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Kiper picks winners, losers and value picks from Round 1: Which teams fared well?

Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of the first round of the NFL draft, which featured a couple of shocking picks and five trades.

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2024 NFL draft: Pros and cons for every first-round pick

Rationale and biggest questions for every pick in Thursday's first round.

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TRACKING EVERY PICK AND TRADE

Grading big NFL draft trades: Are Vikings giving up too much in their trade-ups?

The Vikings got their QB for good value, but did they give up too much to grab Dallas Turner? We graded the trades.

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NFL draft trade tracker: Every deal involving a pick or veteran player

We're chronicling every trade that affected this draft, including the Chiefs moving up for Xavier Worthy.

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East 1st Round - Game 3NY leads series 2-1

Embiid drops 50 points to set playoff career high in 76ers win

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Embiid is going to 'keep fighting' despite case of Bell's palsy

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Donte DiVincenzo takes flight for electric slam

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76ers, Knicks get chippy after flagrant foul on Embiid

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Denied! Batum rejects Hartenstein's shot with huge block

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Jalen Brunson lays out for ridiculous and-1

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    TOP PLAYS FROM CAVS-MAGIC GAME 3

    Suggs, Banchero lead Magic's 38-point blowout of Cavs in Game 3

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    Showtime! Jalen Suggs steal sets up an epic windmill slam

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    NBA PLAYOFFS

    THURSDAY'S GAMES

    BELICHICK BREAKS DOWN THE DRAFT

    Belichick critical of Drake Maye after Patriots selection

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    Belichick skeptical of Falcons selecting Michael Penix Jr.

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    FANTASY FOOTBALL

    HOW THE DRAFT WILL IMPACT THINGS

    2024 NFL draft: Fantasy football analysis of Round 1

    Liz Loza, Matt Bowen and Mike Clay break down the fantasy potential of rookies taken in the early rounds of the NFL draft and provide initial 2024 projections.

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    Fantasy projections for the 2024 rookie NFL QBs

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    BEST FROM STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

    Sebastian Aho restores 2-goal lead for Hurricanes

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    Matthew Tkachuk's 2nd goal secures Panthers win

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