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2012 NFL Draft With pro days in full swing, Mike Mayock updates his position-by-position rankings for the 2012 NFL Draft, with changes to tight ends and cornerbacks, among others. Read
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Saturday night's contest between the Nationals and Dodgers -- not coincidentally one of the weekend games previewed in the Friday edition of the perpetually infallible Daily Notes -- was an excellent one ( box ). Uberprospect Bryce Harper made his major-league debut, hitting an impressive line-drive double to the center-field wall ( video ) and also displaying his strong, accurate throwing arm ( video ); Stephen Strasburg struck out a third of the 27 batters he faced while walking none, posting a single-game xFIP of 1.82 ( video ); and Matt Kemp hit his league-leading 11th home run to win the game in extra innings ( video ). The game's average leverage index (1.83) was easily the highest of the day. A quieter, but still notable, feat was performed by Dodger starter Chad Billingsley in the top of the second inning.
