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Once a fixture at Radio City Music Hall, the NFL draft has been an even bigger hit since it took to the road. This week’s annual selection of players is being held on a giant stage in front of Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. It’s the ninth draft since it left New York — [...]
CLEVELAND — For the Cleveland Browns, being on the clock in this year's NFL draft will again require extra patience. They'll spend Day One on the sideline watching. Just as they did during the playoffs. After mortgaging their future in the controversial trade last year for quarterback Deshaun Watson, the Browns don't have a first- [...]
Tired of spending years in the quarterback wilderness, shuffling in a string of mostly ineffective veterans at the game’s most important position, the Carolina Panthers made a bold move that has been all too common in recent years. The Panthers packaged two first-round picks, two second-round picks and star receiver D.J. Moore to move up [...]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jake Haener bristles when asked about the obvious comparison to fellow experienced but undersized quarterback Brock Purdy. "I just feel like Brock is different. I'm different. There's different things that we do in our games," said Haener, the former Fresno State star. "Brock did a lot of really good things. Super [...]
DENVER — To keep his racing mind in check, Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner sometimes turns to the chess board. Anything to unwind and not constantly dwell — even obsess — on stopping shots. In an effort to escape a bit from their high-pressure jobs, goalies take different approaches. It could be picking up chess (Skinner's [...]
BEREA — One year later, everything seems different, changed for Deshaun Watson. A short, suspended season behind him, Watson doesn't feel the same weight of uncertainty or scrutiny that defined his arrival in Cleveland and trailed him throughout all of 2022 with the Browns. "Honestly," he said, "it's night and day." This is something of [...]
TOKYO — A historic baseball stadium in Tokyo where Babe Ruth played could be demolished, part of a disputed redevelopment plan harshly criticized by environmentalists. Ruth played at the Meiji Jingu Stadium in 1934 on a barnstorming tour with other American stars that included Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez and Jimmie Foxx. Ruth homered several times [...]
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Jason Kelce has excelled as one of the NFL's best offensive linemen for his ability to quickly adjust blocking schemes and make split-second decisions to ensure his quarterback has a clean pocket. The Philadelphia Eagles center has discovered that translating that to a television or radio audience is more challenging than it [...]
YOKOSUKA, Japan — Former All-Star Trevor Bauer is trying to find his way in Japan where fans are drawn by his near celebrity status and seem unconcerned by domestic violence allegations against him. The 2020 Cy Young Award winner pitched his first competitive game in almost two years on Sunday and said he's almost ready [...]
The Carolina Panthers have been on the clock since making a blockbuster trade last month to acquire the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft and get their choice of potential franchise quarterbacks. There's still no general consensus on which QB will go first. Bryce Young or C.J. Stroud? The Panthers themselves are still [...]