The Minnesota Vikings’ roster changed a bit in the last couple of months, even if free agency wasn’t too eventful. The club let some notable veterans walk while onboarding a draft class nine men deep. And now, entering May, it’s time to rank the roster by position.

Free agency and the draft changed the depth chart. One position now stands above the rest.

From bottom to top, these are the Vikings’ stronger roster spots after the draft (No. 1 = best roster position per personnel).

Minnesota’s Best Position Group Has a New Combatant

A new position takes the crown.

11. RB

Main Commodities:

RB1: Aaron Jones
RB2: Jordan Mason
RB3: Demond Claiborne
RB4: Zavier Scott

This group is not weak; it’s just the Vikings’ least promising position because Jones usually gets banged up, and the team opted not to draft a running back in the first few rounds. Unless Claiborne becomes a phenomenon, it’s “more of the same” for the Vikings at tailback.

10. TE

Main Commodities:

TE1: T.J. Hockenson
TE2: Josh Oliver
TE3: Ben Yurosek
TE4: Gavin Bartholomew

If Minnesota uses Hockenson as a pass-catcher — not a run blocker like last year — this group can be formidable again. But there’s no evidence that will actually happen.

9. iOL

Main Commodities:

LG: Donovan Jackson
C: Blake Brandel
RG: Will Fries

Minnesota signed Fries a year ago — to a meaty contract — and if he had lived up to his end of the bargain in 2025, this group would rank higher. However, Fries did not do that, and fans will spend the next four months determining if he’s capable of a rebound season.

It’s worth noting, though, that this iOL group is much stronger than it was in the Mike Zimmer days. There’s that.

8. Safety

Main Commodities:

S1: Josh Metellus
S2: Jay Ward
S3: Theo Jackson
S4: Jakobe Thomas

This is four decent players — no superstars. Nobody is too scared about the safety spot, but in Brian Flores’s world, it’s a pretty milquetoast group.

It’s why mock-draft brains were so insistent on Dillon Thieneman to the Vikings for two months.

7. OLB

Main Commodities:

OLB1: Andrew Van Ginkel
OLB2: Dallas Turner
OLB3: Bo Richter
OLB4: Tyler Batty
OLB5: Chaz Chambliss

This would’ve been the deepest spot on the roster if the Vikings didn’t trade Jonathan Greenard during the draft. Tsk tsk.

Now, it’s all a matter of whether interim general manager Rob Brzezinski signs a player like Von Miller, Joey Bosa, Cameron Jordan, or Jadeveon Clowney. If so, this spot can return near the top of the list.

6. CB

Main Commodities:

CB1: Byron Murphy Jr.
CB2: Isaiah Rodgers
CB3: James Pierre
CB4: Charles Demmings

With Pierre and Demmings in the mix, the CB room is much better than last year, when the Vikings decided Jeff Okudah was a smart choice as the CB3.

Still, this section of the roster lacks a shutdown cornerback, ideally a young one like Mansoor Delane would’ve provided if he fell down the draftboard.

5. QB

Main Commodities:

QB1: Kyler Murray
QB2: J.J. McCarthy
QB3: Carson Wentz

Without Murray, this spot would rank last on the list. But that’s irrelevant because Murray is indeed the Vikings’ QB1.

This group can also become the deepest position on the roster if the summer and/or fall reveal that McCarthy has taken the next development step.

4. WR

Main Commodities:

WR1: Justin Jefferson
WR2: Jordan Addison
WR3: Tai Felton
WR4: Myles Price

If the Vikings lock Jauan Jennings in with a free-agent contract, even if it’s only for one year, this becomes the top position on the roster. Simple as that. He’s that good, and the roster needs a WR3 that much.

3. iDL

Main Commodities:

DT1: Jalen Redmond
DT2: Caleb Banks
DE3: Domonique Orange
DE4: Levi Drake Rodriguez
DE5: Tyrion-Ingram Dawkins

One could make an argument for this as the Vikings’ deepest roster spot. It would be believable. Nevertheless, for that to be completely true, we probably have to, you know, see Banks and Orange play NFL football first.

2. OT

Main Commodities:

LT1: Christian Darrisaw
RT1: Brian O’Neill
OT3: Ryan Van Demark
OT4: Caleb Tiernan
OT5: Walter Rouse
OT6: Blake Brandel

This group is utterly fantastic if you’re into the Vikings having offensive tackle depth. In years past, believe it or not, it wasn’t guaranteed.

