NHL
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From Jim Brown to Johnny Football, Browns hit draft extremes
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: RB Jim Brown. Period. Arguably the greatest player in NFL history was picked by the Browns with the No. 6 overall selection...
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Redskins draft history has Hall of Famers, big-time busts
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Darrell Green. Washington celebrated its first Super Bowl victory by taking a building block for its next two with the final first-round pic...
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Titans' draft-day hits, misses from Houston to Music City
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Offensive lineman Bruce Matthews in 1983. This franchise, previously the Houston Oilers, has picked some Hall of Fam...
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Fearsome Foursome highlight Rams' biggest draft successes
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: DT Merlin Olsen. The No. 3 overall pick in the 1962 draft led the Fearsome Foursome and defined brute excellence on NFL d...
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Mike Curtis, fierce linebacker for Colts, dies at 77
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - Mike Curtis, a hard-hitting, no-nonsense linebacker who helped the Colts win a Super Bowl during a 14-year NFL career spent predominantly in Baltimore, ...
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Raiders' draft history ranges from Upshaw to Russell
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Gene Upshaw. Al Davis found one of the key building blocks for the Raiders at overlooked Texas A&I University when he drafted Upshaw 17th ov...
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Hall of Famers Bednarik, Dawkins among Eagles' best picks
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: C/LB Chuck Bednarik. Concrete Charlie was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1949 NFL draft and is the league's last full-time two-way player. He...
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Jets' draft history from Joe Namath to Johnny 'Lam' Jones
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Joe Namath. Who else? Broadway Joe was the No. 1 overall pick in the AFL draft in 1965 and went on to deliver the franchi...
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For Bears, sweetest pick of all was Payton
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: RB Walter Payton. The Bears boast a record 28 Hall of Famers, from founder George Halas to 2018 inductee Brian Urlacher. But when it comes t...
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Ravens' best draft pick was their first: HOF tackle Ogden
Apr 21, 2020 7:00 am - BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: OT Jonathan Ogden. After moving from Cleveland to Baltimore, the Ravens used the first draft pick in franchise history to take Ogden fourth ...