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Auburn star Tahaad Pettiford arrested on DUI charge​

Auburn star Tahaad Pettiford, an SEC Player of the Year contender in 2025-26, was arrested early Saturday morning on a DUI charge in Lee County, Alabama, according to jail logs.

Pettiford was released midday, a source told ESPN, and is no longer listed as an inmate on the jail's log.

"We are aware of the situation, and we will handle it internally with Tahaad and his family," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said in a statement to ESPN on Saturday. "We take these matters seriously and will learn and grow from it moving forward."

The 19-year-old's arrest on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol comes just weeks after he withdrew from the NBA draft. Pettiford, who averaged 11.6 PPG in his freshman season for an Auburn team that secured the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament and reached the Final Four, is the cornerstone of Auburn's next chapter after the departure of star Johni Broome.

Following his withdrawal from the draft, Pettiford said he returned to Auburn in part to prove that he can compete at the next level.

"I was happy to go through the process, getting feedback from NBA teams," Pettiford told ESPN then. "Going back to Auburn is a better situation for me. I see myself being a higher pick next year. It wasn't 100% this year, so I didn't want to take that chance."

Although he didn't receive the same buzz as some of the top freshmen in the country during the 2024-25 season, Pettiford was widely viewed as one of the best young players in the country.
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I'm guessing scUM is going to hate Ohio moving out of conference.

Paris looks really lean and LeCharles insanely jacked

I can see his Twitter page. I won’t share it. It’s clear this kid isn’t really getting offers.

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DEVELOPED HERE. Downs is one of the top prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft class, just like Nick Bosa in the 2019 class and Cameron Heyward in the 2011 class. While Downs must wait another year to make his professional debut, Bosa and Heyward have been kicking it in the league for a long time — especially Heyward, who will enter his 15th NFL season this fall.


Fowler also ranked the top defensive tackles in the NFL this week. He listed Heyward No. 10 behind Dexter Lawrence (New York Giants), Chris Jones (Kansas City Chiefs), Jalen Carter (Philadelphia Eagles), Jeffery Simmons (Tennessee Titans), Quinnen Williams (New York Jets), Leonard Williams (Seattle Seahawks), Nnamdi Madubuike (Baltimore Ravens), DeForest Buckner (Indianapolis Colts) and Vita Vea (Tampa Bay Bucaneers).

Heyward fueled his own Steeler legend with an age-35 performance that included a first-team All-Pro berth. Fighting off inevitable decline, Heyward produced 8 sacks, 20 quarterback hits and a league-high 8 batted passes. The difference from a down 2023 campaign was simple.
"He was healthier," an AFC executive said. "Got past the nagging injuries from 2023 and performed back up to his standard. He's been good for a long time."
Opposing quarterbacks posted a 1.0 QBR on dropbacks when Heyward applied the first pressure. Translation: When he got deep into the backfield, he made the play, forcing 17 incompletions on the year.

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GeorgiaBuck2 said:

The 2022 WR class was terrible lol.

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That class didn't have a chance though. Besides almost all of them constantly being injured, they were sandwiched between 2 amazing WR classes in 2021(Egbuka and MHjr) and 2023(Tate, Inniss and Rodgers). And then on top of that, if any of them had even stayed until their 3rd years, they would have to compete against one of the greatest HS WRs ever in JJ Smith in 2024 along with Mylan Graham. That was a throwaway class.

Here's hoping that the Buckeye intelligencia isn't losing track of this guy. Mayhaps that Hartline takes his OC seriously, and 'gives' up (the way Day 'gives' up QBs) directly coaching WRs, and we bring Kenny back into the fold. Might split time between WRs and QBs?

More NCAA Tournament expansion talk​

It certainly feels inevitable at this point: the NCAA Tournament will expand from its current 68-team field. How many teams will be added (72? 76? MORE?), and at what point will it go into effect? The NCAA Selection Committee held discussions about tournament expansion on Wednesday and plans to dive into the details once again later today.

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

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.

Chet and OKC have agreed to a five-year, $250M rookie contract extension, per @ShamsCharania
He and SGA are now making a combined $535M

GREAT SCOTT! Gee Scott Jr. is engaged.
The former Ohio State and current New England Patriots tight end proposed to his then-girlfriend, Olivia, over the weekend. She said yes.

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San Antonio Spurs Trade Malaki Branham to Washington Wizards After Three Seasons​

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The No. 22 overall pick in the 2022 draft, Branham started strong in his rookie season in San Antonio, starting 32 games and averaging 10.2 points per contest. His production decreased slightly to 9.2 points per game in his sophomore season, but he still started 29 games. His role decreased significantly last season, however, as Branham played just 9.1 minutes per game with zero starts and averaged five points per appearance.

His role in the Spurs’ backcourt was unlikely to increase after the Spurs used the No. 2 overall pick to draft Rutgers guard Dylan Harper to pair with 2024 first-round pick Stephon Castle and veteran point guard De’Aaron Fox. In Washington, however, he’ll have the opportunity for a fresh start for a team that went just 18-64 last season.

That said, he’ll still have to earn his way into the Wizards’ rotation as they already upgraded their backcourt this offseason by trading for veteran guard CJ McCollum and drafting Texas guard Tre Johnson, giving them an overstocked roster of guards and wings that they’ll need to make some cuts from.

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Ohio State's Highest-Paid NBA Players Ever Through the 2024-25 Season (via Spotrac)

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teeedawg 16 minutes ago
Mentioned above, but Wiltfong expects us to circle back on EDGE Elijah Littlejohn if we miss on KJ Ford.
Littlejohn is committed to Penn State.
teeedawg 4 minutes ago
Correction: it does seem like we would be recruiting Elijah Littlejohn as a LB.
Interesting development considering Cincere Johnson's flexibility to shift down to EDGE and Simeon Caldwell almost assuredly playing LB at Ohio State.