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Alex O'Donovan's header fired Newcastle ahead at the Magpies' Little Benton Academy before Samuel Alker's close-range finish swiftly levelled the clash before the half-hour mark.
Jack Callaghan restored Newcastle's lead within the opening minute of the restart, the 17-year-old winger's first league goal at under-18 level, before O'Donovan netted his second goal of the game shortly after the hour mark.
Ollie Pickles set up a nervy finale after pulling a goal back in the 90th minute but Newcastle's youngsters held firm to record a fifth consecutive home win, sealing third place in the table with a game to spare.
Chris Moore's side conclude their 2025/26 Under-18 Premier League North campaign on Saturday 9 May when facing an away clash against Middlesbrough [kick-off 11am BST].
A victory against their Boro counterparts would see our under-18s eclipse their highest points tally since the 2013/14 campaign [47].
Newcastle United Under-18s: Oliver Holland, Henry Johnson (c), Luke Gilligan, Aaron Epia, Lesecond Yeutembip (Thomas Old 45), Matthew Taylor (Jayden Kouossu 77), Jack Callaghan, Muawiya Ghanem, Kacey Wooster (Alfie Hutchison 71), Alex O'Donovan, Matheos Ferreira (Alfie Seldon 71).
Subs not used: Lucas Flack.
Things are not going well for Real Madrid, with the club being surrounded by negative coverage in the media in recent days.
Not only are the Merengues set to end the season without a single trophy, it appears that the dressing room is close to imploding, with reports of issues from the locker room are surfacing one after another.
The likes of Dani Carvajal, Dani Ceballos, Raul Asencio, and Alvaro Carreras have had problems with manager Alvaro Arbeloa.
Meanwhile, as reported a while back, Kylian Mbappe was also involved in a major flare-up with one of the staff members.
Now, according to The Athletic, Real Madrid veteran defender Antonio Rudiger, too, was involved in a major training ground bust-up with a first-team member in April.
As per the report, the entire episode was instigated by the German defender leading to a heated altercation at Valdebebas last month.
However, it is also claimed that the 33-year-old mainstay later apologised for his actions and even invited his teammates and their families to lunch to smooth things over inside the locker room.
Carreras was allegedly slapped by Rudiger. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, an alternate report from Onda Cero claims that the other player involved in this heated altercation with Rudiger was Alvaro Carreras.
As per the update, the 33-year-old veteran slapped the Spanish left-back in the dressing room, with the incident said to have occurred sometime between Real Madrid’s matches against Alaves and Real Betis.
The 2025 summer signing has recently dropped out of Arbeloa’s plans, with Ferland Mendy and Fran Garcia overtaking him in the pecking order at left-back.
The situation is far from ideal for Real Madrid and with still a few weeks left before the season ends, the club will hope that there are no more issues and that things settle down.
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Xavi Hernandez is under consideration by Chelsea to be their next manager, as they lean towards a coaching ideology already set down by the four years of the ownership so far.
The London club are undergoing what is described as a “period of self-reflection” after the debacle of the Liam Roseniorappointment and a generally disappointing season outside the FA Cup, but have naturally had to consider what next as they want everything fully in place for pre-season.
The feeling is that the club have made significant progress in instilling a football identity that is now visible in the academy right down through the age groups, and that one of the values of Enzo Maresca was that his teams typified this approach.
Chelsea consequently want to persevere with a coach of similar principles, which is how Xavi has come into a conversation that also includes Xabi Alonso, Porto's Franceso Farioli and Cesc Fabregas. Fabregas, however, is not expected to leave Como this summer.
Andoni Iraola is also greatly admired by the football hierarchy but he is seen as of a separate school to the other contenders. Chelsea would have to weigh up whether to commit to a deviation of approach for the first time were they to push for the Basque, although they do have considerable competition for his signature.
Hence, Xavi has become a name more prominently mentioned. He has been out of work since leaving Barcelona in 2024, a three-year period that brought one league title.
While the manner in which that spell ended has brought more debate about his potential and career, there is a belief that Xavi himself has sought to learn from the period, and that part of the issues were because of his emotional attachment to his boyhood club.
The Catalan now wants a “project” that would allow more space than Spanish football usually allows.
It's all about emotions...
This Tuesday evening, Arsenal host Atlético de Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.
A match that could turn out to be Antoine Griezmann's last ever game in European competition.
The 2018 world champion is indeed set to join Orlando in the United States this summer, bringing the great and wonderful European chapter of his career to a close.
Champions League, Europa League; Real Sociedad, FC Barcelona or Atlético de Madrid: relive Antoine Griezmann's most memorable European goals here, from 2013 to 2026.
Spoiler: you'll see, Grizou has already scored at Arsenal's ground. A hint for tonight?
Which one is your favorite?
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Carlos Sainz thinks F1 drivers should ease off on their criticism of the new regulations, even if they aren’t perfect yet.
There were plenty of changes introduced as part of the 2026 F1 regulations, and we saw some of them in action at the Miami Grand Prix.
Lando Norris seemed supportive of what he saw but pointed out that issues with hybridisation still need addressing.
Oscar Piastri, though, raised concerns about how random some of the changes felt. Carlos Sainz, coming off his second top-10 finish of the season, urged others to give it more time before passing judgment.
Carlos Sainz says it’s time for Formula 1 drivers to move away from constant criticism of the new regulations and instead focus on working together to improve them.
The updated 2026 rules were put to the test at the Miami Grand Prix, and reactions were mixed across the grid. Lando Norris acknowledged some positive steps but pointed out long-term issues with hybridisation, while Oscar Piastri questioned the logic behind some of the changes.
Sainz, coming off his second top-10 finish of the season, called for more patience and a collaborative approach from his fellow drivers. Speaking to ESPN after Miami, he addressed whether the recent updates had made a real difference.
“Look, overtaking is overtaking. That’s true. But it depends more on what you do with the engine strategy and engine map than what you do as a driver,” Sainz said.
“So I think these regulations still have potential for improvement. But I think it’s time to stop criticising and keep pushing for changes in the right direction.”
McLaren took things further by instructing Norris not to criticise publicly – a surprising move given that he hadn’t been particularly outspoken about them lately.
In contrast, Sainz seems open to a more constructive path forward. His recent comments could signal a willingness among drivers to work more closely with officials rather than remain adversarial.
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The New York Giants selected linebacker Arvell Reese with the fifth overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft, adding yet another young star to an already impressive defensive core.
Reese is a dynamic linebacker who can play multiple roles in the Giants’ defense. The rookie was nothing short of a superstar during his three seasons at Ohio State and was widely regarded as the top defensive prospect in the draft.
Standing at 6-foot-4 and 243 pounds, Reese excelled as both an inside linebacker and edge rusher at the college level. The rising star will help the Giants’ defense in numerous ways next season.
Giants general manager Joe Schoen recently outlined the team’s plans for using Reese in his rookie campaign.
.@Giants GM Joe Schoen on how they were ecstatic to select LB Arvell Reese with the No. 5 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and his fit in the defense.
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"Coach (John Harbaugh) mentioned it in our press conference the other night, just position-less defense," Schoen said. "We see him as an off-ball linebacker; he'll be playing next to Tremaine off the ball, and obviously, the versatility he has from what you saw on the college field. Being able to play some edge, being able to rush, blitz, and some of the cover stuff.
"You talk about the size that he and Tremaine give us in the middle of the field, just think about guys throwing between two 6-foot-4 linebackers with really good length. So, it should be fun to see, but right now he’s going to be our WILL linebacker."
Reese recorded 112 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, and 7.0 sacks across three seasons with the Buckeyes. The talented linebacker should benefit quickly from playing alongside Tremaine Edmunds, an eight-year veteran and two-time Pro Bowler who will serve as an excellent mentor for Reese in 2026.
Reese will put his talents on full display during the Giants’ rookie minicamp this weekend, and the linebacker should begin contributing on New York’s defense in short order.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Joe Schoen breaks down how New York Giants intend to use Arvell Reese
The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. This will be Game 1 of the Round 2 NBA playoff series between the two squads.
The Thunder have been off for over a week. They collected a 131-122 Game 4 win over the Phoenix Suns last Monday to complete another Round 1 sweep. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and eight assists. Chet Holmgren helped with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Lakers had a 98-78 Game 6 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday. LeBron James had 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Austin Reaves dropped 15 points as he works his way back from a month-long absence.
The Thunder remain without an All-NBA talent. Jalen Williams (hamstring strain) is out. Thomas Sorber (torn ACL) is out.
Meanwhile, the Lakers continue life without an MVP candidate. Luka Doncic (hamstring strain) is out.
Tipoff from Oklahoma City is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Full injury report for Tuesday's Lakers vs. Thunder Game 1 matchup
South Carolina occupies a huge space in women's basketball - the USC women's basketball team is one of the most dominant forces in women's sports - but over the years, much of the state's high school talent has reached the same caliber.
From current stars to past legends, who would be the 10 best South Carolina girls high school basketball players of all time?
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, that's the question USA TODAY Sports is looking to answer in celebration of the greatest American sports figures of all time, including the high school athletes who shaped communities and defined their states.
More: Who is all-time greatest South Carolina high school football player?
With that in mind, here are our selections for the girls basketball players who defined South Carolina. The 10 players (listed in alphabetical order) were all standouts in high school before going on to play at both the college and professional ranks.
Did we miss someone? There's a spot for you to write in your own candidate who wasn't included on our list of 10.
Coates was dominant during her years as a Silver Fox. She led Dutch Fork to a second-straight state title with a 29-0 record her senior year, before staying in-state to star at the University of South Carolina and go second overall in the 2017 WNBA draft.
Edwards is a very fresh face on this list, but she’s earned her place. In a high school career in which she starred on the basketball, volleyball and soccer teams, she is second only to legend Ivory Latta in the state record books for all-time career points with 3,966. She joined the University of South Carolina as one of the nation’s top recruits and recently finished her sophomore season there, averaging 19.2 points per game.
Feaster’s 3,427 high school career points land her at third overall in South Carolina girls high school basketball history. After moving on to play professionally domestically and internationally, she took on a front-office executive role with the Boston Celtics. (And as an extra accolade, she is the mother of Sarah Strong, a former North Carolina high school standout and current UConn star.)
Many know Foster as a legend at the University of South Carolina, but her high school years were impressive, too. She led Boiling Springs to their first (and sole) state basketball title in 1978, and was an All-State and All-American selection.
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To many, Latta’s name is synonymous with South Carolina girls high school basketball. Her 4,319 career points are the most by any girl or boy in state history, and her name is atop many of the girls state record book entries. She went on to become the University of North Carolina’s leading all-time scorer and a two-time WNBA All-Star.
McClain has stacked accolades on every level of the game. After leading St. Andrews to an undefeated 30-0 season her senior year, she went on to be named the National College Player of the year during her time at Georgia and has since been elected to the Women’s and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The NCAA’s annual award for the top women’s power forward is named after her.
An early trailblazer for women’s basketball, Moore was a four-year starter at Wilson and earned national attention at the AAU Junior Olympic Games. She technically became the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball with 4,061 points during her career at Francis Marion College, but the record is often challenged because it occurred before the NCAA took control of women’s sports in 1982.
Parker led Hammond to five straight state titles during her time there, averaging 28.7 points and 10 rebounds. She, like many on this list, went on to become a star at the University of South Carolina, where she was a two-time All-American.
Thomas is all over the South Carolina record books. Landing in the top five all-time for most points in a career, most points in a season and most 30-point games in a season (17 games lands her in third place) to name a few, she cemented herself as a Blackville-Hilda – and South Carolina – legend.
South Carolina gave the basketball world one of its most dominant stars in Wilson. The No. 1 national prospect coming out of high school, Wilson averaged 24.7 points, 13.9 rebounds and 4.3 blocks during her high school career before becoming a legend at the University of South Carolina and a four-time WNBA MVP.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Vote for South Carolina's all-time best girls basketball player
Italian center Luigi Suigo, a 7-foot-3 Class of 2026 prospect, has drawn interest from North Carolina as the Tar Heels join a growing list of high-major programs pursuing the 19-year-old European post player.
Arkansas, BYU, St. John’s and Villanova are also actively recruiting Suigo. He is no stranger to the college process, having visited Illinois, Indiana and Purdue last year.
Suigo also has entered his name in the 2026 NBA Draft. ESPN’s Jeremy Woo currently ranks him No. 36 overall, projecting him as the sixth pick of the second round. CBS Sports slots him at No. 59, at the back end of the second round. Brian Kalbrosky of USA TODAY Sports lists him at No. 37, while Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman gives him his highest projection at No. 33.
Suigo plays professionally for KK Mega Basket in the Adriatic League, where former North Carolina guard Luka Bogavac also played, and has experience in both European club competition and FIBA play.
This past season, he averaged 8.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 0.8 assists in a little more than 19 minutes per game. Per 40 minutes, those numbers translate to 16.1 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks.
He shot 56.4% from the field, 26.7% from 3-point range (8 of 30) and 76.2% from the free-throw line. He shot 70.3% on 2-point attempts (45 of 64).
On the international stage, Suigo has represented Italy in multiple FIBA events. He averaged 7.0 points and 6.6 rebounds at the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup and posted 7.0 points and 7.6 rebounds at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 EuroBasket. He also averaged 2.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in the FIBA 2027 World Cup European Qualifier.
Suigo could project as either a starter or a key reserve playing meaningful minutes for the Tar Heels. North Carolina needs frontcourt depth after it was revealed that Maxim Logue will no longer be transferring to UNC, and Suigo could help fill that void.
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This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC Basketball: Tar Heels pursue European big man Luigi Suigo
The NASCAR Cup Series is ready to take on the 2026 Go Bowling At The Glen at Watkins Glen International, and the entry list has been revealed.
NASCAR released the 2026 Go Bowling At The Glen, O'Reilly Series, and Truck Series entry list for Watkins Glen on Monday afternoon. This is Watkins Glen's only race date on the NASCAR schedule and the first road course since COTA in March. All three NASCAR levels will be on track this weekend.
All 36 full-time drivers are present for the 2026 Go Bowling At The Glen on Sunday afternoon. This is the second season in the charter system's history in which all 36 entries have a full-time competitor. Josh Bilicki (Garage 66) and Katherine Legge (Live Fast Motorsports) are the open entries, making it a 38-driver field.
Below, you can check out the NASCAR entry list for the Cup Series race at Watkins Glen in May 2026!
* = open entry
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This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR entry list for Cup Series race at Watkins Glen in May 2026
DORAL, Fla. — Cameron Young was so dominant at the Cadillac Championship that he called a one-shot penalty on himself on the second hole. And still won by six shots.
He officially is on a heater after finishing the event at Trump National Doral with a 68, giving him a 19-under 269 for the tournament.
Scottie Scheffler (68) was a distant second at 13-under. Scheffler now has 13 career runner-up finishes and three in a row.
Young opened with a 64 and never was threatened after leading by five shots after the second round. He was the solo leader wire-to-wire, the second time this season on the PGA Tour, joining Justin Rose who did it at the Farmers Insurance Open.
"I feel like I had different parts of the game working on different days," Young said. "Today I drove it a lot better. First couple days I putted great and I drove it a little bit more all over the place. Thankfully I feel like I've got a lot of tools right now and throughout the week I was able to use different parts of the game to keep myself moving in the right direction."
The native New Yorker won with Donald Trump watching from his suite on the 18th green for most of the afternoon. Trump, who stayed at the resort the previous night, came out to the course about 30 minutes after Young teed off.
Trump pointed to Young and gave him a thumbs up as Young walked off the 18th green to greet his family. Later, as Trump was being driven off the course in a black SUV, he had the driver stop the vehicle when he saw Young headed to the scoring tent. The president got out and shook the champion's hand.
"He was very complimentary," Young said about their short conversation. "He's nothing if not a very interesting man. He's very powerful. It's an honor to get to play in front if him."
Young, an early leader for Player of the Year along with Matt Fitzpatrick, has two wins (The Players, Cadillac) and two thirds (Arnold Palmer, Masters). He cruised to the win at Doral after starting the day with a six-shot lead.
Which lessened the sting on the second hole when he summoned a rules official after believing his ball took a slight turn forward as he took back his club for his second shot on the 458-yard, par-4 second hole.
This came after he picked up his ball to give himself a favorable lie, which was allowed because of the 1.1 inches of rain that fell on the course before play started.
Young told the official he was over the ball when it rolled. He was assessed a one-shot penalty.
"Your heart sinks when you see it move, but it moved, and that's part of what golf's about."
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 3, 2026
Cameron Young called a one-stroke penalty on himself on the second hole Sunday @Cadillac_Champ for his ball moving at address.
A few hours later, he secured his third PGA TOUR title. pic.twitter.com/GBPa8YP8fg
No problem. Young stuck his third shot inside 14-feet and drained the putt for a par.
"Your heart sinks when you see it move," Young said. "But it moved. That's part of what golf is about. There was no one that was going to give me a penalty there but myself. I wasn't going to look away and say it didn't move when it rolled over."
After birdies at No. 3 and 5, all that was left was for Young was to accept the $3.6 million winners check, which puts him atop the 2026 money list.
Young, No. 4 in the world, led Scheffler, the world No. 1, by seven shots after six holes with seven golfers tied for third, one shot behind Scheffler.
Most impressive about Young's season is his biggest conquests have come on the most difficult courses.
Augusta National and TPC Sawgrass, homes of the Masters and Players, are the two toughest courses on the PGA Tour schedule so far this season. Bay Hill, where Arnie's tournament is held, is No. 5.
The PGA Tour has not had an event at Doral in a decade. The last three years a tournament was held on the Blue Monster (2014-2016), the course was the third, seventh and 11th toughest on the Tour, respectfully.
"I tend to play well at difficult golf courses, difficult setups, difficult conditions," the 28-year-old Young said. "I think it mentally makes it easier for me to focus shot to shot. When you feel like you have to birdie every hole, and you feel like you're losing when you make a par. I think that's proven to be more difficult for me.
"Difficult golf courses I think it just forces you to focus on what you're doing and kind of the task at hand."
The conditions, though, were very benign in the final round compared to the whipping winds that made the third round so difficult.
The air was thick after the morning rain, but the winds died significantly. The course played about 3 shots under par on the final round, about 2.5 shots easier than the previous day.
"I didn't know exactly how the day was going to go, whether we would be starting or stopping," Young said. "Just one of those times played to my hands."
Scheffler played with Young three of the four days.
"Cam played fantastic golf all week," Scheffler said. "He was hitting a lot of quality shots and making putts from anywhere. He was going to be to be a tough man to beat this week."
Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at tdangelo@pbpost.com.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Cameron Young could be favorite to win PGA Tour Player of the Year
The Denver Broncos made the final pick in the 2026 NFL draft last month, giving the title of "Mr. Irrelevant" to Buffalo linebacker Red Murdock.
Murdock (6-1, 232 pounds) was actually a very relevant player in college, breaking an NCAA record with 17 career forced fumbles (Khalil Mack previously held the record with 16).
"Meticulous intent and being kind of being obsessed with it," Murdock said when asked in a post-draft conference call about his ability to force fumbles. "Now I’m just ready to go do that on the field and help us get some wins.”
Six of those forced fumbles came in 2025, and Murdock also racked up 142 tackles last fall. He was named a second-team All-American and a first-team All-MAC defender following his final year at Buffalo.
"Murdock, just man, he’s a tackling machine," Broncos general manager George Paton said after the draft. "Just really instinctive. Really good against the run. He may hold the record — you guys may know — for forced fumbles. Everyone talked about the Texas Tech guy [Jacob Rodriguez], and he was amazing, but this guy — oh my gosh, if you look at his career and all the forced fumbles he had. Just a nose for the ball, relentless motor. Think he could be a good special teamer. Great makeup, all of these guys I think have great makeup.”
Seventh-round draft picks are never a lock to make the active roster, but Murdock has clearly impressed Denver's front office, and he might have better odds to make it than a typical late-round pick. As Paton noted, Murdock can contribute right away on special teams, and he'll compete to win rotational playing time at linebacker. Murdock is a very relevant player to track going into the summer.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Denver Broncos: Red Murdock holds NCAA record for most forced fumbles
The Boston Celtics have built their teams in a number of ways over the decades, but few if any methods have born more fruit than through the NBA draft. The best players to suit up for the Celtics have, by and large, come to Boston either through being taken directly in the annual event, or via trades made that night.
And it is not just the top stars who have been picked up by the Celtics via the draft. Countless members of the storied ball club's alumni have been taken by the team via that annual event, and some schools are better represented than others. We can see blue blood programs and some very small schools both delivering top talent to Boston's rosters over the years, so we decided to take a look at which players came from which schools overall.
So without further ado, let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Celtics out of Georgia State University.
Draft year and position: first round (28th pick, 28th overall), 2015 NBA Draft
Seasons at Georgia State University: three
Seasons played with Celtics: two
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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Sanju Samson was back in action for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026 as they took on Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Since scoring the maiden century of the IPL 2026 season against DC, Samson has consistently performed for CSK and has been their highest run scorer.
The opening batsman has already scored two centuries this season, including a 101 in 54 balls against CSK's arch-rivals Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. But in the next match against MI, he departed for just 11 runs in nine balls.
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| Mat | No | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | 22 | 5019 | 119 | 31.57 | 140.55 | 5 | 26 | 414 | 234 |
There will be no quarterback drama entering the summer for the UTEP Miners. EJ Colson, the transfer from Incarnate Word, is QB1 in El Paso. Colson is well traveled, having played at UCF prior to ICW and now El Paso.
Ryan Thorburn of Pokes Insider, Wyoming’s in-house reporting, takes a look at the Wyoming football tight end position as we transition to the dog days of the off-season.
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— UTEP Football (@UTEPFB) May 4, 2026
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Buffalo Bills running back James Cook is the NFL’s reigning rushing champ, and we’ve hardly spent any time this offseason on his future in Joe Brady’s offense as one of the league’s most efficient ground-game workhorses.
Frankly, there’s essentially been no conversation on Buffalo’s running back room over the past few months, and it’s the team’s only completely unchanged position group from a season ago — no adds, no subtractions (if we’re not counting fullback Reggie Gilliam’s departure eastward).
In 2025, as the Bills passing offense needed to exert considerable effort to even approach productivity of previous seasons in the Josh Allen era, Buffalo was fortunate to have Cook to lean on throughout his spectacular year that ended with the rushing-yard crown.
His 309 carries were the most by a Bills runner since Travis Henry in 2003 and the ninth-most in a single season in team history. Cook’s 95.4 rushing yards per game from 2025 stand alone in fourth place for the Bills all-time.
But what is done is done, and it’s time we project forward for Buffalo’s superstar back. We’re going to actively spin it forward here at Buffalo Rumblings. Often.
How effective should we expect Cook to be in 2026, after over 300 carries with more than 1,600 yards and 12 rushing scores last regular season?
To establish a baseline, I compiled running back seasons since 2020 factoring in age, career workload, and productivity that were the most similar to Cook as he stands right now, entering his Age 27 season following his 2025 that led to a second-team All-Pro distinction.
These were the five best overall “matches” for Cook when considering all those factors.
Certainly I could’ve (and normally would’ve) expanded to a larger sample — checked further back in time — but with the way the running back position has rapidly changed in the NFL over the past decade, using examples from ball-carriers in the mid 2010s did not feel all that applicable to the game today.
Here are the results of those seasons for the running backs most similar to Cook entering the 2026 campaign with the Bills:
(Kamara did not have Cook volume — in fact, he’s never had a 1,000-yard season to my bewilderment — but his efficiency and career carry total were too close to not include.)
For context, the averages across the bottom row are very comparable to the 2025 season for Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams who went 250-1251-10 in Sean McVay’s offense a year ago.
And here’s how much of an increase or decrease those numbers represented from the previous season for those runners when they found themselves at a similar career-carry point to Cook today:
The cyborg that is Derrick Henry saw an uptick in all of his metrics, including success rate, the latter of which would be normally baffling for any other human being playing running back in the NFL given the significantly increased volume.
James’ brother, Dalvin, was only slightly better across the board. Kamara shouldered less run-game responsibility in 2022 for the Saints than he did in 2021, yet was noticeably more efficient on the ground. Jacobs missed four games due to injury in his final season with the Raiders and saw the most precipitous drop in productivity of any of the five backs in the sample.
It is worth noting — Jacobs’ 2022 was the most similar to Cook’s 2025. In that year in Las Vegas, Jacobs toted the rock 340 times for 1,653 yards with 12 scores on the ground. Cautionary tale? Maybe.
It is also worth noting — the career-carry “cliff” for elite backs is between 1,500 and 1,800 attempts, and Cook’s career total is only at 982 (counting the playoffs) before the 2026 campaign.
McCaffrey spent 2022 on the Panthers and 49ers then asserted himself as Kyle Shanahan’s unquestioned bellcow in 2023 en route to his second first-team All-Pro honors and the league’s Comeback Player of the Year award.
The Bills do have to brace themselves for a less productive Cook in 2026, strictly from a rushing-yard total perspective.
Over the past 50 seasons — so dating back to 1976 — there have been nine instances (18% of the time) in which a running back led the NFL in rushing yards then increased his total the following year, and Earl Campbell miraculously did it in 1979 after 1,450 yards in 1978 then eclipsed his 1979 total of 1,697 yards with 1,934 in 1980 — those were his first three years in the NFL, by the way. That 18% is higher percentage than I initially expected, honestly, yet still rather low.
The other backs to accomplish the rare feat are Eric Dickerson, Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders (2x), Edgerrin James, and Henry from 2019 to 2020.
A new piece along Buffalo’s sturdy offensive line along with a potentially pass-happy head coach, veteran receiver acquisition, and fourth-round wideout many are excited about feel like the ingredients for a less-than-300-carry workload ahead for Cook. And that wouldn’t be the worst development, particularly with his shelf life more front-of-mind given he’ll be 27 in September and is approaching 1,000 career NFL carries.
I’m going to project Cook’s 2026 right at those averages of 274 attempts — a 35-carry dip from 2025 — for 1,272 yards — a 349-yard dip — with nine touchdowns — three fewer than 2025.
That feels right to me.
In each of his first four seasons in Buffalo, Cook has managed a success rate of 50% of higher, which is quite impressive. Success rate is the frequency at which a running back’s carries gain at least 40% of the needed yardage on first down, 60% on second down, and 100% on third or fourth down. If he can stay above 50% again — and his historical comparisons indicate it’s doable — the Bills run game will hum once again.
How do you envision Cook’s 2026?
We’re back today to get you caught up on the latest from Syracuse’s Olympic Sports as the spring sports calendar ramps up.
Rowing:
The #9 Orange women were off this weekend as they train for the ACC Championships to begin on May 15th.
The #12 Syracuse men are off until the Eastern Sprints in Worcester on May 17th.
Softball (18-26, 4-18):
Syracuse ended their season being swept by the #13 Virginia Tech Hokies, falling in each game by 10+ runs in five innings. It’s the second straight year that the Orange have failed to qualify for the ACC Tournament after four straight appearances from 2021-24.
Celebrating our beautiful seniors💗
— Syracuse Softball (@CuseSB) May 2, 2026
Ness, Jadyn, Peyton, MJ, Julianna, Jackie, Rose, May and Gabby, we will miss you so much. You will forever be Orange!🥎🍊#cusesbpic.twitter.com/DtRdkVHOwe
Jadyn Burney led Syracuse in batting average (.317), hits and stolen bases (20). Madison Knight was the team leader in home runs (15), runs batted in (38) and walks (29). Knight also led the Orange with 9 wins on the mound.
Track and Field:
Syracuse had a strong weekend on the track led by Jamir Brown’s 13.39 time in the 110m hurdles. Brown’s time is top-ten in the country in the event this season and not far off the school record of 13.28. Peyton Rollins’ 13.97 in the 100m hurdles is now the 9th-fastest in the ACC this season.
The Orange are at Cornell on Tuesday for their final tune-up before the ACC Outdoor Championships.
We’ll have more updates next week.
Head coach Keith Andrews afterwards hailed a "really special" London derby victory, which also marked young forward Kaye Furo's Premier League debut and a much-anticipated return to action for Josh Dasilva after 822 days.
Brentford got back to winning ways after five consecutive draws and a defeat, and Andrews will have been delighted by an incisive attacking display and another clean sheet.
Only Manchester United, Everton and Manchester City have hit the woodwork more than Brentford (11) this season, but on this occasion, it was Caoimhín Kelleher's goal that led a charmed life.
Centre-forward Taty Castellanos saw two efforts clip the post in the first half, while Crysencio Summerville and Tomáš Souček both struck the frame of the goal for the visitors after the interval.
The shut-out made it 10 league clean sheets for the season, with Brentford reaching double digits for only the second time since their promotion from the Championship. In the context of this campaign, only Arsenal (17), Man City (14), Crystal Palace (12) and Everton (11) have kept more.
If Kelleher and his defensive unit need any further incentive, three more clean sheets between now and the end of the campaign would see the Bees break their current record of 12 in a Premier League season, set in 2022/23.
The clean sheet underlined Brentford’s resilience, but there was also plenty to like in attack, with Thiago notably scoring his 25th goal across all competitions.
His trademark shuffle and finish from the spot took the Brazilian to 22 Premier League goals this term, and Brentford's ability to win penalties and convert them has been remarkable.
Across UEFA's top five leagues, only the unerring Harry Kane (10) has scored more penalties this season than Thiago (8), who coolly kept his eyes on West Ham keeper Mads Hermansen before slotting past the wrong-footed Dane on 54 minutes.
'Across UEFA's top five leagues, only the unerring Harry Kane (10) has scored more penalties this season than Igor Thiago (8)'
Brentford and their prolific striker are indebted, however, to flying winger Dango Ouattara's pace and trickery. The Burkina Faso international delivered another impressive display against the Hammers, and it was his driving run into the box which drew the ill-judged challenge from El Hadji Diouf that led to Thiago's spot-kick.
Ouattara has now won more penalties (5) this season than any player across UEFA's big five leagues - more than even the likes of Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappé, who have won four apiece.
The former Bournemouth man has justified Brentford's decision to pay a club-record fee for him last summer, and his four tackles against West Ham at the Gtech also underlined his willingness to contribute defensively.
There were strong performances all over the park for the Bees, but it was Damsgaard - the scorer of their third goal - who added a touch of finesse to proceedings.
Fed by Keane Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard's smooth control and finish were composure personified, but arguably his most impressive moment of the match came before the break, when the Dane sumptuously cushioned a long ball into Thiago's path for a fantastic chance that was well saved by Hermansen.
Next up: a very different test - Manchester City away.
We are into the first week week of May and there is so much going on. Obviously today is Cinco de Mayo, but it’s also National Teacher’s Day and National Hoagie Day among others.
Yesterday was National Firefighter’s Day and tomorrow is the start of National Nurses Week.
Now don’t forget Mother’s Day on Sunday.
I hope you’re in to celebrating this week. Remember to thank a teacher, firefighter, and nurse this week. Also, get your hands on a Hoagie.
Here are your flakes.
Big Ten Announces Volleyball Opponent Rotations for 2026 The Big Ten Conference announced its volleyball opponent rotations for the 2026 season on Monday.
Husker offseason midpoint refresher: Can Nebraska’s O-line set the tone? With some notable portal additions and two key returning starters, the Husker O-line has the chance to be a strength. But, as was said this spring about attacking each day, “We have time but we don’t have time.”
Nebraska Baseball swept by Ohio State, drops in rankings Nebraska closed out its weekend series at Ohio State with a performance it would prefer to forget.
Benge, Sautron Earn Top 20 Finishes at Big Ten Championship Sophomore Jackson Benge earned the top finish by a Husker men’s golfer at a conference championship event since 2007, as the Omaha Westside graduate took 13th with an even-par 210 at the 2026 Big Ten Championship on Sunday.
Carolina Hurricanes sold out of popular ‘beer skate’ mugs The Carolina Hurricanes are officially hanging up their “beer skates” for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
College basketball rankings: Tennessee enters top 15 in way-too-early Top 25 And 1 after landing Juke Harris The Vols are flexing their financial muscle after securing the Wake Forest transfer to push their projected roster payroll over the $15 million mark
Man stabbed to death at Busch Stadium hours after Cardinals’ loss to Dodgers A 65-year-old man was arrested on Monday after the incident, which officials said took place between two members of a cleaning crew
Hotels have a big World Cup problem: Bookings are running far below projections With only six weeks to go before the start of the World Cup, hotels at most of the cities hosting the tournament are facing a major problem: Bookings are running far below what they had expected.
Performance in the NFL Draft is not always defined by the players a team picks. Sometimes it’s defined by the player they passed up on.
Not to bring up a painful example, but Eric Ebron turned out to be an okay player for the Detroit Lions. But when the next three players drafted after Ebron were Taylor Lewan, Odell Beckham Jr., and Aaron Donald, it makes an okay pick look terrible.
So on the next Detroit Lions 2026 Draft roundtable discussion, we don’t talk about the picks the Lions made—we talk about the picks they didn’t make—the picks we wish they would have made. It’s our opportunity to play general manager, and it doesn’t always turn out well. Last year’s choices included Derrick Harmon (27 tackles, 3.0 sacks), Elic Ayomanor (515 catches, 4 TDs), Josaiah Stewart (22 tackles, 3.0 sacks), J.T. Tuimoloau (0 starts, 17 tackles, no sacks), and Fadil Diggs (0 tackles, 5 games played).
But Lions general manager Brad Holmes is far from infallible, either.
Previous 2026 draft roundtables:
Here are our picks for:
Al Karsten: Stayed put at 50, taken an available EDGE or taken Max Llewellyn in the 7th
This is splitting hairs more than anything.
I’m comfortable with the Lions identifying Derrick Moore as their best Day 2 defensive end available and trusting Brad Holmes to go up and get him. But I would’ve been intrigued by a scenario where they stayed put at No. 50, preserved additional early Day 3 draft capital, and selected whichever edge—Moore, Gabe Jacas, or Zion Young—was still available and highest on their board.
If I had to pinpoint one alternative, while I am curious to dive more into Tyre West and his ability as a five-technique and potential interior player, I would’ve leaned even further into pass rush juice and targeted Iowa edge Max Llewellyn. He could’ve filled more of a designated pass-rush role—something closer to the Al-Quadin Muhammad usage—while competing with Ahmed Hassanein for a roster spot.
Erik Schlitt: Trade up for NB Keionte Scott in the fourth round
Nickelback Keionte Scott was selected by the Buccaneers with pick No. 116, and just two slots later, the Lions picked linebacker Jimmy Rolder at pick No. 118 in the fourth round. This was very much an instance where I hoped general manager Brad Holmes would get aggressive and trade up to grab Scott, a player I believed would have been great value at pick No. 50 overall.
John Whiticar: LB Jacob Rodriguez
This is perhaps a pick that I wish they could‘ve made, not should’ve made. I already covered why I wanted Rodriguez in Detroit, but to see him go off the board one pick (43) before Detroit was tough to watch (although from the sounds of things, Detroit coveted Derrick Moore more anyway). Rodriguez was one of the few cover linebackers available in the draft and one of the few natural answers to Alex Anzalone’s departure. Instead, the Lions ended up with Jimmy Rolder, a linebacker who could step into the WILL linebacker spot, but his coverage skills are below-average, even for a prospect. Rodriguez would not have tied Detroit to three-linebacker sets either, given that Derrick Barnes’ future in Detroit is cloudy. Maybe a trade-up for pick 42 was never in the cards, but I can dream.
Brandon Knapp: TE Hayden Large
I really wanted a tight end in this class, especially if the team doesn’t seem Sam LaPorta around. While Large wouldn’t have been a starting caliber player, he could’ve been a great TE4 to start the year and move up to TE3 next season with the chance to fight for a backup job. His story was also nice, and being paired up with Isaac TeSlaa again would be a great story.
Ryan Mathews: NB Keionte Scott
Detroit had plenty of chances to grab Keionte Scott, but ultimately chose to go a different route. Scott could have been the pick at No. 50 and nobody would have batted an eye. All they had to do was trade up a couple of spots in the fourth round from No. 118 to grab Scott when he was still on the board at No. 115. Abney isn’t a bad consolation prize in the fifth, but Scott was one of my favorite fits for Detroit given their uncertain future at safety.
Jeremy Reisman: LB Kyle Louis over LB Jimmy Rolder
While I get the special teams value and upside of Rolder at the linebacker position, I thought Louis—who went 20 picks after Rolder—was a better fit to potentially take on a defensive role earlier in his career. While Louis is considered pretty seriously undersized (6-foot, 224), he’s got serious coverage ability, plays with both urgency and instincts, and has all the football character Detroit loves (captain, film junkie, etc.).
The Colorado Avalanche picked apart goalie Jesper Wallstedt in Game 1. Was there something they saw that made that possible? Also, the Toronto Maple Leafs had quite the presser to introduce their new hockey operations staff, and the NHL draft lottery will take place tonight, and it will be broadcast on ESPN an hour before the Avs game begins.
All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — May 5.
There were several franchise firsts and records in the Avalanche’s crazy 9-6 victory on Sunday. I highlighted five of them below.
The Avs were getting goals from all over the lineup, but many of them looked similar, in a way. Colorado picked apart goalie Jesper Wallstedt in Game 1.
One of my favorite parts of Game 1 was how, despite all the chaos. Despite all the goals and offense, Brett Kulak still was able to keep doing Brett Kulak things.
After seeing the finalists for three awards get announced without the Avalanche being among them, Gabe Landeskog received a finalist slot for one particular award.
Author’s Note: I’ll be in Minnesota later this week, continuing my playoff coverage from the road. Unfortunately, the expenses are adding up pretty quickly, and it’s getting more difficult to be at every game. If you enjoy the coverage here at Colorado Hockey Now and want to chip in to our travel budget, you can do so here via PAYPAL or VENMO. My goal remains to bring the best possible coverage from the rink and inside the locker room. Thank you all so much for being readers and supporters. Here’s to a playoff run that goes all the way through the end of June.
Game 2 Recap — Flyers 2 at Hurricanes 3 — (CAR leads 2-0)
The Flyers gained an early 2-0 lead, which became the first time all playoffs that the Hurricanes have trailed in the postseason. But Carolina fought back, got the game-tying goal in the third period, and the overtime winner from Taylor Hall to build a 2-0 lead as the series shifts to Philadelphia.
It’ll be interesting to see how the Flyers respond on home ice. On one hand, the early goals and the ability to stick with it through OT might give them confidence that they can skate with the Hurricanes. But on the other hand, this might be the game that got away. The pressure is on for them to win Game 3 and avoid trying to crawl back from down three games.
Game 1 Recap — Ducks 1 at Golden Knights 3 — (VGK leads 1-0)
The Golden Knights were outshot 34-22, but a strong performance from goalie Carter Hart and goals from Brett Howden, Ivan Barbashev, and an empty-netter from Mitch Marner lifted them to a Game 1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks at T-Mobile Arena.
Anaheim trailed 1-0 for quite a while before Mikael Granlund scored Anaheim’s only goal with 6:03 remaining in regulation. Rather than building off a crucial game-tying goal, the Ducks gave the lead right back to Vegas just 65 seconds later.
Toronto Hockey Now: Chris Johnston called the introductory press conference for John Chayka and Mats Sundin uncomfortable. That’s just one way to explain how the president and CEO of MLSE, Keith Pelley, handled the presser. It was a fascinating day all around in Toronto.
And it all comes right before tonight’s draft lottery, which will have big ramifications for the Leafs. Toronto finished as the fifth-worst team in the NHL this season. If they drop one spot in the draft order after the lottery, then their first-round pick will be transferred to the Boston Bruins from the 2025 Brandon Carlo trade.
But if they keep the pick, or climb into the top two, Toronto will get its first top-five selection since the Auston Matthews draft 10 years ago.
Montreal Hockey Now: The MVPs for the Canadiens in their seven-game series win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. Spoiler alert: One of them was the goalie.
Boston Hockey Now: Marco Sturm addresses the Bruins still not having a captain. Is it time to put the ‘C’ on someone’s sweater for next season?
Florida Hockey Now: For the first time since 2019, a team from Florida will not partake in the Stanley Cup Final.
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Even though it ended with a disappointing result, their 2025 season was a success for the New England Patriots as a whole and a lot of their players individually. High up on that list you find cornerback Christian Gonzalez.
While the third-year defender did have to overcome some challenges, he played his typical brand of football and further proved that he is one of the most exciting defenders in the NFL right now. With that out of the way, let’s take a closer look at him in the first installment of our Patriots Scouting Report series.
Name: Christian Gonzalez
Position: Cornerback
Jersey number: 0
Opening day age: 24 (6/28/2002)
Measurements: 6’1 3/8”, 205 lbs, 76 7/8” wingspan, 32” arm length, 9 1/2” hand size, 4.38s 40-yard dash, 41 1/2” vertical jump, 11’1” broad jump, 14 bench press reps, 9.95 Relative Athletic Score
NFL: England Patriots (2023-) | College: Colorado (2020-2021), Oregon (2022)
Playing various roles at The Colony High School in The Colony, TX, Gonzalez was named all-district in both his junior and senior seasons. A four-star recruit, he received offers from several high-profile schools, before deciding to commit to Purdue. He later flipped his commitment and joined the University of Colorado instead.
Gonzalez spent his first two college seasons with the Buffaloes, starting all 18 games and registering 73 tackles as well as nine pass breakups. Following his 2021 sophomore year, however, he decided to take his talents to Oregon. Earning first-team All-Pac 12 honors, he produced the best season of his college career and, after deciding to leave early, became a serious first-round candidate entering the NFL Draft.
Gonzalez was eventually selected 17th overall by the Patriots. A season-ending shoulder injury limited his rookie campaign to only four games, but he already showed considerable promise along the way. Returning without limitations in 2024, the young cornerback took his game to a new level and proved himself as one of the NFL’s best players at his position — a status that was only solidified in his third season in 2025.
In total, Gonzalez started all 38 of his combined regular season and playoff games in the NFL so far. He has given up only three touchdowns while registering four interceptions and a fumble return for his first career score. He was also named second-team All-Pro in 2024 and voted to the Pro Bowl in 2025.
Strengths: As evidenced by his 9.95 Relative Athletic Score, Gonzalez has an elite profile that combines straight-line speed, explosivity and agility. He has proven himself capable of following the best wide receivers in the game without any help over the top, combining advanced hand usage with the reactionary skills and physicality to contend from the release, through the stem of the route and any breaks, to the catch point.
Not easily fooled by misdirection concepts or route combinations due to his natural poise and steady eyes, Gonzalez is at his best when allowed to play shadow man-to-man — following his assignment all over the field and almost creating a 10-on-10 situation. He uses the sideline, has impressive spatial awareness, and times his jumps well. He also recovers quickly when giving up receptions, allowing only 3.5 yards after catch over his career.
Gonzalez also offers tremendous versatility from a scheme and positional perspective, being able to perform at a high level both as a man and a zone defender; the latter was on full display during his 2026 campaign under first-year head coach Mike Vrabel. In zone, he employs his click-and-close foot speed and high football IQ to his advantage, while also being able to follow vertically and break down on the ball. Gonzalez also plays with a hot motor, offering competitiveness and “by example” leadership in the room, and is one of the surest tacklers on the Patriots’ current roster.
Weaknesses: While his playing weight is seven pounds over his testing weight leading up to the NFL Draft in 2023, Gonzalez is not the most physically intimidating presence and relatively slightly-built. He wins due to his outstanding technique rather than his ability to overwhelm wide receivers at the release point, while also running hot and cold in terms of his block-shedding skills. Speaking of inconsistency, Gonzalez’s ball production is leaving some to be desired. In those aforementioned 38 career games, he registered only four interceptions (roughly one every 54 passes thrown his way) as well as two forced fumbles and one recovery.
Stats: 18 games (18 starts) | 1,014 defensive snaps (79.0%), 1 special teams snap (0.2%) | 88 tackles, 1 missed tackle (1.1%), 2 TFLs, 1 FF | 1 QB pressure (1 sack) | 106 targets, 46 catches surrendered (43.4%), 498 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 17 PBUs | 3 penalties (incl. 1 declined/offsetting)
Season recap: Coming off his best season up until that point and a second-team All-Pro nomination, the arrow continued to point up for Gonzalez entering the 2025 season. However, he did so under a different set of circumstances.
For starters, the Patriots changed their defensive staff under new head coach Mike Vrabel. That change in personnel also brought a change in scheme, with New England becoming more zone-heavy than it had been under the previous system run by Bill Belichick and his one-and-done successor Jerod Mayo. For Gonzalez, a top-tier man cornerback, that meant adapting to some new responsibilities from his spot on the perimeter of the defense.
Before truly being able to showcase his adaptability, however, he had to spend some time on the sidelines. Gonzalez hurt his hamstring during a late-July training camp session, and despite originally being considered “day-to-day” was unable to return to practice until almost two months later. As soon as he was cleared for practice, however, he quickly progressed.
In Week 4 against Carolina, Gonzalez made his season debut. From that point on, he continued to play on his usual high level and showed that the scheme switch was not a problem either.
In that sense, Gonzalez’s third season in the league was another individual success as well as a step in the right direction (and toward resetting the cornerback market). He has now fully established himself as a top-three player at his position and one of the best overall defenders in the NFL; getting voted to his first Pro Bowl was therefore a well-deserved outcome, even though no All-Pro recognition came his way in 2026.
Part of that might have been Gonzalez’s limited ball production after not catching a single interception in the regular season. He did, however, choose a good time for his biggest plays of the year: the third-year cornerback forced a red zone fumble by the Houston Texans’ Woody Marks in the divisional round, and took advantage of an errant Jarrett Stidham throw late in the AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos (a game he also had a sack in); his interception effectively clinched the game for the Patriots.
The image of him hauling in that throw in wintery conditions was a defining shot of New England’s season, and a memorable moment in his career. It was not, however, Gonzalez at his best just yet. For that, we will have to look two weeks further, to Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks.
While the Patriots ended up losing that game, Gonzalez was a big reason they were even in the contest until the wheels came off in the fourth period. Despite shadowing NFL Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba on a regular basis, he surrendered only one catch all game and finished with three pass breakups. Had New England found a way to win, Gonzalez would have had a strong case as the game’s Most Valuable Player.
That, of course, did not happen. It was not the only challenge Gonzalez faced in 2026 — he also spent a few days in concussion protocol after the wild card playoffs — but overall, he had another very good individual season.
Position: No. 1 cornerback | Ability: Blue-chip starter | Contract: Signed through 2027 (2028 UFA)
What will be his role? One of the best defenders in the NFL regardless of position or experience, Gonzalez will once again serve as the Patriots’ No. 1 cornerback in 2026. As such, he will play close to 100 percent of defensive snaps any given week and regularly shadow opponents’ top weapons in man-to-man. And while New England is more zone-heavy under Mike Vrabel and coordinator Zak Kuhr, having him in the fold nonetheless allows the team to use controlled aggression with its coverage calls.
What is his growth potential? Despite already having had an eventful career up until this point, Gonzalez is not even 24 years old yet. This, combined with his elite athletic traits and advanced technique, toughness and football intelligence, makes for a rare mix. He is a perennial All-Pro at the cornerback position and a player worthy of the contract extension that is likely to come his way.
Does he have positional versatility? As far as cornerback play is concerned, Gonzalez offers all the versatility you could ask for: he is capable of playing 1-on-1 coverage both on the outside and in the slot, and has the range and reactionary skills to succeed in zone as well. He also played a handful of special teams snaps during his rookie season plus another in 2025, but given his valuable and extensive role on defense that number staying at or close to zero makes plenty of sense. And while that limits his overall flexibility, the trade-off is definitely worth it.
What is his salary cap situation? Entering the fourth year of his rookie contract, Gonzalez is one of the biggest bargains in football. Carrying a salary cap number of $4.81 million, he is ranked only 18th on the team at the moment and 47th among all NFL cornerbacks. His cap hit consists of a $2.259 million salary, $1.996 million signing bonus proration, and $675,000 roster bonus, $550,000 of which considered likely to be earned. As is custom with first-round picks, the entirety of the deal is fully guaranteed.
How safe is his roster spot? Gonzalez is as safe a lock to make the roster as any player on New England’s pay roll at the moment. The bigger questions when it comes to his 2026 season are whether he will be able to go through it without any injury setbacks, and if he will sign the multi-year contract extension both he and the team have been working toward this offseason.
Summary: The Patriots recently picking up Gonzalez’s fifth-year contract option was merely a formality, but it also shows how highly the team thinks of him. For good reason: he is one of the premier cornerbacks in the game, an immense bargain for 2026, and all things considered might be the best player on New England’s defense if not the team overall.
What do you think about Christian Gonzalez heading into the 2026 season? Will he continue to build on his success? How soon will he sign that long-term deal? Please head down to the comment section to share your thoughts.
Good morning.
MLB dot com’s Benjamin Rosenberg writes that the Texas Rangers are getting it done in relief without having a lot of strikeouts or flamethrowers.
Matt Snyder writes that with Tarik Skubal out, the AL Cy Young race is wide open with Jacob deGrom among the new favorites.
And, the DMN notes that former Rangers World Series catcher Jonah Heim has begun his journeyman era by (sort of) going back to where it began as he rejoins the Athletics no longer in Oakland.
Have a nice day!
Each NFL team is allowed a maximum of 90 players under contract on its offseason roster. The Dallas Cowboys just signed OL DJ Wingfield as an undrafted free agent, bringing them to exactly 90 players under contract on their roster right now – assuming Malachi Lawrence eventually signs his rookie contract.
But even though they’ve maxed out at 90 players, the roster will continue to change over the coming weeks and months, as every single new signing will have to be accompanied by a corresponding player being released who is currently on the roster.
In total, the 90 Cowboys players are comprised as follows:
Here’s how the roster currently stands, keeping in mind that this first roster iteration of 2026 may already be slightly outdated by the time you read this.
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| 48 Returning Players | 12 Free Agents | |||||
| Bryan Anger | P | 37 | Jonathan Bullard | DE | 32 | |
| Brandon Aubrey | K | 31 | Cobie Durant | CB | 28 | |
| Corey Ballentine | CB | 30 | Matt Hennessy | OL | 28 | |
| Justin Barron | LB | 24 | Sam Howell | QB | 25 | |
| T.J. Bass | G | 27 | Tyler Johnson | WR | 27 | |
| Cooper Beebe | C | 24 | Derion Kendrick | CB | 25 | |
| Markquese Bell | S | 27 | P.J. Locke | DB | 29 | |
| DaRon Bland | CB | 26 | Otito Ogbonnia | DT | 25 | |
| Jaydon Blue | RB | 22 | Curtis Robinson | LB | 27 | |
| Tyler Booker | G | 22 | Jalen Thompson | S | 27 | |
| Trikweze Bridges | CB | 25 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 31 | |
| Josh Butler | CB | 29 | Tyrus Wheat | DE | 26 | |
| Caelen Carson | CB | 22 | 2 Trade Acquisitions | |||
| Alijah Clark | DB | 30 | Rashan Gary | OLB | 28 | |
| Kenny Clark | DT | 23 | Dee Winters | LB | 25 | |
| Ajani Cornelius | OT | 27 | 7 Draft Picks | |||
| Malik Davis | RB | 27 | Jaishawn Barham | LB | 22 | |
| Donovan Ezeiruaku | DE | 22 | Caleb Downs | DB | 21 | |
| Princeton Fant | TE | 27 | Malachi Lawrence | OLB | 22 | |
| Jake Ferguson | TE | 27 | Devin Moore | CB | 22 | |
| Ryan Flournoy | WR | 26 | LT Overton | DL | 21 | |
| Tyler Guyton | T | 23 | Drew Shelton | OT | 22 | |
| Malik Hooker | S | 30 | Anthony Smith | WR | 24 | |
| James Houston | DE | 27 | 9 Reserve/Future | |||
| Shemar James | LB | 21 | Israel Abanikanda | RB | 23 | |
| Trevor Keegan | G | 25 | Parris Campbell | WR | 28 | |
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | 27 | Zion Childress | DB | 24 | |
| Marist Liufau | LB | 25 | Traeshon Holden | WR | 24 | |
| Hunter Luepke | RB | 26 | Marcellus Johnson | T | 26 | |
| Phil Mafah | RB | 23 | Isaiah Land | LB | 26 | |
| Joe Milton III | QB | 26 | Nick Leverett | OL | 28 | |
| Jonathan Mingo | WR | 25 | Adedayo Odeleye | DL | 28 | |
| DeMarvion Overshown | LB | 25 | Julius Wood | S | 25 | |
| George Pickens | WR | 25 | 11 UDFAs | |||
| Dak Prescott | QB | 32 | Camden Brown | WR | n/a | |
| Shavon Revel Jr. | CB | 24 | Tommy Dunn | DT | n/a | |
| Luke Schoonmaker | TE | 27 | Sidney Fugar | OG | 23 | |
| Trent Sieg | LS | 30 | Kelvin Gilliam | DT | n/a | |
| Tyler Smith | OL | 25 | Jordan Hudson | WR | 22 | |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | TE | 26 | Langston Patterson | ILB | n/a | |
| Terence Steele | T | 28 | Shiyazh Pete | OL | n/a | |
| Reddy Steward | DB | 25 | Dominic Richardson | RB | 25 | |
| Nate Thomas | T | 24 | DJ Rogers | TE | 24 | |
| Jay Toia | DT | 22 | Michael Trigg | TE | 23 | |
| KaVontae Turpin | WR | 29 | DJ Withers | DT | n/a | |
| Sam Williams | DE | 27 | DJ Wingfield | OL | n/a | |
| Javonte Williams | RB | 26 | ||||
| Quinnen Williams | DT | 28 | ||||
One interesting dynamic highlighted by the table above: With 48 players returning to the roster from 2025 (on the left side of the table) and 41 new players added to the roster (on the right side of the table) basically every new addition to the team will have to beat out a returning player for a roster spot on the final 53.
And so the 2026 season begins.
Cole Palmer’s troubles can no longer claim to be temporary. He’s now been struggling for more than a year.
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Cole Palmer missed a penalty for Chelsea in their defeat yesterday, and he continues to look like a broken player. Mentally and physically he’s so far from where he’s been.
For a while this season everyone blamed it on his injury – but that was to ignore that the decline had continued for a while. Of course he didn’t turn bad overnight – but after an amazing 18 months he had an average 6 months, and the last few weeks have been truly terrible.
Palmer’s drop off for Chelsea has been stark – you can almost draw an exact halfway point in his time at Stamford Bridge for where it all went wrong.
As Lloyd Canfield pointed out for the Sun, Palmer had 37 goals and bagged 21 assists in his first 66 games for the Blues, taking him through Mauricio Pochettino’s season and midway into Enzo Maresca’s. That’s an insane 58 G/A in 66 games.
In the 61 games since, he’s got 16 goals and 10 assists. That’s 26 G/A. So he’s less than half as productive as he was.
Palmer looks totally broken and has done for a while – the question is what comes next for the attacker.
Caretaker Calum McFarlane keeps protecting his players, and we’re really not sure why.
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It was a bit of a surprise when the Phillies promoted Felix Reyes to the majors on April 18th. It was a major surprise when he batted cleanup in his first ever MLB game. It was downright shocking that he took Chris Sale deep in his first at bat.
However, everything that’s happened since is not too much of a surprise.
Reyes earned his call up by hitting .333 with 6 home runs through his first 18 games in Triple-A this season. But at the same time, he had an eye-popping 51.9% outside the zone swing rate coupled with a 16.1% whiff rate. That chase rate is Reyes’ biggest weakness and it’s now being exploited to a major degree in the majors.
Reyes has swung at 55.6% of pitches he’s seen outside of the strike zone through his first eight MLB games. That would be far and away the highest in MLB if Reyes qualified, as the current leader is the Rockies Ezequial Tovar with a 48% rate. Since that first at-bat, Reyes is 3-27 (.111) with two singles and a double. He’s struck out 7 times and has yet to draw a walk. He provided a nice spark in one game but has been wholly ineffective since and has looked overmatched at times.
