Month: April 2019

6:33 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 And that’s a wrap. The 2019 NFL draft is in the books, all 254 picks, and now it’s time for some of our annual inarguable, indisputable and incontrovertible draft takeaways. Here are
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6:16 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens drafted their No. 3 quarterback and perhaps the next Taysom Hill. The Ravens used their last pick of the 2019 draft on Penn State‘s Trace McSorley, selecting the dual threat quarterback in the sixth round Saturday. While Baltimore sees McSorley as a quarterback first, the
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6:12 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are “questionable” for Sunday’s Game 1 against the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals because of right ankle injuries, according to Warriors coach Steve Kerr. “He’s OK,” Kerr said of Thompson on Saturday. “He and Steph both came in
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6:21 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Austin Dillon will start on the pole at Talladega Superspeedway. What happens from there is anybody’s guess. Dillon celebrated his 29th birthday by posting the highest speed in qualifying Saturday at 192.544 mph for his second pole of the year. Aric Almirola, who won at Talladega in
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5:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, who has never been shy in biting his tongue when it comes to expectations, made a “promise” Saturday that his organization will win another Super Bowl. “It will happen,” Irsay said. “I promise you it will. I have never felt so certain about something in
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5:42 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Tyler Reddick held off Gray Gaulding in a two-lap shootout to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway for his first victory of the year. Reddick withstood a last-lap move by Gaulding to survive the caution-packed race and overcame a speeding penalty on pit
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5:34 PM ET Associated Press BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns coach Freddie Kitchens says he’s not upset with star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. for skipping the team’s voluntary offseason workout program. Beckham was traded to Cleveland in March after five sometimes bumpy seasons with the New York Giants. However, he’s not practicing with his new
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5:18 PM ET Associated Press RIDGEDALE, Mo. — Tom Pernice Jr. and Scott Hoch stretched their lead to three strokes Saturday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf, shooting a 6-under 48 on the Top of the Rock par-3 course at windy Big Cedar Lodge. A day after opening with a
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5:22 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots continue to explore possibilities to succeed Tom Brady in the future, as they selected Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham on Saturday in the fourth round of the NFL draft. Stidham, the 133rd overall selection, was the seventh quarterback picked overall, following Kyler Murray (first overall, Cardinals),
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4:47 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson already has a connection with his newest wide receiver — fourth-round pick Gary Jennings from West Virginia. He once coached Jennings in basketball. That was over a decade ago in Richmond, Virginia, where the two attended Collegiate prep school. “I went to
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