By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants capped their second draft under general manager Joe Schoen by adding four players on Saturday. Schoen was happy with the seven players he selected and excited about the three taken in the first three rounds. Cornerback Deonte Banks of Maryland,
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Improving one of the NFL’s worst offenses wound up the focus of Tennessee general manager Ran Carthon’s first NFL draft. So much so that he used all of his picks on offense. That’s a first for either side of the ball for this
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Zack Wheeler threw six shutout innings, Kody Clemens hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 6-1 for their fourth straight win. Wheeler allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked one in his third straight win. The right-hander was charged with seven runs in 11 innings over
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — En la década de 1980 comenzó a surgir un nuevo tipo de cadena minorista especializada: “asesinos de categoría”. El poderoso modelo comercial de las tiendas tenía como objetivo brindar a los compradores acceso a todos los tamaños, estilos y colores de un producto imaginable, todo en un solo lugar
Continue ReadingWAYNE, W.Va. (AP) — A portion of a press box floor has collapsed at a middle school softball tournament in West Virginia. School officials say nine people were injured in the collapse Saturday. The Wayne County School District says five people were inside the press box when the floor gave way at Wayne High School.
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission. The helicopters were headed to Fort Wainwright from a mission in the Donnelly Training Area when they crashed at 1:39 p.m. Thursday, about
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — First-year general manager Monti Ossenfort cobbled together a solid draft in his opening effort for the Arizona Cardinals. Ossenfort added depth in several spots, especially along the offensive line and at cornerback. He also set the franchise up for a good 2024 draft. The Cardinals
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Texans got two of the best players in the NFL draft in the first three picks. The Eagles added three more defensive standouts from Georgia. While it takes two or three years to judge whether players panned out, it’s easy to identify
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Bauers didn’t make it past the first inning of his New York Yankees debut, crashing headfirst into the left-field wall in a full sprint while catching Adolis García’s drive and leaving with a bruised right knee. The 27-year-old fell to the ground and held onto the ball for the final
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN HALL Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Some in the Vikings organization saw LSU cornerback Jay Ward as a potential starter at three spots in the secondary. Minnesota drafted Ward in the fourth round of the NFL draft on Saturday with versatility emphasized to retool the defense under new coordinator Brian Flores. Minnesota
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jeurys Familia gave up a one-run lead in the ninth for Oakland and Cincinnati’s Jake Fraley hit a broken-bat double to give the Reds a 3-2 win over the Athletics. Oakland set a major league record with 28 games to start a season without a
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Omar Khan’s first NFL draft as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ general manager was steeped in physicality and family. Khan bolstered Pittsburgh’s offensive and defensive lines while also selecting players with deep ties to the city and the franchise. Pittsburgh drafted Georgia offensive tackle Broderick Jones and added
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Danya Gainor, CNN Since SpaceX’s inaugural test flight of the most powerful rocket ever constructed, the company’s engineers, federal regulators and environmentalists have been trying to assess the aftermath of the spacecraft’s explosion and what happens next. “The outcome was roughly in (line) with what I expected and, maybe slightly exceeded
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane placed an emphasis on upgrading his offensive talent around Josh Allen in the NFL draft. Beane used Buffalo’s first two selections on offensive players. Buffalo traded a fourth-round pick to move up two spots in the order to
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo drove in the winning run to cap a two-run 10th inning for the Boston Red Sox, who rallied for an 8-7 victory over the Cleveland Guardians despite blowing the lead an inning earlier. Rafael Devers had a long first-inning, three-run homer. The Guardians notched four
Continue ReadingBy GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit a two-run double in Miami’s five-run first inning, and the Marlins held off the Chicago Cubs for a 7-6 win. Sánchez also singled home Luis Arraez in the fourth. Arraez and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each had three hits as Miami earned its third straight
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN Amid humanitarian and security crises in their home country, Haitian migrants arriving in Boston have been sleeping overnight at one of the city’s major hospitals. The dramatic increase of migrants arriving in recent weeks has stretched resources, the hospital told CNN. About 55 people, most from Haiti, spent Wednesday night in
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN One of the world’s most densely populated cities might seem an unlikely refuge for endangered wildlife. But behind the concrete jungle of Hong Kong, where more than 7 million people mingle in a 430 square mile area home to more skyscrapers than New York city, lies one of the last holdouts
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres de Colombia informó este viernes que se ha recomendado la evacuación preventiva de 28 comunidades cercanas al volcán Nevado del Ruiz, según un comunicado de la entidad. La Unidad dijo que la medida aplica para las poblaciones que
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed an emphasis on the pass rush in this year’s draft as they move deeper into the post-Tom Brady era. Tampa Bay hopes to put more pressure on opposing quarterbacks with the additions of defensive linemen Calijah Kancey of Pittsburgh in the
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