Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw (71) lines up during first-half action against an NFC opponent, Dec 7, 2025, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The blindside protector continues working back into form following a major knee injury that impacted his availability and consistency during the season. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images
Minnesota Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw’s ACL recovery never unfolded cleanly in 2025, and according to head coach Kevin O’Connell, the 2026 offseason is trending much better.
O’Connell sounded upbeat, and Minnesota still has reason to plan carefully in late April.
All eyes have turned to Darrisaw’s recovery because if he encountered another roadbump, it would signal a grim outcome for the long haul.
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Darrisaw Update Puts Vikings Plans into Focus
LT1 sounds like he’s in a good spot.
A loose ball sparked chaos in the fourth quarter as Minnesota’s line scrambled to secure possession, with Christian Darrisaw diving into the pile after pressure forced a turnover. During the sequence on Dec 26, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; the Vikings battled the Rams at U.S. Bank Stadium, where Darrisaw ultimately recovered the fumble. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports.
O’Connell on Darrisaw
O’Connell was asked about Darrisaw’s ACL at the NFL’s league meetings last week, and he replied, “I do believe we’re at that point now. He’s having a really good offseason. And what that looks like, what his daily practice schedule and plan looks like, we’re going to do what we think is best to get Christian ready to play 17 games and feel at his absolute best to do so.”
“I was proud of the way Christian battled through the offseason and the recovery portion, but then it was frustrating for him at times because he did put in all that work, all that tireless work, that in his mind, ‘Hey, I want to move past this,’ But with an injury like that, sometimes time is truly the only thing that will ultimately get us to where we want to get to.”
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The Vikings signed a backup offensive tackle last month from the Buffalo Bills, Ryan Van Demark.
O’Connell added, “He’s so impactful. That is one position where I don’t think we put enough credence and weight into the impact of winning and losing every snap, every down in the NFL at that left tackle position.”
Our Janik Eckardt noted on Van Demark, the newcomer, last week: “In case of continued health struggles, the Vikings signed backup Ryan Van Demark from the Buffalo Bills. Last year, Skule signed a one-year, $2 million deal, and Van Demark was acquired for one season and $4.27 million. Given the contract value, Van Demark should be expected to be an upgrade.”
“The Vikings realized that they can’t afford to save money at that position, which makes sense given O’Connell’s comments about the left tackle’s importance. It remains to be seen if Darrisaw is fully ‘back’ or if we’re in store for another 2025. We’ll monitor his reps throughout the spring and summer.”
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The 2025 Outcome
Darrisaw lasted 10 games in 2025 after tearing his ACL in late October of 2024. During the build-up to last season, there wasn’t too much prominent paranoia that his recovery would bend poorly, but when the regular season arrived, the Vikings seemed to have Darrisaw on a willy-nilly pitch count. Sometimes he would play; in some games, the club would pull him in the 4th Quarter with the game on the line.
Minnesota shut him down, along with others like Jonathan Greenard, when playoff contention died, and all told, Darrisiaw missed 41% of games.
He’s the NFL’s fourth-highest-paid left tackle, so missing any time or battling a mysterious ACL recovery is overly noteworthy.
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The Money
Speaking of money, the Vikings extended Darrisaw in June of 2024, agreeing to a deal worth $113 million over four seasons, including $77 million guaranteed. They locked in the contract about one year early, capitalizing on a smaller market because the NFL’s salary cap resets annually, and the new biggest earner is usually the “highest paid x-position in NFL history.”
Christian Darrisaw sets his stance at the line, preparing to anchor the edge against a tough Philadelphia front in a primetime road environment. The matchup unfolded on September 19, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; as the Vikings faced the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, highlighting Darrisaw’s role protecting the blindside in a hostile setting. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports.
It’s also worth noting that Darrisaw’s huge annual cap numbers haven’t kicked in yet: $27.9 million in 2027, $34.1 million in 2028, and $31.5 million in 2029. His deal, like many of its kind, featured an affordable cap number at the beginning of the extension, so it’s important for Darrisaw to heal this offseason properly and be “worth it” for the long haul.
Draft Clues?
Thankfully, the Vikings have an NFL draft in about two weeks, and that would be the place for Darrisaw-themed clues, if applicable.
