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WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: Sept. 25 – Oct. 2, 2026
MOSES LAKE — There's always more excitement to come as college athletes continue through their fall seasons. Check…
AP source: Minor leagues set to accept cut to 120 affiliates
NEW YORK (AP) — The minor leagues are prepared to agree to Major League Baseball’s proposal to cut guaranteed affiliations from 160 to 120 next year, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Pres…
Jets' draft history from Joe Namath to Johnny 'Lam' Jones
NEW YORK (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Joe Namath. Who else? Broadway Joe was the No. 1 overall pick in the AFL draft in 1965 and went on to deliver the franchise its only Super Bowl victory — and still it…
FIFA says support of women's game will continue
Soccer’s international governing body says it will maintain funding for women’s soccer despite concerns about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Who was Cowboys' best 1st-round pick? Let the debate begin
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Troy Aikman. The first overall pick out of UCLA in 1989 might have not won three Super Bowls without NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith, taken in the middle of the first round a …
Ravens' best draft pick was their first: HOF tackle Ogden
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: OT Jonathan Ogden. After moving from Cleveland to Baltimore, the Ravens used the first draft pick in franchise history to take Ogden fourth overall in 1996 after giving serious consider…
Hall of Famers Seau, Dean stand out as Chargers' top picks
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: San Diego went for the hometown pick in 1990, selecting Oceanside native and Southern California linebacker Junior Seau at No. 5 overall. He ended up becoming one of the most popular pl…
4 Hall of Famers among top draft picks in Seahawks' history
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Three former first-round picks by Seattle already are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with a fourth set to be inducted later this year. With all due respect to sa…
Fearsome Foursome highlight Rams' biggest draft successes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: DT Merlin Olsen. The No. 3 overall pick in the 1962 draft led the Fearsome Foursome and defined brute excellence on NFL defensive lines for 15 years, making 14 consec…
Redskins draft history has Hall of Famers, big-time busts
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Darrell Green. Washington celebrated its first Super Bowl victory by taking a building block for its next two with the final first-round pick in 1983. Selected immediately after Miami g…
From Jim Brown to Johnny Football, Browns hit draft extremes
CLEVELAND (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: RB Jim Brown. Period. Arguably the greatest player in NFL history was picked by the Browns with the No. 6 overall selection in 1957. Brown rushed for 12,312 yards in ni…
From Kelly to Cousineau, the Bills' best, worst draft picks
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Let’s go with picks, plural, because it's impossible to separate Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Jim Kelly and Bruce Smith. They formed the core of the Buffalo …
Selmon, Sapp, Brooks best of top picks in Buccaneers history
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: DE Lee Roy Selmon was the first draft pick in team history, No. 1 overall in 1976 by an expansion franchise that within four seasons went from losing its first 26 games to within one vi…
Lions lean on Barry Sanders as a good memory from NFL draft
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: RB
Jaguars history: Minshew may be team's top late-round pick
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: RB Fred Taylor. A rare combination of size, speed and elusiveness had Taylor routinely mentioned among the best backs of his era. The former Florida standout w…
Column: Direct from Roger Goodell's basement, the NFL draft!
It was supposed to be an extravaganza only Las Vegas can bring, complete with showgirls, A-list celebs, and a stage in the middle of the Bellagio fountains.