If the Phillies were to decide to option Reyes back to the minor leagues, the internal options to replace him aren’t very enticing. The first choice would be Otto Kemp, the man who was demoted to allow Reyes to come up in the first place. Kemp started the year 2-20 with 9 strikeouts before being sent to Triple-A. Since his demotion, Kemp is hitting .237 with a .625 OPS in 12 games with the Iron Pigs.
Another option would be Bryan De La Cruz who signed a minor league deal with the Phillies in November. De La Cruz has played 32 games with Lehigh Valley and is hitting .222 with a .672 OPS. He would need to be added to the 40-man roster if the Phillies were to decide to promote him to the majors. As of right now, the Phillies do have one spot remaining on the 40-man that could theoretically be used on De La Cruz. He also has an opt-out clause in his contract that can be triggered to make him a free agent at some point in the next couple of months if he does not make the roster.
Looking outside the organization, there’s players such as Mark Canha and Randall Grichuk that the team could take a flier on. Obviously, there are not many options when it comes to finding help for your roster in early May.
So, is it time to end the Félix Reyes experiment? If so, who should take his spot on the Phillies bench?
The Orioles went into New York this past Friday trying to prove they were better than their middling record. Instead, they walked away on the wrong end of a four-game sweep, looking more like a team trying to avoid a last-place finish than one contending for a playoff spot.
Each of the four losses in New York followed a similar script. The O’s always fell behind early, as they were outscored 14-2 in the first three innings across the four games. And every time we saw the Orioles’ bats shrink under the pressure of that early hole. The Baltimore bats put up 37 Ks while going 4-for-27 with runners in scoring position.
Rough opening frames from Oriole starters are nothing new. A month ago, I wrote about how terrible 2nd innings plagued the O’s over their first ten games. Since then, it hasn’t gotten any better. Heading into their final game against the Yankees, the Orioles had a 4.59 ERA in innings 1-3 (compared to the league average of 4.03). The 2nd inning is still their biggest downfall, as they have a league-worst 7.68 ERA and 1.015 opponent OPS. Of Orioles starters to make 3+ starts this year, only Trevor Rogers has a 2nd-inning ERA below 5.00.
These struggles to open games are something the O’s will have to improve if they want to undo the damage of another disappointing start to the season. Some of that improvement should come from positive regression; the O’s have an opposing BABIP of .314, whereas the league average is .285. However, much of the improvement will have to come from better execution—the likes of which we expected but have rarely seen from Rogers, Kyle Bradish, Shane Baz and Chris Bassitt.
However, these struggles from the starters have exposed a flaw in the construction of this lineup. Mike Elias and the rest of the front office built this offense to be a battering ram, the type of overwhelming force that gets the Orioles ahead, keeps them ahead, and papers over any deficiencies in the rotation.
The problem with this particular battering ram is that it comes with a lot of swing and miss. Of the 10 qualified Orioles hitters, seven have a swing and miss rate below the 50th-percentile, with Jeremiah Jackson, Coby Mayo, Blaze Alexander and Samuel Basallo all below the 30th percentile. The strikeout rates aren’t any better. Six of the 10 Orioles’ qualified hitters rank in the 40th percentile or below in strikeout rate, with Gunnar Henderson sitting down at the eighth percentile with a 31.4% K rate.
The profile of this offense shouldn’t come as a surprise. Pete Alonso, even for all his offensive output, has always had a fair amount of swing-and-miss in his game—as evidenced by his career average of 159 Ks per 162 games. We’ve seen similar levels of aggression from Gunnar throughout his Oriole career, whose career 23.6% strikeout rate is just a tick above Alonso’s. Adding another big-time power hitter like Samuel Basallo to the lineup was always likely to bring more whiffs as well. It is simply the price you pay for having guys with 30+ HR potential in your lineup.
Having a high-slugging, high-strikeout lineup isn’t a problem in and of itself. The problem arises when you ask those sluggers to try and methodically chip away at a deficit and help the Orioles get back into game they’re trailing. Heading into the series finale in New York, the O’s were third in baseball with 510 ABs when behind. In those situations, they rank 20th in batting average, 22nd in on-base percentage and dead last with 157 strikeouts.
Through this season’s first 35 games, the O’s have only had two hitters who have consistently shown the patience needed to claw yourself out of early holes. Taylor Ward and Adley Rutschman area the only Orioles who are above average in both strikeout rate and whiff rate this season. They go about it different ways, with Ward seeing the most pitches of any Oriole and leading baseball with a miniscule 10.9% chase rate. Adley is a little less selective, but makes up for it by making contact on damn near everything he swings at—as evidence by his 12.2% swing-and-miss rate.
The Orioles have built the whole offensive ethos of their franchise on the value of the three-run home run. And yet, too often, it feels like everyone in the lineup wants to be the guy to hit the Weaver and not enough players want to be the guys on base. The Orioles aren’t great at playing station-to-station baseball, as seen by the fact that 48% of their RBIs come via the long ball (majoe league average is 41.8%). And yet, it is that type of station-to-station approach that you need if you want to score come-from-behind victories.
The O’s have 15 more games this month against current Top 5 teams in the AL—including nine against the Yankees and Rays. Which means they have at least 15 more changes to prove that the double disfunction of their starting staff and lineup is more fluke than reality. But just like Colton Cowser against non-fastballs, this team has a clear flaw that so far has doomed them to a massively underwhelming start to the 2026 season.
With apologies to Shohei Ohtani and the faithful attending tonight’s contest at Daikin Park, the more significant season barometer will actually be registered approximately 23 miles southwest this evening when the Space Cowboys take the field against the Albuquerque Isotopes at Constellation Field.
The likes of Josh Hader, Nate Pearson, & Tatsuya Imai are each expected in the mix, returning to action and not a moment too soon. For Imai in particular, getting “comfortable” a few days prior to his 28th birthday is paramount in Houston’s ability to steadily climb the A.L. West standings.
In large measure, the divisional crown will not be measured against Ohtani’s “Unicorn” flashes, but rather, against its rivals within. Control the division, and control your destiny.
In May alone, the Astros have 11 combined games against the Mariners and Rangers. The final week of the regular season concludes with a 6 game road swing against Seattle and those pesky A’s.
Show of hands if you thought by the third homestand that Spencer Arrighetti would have 3 more wins on the year than ace Hunter Brown. Each year, there are surprises. Remember the start Tyler Mahle had a year ago with the Rangers? He finished last April with an ERA of 0.68.
Maybe even a “Spencer” (of a different variety), recall Schwellenbach who opened with the Braves allowing only a single run to be scored during the course of 20 innings? Sugar Land may play as significant of a role in the “resist the rebuild” movement as any. Barring a mega in-season trade, the Astros are a glorified mash unit, waiting to heal and deal.
While the calls for Espada to be removed have a foreboding undertone, who’s available on the managerial docket that would galvanize the fan base and reverse course? Dave Martinez? Skip Schumaker? Yawn.
I’d rather have Julia Morales if we’re going that route, at least she knows the clubhouse and has a grasp on the organizational pulse.
The Astros are far from dead and buried. In fact, they might be ripe for an in-season trade. You know the history. Verlander, Greinke, Bagwell, Carlos Beltran in 2004 or even Randy Johnson in 1998.
As the Brewers continue to occupy 4th place in their division, the tantalizing possibility of Freddy Peralta or Brandon Woodruff linger in the air.
Real Madrid are dealing with growing internal tensions following a series of training-ground incidents involving senior players, including Kylian Mbappe, ahead of a crucial period in their season.
The atmosphere at the club has reportedly deteriorated in the weeks since their Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich, with multiple flashpoints contributing to unrest within the squad.
One of the key incidents involved Mbappe during a training session prior to the team’s recent trip to face Real Betis.
Sources indicate that the forward reacted angrily during a drill after being flagged offside by a member of the coaching staff, who was acting as an assistant referee.
The exchange is understood to have escalated, with Mbappe directing strong words towards the staff member, an episode that did not go down well internally.
While such disputes are not uncommon at elite clubs, the incident has added to concerns about discipline and unity within the dressing room.
Mbappe has also faced criticism from figures around the club over his decision to travel to Italy during a recovery period from a hamstring injury.
Although the trip was approved within the framework of his rehabilitation programme, some within the club questioned the timing given the team’s struggles on the pitch.
The player’s representatives have pushed back against that narrative, insisting that his recovery has been managed in full coordination with the club’s medical staff.
Tensions have not been limited to Mbappe, with Antonio Rudiger also involved in a separate dressing-room confrontation with a team-mate earlier in April.
Rudiger later apologised for his role in that incident and has since attempted to repair relationships within the squad.
Despite those efforts, sources describe a wider sense of unease around the first team, with several players reportedly unhappy and uncertainty surrounding the club’s direction.
Head coach Alvaro Arbeloa has sought to distance himself from individual player matters, stressing that decisions regarding injured players are handled by the medical department.
However, it is understood that the situation has not gone unnoticed within the coaching staff, with concerns lingering about how certain issues have been managed.
The timing of these tensions is particularly significant, with Madrid preparing for a decisive El Clasico clash against Barcelona.
On the pitch, results have been mixed, with a recent win over Espanyol offering some relief but doing little to mask underlying issues.
Mbappe’s fitness remains a key concern ahead of the fixture, with the forward still being assessed following his injury setback.
As the season approaches its climax, Madrid must now balance their on-field ambitions with the need to restore stability behind the scenes.
The best way to project 2026 success is by looking at the remains of the 2025 team and figuring out how much production returns on the offensive and defensive sides.
The gentleman who created both Rock M Nation and the SP+ metric system, Bill Connelly, has a measurement called “returning production”, a metric that attempts to quantify the value of production coming back, rather than the value of individuals coming back. His pieces are paywalled, but to me, it’s worth checking out every year as high returning production (roughly 80%) tends to lead to a 5-6 point jump in SP+. In fact – at this time three years ago – I pointed out that a 5-6 point jump in SP+ for Missouri would mean an increase from a 9.4 in ‘22 to a 14.4 or 15.4 in ‘23; at the end of the ‘23 season that featured a Missouri squad returning 78% of the prior years’ production, said Mizzou team finished with a 19.3 rating in SP+, nearly a full 10 point jump!
The 2026 season has nearly zero COVID bonus year guys hanging around but, of course, with multiple ongoing cases litigating eligibility – as well as the impending-but-not-finalized “5 to play 5” rule – it’s impossible to tell if we’ll ever stop the changes enough to embrace a “new normal”. To be sure, there are still lingering super seniors and, of course, the ever-active transfer portal will continue to make roster management much more different than what we were used to even five years ago. While that could mean that Bill C’s returning production number might not be 100% accurate, it’s certainly as close as you can get in a given timeframe and he’s done better, more thorough work than anyone else out there. Here’s how his formula projects Missouri:
Again, as a reference point, at this time last year the 2025 Missouri Tigers’ returning production was 60% overall (51st), 44% offense (100th), and 58% defense (68th). So, yeah, for the second time in two years Eli Drinkwitz’s Missouri Tigers are not going to be anywhere close to the top of returning production in the country.
The current national average for returning production is the lowest it’s ever been, thanks to the aforementioned COVID bonus year guys completely washing out and transfers increasing by 64% over the past two years. As far as the SEC goes, Missouri’s 49% returning production ranks 76th in the country and 12th in the SEC, with Mississippi State, Alabama, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt as the only teams returning less production than the good guy Tigers.
The strength of the 2023 Missouri squad was that it brought back a ton of production to an SEC that was losing a lot of production, specifically at quarterback. In 2024, Missouri once again ranked near the top of the league in production (and once again boasted a proven quarterback) to a league that once again was losing a bunch of production and quarterbacks.
But that wasn’t the case in 2025 and certainly isn’t for 2026.
Again, returning production talks about improvement or regression in quality, not an increase or decrease in wins, but the good-news-take-away here is that the team at the top of RP in the SEC – South Carolina – only returns 68% of last year’s roster. That would be good-to-middling in previous years, and would project at only a 0.5 win increase overall. Essentially, Missouri’s RP is bad but everyone’s RP is fairly low, so hopefully that mitigates some potential loss harvesting this fall.
Here’s Missouri’s 2025 end-of-season two-deep based off of production and snap counts. The gaps are players that were on the 2025 roster that won’t be on the 2026 roster:
Pretty empty on the 1st team side, huh?
Today let’s break down Missouri’s returning offensive production! On offense, returning production looks at the following metrics and is given the following weights:
Bill C has said it countless times and I’ve echoed it: experience in the passing game (i.e. quarterbacks and receivers) matters the most. But, given Bill’s updated weight allocation, the only thing that isn’t a good predictor of future success is running back rushing yards. Let’s break down what’s coming back and from whom (italicized/struck-through players are not on the 2026 roster).
Beau Pribula is gone, taking with him most of Missouri’s experience at the position. Matt Zollers is still around, though, and is joined by new friends Austin Simmons and Nick Evers. As you’ll remember, Simmons has already been named QB1 for the 2026 team, leaving Evers to be the actual “break glass in case of emergency” quarterback, and Zollers as the “it’s blow out time” quarterback. The main takeaway: not a lot of returning experience here. Bummer.
Ahmad Hardy and Jamal Roberts return. That’s basically all you need to know for 2026. As a positive addendum, Coach Luper already has their replacements on the roster and ready to jump in: Xai’Shaun Edwards from Houston Christian and Malae Fonoti from Montana. At this point Loop’s guys have earned my 100% trust so expect one of those two to be Missouri’s next great 1,000+ yard rusher.
Just not in 2026 (hopefully).
In case you forgot, Donovan Olugbode rules and will be playing for Missouri again next year. The Tigers lost three of their top four targets but bring in two guys with more targets, catches, and yards then those other guys, as well as a few building blocks for the following year. The portal additions are volume catchers that will be entering an offense that traditionally doesn’t provide a lot of targets. I’m curious how this group gets utilized given it’s overall newness and the tremendous running backs that are old veterans at this point. The types of additions and the eligibility of these dudes makes this feel like a long-term receiving corps rather than an impact one. But, hey, I could be way off on that read.
Three returning starters, plus three portalled in starters, helps mitigate the experience lost from last year’s line. The quality is unknown, and if spring ball is any indicator, even the returning guys could have new spots that they’ll be playing in come the fall. Regardless, the second-heaviest stat in offensive returning production has a good amount of returning production. Take the wins when you can! Hopefully Josh Atkins doesn’t miss too much time. Or maybe Logan Reichart/Tristan Wilson/Jack Lange are ready to make the leap.
Missouri returns almost everything from the running backs, very little from the quarterback, has some interesting additions at receiver, and has lots of various caliber of starter/intriguing backups along the line. That doesn’t mean that this offense can’t be good to elite in 2026, it just means that there’s enough questions that the most likely outcome is regression.
Next week we’ll check out the defense. If you thought the numbers here were bad, hold on to your butts.
Bayern Munich supervisory board member Uli Hoeneß has been around the block and reveled in the highs of Champions League wins and the lows of being upset in the tournament.
After watching from home as his team dropped a 5-4 decision to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the tie, the venerable executive was not panicked or even worried.
Why?
Because Hoeneß trusts Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany.
“You have to admire Vincent Kompany for having his team play so offensively in Paris – it was incredible. A turning point was the unfortunate handball penalty situation just before halftime. Something like that is brutal – you go into the dressing room with a negative feeling, while the opponent comes back motivated,” Hoeneß told DAZN (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “But the way the team reacted – as they have so often before, for example in Freiburg, in Mainz, or even to some extent recently against Heidenheim – the way they came back, continued playing, and didn’t give up, that’s truly phenomenal.”
In an odd twist, Hoeneß did not even travel to the match in Paris due to a superstition.
“It had a bit to do with superstition. I actually wanted to fly to Paris, but Karl-Heinz (Rummenigge) and I haven’t been to any away games so far. And then our guys said: ‘If you fly with us now and we lose badly, that would be bad.’ So I didn’t want to be a jinx,” Hoeneß said.
Finally, Hoeneß admitted that even with that first leg loss, he also got caught up in watching the game like a normal fan — at least for a while — before shifting back into being focused on Bayern Munich.
“You have to differentiate between the Bayern fan and the neutral spectator. As a Bayern fan, you think: Wow, so many goals conceded, can we even pull it off? As a neutral spectator in Seoul, New York, or Milan, you think: What’s going on here? That was great advertisement for football as a whole,” Hoeneß said. “After the game, I was naturally very nervous, but our guys have come back many times before. And if the game had gone on for ten minutes longer – given the cramps and injuries Paris were suffering – then perhaps even more would have been possible. That makes me optimistic for Wednesday.”
Well, there has been a theme on game days of late and Metallica has been part of it. Let’s hope the Bayern Munich attack takes these words to heart when it looks at the PSG backline on Wednesday:
Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen wants the fans to make PSG feel the full power of the home stadium.
“Just thinking about the tifo against Real Madrid gives me goosebumps all over again. Vincent is absolutely right. We need every voice on Wednesday. We need 100 percent ‘Mia san Mia’, the full solidarity of our Bayern family and as many people as possible in red. The team showed in Paris that they can bounce back from setbacks and keep going. The Allianz Arena is a tough place to break down, and that’s exactly what Paris need to feel from kick-off. It’s only half-time. Now we need to create a great European night together in Munich,” Dreesen told FCBayern.com.
I am so close to being done with Invincible and The Boys (and cannot wait to be done with them), but not all the way finished yet. Apologies, but it will be multiple episode review coming up…
In the meantime, here is a look at a clip from The Madalorian & Grogu:
New clip from ‘THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU’.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) May 4, 2026
In theaters on May 22. pic.twitter.com/Xa5P5GhSqr
Stories are dropping all over linking Newcastle United star Anthony Gordon to Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Arsenal and Liverpool. However, the Englishman is Plan for the Bavarians per Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg:
🚨👀 Max Eberl on @ZDF about Anthony Gordon:
“In the summer we can approach the market in a relaxed way. Right now, it would be disrespectful to talk about players who could be with us from 1 July.” #NUFC
Gordon remains Plan A as revealed. Plans B and C are prepared. 🏴
Bayern Munich is hungry, at home, and will be powered by a frenzied crowd. Oh, and the PSG backline is banged up and susceptible to being broken down. If the Bayern Munich backline can just be adequate, this should be a win for the Bavarians.
Obviously, someone will have to make stops in this game, but the biggest key will come down to who scores first — and how each team responds to that. Another big thing to watch will be how each team’s star players perform. Can Harry Kane, Michael Olise, and Luis Díaz step up the challenge? We think so.
Prediction: Bayern Munich 4-2 Paris Saint-Germain(Bayern advances 8-7 on aggregate)
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Last Saturday, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid expressed caution when speaking to the point that quarterback Patrick Mahomes is on track to return to the field in some capacity for organized-team activities (OTAs) in roughly three weeks.
That caution is likely felt by all at the top of the organization, but not the signal caller himself. NFL Insider Ian Rapoport provided a perspective to consider from that of a two-time MVP and three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback who has never missed extended time as a professional athlete due to injury.
“Patrick Mahomes being on the field for OTA is, I think, good,” Rapoport began during an episode of “The Insiders” on NFL Network. “But in the grand scheme of things, really, what this is about is making sure the franchise quarterback is happy and engaged.”
From The Insiders on @NFLNetwork: #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, in the middle of a stressful rehab, will likely get to play a little football soon. pic.twitter.com/uxSZ7S0Eli
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 4, 2026
“Mahomes wants to be on the field,” Rapoport continued. “The Chiefs have a very, very good medical staff; they’re going to make sure he’s not in harm’s way. But when you go through rehab, it’s something that’s so bad, and so strenuous and so lonely, you know that what Patrick Mahomes was looking forward to was just being able to play football.
“It seems like the Chiefs are going to allow him to do that,” Rapoport went on. “I don’t expect it to be very much. I don’t expect it to put him in harm’s way.”
As Reid alluded to last Saturday, there are rules surrounding the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list that Kansas City must consider with Mahomes participating in practices. OTAs take place in two three-day stretches, and then the team waits a week before conducting its mandatory minicamp for another three days.
The amount of work Mahomes does in that time may be hard to gauge from an external point of view, but it will be important for his psyche regardless.
It will also be important for spectators to consider all of this when the team travels to Saint Joseph, Missouri to officially begin the 2026 preseason.
“When we get to training camp, this should be an instructor for us,” Rapoport warned. “Even if Mahomes is on the field to begin training camp, let’s say in late July or early August, it doesn’t mean he’s going to be full go. They’re going to take him slowly through this process while also noting they want Patrick Mahomes to be healthy and in the right frame of mind, and to get there, he’s got to play, like, a little bit of football.”
The New Orleans Saints didn’t have the best record, but saw their team grow quite a bit in Year 1 under head coach Kellen Moore. While the offense saw sparks behind rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, the defense also saw improvements throughout the year in both the run and the pass game under defensive coordinator Brandon Staley.
Improving the run defense was a key for the Saints last offseason, who made a couple of moves up front, drafting Bryan Bresee in the first round while also trading a 2026 draft pick for defensive tackle Davon Godchaux.
Those two, paired with Nathan Shepard, were the keys for the Saints on the interior, with Godchaux playing that nose tackle role.
With part of the offseason complete, let’s now revisit that Godchaux trade and see how Year 1 was for the Saints.
New Orleans Saints receive: DT Davon Godchaux
New England Patriots receive: 2026 seventh-round pick (No. 224 overall)
Godchaux ended up playing in 16 games for the Saints, ranking third on the team in tackles in the run game with 29. He had 16 run stops, and New Orleans ranked seventh in the NFL in yards allowed per carry.
Godchaux had a similar rotational role like he did with the Patriots, playing in only 42 percent of the defensive snaps. He wasn’t much of a pass-rusher, recording only nine pressures and a pass rush win rate of 8.8 percent.
Overall, he provided snaps as an early-down defender for New Orleans, but didn’t have many tackles for loss (two) and was inconsistent with the penetration in the run game up front. He’ll be on the final year of his deal in 2026.
Overall, it was mixed results from Godchaux in 2025, with some of the younger players for the Saints taking over more as the season went on.
Godchaux’s snaps dwindled at the end of the year, and he didn’t have enough impact plays. Still, the cost of acquiring him was only a seventh-round pick, and the Saints aren’t paying significant money, with the defensive tackle having a $7.1 million cap hit this year.
With younger guys emerging, we’ll see what Godchaux’s role is this year as that early-down run defender, but the Saints will hope for more improvement from him with impact plays in 2026.
New England ended up trading the seventh-rounder in the Kyle Dugger trade last year, offloading yet another former starter that didn’t fit the defense. In that deal, the Patriots got a sixth-rounder for Dugger and the seventh-rounder.
Pittsburgh took safety Robert Spears-Jennings at No. 224, while New England ended up moving the sixth-rounder they got (No. 202) in the trade-up for Gabe Jacas at No. 55.
Everyone has a moment where nostalgia takes over, and a series of events over the past few days reminded me of the magic of the radio.
It started on Saturday. If you are a Carolina Hurricanes fan, you’re aware that the Stanley Cup Playoffs have moved to national broadcasts only, and while the NHL has a stable of pretty good to great announcers at the microphone, the fact is that they aren’t the pair of broadcasters fans are used to listening to. That pair moved to do radio only broadcasts, and that brought out a post on Bluesky that felt like it was speaking right to me:
As a UNC fan you should be nodding your head heavily right now.
The fact is that as much vitriol as I had for the likes of Dick Vitale and Billy Packer growing up, I barely listened to them because I always—and I mean always—muted my TV and turned on the radio to the Tar Heel Sports Network to hear the call from Woody Durham and Mick Mixon. It wasn’t until I actually got to Carolina that the practice stopped, and ultimately when I moved away from the area before a radio call was available on the Internet that I listened to national voices more.
So this bit of nostalgia was already in my brain when the sad news of legendary New York Yankees radio announcer John Sterling’s passing came down on Monday. It brought back to mind when I had heard of Durham’s passing, and it helped me empathize with Yankee fans who must have had childhood memories opened up like a treasure chest, as he was the voice of the modern era of the Yankee title wins. He was quirky, and he was theirs.
The fact is that there just isn’t anything like listening to the homer call of your team, and it’s something that does feel different in college sports and baseball than it does in any other sport. The tradition and long history of baseball just screams for a constant radio presence with legends choosing to stay on that side of the microphone instead of going in front of a camera. As for the college sports, the combination of love for the university, the likelihood of an alumnus calling said game, and the connection of it being a person who is also a fan of the team you are calling an important moment creates that connection that you just don’t get when it’s one of the national players calling it.
As UNC fans — to say we are extremely lucky is understating it. Decades of Woody Durham painting a picture of the action, and then to be fortunate enough to be followed by Jones Angell when life unfairly took that voice from Woody mean that many amazing moments in UNC history have the sound track of the UNC radio team calling it.
Thus we have our question of the day: what is your favorite UNC Radio call? It can be a football call, basketball call, or even baseball call as we have the recent success of the Diamond Heels to create some new memories.
For me, there’s no other answer—the 1993 National Title game:
HE TAKES A TIMEOUT! TECHNICAL FOUL! TECHNICAL FOUL!
Middle school me was jumping up and down on that Webber timeout. When it happened, after screaming, I ran over to my boombox that was playing the radio call and hit “record” with the blank cassette tape that was in there. I was too superstitious to record the call before I knew they would win it all, but once that timeout happened I knew it would mean and I needed to have Woody’s call saved.
Time took that tape from me, I don’t know if I’d even have a device to play it on now, but the call is still so burned into my brain I don’t know if there’ll ever be something that will replace it.
So, use the comments below, and let us know what are some of your radio calls for UNC?
Inter Miami is a 'strong contender' to sign outgoing Manchester United midfielder Casemiro according to reports.
The Brazilian's departure from Old Trafford was announced back in January with the player to leave the club on a free transfer despite having a much-improved season.
According to Lyall Thomas of Sky Sports News, the MLS is likely to be Casemiro's next destination with Inter Miami currently leading the way. The 34-year-old is said to be keen to play alongside Lionel Messi.
Wages could be an issue with LA Galaxy another potential destination or the Saudi Pro League.
Casemiro has played 34 times for Manchester United so far this season, scoring nine goals and making two assists.
If Nelly Korda’s win count was a human being, it would now be considered a legal adult.
The world number one won for the 18th time last week in Mexico as Nelly picked up her third win of just this season. Consider that she has more trophies this season than she does players who have finished ahead of her in tournament play. She is on quite the heater.
In case you were wondering, here are all of Nelly’s 18 career wins to date.
To date the most incredible run that Nelly has had with regards to specific seasons was 2024 when she racked up seven wins. She certainly looks capable of matching that here in 2026, though.
A combination of day games and morning news gave me a brief, impromptu break, but I’m back.
Before this season started, I thought the Braves might need to operate more like their 2019-2021 lot in life (nothing is guaranteed) than their 2022-2025, “Our roster is good enough to do whatever” framework. The Braves have done their best to make a mockery of that thought, as they have baseball’s best record and run differential, and can still avoid losing a single series if they win the next two in Seattle.
For the season, the biggest chase is a playoff spot. Then, we can talk about winning the division. If that’s secure, I guess the next thing to think about is a first-round bye. And then we’re really just talking best record in MLB.
Which of these do you think will be the story down the stretch — say, in late August?
Moving on to the Gopher defense. This unit is also returning a lot of production, but probably has more question marks than the offense.
A year ago the Gopher defense finished in the middle of the pack of the Big Ten, allowing 23 points per game and they were 11th in yards allowed. Their SP+ ranking was 33rd nationally, 12th in the Big Ten.
Here is our best guess at who is starting for the Gopher defense on September 3rd when Eastern Illinois is getting a check to come to Minnesota and lose.
DEFENSIVE END
Starters – Anthony Smith, TJ Bush (Cal transfer), Karter Menz
Depth – Adam Kissayi, Jaxon Howard
Freshmen – Aaden Aytch, Anthony Charles
I’m aware that I listed three starters when there will really just be two on the field, but these three represent three young men who are all going to contribute significantly and will be the equivalent of three starters. And the other two names have also had their moments of impact. This group of five ends is a talented and deep group.
It all starts with Smith, who led the Big Ten with 12.5 sacks last season. He is an excellent player on the field and an excellent leader off. I’m not sure that expecting him to match his 12.5 sacks is realistic, but he will be a force that Big Ten defensive coordinators are going to game-plan for.
After Smith, there are several names who will all be a part of the rotation and are all capable of consistently making plays. Karter Menz had a breakout year in 2025 with 6.5 sacks and is most likely to start opposite Smith.
The rotational guys will be TJ Bush, Adam Kissayi and Jaxon Howard. Bush was an unexpected transfer from Cal who immediately brings pass-rush ability. Kissayi is a redshirt sophomore who was with the team last year after transferring in from Clemson. And Howard is the highly touted, 4-star recruit who went to LSU before transferring back to Minnesota last year. All three of these guys are going to be playing meaningful snaps. This group of five is a strength of the Gopher defense.
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Starters – Xion Chapman (FIU transfer), Naquan Crowder (Marshall transfer)
Depth – Riley Sunram, Theo Randle, Mo Saine, Jaylin Hicks, Sid Kaba (Marshall transfer)
Freshmen – Howie Johnson, Jeremiah Benson, Josiah Anyansi
And this is the position group on defense with the most question marks. Replacing Deven Eastern and Jalen Logan-Redding is not going to be easy and the Gopher coaching staff brought in a few transfers to buoy the young faces coming up.
Xion Chapman and Naquan Crowder are the guys expected to start in the middle. Chapman has been injured and will not be ready to go until fall camp, but he appears to be a guy they brought with the intention of starting. Next to him is the stout Crowder, who will plug up the middle. These two do not stand out as the most obvious starters; there will certainly be battles with four or five more guys.
Jaylin Hicks and Mo Saine each started for their respective teams in the spring game but prior to the Spring Game I would have suggested that Riley Sunram and Theo Randle were the two returners with the best chances of earning playing time. And don’t forget about the other Marshall transfer, Sid Kaba.
Frankly, there are a lot of names in the mix. This is the position group that will have the most questions heading into September and they absolutely need some concrete answers. The best news here is that there are no seniors, but can they get elite production this year?
My guess would be that Chapman starts at one spot with Hicks and Saine backing him up. Crowder starts at the other with Randle, Sunram and Kaba fighting for snaps behind him.
LINEBACKER
Starters – Maverick Baranowski, Matt Kingsbury, Emmanuel Karmo, Joey Gerlach
Depth – Nate Cleveland, Mason Carrier, Ethan Stendel
Freshmen – Hudson Dunn, Angel Luciano
At linebacker, there is quality depth. I mentioned that defensive end is the strongest unit on the defense, but linebacker is not far behind. This group of guys is versatile, strong and full of playmakers.
Maverick Baranowski is the leader of this group. Now a senior, Baranowski is a prototypical middle linebacker who has 221 career tackles and started all 13 games last season. He has a chance to put himself in the top 10 in Gopher career tackles with a healthy season.
Replacing Devon Williams as the other primary linebacker is a little bit more of an unknown. Matt Kingsbury is the most likely candidate after having a nice sophomore season. Kingsbury played in 12 games, finished 9th on the team in tackles and had three fumble recoveries. I would imagine that he is starting alongside Baranowski in base packages.
The flexibility and versatility for this unit comes with Emmanuel Karmo and Joey Gerlach. Karmo played in all 13 games last year as a true freshman. Karmo is an athletic linebacker who did well covering in the passing game last season. Gerlach is in his final season and is also a versatile linebacker who should see more playing time in 2026.
And then we have some emerging linebacker, Nate Cleveland who saw action in eight games last year as a true freshman. In the Spring Game, he led both teams with 10 tackles and it looks like he and Karmo will pair to be a very strong linebacker duo in years to come.
Mason Carrier and Ethan Stendel played primarily on special teams last season, but they both could see action on defense this fall.
CORNERBACK
Starters – John Nestor, Aiden Gousby/Aydan West (Michigan State)
Depth – Mike Gerald, Naiim Parish, Simon Seidl
Freshmen – Justin Hopkins, Chance Payne, Lamont Hamilton
Here at corner we have one starter locked in and then a little bit of unknown. John Nestor had a great season in 2025 after transferring to the Gophers from Iowa. He tied for the Big Ten lead with six interceptions, he also had six TFLs and finished 5th on the team in tackles.
On the other side of the field, there should be a battle between Aiden Gousby and Ayden West. Frankly, both will play and both will play a lot. Gousby has spent most of his Gopher career as a safety, but was moved to corner late in the season last year, and he did well. West was brought in as a transfer from Michigan State with the intent of giving the Gopher defense another reliable corner.
What is most likely? Both will play, especially on passing downs. Gousby will be on the field as nickel safety with West on the outside.
After those three, there is a bevy of sophomores who are itching to make a leap into the regular rotation. Mike Gerald played in six games last year as a redshirt freshman before missing some time due to injury. Naiim Parish was a true freshman last fall and he played in five games. Simon Seidl played in eight games and Samuel Madu played in the bowl game against New Mexico State. All four of those guys will be sophomores and all of them saw significant action in the Spring Game, with the exception of Gerald (who I think did not participate).
SAFETY
Starters – Kerry Brown, Aiden Gousby / Zack Harden / Garrison Monroe
Depth – Mekhai Smith (Leheigh), Parker Knutson (SW MN State), Zahir Rainer
Freshmen – Jordan Lampkins, Trason Richardson, Tavian White
And finally, we get to the unit that was potentially one of the best units in college football before Koi Perich decided to hit the portal and head to Oregon. But this group is still very good and it is led by Kerry Brown.
Brown is an elite safety who has started 22 games in his first two seasons. He was an honorable mention All-Big Ten and has four career interceptions. While Perich garnered the attention, Brown was quietly our best safety. He will be a junior this season, but it is likely that it will be his last and he will be drafted next spring.
Next to him will be a combination of guys, probably dependent on the situation.
As mentioned under the corners, Gousby could be starting at CB, he could be starting alongside Brown at Safety or he may be consistently on the field as a nickel when teams are frequently passing.
After Gousby, the most likely options at Safety will be Zack Harden or Garrison Monroe. Monroe is a junior who played in four games last season. Harden is a sophomore from Georgia who played in 11 games last year as a true freshman.
Then we have the transfers Mekhai Smith and Parker Knutson, and freshmen Trace Richardson and Jordan Lampkins.
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What do we love about this defense?
I’ll start with the fact that there are a few guys in this lineup who are capable of earning 1st or 2nd All-Big Ten honors. Anthony Smith and Kerry Brown are elite players, who will stand out among their Big Ten colleagues. Lest we forget about Baranowski and Nestor, who are also very good players who will rack up stats and hold this defense together.
The three questions that will keep me up at night are around the interior of the defensive line, who steps up in the secondary to make that unit stronger and is Danny Collins the right man for the job?
There are a lot of bodies who will have the opportunities to step in and perform at both DT and in the secondary. Who grabs ahold of those opportunities and who begins to stand out…we’ll find out this fall.
Michael Conforto has been an afterthought for most of this Cubs season.
The team didn’t sign him until late February. He got some playing time early on because of the injury to Seiya Suzuki, but since Suzuki’s return April 10, Conforto has played in just 10 games, starting just four of those. He didn’t play at all in the weekend series against the Diamondbacks.
Then Craig Counsell sent him up to bat in the bottom of the ninth Monday for Matt Shaw. Shaw had pinch-run for Moisés Ballesteros in the eighth, and what I was thinking in that tie-game situation was, “Well, if Conforto gets on, they’ll have to run Nicky Lopez for him.”
Conforto took care of that potential issue by smashing a walk-off home run into the left-field bleachers, giving the Cubs their sixth consecutive win and 12th straight at Wrigley Field, 5-4 over the Reds.
Let’s rewind to the beginning of this back-and-forth affair.
Late Monday morning, the Cubs moved the starting time of this game up 30 minutes to 6:10 p.m. CT in anticipation of some rain and storms that were supposed to hit around 9 p.m. Instead, it started raining just about 6:10, the rain lasting an hour, so the game wound up starting at 7:50. Give the Cubs credit for the attempt, anyway. The sun came out as the rain was ending, producing these beautiful views:
In case you were wondering what was at the end of a rainbow: pic.twitter.com/MAk0QPZYqw
— Wrigley Field (@ofcwrigleyfield) May 5, 2026
Edward Cabrera got in trouble in the first two innings with hits and walks, but squeezed out of both jams. Then he served up a home-run ball to JJ Bleday leading off the second, and in the third issued a two-out walk. That was followed by Ke’Bryan Hayes smashing one out of the yard to give the Reds a 3-0 lead.
The Cubs couldn’t do anything with Reds rookie right-hander Chase Petty over the first three innings, with just a double by Alex Bregman in the first and single by Nico Hoerner over that time.
An annoying little rainshower parked itself over Wrigley Field in the fourth. That, entirely coincidentally, was when the Cubs rallied. Bregman led off with a walk and Ian Happ also drew a base on balls.
Suzuki took ball one from Petty and then tied the game with his sixth homer of the year [VIDEO].
That ball was absolutely demolished [VIDEO].
That was the longest Cubs home run of 2026 to date, and the sixth-longest by anyone this year. As you can see at that link, Suzuki also had the previous longest Cubs homer this year (441 feet on April 21 vs. the Phillies). Another note on the home-run distance (Bluesky link):
And one last note on Suzuki’s homer from BCB’s JohnW53:
Suzuki’s home run was the Cubs’ seventh this season with two on base, among 45 total homers — 15.6 percent. That is significantly higher than their final percentage in each of their five previous seasons:
2025: 27 of 223 — 12.1
2024: 19 of 170 — 11.2
2023: 15 of 196 — 7.7
2022: 12 of 159 — 7.5
2021: 17 of 210 — 8.1
The rain stopped, this time for good, and Cabrera then pulled off a nice play in the fifth. With one out, Elly De La Cruz singled. Cabrera picked him off [VIDEO].
The play went to review, but as you can see, De La Cruz was clearly out. In the sixth, Cabrera got some help from his defense — this slick stop by Michael Busch [VIDEO].
Cabrera completed six innings, allowing just the three runs, with eight strikeouts [VIDEO].
More on Cabrera’s outing from John:
Cabrera’s three runs in six innings was the Cubs’ 15th quality start in their 35 games. They began the day tied with the Pirates for seventh most QS. Dodgers had 21; Braves and Royals, 17; and Mariners, Tigers and Yankees, 16.
Hoby Milner and Phil Maton threw a scoreless seventh, with Maton entering to throw to Sal Stewart after Milner walked De La Cruz with two out. Maton, who has pitched much better since his return from the IL, got Stewart to ground out to end the inning.
The Cubs, though, could not score in the fifth, sixth or seventh, and then Ben Brown gave up a run in the eighth. Uncharacteristically a bit wild, Brown walked Nathaniel Lowe leading off the inning. Leadoff walks, as most managers will tell you, are never good. The Reds sent Blake Dunn in to run for Lowe, and Dunn immediately stole second. That was important, as Spencer Steer’s single scored Dunn to give the Reds a 4-3 lead.
The Cubs had a good scoring chance in the eighth. Ballesteros led off with a walk and, as noted earlier, Shaw ran for him. Shaw was immediately erased on a force play by Bregman. A wild pitch moved Bregman to second and after Happ struck out, Suzuki ran a 3-1 count before being intentionally passed. Busch walked to load the bases, but Carson Kelly also struck out, ending the inning.
Ryan Rolison, who’s had an up-and-down year for the Cubs so far, was definitely “up” in this game. He struck out all three Reds he faced in the top of the ninth, throwing 14 pitches.
Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the bottom of the ninth with a triple [VIDEO].
As you can see in the clip, Dane Myers almost made a spectacular catch against the ivy, but the ball went in and out of his glove, and PCA raced around the bases, safe easily at third. A note on the triple:
Cubs triples this season
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) May 5, 2026
0 in first 20 games
6 in last 15 games
Dansby Swanson then struck out, but Nico then hit a fly ball deep enough in left to score PCA with the tying run [VIDEO].
That brought up Conforto, batting for Shaw. He ran the count full against Reds closer Emilio Pagan. And then… BOOM! [VIDEO]
Here’s a cool field level view of Conforto’s blast [VIDEO].
For Conforto, it was his first career walk-off home run. That entire ninth inning was something. Triples are perhaps the most exciting play in baseball, and PCA running the bases is always fun to watch. The walk-off homer wakes up and excites a crowd no matter who hits it. I’m really happy for Conforto, who has settled very well into his bench role on this team — now batting .323/.436/.548. It’s only 39 plate appearances for Conforto, but he has definitely made important contributions.
Here’s Conforto on the home run [VIDEO].
One more note on Conforto’s walk-off:
Michael Conforto: first player whose first homer as a Cub was a walkoff since Orlando Merced 9/12/1998 (his only HR as a Cub)
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) May 5, 2026
Hopefully, there will be more Conforto homers to come in a Cubs uniform.
Here are Craig Counsell’s postgame remarks [VIDEO]. In particular, the Cubs manager has major praise for what Conforto did in that ninth-inning situation.
Last note on this game from John:
This was the first game of the season in which the Cubs erased two deficits. They had erased one in 12 earlier games. They are 10-3 when they have erased at least one. They lost the first two, won eight in a row, lost last Monday at San Diego, then won Sunday and tonight.
I have written this before and I’m going to say it again: There is something special about this team. Every single player on the roster has made significant contributions to winning. That, I believe, is the mark of a really good team. They all pick each other up — and in this team’s case, even in the face of major pitching injuries. The season to date has been really enjoyable. Let’s hope that continues … all the way through October.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this recap, this was the Cubs’ sixth win in a row. They did not win six in a row all of last year. Now they have two streaks at least that long in 2026 — and we are only 35 games into the season.
Last note: The Cubs are on a 16-3 run since April 14, the best record in MLB in that span, and have scored the most runs over that period, 117 (6.2 per game). They’ve allowed 78 runs over the 19 games, or 4.1 per game.
The Cubs and Reds meet again at Wrigley Field Tuesday evening. Jameson Taillon will start for the Cubs and Andrew Abbott goes for Cincinnati. Game time is 6:40 p.m. CT (this time for sure, it will be cool but dry this evening) and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.
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Though the Mets have not been bitten nearly as severely by the injury bug on the pitching side of things, they have struggled to find answers outside of the top 3 in their rotation. Clay Holmes has dazzled and Freddy Peralta and Nolan McLean have been mostly solid, but all of Kodai Senga, David Peterson, and Sean Manaea have been ineffective. Christian Scott has returned to the big leagues to replace Senga in the rotation and had a nightmarish first start, but rebounded in his next outing. The bullpen has been a mixed bag, but trending positive with Tobias Myers continuing to provide consistent quality in long relief and Carl Edwards Jr. joining him in that role. Brooks Raley continues to be outstanding and both Luke Weaver and Devin Williams have had hiccups over the past two weeks, but have had more good outings than bad ones.
| Player | Last week | This week |
|---|---|---|
| Huascar Brazobán, RHP |  | |
| Carl Edwards Jr., RHP | — | |
| Clay Holmes, RHP | |  |
| Craig Kimbrel, RHP | |  |
| Sean Manaea, LHP | |  |
| Nolan McLean, RHP | |  |
| Tobias Myers, RHP | | |
| Freddy Peralta, RHP | | |
| David Peterson, RHP | | |
| Brooks Raley, LHP | | |
| Christian Scott, RHP |  | |
| Kodai Senga, RHP | | |
| Austin Warren, RHP | | |
| Luke Weaver, RHP | | |
| Devin Williams, RHP | | |
We’ll start with Kodai Senga, who has been so bad, that he likely wasn’t making his next start whether he was injured or not. He is now on the injured list with lumbar spinal inflammation and that is the only way he avoided a poop emoji. And it’s probably the only way he avoided another potential stint in the minor leagues too. Christian Scott, back from missing all of 2025 due to Tommy John surgery, has replaced Senga in the rotation. Nerves got the better of Scott in his first start against the Twins in which he issued five walks in just 1 1/3 innings. With the Mets in the position they are in, Carlos Mendoza pulled the plug early while the game was still in striking distance. It’s honestly a miracle Scott only gave up one run. But he looked much better in his outing in Anaheim in which he made one mistake to Jorge Soler, but otherwise pitched well. His defense didn’t do him any favors and ultimately he yielded three runs, only two of which were earned, in five innings of work. Most importantly, he struck out eight batters and walked none—a complete 180 from his first start.
In relief of Scott on Friday, the bullpen was perfect, paving the way for the comeback victory by the Mets. Huascar Brazobán got the win in that game for a scoreless sixth inning of work. Brazobán has been consistently excellent all season and though it wasn’t a clean sheet for him this time, the good outings outweighed the bad ones. One of those bad ones also came in relief of Scott in his abbreviated start against the Twins; Brazobán gave up a game-tying grand slam to Ryan Jeffers, but he inherited the bases loaded situation. And the Mets came back to win the game. He also gave up a run in the Game 1 loss to the Rockies last weekend over two innings of work. But he is spotless so far in the month of May. Carlos Mendoza has consistently turned to Brazobán with inherited runners rather than a clean inning, where he is more successful. But more often than not, he still gets the job done.
Speaking of guys who have been getting the job done, Brooks Raley had a clean sheet this week across five appearances and 4 2/3 innings of work. He earned his fifth hold of the season in relief of Scott on Friday with a scoreless seventh and sealed yesterday’s win with a scoreless ninth. He pitched a scoreless inning apiece in two losses—one to the Rockies and one to the Nationals. He also pitched 2/3 of an inning in last Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over the Twins that ended the legendary losing streak and got into a bit of a jam, but none of those runners would come around to score.
It was Luke Weaver who helped Raley escape that jam, getting the key final out of the eighth after issuing a walk to load the bases. Weaver came back out for the ninth as well and struck out three batters to pitch a scoreless inning and snap the Mets’ 12-game losing streak, earning a win in the process. Weaver bookended this 12-game span with two strong outings in the Angels series over the weekend. In yesterday’s game, he formed the bridge between Clay Holmes and Brooks Raley with 1 1/3 scoreless innings and in Friday’s win, he pitched a 1-2-3 eighth with two strikeouts. Weaver only had one bad outing in the past couple of weeks, but it was a costly one. He gave up a go-ahead two-run homer to CJ Abrams on Thursday, which ended up costing the Mets the game and the series.
Similarly, Devin Williams had a strong couple of weeks outside of one extremely costly outing. In the series opener against the Twins, Williams blew a save, leading to the Mets’ 12th straight loss in the most soul crushing way imaginable. But his outings did improve from there. After the Mets jumped back out ahead of the Twins in the rubber game last Thursday thanks to Bo Bichette’s clutch bases-clearing double, Williams came in the game with one out in the ninth and struck out the first batter he faced, but then allowed three straight hits to bring the Twins within two and put the tying run on base. But he held on to strike out the next batter to end the game. His other outings were less eventful. He pitched a scoreless inning against the Rockies and another against the Nationals—both games the Mets went on to lose, but not because of Williams. He then finally got a save opportunity again on Friday in Anaheim and pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to cap off that comeback victory.
Williams was not the only one to not distinguish himself in last Thursday’s game against the Twins. I already mentioned Scott’s terrible start and Brazobán giving up the grand slam, but three of the four runs that crossed the plate from Jeffers’ grand slam were charged to Craig Kimbrel, who loaded the bases on a couple of singles and a walk. Kimbrel pitched two scoreless innings after that—one in the series opener against the Nationals to help complete that shutout victory and a scoreless ninth inning in Anaheim on Saturday to help send that game to extras.
Tobias Myers also appeared in all three games Kimbrel appeared in. He immediately followed Scott last Thursday after he was unable to make it out of the second and pitched 2 1/3 innings, over which he gave up one unearned run and struck out three. Myers preceded Kimbrel in the series opener against the Nationals with two scoreless innings, contributing to the shutout. On Saturday Myers scattered three hits over 2 2/3 scoreless innings of work to cap off his clean sheet for this meter.
Austin Warren ended up taking the loss on Saturday for allowing the walk-off hit in the tenth. But Warren pitched a combined three scoreless innings across two outings before that, not allowing a baserunner in either outing and even striking out the side against the Twins after Devin Williams blew the save, leaving the bases loaded, leading to MVP chants being thrown his way.
Both that heroic effort and the walk-off loss came in relief of Nolan McLean, whose start in the Twins series played out like many of his other starts this season. He was basically unhittable early and then fatigued in the middle innings. But in the end, he logged another quality start, giving up three runs on five hits and striking out a whopping ten batters in 6 2/3 innings. McLean did not go as deep into the game in Saturday’s extra-inning loss. He lasted just four innings, over which he gave up three runs on six hits while striking out six and walking one. Still, even after that start, his season ERA starts with a 2.
The Mets’ best starting pitcher lately has not been McLean, but Clay Holmes, whose season ERA starts with a 1 and is among the best in baseball. He shut the Nationals out for six innings in that series opener, giving up just three hits with six strikeouts and one walk. He then followed that up with another sparkling performance on Sunday to help secure the series victory in Anaheim. He gave up just one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings. That performance earned him his fourth win of the season and a well-deserved fireball for his cumulative body of work so far this season.
Freddy Peralta’s past two starts were good ones—they just happened to both be games the Mets lost, but that is much more the fault of the offense than of Peralta. He took the loss against the Rockies in the series opener, despite limiting the damage to just two runs on seven hits through 5 2/3 innings of work. He was even better against the Nationals, with just one of the three runs he surrendered being earned in six innings of work. He struck out 14 batters and walked 6 across the two outings.
Sean Manaea finished the game in relief of Peralta last Friday and allowed a pair of insurance runs to the Rockies, which turned out to be consequential as the Mets fell just one run shy of a comeback. Manaea did strike out seven batters in 3 1/3 innings in that outing though. But the real disaster for Manaea—and the reason he earned a poop emoji for this meter—came a few days later when the Nationals absolutely bludgeoned the Mets by a dozen runs. Six of the Nationals’ 14 runs were charged to Manaea.
Carl Edwards Jr., who used to pitch for the Nationals and was freshly called up, did mop-up duty in that game. After Manaea exited, Edwards Jr. pitched the final 2 2/3 innings of the game and was charged with one run on three hits. He struck out an impressive six batters in the outing. Edwards Jr. also pitched the bulk of long relief in Game 2 of last weekend’s doubleheader, started by Kodai Senga, in which the Mets were shut out by the Rockies. Edwards Jr. pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings with five strikeouts.
Seven of the Nationals’ runs in Wednesday’s beatdown were charged to David Peterson, who started that game and fell to 0-4 on the season with his disastrous performance. His other outing was less of a disaster; he appeared in long relief after Myers in the rubber game against the Twins and was charged with one run on four hits in 3 1/3 innings, earning his first hold of the season. Unfortunately for Peterson, who seems to vastly prefer being in the rotation, he’s had more success out of the bullpen so far this year and will likely remain there for the time being.
The 30th anniversary season of the WNBA tips off on Friday with storylines aplenty to monitor. Two expansion teams will debut this weekend in Toronto and Portland, the only teams to come into the league together while the W grows to 18 teams by 2030. Golden State, the first of six expansion franchises, wants to build on the unprecedented success of its inaugural season.
The Las Vegas Aces are building on a dynasty, and the New York Liberty are leveling up again to challenge it. In Indiana, Caitlin Clark is healthy after missing all but 13 games of her second professional season. And in Atlanta, Angel Reese is settling in as a vital piece of the puzzle they hope will produce a championship.
That’s the base of what to know after a long, tumultuous offseason. But what might we be writing about this time next year? Here’s a look at some predictions, leaning more bold and daring as the season begins.
New York possesses all the pieces on paper. An MVP-caliber core three of Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu that lifted the Liberty’s offense to top-three in each of their three seasons and third in defensive rating their first two. The free agency signing of Satou Sabally, the “unicorn” forward yet to reach her full potential. A packed roster that includes Leonie Fiebich, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton and Marine Johannes.
Things written on paper don't always translate to banners. Chris DeMarco won four NBA championships in a variety of positions with the Golden State Warriors, but it’s still his first head coaching job — plus, under the brightest lights in New York. Teams built around bunches of All-Stars don’t always come through. And the rest of the field is stout with contenders. As last year showed, one injury or bad stretch could diminish championship prospects. And there’s already some concern — Ionescu is out at least two weeks after rolling her ankle in the preseason.
We said “bold predictions,” and we meant it. Stewart is coming off a down year by the stratospheric standards she’s set in previous seasons. On a Liberty team battling through injuries last year — including ones she sustained herself — she averaged career lows in scoring (18.3 ppg tied rookie year), rebounding (6.5, a full one fewer than 2022), effective field goal percentage (.487) and, most detrimentally, 3-point percentage (.241). It was off her fewest attempts (2.8).
Can a healthy offseason, new head coach and fresh system change that for the 31-year-old forward with three WNBA championships, two league MVPs, two Finals MVPs, a Commissioner’s Cup MVP and seven All-WNBA selections?
The last 30-something to win the award was Sylvia Fowles in Minnesota’s 2017 championship season. It was the first time in four seasons she earned votes on the ballot and followed seasons of production closer to her career floor. It also came on a stacked team, another comparative analysis for Stewart’s position with the Liberty’s cast of All-Stars. Ionescu is a preseason MVP candidate, and Jones is an overlooked key asset.
Stewart is coming off a strong offseason, winning the Unrivaled championship with the Mist and earning MVP of the final. Once the WNBPA vice president put the marathon CBA negotiations behind her, she jetted off to win a third EuroLeague title in a two-game stint with Fenerbahçe last month. Stewart’s last WNBA MVP honor came in the controversial 2023 race; it was the second-smallest margin between top finishers in league history.
Bank on the Sparks to play some f****** defense this season; once they do, they could find themselves in their first Finals since winning it in 2016.
A major piece is the MVP in that series, Nneka Ogwumike, returning to Los Angeles following two seasons in Seattle. Ogwumike, 35, earned All-WNBA second-team honors each of the last four years while maintaining a stat line similar to that of her peak years in Los Angeles. The veteran forward will add a defensive presence that the Sparks sorely need after finishing 10th in defensive rating (108.5), above only the lottery-bound Sun, Wings and Sky. Cameron Brink, a 6-4 rim protector who averaged a sixth-best 1.4 bpg, is in her second full season after ACL surgery.
The offense kept them in playoff contention until the final days. The Sparks ranked second in scoring (85.7 ppg) in head coach Lynne Roberts’ first season at the helm. They return Kelsey Plum (19.5 ppg) and Dearica Hamby (18.4), the second-most productive scoring duo in the WNBA last year. Only the Aces’ A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young averaged more together at 39.9 ppg.
There were a season-record 17 triple-doubles in 2025, six more than the total from 1997-2021. The only other double-digit triple-double season was 14 in 2023.
The game is leaning more that way with do-it-all, positionless stat-stuffers filtering into the ranks. Alyssa Thomas, the career record holder with 25, is in a prime position to stack onto her total as a point-forward barreling through the lane to find shooters in Phoenix. Caitlin Clark, entering the season healthy after missing 31 games, has three in her pro career.
Jessica Shepard, Jackie Young, Skylar Diggins, Angel Reese and Julie Allemand also notched triple-doubles a year ago. Sabrina Ionescu, the NCAA record-holder, will have the ball in her hand more. And Olivia Miles, who had six as a graduate senior at TCU, should see plenty of opportunities in Minnesota.
Sandy Brondello has never missed the playoffs as a head coach. Not in her single 2010 season at the helm of San Antonio (which later moved to Las Vegas). Not during eight summers in Phoenix. And not while leading the Liberty for four seasons from 2022-25.
