Franchise tag deadline winners and losers: Sam Darnold, Tee Higgins to cash in, Patriots miss out on top WR

Tetairoa McMillan 2025 NFL Draft landing spots: Ranking five best fits for top WR prospect

McMillan shines brightly as the main attraction of the 2025 draft class' wide receiver position

CBS Sports - Feb. 23

Travis Hunter says first NFL combine meeting with team came as WR; top prospect has no preference of position

Hunter is open to playing both positions in the NFL

CBS Sports - 6d

Deebo Samuel landing spots: 49ers grant star WR permission to seek out trade

Samuel could be on the move as he enters the final year of his deal in 2025

CBS Sports - Feb. 26

NFL combine: Travis Hunter won't work out in Indy, saving CB/WR drills for pro day

Hunter will do drills at Big 12 Pro Day later this month.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

‘I aspire to be like water’: the exquisite buildings of Liu Jiakun, winner of architecture’s top prize

He turns steelworks into parks and makes ‘rebirth bricks’ from earthquake rubble. As the novelist, meditator and ‘accidental architect’ wins the Pritzker prize, we look at the masterful temples, ...

The Guardian - 1d

Heisman Trophy winner and 2-way star Travis Hunter says he won't work out at the NFL combine

Two-way star Travis Hunter said Thursday he won’t work out at the NFL scouting combine this week

ABC News - 6d

German election winner Merz and center-left rivals start sounding out a possible coalition

Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started exploratory talks on a possible coalition government

ABC News - 5d

NBA rookie report: How top prospects of 'weak draft' are panning out

Slam dunk runner-up Stephon Castle and Hawks top pick Zaccharie Risacher highlight a rookie class that is starting to hit its stride in the second half of the season.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 19

Auburn tops poll again; preseason No. 1 KU out

Auburn remained atop the AP Top 25 for the seventh straight week on Monday, while preseason No. 1 Kansas dropped out of the men's basketball poll for the first time in nearly four years, ending the ...

ESPN - Feb. 24

Roki Sasaki strikes out 5, tops out at 99 mph in Dodgers spring training debut

Roki Sasaki was as advertised in his first appearance in a Dodger uniform.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Braves' Sean Murphy to miss Opening Day with cracked rib; what does that mean for top prospect Drake Baldwin?

CBS Sports ranked Baldwin the No. 32 prospect in baseball heading into the 2025 season

CBS Sports - 2d

2025 NFL mock draft: Travis Hunter falls outside top five as two quarterbacks go before Heisman Trophy winner

The Titans and Giants take QBs in the top three

CBS Sports - Feb. 22

No. 5 Florida tops No. 7 Alabama, No. 4 Tennessee loses to unranked Ole Miss in shake-up of race for NCAA No. 1 seed

Is Florida in the driver's seat for a No. 1 seed after a high-stakes night in SEC play?

Yahoo Sports - 6h

College basketball rankings: Duke jumps Florida for No. 2, preseason No. 1 Kansas falls out of AP Top 25 poll

The Blue Devils are now only behind No. 1 Auburn in this week's AP Top 25 poll

CBS Sports - Feb. 24

Champions Trophy: Chakravarthy spins out New Zealand to ensure India top group

India 249-9; New Zealand 205 – India win by 44 runs Australia await for India in Dubai semi-final India beat New Zealand by 44 runs in a low-scoring contest at the Dubai International Cricket ...

The Guardian - 3d

James Dennehy, New York’s Top F.B.I. Agent, Forced Out After Defiant Email

James E. Dennehy had told agents to “dig in” in the face of the Trump administration’s culling of officials who investigated the Jan. 6 attack.

