Jan 31, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; NFLPA president Domonique Foxworth speaks during the NFL players association press conference in preparation for Super Bowl XLVII at the New Orleans Convention Center. Super Bowl XLVII will be played between the San Francisco 49ers on February 3, 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Because the Minnesota Vikings don’t sound totally committed to J.J. McCarthy for the long haul, fans and NFL media have speculated about the identity of a new quarterback in the 2026 campaign. Along the way, one former NFLer, Domonique Foxworth, claims to have the solution: Arizona Cardinals passer Kyler Murray.
Foxworth’s pitch is straightforward, but the price and the Vikings’ desire make the Murray sweepstakes a bit mysterious.
Murray is no stranger to the Vikings’ January and February rumor mill, but day by day, the connection has grown louder.
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Foxworth Pushes Murray as the Vikings’ QB Answer
It’s new evidence supporting Murray as a Viking.
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray operates the offense at State Farm Stadium during live action against the Chargers, captured mid-series on Nov 27, 2022, in Glendale. The image reflects Murray navigating pressure and structure within the pocket, highlighting timing and control as Arizona worked through a competitive afternoon matchup. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Foxworth: Murray to MIN Makes Sense
Foxworth joined ESPN’s Get Up show this week, and among several topics, he mentioned Murray as a Vikings QB1 candidate.
“I still think he’s incredibly talented. Of course, he’s uniquely built to play quarterback, which isn’t always good, but I think he’s a guy that, in the right situation, could help out a lot,” Foxworth told the show’s panel.
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“I really like the Vikings as a spot where they could get someone like Kyler Murray to take some of the pressure off of him. I don’t think that the Cardinals have been a particularly well-run organization. And that’s not to take responsibility away from Kyler.”
With a new head coach in Mike LaFleur, plus no playoff wins for the Cardinals on Murray’s watch, Arizona could trade him this offseason, and Minnesota evidently checks out as a landing spot.
Foxworth added, “I think some of this has to do with him maturing as a player, which I think he will. And finding a new team, sometimes it’s a wakeup call that players need to kind of fulfill their potential.”
“So, I think Kyler Murray’s career is far from over, given his athleticism and arm strength. It’s just, we just hope that he ends up in the right spot so he can fulfill his potential.”
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The Trade Price
Murray’s trade value, of course, is not an exact science. Sometimes NFL trades hit the wire, and the acquiring team retrieves a haul for far less than expected; in other situations, the selling team cleans house.
But because the Cardinals appear to have decided on a new path at quarterback, Murray’s value may be lower than most franchise quarterbacks. The budding consensus suggests Arizona will offload him for a 2nd- or 3rd-Round pick, which checks out because he still has about $36 million left on his current contract, and his new team will eat some of the salary.
Therefore, in alignment with Foxworth’s recommendation, Vikings fans must decide if Murray is worth a 2nd- or 3rd-Rounder. Some will say yes without hesitation. Others don’t much care for the Murray experience.
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Fansided‘s Mark Howell on Murray’s trade price: “The asking price for Murray is said to be somewhere close to a second-round pick. The Cardinals can ask for more, but they will not receive it. Murray’s contract isn’t expensive, but it also isn’t cheap. He’s coming off a down year by his standards and there is no guarantee he’ll thrive elsewhere, including in Minnesota with O’Connell.”
“Mike LaFleur also did not help build up Murray’s value when he admitted he’ll evaluate the skill positions prior to the draft. That includes quarterback, where Murray’s starting job is anything but set in stone.”
A Geographical Cure for Murray
The Cardinals drafted Murray with the first overall pick in 2019, replacing 1st-Rounder Josh Rosen from the previous draft. He’s worked as the QB1 in the desert for seven seasons, and that arrangement has translated to one playoff trip and no postseason wins.
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He averages 235 passing yards per game, 37 rushing yards, and 1.75 total touchdowns. Those numbers should catch fire anywhere, especially on a team like the Vikings that has featured a Top 3 defense in the last two seasons.