No reason to go against the two-time WNBA champion now. The Tempo secured major assets in each of their three roster-building opportunities this offseason by adding Marina Mabrey and Nyara Sabally in the expansion draft; signing the trio of Brittney Sykes, Temi Fágbénlé and Canadian Kia Nurse in free agency; and drafting Kiki Rice in the first round of the collegiate draft.
They may not defeat the Liberty, Aces, Fever or Dream, but they can stay competitive in the middle of the pack. As the league grows, reaching the playoffs will become less of a gimme and more of a notable achievement. With 15 teams in the league, 53% of them will make the postseason versus 75% when there were 12.
The Valkyries became the first expansion team in WNBA history to reach the playoffs in their inaugural season. Golden State (23-21) took the eighth and final seed, losing to Minnesota in the first round. The league’s previous four expansion franchises combined to go 24-108 in their first season.
The NFL’s organized team activities program over the next couple months is crucial for teams, even if it is officially voluntary.
Teams come together to install schemes and get some work on the field. Rookies and new additions are starting that process from scratch. New head coaches and coordinators don’t have that long to implement things before training camp starts.
Here are the top 10 stories around the NFL that we’ll be following through the OTAs.
All 10 new head coaches have a lot of work to do over May and June, establishing a culture and implementing schemes. Not many lead a potential Super Bowl contender. Joe Brady of the Bills is in that category, but his move up from Buffalo’s offensive coordinator makes the transition a little less overwhelming.
Minter is the one coaching hire that starts absolutely new and for a Ravens franchise that should still be a title contender. Minter will be implementing his defense on one side of the ball, and he and new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle will be building an offense for Lamar Jackson. Jackson, who hasn’t always shown up for the voluntary OTAs the past few years, was present to start the offseason program this year, which is a positive sign for Baltimore. There’s a lot of change with the Ravens this year.
The Rams invited an uncomfortable dynamic to the roster when they drafted Simpson 13th overall. Every team who has an established veteran at quarterback but drafts a future successor in the first round deals with the same questions.
Matthew Stafford’s role as a mentor will be a big topic of conversation in OTAs. Simpson’s development will be as well, as Sean McVay juggles handling an MVP quarterback and Super Bowl contender with trying to teach a rookie. The Rams can manage the situation, but it has the potential to be a distraction at times.
While it seems unlikely the Chiefs would push Mahomes back for OTAs after he tore his ACL last December, coach Andy Reid didn’t rule it out either.
“We’ve got to see on that,” Reid said. “He is in a good position to be able to do some things.”
Reid also mentioned that if Mahomes participates in OTAs, he can’t start training camp on the PUP (physically unable to perform) list. If Mahomes starts camp on PUP that would free up a roster spot. If Mahomes isn’t available at OTAs, there will be plenty of eyes on Justin Fields, who would start the season at QB if Mahomes isn’t ready.
There aren’t many quarterback battles around the NFL, but the Browns have one with some big names. Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel will battle for the starting role. Watson and Sanders had a small edge was the offseason program began.
If Watson wins the job after Browns owner Jimmy Haslam practically threw in the towel on him by calling it a “big swing and a miss,” it would be a big story. If Sanders wins the job it would be a big story because everything Sanders does creates attention. It’s not the prettiest competition, but there’s intrigue to see how it plays out through OTAs and who leads the race going into training camp.
It still seems like the eventual solution for the Steelers at quarterback will be Aaron Rodgers signing and doing so on his own timeline. But until the Steelers have that official answer, they need to think ahead. Pittsburgh should be evaluating all three of the other quarterbacks on the roster.
There’s veteran Mason Rudolph, who has experience as a starter. Then there’s 2025 sixth-round pick Will Howard, who the Steelers were talking up this offseason, and this year’s third-round pick Drew Allar. Rudolph probably has the highest floor for a team coming off a division title, but the Steelers used the 76th pick of the draft on Allar for a reason. Even if Rodgers does sign, figuring out the rest of the quarterback depth chart over the summer will be important.
Usually, everyone knows a No. 1 overall pick will start at quarterback by Week 1, even if the team plays games over the summer by not officially announcing it. But it’s just a matter of time, typically. This year, it’s a different story.
The Raiders drafted Mendoza first overall but they also paid Kirk Cousins $20 million for this season. That says the team is serious about Cousins beginning the season as starter. How long will Cousins be able to hold the job? That might depend on how quickly Mendoza impresses the team with his ability to pick up the offense. That starts in OTAs.
It’s hard to say the Mike Vrabel situation, after photos were published of him at a resort with NFL reporter Dianna Russini, hasn’t been a distraction. Vrabel missed the third day of the draft for counseling, and has had multiple media conferences to discuss the controversy.
Vrabel and the Patriots would probably like the story to go away, but will that happen? It will be a topic of discussion for a while, especially if there’s any sign over the summer that it’s affecting Vrabel’s ability to coach his team.
It seems like a foregone conclusion that Brown will be traded from the Eagles to the Patriots after June 1. That would help get the Vrabel headlines off the front page. If the Brown trade doesn’t happen, that would be a massive story too.
When Brown arrives he won’t have much time to get up to speed in the offense and develop chemistry with Drake Maye. The June OTAs and the team’s mandatory minicamp will take on a little more importance.
The Cowboys needed a complete defensive overhaul, and did so on the coaching and personnel side. Christian Parker is the new defensive coordinator, coming over from the Eagles, and there are six projected new starters as well as a first full offseason of Quinnen Williams on the roster. One of those new starters is safety Caleb Downs, the 11th pick of the draft, and his rapid development is one of the keys to Dallas’ defense this season. Parker is a first-time coordinator and implementing his scheme will be a big story of the offseason. He insists it won’t be the same as the defense that Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio runs.
"It's our defense. I don't want this to be called the Eagles defense or Vic's defense. This is gonna be ours,” Parker told the Cowboys site. “We've been really intentional about going about that process … so it's been real fun."
The 49ers began last season ready to rely on George Kittle, Jauan Jennings and eventually Brandon Aiyuk in their passing game. This season, Kittle is coming off a torn Achilles, Jennings is an unsigned free agent who is very unlikely to be back and while Aiyuk is technically still on the roster, he won’t be for much longer.
Those targets will be going to Mike Evans, on a team other than the Buccaneers for the first time in his career, fellow veteran addition Christian Kirk, second-round pick De'Zhaun Stribling, and Ricky Pearsall, a holdover who needs to stay healthy. There’s also third-round pick Kaelon Black, who can perhaps take some of the massive workload off Christian McCaffrey. The 49ers always have a good offense but there’s a lot of new faces to get acclimated over OTAs.
Carlos Prates notched his seventh UFC win this past Saturday when he finished former welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena, which was also coincidentally his seventh knockout in the promotion.
The win put Prates tied for fifth all-time for knockouts in the UFC welterweight division and he’ll be tied for second with one more knockout added to his resume. That would still put Prates behind Matt Brown, who is the UFC’s all-time leader for welterweight knockouts with 13 during his career.
While Prates is still six knockouts away from even tying Brown’s remarkable record, the retired welterweight admits he would be proud to have somebody like that challenge him for that top spot.
“I’ll say that would be a guy that I’d be happy to do it,” Brown said about Prates potentially breaking his record on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer. “If it was Matt Hughes, I’d be [a little more upset], he was like No. 3 on there. Of course, he’s retired and wouldn’t do that but Prates, I’m a huge fan of his. I’ve been a huge fan of his for a long time.
“I actually hung out with him when I went up and fought in Chicago. He actually asked for a picture with me. He was a big fan of mine and I think he said he watched my clinch DVD’s and my courses on Dynamic Striking. He learned some stuff and he loves all that and that I inspired him, etc. That’s a great feeling, that you’re passing onto the next generation.”
Brown praised Prates not only for his win in the UFC Perth main event but for the way he systematically dismantled Della Maddalena across two plus rounds before getting the finish.
There was nothing fluky about Prates’ win because he just didn’t land a one-punch knockout. Instead, he broke down the former UFC welterweight champion with a variety of strikes before mercifully ending the fight in the third round.
“It feels like Carlos came into his own in this fight,” Brown said. “He stepped up to the next level. The most impressive thing it wasn’t a one punch knockout. It was diversity. The leg kicks, the knees, the punches, the elbows, the clinch, just everything all around. Other than the fact that he got taken down a little bit too easily but we’ll bypass that little part.
“But striking wise is the point, he just looked tremendous from top to bottom, front and back and it again it was the diversity. Ultimately, I think that’s where he beat Jack.”
Prates has now knocked out two former champions in back-to-back fights with Della Maddalena and Leon Edwards. Immediately after his win, Prates called for a title shot but conceded that Ian Machado Garry was almost certainly getting the next crack at reigning champion Islam Makhachev with all signs pointing towards that fight happening in August.
Of course, Garry handed Prates his only loss in the UFC when he beat the Brazilian by decision back in 2025 so it appears he’s getting the next shot no matter what.
That said, Makhachev remains the most daunting obstacle for anybody at welterweight whether that’s Garry, Prates or rising contender Michael Morales.
Truth be told, Brown doesn’t like anybody’s chances against Makhachev, especially with all three of the top challengers coming from a striking background.
“I know we’re going to get to Islam,” Brown said. “That’s a whole other story. That’s a different beast there, a different animal.
“I mean what a great time and place for Islam to be champion. This guy’s in a situation where he’s got all strikers at the top of the heap now. I know [Michael] Morales is a big guy but do you think he’s going to wrestle with Islam or be able to wrestle with Islam? [Kamaru] Usman is the only guy, the dark horse here but what is he going to have to do to get a title shot?”
In a perfect world, Brown advises Makhachev to stay active and start rolling through these challengers in rapid-fire fashion as he potentially boosts his resume to reach all-time great status.
Makhachev already holds the record for the most title defenses at lightweight and while beating Georges St-Pierre’s record nine title defenses at welterweight probably isn’t realistic, the fact that the top pound-for-pound fighter in the sport could rack up that many title fight wins across two divisions is unprecedented.
Brown feels like Makhachev likely beats Garry, Prates and Morales in dominant fashion and by then maybe a new contender emerges or perhaps the UFC could finally line up the long awaited showdown against Ilia Topuria in the future.
“When you think about the situation that Islam is in,” Brown explained. “Let’s say he runs through all three guys. They’re all strikers. He’s basically got the same training camp three fights in a row if he faces those three guys next. Then he’s on a four or five fight winning streak as the champion after coming up a division. No one looks at Anderson Silva’s run or [Georges St-Pierre’s] run or Demetrious Johnson, Jon Jones, they don’t look at all those runs and say ‘well those were the right matchups for them.’ No, you’re the title holder, you fight the guy who’s the best guy next to you, wrestler, striker whatever. This is the perfect string of matchups.
“If I’m Islam, I try to stay as active as I can, try to get all three within a year, starting now or whatever, try to get all three of those done in a year before those guys do get even better wrestling, which he may not care because he’s probably still his whole life going to be better than them at wrestling. But just do it now. Go through all three of them. Do it in nine months. Every three months, just go fight another one.”
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The Detroit Tigers are making a low-risk move to add infield depth, bringing in a familiar name with big-league experience.
According to a report from MLB insider Jon Heyman, the Tigers have signed former All-Star infielder Paul DeJong to a minor league deal. The move gives Detroit another option as it looks to navigate a long season and maintain roster flexibility.
The Detroit Tigers signing Paul DeJong may not grab headlines as a blockbuster move, but it adds a proven veteran to the organization.
DeJong, 32, has spent parts of nine seasons in the major leagues, primarily with the St. Louis Cardinals. He earned All-Star honors in 2019 and has built a reputation as a power-capable infielder who can play multiple positions, including shortstop, third base, and second base.
For a Tigers team dealing with injuries and inconsistency across the roster, adding a player with that level of experience could prove valuable.
DeJong’s career has been defined by flashes of power and versatility.
He has totaled 146 home runs and 423 RBIs across more than 3,100 at-bats, showing the ability to impact games offensively when he is locked in. While his batting average has dipped over the years, his power remains his calling card.
His best season came in 2019, when he hit 30 home runs and earned his lone All-Star selection. Since then, he has bounced around multiple teams, including stints with Toronto, San Francisco, Kansas City, and most recently Washington.
The Detroit Tigers signing Paul DeJong gives the organization another depth option as it continues to evaluate its roster.
Because this is a minor league deal, there is no immediate pressure. DeJong will likely report to Triple-A Toledo, where he can work his way back into form and potentially earn a call-up if the Tigers need help at the major league level.
For Detroit, this is the type of move that can quietly pay off.
If DeJong finds his swing, he could provide pop and versatility. If not, the Tigers have taken on minimal risk.
It is my understanding that the rookie numbers for the Los Angeles Rams incoming class have been announced. It’s exciting for the team, it’s exciting for the players and the fans and it’s good old-fashioned fun.
Who doesn’t love a good jersey and a good number to go with it?
2026 Rookie Numbers just dropped ‼️ pic.twitter.com/jXBA9d3ntg
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 4, 2026
It should be fun to hear about how the rookies are developing as each team marches towards the start of the season. For the Rams, they have so many players who they expect to stay playing at a high level or take a leap forward, so how will the rookies stack up to the veterans?
It’s a question perhaps as old as time. Will any newcomers overtake the more tenured players?
One thing at a time, get drafted, figure out your jersey number, and go from there. The rookies are checking boxes.
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“With rookie minicamp set to get underway this weekend, the Los Angeles Rams will welcome their 2026 draft picks to their facility in Woodland Hills. Before they hit the practice field, they’ll need jersey numbers.
On Monday, the Rams announced which number each draft pick will wear, from Ty Simpson to Tim Keenan III. Of the five incoming draft picks, four of them will wear the same numbers they wore in college last season. The only exception? CJ Daniels, who’s going down one digit from No. 7 to 6.“
“The Los Angeles Rams’ decision to draft Ty Simpson at the 13th pick continues to raise questions. The franchise expressed their long-term commitment to Simpson, hoping that longtime quarterback Matthew Stafford continues his career long enough that Simpson might not even need to start. This strategy is seen as a potential win for the Rams, demonstrating their confidence in both Stafford’s longevity and coach Sean McVay’s ability to mold young talent like Simpson.
However, the choice to overlook Taylin Green, who could have been a significant contributor from the first year, was criticized. Picking Green in the 5th round instead of Simpson in the first could have offered immediate benefits and added a dynamic player capable of bending defenses with his talent. Critics believe that McVay would have been excited to work with Green’s abilities, suggesting the decision to pass on him might have been a misstep. This draft strategy by the Rams is still a topic of debate among fans and analysts in Los Angeles.“
“Following a successful collegiate career where he helped Liberty University complete its first-ever undefeated FBS regular season and win a conference title – and assisting the University of Miami in its return to national championship relevance during the Hurricanes’ run to the title game – Daniels hopes to be the next Day 3 pick to become a breakout star for the Rams.
With players like Puka Nacua, Quentin Lake, Kyren Williams, and others currently being a flag bearer to a tradition that has existed during Les Snead’s tenure as general manager, Daniels has a lot to live up to. The good news is that Pro Football Focus’ Bradley Locker named Daniels as one of his Day 3 picks who could make an impact as a rookie.“
“I like Emmanuel, I would like it for him to stick around for a while. I just don’t see him being a starter for this team however if everyone is healthy. He would be a very good rotational piece as he showed flashes of greatness during the win streak.”-Leowaterhunteralt
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Around five months ago, CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski signaled a shift in tone for Lords of the Fallen 2 away from "political correctness" and toward, among other things, skimpy female armor designs. Now, that's been confirmed with the official reveal of five concept art pieces that leave little to imagination: the female characters will feature much more revealing armor sets in the upcoming Soulslike sequel. The studio claimed to be responding to players' feedback: You wanted fierce. You wanted beautiful. You wanted provocative. The reveal also took place in partnership with content creator TheBackgroundNPC, who focuses specifically on female […]
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Samsung is delivering faster bi-monthly software updates to its Galaxy A-series phones. In most cases, the company is offering more security patches than scheduled, and that’s all happening without any flashy press release.
Samsung’s software update story has been easy to praise at the flagship level. Monthly patches, long-term support, tight rollout windows. That’s expected now. What’s not expected is what’s quietly happening in the mid-range segment.
Most mid-range Galaxy A devices sit on a quarterly update schedule. That means one security patch every three months. It’s a clear downgrade compared to the Galaxy S and Galaxy Z lines, and even the A5x models that enjoy monthly updates.
A recent analysis of Galaxy A devices launched since 2022 shows that many of these phones are getting updates roughly every two months. In some cases, even more frequently, which puts them much closer to a bi-monthly frequency.
Devices like the A33, A34, A35, and even the newer A36 are leading this trend. The Galaxy A36, in particular, stands out as it received eight updates since launch, which is double what you would expect if Samsung followed its schedule.
Galaxy A13 5G and Galaxy A23 are closer to the promised update frequency, though they still edge slightly above expectations. On the flip side, the Galaxy A14 4G had a rough patch, especially during early 2025 when updates lagged.
So yes, there are inconsistencies, but Samsung is over-delivering more often than not. It’s a rare win for users who don’t spend flagship money.
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April 2026’s Play system update has just started rolling out to Samsung phones and Google has now published the content of the May 2026 version.
Google’s early May 2026 updates for Play services and the Play Store are fairly minor but still add a few useful touches.
With Google Play services v26.17, the most notable change is a new warning screen that appears when signing in with a Dasher account on Android desktop devices.
Developers also get a fresh set of tools across Auto, PC, phones, TVs, and Wear OS to better support utility-related features in their apps. Meanwhile, Google Wallet quietly gets bug fixes to improve reliability.
On the Play Store side (v51.3), Google is making its Sidekick feature easier to access by letting users open it directly from the notification drawer.
There’s also a small but meaningful expansion for gamers, who can now ask questions and share tips in more languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
This is not the end of the content that the May 2026 update will bring to the users. Google will continue to update its release page with fresh content. As for the rollout, there’s no tentative timeline as these updates work differently.
Samsung users can expect the May Play system update by the end of the month or early next month. If you’re on One UI 8.5 Beta, your device may struggle to fetch new releases as Beta firmware breaks compatibility.
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Honor has quietly introduced a budget Play series device in China, called the Play 70C. It is powered by a MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chipset and packs a 5,300mAh battery. The company also unveiled the Play 80 Plus with a 7,500mAh battery and a Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 SoC. The Honor Play 70C comes with a 6.75-inch LCD display that offers HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of 90Hz. It gets a single 13MP rear camera that supports 1080p video recording and offers up to 10x digital zoom. On the front, the phone offers a 5MP camera for selfies and video calls. The device packs a 5,300mAh...
Motorola recently introduced two versions of the Edge 70 Pro for global and Indian markets, with differences in camera hardware and charging capabilities. Now, it appears that the global variant could launch in India under the Edge 70 Pro+ moniker. According to a tipster, Motorola is set to unveil the Edge 70 Pro+ in India by the end of this month. Motorola Edge 70 Pro (global) The phone is said to bring several upgrades over the Edge 70 Pro, including a telephoto camera, support for wireless charging, and a 16GB RAM option. It is also tipped to be available in Satin Wine Red and...
has put himself in pole position for another monumental opportunity, courtesy of his unanimous decision victory over Junto Nakatani. The two Japanese stars squared off at a sold-out Tokyo Dome, with Inoue successfully defending his undisputed super-bantamweight crown. While being a sizable pre-fight favourite, ‘The Monster’ was never likely to encounter a straightforward night’s work […]
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Kocaelispor, daha önce ülkemizde Gaziantep FK forması giyen David Okereke ile anlaştı. Nijeryalı golcü, sezon sonunda boşa çıkacak ve bedelsiz gelecek.
Süper Lig temsilcisi Kocaelispor'da transfer çalışmaları sürüyor. Hücum hattını güçlendirmek isteyen Kocaelispor'un daha önce Gaziantep FK'da da oynayan Nijeryalı golcü David Okereke ile kişisel şartlarda anlaşma sağladığı öğrenildi. 28 yaşındaki futbolcunun Cremonese Kulübü'yle sözleşmesi bu sezon sonunda bitiyor.
FAZLA OYNATILMADI
Oyuncunun İtalyan ekibinden ayrılacağı daha önce açıklanmıştı. 1.81 boyundaki forvet bu sezon Serie A'da sadece 8 karşılaşmaya çıktı. Sahada 352 dakika kalırken 1 gol kaydetti. David Okereke, Gaziantep FK kariyerinde toplam 30 maçta görev yapmıştı. O dönemde 9 gol ve 3 asist üretti.
SELÇUK İNAN FAKTÖRÜ
Kocaelispor Teknik Direktörü Selçuk İnan'ın, yakından tanıdığı futbolcunun transferini özellikle istediği konuşuluyor. Yeşil-Siyahlılar'daki transfer operasyonları devam edecek. Listede sezon sonunda boşa çıkacak başka oyuncuların da olduğu öğrenildi...
Fenerbahçe'de başkan adaylarından birinin, Marsilya'dan ayrılmak isteyen Mason Greenwood konusunda girişimlerde bulunduğu öğrenildi. Fransız ekibi de finansal fair play sebebiyle oyuncu satmak zorunda...
Marsilya, 2022 yılında UEFA ile bir uzlaşma anlaşması yapmıştı. Ancak kağıtta yazılan şartları yerine getirmekte ciddi anlamda sorun yaşıyorlar. Bu sebeple Ligue 1 temsilcisi, UEFA'dan daha ağır yaptırımlar almamak için oyuncu satmak zorunda... Kadrodaki birçok ismin ayrılabileceği konuşuluyor.
YÖNETİMLE KONUŞTU
Fransız basınındaki haberlere göre; Mason Greenwood, Marsilya'dan ayrılmak istediğini yönetime resmen iletti. İngiliz yıldızın durumunu birçok kulüp takip ediyor. Fenerbahçe'deki başkan adaylarından birinin de bu konuda girişimlerde bulunduğu öğrenildi.
İNANILMAZ BİR SEZON
24 yaşındaki sağ kanat, bu sezon Ligue 1'de 30 karşılaşmaya çıktı. Sahada 2.294 dakika kaldı. 15 gol ve 6 asist üretti. Mason Greenwood'un, 30 Haziran 2029 tarihine kadar mukavelesi bulunuyor. Tahmini piyasa değeri ise 55 milyon euro civarında... Marsilya ondan ciddi bir bonservis geliri bekliyor. Oyuncuyla ilgilenen başkan adayının, Fenerbahçe'deki seçimi kazanması durumunda, işleri farklı bir boyuta taşıyacağı belirtildi.
Galatasaray, Eyüpspor'dan Ahmed Kutucu'yu transfer ettiğinde beklentiler çok büyüktü. Ancak gelinen noktada hayal kırıklığı yaşanıyor. Oyuncunun istatistikleri de bu durumu açıkça anlatıyor.
Galatasaray, 2025'in Ocak ayında Eyüpspor'a 5.96 milyon euro ödeyerek Ahmed Kutucu'yu kadrosuna katmıştı. 26 yaşındaki oyuncuyla 30 Haziran 2028 tarihine kadar mukavele yapıldı. Ahmed'den beklentiler çok büyüktü. Ancak sahadaki senaryo, bunun tam tersi yönünde gelişti.
NEREDEN NEREYE?
Oyuncu, Sarı-Kırmızılılar'da süre almakta zorlandı. Ahmed Kutucu'nun Eyüpspor ve Galatasaray dönemlerinin karşılaştırması ise şöyle (tüm kulvarlar):
Eyüpspor: 42 maç-23 gol, 11 asist
Galatasaray: 35 maç, 4 gol-2 asist
Kısa süre içinde gelinen durum, tam bir hayal kırıklığı yarattı.
TRABZONSPOR VE RUSYA
Ahmed Kutucu bu sezon sadece 9 Süper Lig maçında 72 dakika şans buldu. 1 asisti bulunuyor. 1.81 boyundaki kanatla ilgili devre arasında bazı gelişmeler yaşanmıştı. Trabzonspor'la birlikte Rus ekiplerinin de devrede olduğu konuşuluyordu. Ancak ayrılık yaşanmadı. Sezon sonunda teklif gelirse, yönetim gerekli kolaylığı gösterecek.
Galatasaray'da ayrılması beklenen Kaan Ayhan konusunda yaprak kımıldamıyor. Sarı-Kırmızılılar, tecrübeli oyuncunun mukavelesini 30 Nisan 2025 tarihinde yenilemişti!
Galatasaray'da yolların ayrılması beklenen isimlerden biri Kaan Ayhan... 31 yaşındaki futbolcunun kontratı, 30 Nisan 2025 tarihinde yenilenmişti. Tecrübeli oyuncunun mevcut sözleşmesi 30 Haziran 2028 tarihine kadar sürüyor. Ancak bu sezonki forma süreleri ve performans, kafaları fena halde karıştırmış durumda...
HİÇ TALİBİ ÇIKMADI
Teklif gelmesi halinde Kaan Ayhan'ın satılması planlanıyor. Fakat alınan bilgilere göre; şu ana kadar 1.85 boyundaki futbolcu için hiçbir kulüp devreye girmedi. Üstelik yaz döneminde de konuyla ilgili bir hareketlilik beklenmiyor. Yani olay tam bir çıkmaza girdi.
SADECE 290 DAKİKA
Kaan Ayhan bu sezon Süper Lig'de 17 karşılaşmaya çıktı. Fakat sahada sadece 290 dakika kaldı. Kısıtlı süre içinde herhangi bir skor katkısında bulunamadı. Galatasaray oyuncuyu 2023 yazında Sassuolo'dan transfer etmişti. O dönemde 2.8 milyon euro bonservis bedeli ödendi. Kaan ayrılmazsa, önümüzdeki sezon da kısıtlı zamanlarda sahaya çıkması bekleniyor.
Arjantin'den gelen haberlere göre; Galatasaray'la mukavelesi sezon sonunda bitecek olan Mauro Icardi, kariyeriyle ilgili kararını verdi. Bunda özel hayatındaki gelişmeler de önemli rol oynadı.
Galatasaray, 2022 yılında Mauro Icardi'yi PSG'den kiralamıştı. Sezon sonunda Fransız ekibine 10 milyon euro ödendi ve Arjantinli forvetin bonservisi de alındı. Tangocu, üst üste kazanılan şampiyonluklarda çok önemli bir rol oynadı. Etkisi sadece saha içiyle sınırlı kalmadı.
AYRILMAYA HAZIRLANIYOR
Tecrübeli santrfor, küçük çocukların Galatasaray taraftarı da olmasını sağladı. Ancak her hikayenin bir sonu var... 33 yaşındaki futbolcu da İstanbul'dan ayrılmaya hazırlanıyor. Mauro Icardi'nin kontratı bu sezonun ardından bitiyor. Galatasaray, ilerleyen yaşı ve sakatlık geçmişi sebebiyle onunla devam etmeyi düşünmüyor.
O TAKIM RİVER PLATE
Arjantin'den gelen haberlere göre; yıldız isim, ülkesinin takımlarından River Plate ile anlaşma sağladı. Sezon sonunda memleketine dönecek. Bu kararda Icardi'nin uzun süredir ayrı kaldığı kızlarının da çok önemli bir rol oynadığı ifade edildi. Ayrıca tangocunun sevgilisinin işleri de ağırlıklı olarak Arjantin'de...
Amerikan Basketbol Ligi (NBA) play-off'larında Minnesota Timberwolves, Victor Wembanyama'nın 12 blokla tarihe geçtiği maçta San Antonio Spurs'ü 104-102 yendi.
Frost Bank Center'daki NBA Batı Konferansı yarı final ilk maçında Spurs'e konuk olan Timberwolves, Julius Randle'ın 21 sayı, 10 ribaunt ve Anthony Edwards'ın 18 sayılık performansıyla kazanarak seride 1-0 öne geçti.
Spurs'te ise Victor Wembanyama'nın 11 sayı, 15 ribaunt, 12 blokluk "triple-double" performansı mağlubiyeti engelleyemedi. Dylan Harper 18, Stephon Castle ve Julian Champagnie 17'şer sayı attı.
Bu performansıyla birçok rekoru ele geçiren Wembanyama, NBA play-off tarihinde 1973-1974 sezonundan beri bir maçta en çok blok üreten, bir müsabakada blokla "triple-double" yapan en genç oyuncu (22 yaş, 120 gün) ve bir karşılaşmada 10 sayı, 15 ribaunt, 10 blok ve üstü istatistiklerini yakalayan ilk isim oldu.
Knicks'ten 76ers'a 39 sayı fark
New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden'daki Doğu Konferansı yarı final ilk maçında Philadelphia 76ers'ı 39 sayı farkla 137-98 mağlup ederek seride 1-0 üstünlük yakaladı.
Knicks'te Jalen Brunson 35 ve OG Anunoby 18 sayıyla galibiyete katkı sağladı.
Paul George'un 17 ve Joel Embiid'in 14 sayısı, 76ers'ın mağlubiyetini önleyemedi. Milli basketbolcu Adem Bona ise yaklaşık 4 dakika süre aldığı mücadeleyi 1 ribauntla tamamladı.
Sosyal medyada "Dursun Özbek'in talimatıyla kutlama hazırlıkları durduruldu. Teknik direktör Okan Buruk ve ekibi Antalya maçına derbi seviyesinde analizler yapıyor" dedikoduları yayıldı. Akıllara "geçen hafta işler sıkı tutulmadı mı?" sorusu geldi.
Durup dururken sosyal medyada, "Galatasaray'da Başkan Dursun Özbek’in talimatıyla tüm kutlama hazırlıkları durduruldu. Tesislere misafir girişleri kapatıldı. Teknik patron Okan Buruk ve ekibi Antalyaspor maçına derbi seviyesinde bakıp, özel analizler yaptı" haberleri servis edilmeye başlandı.
Bu da akıllara Okan Buruk'un 4-1'lik Samsunspor maçından sonra yaptığı açıklama getirdi:
- Geçen maçtan sonra herkes bizi şampiyon ilan etti. Geçen haftada bunun altını çizmiştim. Maçlar oynanmadan şampiyonluk kazanılmıyor. Bunu da bugün sahada gördük. Bu düşünceyi bugün kırmayı, sahada oyuncuların kafasından çıkartmaya çalıştık. Hafta içi o duyguyu vermeye çalıştık.
Fenerbahçe derbisinin kazanılmasının ardından Galatasaray'da "şampiyon olduk" havası esti hafta boyunca... hatta Perşembe günü idmanda yapılan "meşale şov" ise şampiyonluk kutlamalarının adeta ön gösterimi gibiydi. Sosyal medyada yapılan bu haberler akıllara, "geçen hafta işler sıkı tutulmadı. Şimdi tutuluyor" iddiasını getiriyor.
Fenerbahçe'de seçim havası giderek sertleşiyor. Hamdi Akın'ın, Mehmet Ali Aydınlar'ın listesine başladığı Saracoğlu projesini bitirmek için girmek istediği iddia edildi. Aydınlar'dan sonra Akın da listede olursa Aziz Yıldırım'ın adaylığı kaçınlmaz olur diyenlerin sayısı hiç de az değil.
Fenerbahçe'de Mehmet Ali Aydınlar yüzünden aday olmayı düşünen Aziz Yıldırım'ın Hamdi Akın ismini duyunca adaylığını kesinleştirmesi bekleniyor. Çünkü Aydınlar 2014'ye kaybettiği yönetim kurulu listesi ile yeniden kongre üyelerinin karşısına çıkmaya hazırlanıyor. O listede de en başta Hamdi Akın yer alıyordu. Anlaşılan aynı listenin başında da yine Nezih Barut'la beraber Hamdi Akın var.
Bilindiği gibi Hamdi Akın, Ali Koç döneminde Saracoğlu'nun kapasitesini artıracak ve modernleştirecek kapsamlı yenileme projesinin başındaki isimdi.
Mevcut yaklaşık 50.000 olan kapasite, 64.160'a çıkarılacak, kale arkası tribünlerine 9.800, Maraton ve Fenerium tribünlerine ise 5.600 kişilik yeni koltuklar eklenecekti.
Yapılacak eklemelerle stadyum görsel ve yapısal olarak üç katlı bir görünüme kavuşacak, köşe kısımlara 50'şer kişilik, toplam 200 kişi kapasiteli 4 adet yeni VIP loca inşa edilecekti.
Akın'ın başladığı ama bitiremediği bu projeyi hayata geçirmek için Aydınlar'a listesine girmek istediğini bizzat ilettiği de öğrenildi.
Fenerbahçe'nin efsane başkanı Aziz Yıldırım'ın da bu durumda güçlü bir listeyle seçimlere katılmaya karar vereceği camiada konuşuluyor.
Futzal üzrə Azərbaycan çempionatında (Yüksək Liqa) 2025/2026-cı illər mövsümünün 19-cu turunun təyinatları açıqlanıb.
Arena.az xəbər verir ki, bu barədə Azərbaycan Futzal Federasiyasının rəsmi saytı məlumat yayıb.
Komandalar mayın 7-də “Olimpik Star”da üz-üzə gələcəklər. Əvvəlcə, “Baku Fire” lider “Neftçi” İK ilə qarşılaşacaq. Günün digər oyunu son çempion “Araz-Naxçıvan”la U-19 millimiz arasında baş tutacaq.
“Şuşa” isə bu turda meydana çıxmadan 3 xal qazanacaq. Belə ki, “Lənkəran” komandası çempionatdakı çıxışını dayandırdığına görə, rəqibinə avtomatik qələbə yazılacaq.
Yüksək Liqa
19-cu tur
7 may
Baku Fire – Neftçi İK
Hakimlər: Ramil Namazov, Hidayət Feyzullayev, Knyaz Əmiraslanov.
Hakim-inspektor: Azad Hüseynov.
Bakı. “Olimpik Star”. Saat 14:00.
Araz-Naxçıvan – U-19
Hakimlər: İmran Məhərrəmov, Vüsal Balaşov, Hikmət Qafarlı.
Hakim-inspektor: Füzuli Nəcəfov.
Bakı. “Olimpik Star”. Saat 16:30.
Xallar: Neftçi İK – 49. Araz-Naxçıvan – 46. Baku Fire – 35. Şuşa – 18. U-19 – 12. Lənkəran – 0.
Bombardirlər: Allef Mayolli (“Neftçi” İK) – 35. Yaqo Henrike (“Neftçi” İK) – 26. Sadeq Caviditavar (“Şuşa”), Ədalət Ələkbərov (“Araz-Naxçıvan”) – 23 qol.
Azərbaycanlı beynəlxalq dərəcəli hakim-inspektor Babək Quliyev Avropa Futbol Assosiasiyalarının İttifaqından (UEFA) dəvət alıb.
Arena.az bu barədə AFFA-nın rəsmi saytına istinadən xəbər verir.
Bildirilir ki, Babək Quliyev Almaniyanın paytaxtı Berlində keçiriləcək UEFA-nın hakim-inspektorlar üçün seminarına qatılacaq.
Mayın 11-dən 13-nə qədər təşkil olunacaq tədbirdə Avropanın müxtəlif ölkələrindən 70 UEFA hakim-inspektorun iştirakı nəzərdə tutulur.
In February 2024, Gartner predicted that traditional search volume would drop 25% by 2026. It didn’t. Google’s search revenue accelerated to 17% year-over-year growth, crossing $63 billion in Q4 2025 alone. But clicks per search are falling while query volume explodes. The pie got bigger. The slices got redistributed. And most search teams are still optimizing for the old pie.
Are you still poring over spreadsheets full of organic keyword rankings like it’s 2003? Your customers don’t care where they’re getting their answers. They’re just looking for answers they can trust. And they’re finding those answers across more surfaces than your rank tracker knows exist.
If your organic strategy lives in one spreadsheet, your paid strategy in another, and your AI search strategy in a third (or nowhere), you’re optimizing for a search experience that no longer exists.
Google “best tax software” right now. Go ahead, I’ll wait.
Count the surfaces on that single results page. Sponsored ads across the top. An AI Overview with its own recommendations and citations. A Reddit thread (because Google knows people trust other people more than brands). Organic listings from CNET, H&R Block, and others. A video carousel. Discussion forum links. A product carousel with images and prices. More sponsored results at the bottom. And a “People also search for” section feeding the next query.
That is one search. One keyword. And nobody owns it.
Now think about how different people actually use that page. I scroll past everything to find the Reddit thread, because I want to know what real humans recommend. My dad clicks the first sponsored ad because he doesn’t understand paid advertising (sorry, dad!) and just trusts Google to surface the best option up top. Someone else reads the AI Overview, gets a good-enough answer, and never clicks anything at all. A fourth person watches the Smart Family Money video and leaves.
Same query. Four completely different paths. Four different “winners.” And if you’re the brand celebrating a number-three organic ranking on this page, you may be missing that most of the real estate, and most of the user attention, lives somewhere other than those blue links.
This is what I mean by the total SERP experience. Your customer sees the whole page. You should too.
AI Overviews now appear on roughly 25% to 48% of Google queries, depending on the study. ChatGPT processes 2.5 billion prompts a day. Perplexity is up 239% year over year. These are real numbers from real platforms where real buyers are forming opinions about your brand, or not forming opinions because you’re nowhere to be found.
But before the panic sets in: AI tools still account for less than 1% of U.S. web traffic. Google sends 300x more referral traffic than all AI platforms combined. The sky isn’t falling, but the ground is shifting.
The shift that matters most is behavioral. Wynter’s 2026 research found 68% of B2B buyers now start their research in AI tools before they ever open Google. They ask ChatGPT to narrow the field, then Google the shortlist to validate. AI evaluates, Google verifies, and your website converts. If your brand is missing from that first AI conversation, you’re not even on the shortlist when the Googling starts.
A Search Engine Land analysis of 25 million organic impressions across 42 clients found organic CTR drops 61% when an AI Overview appears. In addition, paid CTR drops 68%.
EVERYBODY FREAK OUT!!! Right? Not quite.
Here’s what the panicked LinkedIn posts leave out: brands cited inside AI Overviews see 35% more organic clicks and 91% more paid clicks. Being in the AI Overview doesn’t cannibalize your traffic. If anything, it amplifies it. The AI Overview functions like a trust signal, a stamp of “this brand is relevant to your question” that makes people more likely to click your listing below.
The real twist, though, is that ranking well in organic doesn’t guarantee you show up in AI. Tom Capper’s research at Moz found 88% of AI Mode citations are NOT in the organic SERP for the same query. Organic and AI are pulling from different source pools. You can be number one in Google and completely invisible in ChatGPT’s answer to the same question.
And the small amount of traffic that does come from AI? It converts at more than quadruple the rate of organic, according to Semrush. These visitors arrive more informed, more intentional, and more ready to buy. Which makes sense, because they’ve already done the evaluation inside the AI interface. By the time they click, they’re just confirming and often converting.
Most companies have SEO reporting to content, PPC reporting to demand gen, and AI search reporting to nobody. BrightEdge found 54% of organizations have handed AI search to the SEO team alone, which is a little like asking your plumber to also handle the electrical work because, hey, it’s all in the same house.
The waste from this setup is real. One branded Performance Max campaign paid roughly $500,000 for clicks that would have come through organic anyway. Google’s own research confirms: when you rank number one organically, only half your paid clicks are truly incremental. The other half? You bought what you already owned.
Meanwhile, McKinsey found that a brand’s own website makes up only 5% to 10% of the sources AI references. AI pulls from Reddit, review sites, affiliates, publishers, and user-generated content. You can have the best SEO program in your category and be completely absent from AI search results because AI is reading what other people say about you, not what you say about yourself.
The unified approach works. Level cut acquisition costs 18% and boosted SEO leads 22% by merging paid and organic for a B2B SaaS client. And we can use tools in our Level Intelligence Suite to connect performance signals across search surfaces. The channels compound each other. Treating them as separate line items on separate P&Ls leaves that compounding on the table.
You don’t need a six-month transformation to start seeing the gaps. Three lenses, applied to your top 20 keywords, will show you where the opportunities and the waste are hiding.
Lens 1: Where do you actually appear? Check your organic rankings, paid ad coverage, and AI visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini for the same set of keywords. Semrush has a free AI visibility checker. Most teams have never looked at all three surfaces side by side, and the gaps are almost always larger than they expect.
Lens 2: Where are you paying for traffic you already own? Cross-reference your number-one organic rankings with active PPC bids on the same terms. Start with branded keywords, where the waste is usually largest and the test is cleanest. If you rank first and you’re still bidding, you’re probably buying your own clicks.
Lens 3: Where is AI ignoring you? Compare your organic rankings with your AI citation presence. Only 11% of domains get cited by both ChatGPT and Perplexity, so strength in one guarantees nothing in the other. And check your robots.txt while you’re at it. If you’re blocking AI crawlers like OAI-SearchBot or PerplexityBot, you’ve pulled yourself off those shelves entirely.
This diagnostic shows you the full picture. What to do about it, the actual unification framework, is what I’m laying out at SMX Advanced.
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) keyword difficulty currently averages 15 to 20, compared to 45 to 60 for equivalent SEO terms. That gap will close. Once an LLM selects a trusted source, it reinforces that choice across related prompts. The brands getting cited now are training the models to keep citing them. Winner-takes-most dynamics are being baked into the weights.
Many companies are seeing search traffic drop significantly. Those same brands, the ones that get it right, are seeing the inverse when it comes to business growth. Rankings and revenue have decoupled. The brands that win from here are the ones that stopped measuring channels in isolation and started measuring the search experience their customers actually have.
We’re presenting a search unification framework at SMX Advanced in our session, “Organic, paid, and AI search: one strategy to rule them all.” If you want to stop optimizing for three separate channels and start compounding performance across every search surface, join us for the session or come find the Level team at Booth #9.
Remember: The search experience that existed in 2023 is gone. The strategy should be too.
Gənclərdən ibarət milli komandamız Türkiyənin İstanbul şəhərində keçirilən beynəlxalq təlim-məşq toplanışına qatılıb.
Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, Avropa Cüdo Birliyinin təşkilatçılığı ilə keçirilən hazırlıq prosesində 45 cüdoçu (33 oğlan, 12 qız) iştirak edir.
Kollektivə gənc oğlanlardan ibarət yığmanın baş məşqçisi Rüstəm Alimli, məşqçi Elxan Rəcəbli, qadınlardan ibarət yığmanın böyük məşqçisi Saşa Herkenrat-Vimar rəhbərlik edirlər.
Qarşıdakı yarışlara hazırlıq xarakteri daşıyan toplanış sabah başa çatacaq.
İspaniyanın “Atletik” klubunun baş məşqçisi açıqlanıb.
Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, bu posta Edin Terziç təyin olunub. Bu barədə klubun mətbuat xidməti məlumat yayıb. Mütəxəssis yaydan işə başlayacaq.
“Atletik”ə hazırda Ernesto Valverde rəhbərlik edir. Komanda La Liqada 34 turdan sonra 44 xalla 8-ci sıradadır.
Terziç son olaraq Dortmund “Borussiya”sında işləyib.
AFFA ilə FIFA arasında imzalanmış lisenziya müqaviləsi çərçivəsində 16 yaşadək qızlardan ibarət Azərbaycan milli komandasının Bakıda təşkil olunacaq UEFA İnkişaf Turnirindəki oyunları FIFA+ TV tərəfindən canlı yayımlanacaq.
Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, mayın 6-da Azərbaycan – Litva (17:00), 8-də Azərbaycan – Rumıniya (17:00) və 11-də keçiriləcək Azərbaycan – Gürcüstan (12:00) görüşləri platformada göstəriləcək.
Qeyd edək ki, saziş lisenziya müddəti ərzində – 2028-ci il sentyabrın 1-dək AFFA-nın bayrağı altında təşkil edilən yarışlardan seçilmiş matçları və video məzmunu (materialı) əhatə edir. Bu proqrama Azərbaycanın qadınlardan ibarət milli komandasının yoldaşlıq oyunları və Millətlər Liqasının seçmə görüşləri, AFFA-nın bayrağı altında keçirilən aşağı yaş qrupları üzrə liqalar, Yüksək Qızlar Liqası, həmçinin sənədli filmlər və tələb üzrə video məzmun daxildir.
“Neftçi” Misli Premyer Liqasının XXX turunda bu gün “Karvan-Yevlax”ın qonağı olacaq.
Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, saat 16:00-da start götürəcək oyuna komandalar aşağıdakı heyətlə çıxacaq:
“Karvan-Yevlax”: 99. Pedro Mateuş 6. Vadim Abdullayev (k) 33. Eltun Turabov 13. Vüsal Məsimov 16. Rauf Rüstəmli 5. Emin Rüstəmov 20. Coy Sleyd Mikels 2. Şakil Sno 11. Kayl Spens 8. Peter Kings 21. İmani Barker
Ehtiyat oyunçular: 1. Kamran İbrahimov 25. Əmrah Bulud 42. İbrahim Qədirzadə 18. Süleyman Əhmədov 14. Uğur Cahangirov 17. Samir Abdullayev 77. Əli Abdullayev 37. Mois Nqvisani 10. Samuel Durrant 4. Olavale Doyeni
Baş məşqçi: Füzuli Məmmədov
“Neftçi”: 1. Emil Balayev 8. Emin Mahmudov (k) 15. Elvin Bədəlov 7. Emil Səfərov 77. Falaye Sako 5. İqor Ribeyro 18. İfeanyi Metyu 33. Breno Almeyda 11. İmad Faraj 10. Freddi Varqas 22. Luis Ortis
Ehtiyat oyunçular: 13. Kenan Piriç 91. Nurəziz Əzizov 4. Elvin Camalov 17. Murad Xaçayev19. Ağadadaş Salyanskiy 47. Murad Məmmədov14. Edvin Kuç 24. Mustafa Sek 9. Bassala Sambu 70. Andrey Ştoqrin 23. Cordan Rezabala 28. Alessio Kurçi
Baş məşqçi: Yuri Vernidub
“Zirə” Misli Premyer Liqasının XXX turunda “Qəbələ”ni məğlub edib – 1:0.
Matçdan sonra “qartallar”ın futbolçusu Brahim Konate “Futbolpress.az“a açıqlamasında oyunu şərh etdi:
“Qəbələ” ilə oyunun çətin olacağını bilirdik. Onlar çox mübariz komandadırlar və sürətli futbol oynayırlar. Buna baxmayaraq, sona qədər döyüşdük və əzmkarlıqla qələbə qazandıq”.
“Zirə” Azərbaycan Kubokunun finalında “Sabah”la qarşılaşacaq. Qəsəbə təmsilçisi titulu qazanacağı halda, həm də yeni mövsümdə Avropa Liqasında iştirak haqqı əldə edəcək. Konate şanslardan söz açdı:
“Sabah”ın gücünü bilirik. Amma finaldır və finallarda hər nəticə mümkündür. Məqsədimiz avrokuboklarda olmaqdır. Taleyimiz öz əlimizdədir və bunun üçün döyüşəcəyik. Sonda necə olacağını görəcəyik. Avrokuboklara düşə bilməsək, bizim üçün uğursuzluq sayılacaq”.
Konate öz çıxışına da toxundu:
“Düşünürəm ki, oyunum pis deyil. Düzdür, mövsümün bəzi anlarında zədələrə görə ritmim pozuldu, amma futbolda belə hallar qaçılmazdır. Üzərimdə çox çalışıram və bilirəm ki, daha yaxşısını etməyə qadirəm”.
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Medianın İnkişafı Agentliyi onlayn media subyektlərinə dəstək üçün müsabiqə elan edib.
Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, Media Reyestrinə daxil edilmiş ictimai-siyasi və idman məzmunlu kütləvi informasiya dərc edən onlayn media subyektləri müsabiqədə iştirak edə bilərlər.
Müsabiqədə iştirak etmək üçün müraciət və ona əlavə edilən sənədlər elektron formada mib.media.gov.az portalı vasitəsilə Azərbaycan Respublikasının Medianın İnkişafı Agentliyinə təqdim edilir.
Media subyektlərinin müsabiqədə iştirak etməsi üçün bir nəfər məsul redaktor və üç nəfər jurnalist olmaqla ən azı dörd nəfərdən ibarət heyəti olmalıdır.
Müsabiqənin yekununda qalib elan edilmiş onlayn media subyektləri ilə Agentlik arasında həmin subyektlərin hər birinə aylıq 5000 (beş min) manat məbləğində maliyyə yardımının göstərilməsinə dair müqavilə imzalanır və 6 (altı) ay müddətində qüvvədə olur. Bu dövr ərzində müvafiq dörd nəfər işçinin hər birinin əməkhaqqının minimum məbləği 800 (səkkiz yüz) manat təşkil etməlidir.
Qeyd edək ki, müsabiqəyə 12 may 2026-cı il saat 18:00-dək müraciət etmək mümkündür.
Müsabiqənin qaydaları ilə buradan ətraflı tanış ola bilərsiniz.
Azərbaycan Karate Federasiyasının fudokan karate üslubu üzrə milli komandası Rumıniyanın Sfantu Gheorghe şəhərində keçiriləcək 28-ci Avropa çempionatında iştirak etmək üçün yola düşüb.
Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, Azərbaycan bu yarışda 11 nəfərlik heyətlə təmsil olunur.
Komandaya AKF prezidentinin köməkçisi, fudokan karate üslubu üzrə nümayəndə Vüsal Abdullazadə və üslubun baş məşqçisi Bəşir Mahmudov rəhbərlik edir.
Mayın 2-si və 3-də Gürcüstanda taekvondo üzrə “Georgian Liga Open” turniri keçirilib.
Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, yarışda ölkəmizi təmsil edən Masallı Taekvondo Klubunun təmsilçiləri uğurla çıxış edərək ümumilikdə 1 qızıl, 3 bürünc medal qazanıb. Kiçik yeniyetmələr arasında Ayan Əliyeva (27 kq) qızıl, Yunis Həşimli (24 kq) və Əli Əliyev (27 kq) bürünc medallara sahib çıxıblar.
Yeniyetmələr arasında yarışda Zaur Rəsulzadə (45 kq) fəxri kürsünün üçüncü pilləsində yer alıb.
The post Coinbase to Cut 14% of its Jobs appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Coinbase will cut about 14 of its workforce as it responds to weak crypto market conditions and the rising impact of artificial intelligence on productivity. CEO Brian Armstrong said the company is moving toward a leaner and more AI native structure. This includes reducing management layers and building smaller, more efficient teams. The goal is to improve speed and efficiency while adapting to how AI is changing work across the industry and preparing for future market cycles.
The post South Korea’s KOSPI Near 6,937 as Stock Surge Drains Crypto Liquidity appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
South Korea’s financial markets are seeing a dramatic shift, with equities surging while crypto demand weakens sharply. The benchmark KOSPI has gone parabolic, hitting a fresh all-time high and climbing 37% in just 34 days after adding nearly $1 trillion in market value. According to the Bull theory X post, over the past year, the index has been up an impressive 172%, pushing closer to the key 7,000 level.
The South Korean stock market is going parabolic like never seen before in history. $KOSPI just hit a new all-time high today and is up +37% in the last 34 days after adding ₩1,600 trillion ($1 trillion USD) to its market cap.
— Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) May 5, 2026
It is now up 172% in the last year. pic.twitter.com/3QtM3aPHvF
This rally has been fueled by strong foreign and institutional inflows, along with improving global sentiment. A rebound in U.S. tech stocks during South Korea’s holiday break triggered nearly $3.5 billion in fresh buying.
At the same time, major firms like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have seen upgraded earnings forecasts, further boosting confidence that the rally may extend.
According to an X user, Investing to Mars the KOSPI rally is still far from over. The index continues to surge higher, with a potential upside target in the 8,000–9,000 range before any major correction kicks in. The outlook could turn even more bullish if KOSPI breaks above its current channel resistance, which may push long-term targets even higher.
$KOSPI keeps on ripping higher
— Investing to Mars (@investingtomars) May 4, 2026
Still seeing 8-9K as a target before a more substantial correction.
Should the Korean index break above the channel top line, the long-term targets will be readjusted higher. https://t.co/iRJ6wwZPHA pic.twitter.com/2WyqAKkGb2
Crypto Weakens as Funds Rotate
However the local report, says while stocks surge, South Korea’s crypto market is losing momentum. Total crypto holdings across major exchanges like Upbit and Bithumb have dropped to 60.6 trillion won by February, down nearly half from the 121.8 trillion won peak seen earlier.
Trading activity has also cooled significantly. Daily volumes fell from 17.1 trillion won in late 2024 to just 4.5 trillion won, while exchange deposits, often seen as ready-to-invest capital, declined sharply as well. The shift suggests investors are actively reallocating funds away from crypto and into equities.
Interestingly, demand for stablecoins is moving in the opposite direction. Holdings surged from under 100 billion won to over 600 billion won, reflecting growing interest in dollar exposure amid currency volatility.
Analysts say the trend is clear. According to NH Investment & Securities analyst Hong Sung-wook, the stock market rally and weaker crypto prices have driven capital rotation. Meanwhile, Korbit’s Kim Min-seung points to exchange rate fluctuations as a key factor boosting stablecoin demand.
The bigger picture is unfolding fast: as South Korea’s stock market heats up, crypto is losing local momentum, at least for now.
The post ONDO Price Outlook: RWA Leader Gains Strength – Is a Bigger Move Underway? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
ONDO is rapidly positioning itself as a standout performer in the current crypto cycle, gaining over 23% this week while much of the altcoin market remains subdued. The move isn’t just technical, it’s being driven by a deeper structural shift as capital rotates into real-world asset (RWA) narratives.
Unlike momentum-driven rallies seen elsewhere, ONDO’s strength is emerging alongside institutional traction, growing liquidity, and expanding real-world integrations. With ONDO price now breaking out of consolidation and fundamentals aligning, the market is beginning to reprice ONDO’s long-term role, raising the key question: Is this just the start of a larger move?
ONDO’s recent rally is closely tied to its growing relevance in bridging traditional finance with blockchain infrastructure. The protocol has secured high-profile integrations that signal real institutional confidence rather than speculative interest.
Fidelity’s involvement in tokenized fund strategies, PayPal’s linkage of its stablecoin ecosystem to ONDO’s yield layer, and Mastercard’s integration into multi-token payment rails collectively highlight a strong adoption curve.
Further backing from major asset managers like Franklin Templeton underscores ONDO’s positioning in tokenizing traditional financial instruments, a sector expected to scale significantly over the coming years. This convergence of TradFi and crypto infrastructure places ONDO at the center of a narrative that is increasingly capital-driven rather than sentiment-driven.
Beyond partnerships, ONDO’s growth is backed by measurable ecosystem expansion. The protocol’s total value locked (TVL) has surged toward $3.5 billion, indicating sustained capital inflows. Revenue generation has also scaled, with multi-million dollar quarterly figures, reflecting actual usage rather than idle liquidity.
Meanwhile, ONDO is estimated to command over 60% of the tokenized equities market, solidifying its leadership in the RWA segment. This combination of dominant market share, growing TVL, and institutional-grade integrations suggests that ONDO is evolving into a core infrastructure layer, not just another altcoin narrative.
ONDO price has confirmed a breakout above its prolonged consolidation range between $0.27 and $0.32, marking a shift in market structure. The breakout is accompanied by rising momentum and sustained price acceptance above resistance, key indicators that the move is structural rather than short-lived. ONDO price is also holding above short-term moving averages, reinforcing bullish control.
If ONDO maintains strength above the $0.30–$0.32 zone, the next immediate resistance sits near $0.40. A successful move beyond this level could open the path toward $0.50–$0.57, aligning with higher timeframe supply zones. However, failure to hold the breakout region could lead to short-term consolidation, making support retention a critical factor in confirming continuation.
ONDO’s current trajectory reflects a rare alignment of price strength, institutional validation, and fundamental growth. The breakout suggests that the market is beginning to recognize its expanding role within the RWA ecosystem.
While short-term volatility remains possible after a strong weekly rally, the broader structure points toward early-stage expansion rather than exhaustion. If institutional momentum continues and key levels hold, ONDO could remain at the forefront of the next market leg, driven not by hype, but by real financial integration and scalable infrastructure.
