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Which teams did the best in the NFL Draft?

No. 1 pick aside, everyone knew Patriots needed help on offense and Commanders needed a new leader.

On April 18, five West Virginia middle school girls refused to participate in a track & field event due to the inclusion of a transgender (biological male) opponent. The transgender competitor went on to win the girls’ shot put event, beating the second place girl by over three feet. 
The transgender athlete also participated in the discus event, where the athlete finished in second place.

This was the most difficult set of power rankings I’ve done since taking over the franchise at Sports Illustrated. I think post-NFL draft is the toughest time of year because we are blinded by expectations and are flying high on the magnanimous language used throughout the process by experts and scouts and coaches who lead us to believe that every single one of these players are going to immediately improve the prospects of their franchise when the reality is always more complicated. About half of these players aren’t going to make a tangible impact on the NFL, which is harsh but true.

Nick Saban won his head coaching debut on Saturday, Sept. 8, 1990, at age 38 when Toledo beat Miami of Ohio, 20-14, in front of 19,000 at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio.
Saban won his ESPN College GameDay TV analyst debut, but in more spectacular fashion at the NFL Draft, on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at age 72 in front of 275,000 fans in Detroit and another 12.1 million watching across ESPN, ABC and ESPN2.
Saban finished 9-2 and shared the Mid-American Conference title at Toledo in 1990 and would win 11 Southeastern Conference championships at LSU (2) and Alabama (9, including the 2023 title).

The Atlanta Falcons are feeling awesome now because they believe they’re finally settled at quarterback, and it’s going to be that way for the next five years. And that is a feeling that’s been lacking with this franchise for quite some time.
“Now we feel really good at five years minimum, we are good,” Falcons assistant general manager Kyle Smith said Tuesday. “We don’t have to worry about that position.”
Those five years give the franchise a sense of security at quarterback. But it comes with caveats.

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The greatest engineer in F1 history is departing Red Bull
Adrian Newey has made it official.
He is leaving Red Bull.
Arguably the greatest engineer in Formula 1 history, Newey officially informed Red Bull that he would be leaving the team following the 2025. The move was rumored to be coming, with reports surfacing last week that Newey had grown frustrated with the power struggle taking shape at the F1 team.
The team shared the news on social media Wednesday morning, indicating that he would be departing “in the first quarter of 2025.

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Arkansas may have outbid the NBA’s interest in Johnell Davis with a big NIL deal for the transfer portal’s No. 1 ranked guard
Johnell Davis has been one of the best guards in men’s college basketball the last two years. In 2023, Davis was the leading scorer on a dominant Florida Atlantic team that made an inspiring run to the Final Four as a No. 9 seed. Davis followed it up with an even better individual season this past year, improving as an outside shooter and playmaker as FAU made another tournament appearance.

Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo couldn’t hide their admiration for the ability of Toni Kroos after his defence splitting pass helped Real Madrid open the scoring against Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal clash.
The German’s slide rule through ball took advantage of poor decision making from Bayern defender Kim Min-jae, allowing Vinicius to zip in behind and slide home the opening goal of an exhilarating contest at the Allianz Arena.

When a Major League Baseball player makes their debut, it’s even-money odds that the home broadcast will find their elated parents in the stands and conduct an in-game interview. It’s an even safer bet if the player does something memorable and an absolute lock if, say, their father is Canadian announcer Rod Black, who worked at TSN as host and called Toronto Blue Jays games from 2002-2009.