11:36 p.m.: The Seattle Seahawks drafted Texas A&M offensive tackle Germain Ifedi, filling a major need after left tackle Russell Okung departed in free agency. Thus ends the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. It wasn’t quite as fun without a Patriots pick. 11:29 p.m.: The Carolina Panthers drafted Louisiana Tech defensive tackle Vernon Butler 30th overall. The defensive tackles are starting to fall off the board. 11:23 p.m.: The Arizona Cardinals drafted Ole Miss defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche 29th overall, in the spot the Patriots would have selecte...
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Celtics Win NBA Draft Tiebreaker, Have Five Picks In Top 35
The Boston Celtics had the Luck of the Irish on their side Friday. Kind of. The NBA conducted tiebreaker coin flips to determine the order of June’s NBA Draft. Boston owns the third-best chance at the No. 1 overall pick, via the Brooklyn Nets, but also has two other first-round selections: their own natural pick and a selection from the Dallas Mavericks, via the Rajon Rondo trade. The latter two were involved in the tiebreaker. At 42-40, the Mavericks finished the season as the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, meaning the pick Boston receives is not eligible for the NBA Draft Lottery. Dallas’ record did tie them with the Memphis
2015 NHL Draft: Updated Order Of Selection After Round 2 Of Playoffs
The 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs are down to four teams with the conference finals set to begin Saturday with Game 1 between the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning. We now know the order of selection for the first 26 picks in the 2015 NHL Draft following the completion of conference semifinals. 1. Edmonton Oilers2. Buffalo Sabres3. Arizona Coyotes4. Toronto Maple Leafs5. Carolina Hurricanes6. New Jersey Devils7. Philadelphia Flyers8. Columbus Blue Jackets9. San Jose Sharks10. Colorado Avalanche11. Florida Panthers12. Dallas Stars13. Los Angeles Kings14. Boston Bruins15. Calgary Fl...
Patriots Draft Versatile Oklahoma Defender Geneo Grissom 97th Overall
FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots took a versatile defender with the 97th overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft. The Patriots grabbed Oklahoma’s Geneo Grissom, who played outside linebacker, defensive end and tight end during his four-year college career. Grissom ran a 4.81-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine at 6-foot-3, 262 pounds. He ran a 7.24-second three-cone drill and a 4.38-second short shuttle, and added a 9-foot, 9-inch broad jump and 37-inch vertical leap. Grissom had 89 tackles (17 for loss) and eight sacks during his career with the Sooners. He also had two interceptions, two forced fumbles, three fumble ...
Report: Browns Beat Out Vikings For Johnny Manziel On Draft Night
by Zack Cox on Fri, May 9, 2014 at 8:51AM The Minnesota Vikings walked away from Round 1 of the 2014 NFL draft with a new quarterback, Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater. But Bridgewater reportedly was not Minnesota’s first choice at the position. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reported Thursday night that the Vikings attempted to trade up with the Philadelphia Eagles in order to draft Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel at No. 22 overall, but that the Cleveland Browns offered the Eagles a better package for the pick. It’s unclear what the Vikings offered the Eagles for the 22nd selection, but the Browns were able to secure it by sending the 26th overall pick along with a third-rounder (No. 83) to Philly. Minnesota was successful on its
NBA Draft 2011: Jimmer Fredette Interview and Will He End Up in Utah?
Jimmer Fredette is an extraordinarily good shooter. But that is not all, he says.Check out this interview with TrueHoop's Henry Abbot.Some quick thoughts about the interview:1) Iman Shumpert is not an overrated defender. Jimmer said he's the toughest he faced.2) Jimmer, like all of us, still has no clue where he is going to end up.3) Jimmer doesn't believe that NBA workouts are really good indicators of NBA readiness.4) Kobe or Wade? Fredette chose Kobe and his 5 rings. Good choice.5) Wherever he goes, he's going to be a model citizen. No entourages or Bentleys for him.The second part of this whole situation is this extremely interesting tidbit from ESPN's Andy Katz:Utah general manager Kevin O'Connor relayed to Jimmer Fredette's
2011 NBA Mock Draft: How the Top 10 Selections Will Go in the Draft
The 2011 NBA draft is this evening and will certainly be the talk of the sports world for today and the following weekend. Trades will be made, teams will make reaches, and high prospects will fall. These are all to be part of the draft process.This is a list predicting the top 10 picks for the 2011 NBA draft and explanations as to why that prospect gets selected by that team.Begin Slideshow