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Minnesota has nine picks this go-round, with four in the Top 100. No one expects interim general manager Rob Brzezinski to draft an offensive tackle early — the Vikings have Darrisaw and Brian O’Neill, after all — but if he selected a tackle in the Top 100 it would spell more anxiety about Darrisaw’s long-term prognosis. Brzezinski basically has a chance to put his money where his mouth is: if no OTs are selected early, the Vikings believe Darrisaw’s ACL recovery is in a good place. The alternative would feel more foreboding.
Minnesota’s offensive front settles in before the snap as quarterback Donovan Jackson surveys the defense alongside Christian Darrisaw, coordinating protection at the line. The moment came on Sep 21, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; during a home matchup with the Bengals at U.S. Bank Stadium, emphasizing communication and timing in the Vikings’ offense. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images.
Overall, the Vikings are expected to target a defensive tackle, safety, or cornerback in Round 1, according to sportsbooks.
Darrisaw will turn 27 in June and was born two weeks before Justin Jefferson.
INDIANAPOLIS — Public discussion of how UConn got here makes little sense to Dan Hurley, and one could relate to his openly confounded demeanor on the dais as the Huskies are painted as big underdogs for the second time in two Final Four games on Monday.
Before we talk present day, consider he’s on the verge of his 200th win in eight seasons at UConn (199-74) a winning percentage a lot of his peers would love to have.
Hurley can win a third national title in four years if the Huskies pull off the upset — technically speaking, as UConn was an 8-point underdog Monday morning — and improve the all-time program record in the Final Four to a remarkable 14-1.
A narrative that somehow a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament with 34 wins is a surprise national title game entry is insincere or lazy. You don’t have to agree with Dan Hurley’s sideline antics or appreciate his personality to approve of the context of his rebuttal to the ‘dog label.
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“Underdog, I don’t know that we necessarily feel like a huge, huge underdog,” he said. “Obviously we acknowledge Michigan’s greatness and the team that they are, but we’re a 34-win team coming into the game.”
Michigan has rolled through this tournament and hit a level of dominance the past two games — scorching Tennessee in the Midwest regional final by over 30 and holding a lead by the same count against an Arizona team that beat UConn in November — perhaps even on a track to be compared to Hurley’s best UConn team. It was his second of the back-to-back title winners in 2023 and 2024.
But with dominance and elevated expectations comes a new level of pressure. Hurley ushers his team to the court Monday night with nothing to lose. A third Final Four in four years already stamps his legacy as one of the game’s great modern-era coaches.
“In ’24, you know you have the best team. There is a certain level of pressure that comes with — it’s like when you get to the Final Four and you know you have the best team, that was a different level of pressure than in ’23 where we weren’t really sure,” Hurley said. “It was our first time. We weren’t sure we were the best team in ’23, we were just trying to win the next game.”
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Hurley did compare the current team to his 2023 club on Friday before showing off a championship-level defense that muted Illinois’ high-octane attack. UConn held the Illini under 65 points for the second time this season and used a brand of physicality that made freshman point guard Keaton Wagler uncomfortable. When money time came around with under 4 minutes to play, Wagler’s legs were toast. He had two open — but extra long distance — looks that clanged the front of the rim as Illinois closed to within two possessions.
When it appeared Illinois had overcome past demons by handling Houston’s heavy on-ball pressure and physical play in the South regional semifinals, UConn’s Big East muscle hit different.
Now the underdogs — Hurley’s refuse-to-lose Huskies — try to squash a fourth Big Ten foe in this tournament (UCLA, Michigan State, Illinois) with another on-brand effort.
“We’re a tough program. We’re a tough program. We’re a group of fighters. It’s not appealing to everyone. I’m sure there’s some people in here that it’s offputting for,” Hurley said. “But we are a group of fighters. We are incredibly tough. We’ve got incredible will. We go into these games, we’re ready for battle. Again, for us it’s not a game that we’re just kind of running around in uniforms throwing the ball around, hoping it goes in. That’s not what we’re doing out there. We’re fighting. It’s a life-and-death struggle for us to get to Monday night for the opportunity to win a championship, and then just to be able to prolong this season with each other and to make the people of Connecticut proud, to make the university proud and all the former great players.”