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank embraces cornerback Domonique Foxworth at the Georgia Dome after a decisive defensive stand, framed late in the contest on Dec 28, 2008, as Atlanta secured a narrow win over St. Louis. The moment captures relief and celebration following Foxworth’s pass breakup that sealed the outcome. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Unimpressive defenses have plagued Murray’s career in Arizona. Here’s a look at the numbers comparatively in the last two seasons:
With the Cardinals, Murray accompanied the league’s eighth-worst defense in the last two years. He’d enjoy the NFL’s best in Minnesota.
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Down to MIN, NYJ, and PIT?
The Murray sweepstakes could already be down to three teams: the Vikings, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers. And the Steelers could drop off rather easily if Aaron Rodgers rejoins his old skipper, Mike McCarthy, for one last hurrah.
Most other QB-needy teams will draft quarterbacks, like the Las Vegas Raiders, or cannot afford another large quarterback contract, like the Cleveland Browns.
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray releases a pass at NRG Stadium during second-half action on Nov 19, 2023, as Arizona faced Houston. The frame shows Murray working through coverage with balance and vision, emphasizing in-game rhythm and decision-making during a road matchup that tested offensive execution. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Based on the current lay of the land, Murray’s next team could be a binary choice between the Vikings and Jets.
It helps that Murray was a Vikings fan as a kid. Minnesota may have more wooing power than New York.
Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois collide in Manchester in two months’ time in what a sparring partner of both men calls a ‘barnstormer.’
Champion Wardley takes on challenger Dubois in one of the year’s standout heavyweight bouts, with extreme power in each corner and questions for both men to answer.
Wardley was elevated from interim to full WBO champion, and is looking to satisfy fans with a dangerous first defence. The best way to do that is by facing a genuine knockout puncher – something his record arguably lacks so far.
Speaking to Seconds Out, fan favourite heavyweight Johnny Fisher looked back on his experiences sparring both men.
“Great fight. Fabio – I’ve seen his rise. I’ve sparred him many times in the earlier days, four, five years ago. Daniel, obviously I’ve been around him in the Sims gym, been around and sparred him before that as well. It’s a fantastic match-up.
“People have written off Fabio Wardley many times. That’s probably not a wise thing to do, so I’m not going to do that. And Daniel Dubois – unbelievable, electric power that I’ve felt myself … It’s a barnstormer.”
Fisher, who did not make a prediction, went on to praise Wardley more.
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“[Fabio] is everything that we see that he is – a warrior. His mental toughness, coming back from looking like you’re in trouble, to swinging and getting someone out of there… He’s also a great boxing technician, we’ve got to give him credit for that fight with Parker as well – not just knocking someone out, showing the skills to be a world class heavyweight.”
Here is an up-to-date list of all NFL Players from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California.
Consequently, players taken in the upcoming draft will not be included until they have seen the field.
The League does not officially recognize players who appeared only in preseason exhibition games.
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Long Beach Poly is a prep football powerhouse, ranked as the No. 1 pro football player-producing high school in the state, and the second NFL football player-producing high school in the nation.
California has produced a total of 3,331 NFL players from 793 schools, with 264 pros currently active.
See where all the other schools in the Golden State rank here, with links to their respective players.
CHICAGO – The roiling, dark skies above Chicago flashed with lightning Friday evening. Incredibly, it was sunny around the Vancouver Canucks.
Blue-sky days have been rarer than wins for the Canucks this season. But the merciful passing of Friday’s National Hockey League trade deadline allowed the rain to pause above the Canucks, who took advantage of the break in the weather to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 in the first game of the rest of their season.
After the strain of this dismal season for the Canucks and the stifling stress of deadline week, when virtually all of their experienced players were mentioned in trade conjecture, and three – Tyler Myers, Conor Garland and David Kampf – were dealt elsewhere for draft picks, there was an obvious lightness around the team.
Judging by the boisterous cheers rolling into the hallway outside their dressing room at the United Center after the game, there was some honest-to-goodness joy, too.
