If you thought it would be impossible for Naoya Inoue, the sport's defending pound-for-pound king, to be overshadowed on the same calendar day that he recorded a career-defining win in front of 55,000 ...

Raiders rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza was in the shotgun for almost every snap he took in college. That won’t be the case in the NFL, and when he took the practice field for the first time at ...

Indiana football has set its White House visit date for May 11. But it may be without one of the major pieces that got the Hoosiers their first national championship. REQUIRED READING: Who could be ...

The Las Vegas Raiders have been in quarterback purgatory for a few years, but things are looking a lot better now. The team signed Kirk Cousins in free agency, but rookie No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza ...

Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza says his clean-cut image shouldn’t be misinterpreted: He’s not always a nice guy. Asked about what kind of team leader he is, Mendoza says that in leading Indiana ...

Not everybody's mother fuels their purpose while providing the foundation for his or her best attribute. For Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza, taken first overall in the 2026 NFL Draft, ...

PITTSBURGH — Fernando Mendoza's journey from overlooked two-star recruit to the top of the NFL draft is complete after the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first pick Thursday night. Turning the ...

Fernando Mendoza – ever the humble gentleman – demurred when asked about draft. He could be the first pick, the 199th pick – he knew what he was doing by highlighting the draft spot his new boss, Tom ...

Fernando Mendoza was picked first overall in the 2026 NFL Draft by the Las Vegas Raiders. Mendoza celebrated from home in South Florida with friends and family. He's now the fourth quarterback to win ...

Cal and Stanford laid quasi-claim to two of the top two selections in the 2026 NFL Draft, although the connection was indirect and somewhat bittersweet in both cases. Former Bears quarterback Fernando ...