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USA Today
7 hours ago
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- USA Today
Rams star named 'biggest success story' of next generation of defenders
Rams star named 'biggest success story' of next generation of defenders The Los Angeles Rams defense is full of emerging talent. From reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year Jared Verse to fellow edge rushers Braden Fiske and Byron Young, this unit is ascending at the right time. But The Ringer's Diante Lee said one Rams defender could see a bigger rise in 2025 and turn into a Pro Bowl player: defensive tackle Kobie Turner. Lee said on The Athletic Football Show that Turner is "the biggest success story of this next era of guys" because of where he came from and who he replaced in Aaron Donald. Lee added that Turner and reminds him of Baltimore Ravens' star defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike. "I think that Kobie Turner might be the biggest success story of this next era of guys," Lee said, "because of the expectations were relatively low for a guy that's drafted where he was drafted and coming into a position where you're now filling the shoes of 99 [Donald]. "It's not that he reminds me of Aaron Donald, but the guy that he does remind me of is Nnamdi Madubuike, at times, where it's like — good at everything. He's solid across the board." Madubuike is a good comp for Turner because of a similar career trajectory. Madubuike was a third-round pick in 2020 but didn't see huge development until his fourth season when he tallied 15.5 sacks and made his first Pro Bowl. Turner, also a third-round pick, is producing more at a faster pace than Madubuike — with nine sacks as a rookie in 2023 and eight sacks in his second year this past season. Turner was never going to replace Donald in the middle of the defense. The Rams knew that, too, and drafted other complementary pieces to support Turner on the interior. But considering how good Turner has looked in just two seasons, it's not a stretch to think he could develop into a Pro Bowl player in his third NFL season.
Fox Sports
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Mystics beat the shorthanded Fever 83-77 with injured star Caitlin Clark watching from bench
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Brittney Sykes had 21 points and nine rebounds, Kiki Iriafen added 16 points, and the Washington Mystics beat the shorthanded Indiana Fever 83-77 on Wednesday night at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore. Reigning Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark did not play for Indiana due to a strained left quad. She was injured while playing against New York on Saturday. It was the first time in Clark's career she missed a regular-season game after playing in all 40 games and both playoff games last season and the first four games this year. Sykes blocked a layup attempt by Kelsey Mitchell with 1:06 left in the fourth quarter and she made 3 of 4 free throws in the final minute to keep Washington in front by multiple possessions. Shakira Austin scored all 13 of her points in the first half to help the Mystics take a 44-40 lead at the break. Sonia Citron also finished with 13 points for Washington (3-3), which snapped a three-game losing streak. DeWanna Bonner scored 21 points, including a long 3-pointer just before the final buzzer, to lead Indiana (2-3). Bonner became the first player in WNBA history to reach 7,500 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists. Mitchell added 14 points, Natasha Howard scored 11 and Aliyah Boston had 10 for Indiana. Sydney Colson started in place of Clark and scored four points in 31 minutes. Up next The Fever host the Sun on Friday. The Mystics host the Liberty the same night. ___ AP WNBA: recommended
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Zach Edey, Zaccharie Risacher join Stephon Castle on NBA All-Rookie team
The NBA announced its All-Rookie teams on Tuesday with Zaccharie Risacher and Zach Edey joining Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle on the first team.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
NFL 2025 schedule highlights: Jayden Daniels leads Commanders with primetime games
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Some oddities, notable facts and trends from the NFL's schedule release on Wednesday:Prepare for the Jayden Daniels showThe Washington Commanders are must-see TV these days with NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year quarterback Jayden Daniels at the helm, one year after they finished 12-5 and made it an unlikely march to the NFC Championship Game After years of few spotlight games nationally, the Commanders are slated for eight standalone games in 2025, tying the Kansas City Chiefs for the most. Five of those games are in primetime. This included a Christmas Day matchup vs. the NFC East-rival Cowboys on Netflix. They also play their first international since 2016, facing the Dolphins in Madrid, Spain, in Nov. open vs. Bengals, no primetime gamesIt has been a hard -- and much talked-about -- fall for the Cleveland Browns, who begin the season at home against the in-state rival Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 7. The Browns will play all of their games this year in the J.J. McCarthy to make first start vs. BearsSecond-year QB J.J. McCarthy, who is expected to return from a meniscus tear to start for the Minnesota Vikings this season, will open the regular season with a Monday night road matchup against the NFC Central-rival Chicago was taken by the Vikings out of Michigan with the 10th pick of the 2024 draft. He sustained a right knee injury last August and missed the entire full of Thursday gamesThe Dallas Cowboys will play an NFL-high four games on Thursday night this season, including three of them over a five-week stretch. And the opponents for those games are no slouches: Week 13 -- Kansas City Chiefs; Week 14 -- Detroit Lions; Week 17 -- Washington Cowboys are coming off a season in which they went a disappointing no longer primetime-worthyFollowing a disappointing 5-12 season in 2024 and the departures of quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Davante Adams, among