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“You could feel before the game that guys were just kind of, you know, excited to play and I think looking forward to the rest of the way here, just knowing this is the group we’re going with,” veteran winger Drew O’Connor said. “It felt good, kind of a weight off our shoulders.
“It was a stressful week. It’s kind of the first time I’ve been a part of it where you didn’t really know who was going to go and who was going to stay, and it was difficult. I think it was difficult on all of us leading up to this week. We lost some guys that have been here a long time and meant a lot to the organization, so that’s difficult. At same time, I think it’s a bit of a relief now that we know what our group is. We’ve got to move forward and try to build something. It was really nice to get the win tonight.”
The Canucks will meet their newest player, waiver pickup Curtis Douglas, Saturday in Winnipeg before Vancouver plays for the second time in less than 24 hours. Maybe the rain will be back, but not the storm.
They have some emotional clarity and some freedom now to just go play the final quarter of their season, even if it starts with them hopelessly last in the NHL standings.
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Dangled as trade rentals since November, free-agent-eligible Canucks Teddy Blueger and Evander Kane were not jettisoned on Friday. General manager Patrik Allvin said he received no offers for them. He did, however, wrangle sixth-round picks from the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins for Kampf and minor-leaguer Lukas Reichel, respectively.
“Yeah, a little bit,” Blueger smiled about three hours after taking the opening faceoff. “Nothing has changed with me wanting to be here and be a part of this group. I haven’t been here that long, but I feel like we’ve been through a lot of ups and downs with guys like Fil (Chytil) and Demmer (Thatcher Demko) and Brock (Boeser). You feel like you get close with guys when you go through stuff, both the ups and the downs. And as a person, I value loyalty, so that is something that definitely plays a role with me.”
Allvin has left open the possibility of the Canucks circling back on Blueger and seeing what it might cost to bring him back next season. Kane is gone – but not yet. Management’s plan is to have him finish the season in the NHL with the Canucks before the 34-year-old embarks on free agency.
Other veterans whose names had been cast on social media like breadcrumbs to pigeons this week, like Boeser, O’Connor, Jake DeBrusk, and Elias Pettersson, survived the deadline.
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“Every time that deadline is done . . . there’s definitely a sense of relief,” DeBrusk said. “You know where you are; you don’t have to question anything. Obviously, there were some guys that didn’t know . . . and we lost some troops as well. So it’s a tough day.
“I don’t know if I agree with playing on the trade deadline day itself. Guys didn’t nap today (waiting for the deadline to pass). They (the Blackhawks) lost their captain, Nick Foligno. You’re looking at everything going on and, you know, obviously other guys in different positions are probably doing the same thing. (But) we have a job to do, and that’s what it is.”
The Canucks did the job Friday better than the Blackhawks, who traded their captain to the Minnesota Wild so the Foligno brothers, Marcus and Nick, can try and win a Stanley Cup together.
Boeser scored twice for the Canucks, capping the team’s third win in 24 games with an empty-netter. Fittingly, O’Connor, DeBrusk and Blueger all scored. Max Sasson also scored into an empty net while goalie Nikita Tolopilo, who stopped 20 of 23 shots, made his best saves at pivotal moments.
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“Yeah, it’s so hard,” Boeser said of losing Myers and Garland this week. “Some of my closest friends over the years. It sucks. We kind of knew it was coming (but) we didn’t know who was going to go. We’ve got to make sure we’re looking forward now and really start to build this thing up.
“It’s nice to get (the deadline) past and now we can just focus on some better hockey.”
Mired in a poor season personally, like so many Canucks, Boeser suddenly has six goals in his last 11 games and is up to 15 goals for the season – two behind team leader, Kiefer Sherwood, who was traded to the San Jose Sharks on Jan. 19.
“I’ll catch him,” Boeser smiled.
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He said it was “crazy” how few Canucks remain from the team that went two rounds deep in the Stanley Cup Playoffs less than two years ago.
“Someone posted the lineup of our playoff series against Edmonton, and how much has changed in just two years,” Blueger said. “Such a short period of time. Obviously, that’s not ideal, but that’s how it goes sometimes.”
