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The historic run on offensive players, especially quarterbacks, in the first round of the NFL draft pushed plenty of talented defenders down the board.

When it comes to Olympic athletes, Dylan Beard is cold cut from a different cloth.

Offense dominated the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday, with wide receivers being common. These players helped tie history.

After a 50-point performance in the Sixers’ Game 3 win over the Knicks, Joel Embiid spoke Thursday night about playing through Bell’s palsy.

Last month, after another regular season loss to the Denver Nuggets, LeBron James spoke candidly about his frustration playing the defending champions. “They have our number,” said James following a 124-114 loss on March 3rd. “We haven’t beaten them in quite a while.” ‘Quite a while’ is quite the understate...

The Atlanta Falcons picking Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8 overall Thursday stunned the NFL world — including new teammate Kirk Cousins.

The Atlanta Falcons and a handful of quarterbacks dominated the discourse in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday. Here’s some winners and losers.

The Los Angeles Rams selected Florida State defensive end Jared Verse with the 19th pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. Verse had two productive seasons for the Seminoles, finishing with 13 sacks and 21 tackles for loss in 25 games, after starting his career at FCS-level Albany. Verse joins a Rams defensive front that no longer has Aaron&#8230...

The Falcons signed veteran Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal in March, but that didn’t stop them from drafting a quarterback at No. 8.

The Los Angeles Chargers selected Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt with the fifth pick in the NFL draft Thursday night. New Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz appeared to be in a good position to acquire extra picks and trade down but decided to stand pat. Alt played 38 games at Notre Dame and started 33 at......

The Philadelphia Eagles made AJ Brown the highest paid wide receiver in the NFL with a three-year, $96 million extension through 2029.

The Bears selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Wrexham, in preparation for being promoted to the English third tier, will play two games in California and another in Vancouver this summer.