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The Cardinals’ 9th-inning rally hilariously ended on the absolute shortest Nolan Arenado groundout

2 days ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Andrew Joseph

After starting the season with a dreadful seven-game losing streak, the Braves have quietly put together four straight wins. And Monday night's drama couldn't have given a funnier ending. The Braves went into to eighth inning down a run against the Cardinals. But after a few clutch hits and a Sean Murphy home run, Atlanta went into the ninth inning with a four-run lead. With closer Raisel Iglesias in during a non-save situation, it should have been easy work.
Brian Snitker had a puzzling explanation for not benching Jarred Kelenic after Ronald Acuña Jr. called him out

3 days ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Andrew Joseph

Back in 2019, Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. was benched against the Dodgers when he watched a fly ball hit off the wall and had to settle for a long single. Come Saturday, Jarred Kelenic made a similar mistake but was allowed to stay in the game. That sparked some drama with the struggling Braves. No wonder Acuña was frustrated, and the public airing of that grievance came to the surprise of manager Brian Snitker.
Ronald Acuña Jr. criticized Brian Snitker after Jarred Kelenic wasn’t benched for not hustling on a non-HR

4 days ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Andrew Joseph

Ronald Acuña Jr. isn't with the Braves quite yet as he's still in the final stages of rehabbing last year's torn ACL, but he certainly noticed a double standard unfold in Saturday's game against the Twins. He decided to air out that frustration publicly. For all of Acuña's elite talent and obvious love for the game, there have been times when his showmanship hurt the Braves. In 2019, for example, Brian Snitker benched Acuña for admiring a fly ball against the Dodgers.
Stud, sleepers at LB, from Carson Schwesinger to FBS's leading tackler

6 days ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Christian D'Andrea

Off-ball linebacker is a tough position to judge in the NFL. Fred Warner and Zach Baun, arguably the two best middle linebackers of 2024, were both third-round picks — and Baun didn't break through until moving from his spot as a pass-rusher to an insulated spot at the center of the defense. That makes the position a tricky one to judge at the 2025 NFL Draft, despite a solid talent pool.
Where is College GameDay going for Lee Corso's final show? 7 locations that make sense

1 week ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Blake Schuster

Lee Corso is officially calling it a career on ESPN's College GameDay after 38 years and a tremendously successful run of headgear picks. ESPN announced his last show will be on August 30th — the first full Saturday of college football games in 2025, but we don't know which campus will host Corso's final broadcast. ESPN has yet to announce a location and there are no shortage of options.
What is Lee Corso's career headgear pick record?

1 week ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Blake Schuster

Lee Corso is finally calling it a career on ESPN's College GameDay after 38 iconic years as the show's premiere analyst. The 89-year-old former coach — who will turn 90 before Week 1 of the 2025 season — will return for the show's season debut this fall, making one last headgear pick before he retires. Which probably makes many fans wonder: Just how good is Lee Corso at making his famed headgear picks?
Lee Corso is hanging up the headgear after 38 years on ESPN's College GameDay

1 week ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Blake Schuster

Lee Corso will put on the headgear one last time to open the 2025 College Football Season before he officially calls it a career. The 89-year-old former coach who became a beloved analyst on ESPN's flagship college football show, College GameDay, is retiring. It's hard to say many fans didn't see this day coming. In recent years, Corso's absences from the set became more and more frequent, though he still made time for his iconic headgear picks whenever he was able to make it on air.
NFL Draft defensive tackle stud, sleeper and deep-sleeper picks in 2025

1 week ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Christian D'Andrea

The 2025 NFL Draft is absolutely loaded with defensive tackle talent. Whether you're looking for a 330-pound space-eater to clog up running lanes or a nimble, powerful gap-shooter to harass quarterbacks, you'll have a proper selection of future stars, starters and role players across April's 257 picks. That begins with Michigan monster Mason Graham. While he's as much a sure thing as anyone in the 2025 class, there are several high value consolation prizes lined up behind him.
Mics picked up Vlad Guerrero Jr.’s NSFW dugout reaction to finally hitting his first home run of the season

1 week ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Andrew Joseph

Basically since 2021, Vlad Guerrero Jr. has been among baseball's best pure power hitters. He's always a threat to take a pitcher deep. That's what had made Guerrero Jr.'s homer drought to start 2025 so surprising. Well, that drought it over, and he was awfully relieved about it. After going into Wednesday's game against the Braves with zero home runs in 69 at-bats, Guerrero Jr. destroyed an off-speed pitch from Spencer Strider (who was making his return from elbow surgery) in the sixth inning.
Stud, sleepers at EDGE, from Mike Green to a Central Arkansas star

1 week ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Christian D'Andrea

We're all intimately familiar with Abdul Carter at this point. Shemar Stewart is an interesting case of potential vs. production. But the first round edge rusher I want to talk about is the FBS's sack leader out of Marshall. Mike Green won't be the first edge rusher selected at the 2025 NFL Draft. He will be the most prolific pass rusher selected in the first round. Green tallied 17 sacks and 23 tackles for loss last season as an undersized defensive end for the Thundering Herd.