Jason Day played his first Masters practice round of the week in a vest covered with birds (scarlet tanagers, eastern bluebirds, red-headed woodpeckers, among others), so you’d be forgiven if you missed a new sponsor he had emblazoned just above his flock of feathered friends.
On Monday, Day and retirement-planning provider TIAA announced a new partnership that named the 13-time PGA Tour winner and 2015 PGA Championship winner as the company’s inaugural “Golf Ambassador.”
In a release, TIAA noted Day’s “tenacity, discipline and relentless focus on the long game,” as well as his ability to reach a younger demographic through his popular YouTube channel, The Lads, as reasons the partnership between the Australian star and the financial planning firm make sense.
“Partnering with TIAA feels right because we share a belief that everyone deserves a secure financial future,” Day said in a statement. “I’ve worked my whole career to build something lasting: for myself, for my family, and for the next generation. TIAA is doing that same work for millions of people, and I’m proud to help bring that message to a new generation.”
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Micky Onvural, TIAA’s chief marketing and communications officer said: “Jason Day is not only one of the most accomplished players of this generation, but also part of a movement reshaping what golf looks and feels like. Jason has helped bring the game to new audiences, making it more accessible, authentic, and exciting for younger fans. He has faced setbacks, risen above them, and continued to compete at the highest level, and that spirit of perseverance is exactly what connects him so naturally to TIAA’s mission and to the people we are proud to serve.”
The partnership will see Day and TIAA work together on “a number of brand initiatives, digital content and engagement opportunities.”
Day is ranked 41st in the world. He has two top-10s in seven starts in 2026 and is coming off a T6 finish at the Texas Children’s Houston Open two weeks ago. In 14 career Masters starts, he has five top-10 finishes, including a T8 in 2025.
Apr 5, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Tre Jones (30) shoots against the Phoenix Suns during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
Eastern Conference counterparts on losing streaks try to push toward the conclusion the 2025-26 regular season on a high note as the Chicago Bulls visit the Washington Wizards on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Chicago (29-49) hung tough with Phoenix in a Sunday matinee, but gave up a late-game run that led to a seventh consecutive loss, 120-110. Tre Jones led Chicago with 29 points and dished six assists while filling some of the playmaking void left with Josh Giddey out due to a hamstring injury.
“I’m just a firm believer in I was paid to come here to help this team win and I think every single night I can do that for my team,” a confident Jones said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The guard has averaged 13.7 points this season but has increased that to 17.5 points over the 18 games he has played since the beginning of March.
“He’s as competitive as anybody I’ve ever been around,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “I just really appreciate the way he tries to, in his way, keep the group competing.”
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Jones has been a leader for a roster that underwent significant midseason changes by trading Nikola Vucevic, Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu to playoff contenders Boston, Charlotte and Minnesota.
Chicago heads into its final four games with three on the road. The next two are both against Washington (17-61), a team floundering at the bottom of the Eastern Conference amid a six-game losing streak.
The Wizards matched the franchise’s longest losing skid of all-time at 16 games from Feb. 22 through March 22 but avoided making a dubious bit of history with their 133-110 rout of Utah on March 25.
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Since then, however, it has been more struggles for Washington, which has faced roster inconsistency due to injury much of the campaign.
Just as marquee trade acquisition Trae Young began to work into the rotation March 5-16, the former Atlanta Hawks star sustained a season-ending quadriceps injury.
Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly, Justin Champagnie, Tre Johnson and Tristan Vukcevic also were sidelined in Washington’s 121-115 loss at Brooklyn on Sunday.
Wizards rookies Will Riley and Julian Reese have been bright spots during Washington’s injury-riddled struggles, with Riley scoring 30 points in Sunday’s loss.
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It was Riley’s second consecutive game reaching the 30-point mark after he delivered a 31-point, five-steal effort on Saturday vs. the Miami Heat.
“He’s really done this for a while now,” Washington coach Brian Keefe said of the Illinois product. “You see his confidence growing, his skill set, his ability to make tough shots and get to the free-throw line.”
Riley’s scoring average is up to 10.2 points per game, and he has attempted 26 foul shots over the last five games while making 22 of them.
Reese finished Sunday’s contest with 17 points and 16 rebounds for his third double-double in the last four games. Reese is averaging 10.8 points and 11.3 rebounds in his nine appearances (seven starts) with the Wizards.