others, the New York Jets are headed toward relative anonymity once Rodgers at the helm, they were among the leaders in primetime or standalone games, but in 2025, they are scheduled for just two of them. Thirteen of their games are slated to be in the early (1 p.m. ET) Sunday should allow the team to "move in silence," which has been new head coach Aaron Glenn's stated draw rough early-season skedThe Baltimore Ravens start the season where their 2024 season came to an end: Buffalo. They lost to the Bills in the divisional playoffs in January and now must face them again in the opener, also on the that's not the Ravens' only challenging early-season matchup. Baltimore faces five teams that made the playoffs last season in its first six games. After playing at Buffalo, the Ravens host the Lions in Week 3, play at Kansas City in Week 4, then host the Houston Texans in Week 5 and the Los Angeles Rams in Week get challenging for them again late in the season, when they face both the Bengals and Steelers twice from Weeks 13 to Cowboys square off on TNF in Week 1The reigning Super Bowl champs, the Philadelphia Eagles, will open the season on Thursday, Sept. 4, at home vs. the Cowboys, their bitter NFC East Chiefs play in Sao Paulo in Week 1The Chargers will head to Brazil to play the Chiefs for a Friday night game on Sept. kicks off a international schedule that includes seven regular-season games. After the Brazil matchup, these are the international games:Sunday, Sept. 28: Vikings-Steelers in DublinSunday, Oct. 5: Vikings-Browns in LondonSunday, Oct. 12: Broncos-Jets in LondonSunday, Oct. 19: Rams-Jaguars in LondonSunday, Nov. 9: Falcons-Colts in BerlinSunday, Nov. 16: Commanders-Dolphins in Madrid
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Embers of Yesterday: A Look at the Flames' Past Five Calder Trophy Winners
As heard from earlier, the NHL has announced young California kid Dustin Wolf as one of the nominees for the Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the 2024-25 season. In honor of the announcement, we'll be looking at all five previous Atlanta/Calgary Flames players who have won the newcomer of the year award: Just a bit over seven months after playing their first ever game in the National Hockey League, the Atlanta Flames drafted Eric Vail in the second round, 21st overall in the 1973 NHL Draft. He made his full-season debut in 1974-75 and led all NHL newbies in goals with 39. He also scored 13 power play points, which was fifth amongst rookies. In all that season, he scored 0.83 points per game, the second-most for freshmen that had played at least 70 games, culminating in a Calder Award for the former Sudbury Wolf. Vail would only hit his peak again in 1976-77 and 1978-79 respectfully with 71 and 83 points respectfully, the latter with a rating of +25. During the Flames' time in Atlanta, Vail scored the most goals for the franchise with 174. His 383 points trail only Tom Lysiak's 431. The most well-known Paraguayan-born hockey player, Plett was drafted in the fifth round, 80th overall in the 1975 NHL Draft. After being sent down to the Flames' affiliate, the Tulsa Oilers in 1975-76, he scored 30 goals and 50 points in 73 games, enroute to helping the Oilers win the Adams Cup as Central Hockey League (CHL) champions. He played his rookie season the following year, where he scored 33 goals and 56 points in 64 games. His goal total was the highest amongst rookies, as well as on the team. His 0.88 points per game was highest for newcomers that had played at least 60 games. That was good enough to get him declared Rookie of the Year. His best season would be one right after the Flames relocated to Calgary: 38 goals and 68 points in 1980-81. The Madison, Wisconsin-native was the first draftee of the Flames to win the Calder Trophy after the franchise moved to Calgary. After impressing the Flames with 73 points in 74 games in two seasons in college as a Badger, Calgary drafted him in round nine, 180th overall in 1984. He started the season off with a bang, scoring 11 points in 10 games and leading the league at the time with eight power play points. When the season was all said and done, he scored 18 goals and 50 assists for 68 points in 80 games enroute to winning the Calder Trophy, and receiving an invite to the All-Star Game. He would have his best performance in a Flames jersey in the 1987-88 season when he put up 70 assists and 91 points, which were all league-highs. Those numbers earned him the Norris Trophy for best defenceman. He would finally get his crowning achievement the following year, when Calgary would raise the Stanley Cup. After blazing through the NCAA with an incredible 151 points in just 72 games during his three seasons at Cornell, Calgary picked the Oshawa, Ontario-native 27th overall in the 1985 Draft. In his first full season in 1987-88, he led rookies in goals (51), assists (41) and points (92) points, being a very easy choice for the Calder Trophy. The following year, he picked up where he left off, and this time brought the Stanley Cup to Southern Alberta. With the exception of two of his eight years in Calgary, he never scored below 75 points. He was also part of the Canada squad that won the nation's first Olympic gold medal since 1952 at the 2002 Winter edition in Salt Lake City. Nieuwendyk would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011. If Dustin Wolf wants any inspiration that a final round pick can be a Calder Award winner, he can have some inspiration from Makarov…almost. You see, Makarov had a decorated resume before coming over to North America that included five senior World Championships and an Olympic silver medal while representing the Soviet Union. So, when he laced his skates for the first time for the Flames in 1989, he was 31, but still a rookie by that time's definition. As expected, Makarov dominated the competition, scoring the most assists (62) and points (86), easily winning the Calder Award. Since then, the league changed the rules that players only under the age of 26 are eligible to be called rookies and can qualify for the Calder Trophy nomination- the Makarov Rule. Makarov was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2001 and into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016.
