The Detroit Lions made a transfer to deal with their secondary, grabbing Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold with the No. 24 choose within the NFL draft after a commerce with Dallas on Thursday night time.

The Lions moved up from the No. 29 spot. Detroit additionally obtained a 2025 seventh-round choose, whereas the Cowboys obtained Detroit’s first-rounder plus a third-round choose on this yr’s draft (73rd total).

Detroit had acquired that third-rounder from Minnesota in a earlier commerce.

Arnold was a first-team Related Press All-American final season. He tied for sixth within the Soccer Bowl Subdivision with 5 interceptions and tied for fifth with 17 passes defensed whereas beginning all 14 video games for the Crimson Tide.

The 6-foot, 189-pound Arnold was the second cornerback chosen Thursday. Philadelphia selected Toledo’s Quinyon Mitchell two picks earlier.

Lions common supervisor Brad Holmes was considerably surprised that Arnold was obtainable. He was making calls to groups with picks within the “late teenagers” and eventually discovered a commerce associate within the Cowboys.

Arnold was Detroit’s highest-ranked cornerback.

“I am nonetheless type of, ‘By no means thought he’d be there,'” Holmes stated.

Arnold had one of many flashiest appears to be like of this yr’s draft, sporting an electrical salmon silk swimsuit with a silver bow tie.

“You have to trust, you have to be borderline cocky however you have to be humble on the similar time,” Lions passing sport coordinator/defensive again coach DeShea Townsend stated of what he appears to be like for in a cornerback. “He is a child that has confidence, however having that confidence he understands he has to work.”

The Lions’ go protection was one of many few weaknesses on a workforce that reached the NFC championship sport. Detroit allowed 7.8 yards per go try, second-worst within the league, and a league-worst 69 completions of 20 or extra yards.

Holmes stated it was an ideal mixture of expertise and want.

“It does not all the time match up that manner,” he stated. “I am certain you’ve got heard me say 1,000,000 instances I do not care what place it’s, we will get the perfect participant. It occurred to match the perfect participant and an space the place we wished so as to add one at a while. We did not know if we had been going to have the ability to add one within the first spherical.”

Arnold joins a mixture of newcomers and holdovers on the cornerback spot. Detroit traded for Tampa Bay’s Carlton Davis III in March and signed Amik Robertson as a free agent. Robertson spent the previous 4 seasons with Las Vegas.

The Lions even have Emmanuel Moseley and Kindle Vindor on the place. Detroit launched former starter Cameron Sutton after he was accused of home violence.

Detroit has drafted an Alabama participant within the first spherical three straight years. The Lions moved as much as choose huge receiver Jameson Williams at No. 12 in 2022 and selected operating again Jahmyr Gibbs on the similar spot final yr.

“These are my brothers,” Arnold stated. “There’s one thing particular occurring right here in Detroit.”

The Lions personal 5 extra picks heading into the second day of the draft, together with the twenty ninth choice within the second spherical (61st total).

TORONTO — — Brad Marchand broke a tie halfway via the third interval and the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Wednesday evening to take a 2-1 lead within the first-round playoff collection.

After Todd Bertuzzi tied it for Toronto with 8:35 left, Marchard put the Bruins again in entrance 28 second later. He took a move from Danton Heinen and ripped a shot previous goalie Ilya Samsonov’s ear. Marchand capped the scoring with an empty-netter and in addition had an help.

“We caught with all of it sport,” Marchand mentioned. “We elevated to a different degree.”

The Maple Leafs have been furious at Marchand’s agitating antics.

“The gamesmanship and all the things, it’s world class,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe mentioned about Marchand. “He’s been within the league lengthy sufficient … he will get calls. It’s unbelievable, truly, the way it goes. We’ve bought to play via that.”

Marchand bought tousled with Bertuzzi within the second interval with Toronto up 1-0. A frothing Scotiabank Area crowd clamoring for a penalty, the referees took no points earlier than Trent Frederic scored the tying purpose seconds later.

“I don’t suppose there’s one other participant on this collection that will get away with taking out Bertuzzi’s legs the way in which that he does,” Keefe mentioned. “It’s an artwork and he’s elite at it. We’ve to handle our manner via that.”

Jake DeBrusk additionally scored for Boston, and Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves. Swayman made 35 saves in Boston’s 5-1 victory in Sport 1, then gave option to Linus Ullmark in Toronto’s 3-2 victory in Sport 2.

Matthew Knies additionally scored for Toronto, and Samsonov made 30 saves. Toronto was 0 for five on the ability play, leaving it 1 for 11 within the collection.

