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Top-ranked junior Emoni Bates announced Friday he was decommitting from Michigan State and reopening his recruitment.

The draft ended up having a larger audience than the April 25 Academy Awards (10.4 million) and also outdrew all but one game of last year’s World Series.

Kristaps Porzingis had surgery in October to address the lateral meniscus injury in his right knee that he suffered during the playoffs.

Packers GM Brian Gutekunst said late Thursday night that the team doesn’t plan to trade Aaron Rodgers, adding that he believes the two sides can make it work.

Sam Darnold is guaranteed $18.8 million from the Panthers in 2022 after the team picked up his fifth-year option. Carolina showed its commitment to its offseason trade acquisition by not selecting another quarterback in Round 1 of the draft.

The Chiefs agreed to a deal with Jerick McKinnon, a source told ESPN, adding to their depth at the RB position.

LeBron James, who hasn’t played since March 20 because of a high ankle sprain, could return as early as Friday night vs. the Kings, sources told ESPN, as he has been upgraded to questionable.

Some of the picks from Thursday’s first round of the NFL draft have arrived in their new home cities and gotten their uniform numbers. A few are now rocking single-digit jersey numbers.

After trading four picks to move up, the 49ers took the player with the highest ceiling, not the highest floor.

Linked to the Alabama signal-caller since early in the draft process, New England landed the player it coveted.