Before the NFL starts the process of putting the schedule together, each team is allowed to make a few requests and the Kansas City Chiefs definitely took advantage of that this year. For the most part, the requests tend to stay between the team and the league, but that’s not the case with Kansas City.
Chiefs president Mark Donovan has revealed two of the scheduling requests that his team has made for 2026, so let’s take a look at them and then break down whether the league will grant the Chiefs their wishes.
Chiefs want to play in Spain
The Atlanta Falcons will be the home team for this year’s game in Spain and the Chiefs want to be the visiting team, something they’ve emphasized in communications with the NFL. “We’ve been very open and aggressive with the league — as we have been since the beginning — that we want to play in Spain this year,” Donovan said, via the Kansas City Star. “We think it would be a great market, game [and] matchup.”
There are two things working in Kansas City’s favor here. For one, the Chiefs have marketing rights in Spain. Kansas City is one of just three teams that has marketing rights in the country along with the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears. The NFL played in Spain for the first time ever last year and the Dolphins played in that game, so it would make some sense to send Kansas City this year.
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The other thing working in the Chiefs’ favor is that they’re scheduled to play on the road against Atlanta this year. Since the Falcons will be hosting the game, it will come against one of the teams on their home schedule, which consists of the Panthers, Saints, Buccaneers, Bears, Lions, 49ers, Ravens, Bengals and Chiefs. Divisional games usually don’t get moved to Europe and if you throw in the fact that the Lions and 49ers already have international games scheduled, that leaves just four realistic options (Bears, Ravens, Bengals, Chiefs). The Ravens are reportedly playing in Brazil this year against the Cowboys, and if that’s the case, that would eliminate them, so then we’re down to three options, so the Chiefs have to like their chances in that scenario.
On the other hand, there’s also a chance the NFL could deny the Chiefs’ request. As we just mentioned, Chicago is also an option to play the Falcons in Madrid and the Bears also have marketing rights in Spain, so the NFL could certainly end up sending them to the Spanish capital instead of the Chiefs.
And then there’s the Bengals, who seem to be a wild card candidate. If the NFL doesn’t want to upset the Bears or Chiefs, who both have marketing rights, they could send a team that doesn’t have marketing rights. In this case, that would be Cincinnati, which is something the league is considering, according to Mike North, the NFL’s Vice President of Broadcast Planning. Joe Burrow wanted to play in Spain last year and the league definitely took notice of it.
“He’s been vocal about it. I remember he was pretty disappointed last year when you guys didn’t go,” North said recently in an interview with Bengals.com. “I think that’s a real possibility for the Bengals this year. …. Certainly, they’re a candidate to go play Washington in London, certainly a candidate to go play Atlanta in Madrid.”
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The Chiefs have played at least one international game in two of the past three seasons with a game in Germany (2023) and a game in Brazil (2025) and they could add to that total this year.
VERDICT: Don’t book your ticket to Spain just yet if you’re a Chiefs fan.
Chiefs want to play on Christmas
The Chiefs have played on Christmas for three straight seasons, and now, they want to make it four in a row.
“We’d love to play on Christmas,” Donovan said, via ESPN. “We respect that the league wants to spread it around. We get it. Right now, we expect to be in a lot of prime-time games. We’ve made it pretty clear that our preference is to play at home on Christmas.”
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This is one request that the Chiefs probably have a good chance of getting, especially with Christmas falling on a Friday this year. We already know there will be three games on Dec. 25 this year, which means that the NFL will need six teams to fill the Christmas schedule. With the holiday falling on a Friday, some teams might he hesitant to volunteer for a game due to the short week, so this could be a spot where the NFL gives the Chiefs what they want.
Last year, the Chiefs actually asked the league if they could play on Christmas every year, but the NFL shot that idea down. In the short term, though, the Chiefs make sense. This could be Travis Kelce’s final season and featuring him in a Christmas game with his new wife Taylor Swift in attendance — they’re expected to be married this summer — seems like something the NFL would give some serious consideration to.
VERDICT: Chiefs probably get their Christmas wish fulfilled.
One more note: Chiefs likely won’t open against the Seahawks
Seattle will be hosting the opening game of the NFL season and the Chiefs are a candidate to play in the game, but don’t look for that to happen.
