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DT Ricky Walker (Hampton, Va./Bethel) holds more than a dozen offers and will name his top five shortly after the end of the evaluation period. He's high on PSU's big board, and the DT recently spoke with NittanyNation about his interest in PSU, h...

RENTON, Wash. -- A few notes after watching the Seattle Seahawks' rookies practice on a clear, 75-degree day at team headquarters along the Lake Washington shoreline: Veteran presence: Veterans were not allowed on the field, but Seahawks cornerba...

The NFL's rookie wage scale has diminished the negotiating part of contract negotiations. As a result, the Seattle Seahawks announced Friday they had signed seven draft choices. The San Francisco 49ers announced they had signed five of theirs. The...

For a franchise that has won 16 titles, any Los Angeles Lakers season that doesn't end with a championship is considered a failure. But rather than just dole out a blanket "F" for the Lakers' disappointing 2012-13 season, we're going to break down ea...

Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images Like many of his teammates, Jordan Hill showed stretches of defensive ability, but was somewhat inconsistent. Despite the Los Angeles Lakers' troubled offense this season -- and the failed gimmicks former head coach...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: defensive linemen. NFC West teams drafted four of them if we count the San Francisco 49ers' Corey Lemonier and the Arizon...

St. Louis Rams general manager Les Snead recently joined ESPN's Colin Cowherd for a discussion on the recently concluded 2013 NFL draft. Snead noted that the Rams felt vulnerable holding the 16th overall choice for fear they wouldn't be "jacked" ...

The Seattle Seahawks entered the 2013 NFL draft with few (if any) pressing needs. The team flaunted it a bit, it seemed, by using a second-round selection for a running back even though Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin combine to make that positio...

The second day of the 2013 NFL draft has come and gone. The chart below recaps picks for NFC West teams. I'll have more as the night progresses, of course. 2013 NFL Draft: NFC West Picks, Rounds 2-3 Rd. Overall Team Player Pos. Col...

IRVING, Texas - Over the last few years, the Cowboys' top-30 visitors before the draft have been a good indicator into who they end up selecting. Guys like Dez Bryant, Sean Lee, Tyrone Crawford and Matt Johnson, among others, visited Valley Ranch ...

The spectacle known as the NFL draft kicks off tonight in New York with the first round. As Brian pointed out late last week, the Big Ten is in danger of going without a first-round selection for the first time since the NFL-AFL merger. Mel Kiper ...

The Lakers have been injured all season, but the Game 2 loss magnified the issue.

Los Angeles Lakers backup forward Jordan Hill has been cleared to play in Game 2 of the Lakers' opening round series against the San Antonio Spurs, just three months after undergoing surgery on his left hip.

We're taking a page from our friends at the ACC blog and examining whether certain Big Ten teams will be contenders or pretenders in the 2013 season. The series does not include Ohio State, Michigan or Nebraska -- three teams that, in our view, have ...

Scouts Inc. offers a full seven-round projection for the 2013 NFL draft.

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Unless you've been living in a world without ESPN, the Internet or sports talk radio, you're well aware that the NFL draft begins Thursday night. What will the weekend hold for Big Ten products? Who will be the top pick from the league? Which play...