The transaction Friday that will have the most immediate impact on the Canucks was the waiver claim of Douglas from the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is a six-foot-nine forward who has 92 penalty minutes (and two assists) in 29 games this season.
“With our young guys in the lineup … I want the players to feel safe,” Allvin explained. “I don’t want them to get beaten up. And we’ve been looking for a player like this with more size, physicality. So when he was available here … we felt that would be a good fit for us.”
Mar 6, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) shoots the ball against Indiana Pacers forward Jarace Walker (5) and center Jay Huff (32) in the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Luka Doncic recorded 44 points, nine rebounds and three steals in three quarters of action to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a solid 128-117 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
Doncic made seven 3-pointers and notched his 10th 40-point effort of the season to break a tie with Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards for the most this season. He also became the fourth different Laker to record 10 or more 40-point games in a season, joining a trio of Hall of Famers — Kobe Bryant (four times), Elgin Baylor (three) and Jerry West (three)
Doncic’s scoring was needed on a night in which the Lakers were without LeBron James (left elbow, left foot). James injured the elbow in a hard fall during Thursday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets.
Austin Reaves scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter before fouling out for Los Angeles, which won for the fourth time in the past five games. Luke Kennard had 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench, Rui Hachimura scored 13 points and Marcus Smart added 11.
Pascal Siakam scored 26 points for the Pacers, who lost their eighth straight game. Indiana has dropped the past five games by an average of 19.6 points.
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Andrew Nembhard added 17 points and eight assists and Jay Huff scored 16 points for the Pacers. T.J. McConnell added 10 points off the bench for Indiana.
The Lakers, who also were without Deandre Ayton (left knee), shot 52.9% from the field and made 17 of 37 from 3-point range.
Indiana connected on 46.9% of its attempts but was just 8 of 35 from behind the arc.
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Doncic was 5 of 5 from 3-point range and scored 22 points in the opening quarter as the Lakers led 35-27.
Doncic scored seven points in the second quarter to increase his output to 29 as Los Angeles led 64-51 at the break.
He tallied 15 points in the Lakers’ 35-point third quarter before exiting. He capped the period in style by banking in a 3-pointer with 5.5 seconds left as Los Angeles took a 99-80 advantage heading into the final quarter.
The Pacers were within 103-89 after a 3-pointer by Jarace Walker. However, Reaves scored nine points during an 11-2 surge as the Lakers pushed the lead to 114-91 with 7:34 left. The margin topped out at 24 before Indiana narrowed the score.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium on Aug. 23, 2025.(Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
The Raiders will receive two first-round picks from the Ravens, including the No. 14 overall pick in next month’s NFL draft, one report said.
The 28-year-old Crosby had 10 sacks last season and has reached double digits four times in his seven seasons.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Jonah Laulu (96) and defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) celebrate during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Houston, Texas, on Dec. 21, 2025.(Ashley Landis/AP Photo)
The Raiders last appeared in the playoffs back in 2021 but have gone 7-27 over the past two seasons. They have the No. 1 pick in the 2026 draft, which is expected to land them Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
The Ravens, meanwhile, are entering a new era, after firing longtime head coach John Harbaugh and replacing him with former Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter.
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Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders sniffs smelling salts during an NFL game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on November 20, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.(Michael Owens/Getty Images)
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Aaron Judge wasted no time clubbing his first World Baseball Classic homer.
Judge, the Team USA captain, hit a first-inning two-run home run, while Brice Turang had three hits and four RBI to lead Team USA to a whopping win over Brazil in its World Baseball Classic opener Friday night.
Cal Raleigh #29, Byron Buxton #25, and Roman Anthony #3 of the United States celebrate after scoring from an RBI double hit by Brice Turang #13 of the United States in the fifth inning against Brazil during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game between the United States and Brazil at Daikin Park on March 6, 2026, in Houston, Texas. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
There was one out and one on in the first when Judge, the first player to commit to the team last April, connected off Bo Takahashi at Houston’s Daikin Park.
