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For every player who enters his name in the NFL Draft, the dream is the same: the welcome-to-the-team phone call, the nine notes of the “The Pick Is In” chime, and then their name attached to an NFL team for all the world to see. No matter whether the name comes at the beginning of

The Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Boston Celtics (64-18) will face the eighth-seeded Miami Heat (46-36) in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. This is their fourth postseason meeting since 2020. Miami beat Boston in the 2020 and 2023 East finals. The Celtics bested the Heat in the 2022 East finals. More series previews: Celtics-Heat

The NBA playoffs begin Saturday. Six of the eight first-round matchups are set, with the final two series to be determined after Friday night’s play-in tournament. Which contenders will advance past the first round? Our experts make their picks for each series. MORE: Series previews, schedules and storylines  EASTERN CONFERENCE Dan Devine: Knicks in 7Jake Fischer:

NFL Network’s Peter Schrager had the Giants trading up to the fourth overall selection for J.J. McCarthy in his recent mock draft, saying, “I know the Giants have been going through all of the quarterback prospects diligently, as they should be.” If you’re a projected starting quarterback and your team is doing their work on

The NBA’s play-in tournament continues Wednesday with showdowns in the East: Sixers-Heat and Bulls-Hawks. Which two teams will win their play-in games? And can any of the East’s play-in teams win a round in the playoffs against the Celtics or Knicks? Our writers weigh in. Dan Devine: Sixers. Philly has outscored opponents by nine points

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is being sued by two people who were injured in the multi-car crash he allegedly caused while driving at high speeds in Dallas last month. According to court documents viewed by Fox 4 Kansas City, Rice and SMU cornerback Teddy Knox, who is accused of driving the other

Tiger Woods shot 82 on Saturday at Augusta National, a round that included eight bogeys and a pair of doubles. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) AUGUSTA, Ga. — The roar welled out of the farthest corner of Augusta National shortly before 2 p.m., the kind of seismic rumble that only one player can inspire. Unfortunately

Heavy rain and wind were expected to pummel Augusta, Georgia, overnight. That did not happen, and that is good news for Tiger Woods. A lengthy delay to start Round 1 would have certainly meant Tiger (who is in the fourth-to-last group to tee off today) would not have gotten in all 18 holes. That would

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Every season, the NCAA tournament produces stars and propels a few players up NBA Draft boards. This year was no different, with a pair of UConn players solidifying themselves as projected lottery picks during a tournament run that crowned the Huskies as back-to-back champions after they beat Purdue, 75-60, Monday night. Donovan

South Carolina is now the first undefeated team to win a national championship since UConn in 2016. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) One year later, Dawn Staley and South Carolina got their revenge. After losing to Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes in the Final Four a year ago, the Gamecocks held on late Sunday for their third

Bronny James has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility and also entering the transfer portal, he announced on his Instagram page Friday. He will go through the draft process next month, meeting with teams and receiving feedback before any decision is made. NBA teams have been anticipating this since the

Yahoo Sports Biggest 2024 NFL Draft need for every NFC team with Nate Tice | The Exempt List Charles McDonald is joined by the great Nate Tice to determine the biggest need in the 2024 NFL Draft for every single NFC team. But first – Rashee Rice was reportedly involved in a racing-related crash over

There are 913 miles between Iowa City and Baton Rogue, 913 miles of differences between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. They are rivals by default. Last year’s national title game between Clark’s Iowa team and Reese’s LSU squad ensured that, and an impending rematch between the two is only fueling the fire. They’ve been compared

The Sweet 16 continues on Saturday on the women’s side and two teams will punch the first tickets to the Final Four on the men’s side. We have another loaded slate with six games and several stars in action. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and UConn’s Paige Bueckers are both back on the court and looking to

Yahoo Sports J.J. McCarthy second overall? + QB class red flags, Dak Prescott on the open market | Inside Coverage Jason Fitz is joined by Senior NFL Reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein to go behind the scenes on the latest rumors and news around the NFL. The trio start with takeaways from the NFL

Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin will talk. General manager Omar Khan will talk. Even Steelers ownership will likely talk. But the money will scream. That’s what the Steelers faithful should understand as the quarterback position takes shape in Pittsburgh. Regardless of who is getting the public nod right now as the entrenched starter — and