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Owner Clark Hunt said the league likely won’t tab the Chiefs to play in that Wednesday game since’t it’s not yet clear if Patrick Mahomes would be available for the Sept. 9 game. “I don’t think that’s on the table anymore,” Hunt said. “I think from a league standpoint, there would be some concern whether [Patrick Mahomes] would be ready to go.”
Mahomes tore his ACL back in December and although he’s aiming for a Week 1 return, there’s no guarantee that’s going to happen, and as Hunt said, the league wouldn’t want to risk the chance of scheduling the Chiefs in a such a high-profile game if there’s a chance that Mahomes might not play.
UEFA Champions League knockout round action moves into the quarterfinal stage with the first legs taking place on Tuesday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 8. One of those quarterfinal matchups features Sporting CP from Portugal’s Primeira Liga taking on Arsenal from the English Premier League. These sides last met in the 2022-23 UCL Round of 16 and Sporting CP advanced, defeating Arsenal 5-3 on penalties in the second leg after the aggregate score finished at 3-3 in regulation across the two legs.
Kickoff from Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon is set for 3 p.m. ET and soccer fans can stream the action live on Paramount+. Arsenal are -130 road favorites on the 90-minute money line in the latest Sporting vs. Arsenal odds at DraftKings Sportsbook, while the hosts are +360 underdogs. A draw is priced at +280 while the total is set at 2.5 (Over -110, Under -115). Before locking in your wagers for Sporting CP vs. Arsenal in Tuesday’s UCL quarterfinal first leg, you should see what SportsLine soccer expert Martin Green is betting for the game.
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After working in the sports betting industry for several years, Green became a professional sports writer and handicapper and has covered the game worldwide. Last year, Green was profitable in multiple areas on his soccer betting picks, including Euro qualifying (+6.30 units), EFL Cup (+4.47), FA Cup (+3.07) and Champions League (+3.05), among others. Anyone who follows him could be way up.
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Here are Green’s best bets and analysis for Sporting CP vs. Arsenal on Tuesday, April 7.
Sporting CP vs. Arsenal best bets
Arsenal money line (-130): 1u
Viktor Gyokeres anytime goalscorer (+200): 0.5u
Arsenal should be too strong for Sporting Lisbon when the teams clash in the Portuguese capital on Tuesday. The Gunners finished at the top of the Champions League table after winning all eight of their group stage games. They beat elite rivals like Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid and Inter Milan, cementing their status as one of Europe’s best teams. Arsenal have had a wobble in recent weeks, losing to Manchester City and Southampton in cup competitions, but they should return to winning ways on Tuesday. They thumped Sporting Lisbon 5-1 on the road last season, which highlighted the gulf in quality between these teams.
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Raya’s return should boost Arsenal
Two weeks ago, pundits were debating whether Arsenal could complete an historic quadruple this season. The Gunners are nine points clear of Man City at the top of the Premier League table and they were going strong in three other competitions. However, those dreams have gone up in smoke. The Gunners suffered a 2-0 defeat to Man City in the EFL Cup final and they then lost 2-1 to Southampton in the FA Cup quarterfinal on Saturday evening. They are now chasing just two trophies, but they still have a strong chance of winning silverware this season. The Gunners are priced at -1400 with some sportsbooks to win the Premier League, and they’re still the outright favorites to win the Champions League too. Those defeats to Man City and Southampton had one common denominator: Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Arsenal’s backup goalkeeper plays in cup competitions and has endured a disastrous couple of weeks. He dropped the ball onto Nico O’Reilly‘s head in the EFL Cup final, gifting Man City a goal, and his distribution was poor throughout the game. He then delivered another error-strewn display against Southampton, making his defenders jittery throughout. Normal service should be resumed when first-choice goalkeeper David Raya returns to the starting XI against Sporting Lisbon. He’s vastly superior to Arrizabalaga, having won the last two Premier League Golden Glove awards.
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A homecoming for Gyokeres
Viktor Gyökeres was powerless to stop Arsenal thrashing Sporting Lisbon 5-1 in the Champions League last season. The Swedish striker scored 54 goals in 52 games for Sporting, but he didn’t have much joy against Arsenal’s formidable defense. Yet the Gunners were clearly impressed, as they signed him for an initial fee of £55 million ($73 million) last summer. He hasn’t been quite as prolific for Arsenal but he’s starting to find his feet in England. Gyökeres has scored 17 goals in 43 games for Arsenal this season, and he was on target in their defeat to Southampton on Saturday. He also fired in four goals in two matches for Sweden during the recent international break, which should boost his confidence. He’ll now head back to his former club with a point to prove.
