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All about upside as Nationals stock up at the MLB draft  The Washington Post Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis  MLB.com Nats surprise at top of MLB draft with SS Willits  ESPN 2025 MLB Draft tracker: Full round-by-round list of every pick after Nationals select Eli Willits No. 1  Yahoo Sports 2025 MLB Draft: Five teams with the best classes, including the Nationals with …

Sixers forward Paul George underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee Monday to treat an injury suffered during a recent workout, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. George will now begin a rehab program and be re-evaluated prior to start of training camp, Charania adds. The Sixers issued a statement on George’s surgery posted by PHLY Sports’ Kyle Neubeck (Twitter link). …

Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan will get his first meeting against his former team out of the way early.  The NHL unveiled its three-game Opening Night slate for the 2025-26 season on Monday, revealing that the Blueshirts will take on the Penguins in their first game of the season on Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.  Sullivan, …

MLB draft tracker: Pirates make 17 selections, focus on college bats and a few more prep arms  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Here are Cubs’ Draft picks from Day 2  MLB.com Pirates Draft Tracker Day 2: Picks and Live Updates  Pittsburgh Baseball Now Pirates start 2nd day of MLB Draft by picking Puerto Rican shortstop, Arizona catcher  TribLIVE.com Samford pitcher with Auburn ties selected in 2025 MLB …

ESPN released its annual list of NFL quarterbacks, ranked by executives, coaches and scouts in the league. Among the surprises were the rankings of Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels and Baker Mayfield. There was no surprise at the top. NFL personnel rated Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes as the top quarterback in the league. He’s a three-time Super Bowl champion, …

Baseball America listed Red Sox first round pick Kyson Witherspoon as one of 12 prospects from the 2025 MLB Draft who could reach the majors in 2026. The 15th overall pick out of Oklahoma, is up to 99 mph with his fastball and has a five-pitch mix. Baseball America wrote, “College starters who saw sizable workloads like Witherspoon are typically …

The Big Dumper is a Home Run Derby champion, with a little help from his family. Seattle Mariners star Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to win the event in its four decades of existence on Monday, edging out Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero in the final 18 to 15. Caminero would have been the youngest Derby champion …

Sixers forward Paul George underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee after suffering an injury during a workout, the team announced Monday. Shams Charania of ESPN was first to report the news. In their press release, the Sixers confirmed the report and stated that the procedure was performed by Dr. Jonathan Glashow, who also performed an arthroscopic surgery on Joel …

Paris Saint-Germain games often have a Groundhog Day feel: they start with a rugby punt into the corner, fall into a pattern of PSG domination and, invariably, end in victory for Luis Enrique’s side. Be it in Ligue 1, the Champions League or at the Club World Cup, their opponents tend to deploy unambitious low blocks to break the inevitable …

Among some MLB Draft wonks, the 2025 class was seen as a relatively weak one. Only time will tell just how weak or strong it is, but the lack of a consensus around the top pick — even the order of the top 10 picks — was unusual. Projections about who would be the best player to emerge from this …