Lucas Ramirez homered twice for Brazil with his father, 12-time All-Star Manny Ramirez, in attendance. He cut the lead to 2-1 with his leadoff homer, and his solo shot in the eighth got Brazil within 8-5.
Aaron Judge #99 of the United States celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning against Brazil during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game between the United States and Brazil at Daikin Park on March 6, 2026, in Houston, Texas. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
At 20 years, 49 days, he became the youngest player in WBC history with a multi-homer game.
Byron Buxton was hit by a pitch in the fifth to push the Americans’ lead to 4-1. Turang cleared the bases with his double to left field two pitches later to make it 7-1.
Brice Turang #13 of Team USA hits a three-run double in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game presented by Capital One between Team USA and Team Brazil at Daikin Park on Friday, March 6, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Rob Tringali/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Brazil is in the WBC for just the second time and first since 2013. The team fell to 0-4 all-time in the tournament after losing to Japan, Cuba and China in 2013.
Another highlight for Brazil came when 17-year-old high school senior Joseph Contreras got Judge to ground into a bases-loaded double play to end the second inning. Contreras, the youngest player in the WBC this year, is the son of pitcher José Contreras, who played 11 MLB seasons.
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Beat the Streets launches in five more locations this spring
Founded by Dr William Bird, it turns every journey into a game
Offering free participation, it has been proven to engage individuals from the most deprived communities
In 2025, social value was calculated at £321.80 per adult
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Beat the Streets has announced plans to launch in a number of new towns this spring.
Bloxwich launched in February and will be followed by Colchester on 11 March. Hendon and Grangetown; Penzance and St Austell will all launch later this month.
Beat the Streets turns towns and cities into a giant game with friendly competition to see how far an individual or their team can walk, run or cycle around their community, turning every journey into a game.
First introduced near Reading in 2013, it has now reached two million adults and children in more than 200 places across the world.
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It was the brainchild of Dr William Bird, who founded Intelligent Health in 2010 to create a world where every community is designed for health, and every individual has the agency and the environment to flourish.
An analysis of nine programmes in 2024/25 showed that 40 per cent of registered participants came from the 20 per cent most deprived communities. Children from the most deprived areas (IMD 1–2), demonstrated a 7 per cent reduction in the proportion classified as less active and the rate of children achieving more than 60 minutes of daily activity increased by 8.4 percentage points.
On average, programmes engage 12 per cent of the population and 68 per cent of adult players were women.
The social value was calculated at £321.80 per adult participant and extrapolated to 54,365 adult players this generated an estimated wellbeing value of around £17.5 million.
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The game is free for all players and for partners purchasing the programme for their area, the average cost to engage a participant was £12.73 in 2024/25.
Diablo 4 is collaborating with yet another major franchise in Season 12: Season of Slaughter. This time, the crossover is with Doom: The Dark Ages, bringing the Slayer’s aesthetic to Sanctuary through thematic rewards, premium cosmetics, and free emblems during a limited-time event.
This event will begin on March 11, 2026, at 10 am PT and is set to run until 10 am PT on March 18, 2026.
Everything we know about the Doom: The Dark Ages collaboration
Season 12 of Diablo 4 is also known as the Season of Slaughter (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
This crossover introduces the “most expansive earnable Reliquary yet” to Diablo 4 Season 12. During its run, players can battle enemies to earn Dark Ages Currency, a new currency tied to the Doom: The Dark Ages event.
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To earn Dark Ages Currency, players must slay Elite and Champion enemies. The currency can then be spent on Doom: The Dark Ages-themed cosmetics from the event reliquary.
The reliquary contains 10 unique transmogs inspired by the Doom Slayer’s arsenal. Each cosmetic costs 100x Dark Ages Currency. Examples include:
Shield Saw cosmetic skin
Doom Slayer’s Flail weapon cosmetic
These items give your character a Doom-inspired makeover, perfect for facing Sanctuary’s demons.
Once you have acquired all the rewards, you will be able to claim the bonus Forsaken Gates Town Portal.