Anytime an offensive line has Darrisaw and O’Neill as the starters, the unit is in great shape. The rest — Van Demark, Tiernan, Rouse, and Brandel — make this a phenomenal spot for the 2026 Vikings.

1. ILB

Main Commodities:

ILB1: Blake Cashman
ILB2: Eric Wilson
ILB3: Ivan Pace Jr.
ILB4: Jake Golday

This transformation of depth at this position in the last few months is remarkable. In mid-January, Wilson was scheduled for free agency; so was Pace Jr. Golday wasn’t a thing yet, and Minnesota — for some reason — had released rookies Kobe King and Austin Keys down the stretch of 2025.

In fact, the Vikings looked a bit foolish for roster management at ILB.

Now, if one assumes that Golday is not a bust, this roster spot is arguably the Vikings’ deepest. It does not have All-Pro talent, but the four main off-ball linebackers can be trusted to start in a pinch. That’s pretty rare for Vikings football — and the NFL on the whole.

A North Korean women’s soccer club will visit South Korea for a face-off between the rival neighbors, making it the first sports team since 2018 to play on the South’s soil, the Unification Ministry in Seoul said on Monday.

North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC is set to play against the South Korean Suwon FC ​Women ‌on May 20 in the semi-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Champions ⁠League.

What do we know about the rare game?

Pyongyang has sent ​a list of a delegation of 27 players ⁠and ​12 staff ​who would visit ​South Korea ‌for the semi-final ​of ⁠Asia’s top-tier women’s football club competition, ​the ministry said.

It did not give further details on the exact date of the team’s arrival, but the French AFP news agency reported they would arrive on May 17.

The winning club would play the league’s final against either Australia’s Melbourne City or Japan’s Tokyo Verdy Beleza on May 23.

“The losing team in the semi-final will return home on Thursday, May 21, with no third-place playoff scheduled,” the South Korean Unification Ministry said in a press statement.

What is the history of the North-South sports interactions?

The last time North Korean athletes competed in South Korea was in 2018 when shooting, youth football and table tennis delegations traveled there.

The two Koreas had also formed a historic unified ice hockey team at the 2018  Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang.

Monday’s development comes as Seoul, under President Lee Jae Myung, seeks to mend a years-long strained relationship with Pyongyang.

The two sides technically remain at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a formal peace treaty.

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This first-round series against the Orlando Magic was a major test in the rapidly ascending career of Cade Cunningham, and he passed it with flying colors. For the first time in his five NBA seasons, Cunningham is headed to the second round of the playoffs after the Pistons defeated Orlando, 116-94, in Game 7 on Sunday. 

This was dicey for the Pistons, who were in pure survival mode in this series. When they went down 3-1, they looked all but finished in a particularly problematic matchup against one of the only teams that can match the Pistons’ defense and physicality. Only two factors provided real hope of a comeback: Orlando’s painfully poor offense and Cunningham. Both came through.

Outside of Paolo Banchero, Orlando’s offense was utterly inept in Game 7 and for most of the series overall. You could’ve pulled a fan out of the stands to shoot better than Jalen Suggs. Meanwhile, Cunningham was incredible, particularly when Detroit’s margin for error shrank to zero. 

It goes way beyond the numbers, but that’s where we’ll start. With it all on the line, Cunningham became the first player in history to record at least 30 points, 10 assists, two blocks and two 3-pointers in a Game 7, and he cleared those filters comfortably with 32 points, 12 assists and four 3-pointers on Sunday.  

Cade vs. elimination

For the series, Cunningham averaged 32.4 points, 7.1 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the only other player who averaged 30 points through the first round). The Pistons won his minutes by 49 points, and lost his bench minutes by 16. 

Over the final three elimination games, Cunningham scored 109 points. It’s tied for the most a player has ever scored in Games 5-7 of a series while overcoming a 3-1 deficit, along with LeBron James (109 points in the 2016 Finals vs. Golden State) and Jamal Murray (109 points in 2020 vs. Utah in the first round). 

In Game 6, with the Magic leading by as many as 24 and appearing well on their way to becoming the seventh No. 8 seed in history to upset a No. 1 seed, Cunningham proceeded to outscore the Magic 24-19 by himself in the second half. 

It’s easy for people to drop the “this is what superstars do” line in moments like this, but the truth is, very few superstars actually do what Cunningham just did. Last season the Pistons were playing with house money. In these playoffs, Detroit is expected to contend. That’s a different animal. And there isn’t a single player in these playoffs with more on his shoulders than Cunningham. 