Gyökeres could be the man to put Sporting to the sword on Tuesday. They’ve regressed slightly since selling him and they currently trail Porto by five points at the top of the Portuguese league table. Sporting finished seventh in the Champions League group stage with five wins from eight games before beating Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt in the Round of 16. They lost 3-0 in Norway, but they won the second leg 3-0, and it went to extra time. Late goals from Maximiliano Araújo and Rafael Nel then clinched a famous 5-3 aggregate win. That should boost their confidence, but Arsenal still look superior to Sporting.
The Gunners were missing several key players against Southampton and manager Mikel Arteta should field a stronger starting XI on Tuesday. Gabriel Magalhães, Piero Hincapié and Noni Madueke could miss out, while Eberechi Eze and Mikel Merino are definitely missing. Yet Jurriën Timber, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard could all return. Martin Ödegaard has also shaken off an injury, while Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Max Dowman and Gabriel Martinelli are all available in attack. Sporting are missing a few key players too. Fotis Ioannidis, Geovany Quenda and Nuno Santos are all injured, captain Morten Hjulmand is suspended and Luis Guilherme is doubtful. Luis Suarez and Trincão will be dangerous in attack but if Arsenal play anywhere near their best, they should get the better of Sporting.
With the advent of Easter, developers of Grow a Garden released a huge update, introducing new pets, plants, cosmetics, and events, among others. The Easter Bunny is one of 10 new critters that were released in the Easter Event 2026. It features an ability that will benefit players during this update, making it a decent grab for a limited time.
This article covers everything about the Easter Bunny, from its abilities to its acquisition in Grow a Garden.
What does the Easter Bunny do in Grow a Garden?
The Easter Bunny pet (Image via Roblox)
The Easter Bunny is a Divine rarity pet that was added to the game with the most recent update. This critter has a decent ability that makes it apt for the Easter Event:
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Egg Hunt: The Easter Egg hides an Easter Egg reward in a random spot at regular intervals. You will get rewards/positive effects when you find the Easter Egg.
Cosmetically, it is a reskin of a rabbit dressed in cyan, wearing a hat. It is also depicted holding a basket filled with blue and pink eggs. Speaking of value, the Easter Bunny is definitely a great alternative to its other variants, like Bunny, Black Bunny, and Pink Bunny.
How to get the Easter Bunny in Grow a Garden?
It is currently the second-best item you can obtain from the Golden Egg with a 1% drop rate. This Divine rarity item can be obtained from the Golden Egg Shop for 25,000 Choc coins. You can also acquire a Gilded Choc mutated version of this pet from the Gilded Choc Golden Egg that has a 0.5% chance of spawning from the Golden Egg.
To earn Choc Coins, harvest Easter plants and sell them off at the Easter Sell Stand to earn this time-limited event currency.
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What ability does the Easter Bunny have in Grow a Garden?
The Easter Bunny has a special ability called Egg Hunt. At regular intervals, it hides an Easter Egg reward somewhere in the garden. Players who find the egg receive rewards or positive effects, making the pet especially useful during the Easter event.
How can you obtain the Easter Bunny in Grow a Garden?
You can get the Easter Bunny from the Golden Egg in the Golden Egg Shop for 25,000 Choc Coins.
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 05: Zara Shaw of Liverpool celebrates scoring her team’s first goal with teammates during the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Quarter Final match between Charlton Atheltic and Liverpool at The Valley on April 05, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Leila Coker/Getty Images)
Liverpool Women are through to the FA Cup semifinals after Zara Shaw scored the winning goal in extra time against Charlton Athletic Women.
Shaw, 18, came on in the 103rd minute and made an immediate impact, scoring the only goal of the game after a corner caused problems in the Charlton box. The ball had already hit the woodwork and been cleared off the line before she bundled it in.
The goal capped her return from an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in April 2025, the second ACL injury of her career.
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Liverpool had controlled most of the game but struggled to create clear chances. They also saw two goals ruled out, one for offside and another for handball.
