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Yahoo SportsNFL Draft: Packers fan upset with team's 1st pick, and Lions fans hilariously rubbed it in
Not everyone was thrilled with their team's draft on Thursday night.
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NFL Draft: Bears take Iowa punter, who immediately receives funny text from Caleb Williams
There haven't been many punters drafted in the fourth round or higher like Tory Taylor just was. Chicago's No. 1 overall pick welcomed him in unique fashion.
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NFL to allow players to wear protective Guardian Caps in games beginning with 2024 season
The NFL will allow players to wear protective Guardian Caps during games beginning with the 2024 season. The caps were previously mandated for practices.
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NFL Draft: Spencer Rattler's long wait ends, as Saints draft him in the 5th round
Spencer Rattler once looked like a good bet to be a first-round pick.
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones compared his 2024 NFL Draft strategy to robbing a bank
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made an amusing analogy when asked why the team selected three offensive lineman in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Michael Penix Jr. said Kirk Cousins called him after Falcons' surprising draft selection
Atlanta Falcons first-round draft pick Michael Penix Jr. said quarterback Kirk Cousins called him after he was picked No. 8 overall in one of the 2024 NFL Draft's more puzzling selections.
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Korey Cunningham, former NFL lineman, found dead in New Jersey home at age 28
Cunningham played 31 games in the NFL with the Cardinals, Patriots and Giants.
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NFL Draft: Brenden Rice, son of Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, picked by Chargers
Brenden Rice played the same position as his legendary father.
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Based on the odds, here's what the top 10 picks of the NFL Draft will be
What would a mock draft look like using just betting odds?
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NFL Draft fashion: Caleb Williams, Malik Nabers dressed to impress, but Marvin Harrison Jr.'s medallion stole the show
Every player was dressed to impress at the 2024 NFL Draft.
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NBA playoffs: Tyrese Hailburton game-winner and potential Damian Lillard Achilles injury leaves Bucks in nightmare
Tyrese Haliburton hit a floater with 1.1 seconds left in overtime to give the Indiana Pacers a 121–118 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers lead their first-round playoff series two games to one.
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Lionel Messi is picking apart MLS at a ridiculous rate
Messi, after two more goals and an assist Saturday, is averaging 2.5 goal contributions per 90 minutes so far this MLS season.
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Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Widely available players ready to help your squad
Andy Behrens has a fresh batch of priority pickups for fantasy managers looking to close out the week in strong fashion.
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Dave McCarty, player on 2004 Red Sox championship team, dies 1 week after team's reunion
The Red Sox were already mourning the loss of Tim Wakefield from that 2004 team.
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Everyone's still talking about the 'SNL' Beavis and Butt-Head sketch. Cast members and experts explain why it's an instant classic.
Ryan Gosling, who starred in the skit, couldn't keep a straight face — and neither could some of the "Saturday Night Live" cast.
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Skelly, Home Depot's 12-foot skeleton, gets a dog — and he's a very good boy
Halloween may be six months away, but Home Depot unveiled some of its latest and greatest decorations, including a dog pal for Skelly, the brand’s gigantic and popular 12-foot skeleton.
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Arch Manning dominates in the Texas spring game, and Jaden Rashada enters the transfer portal
Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde react to the huge performance this weekend by Texas QB Arch Manning, Michigan and Notre Dame's spring games, Jaden Rashada entering the transfer portal, and more
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Chiefs make Andy Reid NFL's highest-paid coach, sign president Mark Donovan, GM Brett Veach to extensions
Reid's deal reportedly runs through 2029 and makes him the highest-paid coach in the NFL.
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NBA playoffs: Who's had the most impressive start to the postseason? Most surprising?
Our NBA writers weigh in on the first week of the playoffs and look ahead to what they're watching as the series shift to crucial Game 3s.
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During 2024 NFL Draft coverage, Nick Saban admits Alabama wanted Toledo CB Quinyon Mitchell to transfer to the Tide
Mitchell went No. 22 to the Philadelphia Eagles.