Give Tobias Harris his flowers (30 points with five 3-pointers in Game 7, and 22 and 8 for the series), but for all intents and purposes, the Pistons were pretty exposed as a one-man show in this series. 

The Magic are a nasty, pressure defensive team, and the Pistons, devoid of any real shooting threat, did not force them to space out. As a result, Cunningham basically had 10 eyeballs, and multiple bodies, on him at every turn and still managed to pull 227 points and 50 assists out of these rugby-scrum possessions. 

You largely excuse his 41 turnovers in this series because of how much he had to do and how much pressure he was under while doing it. It wasn’t always efficient for the same reasons, but in the end he finished with a true-shooting percentage north of 60 and was 40% from 3. 

Even in the stretches when nothing was going right, he never lost his poise or compromised his pace; if anything, that is what superstars do. He kept attacking the paint. Kept working himself to the free-throw line, where he was 62 for 74 for the series. When it counted, his shot was pure. He finished 11 for his last 19 from deep. 

“We built a lot of momentum going into these playoffs, and to lose in the first round would have really stung,” Cunningham said following Game 7. “It would have stung the city. The city has gotten more and more excited about this team, and we feel the love, so we wanted to perform.”

Suffice it to say, Cunningham performed. And he’ll have to continue to do so if the Pistons are going to get past Cleveland in the conference semifinals. Hopefully Jalen Duren rediscovers his offensive juice, and as a whole the Pistons are able to provide Cunningham with more proper support, but no matter what happens, from here on out Detroit will have the best player on the floor in Eastern Conference series it enters. 

That counts for a lot. 

Think of it this way: Cunningham has now seen by far the toughest defense in the Magic he’ll see the rest of the way through the East, so in that sense things get considerably easier from here. Don’t be surprised if the Pistons take off after escaping this upset. Again, Orlando was like playing their twin. Against Cleveland, and potentially New York or Philly, they can get back to winning bully-ball style. 

This was a huge step for Detroit. And for Cunningham, as he continues to force his way into the top-tier of the superstar conversation. He isn’t a finalist for MVP, but he’s an MVP-caliber player. He proved that all season. And he definitely proved that in this series. 

Inter Milan won the Italian Serie A title after beating Parma 2-0 at home on Sunday, 3rd May 2026. SportsRation reports.

Goals from Marcus Thuram and Henrikh Mkhitaryan helped Inter secure their 21st league title with three matches still left to play.

The victory moved Inter to 82 points, giving them a 12-point lead over second-placed Napoli, who played a goalless draw against Como on Saturday.

Inter only needed one point to become champions, but they celebrated in style with a comfortable win in front of their fans.

Speaking after the match, Nicolo Barella praised the spirit of the team.

“I always said that you can make mistakes on the field, but this team never lost the desire to stay together. We always gave everything we had. You can win or lose, but I am so proud of these players,” Barella told DAZN.

Inter controlled most of the first half and nearly scored in the 25th minute when Barella hit the crossbar with a powerful shot.

The breakthrough finally came in first-half stoppage time when Thuram finished calmly after receiving a pass from Piotr Zielinski.

Inter continued to dominate after the break but wasted several chances to increase their lead.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan made sure of the win in the 80th minute when he scored from close range after a pass from captain Lautaro Martinez.

The title success was a strong response from Inter after last season’s disappointment, when they lost the Serie A title on the final day and later suffered a heavy defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final.

“We feel so happy now. It was not easy to start again after a season where we lost all the competitions we were in right at the end, but I am very happy today with this achievement,” Martinez said.

“It was a very important objective for us. Maybe many people did not see us as favourites after what happened last season, but we worked very hard on and off the field.”

Liverpool boss Arne Slot was not happy when he spoke after his side’s defeat to Man Utd in the Premier League.

Arne Slot embarked on a fiery rant about referee decisions against his side in response to a question about Benjamin Sesko scoring for Manchester United against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

Sesko made it 2-0 in the first half against Liverpool and VAR reviewed the goal for a possible handball. The Premier League’s Match Centre said: “The referee’s call of goal was checked and confirmed by VAR – with it deemed there was no conclusive evidence that Sesko handled the ball before scoring.”

Liverpool fought back with two goals in quick succession at the start of the second half, but Kobbie Mainoo scored in the 77th minute to inflict an 11th defeat of the Premier League season on Slot’s side.

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During his post-match press conference, Slot was asked whether the goal should have been chalked off for handball, a question that prompted a fiery rant from the Dutchman about refereeing decisions.

