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Lionel Messi scores 2, makes MLS history in Inter Miami win​

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Lionel Messi added another record to his list of career achievements as he scored a pair of goals to lead Inter Miami CF to a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution.

The brace at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Wednesday night made Messi the first player in MLS history to score multiple goals in four straight league games, all of which were wins.
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Deaths Of Notable Sports Figures (R.I.P.)

Frank Layden dies at 93: Ex-Jazz coach, GM brought Karl Malone, John Stockton to Utah

Layden was instrumental in laying the foundation for the Jazz to become perennial NBA contenders​

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Frank Layden, the first coach to take the Utah Jazz to the playoffs and the winner of both the 1984 NBA Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year awards, died Wednesday at 93, the team announced.

Layden coached six full seasons and parts of two others early in the franchise's Utah history. He took the helm two years after the team moved from New Orleans, succeeding Tom Nissalke during the 1981-82 campaign. Over nearly the next decade, he won 277 games and guided the Jazz to five consecutive postseason appearances, advancing as deep as the Western Conference semifinals three times.

"It's hard to imagine the story of the Utah Jazz without the presence of Frank Layden," Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith said. "He was an amazing person who meant so much to this organization and to our fans. His love of the sport was felt around the NBA, and he set the franchise on a course for success, helping to build an enduring legacy for the state of Utah."
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2022 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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Ohio State’s 2022 Recruiting Class Looks to Make Mark in 2025 Even Though Two-Thirds of Class is Gone​

Ohio State’s 2022 Recruiting Class
Pos Name Status
DE C.J. Hicks Competing for playing time
LB Sonny Styles Starting Will linebacker
QB Devin Brown Transferred to California
DE Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Competing for starting job
DE Omari Abor Transferred to SMU
WR Kaleb Brown Transferred to Iowa (now at UAB)
WR Kyion Grayes Transferred to California
LB Gabe Powers Transferred to Kansas State
RG Tegra Tshabola Starting right guard
DE Caden Curry Competing for starting job
DT Hero Kanu Transferred to Texas
WR Caleb Burton III Transferred to Auburn
WR Kojo Antwi Transferred to Colorado State
C Carson Hinzman Starting center
CB Jyaire Brown Transferred to LSU (now at UCF)
OT George Fitzpatrick Transferred to Kansas State
RB Dallan Hayden Transferred to Colorado
CB Ryan Turner Transferred to Boston College (now at Purdue)
S Kye Stokes Transferred to Cincinnati
TE Bennett Christian Backup tight end
OT Avery Henry Medically retired from football
Just sayin': There sure were a lot of transfers.
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S Jaylen McClain (National Champion)

S Jaylen McClain, 77 OVR​

McClain is like Pierce in that he’s a second-year defender who wasn’t a big-name recruit, but he’s competing for a starting spot and has a bit more proof in his 2024 pudding.

Last year, McClain was the third Ohio State freshman to shed his black stripe after turning heads throughout spring practice and early in preseason camp. He gave fans a quick glimpse of his talents with an interception of Julian Sayin in the spring game.


McClain is now competing with Malik Hartford to start at strong safety in place of the graduated Lathan Ransom, but there’s a clear impetus to get both of them playing time in 2025. McClain’s downhill playstyle and dynamic athletic gifts are why safeties coach Matt Guerrieri wants to see them both used and also why a 77 overall rating feels low.

“Jaylen's had a great spring,” Guerrieri said in April. “Competition (between him and Malik Hartford) has been awesome, but it's our job as coaches to have packaging that, if those guys earn the right to be on the field, we've got to put them on the field. So, how do we find the balance to be able to play multiple safeties, multiple corners in packaging? Matt Patricia is the guru of being able to do that throughout his career, what he's been able to do from a personnel standpoint. I'm very, very impressed and happy with Malik, with Jaylen, the mentality, the performance on the field. It's been really good.”

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OL Luke Montgomery (National Champion)

LG Luke Montgomery, 78 OVR​

Unlike Pierce and McClain, the final three players on this list are projected starters for Ohio State. And all three man the trenches.

Montgomery, to your dear writer of this article at least, is an All-Big Ten caliber player. The Ohio native enters his junior season off as big a College Football Playoff rise as any returning player on the Buckeyes’ roster. A backup throughout the regular season, Montgomery carved out a rotational spot at left guard to start the CFP, rolling with starter Austin Siereveld, who also rolled with starting right guard Tegra Tshabola. Montgomery (No. 51 in the clip below) quickly put offensive line enjoyers on notice with his rugged style.


Montgomery put Ohio State’s coaches on notice, too, enough that he overtook Siereveld to start full-time at left guard by the Buckeyes’ CFP semifinal game against Texas. He started in that spot throughout this past spring practice and appears poised to deliver on his top-100 recruiting pedigree.

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OG Austin Siereveld (National Champion)

OL Austin Siereveld, 78 OVR​

It says something about Siereveld’s progress that he’s now the favorite to start at right tackle for Ohio State – a hair ahead of Minnesota transfer Phillip Daniels – after just beginning to work at the position following his move outside from guard this spring. An offensive lineman capable of starting at two positions for the defending national champions feels better than a 78 overall, in this writer’s opinion.

That’s before considering the fact that Sierveld was one of three Iron Buckeyes recognized this offseason by the team’s strength and conditioning staff. He started six games and played 495 snaps in 2024, the sixth-most among Ohio State’s offensive linemen.

Even if it’s not at right tackle, Siereveld is in line to start as one of Ohio State’s best five offensive linemen, per Ryan Day.

"I thought Austin did a nice job moving around," Day said in April. "I think he really took a big step for us. And so, yeah, I don't think we're in a position to really get into, like, who's starting and who isn't and at what positions. Austin Siereveld is going to be a starter for us. He's an excellent player. Really had a good spring for us."

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2027 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

If the goat-ropers can shell out $5.1 mil for an OT, just think what the QB could get! Guess TT believes they can surge to top of the B12. Lubbock isn't too awfully far from the oil fields of West Texas, so just gotta open the spigot a little more to pump some Texas Tea. Somewhere in the deep recesses of my withered brain, gotta believe that if/when Sayin lights things up on the field, once again, tOSU is showing itself to be 'the' school that develops QBs under Day. The list is long and distinguished. And if Keinholz does transfer, and he does well for himself, and then Tavien lights it up, the ascension line will be set. Long way to go, but the longest journey begins with the first step. Go Bucks!

If their QB can stay healthy they should compete for a spot on the Big 12 title game this year. Thanks to the boost they got from the transfer portal.
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