The Ravens have agreed to a deal with free-agent wide receiver Demarcus Robinson, his agent confirmed Friday on Twitter, addressing potential depth concerns at the position. Robinson, 27, signed a one-year, $1.2 million deal with the Las Vegas Raiders in March but, in a surprise, was released during the first round of roster cuts Tuesday.…
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM | Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin said he pays no attention to criticism or campaign donations when making decisions about what’s best for West Virginia. Sounding somewhat exasperated when asked whether the dramatic bump in campaign contributions he’s received from oil and gas interests in recent months influenced his…
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Brian Daboll isn’t going to be the one to reveal why Daniel Jones required neck surgery this winter. The Giants’ head coach grew agitated Friday when quizzed about the “non-football related procedure” that Jones had acknowledged for the first time on Thursday. Daboll said he wasn’t concerned about Jones’ health now, but he wouldn’t confirm…
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MANHATTAN BEACH — When Stein Metzger started the beach volleyball program at UCLA nearly 10 years ago, recruiting was simple. “Back then, I would just grab my lawn chair, jump on my cruiser and ride down to Hermosa Pier, and everyone came into Hermosa during July,” Metzger said. “And that was where all the recruiting…
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Bosses in Orange County added 5,600 workers in July — 28% above the year’s hiring pace, bringing employment to 98.8% of pre-pandemic levels. My trusty spreadsheet, filled with state job figures released Friday, found local bosses had 1.66 million workers in July, up 73,400 in 12 months. However, July employment was 25,000 below February 2020,…
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Conventional wisdom would tell you the Miami Dolphins should treat the second exhibition of the three-game preseason slate as the dress rehearsal, especially after resting most starters in the preseason opener. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, though, is not one to conform to conventional norms. As McDaniel said last week in Tampa, responding to an unrelated…
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COSTA MESA — Storm Norton stands 6-foot-7 and weighs 317 pounds. He played all 17 games at right tackle for the Chargers last season, starting 15. He is entering his fourth season in the NFL, having played all but one of 24 games with the Chargers, who signed him as a free agent in 2020.…
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The Giants are so banged up, they are “revisiting” plans to play starters like Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley in Sunday night’s preseason home game against the Cincinnati Bengals. “We’re revisiting it based on some of the stuff that happened yesterday [in practice],” head coach Brian Daboll said of the starters’ plan, with at least…
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A grieving widower said it is impossible to rest easy knowing that, at any moment he could see graphic images showing the bodies of his wife and young daughter, who died in the same helicopter crash as NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. Christopher Chester is a co-plaintiff in a federal lawsuit alongside Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant.…
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By Lucas Shaw | Bloomberg Netflix’s programming and new movies for kids will stay commercial-free when the company introduces its advertising-supported service, according to people familiar with the plans. Netflix has told partners it won’t run ads during original kids programs, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the company is still working…
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