• The Canadian Press

    Eagles GM Howie Roseman is confident in his early-round draft picks from Toledo, Houston Christian

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Who needs to draft prospects from the Power Five to build a Super Bowl contender? The Philadelphia Eagles might soon find out after taking an unconventional approach in the NFL draft. General manager Howie Roseman used a first-round pick on Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell and a third-round selection on Houston Christian linebacker Jalyx Hunt. Surely those two were on every Eagles fan's mock draft board. Only the most diehard college football fans in Philadelphia — of which

  • The Canadian Press

    Commanders get their QB in Jayden Daniels, fill several holes in the NFL draft

    Dan Quinn was pumped to know Jayden Daniels will soon be throwing passes for the Washington Commanders and “fired up” about the rest of the talent coming from the NFL draft. There's good reason for that. While this rookie class won't immediately transform Washington into a Super Bowl contender, getting a potential franchise quarterback in Daniels with the No. 2 pick and filling several holes all over the roster is a good start for the new regime led by Quinn and general manager Adam Peters. “We

  • Yahoo Sports

    NFL Draft: Brenden Rice, son of Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, picked by Chargers

    Brenden Rice played the same position as his legendary father.

  • The Canadian Press

    Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder roll to 3-0 series lead with 106-85 win over the Pelicans

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 106-85 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Jalen Williams and Josh Giddey each scored 21 for the Thunder, who escaped Game 1 with a two-point victory before posting victory margins of 32 in Game 2 and 21 in Game 3. Top-seeded Oklahoma City hit 17 of 36 (47.2%) from 3-point range and held a lead of 10 points or more throughout the second half, goi