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LSU • Sr • 6’1″ / 205 lbs Projected Team New Orleans PROSPECT RNK 9th POSITION RNK 2nd PAYDS 467 RUYDS -25 INTS 1 TDS 2 Where Garrett Nussmeier lacks in size, he makes up for in his ability to read out a defense and deliver accurate passes. There is a potential conflict of interest given that his father, Doug, is the offensive coordinator for the Saints. Nussmeier has already proven that he is capable of uplifting his team in high-leverage situations, including the opener against Clemson. The race for QB1 is still underway, but the senior has acquitted himself…

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At the start of the 2025 season, I had Dylan Crews of the Washington Nationals as my pick for National League rookie position player of the year and Roki Sasaki of the Los Angeles Dodgers as NL rookie pitcher of the year. Yup, I whiffed on both of them just like I did with my preseason AL rookie picks.Crews is slashing just .199/.276/.336 with seven home runs and 14 steals over 66 games. He also missed approximately three months with an oblique strain. Sasaki made eight starts for the Dodgers, going 1-1 with a 4.72 ERA, before suffering a right…

“I like both fighters, but I’m more of a friend of Crawford because I’ve known Crawford for a long time, since his first fight on HBO, when I was commentating,” said Jones Jnr. “I think Bud has a great chance of winning the fight. I think Canelo also has a good chance of winning the fight. If I were a betting man, I’d probably lean more towards Bud’s side because of the hunger issue. But Canelo is a guy that’s been there for a long time, and he’s not going to be beat easily by nobody. So that’s going to…

Check out all of our starting pitcher rankings and other lineup selection tools here to help you make smart fantasy baseball lineup decisions. MLB betting tips for each day’s slate of games will also be added in the morning. MLB game odds are provided by ESPN BET, and all fantasy advice is geared toward ESPN 10-team leagues with standard scoring.Note: All information is accurate as of the time of publication. For updates, including what you might have missed from last night, as well as any breaking news that might impact today’s MLB slate, be sure to check out the latest…

There’s no doubt the 2026 NFL Draft will have better quarterback talent than the ’25 version. What the actual board looks like — and exactly how much talent it’ll have — will remain cloudy well into winter.The old days are officially over, and college football players now have serious financial opportunities that can make delaying the draft much more enticing. Much has been made about whether Texas junior Arch Manning will declare in 2026 or wait for 2027, but we could have similar conversations with many of the top QB prospects for next season.How have those prospects fared early in…

The first set of female athletes to compete this season do so in the flyweight division, as British standout Shanelle Dyer and Brazilian Caroline Foro go head-to-head on Tuesday night. Unbeaten in six starts to begin her pro career and sporting a -2 Since Score, the 24-year-old Dyer has been garnering attention from the outset thanks to some impressive finishes through these early days. The GB Top Team representative made 11 amateur appearances, posting an 8-3 mark, with two of those losses coming to UFC competitor Shauna Bannon and Ivana Petrovic. Foro is a 28-year-old with an 8-1 record, a…

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are living in ‘concerning’ times after their opening week defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers, says Sky Sports NFL’s Jeff Reinebold.The Super Bowl runners-up suffered a 27-21 to a Justin Herbert-inspired Chargers team in Brazil on Friday night as familiar frailties to their offense resurfaced alongside a struggle disrupting their opponents on the other side of the ball. It marked a taste of their own medicine, with the Chiefs having gone 12-0 in one-score games in 2024 on their way back to the Super Bowl, where they were denied a third straight title.This…

Years ago, when Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax were at the top of the Dodgers’ pitching rotation, Drysdale missed a game to attend to some personal business. Koufax pitched a no-hitter that day.When told about the achievement, Drysdale had one question: “Did he win?”AdvertisementThat’s a fair question for the current Dodgers pitching staff as well. Because Monday, for the second time in three days, the Dodgers took a no-hitter into the ninth inning.They lost the first one. And while they won the second, it wasn’t easy with the Colorado Rockies bringing the tying run to the plate three times before…

Despite rumors of the Knicks offering a contract to Ben Simmons this offseason, no formal offer has been made to the 29-year-old free agent, sources told SNY NBA insider Ian Begley.While Begley confirms that New York has had interest in Simmons and dialogue with him over the course of the offseason, reporting elsewhere that a contract was extended by the Knicks and rejected by Simmons would be inaccurate.New York has one roster spot remaining and a few options to fill it, including Simmons.Other players on the Knicks' radar are Landry Shamet and Malcolm Brogdon, according to Begley.Shamet spent last season…