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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
North Bay Haven's Goodpaster named All-American
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – North Bay Haven junior Kaylee Goodpaster capped off one of the most impressive single-season performances ever by a Bay County athlete this spring, and now she's being recognized on the national stage. Goodpaster, a Florida State softball commit, has been named a Second Team All-American by Prep Softball. The honor places her among the top 18 high school softball players in the nation and among the top six outfielders. She finished her junior season with a .600 batting average, 51 hits, a state-high 61 RBIs and 12 home runs, a mark that ranks in the top 10 across Florida. Goodpaster's dominance was on full display in the state finals, where she hit two home runs off a future Division I pitcher. She said she hopes to deliver North Bay Haven and Bay County its first softball state title before she heads to Tallahassee. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
26-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
WATCH: Dylan Sampson college highlights and what he brings to Browns
WATCH: Dylan Sampson college highlights and what he brings to Browns Dylan Sampson is a Cleveland Brown — CHANNEL TN (@CHANNEL_TN_) April 26, 2025 On their first pick of day three, the Browns drafted Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson with the 126th overall pick. Sampson got his first chance as the full-time starter in 2024 and averaged 5.78 yards per carry to earn Second Team All-American honors and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year. He is dynamic with the ball in his hands, making tremendously sharp cuts with great acceleration. In a year where the Browns could go back to pulling linemen more, Sampson has a great understanding of tempo and angles to best utilize pullers. At five-foot-eight, 199 pounds, Sampson is a bit undersized relative to the prototypical NFL back. He is capable in pass protection and as a receiver, but could use a bit more consistency with his technique to be a three-down back. While he isn't the most violent, bruising runner, he brings an element of speed and finesse that should be a seamless fit with Quinshon Judkins, the 36th overall pick. Sampson led the SEC in rushing with 1,491 yards and added 22 touchdowns and 143 receiving yards. PFF graded Sampson as the sixth-best running back among those with at least 20 percent of 313 rushing attempts. #Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson Instinctual runner (can find creases of daylight). Sudden mover with short-area burst. Low red zone/GL production. Upside as a receiver in a pro offense. Excellent spin move (below). — Matt Bowen (@MattBowen41) February 17, 2025 Cleveland desperately needed a revamped running back room to return to their run-based identity. With Judkins and Sampson adding to Jerome Ford and Pierre Strong Jr., the outline for an improved run game is set.
USA Today
25-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NFL Draft: Watch new Browns DT Mason Graham highlights
NFL Draft: Watch new Browns DT Mason Graham highlights The Browns moved back from pick number two overall to five overall for a haul of picks and ended up selecting Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham. Graham is a three-technique defensive tackle who has the strength and quickness to win against the run and pass. He was a Consensus All-American in 2024 and a Second Team All-American in 2023 due to his strong instincts and quick hands and feet, which help him defeat blockers and penetrate the backfield. Some work could be done to make his body 100 percent NFL-ready, which would help make him hold up better against double teams. To most people scouting the class, Graham is a high-floor interior option who has the versatility to wreak havoc in both phases of the game. In his two years as a starter at Michigan, Graham totaled 14.5 tackles for loss, including 7.5 sacks. PFF had him graded as the top run defender among interior defensive linemen, as well as the 14th-best pass rusher. Overall, the Browns are getting a talented and smart defensive lineman to help solidify their front alongside Myles Garrett. Following a season where general manager Andrew Berry's former team won a Super Bowl on the strength of their defensive front, he follows suit in hopes of replicating the success the defense saw in 2023.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Five questions with new Lobo Antonio Chol
Apr. 11—Antonio Chol, a 6-foot-9 forward at Garden City Community College in Kansas, committed on Thursday to play for the UNM Lobos next season. Selected earlier this week as a NJCAA Second Team All-American, Chol averaged 19.5 points per game and shot 39.7% from 3-point range on 3.0 makes per game this season. rated him the No. 5 junior college player in the country and Chol earned a five-star ranking from JucoScoop. Advertisement The Journal reached out to Chol on social media about his commitment to play for the Lobos, a team that was recruiting him both under former coach Richard Pitino and then again under new coach Eric Olen. Here are the answers Chol sent back to the Journal's questions: JOURNAL: What made UNM the right fit for you? CHOL: "Coach Olen's system really fits my play style — not many plays and most important of all he can make me a much better basketball player." ----JOURNAL: What is it you like about Coach Olen's system? CHOL: "Not many plays