The post Bullish Acquires Equiniti in $4.2B Deal appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Bullish has agreed to acquire Equiniti in a 4.2 billion dollar deal that brings together a crypto exchange and a major global transfer agent. Equiniti works with nearly 3000 public companies, including Berkshire Hathaway and Moody’s, and processes large-scale shareholder services. The combined business plans to build a tokenized securities infrastructure offering 24/7 trading, real-time settlement, and stablecoin-based payments. The move signals a push to modernize traditional financial markets using blockchain technology. The deal is expected to close in January 2027 pending regulatory approvals.
The post Bitcoin Price Today: Analysts Map the Road to $100,000 and Beyond appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Bitcoin is currently trading around $80,874, showing steady resilience despite minor short-term fluctuations. Over the past 24 hours, BTC has gained about 1.49%, with trading volume crossing $47.5 billion, highlighting strong market participation. While still down roughly 36% from its all-time high of $126,198 in October 2025, Bitcoin’s long-term trajectory remains impressive, considering its rise from near-zero levels in its early days.
According to Ali Martinez, Bitcoin continues to show structural strength following a bullish MACD crossover on April 13. This signal has already driven a 15% rally and has historically marked the beginning of major multi-month uptrends, with past gains reaching as high as 147%.
On the daily chart, Bitcoin is now approaching the crucial 200-day moving average near $83,000. A clean breakout above this level could unlock further upside toward $89,000 and potentially $94,000 in the near term.
According to him, one of the most notable developments is strong whale activity. Large holders accumulated 4,527 BTC in the past 24 hours, worth approximately $362 million, indicating high conviction buying at current levels.
Whales bought 4,527 Bitcoin $BTC in the past 24 hours, worth around $362 million. pic.twitter.com/bg4aoIzHby
— Ali Charts (@alicharts) May 4, 2026
At the same time, on-chain data from Santiment shows network activity at two-year lows, with only 531,000 daily transactions and around 203,000 new wallets being created. This divergence suggests that while institutional and large players are accumulating, retail investors have yet to re-enter the market in full force.
Crypto analyst Arthur Hayes thinks Bitcoin could reach $100,000 after the summer, driven by improving global dollar liquidity. He also projects a potential move toward $125,000 by the end of 2026, noting that Bitcoin is already outperforming traditional markets like the Nasdaq despite geopolitical tensions, including risks involving Iran.
Institutions Keep Buying
Institutional demand remains a main pillar of support. MicroStrategy (Strategy) now holds over 818,000 BTC worth more than $64 billion, continuing to accumulate aggressively.
Meanwhile, BlackRock manages over $50 billion in Bitcoin ETF assets, with total ETF holdings surpassing $100 billion again. Recent inflows nearing $630 million in a single day reinforce the growing institutional appetite.
The post What Is Happening With Toncoin Today: Telegram Control Shift Fees Cut and Roadmap Revealed appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Pavel Durov confirmed this week that Telegram is replacing the TON Foundation as the primary operational force behind the TON blockchain, marking a significant structural shift for one of crypto’s most closely watched Layer 1 networks.
“Fees in TON have dropped 6x, to nearly zero,” Durov wrote on X. “Next step: Telegram replaces the TON Foundation. Focus shifts to tech superiority.”
Toncoin rose on the news as markets digested what the change means for the network’s direction and governance.
TON’s transaction fee is now approximately 0.00039 TON, roughly half a tenth of a cent, fixed regardless of how busy the network gets. That fixed element is as important as the size of the cut itself. Unpredictable fees are one of the main reasons developers and users avoid blockchain applications for everyday payments.
Here is how TON now compares to its main rivals:
TON and Solana are now in a category of their own on cost. The difference is that TON comes with direct distribution through a messaging app used by nearly one billion people.
Telegram is not just supporting TON, it’s taking over its core operations. This includes becoming the largest validator, staking around 2.2 million TON, and directly strengthening network security.
Whether replacing it with direct Telegram control accelerates development or introduces new dependencies is a debate the community has already started. Durov’s answer, implicitly, is that the speed and focus that comes with unified control outweighs the governance trade-off.
The post Avalanche (AVAX) Price Prediction 2026, 2027 – 2030: Will AVAX Price Hit $100? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Aave (AAVE) is a decentralized finance protocol built on Ethereum that facilitates permissionless lending and borrowing through smart contracts. After witnessing a strong expansion in the previous market cycle, AAVE entered a prolonged correction phase, with price gradually retracing from its earlier highs. Throughout 2025, AAVE remained in a consolidation structure, reflecting a period of market digestion rather than trend continuation. While short-term momentum has cooled, the broader technical structure suggests that AAVE may be transitioning into a new accumulation phase.
As volatility contracts and price holds above long-term demand levels, attention is now shifting toward whether 2026 can trigger the next major price discovery cycle.
| Cryptocurrency | Avalanche |
| Token | AVAX |
| Price | $9.3734
 2.82%
|
| Market Cap | $ 4,047,185,917.57 |
| 24h Volume | $ 228,668,909.1381 |
| Circulating Supply | 431,771,961.1772 |
| Total Supply | 463,441,061.1772 |
| All-Time High | $ 146.2179 on 21 November 2021 |
| All-Time Low | $ 2.7888 on 31 December 2020 |
Avalanche price (AVAX) remains stuck within a long-standing rectangular consolidation range between $8.60 and $10.50 as it is in the second quarter of 2026. After experiencing rejection at the $15 resistance level in Q1’s January, the AVAX price has struggled to gain significant bullish momentum, oscillating within this tight demand zone throughout Q1 until March. While analysts initially anticipated a recovery earlier in the April, but the market has instead opted to continue to build a base at these lower levels.
As we approach May, AVAX’s price is currently hovering near the $8.60 lower boundary of this range. The immediate technical resistance for the month is at the $10.50 upper edge; a decisive breakout above this level is necessary to change the market bias and pave the way for a retest of the $15 psychological resistance.
However, given the persistently low trading volume and the current market indecision, failing to clear the $10.50 mark could result in continued sideways price action in May as the asset awaits a stronger catalyst.
The weekly price action for Avalanche price (AVAX) has been defined by a multi-year structural decline following its Q1 2024 peak of $65. Throughout 2024 and 2025, the asset remained trapped under a descending resistance line, with bearish momentum intensifying in early 2026. This downward pressure drove AVAX price to a major horizontal support floor between $8.60 and $10.00, marking a critical “base-building” phase as Q1 concluded with a period of low-volatility consolidation.
As Q2 2026 begins, holding this demand zone is essential for any potential reversal. While the price has been stagnant for nearly two years, the prolonged accumulation at these lows suggests that a market bottom may finally be in place. If demand returns in April, the first half of the year could see a recovery rally toward $20, with an ambitious secondary target at the $28 level, which aligns with the 200-week EMA and the long-term descending trendline.
A decisive breakout above this $28 resistance would signal a major trend shift, potentially clearing the path for AVAX to reclaim $44 by the end of 2026. However, investors should remain cautious; if the $28 level repels the price, the recovery could stall, leading to extended consolidation within the lower ranges. The next few months are pivotal to determine whether AVAX/USD can finally emerge from the shadow of its multi-year bear market.
AVAX shows a highly bullish sentiment. Big Whale Orders in both spot and futures indicate strong institutional accumulation. With Taker Buy Dominance at 90 days, aggressive buyers are in control, while the Cooling volume bubble map suggests a healthy consolidation phase. Collectively, major metrics point to a bullish rally ahead.
| Year | Potential Low ($) | Potential Average ($ | Potential High ($) |
| 2026 | 400 | 500 | 600 |
| 2027 | 550 | 690 | 820 |
| 2028 | 650 | 830 | 980 |
| 2029 | 740 | 950 | 1100 |
| 2030 | 820 | 1000 | 1200 |
Looking ahead to 2026, AVAX’s potential price is anticipated to rise even further, with a projected low of $20.00 and a high of $80.00. The average price for AVAX in 2026 will likely be $50.00.
In 2027, the analysis suggests a continued upward trend in AVAX’s value, with the price potentially ranging between $31.50 and $126.50. Based on the calculated figures, the average price is projected to be approximately $79.00 during this period.
By 2028, AVAX’s price could potentially experience further growth, falling within the range of $50.50 and $202.50. The average price during this period, calculated from the data, is expected to be around $126.50.
Moving forward to 2029, AVAX’s price is predicted to ascend between $81.00 and $324.00. The average price during this period is estimated at around $202.50 based on calculated figures.
By 2030, AVAX’s price is forecasted to soar between $129.50 and $518.50. Further, the average price during this period, calculated from the data, could stand at $324.00.
Based on the historic market sentiments and trend analysis of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, here are the possible AAVE price targets for the longer time frames.
| Year | Potential Low ($) | Potential Average ($) | Potential High ($) |
| 2031 | 890 | 1100 | 1350 |
| 2032 | 920 | 1200 | 1500 |
| 2033 | 1100 | 1350 | 1780 |
| 2040 | 1600 | 2200 | 3000 |
| 2050 | 2600 | 3300 | 4500 |
| Year | 2026 | 2027 | 2030 |
| Changelly | $500 | $750 | $1100 |
| DigitalCoinPrice | $480 | $680 | $1000 |
| WalletInvestor | $520 | $650 | $1250 |
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AAVE shows long-term growth potential if it breaks key resistance levels. However, price depends on market conditions and DeFi adoption.
Watch support near $135–$150, resistance above $250, overall market trend, and activity within the Aave protocol.
Key drivers include DeFi expansion, institutional adoption, subnet growth, and overall crypto market recovery cycles.
The AVAX price prediction for 2026 suggests a potential range between $400 and $600 if market momentum and network growth remain strong.
AVAX coin price prediction for 2030 points to a possible range of $820 to $1,200, assuming sustained adoption and favorable market conditions.
Avalanche price prediction for 2040 estimates a broad range between $1,600 and $3,000 if long-term blockchain adoption accelerates globally.
The post Cardano Founder Slams Critics, Defends Scaling Strategy and Governance Push appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has pushed back strongly against critics who claim the network ignored scaling to focus on governance. He called the idea misleading and said scaling work has been ongoing for years.
His response shows a growing debate in crypto about balancing speed, decentralization, and long-term growth.
Last week, Crypto analyst Cardano Yoda pointed out a key issue with how the system is working today.
Earlier, Cardano was mainly guided by three groups, IOG, the Cardano Foundation, and EMURGO. But after on-chain governance was introduced, the structure changed.
Now, DReps are responsible for voting and decisions, while another group handles execution.
However, Yoda says the system is not fully working as expected. DReps can vote on spending, but they are often not aligned on strategy or priorities. Because of this, real execution still depends heavily on the original founding teams.
He warned that without better coordination, the system could explode.
As these concerns grew, Charles Hoskinson responded directly, rejecting claims that Cardano slowed down scaling to focus on governance.
“I am getting insanely tired of hearing a false narrative that we abandoned scaling,” he said, making it clear that development has been ongoing for years.
According to him, Cardano has been working on multiple scaling solutions even before the Shelley upgrade. These include Layer-2 innovations, a new accounting model called eUTXO, zero-knowledge research, and advanced systems like Leios and Peras.
Hoskinson also explained why governance, especially the Voltaire upgrade, was necessary. He said the goal was to give the community control over decisions, including how and when scaling upgrades are implemented.
“Implementing Voltaire means that every single one of you has a voice and a vote.”
He argued that scaling changes require constant updates, which can’t be something that can be rushed.
Instead of pushing quick fixes, Cardano focused on building long-term solutions. He argued that some networks chose faster but less stable approaches, while Cardano chose a more careful path.
Hoskinson claims Cardano now has one of the most advanced scaling strategies in crypto.
“We now have the best scaling strategy in the entire cryptocurrency space,” he stated, pointing to systems like Leios and a broader Layer-2 roadmap.
He believes this approach will deliver stronger performance over time, even if it requires patience.
Lastly, Hoskinson also referenced Bitcoin’s ongoing governance challenges.
He argued that disputes over proposals could split the community, while Cardano’s governance model aims to avoid such conflicts.
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Hyperliquid (HYPE) is gaining attention as a decentralized trading platform focused on perpetual futures. The protocol operates without traditional onboarding barriers and offers access to assets such as BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, and SUI without requiring ownership of the underlying tokens.
Its infrastructure includes the HyperBFT consensus mechanism, designed to support high-speed transactions. As platform activity grows, market participants are assessing the HYPE Price outlook for 2026 and beyond.
| Cryptocurrency | Hyperliquid |
| Token | HYPE |
| Price | $43.7091
5.96%
|
| Market Cap | $ 11,133,178,940.92 |
| 24h Volume | $ 325,864,242.3138 |
| Circulating Supply | 254,710,623.9861 |
| Total Supply | 955,346,322.6828 |
| All-Time High | $ 59.3926 on 18 September 2025 |
| All-Time Low | $ 3.2003 on 29 November 2024 |
Following the conclusion of Q1 2026, Hyperliquid price (HYPE) has demonstrated significant market strength by maintaining a bullish trajectory. Even in April, the token successfully rebounded from $35.00 support.
The current price action shows HYPE price is consolidating just below the critical $44.00 resistance zone after having successfully broken out of a multi-month descending wedge pattern in March.
The technical structure remains robust as the price holds firmly above the 50-day EMA and the 200-day EMA, which have now transitioned into a formidable support floor. This alignment suggests that the broader uptrend is intact.
Now, if HYPE gives a decisive daily close above $44.00 would likely clear the path for a retest of $48.00, with the potential to extend toward the psychological $50.00 mark and eventually its ATH of $59.39.
But, traders should monitor the $38.00–$40.00 range; because a failure to hold this level could signal a short-term retracement back to the $35.00 swing low.
Bitwise officially expanded its European suite on April 9th with the launch of the Bitwise Hyperliquid Staking ETP (BHYP), now trading on the Deutsche Börse Xetra. This seventh staking product highlights Hyperliquid’s emergence as a top-tier on-chain derivatives venue, offering institutional investors regulated exposure to its innovative, fully on-chain order book and execution model.
The weekly structure of HYPE shows that after topping near $60, the asset entered a prolonged downtrend that formed a clear falling wedge pattern, eventually bottoming in the $21–$24 demand zone. This region proved to be structurally significant, with strong buyer interest stepping in. The eventual breakout from this wedge triggered a sharp expansion move, pushing price toward $38 and then into the $44–$48 resistance band. However, this rally stalled at a major higher-timeframe supply zone, meaning the broader market structure is still in transition rather than fully bullish.
From an investor standpoint, the current phase calls for a measured and strategic approach rather than aggressive positioning. Accumulation is most favorable near support zones, particularly between $32 and $34, with additional opportunities closer to $28 or $24 if volatility increases.
However, aggressive buying is best reserved for confirmation, which in this case would be a decisive weekly breakout and hold above $44. Until that level is flipped into support, the market remains susceptible to rejection, and a range-bound environment between $32 and $44 is a realistic base case. In such a scenario, investors can consider a range-trading strategy as accumulating near support and trimming exposure near resistance.
Looking ahead to the remainder of H1 2026, the most constructive outcome would involve HYPE holding above $32 and building enough strength to reclaim $44. If this occurs, the price is likely to trend toward $52 and potentially test the $60 level, which represents the gateway to price discovery.
Conversely, if $32 fails, H1 could be dominated by consolidation or downside pressure, delaying any meaningful trend expansion and keeping the asset confined within a broader corrective phase.
For H2 2026, the outlook becomes significantly more directional depending on how price reacts at key levels. A confirmed breakout above $44, followed by sustained strength, would signal a true macro trend reversal, opening the door for a move beyond $60 and into the $70–$80 range, with the potential for further upside in a strong market environment.
If, however, HYPE price continues to reject from resistance and remains stuck between $30 and $45, the second half of the year may evolve into a prolonged accumulation phase before any major breakout. In a bearish scenario where $24 is lost, the bullish structure would be invalidated, and the asset could enter an extended period of re-accumulation, significantly delaying upside expectations.
The Dune analytics dashboard provided a quick on-chain overview of the utility metrics of the Hyperliquid token (HYPE), which appears to be improving significantly with each passing month.
HyperEVM total transaction fees have surpassed 235.57K and are at an ATH, and total trading volume has crossed $3.64 trillion and is at an ATH. Even its revenue has reached an ATH, crossing $993 million.
All the major metrics suggest that it is experiencing great adoption among peers, and its on-chain metrics are proof of that, suggesting that if the rally occurs, then 2026 might end on very good numbers.
| Year | Potential Low ($) | Potential Average ($) | Potential High ($) |
| 2026 | 25 | 50 | 90 |
| 2027 | 40 | 75 | 105 |
| 2028 | 55 | 95 | 130 |
| 2029 | 85 | 110 | 155 |
| 2030 | 105 | 125 | 185 |
During 2027, the HYPE could reach a maximum value of $105 with a potential low of $40. Considering this, the average price of this altcoin could settle at around $75.
The Hyperliquid price could achieve the $130 milestone by the year 2028. On the flip side, the altcoin could record a low of $55 and an average price of $95.
The HYPE crypto prediction for the year 2029 could range between $85 to $155 and the average price could be around $110.
Looking forward to 2030, the Hyperliquid Price may range between $105 and $185, and a potential average value of around $125.
| Firm Name | 2025 | 2026 | 2030 |
| Binance | $37 | $63 | $164 |
| DigitalCoinPrice | $76 | $54 | $97 |
*The aforementioned targets are the average targets set by the respective firms.
This Layer-1 project has taken the crypto market by storm within a short time frame. With a market cap of over $7 billion, this altcoin has successfully secured a position in the top 25. Moreover, with the mass adoption, this altcoin could claim a spot in the top 10 during the upcoming bull run.
If the bullish sentiment intensifies, the Hyperliquid price will reach a high of $41.39 this year. On the flip side, if the market experiences unfavorable events, this could result in this altcoin settling at a low of $14.65.
| Year | Potential Low | Potential Average | Potential High |
| 2025 | $14.65 | $28.02 | $41.39 |
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Hyperliquid is a fast, decentralized trading platform with no KYC and low fees, making HYPE popular among traders seeking speed and independence.
HYPE price in 2026 is projected to range between $25 and $90, with an average near $60 if adoption and trading volumes keep rising.
Long-term projections suggest HYPE might reach an average of $125 by 2030, with possible highs near $185 if platform usage keeps expanding.
HYPE may appeal to long-term investors due to strong platform growth, but like all crypto, it carries risk and requires careful research.
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Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures has invested in crypto market maker GSR, becoming its first external strategic investor since the firm was founded in 2013. The investment, part of a broader partnership, highlights growing ties between traditional finance and digital assets. GSR, one of the largest crypto liquidity providers, recently also invested in Libeara, a tokenization platform backed by SC Ventures. The collaboration aims to strengthen crypto capital markets and expand institutional adoption of digital asset infrastructure.
Italy international Riccardo Calafiori is not expected to start for Arsenal in the Champions League semifinal second leg against Atletico Madrid tonight, as Mikel Arteta ‘could be tempted by the added security of Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie.’
Calafiori’s Arsenal host Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals at the Emirates Stadium in London tonight.
The first leg played in Madrid last week ended in a 1-1 draw.
Calafiori returned to action after nearly a month last weekend, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Fulham.
The Italian defender is eligible for tonight’s fixture, and even though Standard.co.uk admits the ex-Roma and Bologna defender ‘looked sharp’ in his latest outing, Arteta ‘could be tempted by the added security of Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie.’
Calafiori has scored one goal and provided three assists in 32 appearances across all competitions with Arsenal this term.
He is in his second season at the Emirates Stadium, where his contract expires in June 2029.
Milan risk missing out on Champions League qualification, and Gazzetta warns that failing to secure a top-four finish will have consequences, including the departure of Luka Modric.
Milan have won only one of their last five Serie A games, allowing fifth-placed Roma to move just three points behind them in the standings with three games remaining.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that missing out on a Champions League placement would have significant consequences for Milan, not only in terms of appeal and finances.
To start with, Croatian star Modric would almost certainly leave San Siro at the end of the season if Milan don’t finish in the top four.
Modric’s contract expires in June, and Milan will activate their option to extend until 2027 only if the 40-year-old agrees to stay.
Sky Sport previously reported that Modric would stay at Milan only in case of Champions League qualification and if Massimiliano Allegri stays for one more season.
The Italian tactician’s future at San Siro would also be uncertain without a top-four finish.
His contract expires in June 2027 and will automatically be extended to 2028 with Champions League qualification.
However, failing to reach the season’s main target might convince the coach to leave the Rossoneri, especially with the Italy national team job available.
Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini warns that he wants to avoid ‘misunderstandings’ in the new season: ‘I must work with my own ideas.’
Roma are still very much in the race for the Champions League. After securing a comfortable 4-0 home win against Fiorentina on Monday, the Giallorossi are just one point below fourth-placed Juventus with three games remaining.
Gasperini first examined Roma’s win during a post-match interview with Italian TV last night and then spoke about what he expects for next season at a post-match press conference.
“I’ve always received important answers from these lads, who have always wanted to improve themselves,” the Roma boss said via Corriere dello Sport.
“We’ve always had a strong attachment, and I see even more in these last few games. We’ve never given up; we didn’t have a target, so we set it ourselves.
“We know that by recovering some players, we can have our say, we get to the final rush with confidence, but we’ve always been there.
“At the end of the season, we’ll have to talk to avoid the misunderstandings we’ve had. We need clarity,” he added.
“Perhaps we didn’t understand each other well. Now we are there, and we’ll fight.”
Roma parted ways with Senior Advisor Claudio Ranieri two weeks ago, effectively reinforcing Gasperini’s powers within the club.
Sporting director Frederic Massara is also expected to leave the Stadio Olimpico at the end of the season, with Gasp previously admitting that he and the club executive had had different views throughout the current campaign.
“We want to gift a result beyond predictions, and this strongly motivates us. This team’s strength is the unity in the dressing room, and it bothers me to think that this group is only worthy of a fifth- or sixth-place finish,” Gasp continued.
“This is a strong team with solid foundations. There are values that must be strengthened and not wasted. I respect everyone’s opinions, but I must work with my ideas. If I have to work with other ideas, I’d rather find another place.”
Roma will face Lazio in the penultimate round of the season. Even if the date and kick-off time have yet to be officially confirmed, Lega Serie A President Ezio Simonelli has hinted that the match will be played on May 17 at 12:30 CET.
Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri looked unhappy with the kick-off time decided by Lega Serie A and threatened not to go on the bench for the derby.
“Perhaps it will rain. It won’t be hot. The problem is that there aren’t any other times available,” Gasp said.
“Nobody is happy with that kick-off time. I’ve been told that we can’t play in the evening. Monday at 18:00 [CET] would be even worse, and then there’s the matter of games played simultaneously. You’ll see, Sarri will be there eventually.”
Real Madrid’s midfield is clearly in desperate need of a massive overhaul, and it looks like club president Florentino Perez has finally locked onto his primary target.
Following another deeply frustrating campaign where Los Blancos are seemingly surrendering the La Liga title to Barcelona for a second consecutive year, sweeping changes are expected at the Bernabeu.
Real Madrid are actively plotting an audacious summer raid on Manchester City to secure the services of their Dutch international midfielder, Tijjani Reijnders, according to Defensa Central.
Real Madrid actually had the 27-year-old heavily on their radar during his impressive stint at AC Milan, but it was Man City who ultimately swooped in and brought him to the Etihad in the summer of 2025.
Now, after two underwhelming seasons, the Spanish giants are ready to take decisive action to revitalise their stalling project.
The club’s management is desperately searching for a technical leader capable of providing vision, balance, and much-needed personality in the middle of the park.
Ultimately, the upcoming summer transfer window is shaping up to be an absolutely critical period for Real Madrid.
They are set to end the season without winning a single trophy and for a club like Real Madrid, it is totally unexpected, considering their high standards.
Securing a complete, dynamic midfielder like Reijnders from Man City would be a massive statement of intent.
It remains to be seen whether the Dutchman alone would be able to solve their midfield issues. Perhaps they need more than one player in that position.
However, Reijnders showed at AC Milan how consistent he can be and if Real Madrid can get that version of the Dutchman, they would be more than happy with their business.
As per recent reports, the Dutch midfielder is being heavily linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium following his reduced playing time under Pep Guardiola.
Ornstein confirms Man City reach agreement with 25-year-old England international
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Bayern Munich are wasting absolutely no time making their intentions clear ahead of the summer transfer window.
The German giants are looking to steal Arsenal and Liverpool target Anthony Gordon, who is attracting a lot of attention.
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The Newcastle United attacker has been in the news recently with media speculation constantly linking him with a move away from St. James’ Park.
According to Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg, the German heavyweights have presented Newcastle winger Gordon with a concrete offer.
The Bavarian giants have put a massive five-year contract on the table, signaling a serious statement of intent.
While several top clubs have been circling the 25-year-old, Bayern’s serious approach has seemingly propelled them right to the front of the queue.
It is incredibly easy to see why Bayern are so desperate to secure Gordon’s signature.
The winger has just enjoyed a phenomenal individual campaign, particularly shining on the grandest stage with a staggering 10 goals in 12 Champions League appearances.
This elite European form has fully convinced Bayern manager Vincent Kompany, who has approved the move.
However, Bayern aren’t the only ones impressed with the England international.
Despite interest from other top clubs, FC Bayern have now presented Anthony #Gordon and his camp with concrete figures. Gordon could sign a five-year contract at Bayern.
The main issue remains an agreement with Newcastle – not with the player. Bayern have clear limits.… pic.twitter.com/u0iRXkmsBg
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) May 5, 2026
Both Arsenal and Liverpool have heavily monitored the England international player and could join the race soon to sign the former Everton man.
Barcelona have also shown significant interest, with their sporting director, Deco, recently holding talks with Gordon’s representatives.
While convincing the player seems to be progressing smoothly for Bayern Munich, the ultimate hurdle remains the agreement with Newcastle United.
The Magpies are under very little pressure to sell, as Gordon is securely locked into a contract that runs until 2030. Consequently, the Premier League outfit is reportedly holding out for a massive fee in the region of £77 million.
Gordon himself hasn’t publicly demanded an exit, but the desire to consistently compete for major silverware and regular Champions League football is a massive draw for the attacker.
If Bayern can find a way to meet Newcastle’s lofty valuation, both Arsenal and Liverpool would lose the race to sign the attacker before even entering the race properly.
Bayern Munich mean business and they are wasting no time to secure the signature of Gordon.
Tottenham turmoil opens door for midfielder with Bayern and Real Madrid waiting in the wings
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Verdict: Levante draw no bet Best Odds: 1/1 Bookmaker: Olympusbet Two camps who are searching for their own immediate La Liga responses on Friday night, Levante will welcome Osasuna to the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia. Levante Starting with the hosts, watching their April flurry come to a thumping end last time out as they slumped […]
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Antoine Griezmann believes Atletico Madrid can do something “historic” in the Champions League, with his eyes on the trophy. Atletico head to Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal in their semi-final second leg on Tuesday, with the tie finely poised at 1-1 after last week’s meeting. They are looking to reach the Champions League final for […]
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Dolphins part ways with 7 players in post-draft roster moves originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
NFL offseason rosters can be a bit of an adventure, especially so soon after the NFL Draft.
That was definitely true for the Miami Dolphins on Monday as they cut seven players.
Officially, one of the cuts was a release, long snapper Taybor Pepper.
The other six are players who are being waived: punter Seth Vernon, inside linebacker K.C. Ossai, edge rusher Derrick McLendon, cornerback Jason Maitre, tight end Zack Kuntz and cornerback Isaiah Johnson.
Johnson and Maitre were both waived officially with a failed physical designation.
Most recently, Johnson got into four games with the Dolphins in 2025 as a special teams player.
McLendon also has played for the Dolphins, although in just a single game.
The most-tenured NFL player on the list is Pepper, the long snapper. He has played 100 games across time with the Packers, Dolphins and 49ers -- and he snapped in nine playoff games for San Francisco, too.
Kuntz played part of two seasons with the Jets.
Ossai and Maitre have yet to appear in a regular season NFL game.
Vernon has most recently punted in the UFL in 2025 for the Michigan Panthers, although he's not in that spring league at the moment -- maybe this move will push him back in that direction.
These won't be the last moves for the Dolphins by any means, because the large offseason rosters in the NFL result in plenty of churn.
An idea for a poll question emerged from a short conversation I had with Iowacoltsfan on a previous post. I suggested that I believed that the negativity towards Chris Ballard had reached a point that many fans would trade a good season, for a bad one that produced his ouster. He shared that he didn’t believe that the ire was that strong, but admitted he didn’t know what a poll would produce.
So, why not just ask? One question, two options.
Would you prefer a season that produced a division title and playoff win, but resulted in a new 3 year contract for CB and Shane? Or, would you prefer a season that did not produce a playoff appearance, but resulted in the firing of CB and Shane?
Pretty simple. Feel free to back up your choice.
Tim Tszyu spent some time talking to boxing media about his July 26 fight against Errol Spence that will take place at a 158 lb catchweight. Spence, who will be working his way back into action after three years out of the game, expects to return to form while Tszyu says he’ll be a well-oiled machine heading into the matchup. Here’s some of what Tsyzu had to say below.
“As much as I try to jab, jab, move a little bit, box — yeah, I am a forward-type guy, I bring the heat and that’s what I plan to do this fight…I’ve got plenty in the tank. I’ve learned a lot, I’ve experienced a lot in the last three or four years.”
“100%. I wouldn’t take this fight if I thought I was going to lose. If I had a little glimpse of losing I would have said ‘you know what, maybe I’m not ready.’ I’m taking this fight because I know I’m going to win.”
“Yeah, I sort of understood that from Fundora. He throws a sh-tload of punches, as well. Southpaw. Errol Spence will just be maybe easier to hit, not as tall. Just going to be a different game plan this time around.
“I’m going to bring the heat from round 1. He’s the one that’s had three years off. I’m not rusty, my wheels have been in motion. So I’ll be ready to jump on him.”
With the Jacksonville Jaguars' roster for the 2026 season mostly set following free agency and the NFL draft, let's project what the Week 1 starting offensive lineup could look like.
We recently went through this same exercise of the defensive side of the ball.
Let's dive in.
Trevor Lawrence
No mystery here.
Bhayshul Tuten and Chris Rodriguez
I'm going to cheat a bit with this one. On paper, there will be a starter, but my early guess is that these two share the workload out of the backfield. One week, Tuten may have more carries, and then the next week, Rodriguez might.
Brian Thomas Jr., Parker Washington, Jakobi Meyers
Travis Hunter will be factored in as well, but these three will sit at the top of the depth chart and be the steady contributors.
Brenton Strange
The real competition will be taking place behind Strange, with Quintin Morris and Nate Boerkircher competing for snaps. Tanner Koziol could also push Hunter Long off the roster.
Cole Van Lanen, Ezra Cleveland, Robert Hainsey, Patrick Mekari, Anton Harrison
I do think that Emmanuel Pregnon could push Mekari, specifically, for playing time. But for now, I'll go with Mekari's experience as the differentiator. But if Pregnon is starting Week 1, I won't be surprised.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: 2026 NFL draft: What does Jaguars' starting offense now look like?
Steelers sign 24-year old TE with Patriots experience who Eagles just parted ways with originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
In very unsurprising news, the Pittsburgh Steelers have signed another tight end.
At times, it seems like their favorite position on the entire roster. They can't have too deep a TE depth chart.
The new guy is Jaheim Bell, who the Steelers announced the signing of on Monday.
Bell was most recently with the Philadelphia Eagles, but they waived him last week, which sent him into the free agent pool and allowed for Bell's signing by Pittsburgh.
He entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots after splitting his college career at South Carolina and Florida State.
Bell is listed at 6-foot-2 and 241 pounds and will turn 25 on June 14.
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All his regular season NFL experience came in the 2024 season. He appeared in 15 games for the Pats and caught a pair of passes for 20 yards.
The Patriots kept Bell through the 2025 summer but released him late in the preseason in August.
He didn't get a new contract until October 2025, when the Eagles brought him aboard the practice squad, but he lasted just a week before being released.
The Steelers brought Bell onto the practice squad in late December, then cut him in mid-January.
The Eagles signed Bell to a futures contract soon after his Pittsburgh release, but they eventually waived him about three months after that deal.
That set Bell up to sign with Pittsburgh, where he'll hope to spend the rest of the offseason and try to make a good impression.
Falcons president of football Matt Ryan isn't quite sure what to expect from the team's quarterbacks once the team gets to training camp this summer, but he seems to have a bit more certainty when it comes to one of the team's offseason additions.
Wide receiver Jahan Dotson signed with the Falcons as a free agent after catching 37 passes over two seasons with the Eagles. That production continued a run of underwhelming results for Dotson since he was drafted in the first round by Washington in 2022 and the move to Atlanta wasn't heralded as a significant move for a team that already has the likes of Drake London, Kyle Pitts and Bijan Robinson on their offense.
During a Monday appearance on 680 The Fan, Ryan shone a light on Dotson as a player that he thinks has more to his game than he's been able to show in his first four seasons.
"Of course, you've got to have these premier players," Ryan said. "But if you're going to be successful long-term and you're going to be consistent year in and year out, depth is paramount. So when you add a guy like Jahan Dotson, who I'm excited about, I think there’s untapped potential with him. And some of it is just the situations he was in early on and some of the places that he was. So, excited about what he can do."
The Falcons also signed Olamide Zaccheaus and drafted Zachariah Branch in the third round, so Dotson will have to stand out on the practice field to make Ryan's comments look prescient come the fall.
Benfica attacker Jaden Umeh is one of seven new faces called up by Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson for the upcoming training camp and friendly against Granada on Saturday, 16 May in Spain.
The 18-year-old has been released by the Portuguese club to take part in the training camp which is his first step up to the international squad.
With the English Football League (EFL) regular season over, Halgrimsson's 21-man squad is mainly made up of players who ply their trade in the Championship or League One, with those involved in the EFL play-offs or based in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, League of Ireland or other major leagues available for the games against Qatar and Canada later in the month.
Umeh's release ensures he is eligible for this camp and will be joined by further newcomers in goalkeeper Killian Cahill, defenders Eiran Cashin, Tayo Adaramola and Joel Bagan, midfielder Jack Moylan and forward Aidomo Emakhu.
Dara O'Shea, Jayson Molumby, Adam Idah and Jason Knight provide experiencem while there is a return for Kasey McAteer, Tom Cannon and Mark McGuinness.
Republic of Ireland take on Grenada at the Estadio Nueva Condomina in Murcia on 16 May at 17:00 BST.
The 18-year-old from Mahon in Cork began his career with Cork City in the League Ireland, making his debut in November 2023 despite being just 15 years of age, making his the youngest player to play for the club.
He would set another record as the youngest goalscorer for Cork City when netting against Wexford FC when aged 16 years and 14 days, going on to make 15 appearances for the club before joining Portuguese club Benfica in July 2025, where he is currently a member of the U23 squad.
Umeh has represented the Republic of Ireland at U15, U16 and U17 level, named in the squad for the 2025 U17 World Cup in Qatar with his performances earning him a call to join the U21 squad and is now part of the senior set-up for the first time.
Goalkeepers: Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion), Josh Keeley (Luton Town), Killian Cahill (Leyton Orient)
Defenders: Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town), Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers - loan), James Abankwah (Watford), Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United), Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday - loan), Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
Midfielders: Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion), Jason Knight (Bristol City), Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic), Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
Forwards: Adam Idah (Swansea City), Tom Cannon (Sheffield United), Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United - loan), Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town), Millenic Alli (Portsmouth), Jack Moylan (Lincoln City), Aidomo Emakhu (Oxford United), Jaden Umeh (Benfica).
Through the festivities, merriment and jet lag, Charles also felt something different — a true sense of clarity.
She had gone into that decisive Game 4 knowing it could be her last basketball game she played. She put on and took off her uniform that day understanding it could be the final time she ever did that. Ultimately, it was.
After a storied career that included 14 seasons in the WNBA, two national championships at UConn, three Olympic gold medals and hundreds of games overseas, Charles’ final points came in a small gymnasium in central China.
Charles told The Athletic she has retired from professional basketball and is at peace with moving away from the hardwood.
“I’m very thankful for the career that I’ve been able to have, the experiences I was able to have,” Charles said. “I gave everything to this game, and the game gave me everything that I needed to become who I am. So now, it’s just time to apply that same standard of what I held myself to on the court to what’s next.”
Charles is considered one of the WNBA’s silent megastars, the most talented player who never won a WNBA title. She leaves as one of the preeminent — and one of the last — back-to-the-basket posts who also revolutionized her own game, expanding her range to the 3-point line after attempting just 17 3s through the first six seasons of her career.
She retires atop the WNBA leaderboard in career rebounds (4,262) and field goals made (3,364), and second in points scored (8,396). Charles, an eight-time All-Star who’s undoubtedly headed to the Hall of Fame someday, led the league in scoring twice during her career and was named the 2012 MVP. She was most recently a first-team all-league player in 2017. She was still considered a free-agent option during this offseason cycle, though the likelihood of being an immediate impact player has diminished.
Charles was the No. 1 pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft, after leading UConn to NCAA Tournament titles in 2009 and 2010 to cap undefeated seasons. In 2010, as a rookie with the Connecticut Sun, she led them in points and rebounds. She spent four seasons there before moving to the New York Liberty, her hometown team, in 2014. In 2020, New York traded Charles to the Washington Mystics, and she then journeyed to four teams during five seasons, culminating with a return to the Sun last season.
It was a new role for her, and ultimately, a clarifying season. As she did as a rookie with the Sun, she led Connecticut in scoring last season. But in 2025, her position and the space she occupied had changed.
“Playing around the younger players gave me perspective,” said Charles, who averaged 17.8 points and nine rebounds per game during her WNBA career. “They pushed me in a different way. It wasn’t just about competing, it was about adapting and learning and understanding where I fit in a new version of the game. It’s like they brought the energy, I brought the experience, and somewhere in that I was able to gain clarity. It’s just a full circle moment — you remember when you were in their shoes, when you were them, and you recognize when it’s their time to grow into the space you once held.”
The thoughts of retirement began to linger last season for Charles. She still opted to play in Athletes Unlimited this past offseason and travel to China for the series with Henan. Even in July, on an episode of Sue Bird’s podcast, Charles said, though with a laugh, that she thought about retirement “every day.”
“When you do the things that nobody sees, you’re going in to go work out, to strengthen your body and do all those little things — that started to escape me. I always showed up, but just the intention and why I’m doing it, it started to feel like work versus like what it used to,” Charles told The Athletic. “Once that started creeping in, that’s when I knew, like, all right, I’ll see if I want to give this a go this summer.”
But after that trip to China, Charles knew it was the right time to retire. Charles — who was born and raised in Queens and attended Christ the King Regional High School — will continue to live in New York while bouncing between home bases in Connecticut and Jamaica, where she feels a deep connection to her mother’s birthplace.
Charles is currently earning her master’s degree in sports management at UConn, and sees herself possibly working in a front office of the WNBA or NBA, or for a college team. This past semester, she worked as a graduate assistant for UConn athletics’ chief operating officer, learning about revenue share, name, image and likeness, scheduling and operations.
Charles has also founded and owns 78 Brewing Co., named for the Huskies’ 78-game win streak during her junior and senior seasons, joining the less than one percent of Black-owned American breweries. She will also continue her involvement with Hopey’s Heart Foundation, a non-profit she founded in 2013 that has placed more than 500 free automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools and communities.
“I’ve always had an entrepreneurship spirit. I’ve always had the mindset, and this chapter allows me to grow more into it,” Charles said. “I’ve never wanted to stay in one version of myself.”
Charles said she’s looking forward to this next stage of her career and life. After 20 years — between the WNBA, overseas play and UConn — of year-round basketball, she’s excited to reflect on her career and spend time with her family and friends.
The WNBA Charles leaves is far different from the one she joined in 2010. She earned a rookie salary of $45,827. The No. 1 pick this season, fellow UConn alum Azzi Fudd, will earn $500,000. The WNBA’s growth, represented by its groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement, has been significant as salaries, benefits, franchise valuations and television deals have skyrocketed. Though Charles ultimately won’t be a part of this next iteration of the league, she’s proud of the part she played in getting women’s basketball to this point.
“If I’ve done anything, I hope it’s that I made the path a little clearer and a little wider for the next generation,” Charles said. “Just having a tiny thing to do with that since entering the league in 2010 — making the league more exciting, expanding players’ minds to what they should be doing actively while playing off the court, and how to use the platform of the WNBA to elevate their beliefs and their dreams and their business aspirations; how to impact someone with just your kindness and just with your work. So, I think for me, that’s what legacy is.”
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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Barcelona’s plans to strengthen their defence have hit an unexpected obstacle, with fresh developments suggesting that their top target is no longer a straightforward signing.
According to SPORT, Alessandro Bastoni is now reconsidering his future despite being close to agreeing a move to the Catalan club.
It is known that Bastoni has been identified as Barcelona’s priority defensive signing, with the club fully committed to bringing him in ahead of next season.
Talks with the player’s camp had progressed well, and there was growing confidence that a long-term deal could be finalised. However, the situation has taken a turn in recent days.
According to the outlet, the defender’s position appears to have shifted following Inter Milan’s Scudetto celebrations.
The strong support he received from fans, combined with personal and family ties to the region, has created fresh doubts in his mind. What once seemed like a near-complete agreement is now far less certain.
Barcelona had deliberately taken a step back in negotiations out of respect, choosing not to advance discussions until Inter secured the league title.
Bastoni is having second thoughts over Inter exit. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
The expectation was that progress would accelerate immediately after. Instead, the process has slowed, with a key step still missing – Bastoni has yet to formally communicate his desire to leave to Inter.
At Barcelona, there is now a growing sense of urgency. The club wants clarity as soon as possible so they can either move forward with negotiations or shift focus to alternative targets.
Their sporting leadership has remained in close contact with the player’s representatives, hoping to push the deal forward.
Inter, for their part, are aware of the situation. They understand that if Bastoni decides to leave, it will be difficult to keep him.
However, without a clear signal from the player, there is little movement between the clubs at this stage.
Despite the recent doubts, Barcelona remain cautiously optimistic, as they believe that once emotions settle, Bastoni will still favour the move, especially considering the sporting project on offer and the potential benefits.
West Ham United have sent a significant offer to the representatives of Paris FC defender Moustapha Mbow but could face competition from Liverpool and other suitors, according to French outlet RMC Sports. West Ham are desperate to stay up and hold on to Nuno Espirito Santo, which would boost their chances of bringing Mbow to the London Stadium club, but their Anfield counterparts want him too. Liverpool have been keeping a lower profile but the Reds have already inquired about the 26-year-old 6ft 4in Senegalese star as manager Arne Slot will look to strengthen at the back.
The Merseyside club have lost 11 Premier League games this term, conceding 47 goals, more than 16th-place Nottingham Forest. They need to get things right in the summer transfer window, and signing a centre-back is in their plans. Mbow has impressed in the French top-flight league, with more than 100 appearances to his name for the club. He has impressed since helping Paris FC to promotion last term, and West Ham and Liverpool are not the only clubs keen on his services. Ipswich Town, Fulham, Crystal Palace and Lille are also interested in signing him, and more suitors could join them should he feature and impress at the World Cup this summer.
Senegal manager Pape Thiaw has been keeping tabs on the Reds target and is likely to take him to the summer tournament. Mbow has played 30 Ligue 1 games this term and some of his strengths include playing long balls and clearing the ball out of defence. A move to the Premier League would appeal to him, with Liverpool likely to be playing in the Champions League next season. However, the defender will be keen on playing regularly and will need guarantees from Slot that he features in the Dutchman’s plans despite the presence of Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk.
West Ham can offer him regular football, but they need to hold on to their Premier League status first.
Donovan isn’t the only widely respected, veteran head coach who’s hoping for a return to the sidelines, though, as league sources say Tom Thibodeau is also very interested in a comeback. The 68-year-old was fired from his Knicks post last summer but is looking for the right fit for his coaching future again. And yes, league sources say, that includes the prospect of a Bulls reunion if the Reinsdorfs and new executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham, who was hired away from the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, had interest.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Tom Thibodeau an option for Chicago?
Draymond Green: “The big question is: what’s next for this Boston team? Is it the end of the Jaylen Brown–Jayson Tatum era? I would say no. I don’t think it’s the end of their era. Look at the success they had this year with Jayson Tatum out most of the year, and then with Jayson Tatum coming back and them having success, ultimately getting ahead to a 3-1 lead. Obviously, they squandered the lead away, but you got right where you wanted to be.
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Jaylen Brown has mentioned he’s a big fan of your game. Looking at it from the other side, what is it about Jaylen’s style of play that you respect the most? Lu Dort: [Smiling] Jaylen Brown for real? As a scorer, he’s “on go” every single time. He doesn’t shy away from any type of contact. He’s going downhill no matter what and that’s just the type of player he is—physical and aggressive. With guys like that, you have to tip your hat because he’s always going to make tough shots. The fact that he’s doing it on both ends—being aggressive offensively and defensively and taking on those tough matchups—I have a LOT of respect for that.
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Tom Orsborn: Julian Champagnie thought he was about to hit the shot of his life when he took a 26-ft side-step jumper just before the final buzzer sounded. Unfortunately for the Spurs, the ball hit the front of the rim. On Monday night's frantic final seconds: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
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Serge Ibaka: “Best OKC player of all time: Shai or Kevin Durant?” Chet Holmgren: “I’d say probably Shai.” Serge Ibaka: “Shai or Russell Westbrook?” Chet Holmgren: “Uh, Shai.”
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Joel Embiid grabbed his stomach as play stopped late in the second quarter for teammate Kelly Oubre Jr., to shoot free throws. The 76ers’ star big man had just set a screen in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series against the Knicks, when Mikal Bridges hit and extended his arm into that area of Embiid’s body. It served as a reminder of the latest postseason ailment that Embiid is playing through, less than a month after an appendectomy. And following the Sixers’ dreadful 137-98 loss Monday night at Madison Square Garden, Embiid said he did not believe Bridges’ contact was “necessary” because Tyrese Maxey had already gotten past both players with the ball.
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“I don’t know if it was dirty or not,” Embiid said from the locker room, after totaling 14 points and four rebounds in 25 minutes. “I guess I’ve got to do a better job of protecting, especially that part [of my body]. … Tyrese was already gone, and it was kind of after the play. “I just felt like it wasn’t necessary, but we move on. It is whatever. It’s playoff basketball. If that’s the reality of it, I guess we got to go out and be physical, too, and do it, too.”
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Shams Charania: “Anyone that knows anything about Orlando, they’re going to keep things very buttoned up in terms of, this is now the start of the process. They fired Jamahl Mosley. There was a point that I heard over the last few weeks that, even though a lot of people around the NBA expected this outcome if the Magic were to lose in the first round, no real names had surfaced, or there was not that back-channel conversation that took place. But now Jeff Weltman and the Magic will be going through their search. Listen, there’s going to be a ton of names that get thrown around. I particularly don’t see Dusty May. I think he has a good thing going at Michigan.”
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Per league sources, new Bucks coach Taylor Jenkins signed a long-term deal with a salary that is well north of $10 million annually. Jenkins isn’t the highest-paid coach in the league, as that honor goes to Golden State’s Steve Kerr at $17.5 million annually (for now, as he continues to contemplate whether to return). Miami’s Erik Spoelstra is second (approximately $15 million). And Jenkins, the former Memphis Grizzlies coach who was once a Bucks assistant in Antetokounmpo’s early days, is up there now.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Tayler Jenkins will make eight figures annually in Milwaukee
As league sources said on Monday, the Trail Blazers have cast a net so wide that the list of candidates could be almost 20 coaches long and, in the end, will consist of names procured by both Dundon and general manager Joe Cronin. What’s more, league sources say, there is no clear messaging as of yet about a possible timeline on the hiring. And while Dundon has pushed back on the notion that he’s cutting corners as a matter of what he believes is good business, the proof will be in the paycheck.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: What’s more, league sources say, there is no clear …
Even if the Blazers go with a coach with no previous head-coaching experience, it shouldn’t be tough to top what is believed to be the lowest head-coaching salary in the league, that of the Sacramento Kings’ Doug Christie ($2 million annually).
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Doug Christie is the lowest-paid head coach in the NBA at $2 million per year
At the core of Bickerstaff’s coaching philosophy is his understanding of people. Bickerstaff’s emotional intelligence allows him to approach each new relationship differently, rather than coming into his position with a one-size-fits-all method. Since being at the helm in Detroit, Bickerstaff has cultivated relationships with his players and assistant coaches that help illuminate them. “He truly cares about people,” Luke Walton, a former NBA player and head coach who is now an assistant in Detroit, told The Athletic during a January shootaround. “Players are extremely intelligent on when they’re being bullsh–ted or when people actually care. He truly does (care), and the players recognize that. … He tells us every year going into the season, ‘Our job is to make these players feel invincible, and we’ve got to put them in the best position for them to succeed.’ “Between taking the time to get to know them, talking to them, caring about them and then giving them the belief on the court to do what they’re capable of doing, it’s just a great combination. Especially for a young team that was trying to build something after a pretty rough year before we got here.”
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“He’s super supportive of all of us outside of just basketball,” Cade Cunningham told The Athletic. “Everybody feels like they can call him to talk about if they have problems with their girlfriend or if they need something for their kids. He’s just a very selfless and supportive person. Having somebody like that who cares about you on the court and wants you to be great on the court, but then also actually cares about your life and your well-being off the court is huge.”
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Tim MacMahon: If Bob Myers would have taken this job and relocated from L.A., then I think that it might be Bob Myers. But this wasn’t a late pivot, necessarily, to Masai. It was very quiet, months-long conversations with him. He first met with Patrick Dumont — I was told it was a four-hour lunch in Las Vegas in December. That’s when the process started with him, and everything was handled as quietly as they possibly could.”
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Considering Ujiri’s hefty Raptors salary (reportedly more than $15 million) was known to be a significant factor in his Toronto departure last June, the widely held belief here is that it cost Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont a pretty penny to bring him to town.
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The girls lacrosse season is underway and these scoreboards will be updated each day throughout the season with all of the scores we receive. Check here for updates, highlights and stories each week.
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Monday, May 4
Brewster 18, Blind Brook 5
Senior Amelia Walsh caused five turnovers, scored five goals and had eight assists, surpassing 100 points for the season, while leading Brewster. Olivia Saccomanno added five goals and eight draw controls, Kaitlyn Flanagan had three goals, an assist and five draw controls, and Lily Katsetos had a goal, three caused turnovers and four groundballs. Gabby Nisianakis, Gianna Wallace, Sophia Bartolomeo and Sienna Snyder each scored once, and Lindsay Smith made eight saves. Blind Brook’s Tatum Korpi had two goals and an assist, Kyra Fischer and Alexa Muoio each had a goal and an assist, Eliza Barnett had an assist, and Ava Muoio made five saves.
White Plains 11, Nanuet 9
Caitlyn Hyatt and Brooke Thomas each scored three goals for White Plains. Kaitlyn Seguso added three assists, Francesca Marcotullio scored twice, Kelly Constantino had a goal and an assist, Kate Odonnell and Ashley Dooley each scored once, Adrianna Mancuso had an assist, and Lauren Rogers made five saves. Nanuet’s Courtney Hudak had four goals and an assist, Lexi Plunkett had two goals and three assists, Grace Murray had a goal and an assist, Leannah Owens and Olivia Pappalardi each had a goal, and Juliana Somma made 10 saves.
Somers 16, Sleepy Hollow 6
Mia Paulmeno and Caitlyn Mayfield each scored three goals for Somers. Sofia Conner and Victoria Barton each added two goals, Kiera Linears had a goal and two assists, and Isabella Mancini and Kate Barton each had a goal and an assist. Ari Scully and Marissa Petrini each scored once, Ellena Kellock had an assist, and Emma Donaldson made six saves. Sleepy Hollow’s Lara Hansen had three goals, Lucia Conace scored twice, Kate Livington had a goal and two assists, Amelia Ferreira Dias had an assist, and Eliza Boozer made six saves.
Putnam Valley 17, Byram Hills 12
Isabella Coletti had nine goals and an assist, and Ella Wendol had a goal and seven assists to lead Putnam Valley. Maci Martinelli added three goals and an assist, Kylee Bowe and Makayla Glenn each scored twice, Breanna Paterno had an assist, and Gabriella Coletti made six saves. Byram Hills’ Lila Vincequerra had five goals and two assists, Ava Gitler had three goals and three assists, and Sadie Siegel had two goals and two assists. Sydney Hecht and Adrianna Mariani each had a goal and an assist, and Kendall Sorenson made 16 saves.
Albertus Magnus 16, Clarkstown North 0
Alexis Diaz had three goals, three assists and 11 draw controls to lead Albertus Magnus. Krisha Patel added three goals, Claire O’Callaghan had two goals and two assists, and Maddy Zuppe had two goals and an assist. Ana Zivkovic, Amanda McAleer, Riley Scholl, Helena Zivkovic, Maeve Brescia and Abby Bricker each scored once, and Mimi Marinaccio made two saves in the shutout. North’s Blythe Leahy made eight saves.
Horace Greeley 14, Carmel 4
Grace Richards had four goals and two assists to lead Greeley. Olivia McCann added three goals and an assist, Jillian Potashner had two goals and an assist, Gianna Limongello scored twice, Avery Fitzgerald had a goal and an assist, Leia Lee had an assist, and Darby Robertson made eight saves. Carmel’s Violet Deluca scored twice, Addison Palmer and Ava Conners each had a goal, Clair Harney had four draw controls, and Angelina Zaino made six saves.
Pawling 21, Haldane 8
Emily Nevermann had nine goals and two assists to lead Pawling. Mackenzie Wahl added seven goals and two assists, Gabrielle Godard scored twice, Madison Frost, Caitlyn Weis and Karalyne Ashe each had a goal, and Madison Pfister made nine saves. Haldane’s Kayla Ruggiero had five goals, Sam Thomas scored three, and Viv Eannacony made 15 saves.
Croton-Harmon 19, Harrison 10
Demetra Sofos and Katelyn Quinlan each had four goals and two assists, and Abby DeBeer had three goals and three assists to lead Croton. Sarah Quinlan scored four goals, Charlotte Aronstam had two goals and three assists, Olivia Finn scored twice, and Lori Sur made nine saves. Harrison senior Harper Canell scored two goals, including the 100th of her career, Emma Mazzella had four goals, an assist and a caused turnover, Alessandra Ferrara scored twice, Mae Harvey and Alexandra Giberga each scored twice, Brianna Gonzalez had two groundballs and a caused turnover, and Rihanna Mota-Sanchez made nine saves.
Fieldston 17, Hackley 8
Cadey Mook scored three goals, and Bridget Frazier and Selila Fleck each scored twice in the loss for Hackley. Julia Feehan added a goal, Nora Espostio and Charlotte Frazier each had an assist, and Zena Hume made 10 saves. Fieldston’s Margo Lynch-Kann scored seven goals.
Tappan Zee 14, Hen Hud 4
Tuckahoe 16, Hastings 7
Edgemont at New Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.
Port Chester at Valhalla, 5 p.m.
Yonkers at Keio, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 5
Dobbs Ferry at Rye Neck, 4:30 p.m.
Scarsdale at North Sale,, 5 p.m.
Nyack at Rye, 5 p.m.
Tuckahoe at Pawling, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6
Edgemont at Keio, 4:30 p.m.
Pelham at Somers, 4:30 p.m.
Ursuline at North Rockland, 4:30 p.m.
Lakeland/Panas at Pearl River, 4:30 p.m.
Pleasantville at Greeley, 4:30 p.m.
Westlake at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.
Mahopac at Ossining, 4:30 p.m.
