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Trump's defense secretary pick once slammed him for 'shallowness' on foreign policy

Donald Trump this week tapped Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of defense -- despite the Fox News host having previously criticized him before he was elected in 2016.

Giants exec Pat Hanlon takes issue with ESPN's Elle Duncan mocking Daniel Jones

On Thursday, outgoing Giants quarterback Daniel Jones had some things to say about the circumstances that led to his benching.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

WATCH: Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield mocks Tommy DeVito celebration after rushing TD in blowout vs. Giants

DeVito is making his first start in place of the departed Daniel Jones

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago

Baker Mayfield mocks Tommy DeVito's celebration as the Bucs embarrass the Giants 30-7

Baker Mayfield catapulted into the end zone on a spectacular 10-yard scramble for one of Tampa Bay’s four rushing touchdowns, and the Buccaneers beat the Giants and new starting quarterback Tommy ...

Sports - ABC News - 3 days ago

A Tale of Two Kelseys

Kelsey Castañon and Kelsey Whitaker had a lot in common — and a lot of differences.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 15

Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them

Americans are encouraged to do their duty and vote on Election Day

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv announces draft of 160,000 more troops

Russia claims control of Selydove, near Pokrovsk; spotlight on Moscow’s expanded use of torture since invasion. What we know on day 980. See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - October 30

US draws up draft Israel-Lebanon ceasefire plan

Proposal leaked as senior Washington officials head to Middle East in effort to end year-long conflict

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Spain floods: 10,000 troops and police drafted in to deal with disaster

Pedro Sánchez orders largest peacetime troop deployment to deal with flooding that has killed 211 people. Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has ordered the country’s largest peacetime military ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Celtics' Jayson Tatum says it was 'devastating' that Lakers had no interest in drafting him

Tatum says the Lakers never came to watch him work out ahead of the 2017 NBA Draft

Sports - CBS Sports - November 5

The No. 1 Pick in Next Year’s N.F.L. Draft Could Play Offense and Defense

The Colorado star Travis Hunter might be the best cornerback and the best wide receiver available, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 7

From Deep: Updated fantasy basketball tiers for the 2024 NBA Draft class

We're nearly through three weeks of the fantasy basketball season, so Dan Titus decided to gauge the first-year players' current value.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

2025 NFL Draft: Is it a bad year to have the No. 1 overall pick?

How strong is the 2025 NFL Draft class? Is there a consensus No. 1 QB prospect? Dane Brugler joins the Next Pats Podcast to discuss that and more.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8

German Cabinet agrees draft bill to crack down on laughing gas

World - Yahoo News - November 13

Deion Sanders Will ‘Privately’ Intervene if the Wrong N.F.L. Team Drafts His Son

Shedeur Sanders is likely a first-round pick in next year’s draft.

Sports - The New York Times - November 14

Lebanon is studying US-drafted ceasefire proposal, official says

Resolution would move Iran-backed Hizbollah troops north of the Litani river and create multinational task force

World - Financial Times - November 16

Wings win WNBA draft lottery, get No. 1 selection

Dallas will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft -- widely expected to be UConn star Paige Bueckers -- after winning the league's draft lottery.

Sports - ESPN - November 18

The Dallas Wings win the WNBA draft lottery and earns the No. 1 pick

Sports - ABC News - November 17

Dallas Wins No. 1 Pick in W.N.B.A. Draft Lottery, and a Shot at Paige Bueckers

The Wings are set up to draft a potential franchise cornerstone in 2025.

Sports - The New York Times - November 18

Where Valkyries will pick in 2025 WNBA Draft after lottery

The lottery for the 2025 WNBA Draft was held on Sunday. Here's the franchise who will be on the clock first.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 18

Paige Bueckers Isn’t the Only Prize at the Top of the W.N.B.A. Draft

The UConn star is widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in April’s draft, but there will be other coveted players available.

Sports - The New York Times - November 18

Thornton release highlights Patriots' awful drafting, lack of elite talent

Poor drafting is the No. 1 reason why the Patriots roster has severe lack of high-end talent, and the Tyquan Thornton release serves as further proof.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 18

U.S. envoy in Beirut for talks after Lebanon and Hezbollah approve truce draft

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel.

Which WNBA players might hear their name called in the Valkyries' expansion draft?

Every WNBA team can protect six players in Golden State's expansion draft on Dec. 6. We project which players will be protected on draft day.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Cop 29: new draft text criticised as ‘totally unacceptable and inadequate’ – as it happened

Text ‘decides’ on $250bn for developing countries by 2035 – but faces criticism from African Group of Negotiators. A new text of the Cop29 deal has yet to emerge, but civil society activists have ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

The best international prospects in next year's NBA draft: Scouting the top 10

Nolan Traore, a top prospect out of France, leads a group of international players in line for the 2025 draft. Let's project the range of the 10 best.

Sports - ESPN - 22 hours ago

Two parties, two very different closing arguments: From the Politics Desk

Democrats and Republicans are zeroing in on different issues as they make their closing arguments to voters in key House and Senate races.

Two Presidents, Two Policies, One Superpower: America in Transition

Even as President Biden brokers a cease-fire in Lebanon, President-elect Donald J. Trump is running his own foreign policy without waiting to be sworn in.

Business - The New York Times - 9 hours ago

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