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Jets make draft day deal and then select Penn State offensive lineman Olu Fashanu at 11th overall
NEW YORK — After a draft day deal, the Jets added an offensive weapon with the 11th overall pickMinnesota traded pick ... Read More
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Raiders select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers with 13th overall pick of NFL draft
LAS VEGAS — The Raiders have a new tight end.
The club selected Georgia tight end Brock Bowers with the 13th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday. Tight end was not a huge need for the Raiders after selecting ...Read more
Broncos select Oregon quarterback Bo Nix with 12th overall pick
DENVER — Sean Payton has found his quarterback.
The Broncos selected former Oregon star Bo Nix with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night. Nix is Denver’s first selection in the ...Read more
Seahawks draft DT Byron Murphy II with 16th pick in NFL draft
SEATTLE — There was no trade for the Seahawks on Thursday night.
Instead, the Seahawks saw a player regarded as the best defensive lineman in the draft fall into their lap — Texas’ Byron Murphy II — and decided to...Read more
Hurricanes move within a win of a first-round playoff sweep after 3-2 victory vs. Islanders
ELMONT, N.Y. — There’s no place like home. Although for the Carolina Hurricanes, Long Island isn’t far off.
The Hurricanes posted their fifth playoff road win in six tries at the New York Islanders on Thursday, ...Read more
Rams start rebuilding defense without Aaron Donald by picking Florida State star Jared Verse
LOS ANGELES — The Rams opened the 2024 NFL draft by addressing their defensive line, selecting Florida State’s Jared Verse with the 19th pick of the first round.
Jared Verse — Edge
— 6 feet 4, 254 pounds, Florida...Read more
Marvin Harrison Jr. goes to Cardinals with No. 4 pick in NFL draft
PHILADELPHIA — Former St. Joseph’s Prep star and Philadelphia native Marvin Harrison Jr. is headed to Arizona.
Harrison, the first non-quarterback off the board, went No. 4 overall to the Cardinals in the first round ...Read more
Joel Embiid sets playoff high with 50 points to propel Sixers to Game 3 win over Knicks
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had already splashed four shots from beyond the arc. In the third quarter.
But then he baited New York Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein into a his fifth foul with more than seven minutes to ...Read more
Steelers pick Washington offensive lineman Troy Fautanu at No. 20 in NFL draft
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers went back to the offensive line for the second year in a row when they used their No. 1 pick on Washington tackle Troy Fautanu.
It is the first time in franchise history the Steelers have ...Read more
Dolphins select Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson with 21st overall pick
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel has said “edge” is his favorite position on the field.
And the Dolphins — in a precarious spot at that position because of injuries to two starters — drafted one on Thursday when they ...Read more
Vikings select edge rusher Dallas Turner No. 17 overall
MIAMI — Dallas Turner is officially the latest in a long line of great St. Thomas Aquinas edge rushers to go in the first round of the NFL draft.
Turner, who was the Miami Herald’s Broward County Defensive Player of ...Read more
Giants draft LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers at No. 6 overall after reportedly trying to trade up for QB Drake Maye
NEW YORK — The Giants passed on J.J. McCarthy and other top quarterbacks at No. 6 overall on Thursday night and drafted LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers.
Both the Giants and Minnesota Vikings tried to trade up to No. 3 ...Read more
Keeping with Jim Harbaugh physicality promise, Chargers pick stud lineman Joe Alt
LOS ANGELES — The Chargers opened the 2024 NFL draft by addressing their offensive line, taking Notre Dame tackle Joe Alt with the fifth pick of the first round.
Joe Alt — offensive tackle
— 6 feet 9, 321 pounds, ...Read more
Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. selected by Falcons with No. 8 pick in NFL draft
SEATTLE — Michael Penix Jr.’s wait is complete. The 2023 Maxwell Award winner and former Washington quarterback finally knows where he’s going to begin his NFL career.
The 2023 Heisman runner-up, Penix went to ...Read more
Washington receiver Rome Odunze selected by Bears at No. 9 in NFL draft
SEATTLE — On April 27, 2017, John Ross was selected in the first round of the NFL draft. He was picked ninth overall by the Cincinnati Bengals, becoming the third wide receiver in Washington program history to be taken ...Read more
Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy goes to Vikings at No. 10 in NFL draft
DETROIT — Former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, so often described by analysts the last few months as the most polarizing at his position in this year’s NFL draft, finally knows his NFL destination.
McCarthy, who...Read more
Magic rebound to rout Cavs for first home playoff victory in 13 years
ORLANDO, Fla. — The slogan on Jalen Suggs‘ shirt said it all Thursday.
“Seek discomfort.”
The Cavaliers experienced plenty.
Trailing 0-2 in the first-round series between the Nos. 4 and 5 seeds in the East ...Read more
Family member of Aaron Boone goes deep for A's as Yankees settle for series split
NEW YORK — Nick Allen doesn’t share Aaron Boone’s last name, but the Athletics shortstop is part of the manager’s family.
Allen is married to Boone’s niece Savannah, the daughter of former All-Star Bret Boone. ...Read more
Panthers push Lightning to brink of elimination with 5-3 Game 3 victory
TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Panthers are one win away from taking their opening-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series against their in-state rival.
The Panthers won Game 3 of the best-of-7 series against the Tampa Bay ...Read more
Warriors star Steph Curry named Clutch Player of the Year
Stephen Curry has another trophy to add to his mantel.
The 36-year-old Curry was named the 2023-24 Clutch Player of the Year. He finished with 45 of 99 first-place votes, edging out DeMar DeRozan at the ballot box.
Curry...Read more
Paul Sullivan: Pete Crow-Armstrong's 2-run home run -- his 1st big league hit -- fuels Cubs to 3-1 win over Astros
CHICAGO — “Where’s the phenom?” coach Willie Harris yelled outside the Chicago Cubs clubhouse Thursday morning.
Moments later, Pete Crow-Armstrong appeared from out of the blue and followed Harris down the tunnel ...Read more
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