“At instances we performed nicely,” Keefe mentioned. “Not nicely sufficient to get the win.”

Sport 4 of the best-of-seven collection is Saturday evening at Scotiabank Area.

Toronto pulled Samsonov for the additional attacker with simply over two minutes to go, however Maple Leafs captain John Tavares took a holding penalty with 1:04 left and Marchand sealed it with the empty-net purpose.

The Maple Leafs opened the scoring with 6:50 left within the second. Mitch Marner deftly moved previous a defender and slid a move for Knies to redirect upstairs on Swayman.

Boston tied it with 2:23 left within the interval when Frederic’s shot went off the misplaced and in. DeBrusk gave Boston a 2-1 lead at 1:07 of third.

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Sport 4 is Saturday evening in Toronto.

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On the thirty first choose of the NFL Draft large names had been on the board, gamers the 49ers couldn’t have anticipated to be there in Jer’Zhan Newton, Cooper DeJean, and A.D. Mitchell. Seems who fell didn’t matter, Kyle Shanahan had already locked in on his goal: 6-1/189, 23-year-old Florida extensive receiver Ricky Pearsall.

Why Pearsall?

As at all times with the receiver picks it’s about what Kyle Shanahan values: separation, route operating, organising and popping out of breaks, altering speeds, dependable palms, and competitiveness. Pearsall checked the entire containers however one, he’s not an excellent YAC receiver with simply 9 missed pressured tackles this season.

Pearsall helped his trigger within the Senior Bowl practices at Cell.

“The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Pearsall was the receiver who caught my eye essentially the most throughout Senior Bowl practices. One of many high route runners on the occasion, he is ready to sink his hips and get out and in of his breaks, and he even flashed the velocity to win vertically. There wasn’t a route that he couldn’t run this week, and defensive backs had hassle protecting the ball out of his palms.”
– Jordan Reid, ESPN, Senior Bowl High Risers

The scouting report from NFL Community’s Daniel Jeremiah:

“Pearsall is a free, clean wideout with excellent palms and toughness. He’s fast in his launch and he understands the right way to change gears as a route runner. He’s fluid entering into and out of breaks. He has excellent palms. He assaults the ball on the highest level and makes some circus catches. After the catch, he’s fast to transition up the sphere and has the elusiveness to make defenders miss in area. He has a lean body, however he performs with glorious toughness and competitiveness. Pearsall adopted up a wonderful 2023 season with a stable week on the Senior Bowl and will have a beginning function from Day 1 for his drafting workforce.”

Shanahan additionally values testing numbers on the Mix and Pearsall was a standout in a number of classes, posting the quickest 3-cone time, together with a 4.41 40, 17 bench reps, and a 42 vertical.

Positives and Negatives

Professional: The palms. A 3% drop price. One-handed circus catches and a 50% contested catch price regardless of the skinny body. Good routes, nice at altering speeds, excessive factors nicely due to the massive vert. Competes nicely in large video games with six catches for 99 yards vs. Georgia, seven for 103 in opposition to LSU. His season greatest was 10 catches for 166 yards and a landing in opposition to South Carolina. He performs with toughness and is a keen blocker. Pearsall additionally returns punts.

Con: The dimensions. He’s too mild at 6-1/189 and may lose to press man protection and physicality. He lacks the bodily leverage to win extra steadily on contested catches. He wants so as to add to his core energy. Most of his catches had been in opposition to off-coverage. Age can also be a priority as he’s 23 and might want to see the sphere quickly and develop shortly.

Was this a attain choose? He was projected for 35-45.

He was picked somewhat early. Nonetheless, the Niners doubtless didn’t have a chance to commerce down with the top-six quarterbacks already taken.

This was Shanahan’s alternative out of the six receivers within the late first-early second group. It seems the Niners determined nicely earlier than Pearsall was chosen that will be the place group and a type of six could be the choose.

Why extensive receiver at 31?

With the Niners procuring Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel earlier than the draft, extensive receiver is an pressing want.

Why not the title gamers nonetheless on the board?  Newton has size considerations and the Niners have a physique kind they like on the defensive position. DeJean has tight hips and struggles to remain in section, however at free security he may have been optimized. A.D. Mitchell and Xavier Legette come all the way down to Shanahan’s ability profile preferences. With Kool-Support McKinstry there are effort questions.

What about heart? As I mentioned in my mock draft, heart has a low place worth, Shanahan prefers vets, and this heart class is ten deep.

What would you might have achieved?