Nanuet vs. Dobbs Ferry at Springhurst Elementary, 4:30 p.m.
Clarkstown South at Eastchester, 4:45 p.m.
Arlington at White Plains, 5 p.m.
Yorktown vs. Suffern at Suffern MS, 5 p.m.
Mamaroneck vs. Wappingers at Ketcham, 5 p.m.
Fox Lane at Brewster, 5 p.m.
Haldane vs. Croton-Harmon at Spencer Field, 5 p.m.
Bronxville at Briarcliff, 5 p.m.
John Jay-Cross River at Harrison, 5 p.m.
Sleepy Hollow at Valhalla, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 7
Ossining at Rye Neck, 4:30 p.m.
Tuckahoe at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.
Port Chester at New Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.
Nyack at Darien (Connecticut), 5:30 p.m.
Friday, May 8
Albertus Magnus at Clarkstown South, 4 p.m.
Brewster at Irvington, 4:30 p.m.
Valhalla vs. Yonkers at Roosevelt, 4:30 p.m.
Byram Hills at Blind Brook, 4:30 p.m.
Harrison vs. Pelham at Glover Field, 4:30 p.m.
Westlake at Carmel, 4:30 p.m.
Keio at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.
Hen Hud at Scarsdale, 4:30 p.m.
Clarkstown North at Pearl River, 4:30 p.m.
Greeley at Tappan Zee, 4:30 p.m.
Nanuet at Somers, 4:#0 p.m.
Sleepy Hollow vs. Croton-Harmon at Spencer Field, 4:45 p.m.
Putnam Valley at Haldane, 5 p.m.
Ketcham at Pine Bush, 6 p.m.
White Plains at North Rockland, 6:30 p.m.
Fox Lane at Mamaroneck, 6:30 p.m.
Eastchester at Mahopac, 6:30 p.m.
North Salem at Edgemont, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 9
Clarkstown South at Pawling, 10:30 a.m.
Port Chester at Rye Neck, 11 a.m.
New Rochelle at Fox Lane, noon
Rye at Ridgefield (New Jersey), noon
Ursuline at Arlington, 1 p.m.
Lakeland/Panas at Yorktown, 1:30 p.m.
Suffern at Queensbury, 5 p.m.
Bethlehem at Nyack, 6 p.m.
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On BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, former Premier League midfielder Charlie Adam and The Observer's Rory Smith discussed Viktor Gyokeres' season to date.
Smith said: "I do wonder whether Gyokeres suffers in comparison to Erling Haaland because Haaland has redefined the numbers that we think count as good for a striker.
"Although Gyokeres has had a solid season in terms of 21 goals, 14 in the league now - they're decent numbers - because Haaland scored 50 before Christmas or whatever it looks like Gyokeres is a level below.
"I think the problem there is that Haaland is a total outlier statistically and you can't compare people to him."
Adam added: "Arteta might be asking Gyokeres to do different little things, coming linking the play and then ultimately when he comes to link the play he's further away from goal.
"I think he's had a good season and what would make it into a very good season would be if they could cap it off and win a trophy."
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When Bukayo Saka cleverly curled past Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno to double Arsenal's lead, it was his first goal for nine games and the first time he had scored and assisted in a Premier League game since November 2024.
Mikel Arteta said "I think the pain is gone" - referring to Saka's Achilles problem - and that it had been "restricting his capacity to deliver certain actions".
But what was even more promising for Arsenal was that it looked like Saka and striker Viktor Gyokeres had finally clicked.
At times this season it looked like the pair were struggling to form a partnership.
Saka's role has been tactically tweaked to help Gyokeres, who prefers to run behind the opposition defence rather than link play when building attacks.
Saka has been moving in different ways to make space in the box and has been doing more work outside the area, which has impacted the number of goals he has scored - but not the winger's influence on games.
However, against Fulham the pair looked on the same wavelength as they assisted each other in the first half.
"I think when he [Bukayo Saka] is in that form and he is playing like he always is, it is of course amazing for me and all the other guys to have him on the pitch," Gyokeres said when speaking before Arsenal play Atletico on Tuesday.
Surprisingly, when Saka crossed for Gyokeres' opener, it was the first assist he had provided for the Sweden striker in the Premier League.
"That's what we need when we arrive in this stage of the competition," Arteta said.
"Not only the players to be available but to be in top condition to perform and make the difference - and Bukayo certainly gives us that."
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Minnesota already had the headlines on Monday night with Anthony Edwards returning from injury to help the Wolves beat San Antonio 104-102 in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.
But buried inside the postgame session was something quieter and equally worth paying attention to. Edwards, the 24-year-old superstar guard, was asked about his veteran teammate Mike Conley, and his answer stretched beyond a standard tribute.
Edwards went back to his childhood to make the point he wanted to make, and the sincerity of it came through clearly.
"Mike Conley was an All-Star in the NBA," Edwards said. "I think people forget about that. Once upon a time, he was one of the best point guards in the league. I always tell him that you used to be one of my favorite players. When I played 2K, I played with you."
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Mike Conley, 38, has been in the NBA since 2007. He spent 12 seasons as the face of the Memphis Grizzlies franchise before moving to Utah and eventually joining Minnesota.
His lone All-Star selection came in 2021, after more than a decade of steady, elite production that often went underappreciated because Memphis rarely competed for titles.
Anthony Edwards on Mike Conley: “Mike Conley was an All-Star in the NBA. I think people forget about that. Once upon a time, he was one of the best point guards in the league. I always tell him that you used to be one of my favorite players. When I played 2K, I played with you.” pic.twitter.com/11RXzkcUmi
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) May 5, 2026
He's in a backup role with the Wolves now, coming off the bench to provide experience and floor spacing in tight games.
Conley acknowledged Edwards' return after the game, putting the moment in perspective.
"Nobody expected him to play," Conley told reporters. "It was just his level of commitment to the game. Not just to the game, but to his teammates. It showed a lot."
That was an exchange between the two, in different rooms at different moments.
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The Minnesota Vikings probably need an extra WR3 for the 2026 campaign, and Pro Football Focus knows just the guy: veteran Deebo Samuel. The wideout curiously hasn’t signed anywhere through two months of free agency, a drought that could end if PFF’s Bradley Locker gets his way.
Samuel would bring experience, versatility, and another catch-and-run weapon to Minnesota’s offense.
Samuel is 30 years old and should have a few productive seasons left in the tank.
Would you endorse Samuel to Minnesota?
PFF: Vikings Should Sign Samuel
Locker sized up the NFL’s 1o best free agents on the open market last week and where they should land. On Samuel, he picked the Vikings and wrote, “The Vikings put an emphasis on retooling their impressive defense in the draft, grabbing Caleb Banks, Jake Golday and Domonique Orange with their first three picks.”
“However, Minnesota could use more at receiver after losing Jalen Nailor to the Raiders. Samuel’s effectiveness has taken a step back over the last two campaigns, but he still finished 2025 with a 70.3 PFF receiving grade and 1.66 yards per route run.”
The Vikings did not draft any receivers last month despite a widespread expectation for them to do so.
Locker added, “Further, Samuel’s 6.5 yards after the catch per reception was fourth among wideouts with 95 or more targets. Next to Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, Samuel could help fill Nailor’s void in the slot while infusing more juice after the catch and overall creativity for Kevin O’Connell.”
The Career Output
Samuel certainly has the career numbers for Minnesota’s WR3 job. Here’s his receiving resume since turning pro in 2019:
2025: (WAS) 72 Rec | 727 Yds | 5 TDs
2024: (SF) 51 Rec | 670 Yds | 3 TDs
2023: (SF) 60 Rec | 892 Yds | 7 TDs
2022: (SF) 56 Rec | 632 Yds | 2 TDs
2021: (SF) 77 Rec | 1,405 Yds | 6 TDs
2020: (SF) 33 Rec | 391 Yds | 1 TD
2019: (SF) 57 Rec | 802 Yds | 3 TDs
Samuel, too, is known for his versatility, able to run the football as a tailback better than most wide receivers. In seven seasons, he’s tabulated over 1,200 rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns. His speed isn’t quite the same these days, but the Vikings could still get creative with him.
Would-Be WR Corps
Suppose Minnesota runs with PFF’s idea, adding Samuel from free agency. Before training camp, the WR depth chart would look like this:
WR1: Justin Jefferson
WR2: Jordan Addison
WR3: Deebo Samuel
WR4: Tai Felton
WR5: Myles Price
WR6: Jeshaun Jones
WR7: Dontae Fleming
WR8: Joaquin Davis
WR9: Dillon Bell
WR10: Luke Wysong
WR11: Marcus Sanders
WR12: Shaleak Knotts
Jefferson-Addison-Samuel would form one of the NFL’s top WR3 trios, and few would debate it. In fact, Samuel’s production from last year in Washington — 72 catches, 727 yards, and 5 TDs — would be just what the doctor ordered in O’Connell’s offense, even dwarfing Nailor’s 2025 campaign, when he banked 444 receiving yards.
Our Janik Eckart on the prospect of Samuel to Minnesota: “Samuel has been an outstanding after-the-catch player in the NFL, something the Vikings have lacked in recent years. Sure, Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison can run with the ball in their hands, but they are far too valuable down the field. Samuel, meanwhile, excels in the short passing game.”
“That could be attractive for the Vikings, especially with Kyler Murray under center, whose short passing rate has been off the charts. His asking price could be a challenge for the Vikings, though. While his athleticism has declined, he might still view himself as a WR2 in the league and the Vikings wouldn’t offer a groundbreaking salary for someone who’d be third in their WR hierarchy. The Jennings sweepstakes might present a comparable problem.”
Keep an Eye on the Other Ex-49ers WRs
Minnesota needs a WR3; that’s not a controversial take, unless it loves Felton, who barely played as a rookie in 2025. It’s a safe bet to assume that interim general manager Rob Brzezinski will end up with a wideout who used to play for the 49ers:
San Francisco wants to trade Aiyuk, probably after June 1st, when the financial pain will diminish. He’s arguably the best option of the three. Jennings met with the Vikings’ brass last week, though no contract came together.
And then there’s Samuel, whom PFF has nominated as the wisest fit.
Samuel will turn 31 during the 2026 playoffs. His birth name is Tyshun Raequan.
Anthony Edwards owns late-game errors after narrow Wolves win in Game 1 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Minnesota beat San Antonio 104-102 in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night. Edwards, the 24-year-old Timberwolves guard and one of the most dynamic players in the league, returned unexpectedly from a bone bruise and hyperextended left knee to score 18 points in 25 minutes.
"Ah man, I made so many mistakes at the end of the game. I'm disappointed in myself," he said. "For me, 75% of the game for me is my mind. My mind's got to be where it needs to be and in the last 2 minutes of the game, it wasn't. I gave up 2 offensive rebounds, turned the ball over. Yeah. I'll be better."
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Both of those rebounds went to Julian Champagnie, the Spurs' reserve forward. He made them count, giving San Antonio the ball back and a final three-point attempt that could have tied the score.
"We've just got to stay locked in on the game-plan, especially myself man," he told reporters. "I can't give up 2 offensive rebounds to Champagnie. I may not be as athletic as I usually am, but I've got to be able to box out, make the small plays to win the big time games."
Anthony Edwards was very critical of himself after Game 1 of Timberwolves-Spurs:
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) May 5, 2026
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Edwards returned weeks earlier than doctors anticipated. He played through real pain and competed as hard as anyone in the building. But the physical limitation shows up in the margins.
Game 2 is Wednesday, and the correction he's demanding of himself privately will help more than any adjustment the coaching staff draws up.
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With the Indianapolis Colts' roster for the 2026 season mostly set following free agency and the NFL draft, let's project what the Week 1 starting offensive lineup could look like.
We recently went through this same exercise of the defensive side of the ball.
Let's dive in.
Daniel Jones
Jones is still working his way back from an Achilles injury, but Shane Steichen recently provided a very positive update.
Jonathan Taylor
No mystery here. The question at running back is whether DJ Giddens or Seth McGowan ends up as RB2.
Alec Pierce, Josh Downs, Ashton Dulin
Dulin, along with Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Deion Burks, could all end up competing for the WR3 role. For now, Dulin's experience in Steichens' offense gives him the early advantage.
Tyler Warren
Along with Warren, we will continue to see a lot of two tight end sets under Steichen, paving the way for Mo Alie-Cox to see his share of playing time as well.
Bernhard Raimann, Quenton Nelson, Tanor Bortolini, Matt Goncalves, Jalen Travis
I do think that Jalen Farmer could push Goncavles for snaps, and if he is the Week 1 starter, I won't be surprised. But for now, with training camp still needing to take place, I'll give Goncalves and his experience the benefit of the doubt.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: 2026 NFL draft: What does Colts starting offense look like after picks?
Raiders sign Fernando Mendoza's national champion WR teammate originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Las Vegas Raiders certainly didn't stop with Fernando Mendoza.
They've been quite active in bringing aboard various Indiana Hoosiers in recent days.
The latest is wide receiver Jonathan Brady. The Raiders announced on Monday that they've signed him to a contract.
Brady went undrafted before impressing the Raiders in the post-draft process.
He played just one season at Indiana, 2025, and ended it as a national champion.
Brady caught 14 passes for 115 yards and three touchdowns.
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His best skill, and one most likely to translate to the NFL, is punt returning. Brady averaged a ridiculous 16.5 yards per punt return for the Hoosiers, and he took one back for a touchdown.
Brady had previously spent college time at both New Mexico State and at Cal -- so he's got the Golden Bears connection with Mendoza, too.
He's not the first undrafted Hoosiers offensive player the Raiders have signed, either.
They previously brought aboard Roman Hemby, who was one of IU's running backs en route to the title, and wide receiver E.J. Williams Jr.
Vegas is definitely taking on a bit of a Bloomington flavor, and given how things went for the Hoosiers in 2025, that might not be a bad thing at all.
The Buffalo Bills are about to turn the page to a brand-new chapter in 2026… and it comes with a new stadium, a new head coach, and a fresh new energy. The only thing left pending is the new schedule.
Here’s a look at what we know ahead of the 2026 schedule release.
1. When will the schedule be released?
The NFL hasn’t officially announced the 2026 schedule release date yet, but the pattern is steady.
Recent releases:
The expectation is the full 2026 slate to drop in mid-May, complete with a primetime reveal on ESPN and wall-to-wall coverage over several days.
If the target date holds steady we should be hearing of the new schedule next Wednesday or Thursday, May 13th or May 14th.
Don’t be surprised if the NFL decides to make you wait this season. The NFL doesn’t kickoff until Wednesday, September 9th this year…which is a week later than historical starts over the last six years. This could mean fans may need to wait a week longer to get the schedule possibly May 20th or 21st, according to some sources.
2. A historic season: New stadium, new era
2026 won’t be just another season in Buffalo, it will be the inaugural season at the NEW Highmark Stadium.
That means:
3. Who are the Bills’ 2026 opponents?
We don’t have dates yet, but we do know the lineup and it’s stacked.
Home opponents
Away opponents
Dates, kickoff times, and ticket details will all arrive with the official release this spring.
4. Why do they play those teams?
The NFL schedule formula is part rotation, part performance-based matchmaking.
Here’s how Buffalo’s 2026 slate comes together:
Because Buffalo is consistently near the top of the division, they’re once again drawing a top tier schedule.
5. What We Already Know
Season Opener (Kickoff Game)
Week 1 International Game – Australia
Week 3 International Game – Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
This isn’t just another schedule release, it’s the unveiling. New stadium. Loaded opponent list. And a fan base ready to turn every home game into something unforgettable.
Teenage wicketkeeper-batter Thomas Rew has signed a new contract with Somerset until the end of the 2028 season.
The 18-year-old penned his first professional deal with the county in July last year which was due to run until October 2027, after making his debut in the T20 Blast.
Rew and older brother James, 21 - who has established himself in Somerset's first XI - are among England cricket's brightest young talents.
He captained England's Under-19s as they reached a World Cup final in February and also toured Australia with England Lions.
"Opportunities such as those with the England U19s and the England Lions have arrived pretty fast for me in the last 12 months and events have happened in my cricketing journey so far that I wasn't necessarily expecting," Rew said in a statement.
"I'm grateful to Somerset for all the opportunities they have given me so far. I just try to take one match at a time and not look too far ahead, an approach which really helped me last year."
Rew joined Somerset's youth set-up as an under-11 and has progressed to make 13 senior appearances - two in the T20 Blast, 10 in the One-Day Cup and his County Championship debut in their most recent outing against Yorkshire, which ended in defeat.
Head coach Jason Kerr said it was "easy to forget how young" Rew is.
"Thomas has an innate ability to be incredibly competitive and read situations effectively," he said.
"There's a maturity in his cricket that not everybody has and that's combined with ability and talent.
"It's going to be really exciting to see how he develops but I think it's important that we're patient."
Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed their travelling squad to face Bayern Munich in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final clash. Les Parisiens’ squad includes one notable absentee with Achraf Hakimi (26) set to miss out on the trip to Bavaria.
The Moroccan international defender suffered from severe muscle cramps in the final minutes of the first leg, from which PSG hold a 5-4 aggregate advantage. The severity of Hakimi’s cramps has seen him miss out on the opportunity to help his team reach consecutive finals in the competition.
With the former Real Madrid full-back ruled out of the second leg, questions will be raised as to who will deputise for the 26-year-old. Warren Zaïre-Emery (20) has featured as an unorthodox right-back this season or Luis Enrique may opt for a change in tactical set up.
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Former Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic will take charge of Athletic Bilbao next season, the club announced on Tuesday, following the departure of Ernesto Valverde this summer.
Terzic will arrive on a two-year deal to replace Valverde, who said in March he would step down from his role at the end of the season.
The 43-year-old Terzic has been without a club since leaving Dortmund at the end of the 2023-24 campaign, which ended with a 2-0 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
Terzic won the German Cup in 2021 in his first spell at Dortmund. He returned for a second stint as coach a year later, narrowly missing out on the Bundesliga title on the final day of the 2022-23 season.
He was also a former assistant to Slaven Bilic at West Ham and Besiktas.
The departing Valverde, who has had three tenures as Bilbao coach, ended their 40-year trophy drought when his side won the Copa del Rey in 2024.
Bilbao are currently eighth in La Liga and three points off the European places with four games left.
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It’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen veteran fighter Jim Miller in the cage, and now we’re learning there’s a good reason why.
Miller is one of the longest lasting athletes in the UFC, having been with the promotion since 2008 and fighting a wild 46 times for them (57 times overall in his MMA career). He fought on UFC 100, UFC 200, and UFC 300. He says he’ll retire once he hits 50 UFC fights, which means you really want to appreciate his upcoming bout with Jared Gordon at UFC 328, especially once you hear what Jim went through over the past year.
Miller has been unusually absent over the past twelve months, and it turns out it’s because he’s been taking care of his son who went through cancer treatment.
“My older son, my 14-year-old son, ended up having some health issues,” Miller told BJPenn.com’s Cole Shelton. “He kicked its ass. We had a really tough six months, the last three months of last year and the first three months of this year. I couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out. He’s amazing, he’s an amazing young man, he makes me proud every day.”
🚨 Amazing news: (old picture) but Jim Miller’s son is officially cancer free and had his port removed
— WonderBondMMA (@wonderbondmma) April 13, 2026
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“He had cancer, he was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma,” Miller continued. “Which is a very aggressive and very rare childhood cancer. He had a tumor tucked into his sinus and eye socket. Frontally, location-wise, it was probably in the best spot it could be. It popped right out when he did the biopsy. But he still had to go through the two rounds of chemotherapy and a round of radiation. The radiation was for five weeks, every day by Rutgers, which is an hour-and-a-half from us.”
“The ability to do that and move my schedule around, cause I was training for a fight when he got into the radiation part. I’m glad I’m a fighter, I’m glad I chose this road, so I could be there for my son and help him through his struggles.”
Miller added that he has taken all the worry and stress from that situation and channeling it into training.
“For my own sanity, I needed to get in there and train,” he said. “And I’ve been in the gym for months now, not full-on fight camp, but it is healing to choke somebody sometimes.”
Miller is 3-2 over his last five while Gordon is 2-2-1. While Gordon is the favorite heading into New Jersey, Miller has always been a live underdog and undoubtedly comes into this hometown match with extra motivation.
Former Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic has signed with La Liga side Athletic Bilbao, the club said in a statement on Tuesday.
Terzic signed a contract until June 2028. He will succeed Ernesto Valverde, who's leaving the team at the end of the season.
Terzic coached Dortmund from December 2020 until June 2021, and then again between the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. He was recently working as a TV pundit.
With the Bundesliga side, he won the German Cup in 2021 and reached the Champions League final in 2024, losing to Real Madrid. He will be officially presented at the start of the new season.
"Currently, all focus is on the four crucial remaining matches," the club said. Bilbao still has a chance to qualify for European competition.
BOSTON (AP) — A woman who worked as a live-in chef for Stefon Diggs and is accusing the former New England Patriots wide receiver of assault is expected to continue her testimony Tuesday at his trial, marked the first day by sharply conflicting accounts of what happened inside his home.
Jamila Adams, who goes by “Mila,” testified Monday that Diggs slapped her and choked her during a dispute in December, leaving her struggling to breathe. Diggs’ attorney told jurors the attack never happened.
Adams told jurors that Diggs “smacked me with an open hand” before wrapping his arm around her neck. She described what she called a “complicated” employment dynamic, saying their relationship had previously been sexual, although not at the time of the alleged assault. She lived in his home, preparing meals and snacks, and had known Diggs for more than four years at the time she alleges that he attacked her.
Defense attorney Andrew Kettlewell said there was no evidence of an assault, noting that no one else in the house reported seeing or hearing anything unusual and that there were no medical records, photos or video documenting injuries. He also suggested Adams had a financial motive, telling jurors they would hear evidence she sought money from Diggs after reporting the incident.
Prosecutors say the case centers on what happened on Dec. 2, when they allege Diggs entered Adams’ bedroom, slapped her and put her in a headlock that made it difficult to breathe.
Diggs, 33, has pleaded not guilty to a felony strangulation charge and a misdemeanor assault and battery charge. A jury was seated Monday in Norfolk County District Court in Dedham.
On Tuesday night, the New York Islanders and the other 15 teams that missed the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs will take part in the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery.
The Islanders, who won the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery with just 3.5% odds (they selected future Calder-Trophy winner Matthew Schaefer), finished this season with the 13th-best odds to win the lottery at 2.0%.
While the Islanders could win the lottery, that wouldn't mean they'd select first overall for a second straight draft. Per the rules, a lottery team can only move up at most 10 spots.
That means that the Islanders' "winning the lottery" would mean they'd select third overall. That would also mean that the Vancouver Canucks, who have the best odds at 18.5%, would win the lottery.
The Islanders will either pick third overall or 13th.
Here are the Islanders' lucky numbers, per team statistician Eric Hornick, with 20 total combinations that would give the Islanders the third pick:
1 2 5 6
1 2 5 11
1 3 4 13
1 5 7 9
1 5 11 12
1 6 7 11
2 3 7 13
2 3 12 13
2 9 12 13
2 12 13 14
3 6 13 14
3 8 12 14
3 10 11 14
4 5 8 11
4 5 8 14
4 6 9 14
5 7 10 14
6 11 13 14
7 9 13 14
8 9 10 14
As you can see, and as Hornick makes clear in his Draft Lottery "The Skinny", the number 14 is incredibly common, appearing 10 times.
Per Hornick, the odds of the Islanders winning the lottery at 3.5% and then 2.0% in consecutive years are 1 in 1,428.
So, you are saying there's a chance?
You can tune in and watch the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery live from NHL Network in Secaucus on ESPN, Sportsnet, and TVA at 7 PM ET.
Luka Doncic is still building towards a return, but it won't come in time for Game 1.
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Doncic for the start of their second-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported on "Inside the NBA."
Charania reports the Lakers are evaluating Doncic on a week-to-week basis, and he is currently on a "slow path" in his recovery from a Grade 2 hamstring strain that has kept him sidelined for the past month.
"He's doing more and more on the court," Charania said. "But right now, still not full-fledged running or full-contact workouts."
No, he is out for Game 1. The timeline for his return is also still unclear, according to Charania.
Doncic was seen putting shots up during Lakers practice on Monday, May 4, but he has yet to progress to 3-on-3 or 5-on-5. Lakers head coach JJ Redick had no update for reporters.
Doncic has missed 11 games since straining his left hamstring against Oklahoma City on April 2. The Lakers have gone 7-4 in that span and ran out to a 3-0 lead in the first round of the playoffs against the Houston Rockets before winning the series in six games.
Luka Doncic, getting up shots Monday. When asked about his availability for Game 1, JJ Redick said, “no update.” pic.twitter.com/UZBw9x2E9R
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 4, 2026
The odds are stacked against Los Angeles yet again with a matchup against the defending NBA champion Thunder, who won a league-best 64 games in the regular season. The absence of Jalen Williams makes things slightly less lopsided, especially if the Lakers keep producing total team efforts with contributions from Marcus Smart, Luke Kennard, Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura.
Make no mistake, though: Doncic, who led the league in scoring with 33.5 points per game and finished third in assists with 8.3 per game, will be needed this series. It just remains to be seen when – or if – he'll be back in time.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Luka Doncic injury update, status ahead of Lakers vs Thunder Game 1
With the Detroit Lions’ 2026 roster mostly in place following free agency and the NFL Draft, it’s now time to take inventory on their entire personnel.
In the past, this team has been defined by their players on offense. They’ve finished top-five in scoring in four consecutive seasons. Typically, that’s been led by strong play from quarterback Jared Goff, and an offensive line that has allowed the team to move on the ball consistently. They’ve also built a strong receiving corps with Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, and tight end Sam LaPorta. The Lions also have one of the best running backs in the NFL in Jahmyr Gibbs.
But they’ve also built out some talent on the defensive side of the ball. Going into 2025, you could make a case Detroit had the best safety duo in the league, and with investments at cornerback with first-round pick Terrion Arnold and free agent signing D.J. Reed, they looked like a formidable secondary before injuries came crashing down.
So now entering 2026, the question is:
My answer: Last year, I answered offensive line, but the sudden retirement of Frank Ragnow and struggles at left guard resulted in that unit performing a lot worse than expected. With the additions of center Cade Mays and right tackle Blake Miller—along with fortification of depth pieces—offensive line is at least in the conversation again, but it’s not my choice this year.
I think quarterback also deserves to be in the conversation. It feels like Jared Goff is often taken for granted in this town, but he’s now produced four straight seasons of a passer rating of 97.9 or higher, at least 4,400 yards, and over that time has produced a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 130-to-39. Statistically, he’s been a top-five quarterback, and the importance of that can’t be overstated.
This may be the first year I would consider saying this, but the defensive line also deserves consideration. The starting lineup of Aidan Hutchinson, Tyleik Williams, Alim McNeill, and now Derrick Moore features two first-round picks, a second-round pick, and one of the highest-paid defensive tackles in football. Unfortunately, I’m not ready to crown them until I see actual results—and there’s also some concern among the depth there.
Enough of the candidates, what’s my actual pick? I’m going to say receivers, and cheat a little. St. Brown and Jameson Williams produce one of the best duos in the league, but it doesn’t stop there. I’m including a top-five tight end in LaPorta, and I’m going to even throw the receiving skills of Jahmyr Gibbs in there, too.
I believe all five of those players should be bunched together, because with all those receiving weapons at their disposal, new offensive coordinator Drew Petzing and pass game coordinator Mike Kafka should have no problem finding a mismatch in their favor every single week. Throw in the potential of a Year 2 jump from Isaac TeSlaa, and you’d be hard pressed to find better receiving weapons than Detroit across the entire NFL landscape.
What do you think the Lions’ biggest strength is right now? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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Julian Alvarez was forced off with an ankle injury in the second half of Atletico Madrid’s Champions League semi-final first leg match against Arsenal last Wednesday, subsequently missing their match in La Liga at the weekend.
Alvarez then travelled with the Atletico squad to London on Monday, joining the team for training at the Emirates Stadium. But his spot in the starting lineup remains in doubt, particularly as he was seen testing his ankle ahead of training.
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Journalists in attendance at the Emirates spotted Alvarez working alone with Atletico physiotherapist Oscar Pitillas, doing various exercises to test his ankle before taking part in training with the rest of the squad.
From an Atletico point of view, an optimistic take on the situation would be that the tests proved Alvarez was fit enought to take part in the session.
On the other hand, the fact he still requires special treatment just 24 hours before the game must make him a doubt to play through the match to the final whistle. Given the 26-year-old’s importance to Atletico as their top scorer, that could be significant.
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Nicolas Gonzalez and Pablo Barrios will certainly be absent, as they weren’t named in the travelling squad. They won’t be making their injury comebacks against Arsenal on Tuesday night.
But Jose Maria Gimenez has travelled, despite missing the first leg of the semi-final and Atletico’s match against Valencia at the weekend. That suggests he’s on the verge of an injury comeback, but it may be too much to immediately throw him into the starting lineup after eight games out.
Lamine Yamal’s injury came as a massive blow to FC Barcelona and Hansi Flick’s plans, but the team have bounced back well with two wins in two games after his setback.
While it is clear that the team’s attacking output is significantly poorer without Yamal, the club have decided that the teenage sensation will not play for the team again this season.
After all, the upcoming FIFA World Cup later this year is what is on his mind, and the player does not wish to miss that competition under any circumstances.
As reported by Cadena SER, Yamal has already begun his recovery at the club facilities and was at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper earlier this week, working on his return.
The Spanish forward is already working in the gym and has worked individually in the team’s training facility.
What’s bigger is that he has also started working on the grass cautiously under the guidance of the team’s staff.
Back training on the grass. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Yamal’s eyes are fixed on the FIFA World Cup, and he does not wish to miss it under any circumstances.
His injury was said to need between six and eight weeks out, and given that he was injured on April 22nd, the best-case scenario placed him as a candidate to return just in time for the World Cup.
Even if his recovery requires a few extra weeks, however, Luis de La Fuente and Co. have no intention of excluding the Barcelona star and will help him work towards a speedy return, even if it is midway through the event.
They cite Dani Olmo’s turnaround from being injured to becoming one of Spain’s most important players in the EURO 2024, and hope Yamal can do the same.
Patriots predictions add edge rusher, wide receiver to bolster offense and defense originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The New England Patriots have Super Bowl aspirations in 2026 after falling just short in 2025.
Well, saying they fell "just short" is up for debate. Yes, New England made it to the Super Bowl in 2025, but they also got their doors blown off by a clearly superior team in the Seattle Seahawks.
That said, it's a reminder that the Patriots should be looking to add as much talent as possible before the start of the season to have a better chance to compete and edge rusher and wide receiver are two positions that could use more love.
New England added Dre'Mont Jones in free agency and Gabe Jacas in the draft, but the Pats could use more depth behind those two and Harold Landry, as Jacas is a total wild card as a rookie and Landry dealt with injury last season.
At wide receiver, the A.J. Brown saga remains unsettled and right now the Patriots have only added Romeo Doubs to replace the void left by the Stefon Diggs release. Even if the Pats had kept Diggs, they still needed more help at receiver.
In an article predicting landing spots for the top free agents left on the open market, Pro Football & Sports Network's Jacob Infante has the Patriots signing wideout Brandon Aiyuk and edge rusher Haason Reddick.
Of course, Aiyuk is still under contract with the San Francisco 49ers, but the expectation is they will cut him if they can't find a trade partner, which is considered unlikely.
"Haason Reddick reached double-digit sack totals every season from 2020 to 2023, earning two Pro Bowl honors in the process. In the two succeeding years, though, he’s combined for just 3.5 sacks," Infante said. "The chances he returns to that elite level of production at this stage seem slim, but an NFL team will take a chance on him to bounce back in their rotation."
"Brandon Aiyuk played only 7 games in 2024 and missed the entire 2025 season. What level of production he’d bring to a team at this point is anyone’s guess, but it’s worth noting that in 2023, he was a second-team All-Pro with 1,342 receiving yards in his last healthy season," Infante wrote. "Those highs should give him a starting shot wherever he ends up next."
Reddick would be a fine depth addition for the Patriots. Granted, he isn't the alpha edge rusher he once was after posting just 3.5 sacks over his last 23 games, but New England doesn't need him to be that with Jones and Harold Landry on the roster. As a rotational EDGE, Reddick would be an ideal fit to give the Patriots extra juice in the pass-rush on obvious passing downs.
Aiyuk was once on a star trajectory after posting back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, including a 2023 campaign in which he broke 1,300 yards, but a torn ACL in 2024 and his sitting out all of last season under some weird circumstances has no doubt hurt his stock.
While the Patriots shouldn't depend on Aiyuk for a significant role, he could offer a fantastic second or third option in New England's offense alongside Doubs and Brown, assuming the Patriots actually do acquire the latter.
If the Patriots don't end up trading for Brown, signing someone like Aiyuk would be even more crucial, although he shouldn't be relied upon as anything more than the Pats' third option in the offense.
While we could see the Patriots signing Reddick, all signs point to Aiyuk joining the Washington Commanders if he hits the open market, so signing the veteran wideout seems less likely for New England.
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Why Steelers' QB target Aaron Rodgers is being linked to the Cardinals originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The assumption all along has been that if Aaron Rodgers doesn't retire, he'll play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2026.
Lately, there've been rumors -- more like speculation -- linking him to the Arizona Cardinals.
That would be a major twist in the tale, for sure.
If Rodgers ended up in Arizona, it would really hurt Pittsburgh's QB situation for the season ahead.
For now, though, no such decisions have been made.
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The reality is that there hasn't been any real reporting on this, just speculation.
"In recent days, some in the media have connected dots that had been hiding in plain sight for weeks," Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio wrote. "Even after drafting quarterback Carson Beck, the Cardinals don’t have an obvious answer at the position... Regardless, nearly two months into free agency, there’s been no indication that the Cardinals are eyeing Rodgers or that Rodgers is eyeing the Cardinals. Could it still happen? Sure. Would it make sense at one level? Absolutely. At another level, it would make no sense."
The Cardinals currently have Jacoby Brissett, Gardner Minshew and the aforementioned Carson Beck. That's clearly not that good, but as Florio writes, their goal this season probably isn't to be all that good.
There are some familiar faces in Arizona, which is part of why the speculation at least makes some sense.
"Nathaniel Hackett, his former offensive coordinator with the Packers and the Jets, has that same role in Arizona now," Florio writes. "And Mike LaFleur, brother of Packers head coach Matt LaFleur (with whom Rodgers won a pair of NFL MVP awards), is the Cardinals’ head coach. Last year, Mike LaFleur was the Rams’ offensive coordinator. They viewed Rodgers as a potential Plan B, if Matthew Stafford had been traded to the Giants or the Raiders."
The good news for the Steelers is that despite those connections, there hasn't seemed to be any pursuit.
Rodgers probably wouldn't want to go to a non-contending Cardinals team, anyway.
It still seems most likely he picks the Steelers, as long as he doesn't retire.
Following free agency and the NFL draft, where have the Jacksonville Jaguars improved the most this offseason?
Each of ESPN's NFL Nation reporters answered that question for their respective teams. When it came to the Jaguars, Michael DiRocco selected the cornerback position.
The main reason for DiRocco's selection? Travis Hunter being healthy.
"The Jaguars believe Hunter was their best corner despite the smaller workload on defense," DiRocco wrote. "Re-signing Montaric Brown to start on the other side is a major plus, too. If Jourdan Lewis returns to his level of play before his Week 16 foot injury, cornerback will be the Jaguars' strongest position group."
As DiRocco notes, Hunter played only 37% of the defensive snaps last season before his injury. However, he brings impressive ball skills and an innate coverage ability to the Jacksonville secondary. Those abilities can be maximized with him taking on a larger role defensively.
Along with Hunter, re-signing Montaric Brown was key to providing stability at this unit. Following a breakout season in 2025, Brown will start opposite of Hunter. At the nickel will be Jourdan Lewis, and the versatile Jarrian Jones will be the first option off the bench.
The Jaguars were already one of the best at taking the ball away last season. Sticky coverage on the back end will also go a long way in helping out the pass rush, as Josh Hines-Allen described recently.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: 2026 NFL offseason: Cornerback named Jaguars most improved position
NEW YORK -- Following an emotional Game 7 win over the Boston Celtics on the road on Saturday, the Philadelphia 76ers looked a bit tired and out of sync as they began Round 2 with the New York Knicks on Monday. The Sixers trailed by as many as 40 as they fell to the Knicks 137-98 in Game 1 of this series.
The Sixers received 17 points from Paul George, 14 points and four rebounds from Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey had 13 points and three rebounds. Kelly Oubre Jr. chipped in with 12 points and five rebounds and VJ Edgecombe added 12 points.
Here are the three biggest takeaways following the loss to the Knicks:
It was too easy for the Knicks in this one. They lived in the paint, finished at the basket, and kicked it out to open shooters. When the Sixers did close out, the Knicks put the ball on the floor and dribbled into mid-range shots in order to find an offensive rhythm. Jalen Brunson, especially, was able to get into a groove as he took advantage of any crease he was able to find in Philadelphia’s defensive scheme. It didn’t matter who the Sixers threw onto Brunson, he was able to get things moving for New York.
Coach Nick Nruse stated:
Well, I thought we got off to a decent start defensively, and then we we had, I think, five or six mid pick-and-rolls in a row that they they scored on in pretty much every way they could. Came off, hit a 3, we didn't get through the screen, they got a lob, a couple floaters down the lane. I think they scored six straight times off that, and that kind of extended it a little bit, but, I mean, listen again, it's not very easy to evaluate any of that stuff. I just feel like we were full step slow tonight defensively. It just seemed like we were chasing everything. Didn't guard the ball well enough, didn't contest shooters well enough. I mean, they were, obviously, picking us apart. Just moving a lot better than we were.
While the Knicks were firing on all cylinders, the Sixers struggled out of the starting blocks. Philadelphia tried to get Embiid going early in this one as it fed him the ball in his usual sweet spots, but the big fella was unable to find a groove. He was able to have success at the free-throw line as he drew fouls on the big men the Knicks threw on him, but other than that, he was unable to really find anything on the offensive end of the floor. It was also a tough night for him defensively as the Knicks found a groove.
"I think it was a pretty tough night for everybody," said Nurse. "I mean, it just again. I don't think we shot it particularly well, but I don't think we generated nearly as good as shots. I kept talking about the last series, the shot creation and generation was excellent, right? And it wasn't very good tonight. I thought we just have to figure out how to run some more offense to get some of the same looks we got in the last series. Obviously, it's a new series. We got to figure it out. We weren't—again, really hard to evaluate. I think that we just were kind of stuck in the mud at both ends, and they put it on us. They had a great shooting night. We didn't guard them well enough, and they put it on us."
It’s hard to really use fatigue as a factor in any situation, let alone the NBA Playoffs, but it has to at least be considered for the Sixers in this one. They played a competitive and emotional Game 7 in Boston on Saturday, had one day off, and then had to go face a Knicks team that has had some days off due to finishing off their Round 1 series in six games. One can excuse them for the poor performance to open this series, but this is their one mulligan. If it bleeds into Game 2 on Wednesday, then the Sixers will have a problem to face in this series.
"I won't use that as an excuse, but emotional roller coaster," said George. "You go from a Game 7 and one day off, and then you're right back into another matchup. I think there was some carryover of us trying to get up and get prepared for this next matchup, but, you know, we should have came out and did a better job. I won't use that as an excuse."
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: 3 biggest takeaways for Sixers following Game 1 loss to Knicks
Halo Studios plans to remake the original Halo Trilogy According to a report from Rebs Gaming, Halo Studios is planning to create remakes of the original Halo Trilogy. Remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3 are reportedly in early development, and both projects will continue regardless of the performance of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Halo: Campaign […]
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Team Group expands its Elite and Elite PLUS DDR5 range with new DDR5-8000 kits Team Group has officially released new JEDEC standard DDR5-8000 memory modules for its Elite and Elite PLUS product ranges. These modules can deliver 8000 MT/s speeds at 1.1V with CL56-56-56-128 timings, and support both AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra systems. […]
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The CPU market looks very different from six months ago. Intel's back in the conversation, AMD's X3D chips still rule gaming, and there's genuine value at every price point.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 has yet to be officially announced, but recent statements from director Naoki Hamaguchi suggest the game's reveal and release aren't too far off. According to a high-effort leak posted on ResetEra, the third and final entry in the remake trilogy will be revealed during this year's Summer Game Fest opening showcase on June 5, but many of the details sound too good to be true. "I am posting this on behalf of somebody else I know to protect their identity who works somewhere in the chain between Square Enix marketing and Summer Game Fest event staff. The level of […]
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The memory shortage faced by Apple can be avoided as the company can purchase DRAM quantities in bulk for a multitude of products, but one area where the Cupertino firm may continue to struggle is chip supply. As TSMC is operating at its maximum capacity by fulfilling 3nm silicon orders for AI customers, it’s adversely affecting iPhone 17 Pro Max shipments to the point that a customer who has been searching around for a flagship unit is unable to find one in a U.S. state. Low A19 Pro chip supply could also affect the second-generation MacBook Neo shipments, as Apple will […]
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Google is upgrading the Gemini app on Android with a design refresh and model picker. It follows the recent distribution on the iOS channel. There’s a mixed reaction from users after seeing the visuals available on X.
Gemini app’s header now features a model picker with a drop-down button. Hitting the arrow would present the available models to users. It expands the app’s usability while making it easier to change the execution mechanism.
Gemini’s various buttons are getting a subtle tweak in order to increase visibility. The hamburger menu stays separate on the left, while the right side has three buttons together, including:
These new design tweaks don’t just make Gemini visually appealing, but also enhance the overall experience. The conversation section is also seeing application of subtle colorways in both light and dark modes.
The rollout may be sequential, and you may receive it days later. Keep the Gemini app updated to the latest version alongside the main Google app and the phone’s Google Play system update.
It can also be a server-side rollout, which means users may not see the new design on the latest version. In that case, waiting for the expansion is the only option left as Google maintains a phased rollout rather than broader.
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Last month, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that OpenAI was developing an AI-agent smartphone slated for mass production in 2028. Now, Kuo suggests the timeline may have been accelerated and has also shared some early specifications of the device. According to Kuo, the OpenAI smartphone is now expected to enter mass production in the first half of 2027. The analyst attributes the accelerated timeline to the growing AI phone market, along with a potential year-end IPO. Ming-Chi Kuo also shared key specifications of OpenAI’s AI agent-focused smartphone. According to the analyst,...
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This Saturday night, and go toe-to-toe in one of the most intriguing bouts in British heavyweight history, with the WBO crown at stake. Ahead of the action, well-respected former trainer and fight analyst, Teddy Atlas, has made his prediction for how the contest will play out. Wardley announced himself on the world stage with a […]
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First UK Top 10 finish for the Omoda 5.
UK new car sales in April soar 24% year-on-year to 149,247 units, however year-ago volumes were particularly weak as buyers pulled purchases forward to March to beat incoming vehicle tax increases. The year-to-date tally is now up by a robust 9% to 764,101 and local association of manufacturers SMMT now predicts a Full Year 2026 tally at 2,093,000 units, up 3.6% on 2025. Private sales improve 20.2% to 56,116 units and 37.6% share vs. 38.8% a year ago while fleets are up 26.8% to 90,462 and 60.6% share vs. 59.3% and business sales are up 15% to 2,669 and 1.8% share vs. 1.9%. Year-to-date, this time private sales fare better at +11.7% to 306,211 and 40.1% share vs. 39.1% over the same period in 2025, fleet sales are up 6.9% to 441,094 and 57.7% share vs. 58.9% and business sales are up 19.3% to 16,796 and 2.2% share vs. 2%.
Looking at sales by fuel type, BEVs surge 59.1% to 39,084 and 26.2% share vs. 20.4% in April 2025. SMMT noted that April marked the registration of the 2 millionth BEV in the UK. Meanwhile HEVs are up 18.8% to 19,711 and 13.2% share vs. 13.8% a year ago, PHEVs are up 46.4% to 20,597 and 13.8% share vs. 11.7%, petrol is up 8.2% to 63,541 and 42.6% share vs. 48.8% and diesel down -1% to 6,314 and 4.2% share vs. 5.3%. Year-to-date, BEVs are up 22.1% to 176,698 and 23.1% share vs. 20.7% over the first 4 moths of 2025, HEVs are up 8.3% to 111,083 and 14.5% share vs. 14.6%, PHEVs are up 46.5% to 99,263 and 13% share vs. 9.7% while petrol is down -1.5% to 340,230 and 44.5% share vs. 49.3% and diesel falls -8.4% to 36,827 and 4.8% share vs. 5.7%.
Volkswagen (+23%) follows the market to keep a comfortable distance with the other carmakers present at 8.6% share vs. 6% for #2 Kia (+7.2%). BMW (+7.6%) completes the podium as it does YTD. In fact the Top 5 is identical to YTD with Ford (+17.5%) at #4 and Audi (+0.9%) at #5. MG (+84.9%) surges ahead to #6 with 4.7% share, distancing Mercedes (+30.1%) and Skoda (+13.9%). BYD (+101.5%) delivers the biggest YoY gain in the Top 15 at #12 with Jaecoo (+268.2%), Omoda (+259.9%), Citroen (+167%) and Mini (+90%) also impressive.
Model-wise, the Ford Puma (+27.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 2.8% share, ahead of the Kia Sportage (+3.7%). The Nissan Qashqai (+29.5%) stays at #3 ahead of two surging models: the VW Golf (+77.9%) scoring its best ranking since last October at #4 and the Mini Cooper (+58.7%) at #5. We have a new entrant in the Top 10: #1 in London over the Full Year 2025, the Omoda 5 lands directly in 6th place with 1.5% share. The VW Tiguan (+46.6%) and MG HS (+67.9%) also impress below. Surprise #1 in March, the Jaecoo 7 falls to #10 and #3 year-to-date.
Previous month: UK March 2026: Jaecoo 7 overall best-seller!
One year ago: UK April 2025: Peugeot (+37.9%), BYD (+654.1%) stand out in market down -10.4%
Full March 2026 Top 53 All brands and Top 10 models below.
UK March 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 12,884 | 8.6% | + 23.0% | 1 | 59,878 | 7.8% | – 5.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kia | 8,922 | 6.0% | + 7.2% | 3 | 43,538 | 5.7% | + 0.4% | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | BMW | 8,700 | 5.8% | + 7.6% | 2 | 42,607 | 5.6% | – 2.4% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Ford | 8,230 | 5.5% | + 17.5% | 4 | 41,004 | 5.4% | – 1.7% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Audi | 8,090 | 5.4% | + 0.9% | 5 | 38,133 | 5.0% | + 6.4% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | MG | 7,005 | 4.7% | + 84.9% | 10 | 30,883 | 4.0% | + 8.6% | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | Mercedes | 6,989 | 4.7% | + 30.1% | 7 | 35,285 | 4.6% | + 7.6% | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Skoda | 6,244 | 4.2% | + 13.9% | 14 | 30,675 | 4.0% | + 9.3% | 9 | 11 |
| 9 | Hyundai | 6,077 | 4.1% | – 6.9% | 13 | 30,278 | 4.0% | – 3.6% | 11 | 6 |
| 10 | Vauxhall | 5,889 | 3.9% | + 14.1% | 8 | 33,729 | 4.4% | + 3.7% | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | Peugeot | 5,368 | 3.6% | – 9.2% | 12 | 30,196 | 4.0% | – 12.3% | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | BYD | 5,059 | 3.4% | + 101.5% | 11 | 26,396 | 3.5% | + 124.0% | 14 | 17 |
| 13 | Volvo | 4,992 | 3.3% | + 18.0% | 16 | 24,117 | 3.2% | + 4.0% | 16 | 14 |
| 14 | Toyota | 4,981 | 3.3% | – 6.0% | 6 | 30,389 | 4.0% | – 3.4% | 10 | 7 |
| 15 | Renault | 4,801 | 3.2% | + 9.9% | 18 | 23,645 | 3.1% | + 7.2% | 17 | 15 |
| 16 | Mini | 4,774 | 3.2% | + 90.0% | 20 | 18,814 | 2.5% | + 20.9% | 19 | 18 |
| 17 | Nissan | 4,079 | 2.7% | – 16.7% | 9 | 28,389 | 3.7% | – 13.3% | 13 | 8 |
| 18 | Jaecoo | 3,877 | 2.6% | + 268.2% | 17 | 22,789 | 3.0% | + 431.5% | 18 | 23 |
| 19 | Land Rover | 3,834 | 2.6% | + 1.2% | 15 | 25,313 | 3.3% | + 1.5% | 15 | 16 |
| 20 | Cupra | 3,372 | 2.3% | + 52.9% | 21 | 15,171 | 2.0% | + 24.0% | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | Omoda | 3,275 | 2.2% | + 259.9% | 23 | 12,324 | 1.6% | + 200.3% | 22 | 27 |
| 22 | Chery | 2,900 | 1.9% | new | 28 | 10,977 | 1.4% | new | 25 | 34 |
| 23 | Citroen | 2,558 | 1.7% | + 167.0% | 26 | 12,142 | 1.6% | + 127.1% | 23 | 26 |
| 24 | Dacia | 1,798 | 1.2% | – 9.1% | 27 | 10,250 | 1.3% | – 8.8% | 26 | 22 |
| 25 | Geely | 1,649 | 1.1% | new | 35 | 3,244 | 0.4% | new | 35 | 47 |
| 26 | Porsche | 1,560 | 1.0% | + 27.3% | 31 | 6,041 | 0.8% | – 7.9% | 29 | 28 |
| 27 | Suzuki | 1,321 | 0.9% | + 30.1% | 24 | 9,909 | 1.3% | + 42.8% | 27 | 29 |
| 28 | Lexus | 1,159 | 0.8% | + 11.1% | 32 | 5,223 | 0.7% | – 4.1% | 32 | 31 |
| 29 | Honda | 1,155 | 0.8% | – 4.2% | 25 | 8,506 | 1.1% | – 15.8% | 28 | 24 |
| 30 | Mazda | 1,126 | 0.8% | – 26.9% | 22 | 11,669 | 1.5% | – 6.9% | 24 | 21 |
| 31 | Polestar | 1,076 | 0.7% | + 25.3% | 33 | 5,227 | 0.7% | + 14.8% | 31 | 30 |
| 32 | Jeep | 838 | 0.6% | + 2.8% | 30 | 4,609 | 0.6% | – 5.9% | 33 | 32 |
| 33 | Tesla | 831 | 0.6% | + 62.3% | 19 | 12,570 | 1.6% | – 3.2% | 21 | 19 |
| 34 | Seat | 790 | 0.5% | – 57.1% | 29 | 5,620 | 0.7% | – 36.1% | 30 | 25 |
| 35 | Fiat | 708 | 0.5% | + 145.0% | 36 | 2,320 | 0.3% | – 46.9% | 36 | 33 |
| 36 | Leapmotor | 580 | 0.4% | + 437.0% | 34 | 3,676 | 0.5% | + 1121.3% | 34 | 35 |
| 37 | Alpine | 373 | 0.2% | + 554.4% | 38 | 1,085 | 0.1% | + 996.0% | 37 | 39 |
| 38 | Changan | 216 | 0.1% | new | 37 | 969 | 0.1% | new | 38 | 49 |
| 39 | Alfa Romeo | 210 | 0.1% | + 0.5% | 40 | 949 | 0.1% | – 0.1% | 39 | 36 |
| 40 | Smart | 157 | 0.1% | + 124.3% | 39 | 740 | 0.1% | + 32.9% | 40 | 38 |
| 41 | KGM | 93 | 0.1% | + 29.2% | 43 | 671 | 0.1% | + 14.7% | 42 | 41 |
| 42 | Xpeng | 88 | 0.1% | + 877.8% | 42 | 441 | 0.1% | + 880.0% | 43 | 45 |
| 43 | Genesis | 71 | 0.0% | + 73.2% | 45 | 363 | 0.0% | – 21.1% | 44 | 42 |
| 44 | Lotus | 64 | 0.0% | + 45.5% | 44 | 299 | 0.0% | – 56.5% | 45 | n/a |
| 45 | Subaru | 52 | 0.0% | – 42.9% | 41 | 709 | 0.1% | – 22.6% | 41 | 37 |
| 46 | Abarth | 38 | 0.0% | + 52.0% | 49 | 129 | 0.0% | – 18.9% | 47 | 50 |
| 47 | Maserati | 32 | 0.0% | + 166.7% | 47 | 136 | 0.0% | + 19.3% | 46 | 48 |
| 48 | Ineos | 18 | 0.0% | – 18.2% | 48 | 101 | 0.0% | + 31.2% | 49 | 51 |
| 49 | GWM Ora | 16 | 0.0% | – 57.9% | 46 | 125 | 0.0% | + 0.8% | 48 | 46 |
| 50 | DS | 13 | 0.0% | – 59.4% | 50 | 59 | 0.0% | – 74.3% | 50 | 43 |
| 51 | Chevrolet | 12 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 51 | 22 | 0.0% | – 29.0% | 51 | 52 |
| 52 | Skywell | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 52 | 19 | 0.0% | + 111.1% | 52 | 54 |
| 53 | Jaguar | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 7 | 0.0% | – 99.6% | 53 | 40 |
| – | Other British | 201 | 0.1% | + 47.8% | – | 1,105 | 0.1% | – 16.8% | – | – |
| – | Other Imports | 98 | 0.1% | – 21.6% | – | 446 | 0.1% | – 39.0% | – | – |
UK April 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Ford Puma | 4,211 | 2.8% | + 27.2% | 2 | 20,339 | 2.7% | + 11.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kia Sportage | 3,645 | 2.4% | + 3.7% | 4 | 17,835 | 2.3% | + 8.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 2,846 | 1.9% | + 29.5% | 3 | 15,699 | 2.1% | + 12.2% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 2,845 | 1.9% | + 77.9% | 8 | 12,021 | 1.6% | – 2.6% | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Mini Cooper | 2,577 | 1.7% | + 58.7% | n/a | 10,686 | 1.4% | n/a | 9 | 12 |
| 6 | Omoda 5 | 2,308 | 1.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 29 |
| 7 | Vauxhall Corsa | 2,236 | 1.5% | – 5.9% | 5 | 12,788 | 1.7% | – 7.7% | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | VW Tiguan | 2,234 | 1.5% | + 46.6% | n/a | 10,252 | 1.3% | – 3.9% | 10 | 9 |
| 9 | MG HS | 2,146 | 1.4% | + 67.9% | 7 | 11,293 | 1.5% | + 2.5% | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Jaecoo 7 | 2,099 | 1.4% | n/a | 1 | 17,668 | 2.3% | #DIV/0! | 3 | 13 |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 2,072 | 1.4% | + 3.2% | 6 | 11,360 | 1.5% | + 7.0% | 7 | 7 |
Source: SMMT
Beşiktaş'ta futbolcular, Konyaspor maçı öncesinde 'kupayı kazanacağız' diye Sergen Yalçın'a söz verdi. Hoca da Başkan Serdal Adalı'dan prim sözü aldı.
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Fenerbahçe Başkan Adayı Mehmet Ali Aydınlar, yönetim kurulu listesine Vodafone CEO'su Engin Aksoy, 1907 Derneği Kurucu Üyesi Necdet Ersoy ve iş insanı Gürel Aydın’ı ekledi.
Ali Koç döneminde Futbol AŞ'de yönetici olan Abdi İbrahim'in Sahibi Nezih Barut ile stat yapımını üstlenen ancak projesi rafa kaldırılan Akfen Holding'in sahibi Hamdi Akın ile de görüşmelerini sürdürüyor.
Ersoy, Barut ve Akın, Aydınlar'ın 2013'te Aziz Yıldırım'ın karşısında aday olup kaybettiği seçimde de listesinde olan isimlerdi.
