NFL Draft

The Daily Buzz – May 2

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Last Night’s Highlights:

  1. The Red Sox lose 3-2 to the Yankees and also lose C Ryan Hannigan to a displaced fracture on his knuckle.
    • Hannigan will need surgery and will miss substantial time. Blake Swihart was called up to replace Hannigan late last night.
    • A-Rod hit his 660th career HR to tie for 4th all-time with Willie Mays.
    • Allen Craig hit his 1st HR of the year.
  2. Patriots draft DB Jordan Richards (Stanford) in the 2nd Round (Pick No. 64) of the Draft.
    • Patriots also selected DE Geneo Grissom (Oklahoma) at No. 97.
    • The Patriots traded picks No. 96/ 219 to Cleveland for No. 111/ 147/ 202.

Around the Nation:

  1. The Hawks final eliminate Brooklyn in Game 6, 117-87.
    • Atlanta will play Washington in the 2nd Round.
  2. The Lightning steal Game 1 from the Habs 2-1 in 2OT, while the Blackhawks get things done within regulation and win their Game 1 versus Minnesota 4-3.
  3. The Cowboys selected Nebraska ILB Randy Gregory at No. 60 in the Draft.
    • Gregory was a project Top 10 pick but seemed to have some issues that teams were weary about.
  4. QB Jameis Winston signed a 4-year deal with Tampa Bay.

Today’s Buzz:

  1. Wade Miley (1-2, 8.62 ERA) looks for redemption as he faces Nathan Eovaldi (1-0, 4.15 ERA) in Game 2 of the Sox and Yanks 3-game series today at 1:35 PM.
  2. The Capitals and Rangers play Game 2 of their series today at 12:30 PM [WSH leads 1-0].
  3. The Clippers and Spurs will play a Game 7 to see who will move on to face Houston. Game starts at 8 PM.

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The Daily Buzz – May 1

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Last Night’s Highlights:

  1. The Patriots drafted DT Marcus Brown (Texas) at #32 in last’s night’s NFL Draft.

Around the Nation:

  1. The Bulls not only eliminated, but embarrassed the Bucks on their home court 120-66.
    • Bulls win series 4-2, will play Cleveland next round.
  2. The Clippers force a game 7 versus the Spurs, winning Game 6 102-96.
  3. The Ducks beat the Flames 6-1 and the Capitals scored in the last second to win 2-1 over the Rangers in their respective G1’s.
  4. Jameis Winston goes #1 overall to Tampa Bay in the NFL Draft and ate crab legs to celebrate (not joking he actually did this on camera, yeah he’s that stupid folks).
    • Marcus Mariota (Or Marioto if your Commissioner Goodell) went at #2 to Tennessee.

Today’s Buzz:

  1. The Red Sox and Yankees begin their 3-game series tonight at Fenway. First pitch at 7:10 PM.
    • Justin Masterson (2-0, 5.16 ERA) will face CC Sabathia (0-4, 5.96 ERA) on the mound.
  2. The weigh-in for Pacquiao v. Mayweather is tonight as the fights is a little more than 24 hours away.
  3. Rounds 2-4 on the NFL Draft continue tonight.
    • Notables left on the board: Nebraska ILB Randy Gregory and LSU OL La’el Collins.
      • Collins is connected to (but not a suspect)  the murder of a pregnant women in Louisiana believed to be a former girlfriend of Collins.
  4. Stanley Cup Playoff Games:
    • TB @ MTL (G1) 7 PM
    • MIN @ CHI (G1) 9:30 PM
  5. NBA Playoff Games:
    • ATL @ BRK (G6) [ATL leads 3-2]

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