Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta is heading into the 2026 NFL draft with his first pick coming at No. 14. Which is right around where DeCosta thinks the talent in this draft starts to drop off.
D… [+870 chars]

The Ravens' GM thinks the talent drop-off hits right about where the Ravens pick, at No. 14.

NBCSports.com

Eric DeCosta: This draft has a talent drop-off midway through the first round - NBC Sports

The Warriors and Clippers are facing off in the second half of our SoFi Play-In Tournament doubleheader on Prime.
What we know about Wednesday’s games:
<ul><li>The 76ers defeated the Magic 109-97 i… [+10099 chars]

Enjoy the best highlights, observations, notes and photos from night two of the SoFi Play-In Tournament with the NBA.com live blog.

Heat.com

Live Blog: SoFi Play-In Tournament | Magic-76ers opens night two - NBA

Draft rumors move quickly in the final weeks leading up to Day 1 of the big event. Just five days ago, Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey became the betting favorite to land with the Jets at the No.… [+2170 chars]

The Jets reportedly canceled Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey's top 30 visit just days after he became the favorite to go No. 2 overall...

profootballrumors.com

Jets Cancel Top-30 Visit With David Bailey - NFL Rumors - ProFootballRumors.com

Gerrit Cole is taking a significant step in his return from Tommy John surgery. The two-time ERA champ will kick off a rehab assignment at Double-A Somerset on Friday, skipper Aaron Boone tells repor… [+2503 chars]

Gerrit Cole will be back before long. MLB Trade Rumors looks at the next milestone in the ace's return from Tommy John surgery.

MLB Trade Rumors

Gerrit Cole To Begin Rehab Assignment - MLB Trade Rumors

PHILADELPHIA For the first time in 713 days, postseason basketball returned to South Philadelphia. Unlike that night the Sixers had a crushing, season-ending loss at the hands of the New York Knicks … [+9926 chars]

It was not hard to imagine Wednesday's Play-In Tournament game between the Sixers and Orlando Magic being physical and going down to the wire. That is exactly what happened.

PhillyVoice.com

Instant observations: Sixers clinch playoff berth with collective effort in Play-In Tournament win over Magic - PhillyVoice

On Monday morning, IU basketball’s roster was at four players for next season Trent Sisley, Prince-Alexander Moody, Vaughn Karvala and Trevor Manhertz.
As of late Wednesday night, the 2026-27 roster… [+5960 chars]

On Monday morning, IU basketball’s roster was at four players for next season – Trent Sisley, Prince-Alexander Moody, Vaughn Karvala and Trevor Manhertz. As of late Wednesday night, the 2026-27 roster has 10 players. The Hoosier coaching staff, led by ...

Inside the Hall

Five takeaways from three busy days for IU basketball in the transfer portal - Inside the Hall

LaMelo Ball was fined and assessed a flagrant foul for reckless contact on Bam Adebayo during the SoFi Play-In Tournament.
NEW YORK, April 15, 2026 Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been fined… [+608 chars]

LaMelo Ball has been fined $35,000 and assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 for making unnecessary and reckless contact with Bam Adebayo.

Hornets guard LaMelo Ball fined, assessed flagrant foul - NBA

Most of Illinois basketball's Final Four core is returning. Following sophomore forward David Mirkovic's mid-day return announcement, Illinois officially announced on Wednesday night that center Tomi… [+2780 chars]

The Illini will return about 50 of its production from last season solidifying them as one of the top teams in the country entering the 202627 season

247Sports

Report: Tomislav Ivisic, Zvonimir Ivisic and Jake Davis returning to Illini - 247Sports

The Padres will be without Nick Pivetta for quite some time. Manager Craig Stammen told reporters on Wednesday that San Diego’s Opening Day starter has been diagnosed with a flexor strain (link via A… [+1744 chars]

The Padres get some bad news on Nick Pivetta, who'll be down for a while with a flexor strain. MLB Trade Rumors has the latest from San Diego.

Nick Pivetta Facing Extended Absence With Flexor Strain - MLB Trade Rumors

At times, it seems like Ronda
Rousey is more focused on waging war against anyone other than
Gina
Carano.While Rousey will square off against Carano in the main event of a
Most Valuable Promotion… [+2482 chars]

At times, it seems like Ronda Rousey is more focused on waging war against anyone other than Gina Carano.

Sherdog.com

Ronda Rousey rips Kayla Harrison, reveals minimum pay structure for MVP event - Sherdog

The Royals did it again. They lost 2-1. The offense has now scored 2 or fewer runs in 11 of their first 18 games and in 7 of their last 8. The offense was miserable and missed the few opportunities t… [+1684 chars]

Speechless after watching the same game over again

Royals Review

Royals’ ineptitude costs them again in 2-1 loss in Detroit - Royals Review

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Establishtherun.com

Silva: 2026 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 - Establish The Run

The first year of the new NBA media rights deal delivered a sizable increase in viewership.
The 2025-26 NBA regular season averaged 1.78 million viewers across the league’s primary media partners ES… [+5129 chars]

The first year of the new NBA media rights deal delivered a sizable increase in viewership across the league's various broadcasters.

Sportsmediawatch.com

NBA regular season audience sees marked increase in year one of rights deal - Sports Media Watch

The Dallas Wings had the top overall pick in the WNBA Draft each of the past two offseasons and used those picks to select players who have quite a history together in Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd.
… [+3935 chars]

Jeff Pearlman can't believe WNBA media is ignoring the romance between Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers in coverage of Dallas' draft pick.

Awful Announcing

Jeff Pearlman questions why WNBA reporters are ignoring Azzi Fudd-Paige Bueckers romance - Awful Announcing

Player Ratings: Bayern Munich 4-3 Real Madrid
Andriy Lunin 3Made four saves, but still conceded four times and looked extremely shaky when dealing with set pieces. His command of the box was poor, a… [+2013 chars]

Managing Madrid

Player Ratings: Bayern Munich 4-3 Real Madrid - Managing Madrid

The question of whether LIV Golf will endure as a professional tour or whether it will even survive the weekend continues to dominate the golf world. Throughout Wednesday, multiple media outlets repo… [+3056 chars]

As rumors swirl about the future of LIV Golf, the tour's CEO is attempting to reassure players and staff.

Yahoo Entertainment

Source: LIV Golf operations "continue as scheduled," CEO reaffirms commitment to tour - Yahoo Sports

The curtain is closer to rising on Fail Mary 2.
Via Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the league informed teams on Wednesday that the officiating staff has started onboarding potential replacement offic… [+941 chars]

NFL begins "onboarding" replacement officials - NBC Sports

The Play-In game against the Portland Trail Blazers was a tough loss, but was it unexpected? All of us Suns fans were optimistic going into the game and the Suns definitely could have won. It wasnt a… [+4940 chars]

Bright Side of the Sun

Deni Avdija’s breakout night exposed the Suns’ biggest structural flaw - Bright Side Of The Sun

After seeing us qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League once again by beating Sporting CP 1-0 on aggregate, Mikel Arteta answered questions from the media gathered inside Emirates Stadium… [+4250 chars]

Find out what the boss had to say to the media in attendance following our Champions League quarter-final second leg

Arsenal.com

Every word from Arteta's post-Sporting presser | Press conference | News - Arsenal.com

As expected, the Washington Commanders released a collection of new uniforms for their coming season. And as expected, the teams main uniforms continue to look nearly identical to the ones the team w… [+144 chars]

The alternate could reignite debate over the organization’s use of Native American imagery.