Players can get Doom: The Dark Ages-themed cosmetics from the reliquary (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Doom Chests: Boss drops
In addition to the reliquary rewards, players can earn loot by engaging bosses. Lair Bosses in Season 12 have a chance of dropping Doom Chests, which contain Unique items with Doom Crucible-themed transmogs. This provides players with special cosmetic versions of gear and an incentive to challenge high-tier bosses in the Season of Slaughter.
Free Doom: The Dark Ages emblems in Diablo 4 Season 12
Players can fight Elite enemies, collect Dark Ages Currency, and purchase these cosmetics (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Blizzard Entertainment is also giving away multiple free emblems during the event period via the in-game shop. You can claim them on the following dates and timings:
March 11, 12 pm PT – Dark Before the Dawn
March 13, 12 pm PT – Grandeur of the Gutted
March 15, 12 pm PT – Rip and Tear
These emblems are completely free; you only need to log in to the game in order to claim them.
Alongside free rewards, you can also obtain optional paid cosmetics from the in-game shop starting from March 12, 2026, at 12 pm PT. The items include:
Doom Slayer Armor (cross-class armor set)
Mecha Dragon Serrat cat mount skin
Cacodemon pet
Blizzard has not yet confirmed the prices of these cosmetics. However, based on previous crossover cosmetics, they may range between $20 and $30 each.
The Doom: The Dark Ages collaboration will launch with Season 12: Season of Slaughter, which also introduces Bloodied Items, the Killstreak system, and the player ability to temporarily transform into The Butcher, complete with unique skills and gameplay mechanics.
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Players will also be able to check out the new Paladin Class (from the upcoming Lord of Hatred expansion) up to level 25. With free reliquary items, Doom cosmetics, and a Paladin class trial, Season 12 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting seasons yet in Diablo 4.
For more details on Diablo 4 Season 12, visit the game’s official website.
The 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational’s third round gets underway Saturday morning at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Saturday, including full Arnold Palmer Invitational TV coverage, streaming details and Round 3 tee times.
How to watch Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday
The four-time PGA Tour winner followed up a nine-under opening round with a 68 in Round 2 to reach 13 under at the halfway point of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. That gives Berger a five-shot lead over Akshay Bhatia heading into Saturday’s third round.
You can watch the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on TV via NBC and Golf Channel, with Golf Channel opening the Saturday coverage at 12:30 p.m. ET. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive Round 3 streaming coverage starting on Saturday at 9 a.m. ET, as well as featured group and featured hole coverage throughout the day. Peacock will stream a simulcast of NBC’s third-round coverage.
Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the third round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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How to watch on TV Saturday
NBC and Golf Channel will split third-round TV coverage of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational. Golf Channel’s Saturday telecast runs from 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET, followed by NBC from 2:30-6 p.m. ET.
How to stream online Saturday
You can stream the third round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer streaming coverage starting at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, in addition to featured group and hole coverage. You can watch a simulcast of NBC’s Round 3 coverage on Peacock.
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2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 3 tee times (ET)
Tee No. 1
9:20 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Brian Harman 9:30 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Nico Echavarria 9:40 a.m. – Keith Mitchell, Lucas Glover 9:50 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Taylor Moore 10:00 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Patrick Rodgers 10:10 a.m. – Austin Smotherman, Tommy Fleetwood 10:25 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Nicolai Højgaard 10:35 a.m. – Andrew Putnam, Alex Noren 10:45 a.m. – Michael Kim, Max Greyserman 10:55 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Viktor Hovland 11:05 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Jacob Bridgeman 11:20 a.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Taylor 11:30 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Corey Conners 11:40 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Jhonattan Vegas 11:50 a.m. – Harry Hall, Kurt Kitayama 12:00 p.m. – Ryo Hisatsune, Daniel Bennett 12:15 p.m. – Adam Scott, Si Woo Kim 12:25 p.m. – Harris English, Scottie Scheffler 12:35 p.m. – Michael Thorbjornsen, Sepp Straka 12:45 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Cameron Young 12:55 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Ryan Fox 1:10 p.m. – Bud Cauley, Chris Gotterup 1:20 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley 1:30 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler 1:40 p.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala 1:50 p.m. – Daniel Berger, Akshay Bhatia
Rayan Ait-Nouri has emerged as a key player in recent weeks as Manchester City chase silverware in four competitions
06:00, 07 Mar 2026
It would have been very Typical City if Manchester City had finally signed a left-back after years of grumbling from fans and then didn’t play him. It also would have been very Pep Guardiola to bring in a specialist and then stick another midfielder in the position instead.
