Mere hours after the Panthers selected Bryce Young first in the 2023 NFL draft, betting odds are already available for the No. 1 pick come 2024 and there’s already an early favorite.
USC quarterback Caleb Williams, who won the Heisman Trophy last season and is the favorite to do so again this fall, is the odds-on favorite to hear his name called first at the draft in Detroit a year from now. At -550, Williams is well ahead of North Carolina signal-caller Drake Maye, who has the second-best odds at +600.
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Las Vegas drafted Texas Tech pass rusher Tyree Wilson seventh overall in the NFL Draft Thursday night. And Patrick Mahomes might be wishing he went elsewhere.
While the Kansas City Chiefs superstar is happy for his fellow Red Raider, he’s not thrilled bout the implications.
Because Wilson will be coming after him.
“Take it easy on me big dawg!! @tyreewilson77 congrats tho!!” Mahomes tweeted.
I can almost hear Lane Kiffin laughing.
While Alabama coach Nick Saban picked among the leftovers of average quarterbacks in the NCAA Transfer Portal this week, the Ole Miss coach might as well have relaxed on a leather sofa. He didn’t need to add anybody.
To the early portal birds, the spoils of victory.
To the late, the bones of procrastination.
Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres is on a nice little hot streak. Over his last five games (starting last Saturday), Torres is batting .350 with two home runs and three RBIs. In Wednesday’s 12–6 win over the Twins, he went 2-for-5 with a homer and a double. And for some reason, one Yankees doubted that he could replicate that performance.
“If Gleyber Torres homers tonight, I’ll get a bowl cut,” a Twitter user named Jakob posted before New York’s game against the Rangers on Thursday night.
Brittney Griner held her first press conference since returning to the United States after being detained in Russia on drug charges earlier this week. After every reporter in the audience fawned over Griner’s ‘bravery’ and ‘resiliency’ and framed her as a hero with their questions, Griner was asked about transgender athletes (biological men) competing against women in sports.
Predictably, Griner is all for biological men participating in women’s sports.
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It’s here where teams define themselves in the NFL Draft.
The marquee night of the 2023 NFL Draft is in the books, but the real work is done on Friday night. The second and third rounds separate average front offices from great ones, with the best being able to find top-tier talent and work their boards.
Historically there have been dozens of league-defining talents taken in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, but in recent history look no further than 2020.
No one expected it. Especially not Will Levis. But it happened. He tumbled all the way out of round one. Based on his comments from last month’s Pro Day workout, Levis wouldn’t have shown up if he’d known what was awaiting him.
Suns vs. Nuggets is a conference semifinals matchup worthy of the next round. The series features a pair of former MVPs in Nikola Jokić and Kevin Durant, a potential future MVP in Devin Booker and a clash of two of the NBA’s top playmakers—Chris Paul and Jamal Murray. To size up this matchup, we asked a veteran Western Conference assistant to weigh in on several key questions. Answers were lightly edited for clarity.
Jokić is on a mission to add an NBA title to his trophy haul.
After months of showing interest, it sounds like actor Ryan Reynolds is closing in on buying the Ottawa Senators.
According to Bruce Garrioch of The Ottawa Sun, Reynolds is joining Chris Bratty of Markham, Ontario-based real estate developer the Remington Group in a bid for the team. League sources told The Ottawa Sun that the Reynolds/Bratty group will offer more than $1 billion (USD) for the team. That sale would also include the Senators’ current arena, Canadian Tire Centre.
The firm hired by the family of late Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, has set a May 15 deadline for bids.
The first-round of the 2023 NFL draft produced a number of notable storylines. Unfortunately for Kentucky’s Will Levis, his slide into the second round is among those garnering the most attention after Thursday night.
For Levis, a widely projected top-10 pick who was even the subject of some strange “No. 1 pick” rumors heading into the first-round, falling this far may seem like failure. Former No.