Matthew Schaefer being the first NHL No. 1 pick out of the Ontario Hockey League since Connor McDavid in 2015 is pressure enough. Then there’s following Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini into the league. Source link
The future of the Washington Capitals took to the ice this weekend, as rookies and prospects prepared to push for a roster spot at the team’s preseason development camp in Annapolis, Maryland. Source link
Impressive and fantastic are a couple of the words that have been used to describe Tennessee quarterback Cam Ward as the No. 1-overall pick in April’s draft takes over as the starter for a franchise that won just three games last season. Source link
NFL training camps begin for about half of the league’s rookies this week. But 30 of the 32 players selected in the second round of April’s NFL draft have yet to sign contracts, setting up a standoff as the season approaches. Source link
The Washington Mystics are sending two players to the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time since 2021. Source link
Unexpected successes can come with a cost. For the upstart Washington Mystics, the unexpected hot start by rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen has left 2024 first-rounder Aaliyah Edwards watching from the bench. Source link
Mystics rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen are clearly the franchise’s future, as they hit the ground running in their first WNBA campaign. But veteran Brittney Sykes, who looks primed to make her first All-Star team this summer, represents the Mystics’ present. Source link
The WNBA’s Washington Mystics won’t host their most popular games — the annual Camp Day and visits from superstars Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark — at the 20,000-seat Capital One Arena this summer. It will be under construction. Source link
It sure looks as if another impressive group of prospects could have a major impact on the majors this year. Baseball’s next big star could be part of this year’s rookie class. Source link
Sceptres defenseman Renata Fast recalled attending the PWHL draft in June and being impressed by how much young talent Toronto was adding to its roster before quickly coming to another more worrisome realization. Source link
