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With the 2026 regular season almost here, our rankings series is nearing its conclusion. After ranking the NFL’s top edge defenders and interior defensive linemen individually, it’s time to evaluate how those pieces come together

Inside a 28-story testing tower erected in the middle of the suburban town of Bristol, Connecticut, Otis engineers run elevator parts through dust chambers, humidity cells and saltwater fog machines

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider has been recognized as the NHL’s top defensive blueliner, earning The Hockey News’ Rod Langway Award for the 2025-26 season

With training camps underway, we’re getting our first real chance to see how this year’s rookie class measures up against pro competition. However, until the real games begin, all we can do is project how NFL newbies will fare in 2026, so that’s what I’m doing here. Below you’ll find my top 11 candidates to…

The six-foot-two, 242-pound Lemon won a Grey Cup with Toronto in 2017. The 37-year-old begins his third stint with the Argos, having previously played for the team from 2016-18 and in 2019

Spain are FIFA World Cup champions after defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in a thrilling final, with Ferran Torres scoring the goal that sealed the title

It’s not unusual for older players to get a reduced workload, but Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward accomplished something extremely impressive in 2025: He was both the NFL’s oldest defensive tackle, and the defensive tackle who played the most snaps

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide in November 2025 after a high-speed chase with police, had early stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain abnormality linked to repeated concussions, his family announced Tuesday