Aydınlar'a o kongreyi kaybettirenlerden birisi de Aziz Yıldırım'ın Hamdi Akın hakkında söylediği, "3 Temmuz'da herkesin maskesi düştü. Bazıları Fenerbahçe'yi savunmak yerine kendi ihalelerini, kendi işlerini düşündü. Hamdi Akın da bunlardan biridir" sözleri olmuştu.
Saldırıya ilişkin etkili soruşturma yürütülmediği iddiasıyla AYM'ye yapılan başvuruda, Anayasa'nın 17. maddesinde güvence altına alınan yaşam hakkının usul boyutunun ihlal edilmediğine hükmedildi.
Anayasa Mahkemesi (AYM), Fenerbahçe futbol takımı otobüsünün 4 Nisan 2015'te Trabzon'da silahlı saldırıya uğramasına ilişkin etkili soruşturma yürütülmediği gerekçesiyle "yaşam hakkının ihlal edildiği" iddiasıyla yapılan başvuruda hak ihlali yapılmadığına hükmetti.
AA muhabirinin derlediği bilgiye göre, aralarında futbolcular ve kulüp görevlilerinin de olduğu bazı Fenerbahçeliler, olayla ilgili etkili bir soruşturma yürütülmediği ve bazı şüpheliler hakkında ek kovuşturmaya yer olmadığına dair karar verildiği gerekçesiyle "yaşam hakkının ihlal edildiğini" iddia etmiş ve AYM'ye bireysel başvuruda bulunmuştu.
Yüksek Mahkeme, başvuruyu 22 Nisan'daki gündem toplantısında görüşerek karara bağladı.
Yaşam hakkının ihlal edildiğine ilişkin iddianın kabul edilebilir olduğuna karar veren AYM, esas yönünden incelemesinde ise Anayasa'nın 17. maddesinde güvence altına alınan yaşam hakkının usul boyutunun ihlal edilmediğine hükmetti.
AYM'nin kararının gerekçesi daha sonra yazılacak.
Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü'nün futbol takımı, Çaykur Rizespor maçından otobüsle dönerken 4 Nisan 2015'te Trabzon'da silahlı saldırıya uğramıştı. Olaya ilişkin yürütülen soruşturma, yaklaşık 5,5 yıl sonra takipsizlikle sonuçlanmıştı.
“Qarabağ”ın yarımmüdafiəçisi Leandro Andrade Ağdam klubunun heyətində bütün turnirlər nəzərə alınmaqla 60-cı qolunu vurub.
Arena.az xəbər verir ki, portuqaliyalı futbolçunun yubileyi Azərbaycan Premyer Liqasının 2025/2026-cı illər mövsümünün 30-cu turunun “Turan Tovuz”la ev qarşılaşmasına (2:1) təsadüf edib.
Leandro 60-cı qolunu Ağdam klubunun heyətində çıxdığı 211-ci matçında vurub. O, Premyer Liqada 45 (135 oyunda), Azərbaycan Kubokunda 2 (20 oyunda), avrokuboklarda 13 (56 qoyunda) qola imza atıb.
Xatırladaq ki, Leandro Andrade “Qarabağ”da ilk qolunu 2022-ci aprelin 2-də “Səbail”lə (5:1) çempionat görüşündə vurub.
Andrade 2022-ci ilin yanvarından “Qarabağ”ın formasını geyinir. Onun Ağdam klubu ilə mövcud müqaviləsinin müddəti 2027-ci ilədək nəzərdə tutulub. Andradenin sözləşməsində 4 milyon avro qarşılığında sərbəst qalma bəndi də var.
Leo Ağdam klubunun heyətində bütövlükdə 211 oyun keçirib. O, bu oyunlarda 60 qola imza atıb, 61 assist müəllifi olub. Leandro “Qarabağ”ın heyətində 4 dəfə (2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, 2024/2025) Azərbaycan çempionu, iki dəfə (2021/2022, 2023/2024) ölkə kubokunun qalibi olub.
Leandro Andrade daha öncə Portuqaliyada “Fatima”, Bolqarıstanda “Çerno More” kimi komandaların da şərəfini qoruyub. O, 2022-ci ilin mart ayında debüt etdiyi Kabo Verde yığma komandasında da 7 oyun keçirib, lakin məhsuldar fəaliyyəti ilə diqqət çəkməyib.
Azərbaycan Premyer Liqasının 30-cu turunun “Sumqayıt”la ev oyunu “Kəpəz”in futbolçusu Rauf Hüseynli üçün əlamətdar olub.
Arena.az xəbər verir ki, o, bu oyunda 4 dəqiqəyə iki qol vurub.
Hüseynli 2:1 hesabıyla qalib gəldikləri oyunda dubla imza atmaqla cari mövsümün rekordunu da təkrarlayıb.
86-cı və 89-cu dəqiqələrdə qol sevinci yaşayan Raufa qədər yalnız Leandro Andrade matçın bir hissəsində belə qısa müddətdə dubl müəllifi olmuşdu. “Qarabağ”ın portuqaliyalı yarımmüdafiəçisi “Araz-Naxçıvan”la martın 8-də keçirilmiş qarşılaşmada (6:0) 33-cü və 36-cı dəqiqələrdəki qolları ilə dublunu rəsmiləşdirmişdi.
Leandrodan fərqli olaraq, Rauf Hüseynli hər iki qolu penaltidən vurub. O, cari mövsümdə bir matçda 2 dəfə 11 metrlik nöqtədən dəqiq olan 4-cü futbolçudur. Ona qədər Aleksandr Ramalinqom (“Sumqayıt”) və Coy Lens Mikels (“Sabah”) penaltilərlə dubl etmişdi, Toral Bayramov (“Qarabağ”) het-trik etdiyi qarşılaşmada iki dəfə “ağ nöqtə”dən fərqlənmişdi. Raufa qədər Ramalinqom daha qısa müddətdə – 12 dəqiqədə iki penalti zərbəsini qola çevirmişdi. O, “Karvan”la ötən il oktyabrın 18-də keçirilmiş matçın (4:1) 54-cü və 65-ci dəqiqələrində fərqlənmişdi.
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“Çelsi” Premyer Liqada XXXV turda “Nottingem Forest”ə uduzub – 1:3.
Futbolpress.az xarici KİV-ə istinadən xəbər verir ki, “zadəganlar”ın hücumçusu Joao Pedro matçdan sonra fikirlərini bölüşüb:
“İstəmədiyimiz nəticə oldu. Hər kəs məsuliyyəti dərk etməlidir. “Çelsi” bu nəticələrə layiq deyil. Vəziyyəti düzəltməliyik. Hamıdan üzr istəyirəm”.
“Çelsi” çempionatda 48 xalla 9-cu sıradadır.
Stolüstü tennis üzrə ölkə birinciliyinə start verilib.
Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, “Şüa İdman Kompleksi”ndə keçirilən yarışda U-19 və U-15 yaş qrupları üzrə idmançılar bacarıqlarını göstərirlər.
4 gün davam edəcək birincilikdə Bakı ilə yanaşı, müxtəlif şəhər və rayonlardan 120-dən artıq stolüstü tennisçi qələbə uğrunda mübarizə aparır.
Qaliblər komanda, şəxsi, qoşa və qarışıq-qoşa növlərində müəyyənləşəcək. Ölkə birinciliyində fəxri kürsüyə qalxan idmançılara Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyinin diplom və medalları, həmçinin Azərbaycan Stolüstü Tennis Federasiyasının hədiyyələri təqdim olunacaq.
“Atletiko”nun baş məşqçisi Dieqo Simeone Çempionlar Liqasının yarımfinal mərhələsində bu gün “Arsenal”a qarşı keçirəcəkləri oyunla bağlı fikirlərini bölüşüb.
Futbolpress.az “Marca”ya istinadən xəbər verir ki, mütəxəssis komandasının final şanslarını dəyərləndirib:
“Oyunun tələb etdiyi dərəcədə intensiv olmalıyıq. Həm komanda, həm də fərdi baxımdan yüksək səviyyədə çıxış etməliyik. Rəqibin heyətində keyfiyyətli futbolçular var, onlara rahat oynamaq imkanı verməməliyik.
İlk matçda pis təsir bağışlamadıq. İndi daha artırmalı və final üçün mübarizə aparmalıyıq. İnanıram ki, yaxşı nəticə qazanacağıq”.
“Arsenal” – “Atletiko” oyunu saat 23:00-da start götürəcək. Komandalar arasındakı ilk matçda bərabərlik qeydə alınıb.
Bu gün Azərbaycan I Liqasında XXV tura start veriləcək.
Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, ilk gündə bir qarşılaşma keçiriləcək. “Mingəçevir” səfərdə “Şahdağ Qusar”la üz-üzə gələcək. Şamaxı OİK stadionunda reallaşacaq görüşə saat 16:00-da start veriləcək.
Turun digər oyunları 6 və 7 may tarixlərində baş tutacaq.
Azərbaycan I Liqası
XXV tur
5 may
16:00 Şahdağ Qusar – Mingəçevir
Şamaxı OİK stadionu
In the Italian Serie A, while Inter have secured their 21st Scudetto, there’s a true thriller going on in the lower parts of the table: Fiorentina, Cremonese, Lecce and Genoa are fighting to stay in the championship. One of them will certainly be relegated to Serie B. Two teams are already certain to go down: Pisa and Hellas Verona, who have already been mathematically relegated.
In such an uncertain situation, it’s not easy to predict which teams will be relegated or manage to stay up. For those who still want to place a bet, betting apps with free bets no deposit required are just what they need—allowing them to bet conveniently from their phone, while limiting potential losses should the outcome not go as hoped for the team they decide to trust in the not-so-easy mission of avoiding relegation.
The teams at the bottom of the table allow too many goals in a championship as defensively strong as Serie A traditionally is. Pisa and Verona are tied at the bottom and have almost no chance of escaping that position: together, the two teams have won fewer than five games at the midpoint of April. You can’t hope to avoid relegation with these few points.
Verona and Pisa scored 24 and 25 goals, respectively, in 35 matches, which is a pretty poor result. Lecce also managed 24, Cremonese found the back of the net 27 times, while Fiorentina and Genoa did considerably better: the Viola scored 38 times and Genoa 40. Their problem, though, are the goals they allowed. According to Opta Analyst statistics, Pisa allowed 63 goals. This is obviously the worst result of the season and the reason why they are so low in the standings. Cremonese allowed 53 goals; Verona 57; Lecce 47; Fiorentina 49 and Genoa 48. These are all among the highest in the league.
In the cases of Pisa, Verona and Genoa, the goals they concede are considerably higher than the scores they are expected to allow. This is a key stat in order to establish the favourites for relegation, so Genoa should be aware that the company is keeping. Pisa and Verona are bound to go down, but the Grifone can still win out and has the players to do just that. Genoa is a way better team than the last two of the bunch.
In the next few weeks, there will be some massive games to decide the relegations. Let’s see what the near future holds for the teams fighting to stay in Serie A.
Eusebio Di Francesco’s boys recently faced Fiorentina, Verona and Pisa in consecutive weeks, before closing down the season against Genoa. Obviously, they hope this last game will not matter at all, as it will be the case if they mathematically avoid relegation before that day. Their opponents are not that tough, and their position in the standings is no longer a concern.
The Grigiorossi have it worse. They play against Pisa (week 36), but must face Napoli and Como, two of the better sides in the league in a couple of games where Giampaolo’s team will probably drop points. So they must win out the other games, which are way more winnable but surely not easy.
The Viola is almost out of contention. The team is considerably better than the others we are writing about and must face Genoa, among other better teams. The Viola are probably the team that risks less, in the fight to avoid relegation, given their history, talent and financial means, but must play at their best to keep it safe.
The Grifone plays against Fiorentina in a week 36 game where the Grifone is seen as the underdog and against Lecce, in a week 38 match that could be of paramount importance for one of the two sides, or could not matter at all, should Cremonese get to the last weekend of the season already sure of its relegation.
Giampaolo’s team seem to be the worst-positioned to stay in Serie A. Their roster is depleted and their schedule is considerably tough. Motivation will be key for them and they could use some help from their rivals.
Maybe some of them will lose out and eliminate themselves with their own hands. In Cremona, they would be quite delighted should that happen. On Football Italia, we will closely follow how this battle develops, keeping an eye on Cagliari as well, which is not in good shape after the defeat against Inter Milan and could be the sixth team involved in the clash to avoid relegation.
Gianluigi Donnarumma was desperate to see Everton’s second goal ruled out on Monday, even kneeling before referee Michael Oliver, a gesture that earned him his seventh yellow card of the season, the most of any goalkeeper in Europe.
Italy captain Donnarumma received his seventh yellow card of the season on Monday, during Manchester City’s 3-3 draw against Everton.
As reported by Goal.com, Gigio has received more yellow cards than any other goalkeeper in Europe’s top ten leagues.
Donnarumma believed he had been fouled in the build-up to Everton’s second goal, which stemmed from a corner kick routine. However, his protests to the referee did not yield the desired outcome.
The Italian goalkeeper had previously produced a couple of decisive saves and somehow contributed to Manchester City’s late equaliser by rushing inside the Everton box for a late corner kick which led to Jeremy Doku’s goal.
Donnarumma is in his first season at Manchester City, where he has conceded 40 goals in 40 appearances across all competitions and kept 16 clean sheets.
Donnarumma literally dropped to his knees begging Michael Oliver not to book him
#EVEMCI pic.twitter.com/cgfrC29eYp
— USHIE (@ustonysilva) May 5, 2026
WHA A RIDICULOUS SAVE BY DONNARUMMA TO DENY NDIAYE?
pic.twitter.com/yN2MjDnBaK https://t.co/v1gfcd8ATV
— TopCee (@UtdTopCee) May 4, 2026
breh! https://t.co/ulR54sytfH pic.twitter.com/NDCD9M3DwY
— Geronimo Morgans (@GeronimoMorgans) May 4, 2026
MADNESS!!
Jeremy Doku with the EQUALIZER in the 97 minute!!
Everton: 3
Man City: 3
97’ pic.twitter.com/07r87bbwS0
— USA Sports (@usasports) May 4, 2026
One name that is making waves in the managerial world is Spaniard Cesc Fabregas who has impressed with Como in Serie A.
His team is currently sitting in 5th position in the league and they could qualify for the Champions League next season in a major surprise, showing the impact Fabregas has had at the Italian club.
Given his legendary status at both Arsenal and Chelsea, it makes perfect sense that English clubs are keeping a close eye on his rapidly rising coaching stock.
But if any Premier League owners think they can easily lure the Spaniard away from his current project, they are going to be severely disappointed.
Fabregas recently made it crystal clear that while he fully intends to manage in England one day, he is in absolutely no rush to pack his bags and abandon ship.
After initially guiding Como out of the depths of Serie B, he has completely transformed them into genuine heavyweights in the top flight.
A huge part of that success is down to their watertight defense. Fabregas has organised his team brilliantly, and they currently boast the best defensive record in Serie A, having conceded a league-low 28 goals so far this campaign.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Fabregas reiterated his deep love for English football, firmly declaring it the “best league in the world.”
However, he also revealed a brilliant piece of advice he received from Jose Mourinho during their time together at Stamford Bridge.
“The Premier League is the best league in the world,” Fabregas told the Daily Telegraph, as reported by Sky Sports.
“I’ve always been very, very clear about it. I felt it as a player, I feel it as a coach, as a fan.
“But [Jose] Mourinho told me one day when I was at Chelsea: ‘I still have 30 years to work.’ So I could be here [Como] for 10 years, and you can still go to the Premier League in 12, 15 years.
“Football is so unpredictable, it changes in one second. One day, you are the best. The day after, you are the worst. So let’s enjoy the moment. I like to enjoy the moment. It’s beautiful what we are living here. Let’s see what the future holds.”
Chelsea are currently without a manager and are reportedly heavily monitoring their former midfield maestro.
But Fabregas recently revealed that at Como, he takes all the football decisions. He works seamlessly day-to-day with his sporting director and feels incredibly lucky to have a club president who completely trusts him to run the show.
That kind of absolute structural freedom is something he would likely struggle to find under Chelsea’s current ownership model.
At the end of the day, Fabregas knows exactly how brutal this industry can be. As he wisely pointed out, football changes in a second, one day you are hailed as the absolute best, and the very next day you are the worst.
The Premier League will undoubtedly be waiting for him whenever he is ready, but for now, he is determined to make Como successful.
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As Arsenal prepare to host Atletico Madrid in the decisive second leg of their massive Champions League semi-final showdown at the Emirates, the tension in North London is high.
With the tie beautifully poised at 1-1 following their meeting in the Spanish capital last week, the stakes couldn’t possibly be higher.
While many fans and pundits are nervously biting their nails and sitting firmly on the fence, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has confidently backed Arsenal to beat the Spanish giants and qualify for their first Champions League final since 2006.
He is boldly predicting that Mikel Arteta’s men will punch their ticket to the grand finale.
For years, the narrative surrounding Arsenal in Europe was incredibly consistent, they were beautifully brilliant on the ball, but fragile when the going got tough.
According to Carragher, that soft underbelly has been completely eradicated under Arteta.
The “big change” the pundit is raving about is Arsenal’s newfound, ruthless pragmatism.
Carragher said on The Gary Neville podcast: “I think Arsenal will get through.
“I think they’re a better team than Atletico Madrid. I don’t think Atletico are that good if I’m being honest.
“Even in the first leg, there was a 20-minute period when Atletico were on top but either side of that Arsenal were in control of the game.
“I think the big thing Arsenal have done in the last couple of games is put Declan Rice a little bit deeper and I think that’s had a big impact.
“I thought he played well against Atletico, showed real authority, and was excellent at the weekend against Fulham.
“I’ve been worried about that midfield, we’ve highlighted that a lot recently, but there’s been a little change there and it helped.”
In the past, a naive Arsenal side might have completely lost their heads during the chaotic 1-1 draw at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano last week.
Instead, they matched Atletico’s intense physicality blow-for-blow.
Carragher argues that because Arsenal have finally learned how to suffer without collapsing, they are the favourites to go through.
Not to forget, the Gunners have home advantage in the second leg and they would be hoping that the support from their fans will act as a catalyst to push them through this difficult match.
As Carragher pointed out Rice’s change in position recently, Arteta would be hoping to see his midfielder put his best performance of the season in the club’s biggest match in a long time.
Champions League final in Budapest is the target for Arteta and his players and they have a great chance of making history, or at least continue the process of making history.
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Officially punching their Champions League ticket on Sunday afternoon as they clinched a rollercoaster 3-2 victory at home against historic rivals Liverpool, Manchester United are clearly relishing life under Michael Carrick’s guidance. Embarking on a stellar resurge since the former Middlesbrough boss made a shock return to the Old Trafford dugout back in January, United […]
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Officially punching their Champions League ticket on Sunday afternoon as they clinched a rollercoaster 3-2 victory at home against historic rivals Liverpool, Manchester United are clearly relishing life under Michael Carrick’s guidance. Embarking on a stellar resurge since the former Middlesbrough boss made a shock return to the Old Trafford dugout back in January, United […]
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With all of the changes made by the Tennessee Titans this offseason, it is easy to see why everything feels different, and there is a tangible air of excitement surrounding the organization.
But, for the Titans to take the next step and see a massive jump in performance in 2026, Cam Ward must take a significant step forward in his second season. That being said, it’s no surprise that Tyler Sullivan of CBS Sports believes Wards’ development is the biggest post-draft question for the Titans.
Tennessee TitansQuestion: Will Cam Ward enjoy a Year 2 breakout?
Cam Ward sneakily started to break out at the tail end of last season. Over his final seven games, his completion percentage (62%), total touchdowns to turnover ratio (11-2), and passer rating (90.5) all saw a noticeable tick up. The Titans also averaged 20.1 points over that stretch compared to the 14.3 points per game they averaged over his first 10 games.
The former No. 1 overall pick will try to keep that momentum rolling into 2026 with a totally new cast around him. Tennessee hired Robert Saleh as head coach and brought in Brian Daboll as the offensive coordinator, while adding veteran receiver Wan'Dale Robinson in free agency and using the No. 4 overall pick at the 2026 NFL Draft on Ohio State receiver Carnell Tate.
That's the type of firepower that Ward was missing over his rookie season and could help him fully break out in Year 2. If he does, Tennessee could surprise teams in 2026.
Ward and the Titans’ offense took off after the team parted ways with Brian Callahan, and they looked like one of the more complete units in the league, even though they lacked established playmakers on that side of the ball. Now with a new staff and added talent, Ward should be in a position to take that step forward in 2026.
This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: Tennessee Titans: What is the biggest remaining post-draft question?
The Pittsburgh Pirates have on paper one of the best rotations in baseball, but they cannot expect to maximize that talent if they continue to limit their ace, Paul Skenes.
In 2026, Skenes has seven starts under his belt with a 4-2 record and a 3.18 ERA. When he’s on the mound, he’s mostly been very effective, with his starts against the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals being outliers. Outside of those two ugly starts though ,Skenes has only allowed one earned run or less in his other appearances. The problem now though is when Skenes, pitches he’s averaging less than five innings pitched, 4.76 innings on average to be exact.
If this is the plan the Pirates have to keep Skenes fresh for the postseason, they will fail. The game plan of playing not to lose instead of playing to win has a weak foundation, and the Pirates won’t even sniff the playoffs if they continue to utilize Skenes this way. The middle innings have been rough for Pittsburgh’s bullpen, and the longer those arms are out there the more likely it is that opposing teams are going to win.
Paul Skenes took a perfect game into the 7th inning in one of his best career starts 👏 pic.twitter.com/FRQcvx949K
— MLB (@MLB) April 25, 2026
Perhaps the biggest flaw in Skenes’ game is why the Pirates have been cautious with his starts; his biggest flaw being that he throws a lot of pitches. Skenes relies a lot on swing and miss pitches, and balls that just barely miss the strike zone. Because of his approach, he racks up pitches, sometimes quickly. In his most recent start against the Cardinals, the 23-year-old righty threw 102 pitches in just five innings. His start before that against Milwaukee, he threw 93 pitches, and twice this season topped 85 pitches thrown as well. If it’s a matter of workload ,the Pirates are still letting him throw a high number of pitches in a smaller amount of innings, as he’s currently averaging roughly 78.3 pitches thrown per contest.
Perhaps the reason that the Pirates have limited the action that Skenes sees is the dark underlying one that all Buccos fans fear. It’s possible that the Pirates don’t see Skenes as a long term option for the club, but instead as a massive trade package for future assets. Let’s not sugarcoat it, Skenes is the best pitcher in baseball. The best pitcher in baseball figures to fetch quite the contract extension when his time comes. However, the 19-year-old unproven prospect who hadn’t yet played an inning of Major League ball got the largest contract extension in franchise history. Meanwhile Skenes is already a two-time All-Star and Cy Young Award winner, and is still playing on the deal he signed when he was drafted.
Ever since he was drafted but especially last season, there have been numerous rumors about the Pirates receiving trade offers for Skenes. Now even if the Pirates have no intention of trading the superstar pitcher now, they might not have him in the budget long term. Skenes could easily garner a $5o million yearly salary, which would break the bank for the thrifty Pirates. Zach Wheeler and Jacob DeGrom are currently averaging about $40 million a year, and Skenes could easily get that or more. Perhaps the Pirates are just trying to keep Skenes as healthy as possible to keep the trade market as bountiful as possible, or it’s entirely possible that Skenes doesn’t want to be a Pirate long term, although nothing to this point has indicated that.
"We should do this more often."
— MLB (@MLB) May 2, 2026
Henry Davis goes yard with Paul Skenes mic'd up 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9nia216teJ
Regardless of what the Pirates or Skenes’ plans are longterm, both parties need to be focused on the task at hand. Pittsburgh is at the bottom of the NL Central, and it’s not going to get any easier down the stretch. The goal should be to win, and Skenes is the guy that can help bring this team out of the basement and into the limelight.
They say if you can't beat them them join them and that's exactly what Chester have done with their managerial appointment.
No doubt less than delighted at watching bitter rivals Wrexham rocket through the leagues under the management of Phil Parkinson, the National League North side have gone and appointed Phil Parkinson as their new boss.
It would of course be quite the story had Phil Parkinson gone from missing out on a Championship play-off place and a potential fourth successive promotion, to the Premier League, to take over a side who have just finished seventh in the sixth tier.
On this occasion that isn't quite the case.
Chester have appointed former Altrincham boss Phil Parkinson as they look to secure promotion back to the National League after eight years away.
Whether Phil Parkinson will face Phil Parkinson during his time in charge of the Blues is probably unlikely but the two have met during Wrexham's time in non-league.
All four league meetings went the way of the Hollywood-backed Welsh side then but Alty did take the win on penalties when they met in the FA Trophy in 2023.
Phil Parkinson, the new Chester boss, has signed a two-year deal and said fans can "expect a real modern-day approach to football. We have a set way of going about things, an identity that we won't deviate from".
If he can have anywhere near the same success that his namesake has had with the Welsh neighbours then Blues supporters will be ecstatic.
France's television broadcaster of the Champions Cup has responded to criticism of the television match official (TMO) from Bath boss Johann van Graan, saying "the video referee is the master of what he wants to see".
Van Graan said that foul play incidents were missed in his side's semi-final loss to Bordeaux-Begles, and called for more consistency in the replays shown to the officials.
He said they missed three instances of head contact on Bath's Alfie Barbeary, but the broadcaster says all footage was shared correctly.
"The video referee is the master of what he wants to see, and nowadays he has access to every camera, every angle," France Televisions' rugby editor Cedric Beaudou told AFP.
"Until he makes his decisions, we leave him to see what he wants to see. It's impossible to hide footage."
Van Graan accepted his side was outplayed in the 38-26 defeat but said "certain things are not picked up when you play away from home in France".
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), who organise the tournament, also defended the TMO and explained how the video footage is used by the video referee.
"The TMO interventions are managed by the television broadcast," EPCR told AFP.
"Two screens are used: one live, and another with a five-second delay. This is identical for all EPCR matches.
"Every incident the TMO wants to study can be the subject of a formal review."
The Champions Cup final takes place on 23 May where Bordeaux will defend their title against Leinster.
In the modern landscape of mixed martial arts, fighters utilize state-of-the-art sports science, hyperbaric chambers, and perfectly calibrated strength and conditioning programs to gain a competitive edge.
But occasionally, an athlete emerges whose physical power was forged not in a high-tech facility, but in the unforgiving crucible of absolute hardship.
Reigning ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion “The Tormentor” Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu is the terrifying embodiment of that raw, unrefined power.
The Mongolian superstar has captivated fans around the globe with his suffocating grappling and an unbreakable, vice-like grip that has dismantled some of the best fighters on the planet.
Most famously, Baatarkhuu showcased this explosive upper-body strength when he claimed the organization’s bantamweight MMA crown by wrapping his arms around the neck of former divisional king Fabricio “Wonder Boy” Andrade at ONE Fight Night 38 last December.
Once the Mongolian locked in the rear-naked choke, it was less like a standard submission and more like an industrial steel trap snapping shut. Andrade had no choice but to tap out or go to sleep.
But that world-class squeeze was not built in a gym. Long before he was strapping ONE Championship gold around his waist or capturing the attention of millions as a member of Team Mongolia on the hit reality show Physical: Asia, “The Tormentor” was a young man breaking his body against the earth to survive.
To understand the impressive functional strength of the bantamweight MMA king, one must look back to the dark, freezing confines of the Mongolian mines.
At an age when most aspiring athletes are focused on amateur tournaments and high school wrestling brackets, Baatarkhuu was quite literally tearing minerals from the ground using nothing but his flesh and bone. Without access to proper industrial tools, he relied entirely on his hands to extract raw ore.
It was a brutal, grueling existence, but it secretly built the foundation of a World Champion. Grasping jagged rocks, tearing at roots, and hauling heavy, unbalanced loads day after day naturally developed a level of tendon density and crushing grip strength that no barbell or dumbbell could ever replicate.
Baatarkhuu explained:
“There are two reasons that I developed this grip strength. When I was 17, I worked in the mines. Copper, iron, fluorite, and other minerals, I mined with my bare hands. We had no machines at the time. That job was quite hard. I really worked hard.
“A year after that, I also worked in the mountains. We cut the trees down with our hands as well. That was really, really hard labor. We had no good tools, and it was quite cold outside. But I still had to work. These two jobs gave me great upper body and arm strength.”
The sheer mechanical force required to chop down timber with inadequate hand tools – absorbing the reverberating shock of every single strike – thickened his wrists, forearms, and shoulders.
It was an involuntary masterclass in isometric and concentric power development that built the physique he is known for today.
Unbeknownst to him at the time, every swing of the axe and every rock pulled from the earth was a deposit into an athletic arsenal that would one day rule the world’s largest martial arts organization.
Physical strength alone does not crown a World Champion. It must be coupled with an unbreakable mental fortitude. Baatarkhuu’s legendary stamina and sheer force of will were cultivated through a daily routine that would break the spirit of an ordinary man.
Working exhaustive 12-hour shifts of manual labor in the mines was merely the prerequisite for his actual passion. When his grueling workday finally ended, Baatarkhuu’s training had just begun.
“The Tormentor” recalled:
“While I was working in the mines in 12-hour shifts, even if I worked for long hours, I still trained so hard. My training was even harder than those mining shifts. When I stopped working in the mines, that gave me more time to train.
“So, I started training twice a day after that, got some good rest, and worked really hard again. That was the turning point in my career. I truly became a professional athlete.”
Yet even as a full-time professional, Baatarkhuu never abandoned the extreme environments of his homeland.
Mongolia’s unforgiving climate is famously brutal, with winter temperatures plunging to lethal depths. Rather than hiding from the bitter cold in a climate-controlled gym, the bantamweight MMA king actively uses the frozen steppes to harden his mind and body.
His conditioning routine sounds less like a modern athletic program and more like a mythical warrior’s rite of passage. This daily exposure to absolute physical extremes is what he believes granted him the superhuman strength he has been able to showcase to the world.
Baatarkhuu said:
“I have a few special workouts and training [routines] that I like to do, but it’s not something special. It’s pretty common among Mongolian people. But it is very hard for other people.
“We train in the mountains, wrestling in the cold with just our training gear. We live in these extreme temperatures, rubbing snow on our bodies. When it’s minus 40 Celsius outside and there are parts of the lake or the river that have not frozen over, we take a bath there. It’s quite common in our country. I’m also one of those crazy guys who love to do that.”
Today, the man who once mined copper with his bare hands stands alone at the summit of the martial arts world.
His journey from the brutal mines of rural Mongolia to the global stage of ONE Championship is a testament to the fact that some fighters are simply built different. Baatarkhuu’s power is not a product of lifting weights. It is the physical manifestation of a lifetime spent conquering immovable objects.
Currently, the ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion is awaiting his next assignment. While an official fight has not been booked yet, fans are eagerly anticipating his first World Title defense.
The division is teeming with world-class grapplers, elite strikers, and hungry contenders desperate to claim the 26 pounds of gold.
But whoever steps into the Circle with Baatarkhuu next will have to solve an impossible physical puzzle.
They will not just be fighting a mixed martial artist. They will be fighting a man whose hands were hardened by the mountains, whose lungs were strengthened by the freezing steppes, and whose iron grip refuses to let go.
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Despite a late comeback to draw 3-3, Manchester City dropped two points in the title race away to Everton on Monday night, leaving them five behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.
City still have a game in hand on the leaders, so they can cut that gap to two points with a win over Brentford on Saturday. But they can no longer catch Arsenal unless the Gunners drop points in their final three matches.
Speaking after the match, Pep Guardiola reflected on the state of the title race following his team’s latest dropped points.
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“It was in our hands, in Arsenal’s hands as well before that game, depends on the goals conceded. Now it’s not,” Guardiola admitted. “We have to win our games. Now it’s not in our hands, if they win all the games, the title will be for Arsenal.
“So what we have to do is win our games, recover well, and then to have a series of games, three days, three days, three days. This is what we have to do.
“Brentford, recover and go for them, and after, Crystal Palace, and FA Cup final, and game by game it will happen.”
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The encouraging thing for Arsenal fans is that City have slipped up at the first hurdle in these final five games, with the Gunners already having secured two wins.
The pressure is certainly on City to get a result against a high-flying Brentford side on Saturday, and the team still have to go away to Bournemouth in the final week of the season as well.
As for Arsenal, the Gunners have the midweek distraction of a Champions League semi-final, but they’ll then turn their attentions to a huge away game against relegation-battling West Ham United.
The Hammers have been in better form lately, and they desperately need the win, so it’s unlikely to be an easy three points.
The rest of this week could prove pivotal for the remainder of the season. If City slip up again and Arsenal win, it will be all but over. But if City win against Brentford and Arsenal falter against West Ham, we’ll be back to square one.
NEW YORK -- The Philadelphia 76ers fell in Game 1 to the New York Knicks by an ugly score of 137-98 to fall down 0-1 to open the Eastern Conference semifinals. Not a lot went right for the Sixers on the night as they shot just 41.1% on the night while the Knicks shot 63.1% and made 19 from deep compared to 11 for Philadelphia.
There was one play that stood out in the loss, and it was Knicks forward Mikal Bridges running into Sixers star Joel Embiid in the abdomen. Embiid then doubled over in pain as he is coming off an appendectomy and it is, obviously, quite painful for him to deal with at the moment.
Bridges was chasing Tyrese Maxey off the screen, but Maxey was already gone. It seemed like an odd and peculiar play for Bridges to keep going and run into Embiid.
"I got hit on it," Embiid said. "I don't know if it was—obviously, based on what’s been going on. I guess I got to protect it more. I don't know if it was dirty or not. I guess I gotta do a better job of protecting my (stomach), yeah, especially that part."
Joel Embiid is struggling with some abdominal pain after taking a shot from Mikal Bridges while setting a screen.
— Erin Grugan (@eringrugan) May 5, 2026
He's staying in the game, but something to keep an eye on. Embiid had an appendectomy less than four weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/b4wtNvT2AC
When asked a follow up on the play, Embiid went into a little more detail as he was, obviously, setting a screen for Maxey. Once Maxey came off the screen and was gone, the play should have been over from the perspective of Bridges. Instead, he kept going and hit Embiid which caused pain.
"Yeah, it was off the screen," Embiid added. "I don't think that was necessary, because, you know, Tyrese was already gone, and it was kind of like after the play. I just felt like it was unnecessary, but we move on. It’s playoff basketball. If that's the reality of it, I guess we got to go out and be physical, too and do it, too."
Embiid had 14 points on 3-for-11 shooting while going 8-for-9 from the foul line. He and the Sixers will look to bounce back in Game 2 on Wednesday.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Joel Embiid addresses Mikal Bridges play after Sixers fall to Knicks
This is the third 2026 regular-season USA Today Co. Ohio High School Super 25 poll for softball, featuring voters from across the state. The Ohio Super 25 ranks the teams sportswriters believe are the state's 25 best, regardless of division.
The Ohio Super 25 softball poll is conducted during the regular season using a panel of sportswriters from across the state's USA Today network. Each voter submits a Top 25 list, with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.
Here's a look at our rankings.
| Rank | Team | Total points | First-place votes |
| 1 | Austintown Fitch | 300 | 7 |
| 2 | Kenton Ridge | 295 | 3 |
| 3 | Anthony Wayne | 290 | 1 |
| 4 | Dover | 276 | |
| 5 | Walsh Jesuit | 267 | 2 |
| 6 | Licking Valley | 235 | |
| 7 | Hilliard Bradley | 210 | |
| 8 | Greenville | 178 | |
| 9 | Liberty Union | 176 | |
| 10 (tie) | Archbishop Hoban | 169 | |
| 10 (tie) | Kings | 169 | |
| 12 | Painesville Riverside | 149 | |
| 13 | Bloom-Carroll | 138 | |
| 14 | Springfield Shawnee | 129 | |
| 15 | Western Brown | 121 | |
| 16 | Wheelersburg | 120 | |
| 17 | Massillon Jackson | 119 | |
| 18 | Green | 112 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth Notre Dame | 109 | |
| 20 | Mount Vernon | 103 | |
| 21 | Lakota East | 82 | |
| 22 | Alliance Marlington | 71 | |
| 23 | Milford | 61 | |
| 24 | Tri-Village | 60 | |
| 25 | Badin | 48 |
Boardman, Centerville, Holland Springfield, Lancaster, Lebanon, Oak Hills, Talawanda, Taylor,Tuscarawas Valley, Tuslaw and Watkins Memorial.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: USA Today Ohio Super 25 high school softball rankings, May 5, 2026
This is the third 2026 regular-season USA Today Co. Ohio High School Super 25 poll for softball, featuring voters from across the state. The Ohio Super 25 ranks the teams sportswriters believe are the state's 25 best, regardless of division.
The Ohio Super 25 softball poll is conducted during the regular season using a panel of sportswriters from across the state's USA Today network. Each voter submits a Top 25 list, with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.
Here's a look at our rankings.
| Rank | Team | Total points | First-place votes |
| 1 | Austintown Fitch | 300 | 7 |
| 2 | Springfield Kenton Ridge | 295 | 3 |
| 3 | Whitehouse Anthony Wayne | 290 | 1 |
| 4 | Dover | 276 | |
| 5 | Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit | 267 | 2 |
| 6 | Licking Valley | 235 | |
| 7 | Hilliard Bradley | 210 | |
| 8 | Greenville | 178 | |
| 9 | Liberty Union | 176 | |
| 10 (tie) | Akron Hoban | 169 | |
| 10 (tie) | Kings Mills Kings | 169 | |
| 12 | Painesville Riverside | 149 | |
| 13 | Bloom-Carroll | 138 | |
| 14 | Springfield Shawnee | 129 | |
| 15 | Mount Orab Western Brown | 121 | |
| 16 | Wheelersburg | 120 | |
| 17 | Massillon Jackson | 119 | |
| 18 | Uniontown Green | 112 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth Notre Dame | 109 | |
| 20 | Mount Vernon | 103 | |
| 21 | Liberty Township Lakota East | 82 | |
| 22 | Alliance Marlington | 71 | |
| 23 | Milford | 61 | |
| 24 | New Madison Tri-Village | 60 | |
| 25 | Hamilton Badin | 48 |
Boardman, Centerville, Cin. Oak Hills, Cleves Taylor, Holland Springfield, Lancaster, Lebanon, Massillon Tuslaw, Oxford Talawanda, Watkins Memorial and Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio high school softball, USA Today Super 25 for May 5
This is the third 2026 regular-season USA Today Co. Ohio High School Super 25 poll for baseball, featuring voters from across the state. The Ohio Super 25 ranks the teams sportswriters believe are the state's 25 best, regardless of division.
The Ohio Super 25 baseball poll is conducted during the regular season using a panel of sportswriters from across the state's USA Today network. Each voter submits a Top 25 list, with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.
Here's a look at our rankings.
| Rank | Team | Total points | First-place votes |
| 1 | Olentangy Liberty | 311 | 7 |
| 2 | Cin. Moeller | 291 | 4 |
| 3 (tie) | Jonathan Alder | 238 | 1 |
| 3 (tie) | Lakewood | 238 | 1 |
| 5 | Hamilton Badin | 220 | |
| 6 | Troy | 215 | |
| 7 | Vandalia Butler | 190 | |
| 8 | Amherst Steele | 189 | |
| 9 | Youngs. Mooney | 172 | |
| 10 | Loveland | 151 | |
| 11 | Centerville | 140 | |
| 12 | Olentangy | 139 | |
| 13 | Olentangy Orange | 123 | 1 |
| 14 | Medina | 121 | |
| 15 | North Canton Hoover | 109 | |
| 16 | Akron Hoban | 107 | |
| 17 | Watterson | 98 | |
| 18 | New Albany | 87 | |
| 19 | Springboro | 85 | |
| 20 | Berlin Hiland | 82 | |
| 21 | Apple Creek Waynedale | 81 | |
| 22 (tie) | Lakewood St. Edward | 80 | |
| 22 (tie) | West Jefferson | 80 | |
| 24 | Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit | 67 | |
| 25 | Cin. Elder | 66 |
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, Big Walnut, Brunswick, Cin. Indian Hill, Cin. La Salle, Cin. McNicholas, Gahanna Lincoln, Hartley, Hartville Lake Center Christian, Licking Valley, Mason, Medina Highland, Minster, Newark, Norton, Painesville Riverside, Olentangy Berlin, Sandusky Perkins and West Chester Lakota West.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio high school baseball, USA Today Super 25 for May 5
The Professional Bowlers Association (or PBA) World Championship is scheduled for Saturday, June 13. The event, which will take place at Thunderbird Lanes in Allen Park, MI and air on CBS, CBS Sports Network, and Paramount+, is the last of five PBA Tour majors this season.
But unlike next week’s PGA Championship or the upcoming French Open, the flagship competition will take place off the radar of mainstream sports fans.
Peter Murray, the Chief Executive Officer of the PBA and Head of Media for Lucky Strike Entertainment, is working to change that––and turn the challenger property into a ‘world class global sports league’. He previously served as the CEO of PFL International.
There is an “opportunity to drive meaningful growth through three things: contemporary brand building, strategic innovation, and monetization,” Murray said.
And then to replicate the model across adjacent sports.
“We envision becoming the leader in made-for-TV barroom games,” Murray added.
The PBA has a rich history. It’s been operating the Professional Bowlers Tour since 1958. Nearly all of the sport’s biggest stars, including Earl Anthony and Walter Ray Williams Jr., have competed on the circuit over the last 65+ years.
The Tour was once a strong TV draw (see: 1970s). But as media fragmentation began to occur and consumer preferences shifted in the 80s and early 90s, ratings fell off and the property no longer had a place on broadcast television.
The PBA re-emerged on Fox in 2019. While that deal has since expired, it now has 10 ‘Championship Sunday’ dates/season on the CW, along with a pair of tentpole events airing on CBS (including next month’s PBA World Championship).
The PBA is owned and operated by Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE: LUCK). Formerly Bowlero (and Bowlmor AMF before that), the company acquired Lucky Strike in ‘23 before rebranding under that name a year later.
LUCK maintains a physical footprint of over 360 locations across the U.S. For context, ~70mm Americans will bowl a game this year. ~30mm of them will do so in a Lucky Strike O&O establishment.
“That’s a very powerful foundation to further incorporate or leverage as part of the PBA Tour’s next phase of growth,” Murray said. “We have the opportunity to regularly engage fans from a marketing point of view and to launch new events and experiences within that ecosystem that are PBA driven.”
The bet is that the pro league will be able to convert a meaningful number of Lucky Strike visitors into consumers of those experiences/viewers of those events over time.
While profitable, the PBA Tour currently exists to serve as a marketing vehicle for the sport and Lucky Strike’s brick and mortar locations. It represents just a small fraction of LUCK’s overall revenue.
Murray has been tasked with expanding the PBA Tour’s contribution to Lucky Strike’s top line.
Media rights, sponsorships, and memberships drive the business today. The PBA is exploring new revenue streams, including site fees, sports betting data licensing, and the launch of a FAST channel.
Skeptics will argue that turning a near-seven-decade-old property into a culturally relevant sports platform with billion-dollar potential is an uphill battle. They’ll tell you, like boxing or horse racing, bowling is a sport from another era with an aging, working-class fan base.
But the PBA executive doesn’t see it that way.
“You really have all of these trends converging around bowling,” Murray said. “You have mass participation, it’s accessible on linear television, it ticks all these boxes that other sports properties are looking for.”
That includes TV viewership. The PBA Tour has been drawing audiences that many other leagues would envy.
“Our first time on CBS broadcast we did 672,000 outperforming the NWSL and Major League Pickleball on the network that day,” Murray said.
And the PBA has a publicly traded company with a $1.1bn market cap behind it enabling Murray and Co. to focus on building without having to worry about constantly raising capital.
Of course, scaling the PBA Tour fan base won’t be easy. The average American sports fan is not currently paying attention to professional bowling.
“I’m looking at building a sport from the ground up, even though it has all this history,” Murray said. “The goal is to reimagine the PBA Tour using content for the next generation consumer.”
Leadership started by adding digital and social capabilities. Those early brand building efforts have started to pay off.
“We’ve seen over 35% growth on all channels,” Murray said.
At the same time, the PBA Tour remains laser focused on developing broader cultural relevancy.
It participated in a five-part HBO docuseries entitled Born to Bowl that was executive produced by Ben Stiller, produced by A24, and narrated by Liev Schreiber, and serves as a flagship storytelling vehicle.
PBA is now exploring additional entertainment formats capable of expanding reach and deepening fan engagement. Concepts under consideration include a celebrity/influencer bowling league and game-show style programming.
Murray articulated a clear product strategy centered on elevating the sport’s five majors into tentpole events and streamlining the PBA Tour schedule. Plans also call for a new “signature series,” featuring a more contemporary presentation and made-for-TV formats in the years ahead.
Global expansion is a part of the strategic growth plan too.
As it stands, the PBA Tour generates virtually no international media rights revenue. That is despite roughly a quarter of its top bowlers hailing from outside the U.S.
“Australia, parts of Europe, and Japan all have big bowling markets,” Murray said. “As does South Korea, parts of China, and even Latin America.”
And not just as part of its distribution strategy. There is momentum to bring events overseas.
“There will be a world cup of bowling or a world tour that'll be led by the PBA,” Murray said.
But the PBA CEO actually believes the opportunity extends beyond bowling. Remember, Lucky Strike locations offer a host of different experiential activities (think: darts, billiards, ping pong, cornhole).
While Matchroom Sport has established darts and billiards properties in Europe, Murray is convinced room remains for a second global offering. If right, he just may be on his way to building another billion-dollar sports entity.
Whether the PBA remains under LUCK’s control or is spun out if that vision materializes remains to be seen.
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Pep Guardiola admits that Arsenal are in control of the Premier League title race after Man City dropped points to Everton on Monday night.
Jeremy Doku put the visitors ahead at the Hill Dickinson Stadium with a brilliant strike on the stroke of halftime, but the Toffees hit back with three goals after the break.
City managed to pull off a late comeback thanks to a goal from Erling Haaland and another stunner from Doku deep into stoppage time.
The result means City are now five points off leaders Arsenal with a game in hand. Their hopes are now dependent on the Gunners dropping points in their final three games of the season, but Guardiola says they will keep fighting to until the final day.
“Really good performance,” he told Sky Sports at full-time. “We played an outstanding first half. It was so difficult with their physicality.
“Second half, they made a step up. We didn’t have as much control and we gave away the goal. After that they come back and make a proper English game, so aggressive in the duels.
“But in general we made a really good performance.
“It’s not easy because they play so well defensively, with 10 players there and transitions with Beto with [Kiernan] Dewsbury-Hall.
“We take the point and until it’s over, we’re going to continue.
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“Everton away is always difficult and I give credit to them for their composure and aggression.
“It’s better than a loss. We played to win. It just shows what the team are. We tried and we have done it.
“It’s not in our hands. Before it was in our hands. Now, no.
“We have to do it in our four games that we have in the Premier League. It will be quite similar against Brentford. We will see what happens.”
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Smylie Kaufman has suggested whether he thinks Rory McIlroy would have had a chance of beating Cameron Young if he had been in the field for the Cadillac Championship this past week.
Young produced a stunning performance at Doral to secure his second victory of the season. The 28-year-old opened up a five-shot lead by the halfway stage and barely looked back.
Ultimately, the American finished six shots ahead of Scottie Scheffler to move back into third place in the world rankings. It was also his third PGA Tour victory.
There is a debate to be had about whether Young is the best golfer in the world right now. Of course, we have not seen Rory McIlroy in competitive action since the Northern Irishman won his second Masters title last month.
McIlroy triumphed at Augusta National despite not having his A game. And Doral would have been a great fit for the 37-year-old given how important distance was.
However, Smylie Kaufman is not at all convinced that anyone would have been able to stop Young getting across the line on the Blue Monster.
Speaking on The Smylie Show about whether Young’s victory highlighted a problem with smaller field sizes, Kaufman insisted all that having all of the best players playing would have done is create just a little more drama.
“I think 120 was always the best number when it comes to competitors playing in their big events. It flowed the best as a player. And you got enough guys in to where you maybe would have a couple more guys who would have an opportunity to chase,” he said.
“But the way that Cam Young and Scottie and these guys are playing, it would have been tough, of course, to see any of the extra 40 players that you could have added would have potentially taken down Cameron Young. No one was beating Cam Young this week, and that’s just the bottom line.
“But where you could point to the bigger issue is that you need all the guys to play that are at the top, the Rory McIlroys, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre, the list goes on of players who were not there. Now those guys could have made a difference.
“Would they have beaten Cam Young again? No, no one was beating Cam, but that’s where my head’s at there.”
It was a real statement from Young, particularly as he was alongside Scottie Scheffler for three of the four days.
It is the second time that he has won by six shots, with his maiden victory at the Wyndham Championship coming by the same margin.
Obviously, Young needs to take that quality into the majors. That is what will put him alongside the best two players in the world right now.
But Kaufman clearly thinks that he has all of the tools to win one of the game’s four biggest prizes.
“19 under par is ridiculous. This golf course is 7,700 yards, the second longest on the PGA Tour, with water that’s in play on 13 of the 18 holes. And I’m looking at his stats, and of course, Cameron Young has so many weapons,” he said.
“He’s an elite driver of the golf ball. He hits it long and straight, and his iron game has improved tremendously since making the golf ball change at Wyndham this past year. He went on to win that first PGA Tour event. The putter, this is something that we talked about with him on the podcast, he’s tremendously improved in that statistic. But the stats this week, I’m blown away by some of these numbers.
“When you have greens that are big, like the ones at Doral, you’re going to hit a couple more greens in regulation, but you’re also going to have more of those putts outside of 10 feet. So you’d love to make a couple a day if possible to shoot a low score, but a lot of guys weren’t making many putts outside of 10 feet. But Cam Young, from 10 to 15 feet this week, he was five from nine. From 15 to 20 feet, he was also five from nine. So this guy was making more than 50 per cent of the putts in that 10 to 20 feet range. This is how not only do you win golf tournaments, that’s how you blow fields away.”
Many will certainly be tipping Young to contend at the PGA Championship later this month. He appears to have absolutely everything in his game to be the man to beat at Aronimink.
MIAMI — The problem with being reduced to playoff bystander is the danger of getting caught up in possibilities lost, at a time when rational thought about realistic possibilities is paramount.
As he wrapped up his team’s season last week, Miami Heat President Pat Riley spoke of having pushed for the playoffs, instead of a midseason asset reset, because of what the team viewed as a potential wide-open East race.
Hope trafficking? Sure.
But hasn’t that been the case with the Heat since the Big Three of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade fractured 12 years ago?
Since Riley spoke last week of an open East, the Heat, from the postseason sidelines, watched the No. 8 Orlando Magic push the No. 1 Detroit Pistons to a Game 7, the No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers eliminate the No. 2 Boston Celtics and the No. 5 Toronto Raptors going to a Game 7 against the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers.
Factor in a few shaky moments for the No. 3 New York Knicks early in their six-game elimination of the No. 6 Atlanta Hawks, and it would be difficult to argue there is anything as close to imposing in the East as the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs in the West.
Perhaps sensing what was to be teased in the first round in the East as he spoke last week, Riley offered a why-not-us take that either was prescient or puzzling.
“The only two teams,” Riley said, “that I would consider that I would be uncomfortable playing against would be OKC and San Antonio, and they’re out there (in the Western Conference).
“But if I can get into the (NBA) Finals, just like we did in ’23, then I would be happy.”
That, of course, is another element of what could be viewed as misguided optimism/hope trafficking, that outlier push to the 2023 NBA Finals with Jimmy Butler against the Denver Nuggets out of the play-in as the East No. 8 seed.
Since that 2023 postseason run before falling short, the Heat have won one playoff game, without even that the past two years. Butler by then had reached his Heat expiration date. But instead of regrouping, there was the hasty reach for Terry Rozier, of which Riley acknowledged, “We all know that turned out to be a nightmare.”
And even after that, incremental pushes forward instead of a reset, including landing Andrew Wiggins and Davion Mitchell in the 2025 trade of Butler, and the Norman Powell addition last summer.
A year ago, it added up to 10th place in the East. This past season, again 10th place in the East, in a season that ended 17 games behind the first-place Pistons, who now play on.
And, still, another drag of hopium.
“I’m not dismissing any at the top of the conference, here in the East, because they’re all very good teams,” Riley said. “But take a look at what’s going on, it’s like very competitive. Anybody can almost win.”
When a franchise has won three championships and advanced to the NBA Finals four other times, “almost” has no place as the target for a reset.
The Heat are not the Pistons, who on Sunday won their first playoff series since 2008. The Heat are not the Magic, who with Sunday’s loss in Detroit remain without a series win since 2010.
The Heat have done enough in recent years to merit the right to step back, reset, not desperately chase fool’s gold in the belief of seizing on the perception of a down conference.
And yet, as one of the parties in the Heat hierarchy privately expressed recently, the view is that this could be the Summer of 2019 all over again, when the Heat exited from the lottery with Tyler Herro as the draft pick and exited free agency with Butler. By season’s end that time, the Heat were in the 2020 NBA Finals.
So, yes, possible.
But it has to be the right pick, the right player.
Basically, lightning striking in the same place seven years later.
Otherwise, no easy way out, no matter what the thinking about the state of the East after all the first-round mayhem that ultimately held to seed form, beyond the No. 2 Boston Celtics losing in the absence of Jayson Tatum.
Next season, Tatum likely will be back on the floor for the Celtics for a Game 7, unlike Saturday against the 76ers. Next season, Tyrese Haliburton will be back for the Pacers. Next season, the Pistons, Cavaliers, 76ers or Knicks could be more emboldened by the ongoing strides of this season.
Riley has spent the majority of the past two decades attempting to distance himself from his book-selling mantra of championship or misery.
From the depths of the bottom of the standings, with Alonzo Mourning again sent to scowl from the set of the draft lottery this coming Sunday in Chicago, the time has come for the Heat to reset with a championship mentality — no matter how long such a reset might require, no matter where the rest of the conference does or does not stand.
Even if the East was down this season, it was better, far better, than the Heat this season, as the first round of the playoffs ultimately showed.
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Arsenal ran out 3-0 winners against Fulham at the Emirates stadium last weekend. After a tough midweek Champions League away match, where Arsenal drew 1-1 against Atletico Madrid, Mikel Arteta decided to make a few interesting changes to the starting XI against Fulham.
When the Arsenal Confirmed Team v Fulham was published there were a few raised eyebrows. Bukayo Saka was handed the captain’s armband and got his first start in a while following his return from injury. Richard Calafiori also returned to the starting lineup.
Probably most surprisingly, though, was Myles Lewis-Skelly being named in the starting XI ahead of Martin Zubimendi.
Lewis-Skelly played a blinder in midfield in a performance that was widely regarded as one of the most influential on the pitch.
Speaking after the Gunners dominant victory, Lewis-Skelly said “Honestly, I was buzzing.“
As quoted by Fabrizio Romano on X, Mikel Arteta was asked why it took so long for Myles Lewis-Skelly to start in midfield: “Probably I don’t have a clue! Maybe I should have done it earlier, I don’t know. It was a big risk, if we lost the game, what would have happened?”
The Arsenal boss was clearly aware of the gamble he had taken, but the decision ultimately paid off in emphatic fashion. Lewis Skelly’s performance not only justified his inclusion but also raised further questions about how he could be used moving forward.
With the season reaching its decisive stages, Arteta may now feel more confident in trusting the youngster in key moments, especially after such a composed and influential display.
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The focus is on Etienne Reijnen, a trusted figure from Slot’s time in Rotterdam, whose potential move to Anfield now looks increasingly realistic.
Quoted via Liverpool.com, Robin van Persie addressed the situation directly and didn’t exactly shut the door on the possibility of losing his assistant.
“It is mainly up to the club and Etienne himself. What I can say is that I am very happy with his work. He is a fantastic person who also fulfills his role very well.”