I’d have tried to commerce up for Quinyon Mitchell or Terrion Arnold once they fell to date. Impression playmakers at a necessity place representing large worth that late. At 31, I mocked Legette, however Shanahan is aware of precisely what he’s searching for at receiver.

Ramifications

Choosing Pearsall at 31 signifies the workforce is seeking to transfer on from Jauan Jennings and Deebo Samuel. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Niners are actually taking commerce requires Aiyuk, Samuel, and Jennings. One other receiver choose might be coming.

Expectations

Given his age and being picked at 31, Pearsall might want to get on the sphere within the close to time period to develop. Whereas he has returned punts, he’s not elite at it and higher returners may be had on Day 3 of the draft.

Pearsall has the routes, gear shifting, and palms to make an impression. Shanahan selected this particular chess piece with a plan in thoughts, we’ll see the way it performs out.

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Whereas the 49ers’ number of large receiver Ricky Pearsall obtained blended evaluations from followers, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. was fairly simple together with his ideas. He wasn’t an enormous fan of the choice, dropping it in his listing of ‘head-scratching’ first-round picks.

Pearsall was under a handful of large receivers on Kiper’s huge board. Through ESPN:

This one makes you marvel what’s occurring with Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel, proper? May the 49ers have extra strikes coming? Ultimately, although, I had Pearsall ranked under each Xavier Legette, Keon Coleman and Adonai Mitchell, all of whom have been nonetheless obtainable on the finish of Spherical 1. Pearsall lit up the mix together with his testing numbers, and he could possibly be a greater professional than school participant. He’s my No. 10 wideout.

It doesn’t look on the floor just like the Pearsall choose has something to do with the instant futures of Aiyuk or Samuel. The presentation of the choice as a ‘attain’ on Kiper’s board is commensurate with different prime draft analysts.

He was behind Mitchell and Georgia WR Ladd McConkey on Daniel Jeremiah’s prime 150 listing.

Dane Brugler of the Athletic had him behind McConkey, Mitchell, Coleman and Michigan WR Roman Wilson.

A ‘attain’ is barely within the eye of the beholder and it’s clear the 49ers consider Pearsall is able to contribute instantly. If he can contribute to the extension of their Tremendous Bowl window he’ll have the ability to shed that ‘attain’ label rapidly.

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A state senator in Minnesota has been charged with first-degree felony housebreaking on suspicion of breaking into her stepmother’s home Monday to retrieve sentimental gadgets associated to her late father, together with his ashes, in response to a possible trigger assertion obtained by CNN.

Police responded to a report of a break-in round 4:45 a.m. Monday in Detroit Lakes and located state Sen. Nicole Mitchell within the basement, wearing black garments and a black hat, in response to the possible trigger assertion.

Whereas being positioned below arrest, Mitchell, 49, mentioned to her stepmother, “I used to be simply making an attempt to get a few my dad’s issues since you wouldn’t discuss to me anymore,” the possible trigger doc mentioned.  

“Clearly, I’m not good at this,” Mitchell informed the officers, in response to the doc. “I do know I did one thing unhealthy.”

The senator mentioned her father had not too long ago died and her stepmother had lower contact together with her and different relations, in response to the possible trigger doc. She informed officers she hoped to retrieve gadgets of “sentimental worth,” together with photos, a flannel shirt and her father’s ashes, in response to the doc.

When an officer requested Mitchell what bought her “to this stage,” she mentioned it was her father’s ashes, the doc reads.

Officers searched Mitchell’s backpack, which contained two laptops, a cellphone, her driver’s license, Senate identification and Tupperware, the possible trigger affidavit reads. One of many laptops had her stepmother’s title on the display screen, the courtroom doc reads. Mitchell mentioned her stepmother had given her the laptop computer “manner again when,” in response to the doc, however the stepmother mentioned she didn’t give the laptop computer to Mitchell.

Mitchell was launched with out bond on the situation she not have contact together with her stepmother, amongst different restrictions, her lawyer, Bruce Ringstrom Jr., informed CNN. A pretrial listening to within the case is scheduled for June 10, in response to Minnesota courtroom information.

CNN contacted Mitchell’s workplace for remark and didn’t obtain a direct response.

In an announcement shared by her lawyer on Thursday, Mitchell mentioned she was “extraordinarily dissatisfied that the criticism lacks the whole info of the incident together with vital context, together with that I’ve recognized the opposite individual concerned on this incident since I used to be 4 and care deeply about her.”

“I’m assured {that a} a lot completely different image will emerge when the entire information are recognized. I’m as dedicated to my constituents in the present day because the day I used to be elected, together with vital work for veterans and kids, and I don’t intend to resign,” she mentioned.

