Phelps: Don't Want Kids to Swim Like Me — and more

In an interview with Whoop Podcast, Phelps opened up about his battle with depression and anxiety throughout his career. "I don't want my children to swim, I don't want them to go through what I experienced for 20 years," the Olympic champion stated.

The swimmer also addressed the current state of the US national team, expressing concerns about what he perceives as a lack of leadership. Phelps made these comments while discussing the future of American swimming ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Jesse Minter is the Ravens new head coach, and he's surrounded quarterback Lamar Jackson with a dynamic young playcaller in Declan Doyle. Baltimore has 22 unrestricted free agents, according to Over The Cap, with big names like Tyler Linderbaum, Isaiah Likely, Kyle Van Noy, Dre'Mont Jones, Alohi Gilman, Chidobe Awuzie, and Ar'Darius Washington among those Eric DeCosta will evaluate.

DeCosta has ways to clear salary cap space, and Baltimore could look to make a big move or target a top-tier name who is interested in joining the league's top coaching staff.

With the new league year fast approaching, we're looking at ten big-name free agents the Baltimore Ravens could target on the open market.

GM Eric DeCosta talked about the possibility of going after "big-ticket items" in free agency this year. pic.twitter.com/m72SSaS6Iz

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Atlanta Falcons: TE Kyle Pitts

A tight end who can play like a wide receiver (88 catches for 928 yards and five touchdowns), Pitts only needs to improve as a run blocker to earn elite status.

Buffalo Bills: OL David Edwards

The sixth-year pro out of Wisconsin has logged nearly 5,000 snaps at left guard in his NFL career and finished 2025 logging a 71.4 PFF grade in 1,035 snaps.

New York Jets: OL Alijah Vera-Tucker

Before his 2025 injury, Vera-Tucker earned three straight seasons of 70.0-plus PFF overall grades and allowed the fourth-lowest pressure rate (2.8 percent) among guards in 2024.

Philadelphia Eagles: OLB Jaelan Phillips

The Eagles traded a 2026 third-round pick to acquire Phillips, who came to Philadelphia on the final year of his contract. The former Dolphins first-round pick finished with 28 tackles and two sacks in 8 games. Phillips didn't put up all-world sack numbers, but he put pressure on the quarterback, and his 73 were the 9th-best in the NFL according to PFF.Phillips played 819 snaps at edge rusher in 2025, while posting a 77.1 pass rush grade, 20th best in the NFL.

Green Bay Packers: WR Romeo Doubs

Doubs has the route-running skills and quickness to dominate over the middle. Doubs averaged 13.2 yards per reception and caught five of his six touchdowns on red zone targets.

Cincinnati Bengals: Edge Rusher Trey Hendrickson

Hendrickson, 31, was coming off back-to-back 17.5-sack seasons and four straight Pro Bowls before contract frustrations and core muscle surgery in December limited him to four sacks in seven games in 2025. He got a one-year, $29 million deal from the Bengals last year, but isn't likely to draw as much this time around. Hendrickson needs 19 sacks to reach 100 for his career and could take this defense to another level.

Chicago Bears: CB Nahshon Wright

Wright, 27, logged five interceptions and two forced fumbles, earning a Pro Bowl.

Los Angeles Chargers: DE Khalil Mack

Mack dropped to six sacks in 2024 and 5.5 this past season, playing 12 games due to an elbow injury.

Pittsburgh Steelers: OL Isaac Seumalo

The 32-year-old knows the AFC North and was the 16th-highest graded offensive guard in 2025.

Seattle Seahawks: DE Boye Mafe

Since entering the NFL in 2022, Mafe has organically grown into one of the most consistent edge rushers in the league. Mafe's sacks in 2025 were down as he managed only two sacks, but his pressure rate was among the best as he had a Pass Rush Win Rate of 19% with 40 pressures, and 36 hurries against opposing quarterbacks.

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Citadel Bulldogs (9-20, 6-10 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (18-11, 9-7 SoCon)

Greenville, South Carolina; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Citadel faces Furman after Braxton Williams scored 26 points in Citadel's 93-72 loss to the Chattanooga Mocs.

The Paladins have gone 10-5 at home. Furman leads the SoCon in rebounding, averaging 35.0 boards. Charles Johnston leads the Paladins with 9.2 rebounds.

The Bulldogs have gone 6-10 against SoCon opponents. Citadel gives up 76.8 points to opponents while being outscored by 7.4 points per game.

Furman is shooting 47.3% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point lower than the 48.3% Citadel allows to opponents. Citadel has shot at a 41.4% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points less than the 41.7% shooting opponents of Furman have averaged.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Citadel won 77-75 in the last matchup on Jan. 22. Sola Adebisi led Citadel with 22 points, and Alex Wilkins led Furman with 15 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilkins is averaging 17.7 points and five assists for the Paladins. Asa Thomas is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Williams is shooting 33.9% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 13.9 points. Christian Moore is shooting 42.5% and averaging 10.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Paladins: 5-5, averaging 75.1 points, 32.6 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 3.3 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.4 points per game.

Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 67.5 points, 29.4 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 39.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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