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Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III is in store for a second-year leap during the 2026 NFL season.”I’m buying Luther Burden stock right now,” Bears coach Ben Johnson told reporters Thursday. “He looks like he’s playing at a different speed right now.”Chicago traded DJ Moore to the Buffalo Bills this offseason, which presumably elevated Burden’s spot on the depth chart to one of the top two wide receiver spots alongside Rome Odunze.The Bears selected the Missouri product with a second-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft, and he didn’t make a major impact until his third game when he…

Kent Spitfires Men v Essex Men Vitality BlastSt Lawrence, CanterburyFriday 29 May 6:30pm, 2026 Essex Men resume their Vitality Blast campaign on Friday night with a trip to local rivals Kent Spitfires at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. After suffering a 30-run defeat to Hampshire in Southampton on Tuesday, Simon Harmer’s group head across the bridge to face Sam Billings’ Kent Spitfires. Essex Men will look to bounce back after they were set a challenging target of 201 as Hampshire recovered from a slow start thanks largely to a rapid unbeaten partnership between Tristan Stubbs and Hilton Cartwright in the…

Giro d’Italia stage 18 results1. Paul Magnier (Fra/Soudal–Quick-Step) 3hrs 48 mins 50secs2. Edoardo Zambanini (Ita/Bahrain-Victorious) Same time3. Jonathan Milan (Ita/Lidl–Trek) 4. Francesco Busatto (Ita/Alpecin–Premier Tech) 5. Corbin Strong (Nzl/NSN Cycling Team) 6. Guillermo Thomas Silva (Uru/XDS Astana Team) 7. Madis Mihkels (Est/EF Education–EasyPost) 8. Filippo Magli (Ita/Bardiani CSF 7 Saber) 9. Sakarias Koller Loland (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) 10. Lukas Kubis (Svk/Unibet Rose Rockets) Giro d’Italia general classification results after stage 181. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) 70hrs 44mins 04secs2. Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon-CMA CGM) +4mins 03secs3. Thymen Arensman (Ned/Netcompany Ineos Cycling) +4mins 27secs4. Jai Hindley (Aus/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +5mins5. Afonso Eulalio (Por/Bahrain-Victorious) +5mins…

Vanderbilt football added another recruit to its 2027 class Thursday morning with the addition of a three-star running back.Running back MJ Gideon announced Thursday that he is committed to the Commodores. The Madison, Alabama native finished his junior year at James Clemens High School this past season.Gideon is a consensus three-star recruit, according to 247Sports. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound running back is ranked as the No. 26 recruit in the state of Alabama and the No. 65 running back in the 2027 class.Gideon received 13 offers and committed to Vanderbilt over Missouri, Ole Miss, Appalachian State, South Alabama and others.This past…

The Ravens are among the NFL’s top challengers to the Seahawks this season.It would be fascinating to honestly poll Baltimore Ravens fans about what crossed their minds while watching Mike Macdonald raise the Lombardi Trophy. Some probably felt pride. Others likely felt envy. Many almost certainly wondered when Baltimore’s turn would finally come again.All of those emotions would make sense. Macdonald spent nine seasons with the Ravens organization across two separate stints, including a wildly successful run as defensive coordinator from 2022 through 2023. He took his talents to the Pacific Northwest. Ravens fans watched one of their own climb…

After Arsenal’s first league title for more than two decades was confirmed, tens of thousands of supporters rushed to Emirates Stadium to celebrate.”I knew we were a sleeping giant that we needed to awaken in some way.” Kroenke said.”We haven’t had a team, a squad like this in the social media age. Social media evolved and the Twittersphere and everything else around it.”The instantaneous information, the ‘Banter Era’ – I’m aware of all this. I turned 46 last week.”I’ve grown up around this and I’ve seen it all from my own perspective. I think that’s what I’m so proud to…

College football prospects across the class of 2027 have embarked on their official visits as May turns to June in the 2026 offseason.Several prospects went into this period with their minds made up regarding a college commitment. Others will wait until they are through with official visits and will make their decisions in July and August.One of the key uncommitted prospects in the class of 2027 is four-star defensive end Abraham Sesay. The 6-foot-4, 225-pounder from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, ranks as the No. 5 defensive end, No. 3 prospect in Pennsylvania and No. 31 overall prospect in the class of 2027,…

New York Knicks president Leon Rose put together a team that reached the NBA Finals all while rarely interacting with the media, and he earned the admiration of another notable sports executive in the city in the process.”Not in this town,” New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said when discussing whether he could do the job without speaking to the media, per Ian O’Connor of The Athletic.”But the bottom line isn’t how you communicate publicly. It’s not what you say, it’s what you do. And what Leon Rose has done is transformational.”He made really impactful moves with [Jalen] Brunson…

In the last six seasons, the Carolina Panthers have had zero First-Team All-Pros. They have hardly been recognized by the AP All-Pro voting in that time. In fairness, they have kind of been a talent wasteland for a long time. That’s changing, though. Slowly but surely, the Panthers are raising their talent level, and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if a few of the current players finally made an All-Pro team in 2026. Derrick BrownCarolina Panthers defensive end Derrick Brown (95) during the first half | Jim Dedmon-Imagn ImagesIt is unfathomable that Derrick Brown hasn’t been an All-Pro yet.…

By John Virr – 2nd X1 Scorer Game 1 was a Group game and the second game a “friendly”. GAME 1 – GROUP GAME Winning the toss Yorkshire chose to bat first, however things didn’t start well as Yash Vagadia was bowled from the 3rd ball and Harry Duke run out from the last ball of the first over: 1-2. Will Bennison joined Owen Smith with Bennison, the aggressor – they added 84 in 63 balls before Smith was caught at long on for 34 from 31 balls (3×4;1×6). Ajay Khunti, who had scored a hundred against us last week…