We propose FreeDave (Free Draft-and-Verification), a fast sampling algorithm for diffusion language models, which achieves lossless parallel decoding via a pipeline of parallel-decoded candidate ...

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The New Orleans Saints are having a nice late-season surge to provide optimism going into the offseason. However, that doesn't change the fact that there are several glaring team needs that need ...

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart had just 33 yards in the Week 16 loss to the Vikings. / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images As the 16th week of the NFL season draws to a close, the 2026 draft ...

There are 41 bowl games this holiday season, providing talent evaluators and college football fans with a smorgasbord of storylines. With many of the top players preparing for their final college ...

The 2026 NFL Draft may not feature the kind of all-world, slam-dunk, No. 1 overall quarterback prospects that defined the 2024 class, but franchises will still be jockeying aggressively for the top ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs insist they are playing to win over the final three weeks of the season. That's their competitive nature. It wouldn't be the worst thing to lose. The Chiefs ...

It's a two-horse race at quarterback for the number one overall pick on the eve of the college football playoff. Could this be the first time since 2017, though, that a quarterback goes top-10, but ...

The Miami Dolphins are making a change at quarterback. Seventh-round rookie Quinn Ewers will start Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals while Tua Tagovailoa has been demoted to third string. This ...

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The Jets currently hold a 10 percent chance to claim the No. 1 pick, per The Athletic's NFL Playoff Simulator. Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images The NFL’s two biggest late-season sprints are underway — ...