That response feels telling, because while the Dutchman praises the 39-year-old, there’s a clear acceptance that the decision won’t ultimately rest with him, especially if Liverpool push to reunite the pair.
It points towards a situation where the groundwork is already in place, particularly given Slot’s long-standing desire to bring Reijnen into his backroom team.
This isn’t a new story either, because our boss had already tried to bring the former Zwolle defender to Merseyside last season, only for work permit issues and coaching qualifications to block the move at the time.
Now, with those barriers easing and Reijnen close to completing his coaching diploma, the pathway appears far clearer, which explains why the links have resurfaced so strongly in recent weeks.
It’s also been reported that the Dutch coach is ‘on the verge’ of a move, which would underline just how much trust the Liverpool hierarchy are placing in Slot to reshape not just the squad, but the entire structure around him.
At a time when ticket price protests continue to highlight tensions between supporters and ownership, decisions like this carry extra weight, because they reflect the direction the club is choosing to take moving forward.
The key point is that while results like the Old Trafford defeat dominate the headlines, the bigger picture is being shaped behind the scenes, and if Reijnen does arrive, it will be another clear sign that Slot is being backed to build things his way.
Arsenal’s Phoebe de Bohan scored twice as England opened their Under-17 European Championship campaign with a 2-0 win over Northern Ireland at Inver Park.
The match was well supported, with a strong attendance of 810, and there was significant Arsenal involvement throughout.
All six Arsenal players in the England squad featured, with Cairo Antoine, Bryony Brodie, Kyri Teer-Hutchins, Isabella Cowley and de Bohan starting.
Mia Dixon, who had been involved with the Arsenal first team in their last two games, including the Champions League semi-final, came on at half-time.
It was a classic attack-versus-defence contest, with England enjoying most of the possession and Northern Ireland looking to threaten with direct balls on the break.
Both sides set up in a 4-3-3, although Northern Ireland were tactically flexible without the ball, with captain Chloe Beckinsale moving from defensive midfield into a third centre-back role depending on the passage of play.
The opener came from an Antoine cross from the right that was not cleared by the Northern Ireland defence, allowing de Bohan to pounce and score in the 29th minute.
The second goal, which sealed the win late in the second half, came in similar fashion. Northern Ireland goalkeeper Ifeoma Agoha saved the initial shot well, but de Bohan was perfectly placed to put the rebound into the net in the 82nd minute.
Overall, it was a game of two halves.
England were physically and technically stronger, but did not always translate their periods of control into goals. They were also unfortunate, hitting the post twice through Antoine and Brodie. In the first half, England used the wings effectively to get around the Northern Ireland block and created a number of chances.
The second half was different. Northern Ireland moved to a back five to strengthen their defence, while England made three half-time changes, introducing players with different profiles in attacking areas. That led to fewer passing sequences, less continuity in attacking play, reduced off-the-ball movement and more predictability, which suited Northern Ireland’s game plan. The hosts also had a couple of chances on the break, including a one-on-one for Smyth, who rushed her shot and put it off target.
In the end, it was a deserved victory for England in their tournament opener, although there were plenty of positives for Northern Ireland too.
I spoke to Gail Edmondson, the Northern Ireland manager, afterwards and she was pleased with her team’s performance and resilience. She also confirmed the tactical use of her captain’s alternating position as a way to prevent some England attacks, as well as the move to a back five in the second half to stop some of the patterns that had been developing.
England will face Germany on Thursday, while Northern Ireland take on Norway.
The four tournament semi-finalists, as well as the play-off winner between the two third-placed teams, will qualify for the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, which takes place later this autumn in Morocco
Paolo De Paola has criticised Luciano Spalletti’s tactical approach and in-game management following Juventus’ 1-1 draw against Verona at the weekend. The result came as a disappointment for the Bianconeri, who had been expected to secure victory and extend their positive run of form in recent weeks.
Playing at the Allianz Stadium, Juventus entered the fixture with confidence but were unable to impose themselves fully. Verona proved to be a difficult opponent, matching their intensity and creating problems throughout the match. The situation could have been even more damaging for Juventus had Dusan Vlahovic not found an equaliser to salvage a point.
The draw highlighted areas where Juventus fell short, particularly in terms of attacking cohesion and overall effectiveness. Despite their efforts, they were unable to produce the level of performance required to secure all three points in a match widely regarded as winnable.
This outcome has added further pressure during what is already a challenging period for the team. With competition for a top four finish intensifying, dropped points at this stage of the season carry significant consequences.
Juventus were aware of the importance of delivering a strong display but ultimately failed to capitalise on their opportunities, leaving questions about their tactical execution.
As reported by Tuttomercatoweb, De Paola offered a critical evaluation of both the manager’s decisions and the team’s limitations. He said, “I think Spalletti made a half failure in this match and half exposed this team’s limitations. He’s still trial and error, and the critical issues are primarily in the attack. Either Vlahovic comes on consistently from the start or we risk running into problems. David, after all, is a bit lightweight and doesn’t really make an impact in the penalty area. I’d also add that the criticism of Bremer and Kelly is justified”.
His remarks underline concerns about consistency in team selection and effectiveness in the final third. The criticism also reflects a broader view that Juventus must address key weaknesses if they are to achieve their objectives this season.
With several crucial fixtures remaining, Juventus will need to respond decisively and deliver improved performances to secure the results required.
Manchester United have discovered where their upcoming FA Youth Cup final clash against cross-town rivals Manchester City will be staged.
United booked their spot in the final after beating Crystal Palace 2-1 in the semis.
The tightly contested game was unlocked in the 77th minute after substitute Samuel Lusale found Chido Obi, who proceeded to slip in JJ Gabriel. The 15-year-old drove towards goal before producing a brilliant chipped finish to beat the goalkeeper.
But United’s advantage didn’t last for too long as Raihaan Anderson ruthlessly punished a big mistake from United keeper Cameron Byrne-Hughes.
But Darren Fletcher’s starlets had the last laugh, as Obi got on the end of a sensational defence-splitting pass from James Overy to round off the goalkeeper and fire into the back of an empty net. This winner set up a final against City, who just narrowly pipped United to the title in the northern section of the Under-18s Premier League.
City were drawn as the home side, and the expectation was that the final would be played at the Etihad Stadium.
However, according to the Manchester Evening News, an alternative venue has now been confirmed after City were unable to agree on a date for the game to be played at the Etihad.
Simon Bajkowski writes that City will host Fletcher’s side at the Joie Stadium.
He further notes, “The showpiece fixture of the youth calendar will be held next week, with a date to be confirmed shortly so that tickets can go on sale.”
“In a decision that will disappoint tens of thousands on both sides, the decision has been made to play at the 7,000-capacity stadium at City’s training ground instead.”
While the Joie Stadium is reserved for City’s women’s and academy sides, a sell-out crowd is expected for the first Manchester derby final since 1986.
Meanwhile, Michael Carrick and his players are next in action on Saturday when they go away to Sunderland.
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The New Saints manager Craig Harrison insists he did not feel under pressure despite a poor start to the season.
Saints finished the season 22 points clear at the top of the JD Cymru Premier to claim their 18th Welsh title.
That came after a disappointing European campaign and a heavy home defeat to Briton Ferry Llansawel on the opening day of the league season.
"There's always pressure being TNS manager because you expect to win every single game," Harrison told BBC Sport Wales.
"If you draw a game, it's catastrophe. If you lose a game, it's the end of the world.
"So there's always pressure and it's something I've been involved with for 10 years plus."
Under Harrison, TNS became the first Welsh domestic side to play in the group stages of a European competition in the 2024-25 season.
But earlier this season they lost to North Macedonia's KF Shkendija in the Champions League and Luxembourg's FC Differdange in the Conference League.
TNS chairman Mike Harris described those European defeats as "disappointing" amid speculation over Harrison's position as manager.
"Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a fantastic time and it wasn't particularly comfortable," Harrison reflected.
"But as in pressure, there's pressure every single day from myself to perform.
"I put on myself to win games, the standards that I want, the standards that I set, the standards that I think are acceptable."
Despite indifferent early season form – following on from the early exits in Europe – Harrison's side went on to win 26 of their 32 league games, losing four times and drawing twice.
But the Oswestry-based side were knocked out by Cardiff Met in the third round of the JD Welsh Cup and beaten by Barry Town United in the Nathaniel MG Cup final.
"League-wise we've been as good as any," Harrison added.
"We've ended up winning the league by 22 points, which is massive.
"It was my 10th title so I'm very proud of that and I think the longevity of it is amazing.
"We're disappointed in the cup competitions and we're a little bit disappointed about the European campaign.
"Previously, we'd either won the League Cup or we'd won the Welsh Cup and the year before that, we'd won all three.
"So, that's the standards that are set and we do our best to win every trophy.
"At some point, we're going to be a little bit disappointed because their standards are so high."
With their domestic season completed, Saints players have a month's break before they return to training later in Mayprior to July's Champions League qualifiers.
Harrison is looking to add new faces to the squad over the coming weeks and has already signed Connah's Quay Nomads forward Rhys Hughes.
"Rhys brings creativity, he brings quality and he brings more options at the front end of the pitch," Harrison said of the former Wales Under-21 international.
"Rhys knows the league, played in the league for the last couple of years and he's proven in the league.
"So, we know what we're going to get from Rhys."
And with the Cymru Premier relaunching as a 16-team league next season, Harrison's objectives for TNS are clear.
"Back again trying to win all three competitions - League Cup, Welsh Cup and Welsh Prem," he said.
The 2026-27 Prem rugby season will revert to a Friday night start on 25 September having begun on a weeknight this season for the first time in its history.
The Prem opened with a Thursday night game at the start of the current campaign to avoid a clash with the Women's World Cup final.
Next season's final will be held at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday, 19 June 2027.
The 2026-27 campaign will see promotion and relegation within the top tier officially scrapped as part of a series of changes to the league voted through in February.
Although there has been no promotion or relegation in English rugby's top flight since 2020 and 2021, when Saracens went down to the Champ and then secured an immediate return, the rules still allowed it if clubs met certain criteria.
Hull City striker Oli McBurnie has claimed it "would have been a real shame" if the Tigers had failed to get into the play-offs.
The 29-year-old scored both goals during the side's 2-1 victory over Norwich City to end a miserable run of six winless games (D4 L2) and set up a play-off semi-final against Millwall.
Wrexham also failed to win their game against Middlesbrough, which allowed the Tigers to enter the sixth spot, but McBurnie denies that good fortune has anything to do with the club's success this season.
"After the year on the whole, it would have been a real shame if we didn't make it," the former Scotland international told BBC Radio Humberside.
"We've put ourselves in this position. No-one has put us there, it's not been luck. It's been real hard work from the boys, grind.
"We found something. We had to find it. We did it, we just wanted to make it more exciting for the fans, that's why we've been terrible for the last six weeks!"
Hull host the Lions on Friday for their first semi-final leg before a trip to the Den on Monday (both 20:00 BST).
Alex Neil's Millwall were denied a place in the top two by just one point - but McBurnie isn't afraid of a big game.
"I didn't want to come [back to England] for a team that was happy being mediocre," McBurnie added.
"Me and [Joel Ndala] had a little text message last night and I said to him 'these are the days you live for, these are the days big players turn up' and that's what we've done."
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"I did get a feeling early on with Henrik that it would click and we would work well with each other."
One hundred and forty-four matches, 109 wins, and six major trophies later, it's fair to say Chris Sutton got rather more than he bargained for when he linked up with Henrik Larsson.
Seldom before or since has a strike partnership been so efficient and entertaining for Celtic, with fans pining for something similar ever since.
Speaking to BBC Scotland for a new series of Icons of Football, with an episode centring on Larsson, the former Blackburn striker says the almost psychic understanding in their play together wasn't an accident.
"We did discuss it, but that understanding comes from training, it comes from playing, and it comes from building that relationship," Sutton says.
"And then it's knowing what suits each other. My role in the team was to be the link man, the foil.
"Henrik was quicker than me - and let's be honest, most people were quicker than me - so I always had to have that awareness.
"If we were playing against quite a high line, I'd hold the ball and clip it in behind and Henrik would already be on the move.
"So as soon as the ball's on the way to me, I know that if I can help it into space, Henrik would be going, and the opposition defence would be getting deeper."
It wasn't all tactical intricacies or in-depth discussions about every game, either.
Sutton and Larsson based their link-up play on a foundation of the basics: hard work, clear communication, and a clear understanding of each other's roles.
In their 144 matches together, Larsson bagged a hugely impressive 130 goals, while Sutton notched 66, with both players assisting the other 12 times.
Sutton adds: "That was our thing - always working hard to make sure we stayed within 10 or 15 yards of each other. Then it didn't matter who the defenders were; you work little combinations and little moves.
"I was relatively experienced, albeit after an iffy season at Chelsea the year before. But I did get a feeling early on with Henrik that it would click and we would work well with each other.
"When things are telepathic, you just know where somebody is. I'm sitting here now and I can imagine Larsson over my shoulder, but that was because of Henrik's intelligence.
"As a player, there's nothing better than walking on to the field knowing that if you get the right service and the right ball, you can cause any defence all sorts of problems.
"I think when we were in our pomp, that's what we could do - and certainly Henrik was the main guy."
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Fabio Wardley defends his WBO heavyweight title for the first time against Daniel Dubois in Manchester on Saturday.
An all-British heavyweight world title encounter is a rare thing in boxing, especially outside of London.
The Co-op Live Arena will host the fight with two of the division's biggest punchers in action.
Can Wardley continue his remarkable rise from white collar boxing? Or will Dubois become a two-time world champion at the age of 28?
Everything you need to know about the fight is below.
Radio commentary will begin from 19:00 BST on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, and the BBC Sport website and app.
Live text commentary will start from 20:00 on the BBC Sport website and app, with radio commentary switching to BBC Radio 5 Live from 22:00.
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The first fight begins at 18:00 on DAZN PPV.
Wardley v Dubois ringwalks are expected around 22:30, but as always, this depends on how the undercard fights go.
Fabio Wardley v Daniel Dubois - WBO heavyweight world title
Wardley and Dubois are both known as knockout artists. Dubois boasts 21 in 22 wins while Wardley has 19 in 20 victories. That gives them both a knockout rate of 95% in their wins.
While Dubois has three fights at world title level, winning one, Wardley is in unfamilar territory in his maiden world championship fight.
Dubois has faced the better opposition as well, with two bouts against Oleksandr Usyk and wins over Filip Hrgovic, Jarrell Miller and Anthony Joshua.
Wardley's best victory was against Joseph Parker in his last outing, but has also beaten Frazer Clarke and Justis Huni.
On paper, not much separates them in terms of reach or height, but the experience at the top level may well prove the difference.
Form is on 31-year-old's Wardley's side, with his only blemish since making his pro debut in 2017 being a draw with Clarke in 2024.
Dubois is coming into the contest off the back of defeat by Usyk, another crushing encounter with the Ukrainian last July and three victories in between.
Wardley's WBO world title is the on the line, with Dubois aiming to become a two-time heavyweight world champion.
Wardley was upgraded to full world champion in November after beating Joseph Parker when Oleksandr Usyk decided to vacate the belt.
Usyk, 39, holds the other belts but will defend only one of them, the WBC, against Rico Verhoeven on 23 May.
It is unclear what Usyk might decide to do next, but he has expressed an interest in fighting the winner of Wardley v Dubois.
Whether that would be for the undisputed championship is anyone's guess, with the WBC's number one challenger Agit Kabayel expected to be given the next crack at Usyk, should he retain his world title.
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Manchester United remain in the fray for Brazilian midfielder Ederson, who is expected to leave Atalanta at the end of the season.
The 26-year-old has been a mainstay in Bergamo since joining the club in the summer. He swiftly established himself as a pillar in Gian Piero Gasperini’s team, emerging as one of the most complete midfielders in Serie A.
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However, the ‘relentless’ Brazilian is now expected to leave Atalanta following a challenging campaign affected by Gasperini’s exit last summer.
In recent months, Atletico Madrid appeared to be Ederson’s next destination, with the two parties reaching an agreement on personal terms. However, the Colchoneros haven’t been able to strike a deal with Atalanta.
The Italian club are known for sticking to its guns in negotiations, and this time, they set their asking price at €45 million (£39m), a figure the Spanish capital side isn’t willing to shell out for a player whose contract will expire next year.
Hence, Fabrizio Romano believes that Ederson’s move to Atletico risks total collapse, as the club-to-club accord remains distant.
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The Italian journalist provided the latest on the midfielder’s situation in a video posted on his official YouTube channel.
The transfer market expert tells the viewers to ‘keep an eye on the Premier League’, revealing that Man Utd and an unnamed EPL club remain ‘keen’ on the Atalanta star.
Romano adds that United don’t consider Ederson a top target, but he represents a viable solution should they fail to acquire other profiles.
At this stage, Man Utd’s midfield plans remain shrouded in mystery. With Casemiro leaving and Manuel Ugarte placed on the transfer list, the club needs at least two new additions, while many observers insist three are required, as Kobbie Mainoo is the only out-and-out central midfielder who’s guaranteed to stay for next season.
Elliot Anderson, Carlos Baleba, Sandro Tonali, and Aurelien Tchouameni are some of the names that have been making the rounds for months, but INEOS are unlikely to afford signing more than one, given the hefty asking prices.
Therefore, Ederson can represent a cost-effective alternative. While Atalanta’s valuation might be inflated considering his expiring contract, he would still cost half or less compared with those mentioned above.
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The Brazilian is a well-rounded midfielder who combines physical strength and stamina with high tactical awareness and the ability to drive the ball forward.
These attributes render him a natural fit for the box-to-box role, but he can also act as a holding midfielder.
Portuguese giants Benfica are set to step up talks with manager Jose Mourinho over a new contract.
Benfica are aware of the growing interest in Mourinho from his former employers, Real Madrid, and Ojogo reports that they’re pulling out all the stops to keep the “Special One” at Estadio da Luz.
Madrid are almost certainly going to make another managerial change this summer, especially after another embarrassing trophyless campaign.
Alvaro Arbeloa was brought in to replace Xabi Alonso, who buckled under the pressure of player power, but his former teammate has failed to build on his initial work.
Madrid were still within touching distance of fierce rivals Barcelona in the perennial two-way La Liga title race when Alonso was relieved of his duty.
Fast forward months later, Los Blancos have fallen a staggering 10 points behind the champions-elect.
With just four games remaining, Barcelona are one win away from being confirmed La Liga winners and could be crowned champions in next weekend’s El Clasico at Spotify Camp Nou.
Arbeloa’s place in the dugout is already under serious scrutiny, but losing to Barcelona and allowing them to clinch the title could put the final nail in his coffin.
With Arbeloa one foot out the door, Madrid are once again looking at another ex-employee to help wrestle the La Liga crown from Barcelona.
That search has led them back to Mourinho’s doorstep, although luring him away from Benfica would be a significant battle, with the Portuguese club determined to retain his services.
Mourinho has one year left on his contract with Benfica, but the club are desperate to keep him in Lisbon until 2028 or 2029, and that intent has already been backed up by action.
Benfica president Rui Costa has held talks with Mourinho to map out plans for the upcoming season.
However, there’s a narrow window that could allow clubs to act quickly. Mourinho has a €3.5 million release clause in his contract, but it’s only active for ten days after the end of the season.
Once that period passes, any club interested in hiring him will need to negotiate directly with Benfica, who are notorious for being difficult to do business with.
Donald Trump asked how Patrick Mahomes is doing to a Kansas City BBQ owner during the small business summit in Washington, DC. This question came when he was looking at the barbecues and t-shirts presented on the table. Last year in December, Mahomes suffered an injury in his left knee that disqualified him from playing the last three games of the season.
In a video shared by The White House’s Margo Martin, Donald Trump appeared to pay a visit to the stall of Joe Pearce, the owner of Slaps BBQ in Kansas City, during the summit. As he looked after the products, he asked Pearce about Mahomes. He questioned, “How is Mahomes doing?” He learned that he’s keeping well before wishing him a speedy recovery and praising his personality. “You tell the people of (Kansas City) we love him. He’s going to be OK. I hate to see that. He’s a fantastic guy,” he added.
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In mid-December, Mahomes tore his ACL and LCL, and the following day immediately underwent surgery. Since then, he has undergone rehabilitation and has been recovering from his condition as another season approaches.
Recently, Coach Andy Reid provided a positive update about Mahomes’ health. He said, “We’ll have to see about that. He is in a good position to be able to do some things. If he can do some things, [he’ll do it]. Phase 2 [of the offseason program], remember, there’s no contact, and there’s no offense vs. defense. It’s Phase 3 that you get into that. Once you start the clock, then the clock’s gotta be rolling, you just have to evaluate what you want to do there. He’s in a position where he can do everything, I think.” He revealed that Mahomes is up to a lot of stuff, but reassured that he can throw the ball on his own (via ESPN)
Originally written by Shazmeen Navrange on Mandatory.
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In the Italian Serie A, while Inter have secured their 21st Scudetto, there’s a true thriller going on in the lower parts of the table: Fiorentina, Cremonese, Lecce and Genoa are fighting to stay in the championship. One of them will certainly be relegated to Serie B. Two teams are already certain to go down: Pisa and Hellas Verona, who have already been mathematically relegated.
In such an uncertain situation, it’s not easy to predict which teams will be relegated or manage to stay up. For those who still want to place a bet, betting apps with free bets no deposit required are just what they need—allowing them to bet conveniently from their phone, while limiting potential losses should the outcome not go as hoped for the team they decide to trust in the not-so-easy mission of avoiding relegation.
The teams at the bottom of the table allow too many goals in a championship as defensively strong as Serie A traditionally is. Pisa and Verona are tied at the bottom and have almost no chance of escaping that position: together, the two teams have won fewer than five games at the midpoint of April. You can’t hope to avoid relegation with these few points.
Verona and Pisa scored 24 and 25 goals, respectively, in 35 matches, which is a pretty poor result. Lecce also managed 24, Cremonese found the back of the net 27 times, while Fiorentina and Genoa did considerably better: the Viola scored 38 times and Genoa 40. Their problem, though, are the goals they allowed. According to Opta Analyst statistics, Pisa allowed 63 goals. This is obviously the worst result of the season and the reason why they are so low in the standings. Cremonese allowed 53 goals; Verona 57; Lecce 47; Fiorentina 49 and Genoa 48. These are all among the highest in the league.
In the cases of Pisa, Verona and Genoa, the goals they concede are considerably higher than the scores they are expected to allow. This is a key stat in order to establish the favourites for relegation, so Genoa should be aware that the company is keeping. Pisa and Verona are bound to go down, but the Grifone can still win out and has the players to do just that. Genoa is a way better team than the last two of the bunch.
In the next few weeks, there will be some massive games to decide the relegations. Let’s see what the near future holds for the teams fighting to stay in Serie A.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – APRIL 12: Eusebio Di Francesco, Head Coach of US Lecce, gestures to his players during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and US Lecce at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on April 12, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Eusebio Di Francesco’s boys recently faced Fiorentina, Verona and Pisa in consecutive weeks, before closing down the season against Genoa. Obviously, they hope this last game will not matter at all, as it will be the case if they mathematically avoid relegation before that day. Their opponents are not that tough, and their position in the standings is no longer a concern.
The Grigiorossi have it worse. They play against Pisa (week 36), but must face Napoli and Como, two of the better sides in the league in a couple of games where Giampaolo’s team will probably drop points. So they must win out the other games, which are way more winnable but surely not easy.
VERONA, ITALY – APRIL 04: Paolo Vanoli, Head Coach of Fiorentina looks on during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on April 04, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)
The Viola is almost out of contention. The team is considerably better than the others we are writing about and must face Genoa, among other better teams. The Viola are probably the team that risks less, in the fight to avoid relegation, given their history, talent and financial means, but must play at their best to keep it safe.
The Grifone plays against Fiorentina in a week 36 game where the Grifone is seen as the underdog and against Lecce, in a week 38 match that could be of paramount importance for one of the two sides, or could not matter at all, should Cremonese get to the last weekend of the season already sure of its relegation.
BERGAMO, ITALY – MAY 02: Daniele De Rossi of Genoa FC looks on during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Genoa CFC at Gewiss Stadium on May 02, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)
Giampaolo’s team seem to be the worst-positioned to stay in Serie A. Their roster is depleted and their schedule is considerably tough. Motivation will be key for them and they could use some help from their rivals.
Maybe some of them will lose out and eliminate themselves with their own hands. In Cremona, they would be quite delighted should that happen. On Football Italia, we will closely follow how this battle develops, keeping an eye on Cagliari as well, which is not in good shape after the defeat against Inter Milan and could be the sixth team involved in the clash to avoid relegation.
Phil Foden has reached an agreement in principle over a new four-year deal at Manchester City.
The 25-year-old's current contract was due to expire next summer but fresh terms will keep him at Etihad Stadium until 2030, with the option of another year.
Though midfielder Foden has struggled for form in recent months and has not scored since 14 December, a new contract signals a commitment from both parties to continue working together.
Foden came on as a substitute in Monday's six-goal thriller at Everton, which leaves City five points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a game in hand.
The midfielder will be hoping to secure a place in Thomas Tuchel's England squad for this summer's World Cup.
Last month, boss Tuchel said Foden's place in the 24-man squad is not guaranteed despite being the only player to start both games in England's final camp before the tournament.
Foden was given his first-team debut as a 17-year-old by boss Pep Guardiola and has gone on to make 365 appearances for City, winning six Premier League titles, one Champions League and two FA Cups.
Despite his recent form, former Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney says Foden has to "play every game" for City.
"I think you have to put him in the team," he said on the BBC's Wayne Rooney Show. "I love watching him play, I love his little movements, how he gets into the pockets of space. It's not nice watching him sitting on the bench.
"I think he was doing well [this season]. He's had bad moments, but when you have a bad moment and you're taken out and put on the sidelines for weeks on end, I just think a player of that quality, you have to just keep playing him.
"You've got [Jeremy] Doku there who can do anything. You've got [Antoine] Semenyo, who can go outside, come inside. It's real power, pace and raw speed going up against you, so I don't know whether that's a reason why Foden's not playing. Pep may want a little bit more help defensively."
The Detroit Tigers placed reigning two-time American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal on the injured list with loose bodies in his left elbow.
He will undergo surgery.
The Tigers declined to share an estimated timetable for his return.
There are a wide range of timelines for Skubal’s return, from six weeks to six months, according to Dr. Shahryar Ahmadi, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder and elbow injuries at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, California.
"If there is not much arthritis in the joint, the player doesn't have stiffness, there is no instability, and it's just a couple of small loose bodies, the recovery is very, very quick – and the chance of going back to the previous level of sport is very, very high,” Ahmed said. “If there is extensive arthritis, lots of loose bodies, instability, stiffness, that makes it more complicated with a longer recovery – and less chance of going back to the previous level of playing."
THE NEWS: Tarik Skubal to undergo surgery for loose bodies in left elbow
Here's more from Ahmadi, who spoke with the Free Press on Monday, May 4, to help explain Skubal's injury, surgery, recovery – and if there's any reason to worry about a second Tommy John surgery:
"A loose body happens when you have damage to the joint. A piece of cartilage or a piece of bone breaks off inside the joint, and over time, it can gradually get bigger – and that's a loose body. Sometimes, it stays in one of the recesses in the capsule, and it doesn't cause any problems, but sometimes, it can cause problems. It can get stuck inside the joint all of a sudden, and then you can get locking, pain, inflammation. That's the way it works when it gets stuck in the joint. Sometimes, it can be big enough that it stays in one part of the joint, like the front or the back, and when that happens, it can block your flexion and extension, and that's called impingement."
WHAT NOW? A.J. Hinch on Tarik Skubal injury: 'We're not canceling the season'
"Most of the time, we can take them out through arthroscopy. We make a small incision around the joint, and then we put a camera in, and under direct vision from the camera through the small hole, we can remove the loose body. Sometimes, on top of the loose body, there can be extra bone on the edge of the joint, and at the same time, we can remove that. When arthritis in the joint is more advanced, we do something called debridement and capsular release, and what happens is we cut the capsule to release the joint and give them more motion."
"After the operation, we want to restore range of motion right away. Otherwise, the patient can get stiff. We start physical therapy right away. Initially, they do range of motion, and then they do strengthening, and then they gradually go back to sport activity. In terms of how fast it can go, it depends on the extent of the problem. If somebody has a couple of small loose bodies, not much arthritis in the joint, not much stiffness, then it'll be a quick recovery. When it's more extensive, it will be a much, much longer recovery."
"It is a spectrum. You can't just put it in one category. If they have a few loose bodies, not much joint involvement, and you don't need to do any capsular release, the recovery can take anywhere from six to 12 weeks. If the joint is more involved with more capsular release, more extensive arthritis, more loose bodies, that can take anywhere from three to six months to go back to sports. The minor one can be six to 12 weeks, and the major one can be three to six months."
NO SKUB, BIG PROBLEM: Tigers lose Tarik Skubal in afternoon, bullpen game to Red Sox at night
"If the medial collateral ligament [also known as the ulnar collateral ligament] that was reconstructed starts stretching over time, that can be another reason for damage in the joint because the elbow goes into more of a position called valgus, which puts stress on the joint. There can be bone-on-bone impingement in the posterior part of the elbow in full extension, and the bone spurs can potentially cause loose bodies in the joint. If you remove them, and that instability is there, unfortunately, the problem is not going to be solved because that residual instability over time can cause the same problem again. That can make the rehab longer because they have to recover and do more strengthening. But if they have no instability, the Tommy John is solid and the flexor repair is completely healed, that should not affect recovery."
"If the medial collateral ligament has insufficiency, the player may need another Tommy John down the road. Before the operation, through imaging and physical exam, we can get enough information to see if it's unstable or not, but in the operation, we can get more information by stressing the elbow and seeing how much gap there is, how much instability we get."
Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@freepress.com or follow him @EvanPetzold.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Tarik Skubal return to Detroit Tigers? Doctor says 6 weeks or 6 months
The Detroit Tigers placed reigning two-time American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal on the injured list with loose bodies in his left elbow.
He will undergo surgery.
The Tigers declined to share an estimated timetable for his return.
There are a wide range of timelines for Skubal’s return, from six weeks to six months, according to Dr. Shahryar Ahmadi, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder and elbow injuries at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, California.
"If there is not much arthritis in the joint, the player doesn't have stiffness, there is no instability, and it's just a couple of small loose bodies, the recovery is very, very quick – and the chance of going back to the previous level of sport is very, very high,” Ahmed said. “If there is extensive arthritis, lots of loose bodies, instability, stiffness, that makes it more complicated with a longer recovery – and less chance of going back to the previous level of playing."
THE NEWS: Tarik Skubal to undergo surgery for loose bodies in left elbow
Here's more from Ahmadi, who spoke with the Free Press on Monday, May 4, to help explain Skubal's injury, surgery, recovery – and if there's any reason to worry about a second Tommy John surgery:
"A loose body happens when you have damage to the joint. A piece of cartilage or a piece of bone breaks off inside the joint, and over time, it can gradually get bigger – and that's a loose body. Sometimes, it stays in one of the recesses in the capsule, and it doesn't cause any problems, but sometimes, it can cause problems. It can get stuck inside the joint all of a sudden, and then you can get locking, pain, inflammation. That's the way it works when it gets stuck in the joint. Sometimes, it can be big enough that it stays in one part of the joint, like the front or the back, and when that happens, it can block your flexion and extension, and that's called impingement."
WHAT NOW? A.J. Hinch on Tarik Skubal injury: 'We're not canceling the season'
"Most of the time, we can take them out through arthroscopy. We make a small incision around the joint, and then we put a camera in, and under direct vision from the camera through the small hole, we can remove the loose body. Sometimes, on top of the loose body, there can be extra bone on the edge of the joint, and at the same time, we can remove that. When arthritis in the joint is more advanced, we do something called debridement and capsular release, and what happens is we cut the capsule to release the joint and give them more motion."
"After the operation, we want to restore range of motion right away. Otherwise, the patient can get stiff. We start physical therapy right away. Initially, they do range of motion, and then they do strengthening, and then they gradually go back to sport activity. In terms of how fast it can go, it depends on the extent of the problem. If somebody has a couple of small loose bodies, not much arthritis in the joint, not much stiffness, then it'll be a quick recovery. When it's more extensive, it will be a much, much longer recovery."
"It is a spectrum. You can't just put it in one category. If they have a few loose bodies, not much joint involvement, and you don't need to do any capsular release, the recovery can take anywhere from six to 12 weeks. If the joint is more involved with more capsular release, more extensive arthritis, more loose bodies, that can take anywhere from three to six months to go back to sports. The minor one can be six to 12 weeks, and the major one can be three to six months."
NO SKUB, BIG PROBLEM: Tigers lose Tarik Skubal in afternoon, bullpen game to Red Sox at night
"If the medial collateral ligament [also known as the ulnar collateral ligament] that was reconstructed starts stretching over time, that can be another reason for damage in the joint because the elbow goes into more of a position called valgus, which puts stress on the joint. There can be bone-on-bone impingement in the posterior part of the elbow in full extension, and the bone spurs can potentially cause loose bodies in the joint. If you remove them, and that instability is there, unfortunately, the problem is not going to be solved because that residual instability over time can cause the same problem again. That can make the rehab longer because they have to recover and do more strengthening. But if they have no instability, the Tommy John is solid and the flexor repair is completely healed, that should not affect recovery."
"If the medial collateral ligament has insufficiency, the player may need another Tommy John down the road. Before the operation, through imaging and physical exam, we can get enough information to see if it's unstable or not, but in the operation, we can get more information by stressing the elbow and seeing how much gap there is, how much instability we get."
Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@freepress.com or follow him @EvanPetzold.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Tarik Skubal return to Detroit Tigers? Doctor says 6 weeks or 6 months
Celtic picked up a massive three points on the road on Sunday (May 3) with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.
After Hibs' Jamie McGrath was shown a red card for a foul on Alistair Johnston, Daizen Maedagave the Hoops a first-half lead which was cancelled out by the home side just before the break.
Midway through the second half, Martin O'Neill brought Kelechi Iheanacho off the bench and his impact was instantaneous, with the Nigerian striker producing an excellent finish to put Celtic ahead and seal the three points.
Here are some of the best images from the match.
Hibernian Vs. Celtic - Sun, May 3rd 2026, 12:00 Final score: 1 - 2Match Report
The hockey world may get a good glimpse at what is coming next for Penn State star freshman Gavin McKenna on Tuesday evening. The NHL will hold its draft lottery to determine the draft order for teams that did not make the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff, and the team drawing the first pick will be first in line to bring McKenna to their organization.
McKenna has been viewed as the NHL's top draft prospect since his arrival in Happy Valley, and that remains the case as the draft lottery is set to play out. ESPN's updated ranking of draft prospects has McKenna ranked as the top prospect in the draft pool, as he is the player with the most certainty of being an NHL player. But will he be the top pick?
"There is no consensus on any player except Gavin McKenna, and even he has scouts questioning whether he should be the first player off the board," Rachel Kryshak of ESPN says. "If your team needs a high-end defenseman, this is the year. There are a handful of prospects projected to become foundational pieces on the top pair."
So if the team with the top pick has a need to bolster its defense, McKenna could potentially have to wait to hear his name. But regardless, McKenna will not be waiting long before getting his call to the NHL.
McKenna played in 35 games with 15 goals and 36 assists during his freshman season at Penn State, giving him the Big Ten scoring championship and earning conference honors as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten Second Team, and All-Big Ten Freshman Team. McKenna also earned AHCA West Second Team All-American accolades.
In addition to being a star forward for Penn State in the 2025-26 season, McKenna was part of gold medal teams for Canada in the 2024 world U18 championships and Hilinka Gretzky Cup. He is coming off a bronze medal performance for Canada in the World Junior Championships.
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Pro Football Focus has released a new way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft, and the Pittsburgh Steelers were predicted to select a quarterback within the top 10.
In the new mock draft created by PFF's Daire Carragher, the Steelers selected Brendan Sorsby with the No. 8 overall pick.
"There is a strong possibility that four quarterbacks go in the top 10 next season, heightened by the fact that none of the obvious quarterback-needy teams selected Ty Simpson this year. Sorsby could be one of several quarterbacks to emerge in 2026, and the Steelers are among the teams in search of a franchise option," Carragher wrote. "Teams will value his decision-making and composure under pressure — he took just seven sacks on 114 pressures last season at Cincinnati."
While Sorsby would be a terrific pickup, it's difficult to imagine the Steelers heavily targeting a quarterback in 2027 over other positional needs, especially when the team is seemingly committed to Will Howard and Drew Allar's development.
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MERRIMACK - Senior Ethan Battles struck out 13 and allowed just three hits as the Exeter High School baseball team shut out Merrimack, 2-0 on Monday, May 4 in a Division I game.
It was Battles' third complete-game of the season, and he improved to 4-0 on the season. Exeter is now 8-2.
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Exeter scored both of its runs in the first inning on a John Bakker two-run double, scoring Brennan Schimoler and Battles. Schimoler had two of Exeter's four hits, while Andrew Martin had the other.
Bishop Guertin 10
Portsmouth 0
PORTSMOUTH - Bishop Guertin broke open a 2-0 game with eight runs in the sixth inning of this Division I game.
Hugh Herter led Portsmouth (1-8) with two hits, while Zavier Lampert and Liam Belden both had one.
Dover 8
Timberlane 0
PLAISTOW - Tyler Tiedge allowed four hits and struck out six over six scoreless innings as Dover improved to 8-2 with this Division I win.
Logan Mosher had three hits, one RBI and two runs scored for Dover, while Daniel Conrad (hit, three RBIs), Sam MacGregor (solo home run), Bjorn Miller (two hits, three runs), Ben Cheek (hit, RBI, run), Connor Sprague (two hits, RBI, run), and Owen Lovering (hit, RBI) led the offense.
Winnacunnet 8
Memorial 2
HAMPTON - Ethan Roy and Sean Griffin both had two hits and two RBIs as Winnacunnet improved to 7-2 with this Division I win.
Harvey Reynoso and Braeden O'Hara both had two hits for the Warriors, while Bryce Pinsonnault (hit, two runs), Ryan Giuffre (hit, run), Oscar Fritz (hit, RBI), and Brantson Larck (run) contributed.
Fritz allowed five hits and two earned runs over five innings, striking out six for the win. Sophomore Cal Lauder pitched two scoreless innings in relief.
Pinkerton 3
Spaulding 0
ROCHESTER - Ty Lindsay, Carter Marcotte and Garrett Truax each had a hit for Spaulding (6-3) in its Division I loss. Spaulding's Carter Hanson threw three scoreless innings in relief.
Oyster River 10
Sanborn 3
KINGSTON - Casey Faul and Derek Brower combined to lead Oyster River to this Division II win. Faul got the win, allowing three runs over four innings, while Brower pitched three scoreless innings to close it out.
James Saunders and Nolan Swiesz both hit their first career home runs for the Bobcats, while Amos Winans had two doubles.
Coe-Brown 6
St. Thomas Aquinas 5
NORTHWOOD - Coe-Brown scored four runs in the seventh inning and walked off with this Division II win.
Gabe Carlisle had two of St. Thomas' five hits, while Kenny Avery, Finn Perry and Camden Stowell all had one. Stowell had both of STA's RBIs.
Portsmouth Christian 6
Epping 5, 8 inn.
EPPING - Grady Howe's drove in Brayden Leland with the game-winning run in the eighth inning of this Division IV game.
Cai Summers had four hits, including two doubles and two RBIs for PCA (4-2).
Newmarket 20
Mount Royal 0
SUNAPEE - Nate Fluet had two home runs and three RBIs for Newmarket (9-0) in this Division IV win.
Charlie Tudor, Colton Durant and Rian Fabrizio all had two hits and three RBIs for the Mules, while Jack Richards had four RBIs and Anthony Jurkoic had two.
Matt Napoletano struck out six over two hitless innings, earning the win.
York 25
Lake Region 9
NAPLES, Maine - Zach Tremblay had two hits and four RBIs, and Robbie Hanscom and Sam Jancovic both had two hits for York (2-1) in this Class B South win.
The Wildcats scored eight runs in the third inning, and 13 in the fourth.
Thornton Academy 10
Marshwood 2
SACO, Maine - Thornton broke open a one-run game with seven runs in the fifth inning en route to this Class A South win.
Sophomore John Galuppo led Marshwood with three hits and scored two runs, while Michael Sbrizza had one hit and two RBIs. Marshwood junior starter Sam Therrien allowed three runs over 4.1 innings.
Merrimack 6
Exeter 5
EXETER - Grace Goodreau had two hits, three RBIs and scored a run for Exeter (3-5) in its Division I loss.
Exeter led 4-3 after three innings, but Merrimack scored two in the fourth.
Mack Clark had two hits for the Blue Hawks, and Lana Ruffner, Maddy Mann (RBI), Landyn Theberge and Allie Patten all had one.
Oyster River 7
Sanborn 6
KINGSTON - Kate Michaud's two-run homer in the seventh rallied Oyster River to this Division II win. Aubrey DeJesus singled to start the Oyster River seventh and scored on Michaud's homer.
Both DeJesus and Michaud had two hits for Oyster River, while Gracy Spirito and Lorelye LeClair each doubled. Sam Bishop scattered seven hits over seven innings, striking out nine and earning the complete-game win.
Newmarket 13
Farmington 0
NEWMARKET - Emma Surina struck out six and allowed just one hit in this five-inning, complete-game Division IV win for the Mules.
Surina also homered, singled and had three RBIs, while Grace Hiera had two hits and three RBIs, and Mariza Zygouri and Hannah Chesley each doubled and scored two runs. Teammates Paige Sweitzer (four walks, two runs) and Brielle Duffy (two runs) contributed.
Portsmouth Christian Academy 3
Epping 1
DOVER - Lexi Jordan allowed two hits and struck out 10 for PCA in it Division IV win.
Zuri Petlick had two hits and scored a run for the Eagles, while Emma Anderson also scored.
York 7
Lake Region 6
NAPLES, Maine - Piper Catanese's two-single in the sixth scored Ava Hickey with the game-winning run in this Class B South game.
Nya Avery had two hits for York (3-0), while Maddie Fitzgerald had two RBIs and Maya Babcock had one hit.
Portsmouth 18
Nashua South 1
NASHUA - Ginger Vinciguerra had five goals and two assists and Georgia Bouvier had four goals and one assist for Portsmouth (8-0) in its Division I win.
Raegan Lawton and Elliott Blenkinsop both added two goals for the Clippers, and Addie Delisle, Liv Russo and Ellie Patrick all had one. Portsmouth goalie Sage Bussiere had one save.
Pinkerton 9
Exeter 8
DERRY - Riley Benevides had four goals, and Josie Drunsic, Grace McIlRoy, Avery Carrigan and Claire Wilhelm all had one for Exeter in its Division I loss.
Phoebe Christenson added two assists for the Blue Hawks, and Drunsic and Racquel Battle both had one.
St. Thomas Aquinas 23
Bishop Brady 5
DOVER - Talula Gregg and Charlotte De Tolla both scored four goals, and Lizzy Holden and Annita Parmelee each had three for St. Thomas in its Division III win.
Sophia Kelly and Reese Foss both had two goals for the Saints, and Julia Bryan, Izzy Taylor, Charlotte Kelly, Yuliana Elmoraghy and Rose Willerer all had one.
STA goalies Reese Foss and Anna Szufnarowski combined for four saves. Defensively, Jules Stowell and Harper Burlage starred. Parmalee reached 100 career points in the win.
Traip Academy 7
Waynflete 4
KITTERY, Maine - Sam Latchaw had three goals and Lucy Bolanos, Keira Durgin, Shea Johnson and Harper Malmquist all had one for Traip in its Class C win. Traip goalie Maddy Guay had eight saves.
Londonderry 13
Dover 12
DOVER - Senior Logan Carter had five goals and one assist, and senior Porter Gray had four goals and one assist for Dover in its Division I loss.
Sophomore Parker Ketcham (goal, two assists), junior Sylas Brown (goal, assist), freshman Finn Joyce (goal), sophomore Geffin Adorian (two assists) and senior Cooper Ketcham (assist) all figure in the scoring.
Timberlane 19
Spaulding 4
ROCHESTER - Kayleb Baker scored two goals and Rowan Hughes and Logan Hickman both had one for Spaulding in its Division II loss.
Spaulding goalie Seth Jones had 16 saves.
Marshwood 22
Traip Academy 6
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - Damien Gilmore had six goals and two assists and Hayden Demeroto had four goals and two assists, leading Class B Marshwood past Class C Traip.
Rogan Boisvert added three goals and two assists for the Hawks, and Robert Williams (three goals, assist), Asher Watts (two goals), Tyson Quater (goal), Brian Doukas (goal), Damien Ruth-McCarthy (goal) and Jack O’Brien (goal) all figured in the scoring.
Dover 9
Keene 0
KEENE - Diego Lopez (No. 1, 8-4), Matias Lopez (No. 2, 8-1), Evan Weete (No. 3, 8-2), Gavin Beauregard (No. 4, 8-2), Aidan McCann (No. 5, 8-0) and Sam Maravich (No. 6, 8-0) all won in singles for Dover (6-2) in its Division I match.
In doubles, the Lopez brothers won 8-4 at No. 1, Weete and Beauregard won 8-3 at No. 2, and McCann and Maravich won 8-0 at No. 3.
Derryfield 5
Exeter 4
MANCHESTER - Mike Burke (No. 4, 8-5), Will Rich (No. 5, 8-4) and Nolan Iacobucci (No. 6, 8-4) all won in singles for Exeter in its Division I loss.
In doubles, Burke and Iacobucci won 8-6 at No. 3.
Portsmouth 9
Alvirne 0
HUDSON - Jiles Tracz (No. 1, 8-1), Amitay Hay Tene (No. 2, 8-2), Hillel Hay-Tene (No. 3, 8-2), Julian Brosseau (No. 4, 8-1), Brandon Ganev (No. 5, 8-0) and Jackson French (No. 6, 8-0) all won in singles for Portsmouth in its Division II win.
In doubles, Gerado Navarro-Manchego and Calean French won 8-4 at No. 1, Parker Wittnebert and Max Baumgart won 8-2 at No. 2, and Benjamin Fischer and Wyatt Baker won 8-0 at No. 3.
Marshwood 5
Westbrook 0
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - The Hawks improved to 3-1 with this Class A South win.
In singles, Carlos Carbonell-Monte won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1, Ethan Waddell won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2, and David Duvall won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3.
In doubles, Carter Shaw and Alex Rafferty won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1, and Parker Dixon and Fisher Drisko won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2.
St. Thomas Aquinas 5
Gilford 4
NORTH HAMPTON - Alex Molda (No. 1, 8-0), Aaron Molda (No. 2, 8-0), and Nick Adams (No. 3, 8-0) won in singles for St. Thomas (8-0) in its Division III match.
In doubles, the Molda Brothers won 8-0 at No. 1, and Adams and Ben Puertas won 8-2 at No. 2.
York 5
Freeport 0
YORK, Maine - Owen Kassalty won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 1 singles, Ryan Grinnell won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 2, and Brennan Ciani won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 for York in its Class B South match.
In doubles, Zander Grinnell and Cody Jean won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1, and Colin Topping and Brendan Barron won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2.
Keene 5
Dover 4
DOVER - Jane Mathews (No. 3, 9-7), Siena D’Ambrosio (No. 4, 9-8), and Ella Froton (No. 6, 8-2) all won in singles for Dover in its Division I match.
In doubles, Kim Tarr and Mathews won 8-4 at No. 2.
Derryfield 9
Exeter 0
MANCHESTER - The Blue Hawks fell to 4-4 with this Division I loss.
Portsmouth 9
Alvirne 0
PORTSMOUTH - Avery Porter (No. 1, 8-0), Aia Tracz (No. 2, 8-4), Elyse White (No. 3, 8-2), Anna Syphers (No. 4, 8-1), Aoife Ryan (No. 5, 8-1) and Ailish Honda (No. 6, 8-1) all won in singles for Portsmouth (7-1) in its Division II match.
In doubles, Porter and White won 8-2 at No. 1, Tracz and Syphers won 8-2 at No. 2, and Ryan and Honda won 8-2 at No. 3.
Oyster River 7
Milford 2
DURHAM - Saarika Arthanat (No. 1, 8-2), Jessica Li (No. 2, 8-1), Diya Sridharan (No. 4, 8-0), Siena Pelaggi (No. 5, 8-0) and Maggie Aldous (No. 6, 8-6) all won in singles for Oyster River in its Division II match.
In doubles, Arthanat & Jessica Li won 8-2 at No. 1, and Reed Reed and Sridharan won 8-1 at No. 2.
Keene 3
Winnacunnet 2
KEENE - Ryan Roseburg had 20 assists and three kills for Winnacunnet, while Connor Kelly had eight kills and five digs.
Individual game scores were 24-26, 25-15, 15-25, 25-17, 16-14.
Exeter wins four-team meet
EXETER - Seven different girls won an individual event and the Blue Hawks scored 131.5 points and beat Pinkerton (75), Winnacunnet (19.5) and Newmarket (19).
Exeter's Molly Bault (pole vault, 7 feet, 6 inches), Callen Myers (shot put, 32-08.5), Samantha Gutowski (discus, 97-10), Aubrie Proulx (javelin, 76-11), Martelle McBride (400, 59.54 seconds), Karlee Norris (300 hurdles, 52.32) and Molly Kells (800, 2:33.82) all won their respective events.
Exeter also won two relays as the 4x100 team, consisting of Claire Ahern, Lexie Rogers, Finley Mason, and Taryn Hebel, won in 52.61; and the 4x400 team, comprised of Saylor Gregory, Kendall McBride, Izzy Parsons, and Lily Maher, won in 4:38.28.
Exeter's Lucille Beem was second in both the discus (93-07) and shot put (32-01.5) and was third in the discus (93-07), and Mallory Fisher was second in the 300 hurdles (53.64), 100 hurdles (16.82) and long jump (15-05).
Other top-three performances from Exeter were turned in by Emma Roeder (second, 400, 1:01.63), Claire Ahern (second, long jump, 15-05), Paige Karam (triple jump, 29-08.5), Finley Mason (second, pole vault, 7-6), Caroline Bowie (third, javelin, 67-09), Dani Caron (third, 400, 1:02.49), Sydney MacVicar (third, 100 hurdles, 17.6), Emma Hamilton (third, 1,600, 6:09.36), Sloane Hanson (third, high jump, 4-04), Rebecca Martin (third, pole vault, 7-0), and Autumn Fabiano (third, shot put, 30-10.25).
Exeter second in four-team meet
EXETER - Exeter won five events, scored 92 points and placed second, behind Pinkerton (101) in a four-team meet. Winnacunnet (28) and Newmarket (20) placed third and fourth, respectively.
Exeter's Colby Orleans won the 300 hurdles (44.65) and pole vault (12-07), while teammates Frankie Zagami (800, 2:14.31), Colton Ray (long jump, 19-11) and Jack Thibodeau (shot put, 42-01) won their respective events.
Other top-three performances from Exeter were turned in by Avery Bourgeault (second, 400, 52.93; third, long jump, 18-02), Eli Smith (second, triple jump, 37-06), Thomas Eastwood (second, pole vault, 10-06), Kenji Chase (second, javelin, 138-02) Ian Cottrill (third, 1,600, 5:11.44), Agee Griffith (third, 400, 54.46), Marcus Clark (third, 800, 2:16.11), Dylan O'Kane (third, shot put, 37-03), and Thibodeau (third, javelin, 133-01; third, discus, 101-1).
Exeter's 4x400-meter relay team, consisting of Zagami, Jackson Tooker, Andrew Allen, and Mathias Skrabal, placed second in 3:54.33.
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This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Monday Seacoast Roundup, Exeter's Battles fans 13, rolls to fourth win
In the final game of the Round 1 series against the Blazers, Victor Wembanyama had 6 blocks. The unanimous DPOY picked right where he left off and created playoff history with 12 blocks against the Minnesota Timberwolves. But fans remained vocal about missed foul calls, and even the Wolves’ head coach pointed out the same issue against the 22-year-old Frenchman.
“A little bit, yeah, better spacing a little bit, better ball movement,” Chris Finch spoke about containing Wemby for just 11 points. Then shared his thoughts on some of the blocks that robbed the Timberwolves of crucial points. “He had a lot of blocks. He had a couple uncalled goaltendings too. So, those are valuable points we’d like to have back. I thought there was smarter offense to be had in the second half, and I think we did a better job of finding that.”
Victor Wembanyama had 3 blocks in 3.5 minutes at the start of Game 1, but not all were legal.
Long-time NBA writer and reporter, Tom Azarly, tweeted out the glaring mistakes. “– A good block – An uncalled goaltend – An uncalled foul”. He made another tweet, “Another missed goaltend on Wemby on this Randle drive to the basket.” But the officials did not make one goaltending call against the Spurs center. Within the first half, his blocks tally reached seven. By the end of the third quarter, he reached 10, breaking Tim Duncan’s record for most blocks in a playoff game in Spurs history.
Two more rejections later, Victor Wembanyama made history for the most blocks recorded in a playoff game period. While on the court, he was heating up, and the netizens on social media had similar raging reactions. The referees did appear to miss a few obvious calls against the French Phenom.
On one possession, Wemby got away with hitting Rudy Gobert’s arm. In the second half, the two-time All-Star had another block where the first contact seemed to be on a Timberwolves player’s arm, before Wembanyama used his other hand to swat the ball away. And the goal tend call against Randle was missed as the ball’s trajectory was clearly downward, but the officials missed it.
While Wemby blocked 12 attempts, Terrence Shannon Jr. is not afraid to drive again. The 25-year-old had his shot blocked three times by the Spurs star (one was a goaltend early in the first quarter). Shannon Jr. recently got extended minutes as Anthony Edwards started from the bench. So, he is ready for the challenge that the French phenom might throw at him again.
“He gonna have to block it every time, I ain’t gonna stop going downhill, and I told him that when he said a little something after he blocked my second one. He gonna have to block it every time, man. I know he ain’t gonna block it every single time. I’m gonna dunk on him,” he said. Shannon Jr. is a 6’6” wing with a near 40-inch vertical.
That’s why he is ready to challenge Victor Wembanyama once again. The 25-year-old remains 46% shooter from FG, but against the Spurs tonight, he was limited to just 38%. Another reason why Shannon Jr. wants to have this battle once again.
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Free agency and the draft have come and passed. That means just one more significant event is on the way for the NFL's offseason: the schedule release.
While teams do know which opponents they'll play this fall, they do not know the order of those games quite yet. It may be a bit early to start game planning — but because opponents are already pre-determined, all 32 squads do have an idea of how difficult their path to the playoffs may be.
Things are sure to change by the time the 2026 season begins, but by using each team's 2025 record, an early strength of schedule can be assessed.
Here's a look at the hardest and easiest projected NFL schedules for the 2026 season.
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Last season, the Bears returned to the top spot in the NFC North behind Caleb Williams and first-year head coach Ben Johnson. Their path back to the playoffs, however, could prove difficult.
Chicago's 2026 opponents had a collective .550 win percentage last year, which can partially be attributed to a strong NFC North division, but also because the Bears are set to host the Patriots, Eagles, Jaguars and Buccaneers, then travel to face the Bills, Panthers and Seahawks.
| Home | Away |
| Lions | Lions |
| Packers | Packers |
| Vikings | Vikings |
| Buccaneers | Bills |
| Eagles | Dolphins |
| Jaguars | Falcons |
| Jets | Panthers |
| Patriots | Seahawks |
| Saints | -- |
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Based purely on teams' 2025 win percentage, the Cleveland Browns would appear to have a favorable path to a good 2026 season behind new head coach Todd Monken.