and lots of 3s, just a free-flowing read and react offense with a great defense to capitalize off turnovers." Advertisement ----JOURNAL: Do you know yet when you will be moving to Albuquerque to start offseason workouts? CHOL: "I don't know for certain, guessing mid to early June." ----JOURNAL: What type of player will Lobo fans see on the court when you get here? CHOL: "Lobo fans will see a great shooter who can create for himself and others who plays with a high motor on both sides of the floor." ----JOURNAL: What did you think about the Pit when you came on a visit for the Dec. 18 game against VCU? CHOL: "I thought the Pit was one of the best atmospheres in college basketball. So many fans. They were active and into the game and even interacted with me." Advertisement READ MORE Five-star junior college All-American, 6-9 forward Antonio Chol, commits to Lobo basketballFive questions with new UNM Lobo Chris HowellHowell, yes: UC San Diego defensive stopper Chris Howell follows Olen to UNM to play for LobosProlific southern California scorer Jake Hall is first new Lobo of the Eric Olen era
New York Times
31-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Ryan Leonard to join Capitals after Boston College's NCAA tournament exit: Source
Boston College star Ryan Leonard, one of the NHL's top prospects, will sign with the Washington Capitals following the Eagles' elimination from the NCAA tournament in a 3-1 loss to the University of Denver in the Manchester regional final on Sunday night, according to a person close to the player. The source, who was not authorized to speak about the signing publicly, said Leonard will make his NHL debut Tuesday night back in Boston when the Capitals visit the Bruins at TD Garden. Advertisement Leonard, a 6-foot, 200-pound winger, was the No. 8 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. He finished third in the NCAA in goals and fourth in points as a freshman at BC last season, registering 31 goals (the most ever by a Boston College freshman) and 60 points in 41 games and earning a Second Team All-American nod. He elected to return to college this season instead of going one-and-done because he felt he had unfinished business and wanted another crack at chasing a national championship after the Eagles lost 2-0 in the final of last year's Frozen Four. In his return to BC this season, Leonard was named an alternate captain and broke the 30-goal mark for a second time, registering 49 points in 37 games. He was named a top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, awarded each season to the top player in men's Division I college hockey. Through the regionals and into the Frozen Four, his 30 goals led the NCAA and his 49 points ranked 10th. He also won back-to-back gold medals with Team USA at the 2024 and 2025 World Juniors, winning tournament MVP and captaining the teams as a returnee in Ottawa just three months ago. But a year after finishing one win away from a national championship, he finished three wins shy, falling to the defending champion Denver Pioneers for a second straight year. Leonard will join a Capitals team that's first in the Metropolitan Division, and the expectation is that he'll contribute to the NHL club immediately and burn the first year of his entry-level contract. In The Athletic's 2025 top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking, released in February, Leonard ranked eighth, and fourth among forwards. Leonard is a prospect whom everyone likes. It's impossible not to. He's a versatile, powerful, high-RPM player who makes things happen when he's on the ice and who pulls teammates into the fight with his scrappy, competitive, never-stop style. He's not just the energy guy or a battler, though. He's got really quick side-to-side hands, a hard NHL shot that rattles off his stick and quick crossover patterns that allow him to use those hands to get to places where he can look to shoot. He'll flash one-on-one skill pulling pucks through his feet and around defenders. His focus is on getting to the interior and he attacks there fearlessly with a sturdy stride. He'll take a beating over the course of games and keep sticking his nose in every battle/continue to attack into contact. Add in strength, power, a strong build, an ability to drive and shed contact when he gets bumped and a defensive conscience and there's more than just a hands-shot-worker skill set, too. Advertisement He's not the most cerebral player, he can be a little too net-focused at times and his discipline/hot-headedness can get him into trouble, but he has taken noticeable strides to become a little more inventive and a little less predictable from A to B (I've been more and more impressed by his little hesitations and his widened vision in possession). His backhand has also become a legit weapon, adding another layer to his shooting arsenal. There's just so much that looks translatable about his game: The way he gets shots off hard, even from off-balance and sometimes falling stances. The way he battles and the fearlessness with which he drives the net. His overall dexterity. Leonard should be the kind of player who will score, add physicality to a line and slide up and down a top-nine in an NHL lineup while endearing himself to his coaches. Leonard's a driver who has looked like a No. 8 pick between BC and two strong showings at the World Juniors since the draft. His play selection isn't always great and he can take too many unnecessary penalties when his intensity boils over, but he can also be a shift-to-shift force.
