The pick of Colton Hood is a full circle moment for the Hood family.Colton Hoods uncle isRoderick Hood, a former NFL cornerback who played for eight seasons whose position coach in Philadelphia was Giants head coach John Harbaugh.My uncle always told me how good of a person (Harbaugh) was but also how hard of a coach he was, said Hood. Definitely somebody I want to be coached by and somebody I want to play for.Being bypassed in Round 1The Atlanta native returned to his home Friday after being in Pittsburgh the day before. While saying it was disappointing not to be drafted in the first round, he believes everything happens for a reason.I know God.was probably preventing me from something or he had something better in store for me, and that being the Giants, he said. Im super excited to go into this next chapter of my life and will just go in there and give my all and be the best version of myself.I feel great. Just being able to realize my dreams. Its something I grew up dreaming about playing in the NFL and getting to do it for such a storied franchise such as the Giants, its just a great feeling.Self evaluationThe 21-year-old, who previously played at Auburn and Colorado before transferring to Tennessee last year, said he was surprised to be drafted by the Giants as he did not have a visit with team members outside of a formal meeting at the Combine this year. Hood comes to the Giants with a reputation as press-man cover corner, trained in-part by his unclde, who can attach himself to receivers and make things difficult for the offense.Asked to describe himself as a player, Hood said the Giants drafted the most competitive person in this draft, the best cornerback in the draft, and someone whos going to come out and give his all each Sunday.A Harbaugh-type playerIt was a characteristic that Harbaugh is looking in his cornerback room, stating after Hood was drafted because I want a bunch of pit bulls out there flying around making plays on the football, and Colton Hood gives us another guy in there to do that and compete and push everybody. He comes from a great family. So I know the type of family this young man comes from, and the type person he is. I know the kind of athlete he is. This is a corner with traits and ball skills.Hood said that he would use not being picked in the first round as motivation when he hits the field in East Rutherford.For sure, but Im saying its more just wanting to prove the Giants right and just thanking them for taking a chance on me, he said. Definitely giving my all back to them and this organization.

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Newest Boston Celtics big man Nikola Vucevic has played in the postseason before, but never as a team seen as a contender heading into the playoffs. Starting his career with the Philadelphia 76ers of all teams, Vooch now faces his rookie season ball club in the first round of the 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs, a team he whet his 16-game whistle vs. Boston in 2012 during the last era of Celtics contention, appearing in just one contest.Since then, he's also played for the Orlando Magic in a pair of first-round series in 2019 and 2020, and another with the Chicago Bulls in 2022. "We didn't play too many, unfortunately, playoffs games," said the Montenegrin big man after the Celtics' 108-100 road win vs. the Sixers in Game 3 of their 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs series. "But the ones we played, the intensity, the stakes are much higher and it helps bring your game up to a higher level, especially the physicality, and I felt like tonight was a pretty (good) example of that.""(It) wasn't a perfect game, a lot of back and forth ... ," he added. "Mistakes here and there, which happen, but we found a way.""And it was definitely a physical game, especially for us today battling with (Andre) Drummond and (Adem) Bona (...)," said Vucevic. "But yeah, it's just tough.""It's fun to be part of these, especially playing for you want to play in the playoffs, you want to, hope you make a deep run, have these big games, so it's the best part of being a professional athlete."Listen to "Havlicek Stole the Pod" on:Blue Wire: https://tiny.ee/CdKpiTunes: https://tiny.ee/RK47YouTube: https://tiny.ee/cOW3This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Nikola Vucevic has played in the postseason, but never as a contender

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Benzema highlights the main problem at Real Madrid They dont play as much as a teamSpeaking on an Instagram live session with French rapper Rohff earlier this week, Real Madrid legend Karim Benzema highlighted the problems that his former club is facing this season, comparing them with reigning European champions PSG.It has been a season to forget for Los Blancos, as they are set to finish another campaign without a major trophy. PSG, meanwhile, are on track to win the Ligue 1 title and have also made it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.Lack of cohesion the issue: BenzemaDuring the conversation, Benzema praised the side managed by Luis Enrique and admitted that Real Madrid face a greater challenge due to the number of star players in their squad and the lack of cohesion between them.At Real Madrid its more complicatedbecause they dont play as much as a team; todaythe group is suffering from that lack of cohesion, Benzema stated, as quoted by MARCA.Comparing this to PSG, he added: At PSG, you field the starters and they play, butwhen the coach makes changes in the 60th or 70th minute, those who come on contribute even more than those who started.The lack of cohesion in the squad an issue at Real Madrid, reckons Benzema. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)According to the striker, the key to Parisian success lies in the fact that all the players, regardless of their role,know exactly what they have to do.For Benzema, the key to PSGs current dominance is not individual names but their collective structure.The most well-known at PSG is Luis Enrique, but they are a real team. PSG are not a team of stars, except Ousmane Dembele, the Ballon dOr winner, he said.According to the French forward, this cohesion is what makes the difference at the highest level: Whoever you put up front, they all work together and the substitutes perform the same. That is why they are so good.This has been an issue for Real Madrid this season, with star players like Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. accused of not doing enough off the ball when the team is not in possession.

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