Charlton defended well throughout and kept the game level deep into extra time, but could not hold on in the closing stages.
Shaw’s goal proved enough to send Liverpool through to the semifinals.
Oscar Schwartau climbed off the bench to fire Norwich to a 2-1 win over Millwall – and do their fierce rivals Ipswich a big favour.
The Lions, who started Easter Monday in second, had taken the lead through substitute Mihailo Ivanovic shortly after half-time.
But a long-range rocket from Pelle Mattsson and Schwartau’s winner condemned them to defeat to give the chasing pack – including Norwich’s East Anglian foes Ipswich – a major boost in the race for automatic promotion.
Oscar Schwartau’s goal may prove invaluable for Norwich’s rivals Ipswich (Adam Davy/PA Wire)
The Tractor Boys made the opportunity count as they came from behind and boosted their hopes of an immediate return to the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Birmingham at Portman Road.
The visitors stuck first through Carlos Vicente, before goals just before the break from Ben Johnson and Kasey McAteer delivered a win that took Ipswich into second, while still having games in hand over Millwall and Middlesbrough.
Ipswich leapt into second with victory (Getty Images)
At the opposite end of the table, Jordan Ayew’s late goal denied Sheffield Wednesday their first home win of the Championship season but it was not enough to drag Leicester out of the relegation zone as they drew 1-1 with the league’s bottom side.
With Wednesday’s demotion having been confirmed for months amid administration, their replacement in the Championship was confirmed on Easter Monday as Lincoln City sealed promotion from League One, returning to the second tier for the first time in 65 years.
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Blackburn, meanwhile, kept their third successive clean sheet as they were held to a goalless draw by fellow relegation battlers West Brom.
Following the earlier draw in the relegation dogfight between Portsmouth and Oxford, in which Andre Dozzell’s 87th-minute equaliser saved a point for 10-man Pompey, both sides knew a win would hand a significant boost to their survival chances, but neither were able to capitalise.
Andre Dozzell’s late equaliser saved Portsmouth a point (Getty Images)
There was a play-off boost to be had second-half goals from Jaydon Banel and Carlton Morris earned Derby a comfortable 2-0 win over Stoke to boost their own chances of a top-six finish.
But the same could not be said for Watford, with Charlton indebted to goalkeeper Will Mannion as his heroics helped them record a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road.
Charlton manager Nathan Jones revealed after the match that Conor Coady had been taken to hospital after being knocked out by taking Tom Ince’s shot straight to the head, which caused a lengthy stoppage.
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An inspired second-half performance from goalkeeper Radek Vitek helped Bristol City make it maximum points from two games under interim head coach Roy Hodgson with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United at Ashton Gate.
Roy Hodgson’s second game in the Bristol City dugout ended in another win (Getty Images)
And at Loftus Road, Thierry Small scored an unfortunate own goal to help Queens Park Rangers extend their unbeaten run to four games after a 1-1 draw at Preston.
The Championship’s two top sides are still yet to play later on Easter Monday, with Middlesbrough facing Swansea while leaders Coventry travel to fifth-place Hull.
In a stunner on the opening day of 2026 WNBA free agency, the Chicago Sky have traded Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for multiple first-round picks. The Sky will receive the Dream’s 2027 and 2028 first-round picks, while the Dream will also get swap rights to the Sky’s 2028 second-round pick.
Reese, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, was named an All-Star in each of her first two seasons while setting rebounding records. She ended last season on poor terms with the Sky, however, and a breakup always seemed to be in the cards even though she told reporters in December that she planned to return to Chicago.
“Angel has achieved many record-breaking milestones in her first two years in the WNBA and has been a competitive force for the Sky,” Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca said in a statement. “We are thankful for her many important contributions to this league and this game, and we know she will continue to have a big impact on the court and beyond. We wish Angel all the best in her next chapter.”
Late last season, Reese came under significant criticism for an interview she gave to the Chicago Tribune in which she called out the front office, coaching staff and teammates. She eventually apologized, but was suspended for one half of a game. Between that suspension, a league suspension for accumulating too many technical fouls and a back injury, Reese missed the team’s final four games.
“I’m not settling for the same shit we did this year,” Reese said in September. “We have to get good players. We have to get great players. That’s a non-negotiable for me.
