epic first round round series between the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
If Barnes hit the shot, his Kings would have a 3-1 series lead, and be one win away advancing to the second round.

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University of Colorado chancellor Phil DiStefano believes the PAC-12 is in great position for its next media deal.
The conference and commissioner George Kliavkoff have been pushing hard for a new media deal, but as of late April, nothing has been agreed to.
The last update was the PAC-12 might be leaning towards reaching some kind of significant deal with Apple. Whatever happens, DiStefano believes the PAC-12 will be just fine.
University of Colorado chancellor Phil DeStefano is confident in the PAC-12 landing a new media deal. (Photo by Helen H.

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I’m excited for the draft.
You’re excited for the draft.
The teams at the top of the draft, though, aren’t quite as much, and that’s thanks to the makeup of a class that’ll have GMs in its upper reaches holding their … breath as they turn in their cards. There’s a lot to like, sure. But there’s plenty to worry about, too, and that’s from the top of the first round all the way to the bottom.
“If you have 15 first-round grades, then the class sucks,” said one general manager Saturday. “And I got less than 15 this year.

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Four sports bloggers play NFL GM with varying degrees of success in a group mock draft
We finally made it dear reader.
It is officially draft week.
In just a few short nights, the Carolina Panthers will officially be on the clock, and the months of breathless speculation will come to an end.
You know what else will come to an end?
Mock drafts.
But since we still have some time until the real thing, let’s kick off draft week with the SBNation Mock of Integrity.

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Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes is recovering after an unknown medical emergency.
“Oregon State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes remains in stable medical condition this afternoon while showing signs of improvement as he continues to receive care in a Fresno, California hospital. Barnes experienced a medical event Saturday night while attending a Fresno State awards presentation in Fresno,” the university announced Sunday. Barnes was at Fresno State to accept an award as a former Bulldogs basketball player, according to ESPN.

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Antonio Brown had a very bizarre response to reportedly having child support issues.
Brown had a warrant issued for his arrest in Florida after allegedly not paying child support, according to TMZ. However, the former NFL player later posted an Instagram message showing he paid more than $33,000 in order to clear the issue up. Authorities have not publicly confirmed the issue is over after the payment.
Brown decided to address the situation with the media and claimed it’s much bigger than just him.

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