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And it was. When Rayan Ait-Nouri left for the Africa Cup of Nations in December, it didn’t look obvious when he would next play in the Premier League. Nico O’Reilly had basically had the position locked down since September, and any chance Ait-Nouri had to show himself wasn’t taken.
Having looked fine on debut at his former club Wolves on the opening day of the season, Ait-Nouri quickly went downhill. He came off injured 20 minutes into the dismal defeat against Spurs, came back for the dismal defeat against Brighton but was then injured for six weeks.
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When he came back in October, his only starts before leaving for international duty two months later were the Carabao Cup game at Swansea and the Champions League game with Leverkusen. He was substituted after an hour in South Wales with City drawing against the Championship side, and then taken off at half-time with Leverkusen ahead.
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For all the fuss around African players not being released long before the international tournament started, Ait-Nouri barely got a kick while O’Reilly went from strength to strength. If the Collyhurst youngster kept the Algerian out of the team initially, it was a need to bring him into midfield that gave Ait-Nouri his chance.
“There was a period where he didn’t play much and Nico O’Reilly played there. After that, we didn’t have the consistency with second balls and Nico and Antoine helped us to be more of a ‘mm-mm’ team,” said Guardiola as he emphasised the physicality and drive needed in midfield. “In that moment, in that position with Josko [Gvardiol] injured, we brought Rayan from Wolves to play and he’s playing really good.”
It has been quite the run – nine straight starts is the longest current streak of consecutive games in the squad and if the niggles that he forced him to be substituted against Forest do not rule him out of the Newcastle tie in the FA Cup he may well be being kept fresh for the Champions League match in Madrid. Ait-Nouri has never been the star but his performances at Liverpool and Leeds have been essential for City.
The 24-year-old has never been a player to seek the limelight, happy to keep his head down and have a quiet life. He was exactly the same in his four year at Wolves, shy about speaking up in a language he took his time to get confident with.
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He has rarely been seen too far from Rayan Cherki since the pair signed for City before the Club World Cup and people at the training ground speak of how nice and normal Ait-Nouri is. At a recent away game, he gave his matchworn shirt to a young fan as he was walking out of the stadium.
It was at Newcastle where Ait-Nouri’s City career saw lift-off – despite a cancelled flight. The Algerian was later back to Manchester than he wanted to be after the Africa Cup of Nations because of a problem with a connection on the journey home, but he made sure he was in the squad for their trip up to St James’ for their Carabao Cup semi-final.
City were still in defensive disarray at this point with ]Gvardiol, John Stones, Ruben Dias and Nico Gonzalez all sidelined as well as Savinho, Mateo Kovacic and Oscar Bobb. Not only did Ait-Nouri put his hand up for the game but he also came off the bench for the closing minutes of the match and teed up Cherki for the crucial second goal.
These kind of displays – of application on the pitch but also the will to be there in the first place – go a long way when Guardiola judges his players, and it is little surprise that Ait-Nouri has been rewarded since. As much as the wider team changes brought him into the team, he wouldn’t have made it without his own efforts.
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That has allowed him to grow into the new side, improving with every week. While it may have taken a few months and an absence on another continent, Ait-Nouri has hit his stride under Guardiola.
“He made steps forward a lot in the last games, understanding what we needed and his quality with the ball is fantastic,” the manager said. “He gives us extra passes and defensively he is more aggressive and faster than people could think about it. In the question of working the line, he’s getting better.”
That is all Guardiola wants from his improving team, while many City fans are just happy to see a left-back.
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