Josh Allen might be No. 1 pick of NFL draft, but he’s not among our top 40 prospects Just two days from the NFL draft, it’s impossible to overlook the Wyoming quarterback. Prospects are too often depicted as “polarizing,” yet that label seems apt for Allen given the gulf between […]
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Top 40 NFL draft prospect rankings: Who’s best overall in 2018 class? he 2018 NFL draft kicks off Thursday night. But after months of study, USA TODAY Sports’ hay is in the barn. Here is Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz’s ranking of the top 40 prospects available: 1. Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State: […]
Lance Stephenson is one NBA bad guy you can’t help but love Turned on the Cleveland Cavaliers-Indiana Pacers game Sunday night and a WWE match broke out. All that was missing was the wrestling ring, Vince McMahon and blue-and-yellow tights for Loathsome Lance Stephenson. Purists surely think Loathesome Lance is […]
Doctors: Danny Farquhar’s aneurysm recovery likely measured in months and years, not weeks “If he’s awake and talking, there’s a good chance that he’ll do a stint of rehab and do quite well,” said Howard Riina, the director of NYU’s Langone Health Center for Stroke and Neurovascular Diseases. “A lot […]
NFL draft 2018 quarterback rankings: Will Wyoming’s Josh Allen or USC’s Sam Darnold be No. 1 pick? 1. Sam Darnold, USC (6-3, 221): He possesses all of the desired physical tools and intangibles for a franchise quarterback — big arm, good mobility, pocket presence, a knack for extending plays and […]
Who needs to draft a quarterback? Ranking NFL teams’ need from 1-32 This year’s NFL draft represents one of the deepest quarterback classes in recent memory. As many as six passers could hear their names called in the first round as franchises search for saviors. A secondary wave of passers […]
Fantasy baseball sizzlers, fizzlers: Gleyber Torres makes his MLB debut Could warm, spring-like weather finally be on the way? It’s possible. There may even be some minor league prospects about to bloom. Here are the players who’ve seen their fantasy values increase or decrease most over the past week: Sizzlers […]
Fighter Ricky Simon wins by TKO after final bell at UFC Fight Night 128 In a fast-paced fight, Merab Dvalishvili’s striking volume and takedowns were too much for octagon newcomer Ricky Simon. Or so it seemed. Dvalishvili (7-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) looked to be on his way to a unanimous […]
Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick will take battle for NASCAR supremacy to Talladega The debate over the best driver in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season is unlikely to be settled next Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. That’s because the Alabama track is not only the series’ largest and fastest, […]
Hundreds of soccer fans riot violently at game in South Africa In the most disturbing scenes, a security guard was set upon by a mob of supporters on the field. He lay on the ground as they hit him with plastic chairs. A man then twice kicked him in the […]