“If it was a touch, which I think it is, because if you know a bit about ball sports, you know that if a ball has a certain curve and the curve changes, there must have been a contact,” Slot said.

“But if it’s light then we should have a debate in football about whether that’s enough to disallow a goal. But the rule is if there was a touch then it should have been disallowed.

“I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone this season that if there’s a VAR intervention or if there’s something that could be left or could be right (50-50) then the decision goes against us.

“That has been the whole season every single time this season. I remember Paris Saint-Germain at home, getting a penalty for a soft touch on Mac Allister but of course the VAR intervenes and says no, no, no, this is not a penalty. Then one week later when I see Paris Saint-Germain play against Bayern Munich and get that same soft touch but the penalty stays.

“I saw last week my goalkeeper on the floor with an injury and the referee doesn’t stop the game. I see a player of United off the pitch today and the referee stops the game when we try to play on.

“That has been our whole season. But the second goal we didn’t concede because of a handball, we conceded it because we lost the ball in a stupid position and we lost a few big moments afterwards in duels.

“We have to first look at ourselves, that is completely clear and obvious, but that decisions have gone every single game against us, that’s also completely clear and obvious.

“When we played United the first time this season, I had one of my players needing five stitches on the floor, and the referee didn’t stop the game and we conceded. This is a complete pattern over the whole season, but there is also a pattern that we concede ridiculous goals when we are the better team, one or two are switching off and then we concede a goal.

“That we have more influence on, so I should focus much more on that than on these referee decisions that go against us. It’s clear that it’s the whole season the same.”

United’s win means they did the double over Liverpool in a Premier League season for the first time in 10 years. The victory also gives the Reds a strong chance of finishing above their fierce rivals for the first time since 2022/23.

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NEW DELHI: Shakib Al Hasan has once again expressed his desire to return to Bangladesh, but insisted that he needs assurance of “normal security” before doing so.

The former Bangladesh captain, who has not returned home since May 2024, opened up about the legal and political issues surrounding him in a detailed interview.

Shakib’s situation changed dramatically after the Awami League government was dethroned on August 5 last year. The veteran all-rounder, who served as a Member of Parliament for the party, was later named in an FIR linked to an alleged murder case despite not being in the country at the time.

He subsequently continued playing international cricket, featuring in Test matches against Pakistan and India, with the Kanpur Test against India becoming his last international appearance.

Speaking about his return in an interview with Bangladeshi media outlet bdnews24.com, Shakib said, “I have complete hope. I will return. I hope I can return soon. I will return, go to court, fight the cases. There is no problem. But they have to ensure my security.”

Clarifying what he meant by security, he added, “I am not saying security means roads have to be closed for me or four police cars have to be in front of me. But there is such a thing as normal security — that I will not be harassed until the legal process is completed.”

Shakib also addressed allegations related to stock market manipulation, ACC investigations and cheque-bounce cases. Dismissing speculation around the accusations, he questioned why no evidence had emerged despite investigations continuing for nearly two years.

“My bank account has been frozen, so I cannot do that. Why is my bank account frozen? Maybe they felt it needed to be frozen for the sake of investigation. But that investigation has now been going on for a year and a half. They have found nothing so far,” he said.

The cricketer maintained that if authorities find proof against him, he is willing to face trial. “If guilt is proved, take action. If nothing is found in the investigation, give clearance, release me,” he stated.

Despite his confidence in the legal process, Shakib admitted uncertainty over the situation. “Nothing feels abnormal anymore,” he remarked while acknowledging fears of possible arrest if he returns home.

Tottenham looked like a team destined to secure Premier League survival after they beat a dire Aston Villa 2-1 to move out of the bottom three.

Spurs put in their best performance of the season to claim three crucial points at Villa Park, thanks to first-half goals from Conor Gallagher and Richarlison.

They look a different side under Roberto De Zerbi, registering back-to-back league victories for the first time since August, and are now favourites to beat the drop.

The north London club leapfrogged West Ham in the table and with a home game to come against Leeds, after the Hammers host Arsenal, their position could be even rosier next week.

The way they pressed and won back possession all over the pitch was reminiscent of De Zerbi’s Brighton, giving every indication Spurs will be a top flight team next season.

They were fortunate to come up against a Villa side who produced their worst display of the season, with their attention clearly on Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg against Nottingham Forest.

Indeed, Villa were so bad they scored in the sixth minute of time added on with their only effort on target, with Emiliano Buendia heading home.

Unai Emery’s men still have their league business to look after, though, and missed the chance to all but seal a Champions League spot for next season.

