Indiana Hoosiers defensive back Byron Baldwin Jr. (2) and Indiana Hoosiers defensive back Jamari Sharpe (22) bring down Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Carnell Tate (17) on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, during the Big Ten football championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. | Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The strongest position group in the 2026 NFL Draft is at wide receiver. Even with that, there are legitimate question marks and concerns surrounding every wideout in the draft, especially the consensus top-ranking ones.
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TAMPA, FL – OCTOBER 15: Jack Campbell #46 of the Detroit Lions celebrates after a play during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on October 15, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Nobody wants to be a fan of a team that walks away from the NFL Draft with a bust. The NFL is dictated by teams that consistently draft successfully, both by finding Pro Bowl talent in the first round, then adding valuable starters or contributors throughout the rest of the rounds.
COLLEGE STATION, TX – DECEMBER 20: Wide receiver KC Concepcion #7 of the Texas A&M Aggies on the field before the CFP First Round game between Miami Hurricanes and Texas A&M Aggies on December 20, 2025, at Kyle Field in College Station, TX. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
The 2026 NFL Draft is just over one week away.
Let’s start getting spicy.
Report: Arsenal eyeing huge move to sign former Manchester City star
Arsenal Plot Statement Move For Atlético Forward
Arsenal’s summer strategy appears to be coalescing around ambition, risk and a willingness to reshape the attacking line. According to Caught Offside, the club are pushing to secure Julián Álvarez from Atlético Madrid, a move that would signal both intent and upheaval.
The forward, who has scored 18 goals this season under Diego Simeone, represents a different profile to Arsenal’s current options.
Trai Hume (left) could captain Northern Ireland in Lille while Kylian Mbappe will be preparing to lead France into the World Cup [Getty Images]
Northern Ireland will face two-time world champions France in a friendly in the lead-up to the latter’s World Cup campaign.
The game will take place on Monday, 8 June (20:10 BST) at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille.
Michael O’Neill’s side failed to reach the World Cup finals after losing the play-off semi-final against Italy on 26 March.
ESPN NFL draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. released his final mock for the 2026 NFL draft. As is an annual tradition for Kiper, this one extends to the second round.
In the first two rounds of the upcoming draft, the Bills are not slated to make much noise. In that area of the draft, Buffalo enters with just one selection at No. 26 overall in Round 1 and that’s the only pick Kiper makes for the Bills. No trades.
With that selection, Auburn edge defender Keldric Faulk heads to Buffalo.
In 12 games played last season, Faulk had two sacks and five tackles for loss.
Second row Danny Eite has signed a new deal with Gloucester to stay with the club beyond the end of the 2025-26 season.
The 22-year-old has made 17 appearances for the club since his debut in 2022, having come through their academy.
Eite has also represented England at under-18 and under-20 level but injury has limited him to just five games this season for his club.
“He’s had limited minutes due to a couple of injuries and competition in that second row, but I’m confident he’s got a big future here,” head coach George Skivington told the club website.
Kawhi Leonard breaks silence on future with Clippers originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The Los Angeles Clippers‘ season ended on Wednesday night at the hands of the Golden State Warriors.
Kawhi Leonard’s clock is ticking.
He is currently only under contract through the end of next season (2026-27). He’s also under NBA investigation.
That combines to create a lot of uncertainty, and Leonard was asked about that after the game. As you’d imagine, he didn’t want to say much.
Luis Enrique shares his thoughts on Liverpool’s performance against PSG
Liverpool performance earns respect despite PSG defeat
Liverpool’s Champions League exit at the hands of PSG will sting, yet beneath the harsh glare of a 4-0 aggregate defeat lies a more nuanced reality. This was not a capitulation but a contest defined by fine margins, tactical discipline and elite-level ruthlessness.
At Anfield, Liverpool generated pressure, intensity and volume. They registered 21 shots across the 90 minutes, their highest tally without scoring in the competition since the 2022 final.
A view of the official voting papers from the City of Cologne for the mail-in ballot regarding the city council referendum on CologneRhineRuhr bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (2036, 2040, 2044). Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
An Olympic bid by the Rhine-Ruhr region is backed by a majority of 54% in the 17 cities and towns earmarked to host events, according to a latest survey which comes amid a referendum until Sunday.
The Forsa insitute said on Thursday that its survey, commissioned by 39 papers in the state of North Rhine-Wwestphalia, saw 38% oppose future Games while 8% did not answer.