The New York Times - 2d

Top FBI official forced out after questioning Trump pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6

New Jersey Devils say top center Jack Hughes is out for the season after having shoulder surgery

ABC News - 10h

Sources: Cowboys to tag Odighizuwa if no deal

The Cowboys plan to use the franchise tag on defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa if a long-term deal is not reached by Tuesday's deadline, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - 2d

China’s record-breaking blockbuster buoyed by patriotic viewers

‘Ne Zha 2’ rakes in $1.7bn with help from companies organising group outings and repeat viewings

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Sources: Patriots exec Stewart to be Huskers' GM

Patrick Stewart, the Patriots' director of pro personnel for the past two seasons, will be hired as general manager of Nebraska's football program, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - Feb. 27

Revealing report sheds light on Patriots' offseason plans

Who are the Patriots' top targets in free agency? A new report links New England to some intriguing names

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Patriots should avoid these five players in free agency

The Patriots should avoid these five players and look elsewhere for upgrades when NFL free agency begins March 12.

Yahoo Sports - 16h

2025 NFL Draft overreaction vs. reality: Shedeur Sanders falls out of top 10? Jaxson Dart surges into Round 1?

At least two quarterbacks have been taken in the first round nine out of the past 10 years

CBS Sports - 1d

And the loser is … politics: why was this year’s Oscars so reluctant?

Taking place in the middle of a chaotic time for the US and the world at large, this year’s ceremony was light on statements and devoid of the Trump word entirely. Twenty-two years ago, the last ...

The Guardian - 2d

The Showdown Between Elon Musk and Sam Altman

This week, the Uncanny Valley hosts discuss the lawsuits, bidding wars, and power plays over OpenAI.

Wired - Feb. 20

As Ramadan Nears, Syrians Feel the Pinch of a Cash Shortage

The Assad dictatorship is out, but Syria’s economy is in chaos after a civil war and recent policy shifts. The situation is putting a damper on a typically festive season.

The New York Times - 5d

The full list of Oscar winners

Anora scooped the most honours, while Conclave, The Brutalist, Wicked and Emilia Pérez also took prizes.

BBC News - 3d

Trump’s control over independent agencies tees up test of presidential power

President Trump’s efforts to expand control over independent agencies tees up a new test of presidential power that is already making its way through the courts. This week, the president signed an ...

The Hill - Feb. 23

Senate tees up final vote on Trump Education pick Linda McMahon

The Senate on Thursday teed up the final confirmation vote for Linda McMahon, President Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department. Lawmakers voted 51-47 to move McMahon to a final vote, likely ...

The Hill - 6d

What Patriots' latest roster move says about team's power structure

The Patriots' release of Sione Takitaki offers a clue as to who's really in charge of personnel decisions in New England, says Phil Perry.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20

Passion, politics and patriotism meld as Pakistan and India clash in cricket's fiercest rivalry

India and Pakistan are renewing their epic rivalry on the cricket field in front of an audience of hundreds of millions of people tuning in to catch the two arch rivals go head-to-head in Dubai in ...

ABC News - Feb. 22

Patriots DT Davon Godchaux granted permission to seek a trade, per report

Contact has already been made with several teams

CBS Sports - Feb. 26

Amazon is taking control of the James Bond movie franchise

Amazon MGM Studios, the tech giant's film unit, plans to take "creative control" of the James Bond series under a new deal with the franchise's longtime producers.

NBC News - Feb. 20

Devils Stars Make Franchise History In Blowout Win

The New Jersey Devils played the Nashville Predators on Feb. 23, and it could not have gone better. The Devils defeated Nashville by a 5-0 final score and are now tied with the Carolina Hurricanes ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

Sources: 49ers trade WR Samuel to Commanders

The 49ers have agreed to send standout wide receiver Deebo Samuel to the Commanders in exchange for a fifth-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter, giving Washington another weapon for ...

ESPN - 3d

Jets continue overhaul, release star WR Adams

The Jets released wide receiver Davante Adams as they embark on the post-Aaron Rodgers era.

ESPN - 1d

Source: Seahawks star WR Metcalf requests trade

Seahawks star wide receiver DK Metcalf has requested a trade, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

ESPN - 6h

The US Congress is missing in action

Capitol Hill is so far providing no check on Donald Trump’s power grab

Financial Times - 3d

Police officer removed criminal's tag so they could meet up for sex

Natasha Conneely's team was responsible for managing criminals in the community to deter reoffending.

BBC News - Feb. 22

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