Outside of AFC North play, Cleveland is set to face plenty of non-playoff teams from last year, including hosting the Colts, Falcons and Raiders, then traveling to face the Titans, Saints, Giants and Jets.
| Home | Away |
| Ravens | Ravens |
| Bengals | Bengals |
| Steelers | Steelers |
| Texans | Jaguars |
| Colts | Saints |
| Falcons | Buccaneers |
| Panthers | Titans |
| Raiders | Giants |
| -- | Jets |
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Here is the strength of schedule rankings for 2026. No. 1 is the toughest strength of schedule based on 2025 win percentages, while No. 32 is the easiest.
| Rank | Team | Opponent win pct. (2025) |
| 1 | Bears | .550 |
| 2 | Dolphins | .542 |
| 3 | Cardinals | .538 |
| Packers | .538 | |
| 5 | Chiefs | .536 |
| 6 | Patriots | .531 |
| 7 | Raiders | .529 |
| 8 | Bills | .528 |
| 9 | Chargers | .522 |
| 10 | Panthers | .521 |
| 11 | Vikings | .519 |
| 12 | Jets | .517 |
| 13 | Rams | .516 |
| 14 | Seahawks | .514 |
| 15 | Broncos | .512 |
| 16 | Commanders | .502 |
| 17 | Giants | .498 |
| 18 | 49ers | .497 |
| 19 | Steelers | .495 |
| 20 | Cowboys | .493 |
| 21 | Buccaneers | .491 |
| 22 | Jaguars | .490 |
| 23 | Eagles | .481 |
| 24 | Ravens | .479 |
| 25 | Titans | .476 |
| 26 | Texans | .474 |
| 27 | Lions | .467 |
| 28 | Falcons | .465 |
| Colts | .465 | |
| 30 | Bengals | .450 |
| 31 | Saints | .334 |
| 32 | Browns | .429 |
Last season's win percentage isn't always a perfect way to assess a team's schedule, however —a lot changes between offseasons, between coaching changes, signings, trades and the draft.
Below is a look at Sharp Football Analysis' strength of schedule rankings based on their opponents' projected 2026 win total from oddmakers, from easiest (Lions) to hardest (Cardinals).
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Lions |
| 2 | Saints |
| 3 | Bengals |
| 4 | Browns |
| 5 | Jets |
| 6 | Ravens |
| 7 | Eagles |
| 8 | 49ers |
| 9 | Colts |
| 10 | Chiefs |
| 11 | Broncos |
| 12 | Patriots |
| 13 | Titans |
| 14 | Bills |
| 15 | Jaguars |
| 16 | Vikings |
| 17 | Packers |
| 18 | Steelers |
| 19 | Raiders |
| 20 | Falcons |
| 21 | Chargers |
| 22 | Seahawks |
| 23 | Buccaneers |
| 24 | Giants |
| 25 | Commanders |
| 26 | Texans |
| 27 | Bears |
| 28 | Rams |
| 29 | Cowboys |
| 30 | Panthers |
| 31 | Dolphins |
| 32 | Cardinals |
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Virtually every aspect of the NFL schedule process, outside of when the games are played, is predetermined — opponents are decided upon long before the schedule is released, which is why every team already knows its 2026 home and road opponents.
The NFL uses this formula to put together each team's schedule:
Find out how you can watch City's Premier League home clash with Brentford from wherever you are in the world.
We host the Bees at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 9 May with a 17:30 (UK) kick-off.
The game will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event.
You can also keep across all of the action via mancity.com and our official app with our Matchday Live show featuring Keith Curle and Neil Warnock alongside host Cel Spellman while audio commentary comes to you via Alistair Mann and Clive Allen.
Our team of journalists will also keep you updated in the Matchday Centre which starts two hours before kick-off while you can also check out the key moments on X/Twitter: @ManCity.
Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global listings below, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.
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Florida only added one player via the college basketball transfer portal ahead of the 2026-27 season, but came away as one of the biggest winners of the offseason due to retention.
The Gators were able to keep leading scorer Thomas Haugh and two-year starting forward Alex Condon for next season, despite both players having heavy NBA interest. Starting guard Boogie Fland is also returning, and starting center Rueben Chinyelu is testing the NBA draft waters while maintaining his eligibility.
Elsewhere, Connecticut was able to keep March Madness hero Braylon Mullins for his second season, despite Mullins being projected as a first-round pick.
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Sometimes the best additions are the ones already on the roster, especially in today’s era of the transfer portal and name, image and likeness influencing players' decisions.
Here’s a look at our top-10 retentions ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season, whether it was an NBA or portal decision looming:
Mullins proved to be a missing puzzle piece for Dan Hurley and UConn to get back to the Final Four as an all-around player, highlighted by his ability to hit challenging shots. He hit the game-winning shot to get the Huskies to within two wins of their third national championship title in the past four NCAA tournaments.
After averaging 12.0 points per game, 33.5% from 3-point shooting and 29 starts in 33 games, he was being projected as a mid- to late-first round draft pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. However, he opted to return to the Huskies for his sophomore season, where there's "unfinished business" to be settled.
Mullins’ return to UConn positions him as one of the top players in the country and one of the Huskies' leading scorers next season, but also gives him a real chance to elevate his stock into a lottery pick for the 2027 NBA Draft.
Haugh is another player who seemed destined to declare for the draft. He decided to pass up on being a projected lottery pick and return to the Gators in an attempt to making one last deep run in March Madness after an abrupt end this past season.
"Most guys in my position in the draft, it would be a no-brainer to go to the NBA," Haugh said on his reasoning. "It’s not just the NIL. It’s a chance to play with my boys. To play for coach (Todd) Golden." While NIL certainly isn't the main reason in his return, it certainly is a factor in why the Gators were able to retain him. As noted by ESPN, Haugh is expected to be one of the highest-paid players in the country this upcoming season which, like Mullins, will likely be more than he would have potentially made in the NBA.
His return gives Golden an All-American returning to his frontcourt and a reliable go-to scorer and rebounder who averaged 17.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game last season.
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Patrick Ngongba II was another top talent who opted to run it back one more year in college rather than go to the NBA, where he was projected as a late first-round draft pick.
The return of the 6-11 center is a big one for Duke, who will look to give it another go at snapping an 11-year national championship drought. Ngongba finished as Duke's third-leading scorer last season with 10.1 points per game and 60.6% shooting from the field, while being one of the top defensive players in the country with 5.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.
Before sustaining a foot injury just before the ACC Tournament, Ngongba was playing some of his best basketball down the stretch of the regular season, as he scored in double figures in five straight games before the injury.
One of Marquette's most important offseasons in the Shaka Smart era began with retaining the core three — Nigel James Jr., Adrian Phillips and Royce Parham — of the Golden Eagles' freshman class for their 2026-27 roster rebuild.
The first domino to fall came on Day 1 of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden when James announced he was returning to the Golden Eagles for his sophomore season during his Big East Freshman of the Year acceptance speech. It was not only a moment that shut down any thought of him potentially entering the transfer portal, but it also provided Marquette with a point guard and go-to scorer to build around with its expected portal activity.
The 6-foot guard finished as one of just two freshmen in the country to finish with at least 19.0 points, 5.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game in conference games this past season, with the other being Darius Acuff Jr. at Arkansas.
All signs pointed to Cayden Boozer returning to Duke for a sophomore season after playing alongside his brother, Cameron Boozer. His announcement of his return was a big one for Jon Scheyer.
Boozer provided Duke with quality minutes at the end of the season when Caleb Foster got injured ahead of the ACC Tournament. The 6-4 guard, the son of former Duke legend Carlos Boozer, averaged 13 points per game in the seven starts he made during Foster's absence.
Tyler Tanner enjoyed a breakout season in 2025-26, averaging 19.5 points with 3.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game for Vanderbilt. The 6-foot sophomore declared for the 2026 NBA Draft while maintaining his eligibility, keeping the option to return to school.
Tanner returning to Vanderbilt looks likely, where he’ll be well-compensated and be one of the best returning guards in college basketball. His size (listed at 6-foot), along with the 2026 class being loaded at guard, could factor into his decision.
Condon nearly left Florida for the NBA Draft after winning a national championship in 2025. He returned for 2025-26 and now will be back again for 2026-27 as a senior.
The 6-11 Australian averaged 15.1 points with 7.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game last season for the Gators, and formed one of the best frontcourts in college basketball with Haugh and Chinyelu, who’s also trending toward a return next season.
Condon could be the best returning big man in college basketball next season, especially with his playmaking ability as both a scorer and passer.
One of the most popular breakout picks for next season, former five-star recruit Trey McKenney is returning for 2026-27 despite having NBA interest after his true freshman season at Michigan.
The 6-4 former McDonald’s All American averaged 9.9 points while shooting 39.1% from 3-point range off the bench for the reigning national champions. He should enter the starting lineup next season, and has a chance to turn into Michigan’s go-to scorer as a sophomore.
McKenney averaged 12 points per game during the NCAA Tournament and was a huge retention win for coach Dusty May and the Wolverines.
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Illinois guard Andrej Stojakovic also entered his name into 2026 NBA Draft consideration, although it's becoming increasingly likely he'll return to school.
The 6-7 guard was an NCAA Tournament breakout, earning All-Region honors after averaging 13.8 points with four rebounds per game off the bench for the Fighting Illini. The two-time transfer will likely start alongside a cast of Illinois returners, including Tomislav Ivisic and David Mirkovic, along with transfer Stefan Vaaks from Providence.
Stojakovic, the son of former NBA star Peja Stojakovic, averaged 13.5 points per game in his first season after transferring from Stanford and Cal.
BYU guard Rob Wright III initially entered the transfer portal, but the Cougars were able to retain their second-leading scorer for his junior season.
Wright averaged 18.1 points with 3.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game last season, despite playing second fiddle to projected No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa. Wright will pace BYU in 2026-27 and will be the No. 1 option for the squad in his second season after transferring from Baylor.
Wright was one of the top-ranked players in the transfer portal, but he ends up returning to BYU, where he’ll be asked to score early and often.
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The Big Ten Conference announced the volleyball opponent rotations for the 2026 season. Nebraska will play nine Big Ten home matches and eight away matches.
Nebraska's nine home matches will be against Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC and Wisconsin. The eight away matches are at Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State and Washington.
The creation of a Big Ten Volleyball Tournament for 2026 will see teams play 17 regular-season matches, down from the previous 20. The schedule operates on a two-year cycle, so the Huskers will flip home-and-away matches for 2027.
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The Pensacola area's best track and field athletes head to Hodges Stadium at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville this week to try to run, jump or throw their way to state titles.
The action starts Wednesday with the 1A meet, continues Thursday with the 2A meet and concludes for local competitors on Friday with the 3A meet. No Escambia or Santa Rosa County schools are in the 4A classification, which competes Saturday.
Athletes either had to finish in the top two at their respective regional meet or qualify as an at-large bid. 1A and 2A athletes will have to battle the heat, with high temperatures around 90 degrees expected both days. 3A athletes will have to battle the elements, with rain in the forecast on Friday.
Below is a complete list of area athletes competing at the FHSAA state championship, as well as where they're seeded in each event. All times and rankings are courtesy of FloridaTFFRS.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola area 2026 track and field state championship qualifiers
It's time to vote for the Detroit Free Press Buffalo Wild Wings Boys Prep Athlete of the Week.
This week's poll features five players – two each from lacrosse and baseball, and one from boys volleyball – who had standout performances during the week of April 26-May 2.
Voting will close at noon on Friday, May 8.
Here are the nominees (listed in alphabetical order by last name):
DeCarlo provided big contributions for Ecorse in the team's five-game winning streak last week. The senior pitcher threw a total of 12 innings and had 18 strikeouts for the Raiders.
Dorbin led White Lake Lakeland to four consecutive wins against Clarkston and neighbors Walled Lake Central and Northern. The Mr. Volleyball finalist had 51 assists, 31 kills and 14 aces.
Richmond won both games in its doubleheader against Imlay City on April 28. Logan Evans, a senior outfielder and first baseman, went 6-for-10 at the plate, including three singles and two triples with four RBIs.
Romeo won three straight games against Port Huron, Utica Eisenhower and Grand Blanc. Giacona, a senior defenseman, had 13 ground balls and three goals for the Bulldogs last week.
Allen Park won two out of three games last week, including a 10-3 victory over Woodhaven on April 28 and a 21-2 win over Ann Arbor Greenhill on May 2. The senior midfielder had 28 ground balls, six assists and five goals.
We take nominations through 10 a.m. Monday for the previous week's games. Nominate for the week of May 3-9 at freep.com/athlete. Note: Don't use the nomination link to vote. You can vote in the poll below.
Editor's Note: We reserve the right to disqualify a candidate or declare a vote "no contest" if tampering such as bots or offering to pay for voting is evident. Please respect the integrity of the vote the way these athletes respect the integrity of the game.
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It's time to vote for the Detroit Free Press Buffalo Wild Wings Girls Prep Athlete of the Week.
This week's poll features three players – one each from lacrosse, softball and soccer – who had standout performances during the week of April 26-May 2.
Voting will close at noon on Friday, May 8.
Here are the nominees (listed in alphabetical order by last name):
Grosse Pointe South opened its week with a 17-9 loss to Birmingham Seaholm on April 27 but bounced back with a 15-6 victory against Novi on April 30. The team's final game of the week resulted in a 8-8 draw on May 1 against Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood. Hampton, a senior, led the Blue Devils on offense with 12 goals, 17 ground balls and three assists for the week.
The sophomore pitcher played in five of the team's six games last week. Hyles had 42 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched and had a 1.82 ERA. On offense, she had a .529 batting average and nine RBIs.
Sines led Fraser to consecutive victories against Grosse Pointe North and Lake Shore. The senior scored five goals across both games.
We take nominations through 10 a.m. Monday for the previous week's games. Nominate for the week of May 3-9 at freep.com/athlete. Note: Don't use the nomination link to vote. You can vote in the poll below.
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Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands High School Player of the Week Poll.
High school sports fans can vote for which baseball players they think were standouts during the previous week.
The poll will be open from Tuesday through Monday. The winner will be announced on Tuesday along with the new poll. Votes are unlimited.
Votes must be cast via the Cape Cod Times website/mobile sites. Votes submitted via email and social media will NOT be accepted. To vote for this week's Player of the Week, scroll down on this page.
A Dolphins' player won for the second straight week as Slade won his first poll with 21% of the votes. Slade went 3-for-4, scored twice and had two RBIs in a victory over Marshfield.
Cardoza hit a home run in the second inning and a double in the third to bring home his second RBI of the game. He earned the save in the final two innings of work. He allowed one hit and struck out three.
Clark earned the win on the mound after he allowed just two runs on four hits in five innings and struck out two. He then went 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored in a 13-2 win over Dartmouth.
Costello led the Red Hawks offensively going 3-for-4 at the plate with a stolen base in a loss to Martha's Vineyard.
Coughlan was strong on the mound as he went 7 2/3 innings with 16 strikeouts and two runs allowed in a 3-2 victory over Dennis-Yarmouth.
Coughlan went 3-for-3 that included a solo blast in the third inning as the Blue Knights defeated Bishop Stang 6-2.
Delcourt also pitched the final four innings, struck out seven and allowed one hit and no runs or walks in a 7-5 win over Nauset in eight innings.
Fischer combined for a 15-0 shutout over Norfolk Aggie in five innings. He also had an in-the-park three-run homer.
Gent went 3-for-3 with a walk and three stolen bases in a 7-2 win over South Shore Tech.
Gresham pitched four innings, recorded eight strikeouts and gave up just one hit, no walks and zero runs in a 17-1 win over Bristol Aggie in five innings.
Hager pitched seven innings, allowed six hits and three runs (one earned), struck out eight batters and walked one in a 5-3 win over Nantucket.
Hayden went 4-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and one run scored in a win over Dartmouth. He flashed the glove as well, recording a pivotal double play in the fourth inning, while leading the defense with six putouts.
Inman had a big day at the plate for the Clippers going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs in a 7-5 win over Martha's Vineyard.
Jones pitched over seven innings with nine Ks, scattered three hits and walked one on 89 pitches in a victory over Nauset.
Keene threw a complete game striking out seven batters, while giving up one earned run in a 4-3 victory over Barnstable.
Matta earned the win in tough conditions as he pitched five innings, struck out 12 and allowed three earned runs on four hits in a 7-4 win over Nauset.
Medeiros went 2-for-2 with a double and a triple, three runs scored and a RBI for the Vineyarders as they beat Barnstable.
Brian Mancinelli earned the win with three strikeouts in a 19-2 win over Nantucket. He also went 4-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored.
Niemiec walked off the Blue Knights in a win over D-Y in eight innings.
Saunders pitched five innings of one run ball and had 10 strikeouts in a 16-1 win over Rising Tide.
Shultze pitched a no-hitter, striking out ten and walking just one in a 14-0 win over South Shore Tech in five innings. He also led the Rams offensively with a single, a double and a triple to go with four RBIs.
Shea recorded three hits, a stolen base and two RBIs as the Crusaders beat South Shore Tech.
The defending champ will look for back-to-back wins as he went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and a run scored in a 8-2 win over New Bedford.
Tomlinson tallied three hits and two RBIs in a win over South Shore Tech.
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The eyes of the footballing continent will be on the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. Who will advance to the Champions League final – FC Bayern or Paris Saint-Germain? Ahead of the semi-final second leg, you can put your football knowledge to the test and win an FC Bayern 2026/27 home shirt in our minigame! What happens next in the following scenes from matches against PSG?
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As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, USA TODAY Sports will celebrate the 250 greatest American sports figures of all time. Alongside that national recognition, the USA TODAY Network will spotlight the roots of the country’s sports culture: The high school athletes and sports figures who shaped communities and defined their states.
Today, we're honoring the heroes of the greens. Here are our selections for the golfers who defined the Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana area. And below is your chance to vote for who you believe is the greatest from our area all-time, including a write-in option.
The inaugural bigtime golfer from the Shreveport-Bossier City community, Sutton won the U.S. Junior Amateur championship in 1971 leading up to his explosive career at Northwood, Centenary College and on the PGA Tour. Sutton received The Payne Stewart Award following his role in the establishment of the Christus Schumpert Sutton Children's Hospital in Shreveport in 2006. The five-story wing with 80 beds was opened with Sutton leading the charge after the 7-year-old daughter of his agent, Gilbert Little, died of spinal meningitis.
Not only was Toms a standout at Byrd, LSU and on the PGA Tour, he has continued to give back to the high school athletes in Shreveport by completing his golf academy, known as 265. It has been instrumental in cultivating elite talent, including Sam Burns, who was ranked as college golf’s No. 1 golfer during his time at LSU.
Currently a multi-event winner on the PGA Tour, Burns also burned up the courses in Northwest Louisiana as a Cavalier. He was a three-time individual state champion and the 2014 AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year. He also won the Junior PGA Championship and was on the victorious U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team.
Prior to a successful career at LSU and on the LPGA Tour, Duncan was a standout in golf and basketball at Byrd. She finished second in the 1997 and 1998 high school state golf championships and was runner-up in the prestigious Texas-Oklahoma junior event. She continues to give back as Byrd’s boys and girls golf coach where her teams have won multiple LHSAA state titles.
Barbaree won just about every junior accolade available and was considered the top golf recruit in the country in 2017 before heading to LSU. He was a four-time member of the AJGA Gary Gilchrist Junior All-Star Team from 2011-14 and was named an AJGA Rolex Junior All-American four times during his junior golf career, including three honorable mention selections in 2012, 2014 and 2016 along with his first-team selection in 2015.
The best golfer to come out of Huntington and still a Shreveport resident, Moss was not only a celebrated prep and LSU golfer, he delivered championship daughter, Sydney, to Byrd. Perry was an LHSAA 4A state champion in 1986 and 1987 and the 1986 junior golf champion. He was the first state champion at Huntington in any sport and was the top five in the 1986 Junior World Tournament.
Alford helped lead the Cavaliers to five consecutive state titles under coach Sam Rogers before having success at Louisiana Tech. He earned an eighth-place individual finish in the LHSAA Division III state championship as a senior. He was selected to represent the First Tee of Louisiana at Pebble Beach Nature Valley First Tee Open in 2011 and he captured the Alexander AJGT Junior Boys title in 2010.
While Smith was a championship golfer for the Flyers, he has become one of the longest drivers in the world, achieving No. 1 in the World Long Drive rankings in 2025. His longest drive of the year went 432 yards, while he averaged 389.5 yards in competition.
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TUSCALOOSA, AL – Kalen DeBoer never talked to anyone at Michigan. Those are his words.
We’re seated inside DeBoer’s office at Alabama, and we’ve dispensed with a couple of softball questions to warm up the conversation, before shifting to some brass tacks.
Michigan.
You know, that blue-blooded job that opened last winter, that job that had DeBoer’s name linked to it for days, attached with enough stickiness it seemed like maybe this was more than rampant speculation.
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Did DeBoer have interest in Michigan?
“I never once talked to anyone there,” he says.
He never talked to anyone at Penn State, either. Also, his words.
It’s important to be clear on these matters. So, I ask a second time: You personally did not talk to Penn State or Michigan, is that accurate?
“That’s accurate,” DeBoer said in an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with USA TODAY Sports earlier this spring. “That’s 100% accurate.”
As for whom his agent might have spoken to, well, agents like to talk, don’t they?
So, what of it, did DeBoer’s representatives talk to anyone?
“I mean, when they’re reaching out to people...,” he answers, before transitioning to another thought.
Hey, that’s agent business.
Agents drive up market value and secure extensions and raises, and they fatten buyouts. They use job openings to aid their quest. DeBoer’s agent, Jimmy Sexton, plays the coaching carousel game like Bobby Fischer played chess.
Only a fool would say the Michigan and Penn State coaching vacancies did nothing to help DeBoer’s paycheck. Those are premier jobs within college football’s best conference. DeBoer would’ve been well-qualified for either position. Those are my words.
Now, let’s return to DeBoer’s words, the words of a coach who’s not built to tuck and run.
“I never flinched or looked at or talked with anyone about going there once,” DeBoer says of Michigan. “I’m at Alabama. I don’t mean that in an arrogant way. I just, I have a great opportunity. I’m at a great place. I’ve got great support.
“I didn’t leave a place that I really enjoyed being at, at Washington, that was one of the premier programs in the country in my mind, to come to Alabama, to then leave Alabama two years later. My family enjoys it here.”
DeBoer came to Alabama, because he wants to be at Alabama. He wants this job. He accepted being Nick Saban’s heir. And, he embraces the demands of a fanbase that’ll only truly cherish him if he restores Alabama to a perch it hasn’t held since 2020.
That’s the only way to interpret his words.
In April, Alabama announced a contract extension for DeBoer that included a raise and a beefed-up buyout. Alabama would be on the hook for nearly $70 million if it fired DeBoer after this season. The deal runs through the 2032 season.
Alabama’s administration wants DeBoer to be its coach, wants him badly enough to push in more chips, lest it risk losing him during a particularly active carousel.
That’s how to interpret this extension.
“I’d much rather have a coach in demand,” Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne told me in March, when I asked him whether Alabama worried it might lose DeBoer, “than one that you’re saying, ‘Is that going to work here, long-term?’”
In truth, it’s fair to hold both thoughts, simultaneously.
Fair to recognize DeBoer was in demand, and why shouldn’t he be? He catapulted Washington to national runner-up status within two seasons. He took Alabama to the CFP quarterfinals and won 11 games in his second season. At almost any other program, that’d be a celebrated Year 2 achievement.
Alabama isn’t any other program, and Saban set an unreachable bar, so it’s also fair to wonder: Is this going to work, long-term?
What’s unfair to question anymore: Whether DeBoer wants to be at Alabama, and whether Alabama wants him.
They’re married to one another, and they’ve renewed their vows.
What does one do in the 24 hours after suffering the ugliest postseason loss in program history?
That’s not a rhetorical question. It demands an answer.
So, what did DeBoer do the day after the Rose Bowl spanking?
“We flew home, and I was up here doing Zooms by 9 o’clock the next morning,” DeBoer said. “It was roster retention, it was portal. We were on it.”
“The very next morning,” DeBoer added, “our whole staff was locked in and rolling.”
No time to sit in the failure. No day off for a pity party. No coming in late so he could spend the morning licking wounds.
“When you fall short like we did,” DeBoer said, “we’ve got to raise our bar to catch others and close the gap.”
If anyone needs a reminder, the scoreboard looked like this:
That’s the gap between the national champion and the SEC’s runner-up.
“We’re hungry,” says senior safety Bray Hubbard. “Obviously we lost in the Rose Bowl last year, and there’s guys that still remember that. We’ve obviously got to learn from that.
“You have to use it as motivation.”
Hunger and motivation are good fuel.
Discipline, execution, sound fundamentals, all of those buzz words matter, too.
Also, another important maxim was on display in Pasadena, California: If you have a quarterback, you have a chance. Nobody possessed a better quarterback than Indiana. Fernando Mendoza torched the Tide, while Alabama starter Ty Simpson had one of his worst performances, before heading to the NFL.
The starting quarterbacks in DeBoer’s first two seasons at Alabama were Saban leftovers. Now, one of DeBoer’s recruits will take the controls.
That’s where we must take this conversation next.
Close your eyes if you want to understand Keelon Russell’s talent.
Listen.
That’s Hubbard’s advice.
“You can hear the ball sizzle when he throws it,” Hubbard said of Russell, Alabama’s redshirt freshman quarterback.
DeBoer won’t name a starting quarterback at this point in the calendar. No need to.
Maybe, the quarterback battle between Russell, the promising 19-year-old, and veteran Austin Mack is as competitive as DeBoer makes it out to be. The spring game told a different story.
Russell sizzled. Mack struggled.
Teammates point to attributes in each that they like.
“Austin, he does a really good job of commanding the offense,” Hubbard told USA TODAY Sports, before the spring game. “Keelon is a younger guy. Austin has been in the system (longer), but I will say, Keelon has got a cannon. He gets us all the time with some balls. I’m like, ‘Wow, that takes a really impressive arm to throw.’ ”
Wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams brags on Russell’s playmaking skills. Of Mack, he says he knows ball, as a former backup to Michael Penix Jr., then Jalen Milroe and finally Simpson.
Perhaps this oversimplifies the situation, but the choice appears to boil down to talent and upside versus age and experience.
Mack hasn’t played much, but he’s played more than Russell. Mack's time with DeBoer extends to Washington. Russell signed as a five-star prospect, as one of the first high-profile prospects to pledge to DeBoer after Alabama hired him to replace Saban. Russell’s talent “speaks for itself,” DeBoer says.
What’ll tip the scales? As DeBoer tells it, the quarterback who’ll win this competition will be the one who provides big-play ability and also ball security.
“There’s a fine line between a guy who can attack and be aggressive and make big plays," DeBoer said, "and also balance that with risk-reward and not having the big mistakes."
Fair enough, but a quarterback whose passes sizzle, so that you hear his talent, sounds appealing.
In Penix and Simpson, DeBoer coached first-round draft picks in two of the past three years. DeBoer's offensive acumen accelerated his career.
Defense, though, saved Alabama’s 2025 season and helped the Tide win seven of eight SEC games.
Ask DeBoer what he likes about this team, and he’ll likely begin his answer on defense.
In the secondary, everybody’s back.
“That’s exciting,” he says.
DeBoer saw the need to get bigger on the defensive line after Alabama got outmuscled in losses to Florida State and Indiana. Transfers Terrance Green (330 pounds) and Kedrick Bingley-Jones (320 pounds) supply some beef.
“I like the potential that exists,” on the defensive line, DeBoer said.
Alabama's stagnant ground game last season offered a stark reminder the program's heyday under Saban has faded into yesteryear. Fixing that run attack rates as a top priority.
“The big question,” DeBoer said, “is how much better can we be offensive line wise, as a whole, and in particular the run blocking?”
Those are the types of questions a third-year Alabama coach must begin to answer, if he wants to gain affection from a fanbase that can be best described as still on the fence.
DeBoer works a pressure-cooker job. Year 3 represents and up-or-down inflection point for his tenure. But, he’s not on the hot seat. His exorbitant buyout should tell you that.
And, still, there are miles between the hot seat and the king’s throne Saban once occupied, or that Kirby Smart built for himself at Georgia, or that Curt Cignetti swiftly ascended to at Indiana. DeBoer stands amid those many miles, not on the hot seat, but no king, either.
Alabama fans ache for a king.
“Until you experience being here at Alabama,” Byrne said, “there are very few, if any things, that prepare you for” the demands and scrutiny of the job.
DeBoer’s second season represented progress. Only the most ardent naysayers would deny it. He beat Smart for a second time, before losing the rematch in the SEC Championship. He swept rivals Tennessee, LSU and Auburn. He won a playoff game.
At programs like Alabama, though, coaches who’ve never won a national championship are only as good as their last game. In Alabama’s last game, Indiana defaced the elephant. That lingers in the zeitgeist.
Is it fair DeBoer didn’t earn more praise and affection for Alabama’s achievements in Year 2?
“When you say, is that fair? No,” Byrne says. “But, it’s reality, and you have to deal with reality.”
“Kalen,” Byrne adds, “is really steady-eddie.”
And, I’d add, he’s become increasingly aware of this job's realities.
“We have high expectations. That’s why I came here,” DeBoer said. “That’s what we signed up for. I remind the guys of that when the criticism comes: ‘Hey, this is part of it, and we got a choice, and we’re going to be better because of it.’”
He’s talking like a coach who chose Alabama, more than once. To be feted as king, he must rule like one.
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network's senior national college football columnist. Email him at BToppmeyer@gannett.com and follow him on X @btoppme
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Liverpool’s reported interest in Marcos Senesi feels less like opportunism and more like quiet preparation for what comes next. The Bournemouth defender, approaching the end of his contract, represents the kind of market move that has defined Liverpool’s smarter recruitment cycles—low risk, tactically useful, and financially efficient.
At face value, adding another left-sided centre-back might seem unnecessary. Virgil van Dijk remains elite, a commanding presence who continues to operate at a level most defenders never reach. But this is not about replacing Van Dijk. It is about supporting him, future-proofing the defensive unit, and—perhaps more importantly—reshaping the system entirely.
Senesi offers something Liverpool currently lacks in depth: a naturally left-footed central defender who is comfortable progressing the ball under pressure. His ability to step into midfield, break lines with passing, and carry possession forward would immediately add balance to a side that has often looked uneven in build-up phases.
But the real intrigue lies in what his arrival could signal.
This is not just a squad addition. This is a structural hint.
Because signing Senesi only truly makes sense if Liverpool is preparing to shift toward a back three.
In that context, the move becomes far clearer.
As a left-sided centre-back in a three, Senesi would have the license to step wider, engage higher, and use his technical ability to support transitions. It would also reduce the physical burden on Van Dijk, allowing him to remain central, dominant, and protected.
For a player potentially available without a transfer fee, the upside is obvious.
And for a club needing to be smart with its resources this summer, it fits the model perfectly.
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It is becoming increasingly difficult to view Liverpool’s transfer links through the lens of the current manager. Arne Slot’s future feels uncertain at best, and decisions like this suggest planning that extends beyond his tenure.
This is not a move that aligns with what we are currently seeing on the pitch.
Liverpool under Slot has looked disjointed, structurally confused, and tactically inconsistent. There has been little to suggest a clear long-term defensive identity, let alone one that would require a specialist like Senesi.
Which brings us to the bigger picture.
If Liverpool is indeed preparing for a managerial change—as many expect—then this type of signing makes far more sense. Under a coach like Xabi Alonso, who has demonstrated a clear preference for fluid systems and back-three structures, Senesi becomes a logical and valuable addition.
Alonso’s teams rely heavily on ball-playing defenders who are comfortable operating in wider channels and contributing to build-up phases. Senesi fits that profile almost perfectly. His composure, positioning, and distribution would allow Liverpool to evolve tactically without needing a complete defensive overhaul.
And that is where the intelligence of this move lies.
It is not reactive. It is proactive.
Rather than waiting for a new manager to arrive and then scrambling to reshape the squad, Liverpool appears to be laying the groundwork early. Identifying players who can adapt to multiple systems, who raise the technical floor of the team, and who do so without major financial outlay.
That is how transitions should be managed.
Of course, none of this matters if the direction at the top remains unclear. But increasingly, moves like this suggest that clarity may already exist behind the scenes.
Senesi would not be a headline signing.
But he could be an important one.
Because sometimes, the smartest transfers are not about who you are—but about who you are about to become.
The next Call of Duty game isn’t coming to PlayStation 4 Over the weekend, rumours began circulating that the next Call of Duty game is being developed for last-generation consoles. This means that the game was being developed with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in mind. In response to these rumours, Activision has used their […]
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DDR6 memory is officially in development All major memory manufacturers, including Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, have reportedly started developing DDR6 memory. Alongside substrate manufacturers, “joint development” for the standard has reportedly begun. According to The Elec, this happens “more than two years before product launch”, placing DDR6’s launch in a 2028-2029 timeframe. JEDEC has […]
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This morning, Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment posted its Q1 2026 financial report, which revealed, among other things, a new sales milestone for CONTROL: 6 million units sold. The year's first quarter was profitable but slightly down year over year, with revenue falling 1.9% to €13.1 million, though EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) actually improved to €2.9 million from €2.6 million. The more notable shift is in the revenue mix: game sales and royalties nearly doubled to €5.0 million (from €2.6 million in Q1 2025), while development fees fell from €10.7 million to €8.2 million as CONTROL Resonant nears completion. […]
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Samsung has finally expanded the second April 2026 update to the Galaxy S26 series, which brings 24MP camera improvement for the Ultra model.
A couple of days ago, Samsung started the rollout of the second April firmware in South Korea. It followed the release in the US, but the Korean build included fixes for the close-up camera problems tied to 24MP mode.
Now, users of Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra are getting a camera improvement that refines the 24MP mode experience. It’s coming as part of another incremental update carrying the April patch, despite releasing in May 2026.
Users reported camera behaviour problems while capturing 24MP shots. The processed image was getting cropped from one side. The preview was optimal, but the bug in processing caused the final image to be broken.
Samsung faced countless reports in its community and online forums. One UI staff acted swiftly and prepared the fix on an immediate note. Now, the rollout is expanding to more regions, with European users getting it today, via TarunVats.
Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are also receiving the 2nd April update, but the 24MP camera is limited to the Ultra version. Still, the firmware is expected to improve the overall camera experience on the latest Samsung flagship phones.
The firmware AZDE is available across European countries, with a Global expansion likely soon. To get the latest update, head over to the system Settings, followed by Software update page and hit Download and install.
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Samsung is working on One UI 9 and the firmware also features visuals of the upcoming foldable phones: Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Wide.
The new foldable phones are reportedly being unveiled on July 22 in London. Earlier, we’ve seen their potential design in leaked CAD renders. Now, the One UI 9 software itself revealed the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold8 Wide.
The pictures surfaced in One UI 9 look familiar to the leaked renders. The appearance of the devices confirms their monikers, including the Galaxy Z Fold 8 (codenamed Q8) and Galaxy Z Fold8 Wide (codenamed H8).
Galaxy Z Fold 8 looks identical to its predecessor. We may see upgrades in build quality, screen crease, and hinge technology. Major aspects, such as thickness and weight, would also see a slight generational improvement.
Galaxy Z Fold8 Wide comes with a camera design familiar to the S25 Edge. It has a dual camera setup on the back, surrounded by a camera bump. The LED flashlight isn’t shown in the visuals, but they were in CAD renders.
Image – Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold8 Wide spotted in One UI 9
Samsung is also working on the Galaxy Z Flip 8. The next clamshell foldable phone may be almost the same as its predecessor. However, the device may use a new hinge technology for better durability and crease resistance.
The Fold 8 and Flip 8 will succeed their predecessors and continue the portfolio. Meanwhile, the Fold8 Wide is coming to compete with Apple’s first foldable. The form factor is like a passport to deliver more practical usability.
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US Senator Thom Tillis said the current text of the CLARITY Act offers a compromise for the crypto industry and banks and provides a bipartisan path for the bill’s passage.
Haun Ventures founder Katie Haun said AI will “increasingly begin to conduct economic activity on our behalf," and services will need to adapt for that world.
The new wallet feature hides senders, receivers and amounts onchain while maintaining compliance through know your transaction screening and auditable files.
Apple has released the iOS 26.5 release candidate build for developers, and this means two things: the public release is coming very soon (either tomorrow or within a few days, next week tops), and there's an official changelog from Apple now. This reveals what has been rumored so far: with iOS 26.5, Apple is adding support for end-to-end encryption in RCS messaging. There are caveats for this, however. First, the feature will be in beta. Then, it's important to note that end-to-end RCS encryption will only be "available with supported carriers", and will "roll out over time". So it...
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Eddie Hearn has claimed that rejected three world title opportunities before inking a deal with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing. It was announced in February that ‘The Destroyer’ had signed a one-fight agreement with the new promotional outfit, ending his working relationship with Matchroom Boxing. This followed his successful revenge mission against Chris Eubank Jr in […]
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The BYD Sealion 7 ranks inside the Australian Top 10 in April.
94,049 new vehicles hit Australian roads in April, a 3.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is now down -0.7% to 384,636. Private sales are up an encouraging 7.4% to 47,850 units, business fleets are up 2.2% to 34,898 but rentals are down -18.8% to 4,800 and government sales off -19.3% to 2,056. SUVs account for 66.1% of the market in April vs. 60.3% a year ago and 55.7% in 2025, light commercials are at 18.5% vs. 22.6% and 22%, passenger cars at 12.2% vs. 14.2% and 17.8% and heavy commercials at 3.2% vs. 3.8% in 2025. As far as country of production is concerned, China is up by a whopping 88.9% to cement its newfound leadership at 29,499 sales, followed by Japan (-18.2%) at 22,904, Thailand (-17.4%) at 15,873, South Korea (+1.4%) at 11,247 and Germany (+1.9%) at 4,438.
Petrol sales sink -30.1% to 25,399, diesel is down -21.7% to 22,414 and HEVs improve 27.1% to 18,162. The big news this month is the record share of BEVs at 16.4% thanks to sales up 157.2% to 15,459. This is compared with 6.6% in April 2025 and 14.6% last month which was a record at the time. It is all the more impressive because Tesla is weak this month. Finally PHEVs surge an even more spectacular 270.2% to 9,628 and 10.2% share vs. 2.8% in April 2025. Looking at sales by state and region, New South Wales is up 2.8% to 27,830, Victoria up 1.6% to 24,789, Queensland down -1.4% to 19,912, Western Australia up 4.4% to 10,093, South Australia up 3.6% to 6,074, Tasmania up 19.8% to 1,637, Australian Capital Territory up 16.2% to 1,392 and Northern Territory up 3.1% to 864.
There are a few striking trends at play in the brands charts. Toyota (-21.6%) continues its race to the bottom, enduring a 4th consecutive double-digit YoY loss and a 6th straight decline. The event of the month is delivered by BYD, up a spectacular 140.2% to snap the 2nd spot overall. Needless to say the Chinese carmaker breaks all its records this month with 7,702 sales and a stunning 8.2% share. Kia (+2.3%) is down one spot to #3, ahead of Hyundai (+8.2%) up two to #4. Ford (-21.6%) and Mazda (-14.3%) both struggle mightily, with the latter hitting its lowest ranking in at least 15 years.
Three Chinese brands follow: GWM (+21.8%), Chery (+89%) breaking its volume record for the 15th month in a row at 4,322 and also reaching a record share at 4.6%. MG (+18.5%) ranks #9. Mitsubishi (-23%) is kicked out of the Top 10 for the first time in at least 15 years and probably a lot more as it used to be a successful local producer here. The Chinese don’t stop there and a lot of them post record results this month. Geely (+519.1%) is inside the Top 15 and above 2,000 monthly sales for the first time, newcomer Omoda Jaecoo cracks the Top 20 at #19 with record volumes and share, Zeekr (+1634.5%) does the same at #24 and 1.1% share, while newcomer Denza breaks into the Top 30 for the first time at #28.
Looking at the models ranking, finally through with its painful generation changeover, the Toyota RAV4 (-2.1%) returns to the pole position for the first time this year. It distances the Ford Ranger (-9.2%) and a Toyota Hilux (-31.2%) clearly not helped by the new model. The Chery Tiggo 4 (+104.2%) is back to #4 and cements its third place YTD. Excellent showing for the Hyundai Kona (+34.5%), up to a splendid #4 YTD whereas its best ever ranking is #5 last October. The BYD Sealion 7 (+139.6%) is up three spots on March to #8 and the GWM Haval Jolion (+23.3%) is up one to #9. In fact BYD places five models in the Top 50: the Shark 6 (+6%) at #15, the new Sealion 8 at #30, the Atto 3 (+87%) at #40, the new Atto 2 at #41 and the new Atto 1 at #49. Other notable performers include the Geely EX5 (+271%) and #21, the new Zeekr 7X at #24, the new Geely Starray at #36 and the new Jaecoo J5 at #39.
Previous month: Australia March 2026: BYD first Chinese on monthly podium, BEVs (+88.9%) at record 14.6% share
One year ago: Australia April 2025: GWM and Chery break records, Toyota Hilux #1
Full April 2026 Top 58 All brands and Top 50 models below.
Australia April 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota | 15,185 | 16.1% | – 21.6% | 1 | 59,675 | 15.5% | – 22.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | BYD | 7,702 | 8.2% | + 140.2% | 3 | 25,243 | 6.6% | + 110.8% | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Kia | 6,450 | 6.9% | + 2.3% | 2 | 27,080 | 7.0% | + 4.0% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 6,002 | 6.4% | + 8.2% | 6 | 25,103 | 6.5% | + 5.3% | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Ford | 5,748 | 6.1% | – 21.6% | 5 | 25,920 | 6.7% | – 9.8% | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Mazda | 5,636 | 6.0% | – 14.3% | 4 | 27,526 | 7.2% | – 13.1% | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | GWM | 4,717 | 5.0% | + 21.8% | 7 | 19,595 | 5.1% | + 26.8% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Chery | 4,322 | 4.6% | + 89.0% | 10 | 16,058 | 4.2% | + 92.4% | 9 | 13 |
| 9 | MG | 3,678 | 3.9% | + 18.5% | 9 | 14,273 | 3.7% | – 1.6% | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Isuzu Ute | 3,447 | 3.7% | + 3.5% | 12 | 13,285 | 3.5% | + 6.7% | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi | 3,242 | 3.4% | – 23.0% | 8 | 17,345 | 4.5% | – 25.5% | 8 | 6 |
| 12 | Nissan | 2,376 | 2.5% | – 35.6% | 11 | 9,737 | 2.5% | – 32.2% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Mercedes | 2,083 | 2.2% | + 5.9% | 16 | 8,528 | 2.2% | + 3.7% | 14 | 16 |
| 14 | Subaru | 2,054 | 2.2% | – 15.5% | 14 | 9,737 | 2.5% | – 19.3% | 13 | 11 |
| 15 | Geely | 2,006 | 2.1% | + 519.1% | 20 | 4,827 | 1.3% | + 842.8% | 19 | 27 |
| 16 | Volkswagen | 1,911 | 2.0% | – 7.9% | 17 | 7,816 | 2.0% | – 15.7% | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | BMW | 1,510 | 1.6% | – 43.0% | 15 | 7,696 | 2.0% | – 7.0% | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Tesla | 1,225 | 1.3% | + 145.0% | 13 | 8,485 | 2.2% | + 49.9% | 15 | 15 |
| 19 | Omoda Jaecoo | 1,181 | 1.3% | new | 23 | 3,697 | 1.0% | new | 24 | 32 |
| 20 | Suzuki | 1,108 | 1.2% | – 3.8% | 19 | 4,301 | 1.1% | – 23.4% | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | Honda | 1,091 | 1.2% | + 0.2% | 18 | 5,277 | 1.4% | – 1.0% | 18 | 19 |
| 22 | Lexus | 1,080 | 1.1% | – 11.5% | 22 | 3,914 | 1.0% | – 13.8% | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | Audi | 1,050 | 1.1% | + 57.2% | 24 | 3,700 | 1.0% | – 8.9% | 23 | 18 |
| 24 | Zeekr | 1,006 | 1.1% | + 1634.5% | 27 | 2,838 | 0.7% | + 955.0% | 25 | 36 |
| 25 | LDV | 908 | 1.0% | – 13.1% | 21 | 4,172 | 1.1% | – 9.4% | 21 | 22 |
| 26 | Land Rover | 631 | 0.7% | – 13.4% | 25 | 2,338 | 0.6% | – 13.2% | 27 | 23 |
| 27 | Volvo | 545 | 0.6% | + 34.9% | 26 | 2,351 | 0.6% | + 1.9% | 26 | 24 |
| 28 | Denza | 504 | 0.5% | new | 31 | 1,131 | 0.3% | new | 32 | 57 |
| 29 | Mini | 386 | 0.4% | – 8.7% | 28 | 1,756 | 0.5% | – 3.4% | 28 | 25 |
| 30 | Porsche | 356 | 0.4% | – 21.2% | 32 | 1,423 | 0.4% | – 25.0% | 29 | 26 |
| 31 | Renault | 309 | 0.3% | – 14.9% | 30 | 1,291 | 0.3% | – 15.4% | 31 | 29 |
| 32 | Skoda | 288 | 0.3% | + 2.9% | 29 | 1,399 | 0.4% | + 1.4% | 30 | 28 |
| 33 | Chevrolet | 249 | 0.3% | + 0.0% | 33 | 1,079 | 0.3% | – 14.1% | 33 | 31 |
| 34 | KGM | 245 | 0.3% | – 6.8% | 35 | 937 | 0.2% | – 32.0% | 35 | 30 |
| 35 | Polestar | 233 | 0.2% | + 15.3% | 39 | 698 | 0.2% | + 18.1% | 37 | 35 |
| 36 | Fiat | 194 | 0.2% | + 36.6% | 37 | 602 | 0.2% | – 10.7% | 38 | 37 |
| 37 | Deepal | 190 | 0.2% | new | 44 | 423 | 0.1% | new | 41 | 45 |
| 38 | Ram | 188 | 0.2% | – 32.9% | 34 | 999 | 0.3% | – 4.7% | 34 | 33 |
| 39 | Cupra | 170 | 0.2% | – 26.7% | 36 | 814 | 0.2% | – 20.2% | 36 | 34 |
| 40 | Leapmotor | 143 | 0.2% | + 155.4% | 38 | 420 | 0.1% | + 116.5% | 42 | 42 |
| 41 | Foton | 101 | 0.1% | new | 41 | 429 | 0.1% | new | 40 | 51 |
| 42 | Genesis | 85 | 0.1% | – 29.2% | 40 | 464 | 0.1% | + 1.8% | 39 | 39 |
| 43 | Peugeot | 68 | 0.1% | – 32.0% | 42 | 320 | 0.1% | – 32.3% | 44 | 41 |
| 44 | Jeep | 65 | 0.1% | – 65.6% | 45 | 256 | 0.1% | – 65.0% | 45 | 38 |
| 45 | JAC | 56 | 0.1% | – 55.2% | 43 | 359 | 0.1% | – 44.8% | 43 | 40 |
| 46 | Farizon | 29 | 0.0% | new | 48 | 74 | 0.0% | new | 48 | – |
| 47 | GMC | 20 | 0.0% | new | 46 | 126 | 0.0% | new | 46 | 46 |
| 48 | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 0.0% | – 63.8% | 47 | 113 | 0.0% | – 31.9% | 47 | 44 |
| 49 | Lamborghini | 14 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | 53 | 45 | 0.0% | – 56.3% | 53 | 47 |
| 50 | Aston Martin | 12 | 0.0% | – 25.0% | 50 | 50 | 0.0% | – 29.6% | 52 | 50 |
| 51 | Rolls-Royce | 10 | 0.0% | – 9.1% | 57 | 24 | 0.0% | – 20.0% | 54 | 55 |
| 52 | Bentley | 9 | 0.0% | – 18.2% | 51 | 51 | 0.0% | + 18.6% | 51 | 52 |
| 53 | Maserati | 8 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 52 | 62 | 0.0% | – 40.4% | 49 | 48 |
| 54 | Ferrari | 6 | 0.0% | – 53.8% | 49 | 60 | 0.0% | – 15.5% | 50 | 49 |
| 55 | McLaren | 4 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 54 | 14 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 55 | 54 |
| 56 | Lotus | 2 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 55 | 5 | 0.0% | – 77.3% | 57 | 53 |
| 57 | Citroen | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 56 | 2 | 0.0% | – 60.0% | 58 | 56 |
| 58 | Jaguar | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | – | 7 | 0.0% | – 96.6% | 56 | 43 |
Australia April 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota RAV4 | 3,729 | 4.0% | – 2.1% | 20 | 7,571 | 2.0% | – 57.0% | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 3,661 | 3.9% | – 9.2% | 1 | 15,841 | 4.1% | – 8.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota Hilux | 2,835 | 3.0% | – 31.2% | 2 | 13,427 | 3.5% | – 11.2% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Chery Tiggo 4 | 2,379 | 2.5% | + 104.2% | 7 | 9,186 | 2.4% | + 104.0% | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Isuzu D-Max | 2,195 | 2.3% | + 4.2% | 8 | 8,252 | 2.1% | – 0.6% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Hyundai Kona | 2,158 | 2.3% | + 34.5% | 6 | 8,336 | 2.2% | + 22.5% | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Toyota Prado | 1,870 | 2.0% | – 16.3% | 15 | 6,385 | 1.7% | – 40.2% | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | BYD Sealion 7 | 1,780 | 1.9% | + 139.6% | 11 | 6,248 | 1.6% | + 324.2% | 15 | 25 |
| 9 | GWM Haval Jolion | 1,754 | 1.9% | + 23.3% | 10 | 7,360 | 1.9% | + 31.8% | 9 | 14 |
| 10 | Ford Everest | 1,585 | 1.7% | – 29.1% | 16 | 7,081 | 1.8% | – 1.9% | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,540 | 1.6% | + 16.1% | 5 | 7,903 | 2.1% | – 10.3% | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | MG ZS | 1,521 | 1.6% | – 4.2% | 13 | 6,021 | 1.6% | – 7.9% | 16 | 13 |
| 13 | Kia Sportage | 1,421 | 1.5% | – 16.5% | 19 | 5,743 | 1.5% | – 21.3% | 17 | 15 |
| 14 | Nissan X-Trail | 1,404 | 1.5% | – 13.1% | 4 | 5,165 | 1.3% | – 16.4% | 20 | 19 |
| 15 | BYD Shark 6 | 1,371 | 1.5% | + 6.0% | 22 | 4,851 | 1.3% | – 20.9% | 22 | 18 |
| 16 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,366 | 1.5% | – 3.1% | 9 | 6,842 | 1.8% | + 11.3% | 12 | 12 |
| 17 | Mitsubishi Triton | 1,316 | 1.4% | + 16.5% | 12 | 6,920 | 1.8% | + 20.8% | 11 | 17 |
| 18 | Isuzu MU-X | 1,252 | 1.3% | + 2.4% | 21 | 5,213 | 1.4% | + 25.9% | 18 | 20 |
| 19 | Mazda CX-5 | 1,230 | 1.3% | – 23.5% | 14 | 7,477 | 1.9% | + 4.6% | 8 | 8 |
| 20 | GWM Haval H6 | 1,219 | 1.3% | + 23.6% | 18 | 5,063 | 1.3% | + 14.6% | 21 | 26 |
| 21 | Geely EX5 | 1,202 | 1.3% | + 271.0% | 45 | 2,639 | 0.7% | + 415.4% | 38 | 78 |
| 22 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,152 | 1.2% | – 4.2% | 17 | 4,762 | 1.2% | + 7.9% | 23 | 27 |
| 23 | Toyota Land Cruiser Wagon | 1,010 | 1.1% | – 1.2% | 29 | 3,867 | 1.0% | + 100.8% | 32 | 28 |
| 24 | Zeekr 7X | 973 | 1.0% | new | 42 | 2,698 | 0.7% | new | 35 | 146 |
| 25 | Toyota Camry | 962 | 1.0% | + 14.1% | 25 | 4,187 | 1.1% | + 61.0% | 26 | 36 |
| 26 | Subaru Forester | 956 | 1.0% | + 21.3% | 27 | 3,935 | 1.0% | – 1.5% | 31 | 22 |
| 27 | Mazda CX-3 | 950 | 1.0% | – 9.8% | 28 | 4,439 | 1.2% | – 17.6% | 24 | 21 |
| 28 | Kia Carnival | 948 | 1.0% | + 16.9% | 32 | 4,109 | 1.1% | + 27.9% | 27 | 30 |
| 29 | Mazda BT-50 | 946 | 1.0% | – 17.8% | 31 | 4,059 | 1.1% | – 19.1% | 28 | 23 |
| 30 | BYD Sealion 8 | 929 | 1.0% | new | 35 | 2,491 | 0.6% | new | 41 | – |
| 31 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro | 885 | 0.9% | + 143.8% | 41 | 3,208 | 0.8% | + 199.0% | 34 | 58 |
| 32 | Toyota Hiace | 866 | 0.9% | – 37.1% | 24 | 4,279 | 1.1% | – 14.9% | 25 | 24 |
| 33 | GWM Cannon/Cannon Alpha | 846 | 0.9% | + 53.8% | 30 | 3,977 | 1.0% | + 257.3% | 30 | 45 |
| 34 | Tesla Model Y | 822 | 0.9% | + 193.6% | 3 | 6,719 | 1.7% | + 98.0% | 13 | 10 |
| 35 | Toyota Corolla | 818 | 0.9% | – 50.7% | 23 | 5,208 | 1.4% | – 17.7% | 19 | 16 |
| 36 | Geely Starray | 804 | 0.9% | new | 46 | 2,188 | 0.6% | new | 44 | 154 |
| 37 | Mazda CX-30 | 795 | 0.8% | – 6.8% | 26 | 4,041 | 1.1% | + 3.2% | 29 | 29 |
| 38 | Kia EV5 | 794 | 0.8% | + 132.2% | 48 | 1,942 | 0.5% | + 28.7% | 47 | 68 |
| 39 | Jaecoo J5 | 692 | 0.7% | new | 51 | 1,845 | 0.5% | new | 50 | – |
| 40 | BYD Atto 3 | 664 | 0.7% | + 87.0% | 66 | 1,748 | 0.5% | + 82.8% | 55 | 80 |
| 41 | BYD Atto 2 | 660 | 0.7% | new | 49 | 2,141 | 0.6% | new | 46 | 168 |
| 42 | Hyundai Venue | 586 | 0.6% | – 7.0% | 70 | 1,938 | 0.5% | – 21.1% | 48 | 44 |
| 43 | Kia K4 | 584 | 0.6% | + 16.3% | 36 | 3,355 | 0.9% | + 190.7% | 33 | 50 |
| 44 | Suzuki Jimny | 579 | 0.6% | – 15.5% | 37 | 2,537 | 0.7% | – 12.8% | 40 | 48 |
| 45 | Mazda3 | 559 | 0.6% | – 19.7% | 40 | 2,697 | 0.7% | – 29.0% | 36 | 35 |
| 46 | MG 3 | 559 | 0.6% | – 1.6% | 53 | 2,418 | 0.6% | – 33.7% | 43 | 42 |
| 47 | Kia Seltos | 550 | 0.6% | – 20.1% | 34 | 2,682 | 0.7% | – 6.5% | 37 | 38 |
| 48 | Chery Tiggo 8 Pro | 544 | 0.6% | + 97.1% | 76 | 1,638 | 0.4% | + 75.9% | 57 | 86 |
| 49 | BYD Atto 1 | 533 | 0.6% | new | 63 | 1,615 | 0.4% | new | 58 | 311 |
| 50 | MG 4 | 522 | 0.6% | + 43.8% | 71 | 1,538 | 0.4% | – 9.4% | 63 | 95 |
Source: VFACTS
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