Draft evaluation: After transferring Jordan Howard, the Bears should

Part 6 of an 11-part sequence previewing the NFL draft and analyzing the Bears’ wants. Jordan Howard had a sense the place he’d be traded. Tipped off by his agent, the previous Bears working again scoured the Eagles web site within the month earlier than the March 28 deal. “I was looking at the roster,” he mentioned in a press convention earlier this month, “to see if they were gonna have 24 open.” Howard will get to maintain his jersey quantity, albeit in midnight inexperienced, for the ultimate season of his rookie deal. The $2.025 million due him this 12 months due to a efficiency bonus restricted what the Bears have been capable of obtain in return: a

Draft evaluation: Impressive rookie Roquan Smith ought to be a

Part 5 of an 11-part sequence previewing the NFL draft and analyzing the Bears’ wants. Roquan Smith was a Pro Bowl alternate as a rookie final season. But even with spectacular numbers — 122 tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, 5 sacks — by the attention take a look at you possibly can inform it was only a begin for the within linebacker from Georgia. Smith received off to a late begin after holding out for the primary 29 days of coaching camp and missed 15 practices and — after struggling a hamstring damage early after signing — all 5 preseason video games. He solely performed eight snaps within the season-opening 24-23 loss to the Packers at Lambeau Field and

WNBA draft preview: Four candidates for the Chicago Sky’s

The 2019 WNBA draft is taken into account some of the stacked courses in recent times with loads of potential future stars within the combine. And the No. 1 choose seems to be free for the taking since Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu introduced her plans to return for her senior season. With a lot out there expertise, common supervisor and coach James Wade believes the Chicago Sky are in a great place with the fourth choose within the first spherical of Wednesday’s draft, which can he held at Nike’s Headquarter in New York City. The Sky will comply with the Las Vegas Aces, who maintain the No. 1 choose, and the New York Liberty and Indiana Fever,

Bruins’ 2017 Draft Pick ‘Best Player On The Ice’ In WJC Training Camp

Bruins’ 2017 Draft Pick ‘Best Player On The Ice’ In WJC Training Camp

When the Boston Bruins selected Jack Studnicka with the 53rd overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the belief was that the Canadian center would need a couple more years to develop in juniors before being ready to make the jump up to the professional ranks. But Studnicka has taken his game to the next level since his name was called on draft day. The 19-year old currently is skating with Team Canada in training camp for the World Junior Championships, which will be held at the end of the month, and caught the attention of TSN’s Bob McKenzie after scoring a pair of goals in a warmup game Wednesday night. Studnicka

Where Is Robert Williams? Celtics Postpone Draft Pick’s Conference Call

Where Is Robert Williams? Celtics Postpone Draft Pick’s Conference Call

Did Robert Williams have too much fun at Buffalo Wild Wings on Thursday night? The Celtics had a conference call scheduled 11 a.m. ET on Friday to introduce the Texas A&M big man to the media after Boston took him No. 27 overall in the 2018 NBA Draft. Minutes before that call, however, the team announced it was postponing the call — because it couldn’t get a hold of Williams. The C’s didn’t provide any further details, but Williams’ last known whereabouts were a B-Dubs in Shreveport, L.A. So, NBA Twitter used its imagination. The team is insisting Williams’ conference call no-show was just a simple mi... NESN.com

Patriots Finally Draft Quarterback, Nab LSU’s Danny Etling In Seventh Rond

Patriots Finally Draft Quarterback, Nab LSU’s Danny Etling In Seventh Rond

by Zack Cox on Sat, Apr 28, 2018 at 5:39PM 1,099 The New England Patriots might not have drafted their quarterback of the future this weekend, but they did draft a quarterback. They waited until late in Day 3 of the 2018 NFL Draft to do so, selecting LSU signal-caller Danny Etling with the first pick in the seventh and final round on Saturday. Etling, who was not among the various quarterbacks linked to the Patriots during the pre-d... NESN.com