DETROIT — The Detroit Lions selected Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night. Miller, a four-year starter who set Clemson records for consecutive starts and career snaps, is expected to play right tackle while Penei Sewell moves to...
ATLANTA — C.J. McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 3, giving Atlanta a 2-1 lead in the first-round series. McCollum finished with 23 points and Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with...
Arlington, Texas. The Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 Thursday at Globe Life Field, with Jacob deGrom striking out 10 over 5 2/3 innings and Evan Carter hitting an inside-the-park, two-run home run; Pirates rookie Bubba Chandler allowed six earned runs in four innings, surrendering two home runs in...
Charlotte, N.C. Monroe Freeling, a 6-foot-7, 315-pound offensive tackle from Georgia, was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 19th overall pick of the NFL Draft on April 23, 2026. The pick followed his three-year college tenure that included multiple starts and combine testing in February, and it adds a...
Chicago selected Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman with the 25th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night. Thieneman, a Westfield, Indiana native who spent two seasons at Purdue before transferring to Oregon, entered the draft after earning All-American honors and posting standout combine metrics. The pick immediately bolsters a...
HOUSTON. On Thursday night the Houston Texans traded up in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft to select Georgia Tech offensive guard Keylan Rutledge with the 26th overall pick, acquiring the slot from the Buffalo Bills and making Rutledge the Texans' first first-round interior lineman pick since 2023. The...
Boston. On Thursday at Fenway Park, New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler limited the Boston Red Sox to four hits and two runs across eight innings and struck out the final batter, leading the Yankees to a 4-2 victory that completed a three-game sweep and extended their winning streak...
Jacksonville, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars navigated heavy draft-day speculation this week as reports linked them to a possible trade-up into the first round and named wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. as potential trade bait. The first round concluded Thursday without the Jaguars making a selection because they previously traded...
Lexington, Ky. — On Thursday the University of Kentucky announced that Mitch Barnhart will not move into the previously announced executive-in-residence post for the UK Sport and Workforce Initiative after his retirement, reversing a plan first disclosed in March and scheduled to begin July 1. The university cited that discussion...
CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Phillies released veteran right-hander Taijuan Walker on Thursday before their game against the Chicago Cubs and recalled Nolan Hoffman from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Walker, in the final year of a four-year, $72 million contract, exited the clubhouse hours before the contest after five ineffective starts to...
