Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Who is Washington picking in 2025? The NFL Draft is two weeks away, and we’ve got a fresh roundup of mock drafts to check out. Mel Kiper Jr released his latest mock draft and he’s finally given up on giving Kentucky CB Maxwell Hairston to the Washington Commanders with the 29th pick. He’s staying on defense and giving Joe Whitt Jr a new … [Read more...] about 2025 NFL Mock Draft Roundup: Mel Kiper Jr has a new pick for the Washington Commanders’ defense
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2025 NFL Draft Visits: Williams, Simmons, Texans
The 2025 NFL Draft class is fairly deep at the defensive tackle position. One player contributing to that depth is Ohio State’s Tyleik Williams. Williams has gotten a ton of attention lately. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2, Williams visited the Texans today after recent visits with the Eagles, Bills, and Packers. Part of this year’s championship-winning Buckeyes crew, … [Read more...] about 2025 NFL Draft Visits: Williams, Simmons, Texans
Surgeries, bullying defined Alexa Lang’s youth. Helping others will shape her future.
Alexa Lang had the option to remove the remaining scars from the cleft lip that she was born with and had been surgically treated throughout her childhood. If she was given that choice a few years earlier, she might have said yes. She was bullied for it throughout elementary and middle school. But now, Lang has learned how to live — perhaps thrive — with what makes her … [Read more...] about Surgeries, bullying defined Alexa Lang’s youth. Helping others will shape her future.
Orioles mailbag: Does Brandon Hyde believe in reverse splits?
Baltimore Sun Orioles reporter Jacob Calvin Meyer will answer fan questions every Friday during baseball season. Here are JCM’s thoughts on several questions from readers: (Editor’s note: Questions have been edited for length and clarity. Email jameyer@baltsun.com with questions for next Friday’s mailbag.) What’s your honest assessment after the first 13 games? Are the Orioles … [Read more...] about Orioles mailbag: Does Brandon Hyde believe in reverse splits?
In Tomoyuki Sugano, the Orioles signed a Japanese legend. He wants more.
Tomoyuki Sugano was 5 years old when he sat among the sold-out crowd at the Tokyo Dome to watch his uncle, Tatsunori Hara, play the final game of his career in October 1995. Hara was wrapping up his 15th season in Nippon Professional Baseball and, while injuries had kept him off the field his last few years, he was ticketed for the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the … [Read more...] about In Tomoyuki Sugano, the Orioles signed a Japanese legend. He wants more.