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“I’m willing and wanting to play with the best. And however I can help to get the best here, that’s what I’m going to do this offseason. So it’s going to be very, very important this offseason to make sure we attract the best of the best because we can’t settle for what we have this year.”
Now that the first major move of the offseason is complete, let’s grade the trade for both teams:
Dream grade: A
Atlanta receives: Angel Reese, 2028 second-round pick swap
The offseason has only just begun, and the Dream are already one of the big winners.
After making a number of big moves last winter, including signing Brionna Jones and Brittney Griner — both now free agents — and hiring Karl Smesko as their new coach, the Dream won a franchise-record 30 games and finished second in the league in offensive rating (108.2), defensive rating (98.9) and net rating (plus-9.3).
They were upset in the first round of the playoffs by the Indiana Fever, however, and that defeat showed that they needed a bit more talent to move from great regular-season team to true playoff contender.
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Enter Reese.
While Reese has her weaknesses — interior finishing and turnovers, primarily — she is one of the most exciting young players in the league and made significant strides last season, when she averaged 14.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals and once again led the league in rebounding.
It remains to be seen what the Dream will do in free agency, particularly in the frontcourt, where it’s hard to imagine both Jones and Griner will be back. Whatever happens, though, the Dream now have a core of Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard, Reese and Te-Hina Paopao, and they will add the No. 13 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft.
That’s an extremely dynamic group that is going to dominate on the glass and will be a nightmare for other teams to play against. Howard is coming off an All-Defensive Second Team honor and both Gray and Reese were borderline All-Defensive candidates last season.
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Plus, best of all for the Dream, they didn’t have to give up much to get Reese. Barring some sort of disaster, they’re going to be a playoff team for the forseeable future, so their 2027 and 2028 firsts will likely be in the teens. If that does end up being the case, that’s nothing for a player of Reese’s caliber.
Sky grade: F
Chicago receives: Dream’s 2027 first-round pick, Dream’s 2028 first-round pick
What do you even say about the Sky at this point? General manager Jeff Pagliocca’s process continues to be a disaster.
Ahead of last season, the Sky traded the No. 3 pick (Sonia Citron), a 2027 first-round pick swap and a 2027 second-round pick to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Ariel Atkins. Prior to the expansion draft, the Sky sent the No. 17 overall pick in 2026 to the Portland Fire for the No. 21 pick in 2026, and the No. 26 pick in 2026 to the Toronto Tempo in exchange for both expansion teams passing on their unprotected players. Now, they’ve sent Angel Reese and a 2028 second-round swap to the Dream for first-round picks in 2027 and 2028.
In: Ariel Atkins, No. 26 in 2026, Dream’s first-round pick in 2027, Dream’s first-round pick in 2028
That’s absurd. Especially considering that by trading Reese, it greatly increases the odds that they’re going to be worse than the Mystics this season and will have to swap first-round picks. By the way, Atkins is an unrestricted free agent and they don’t have the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft because they owed the Minnesota Lynx a first-round swap in the original deal to acquire Reese prior to the 2024 draft.
The Sky are a combined 23-61 in the last two seasons, and Kamilla Cardoso is the only productive young player they have to show for it. They’ll add the No. 5 pick in this year’s draft, which will help, and 2025 first-round pick Ajša Sivka should come over this season, but she’s likely just a role player. Maybe Hailey Van Lith or Maddy Westbeld improve, but neither showed much during their rookie seasons. Unless the Dream fall apart unexpectedly, the firsts they got from Atlanta in 2027 and 2028 are unlikely to provide impact players. Plus, the Sky have not been a free-agent destination.
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The future looks bleak in Chicago, and there’s no reason to trust this front office to turn things around. Not only because of the moves they’ve made, but the way they handled the Reese saga late last season.
Reese was in the wrong when she made her comments to the Tribune. Even though she had some valid points, publicly criticizing everyone in the organization, including teammates, is never the right move. But the organization should have handled that situation in-house.
Releasing an over-the-top statement saying the franchise “values the safety, respect, and well-being of every player,” then suspending Reese for one half of a game was bizarre, especially while she was paying through a back injury, and seems to have permanently damaged the relationship with their best and most important player.
Now, just a few months later, the Sky have essentially dumped Reese for a few lottery tickets in the draft and dealt their own rebuild a significant blow.
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