Tottenham came into the game buoyed by West Ham’s 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday and they will have been further enthused when they saw a Villa side featuring seven changes from their midweek loss to Forest in Europe.

They were the better team from the off and had a great chance to open the scoring inside two minutes.

Gallagher pressed well and forced Villa into a mistake playing out from the back, with the ball finding Richarlison 12 yards out, but his shot was blocked.

A deserved lead came in the 12th minute as Gallagher scored his first goal for the club.

A long throw was headed out to the on-loan Atletico Madrid midfielder, who slammed a 25-yard shot into the bottom corner.

Spurs were within inches of making it 2-0 five minutes later. Paulinha shot from distance and his low 20-yard shot was heading into the bottom corner until Emiliano Martinez tipped it onto the post.

Villa were abject and were again reliant on their Argentinian goalkeeper to keep the deficit at one as he palmed Randal Kolo Muani’s far-post effort over the crossbar.

However, from the resulting 25th minute corner, Spurs doubled their advantage.

Tel’s cross was begging to be converted and Richarlison obliged, nodding into an empty net after Martinez went walkabout.

Spurs were in dreamland and deserved every bit of their success.

They were quicker, stronger and smarter than their opponents, who looked like their hearts were not in it.

Villa did not improve after the break either and failed to test Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky until late on, when Buendia headed home Matty Cash’s cross.

But this was to be Tottenham’s night as they made a big move towards securing survival.

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Inter Milan won their third Serie A title in six seasons on Sunday thanks to a 2-0 victory over Parma that ignited the celebrations at a jubilant San Siro and across the city. Marcus Thuram’s side-footed finish just before half-time set Inter on their way before Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s second-half goal put the Scudetto beyond doubt. With three matches left, Inter have a 12-point lead over reigning champions Napoli and 15 more points than third-placed AC Milan.

The San Siro was a sea of blue and black and thousands of fans also gathered in front of Milan’s Duomo cathedral to celebrate their team’s 21st Italian title.

Inter have successfully overcome the traumatic end to last season under the calm guidance of coach Cristian Chivu, who was almost a novice at this level when he took over last summer.

Less than a year after losing the 2025 title race by a point and collapsing to a 5-0 humiliation by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final, Inter are back at the top.

“Today, we are all happy, but we must not forget all the work accomplished, because it was very difficult to start again after the end of last season when we lost in all the competitions we could win,” Inter captain Lautaro Martinez said.

Chivu’s rejuvenating effect

Inter owe this success largely to Chivu, the club’s former player and a surprise appointment in June to replace Simone Inzaghi, who won six trophies and reached two Champions League finals in four seasons but left for a lucrative deal in Saudi Arabia.

With small steps and few new signings, Chivu has breathed new life into the side.

Inter can complete the third league and cup double in their history if they beat Lazio in the Coppa Italia final on May 13 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

Juventus missed a chance to exploit AC Milan’s earlier slip and take third place in Serie A as they drew 1-1 at home with relegated Verona.

The Turin giants did, however, climb three points clear of Como in the chase for the fourth Champions league qualifying spot.

AC Milan had relinquished their last, slim, hope of catching Inter at the top as they subsided 2-0 at mid-table Sassuolo.

Milan endured a nightmare afternoon in Reggio Emilia, crashing to a fourth defeat in their last seven matches.

Juventus remained two points behind Milan after struggling to breach determined defending from Verona, who were relegated on Friday.

While Juve dominated possession they handed their visitors the opener when Domagoj Bradaric pounced on a poor pass and slid in a low cross that Kieron Bowie scuffed home.

It was one of Verona’s only two shots on target. Bowie drilled a long-range shot straight at Michele de Grigorio in the Juventus goal in the last five minutes.

Juventus, meanwhile, bombarded the visitors’ goal, taking 23 shots, six of them on target. 

Dusan Vlahovic levelled after 61 minutes with a free kick from 25 metres.

In Sassoulo, it took just five minutes for Sassuolo to take the lead through Domenico Berardi. 

Massimiliano Allegri’s Milan side played with 10 for most of the match after English defender Fikayo Tomori was sent off in the 24th minute.

Frenchman Armand Lauriente doubled Sassuolo’s lead in the 47th minute and a furious Allegri made a string of changes to no avail.

“I understand our fans’ frustration; we all want to secure Champions League qualification as soon as possible,” Allegri told broadcaster DAZN. 

“In these difficult times, we must keep our heads held high. We have three matches left to play, and with two wins, we’ll be in the Champions League.”

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