All NFL rookies face a transition period when they enter the league, but Jaguars first-round pick Travis Hunter is facing a somewhat steeper one than most of his peers. Hunter will be playing wide receiver and cornerback for the Jags this season, which means he’ll be doing twice as much work as a player who concentrates on one position. The …
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Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins was arrested Saturday on a domestic violence and battery charge, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Records showed that Judkins, 21, was in jail as of Saturday night on a charge of “touch or strike/battery/domestic violence.” ESPN reported that he is scheduled to have his initial court appearance Sunday …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns running back Quinshon Judkins was arrested on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, according to Broward County arrest records. Judkins is facing a charge of battery and domestic violence. A Browns spokesman says the team is aware and gathering more information. The arrest record describes the charge as touch or strike/battery/domestic violence. Cleveland.com has reached out to The …
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CNN — Rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski has only played five MLB games. But in that short time, the Milwaukee Brewers starlet has produced such impressive performances that he was named a National League All-Star on Friday, an honor he achieved after the fewest MLB games ever. The 23-year-old was named as a replacement for the Chicago Cubs’ Matthew Boyd, who …
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Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski has been named to Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game. The 23-year-old phenom has started just five games and thrown only 25⅔ innings. It’s exemplary of what the All-Star Game has become. It’s not Pete Rose turning Ray Fosse into roadkill while scoring the winning run for the National League in 1970. It’s not competitive. The All-Star …
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Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen began Friday night by showing off the skills that influenced the franchise to target him during last month’s NBA draft. Within four minutes of what became a 106-73 Blazers’ blowout victory over the Golden State Warriors, Yang delivered two exquisite passes in the 2025 NBA Summer League debut for both teams at the …
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The 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement created a rookie wage scale that leaves few issues on which to haggle. This year, one of those issues has prevented 30 of 32 second-round picks from signing. The problem is simple to explain, far from simple to solve. Before 2025, no second-round picks had received fully-guaranteed rookie contracts. With the Texans giving receiver Jayden …
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The Phillies aren’t happy with Jacob Misiorowski’s controversial All-Star Game selection. The Brewers’ hard-throwing rookie was chosen as a replacement for Matthew Boyd after just five starts and 25 2/3 innings, breaking the 2024 record set by Pirates ace Paul Skenes of 11 games. The news didn’t go over well in Philadelphia’s clubhouse. “What a joke,” Turner said, according to …
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BOSTON — When Red Sox starter Hunter Dobbins came up hobbled after covering first base in the second inning of Friday’s game, it wasn’t immediately clear whether he’d need to leave the game. He did — and now he’s out for the season and possibly beyond. An MRI late Friday revealed structural damage to Dobbins’ right knee and the injury …
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SAN DIEGO — A few weeks ago, the Phillies chartered another jet separate from the typical team plane. They expected a decent-sized party that would go from California to Atlanta to represent the club in the All-Star Game. Maybe it wouldn’t be as large as the franchise-record eight players who were honored in 2024. But they expected the group to …
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