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2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tashan Reed |Alex Andrejev

The Las Vegas Raiders have selected wide receiver Jack Bech with the No. 58 pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Bech was a standout receiver at TCU last season. His brother, Tiger Bech, was one of 14 people killed in a terrorist attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans. Wearing a No. 7 jersey to honor his late brother, Bech starred in this year's Senior Bowl, where he caught the winning touchdown and was named the game's MVP.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Alex Andrejev

The Athletic has live coverage of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. While former NFL players trolling their rivals has become an annual ritual of the NFL Draft, a message (real or fake) from the president is not. Former Packers linebacker Clay Matthews squeezed both into a brief speech while on stage at Thursday's draft in Green Bay, Wis.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Alex Andrejev

The Athletic has live coverage of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Shedeur Sanders - one of the biggest names in the 2025 NFL Draft, as a polarizing prospect with a Hall of Fame father - was not selected in the top 10 during Thursday's draft, sliding multiple spots from where some originally projected the Colorado quarterback would be picked. Only one QB was selected in the top 10: Miami's Cam Ward by the Tennessee Titans at No. 1 overall.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Alex Andrejev

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday. "President Trump is a longtime fan of baseball," MLB said in a statement Thursday. "As he has done in the past, Commissioner Manfred was pleased to visit the White House again to discuss issues pertaining to baseball with the president."The Washington Post first reported the news of the meeting. It's unclear what specifically Manfred and Trump discussed.

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jared Weiss |James Jackson |Darnell Mayberry |Alex Andrejev

By Jared Weiss, James Jackson, Darnell Mayberry and Alex Andrejev The Miami Heat kept their playoff hopes alive with a dominant, 109-90 win over the Chicago Bulls in the NBA's Play-In Tournament on Wednesday night. The Heat - led by Tyler Herro with 38 points - will next face the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, with the winner of that game taking on the No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round as the No. 8 seed in the East. The Bulls, meanwhile, were bounced from the postseason.