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In a class where the draft industrial complex determined one quarterback was too short (Bryce Young), one quarterback was too raw (Anthony Richardson) and one quarterback was too infatuated with mayonnaise (Will Levis), spurring a long evening in front of blood-sucking network cameras for Levis, it’s surprising I’m still most sympathetic toward C.J. Stroud.

NESN shut down its Twitter comments after Olivia Pichardo blew her opening pitch Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
Pichardo is the first female D1 baseball player in the history of the sport, and has one at bat on the season for Brown. She stepped to the mound Wednesday night prior to the Red Sox/Blue Jays game, and things didn’t go well.
She missed the plate by a stunning distance, and that’s probably why NESN won’t let anyone comment on the video.

Olivia Pichardo, the first woman to play NCAA Division 1 baseball, threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park.

Nobody likes to predict future failure. Yet in the NFL draft, we see high picks flame out all the time. This year, we saw 20 former first-round picks have their fifth-year options declined.
So which of the AFC picks surrounded by hype could be cautionary tales in the coming years? It’s time to take a hard look at not only the player but the team and situation, along with potential pitfalls out of their control.
And while we’ll talk about how things could go wrong for these five players, know that my colleague, Gilberto Manzano, sees it differently.

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Speaking ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, both George Russell and Max Verstappen are ready to move on from Azerbaijan
One of the major Formula 1 storylines coming out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was the friction between George Russell and Max Verstappen both on the track, and off. The two came into contact early in Saturday’s Sprint race, and following the finish had a tense exchange trackside.
While their war of words continued into Sunday ahead of the Grand Prix, it seems both drivers are now ready to turn the page.

Every year a handful of rookies from the first round of the NFL draft make an immediate impact on the field, leading to postseason appearances for their respective teams and prestigious individual awards.
Last year, it was Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner, the first rookie cornerback to be named first-team All-Pro since 1981. The year before, it was Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons.
This year likely won’t be any different with a few first-round rookies becoming difference-makers for their teams.

Churchill Downs has suspended horse trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. indefinitely after two horses he was training at the track over the last few days. The news comes after an investigation was launched into the death of the two horses.
Joseph was the trainer of Chasing Artie and Parents Pride. Both horses collapsed and died on the track Thursday and Saturday, respectively, after races at Churchill Downs.
Churchill Downs called the deaths of Joseph’s trained horses “unexplained.

Iowa State football player Aidan Ralph was arrested Wednesday on very serious charges.
The Cyclones linebacker has been charged with felony sexual assault and misdemeanor domestic violence after an alleged attack against a woman at his residence in Ames, according to ESPN.
Ralph allegedly accused the unnamed woman of cheating and shoved her multiple times, including onto stairs, according to the police affidavit (via the same ESPN report). The unnamed alleged victim allegedly fractured her spine during the altercation.

Tommy Tuberville came out swinging against Megan Rapinoe’s stance on trans athletes.
Transgender people in sports has become a hot topic in America for one very simple and understandable reason:
Men dominate women in competition pretty much every single time they’re matched up. Men are simply bigger, stronger and faster on average. It’s biology. You’d think Megan Rapinoe – a standout Olympic soccer player and NWSL player – would understand that better than most, but she doesn’t.
Rapinoe has actually spoken out in support of biological men being allowed to compete against women.

From going small with their Game 2 starting lineup, to Stephen Curry taking on a more traditional point guard role through playmaking instead of scoring, the Warriors’ adjustments paid off in a big way Thursday night against the Lakers.

The Lakers were probably expecting Steph Curry to detonate in Game 2 after losing the series opener.