Can you feel it? NFL training camps are starting to open this week and that means pads will be popping and helmets will be crunching as players put on their battle gear to prepare for the new season. While most of our heroes know their roles and placement on their team’s respective depth charts, there are plenty of others looking to establish themselves and win prominent roles. These are the players we’ll be focusing on in this article.
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Tim Keown spent a couple of weeks tracking the megastar on the brink of free agency, with the Angels desperately trying to play well enough to win him over.
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According to Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, Daniel Ricciardo has his eyes on a return to Red Bull
Weeks ago, Daniel Ricciardo told RaceFans that a return to Red Bull would be the ‘fairytale” ending.
Now, thanks to an “impressive” test session at Silverstone, that dramatic final chapter is a possibility, according to Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner.
Speaking with the F1 Nation podcast, the Red Bull boss unpacked Ricciardo’s journey from Red Bull reserve, to AlphaTauri driver.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. It’s heartening to see NFL running backs be supportive of one another’s contract fights.
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💸 Barkley and Jacobs left hanging
⚽ Alex Morgan’s newfound purity of purpose
👵 The USWNT’s “grandma”
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Will they hold out? For how long?
A rising tide lifts all boats, but NFL running backs remain tethered to the dock.
Victor Wembanyama was one of the most hyped-up draft picks of all time. Before ever stepping foot on an NBA floor, LeBron James went as far as to call him an “alien” as his legend grew. He was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft by the Spurs and players have finally been able to experience his freakish skill set firsthand.
Brandon Miller, selected with the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft by the Hornets, tried to explain what the French phenom is like on the hardwood while talking to Clippers star Paul George.
The market is a mess, and RBs are mad.
The biggest topic in football right now is running backs. More specifically: Running back pay. The devaluing of the position has been happening for some time now, but reached a fever pitch this offseason. Ezekiel Elliot and Dalvin Cook are both unsigned after being released, while Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs are set to play under franchise tags with the Giants and Raiders respectively not willing to sign their feature backs to long-term deals.
This situation is a mess with no good solution.
Rory McIlroy said Tuesday “the results would suggest” he’s close to ending a 9-year majors drought at this week’s Open Championship, but “I’ve just got to go out and play golf.
USMNT midfielder Andi Sullivan said she is “crushed” for Christen Press, who is facing a fourth surgery as she attempts to come back from a torn ACL.
The Rams’ Aaron Donald became the most decorated 99 Club member in Madden history Tuesday, given the top rating in the game for the seventh time in his career.
In another signature moment in another season full of them, Shohei Ohtani punctuated a game-tying home run — his major-league-leading 35th — with an epic bat flip and set the stage for Michael Stefanic to deliver an Angels walk-off win.