On Wednesday, state Senate Republicans filed an ethics criticism in opposition to Mitchell, a Democrat. “Senators should be held to the best commonplace of moral conduct. Public belief has been violated,” state Sen. Eric Lucero mentioned on the Senate flooring.

An Ethics Committee investigation is required to start inside 30 days, however Lucero made a movement for the committee to begin its work instantly – a transfer Democrats spoke out in opposition to.

Mitchell didn’t attend Wednesday’s Senate session. Ringstrom, her lawyer, mentioned in an announcement, “Nicole is doing properly, all issues thought-about. She is motivated to get again to work and to help within the preparation of her protection.”

Mitchell posted an announcement on her Fb web page Tuesday afternoon, saying that she entered the house to examine on a member of the family as a result of she had “realized of medical info which prompted me grave concern.” The senator didn’t elaborate on which member of the family she was referring to.

“Sadly, I startled this shut relative, exacerbating paranoia, and I used to be accused of stealing, which I completely deny,” Mitchell mentioned within the put up.

Oklahoma Metropolis acquired right into a rhythm early and carried that momentum for 48 minutes.

The Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 to take a 2-0 lead. The Thunder rode huge nights from Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who mixed for 59 factors.

Oklahoma Metropolis struggled to regulate the glass within the opening minutes however managed to out-rebound New Orleans 37-35. New Orleans additionally dedicated 17 turnovers, resulting in simple alternatives for Oklahoma Metropolis.

Each Thunder starter scored in double figures, together with 21 factors from Jalen Williams. He helped break the sport open within the second half, scoring 15 after halftime.

After a troublesome offensive night time in Recreation 1, the Thunder shot 59% from the ground and 48.3% from 3-point vary. Wednesday’s win additionally gave Oklahoma Metropolis its first 2-0 collection lead because the 2013 first spherical towards the Houston Rockets.

Let’s dive into three classes that may be discovered from yesterday’s recreation.

Lu Dort is constructed for playoff basketball

The playoffs decelerate and are about physicality, toughness and protection. Contemplating these cliches maintain some fact, it must be no shock that Dort excels as a 16-game participant.

Dort has pressured the Pelicans into robust pictures and unhealthy selections in each video games. Brandon Ingram has been affected most by Dort’s depth, taking pictures 10-of-27 via two video games. 

In Recreation 2, Dort drew offensive fouls and wreaked havoc going round screens, which helped Oklahoma Metropolis rating 22 factors off turnovers. He was additionally a big a part of the group’s offensive assault.

Dort made a game-high 4 3-pointers on his technique to 15 factors.

OKC can stay with Valanciunas’ manufacturing inside

Jonas Valanciunas posted a gaudy stat line in Recreation 1, with 13 factors and 20 rebounds. That included 9 offensive rebounds, which was seen as a significant space of concern going into Recreation 2.

Within the opening minutes of Recreation 2, Valanciunas imposed his will and scored New Orleans’ first 11 factors. Nevertheless, Oklahoma Metropolis was greater than prepared to stay with Valanciunas post-ups creating nearly all of New Orleans’ offense.

Valanciunas completed the sport with 19 factors and 7 rebounds whereas turning it over twice. The Pelicans have been outscored by 14 factors in his minutes however solely by seven factors in Larry Nance Jr.‘s minutes.

Nance has been a extra versatile defender towards the Thunder, however along with his damage within the third quarter, his standing for the remainder of the collection may very well be in jeopardy.

Gordon Hayward shouldn’t be playoff materials

Getting back from an damage after the Thunder traded for him, Hayward understandably struggled in his first few video games. Nevertheless, he seemingly has not overcome these early points.

The Thunder traded for Hayward to be the kind of participant who might win 1 / 4 within the playoffs. Contemplating that concept comes from his scoring capacity, Hayward posting zero factors in two video games is regarding.

After not taking pictures in Recreation 1, Hayward missed a mid-range jumper on his solely shot in Recreation 2. The Thunder have higher, extra versatile defenders than Hayward, so his minutes don’t make sense with out offensive manufacturing.

Regardless of having comparatively current and impactful playoff minutes, Hayward may by no means be that participant for the Thunder.

With a 2-0 lead, Oklahoma Metropolis can put a stranglehold on the collection in New Orleans. No group has ever come again from an 0-3 deficit, and Mark Daigneault’s insistence on a 0-0 mindset might assist his group take a commanding lead.

The Thunder shall be in New Orleans for the following two video games, with Recreation 3 tipping off Saturday afternoon.

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