Willie Colon didn’t like the Jets’ 2022 NFL Draft. He loved it. “Man, they dominated. I honestly think that’s, if not [the], one of the best drafts in Jets history,” Colon, 39, the Super Bowl champion ex-Steeler and Jet, said Monday at his eighth annual charity event to raise money for the Lupus Research Alliance.…
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There were 262 picks in the 2022 NFL draft. It will take a few years to know which teams got the most bang for their buck, but we have enough information to make some early judgment calls. To help make sense of the annual three-day event, here’s a look at some of the superlatives from…
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Draft grades don’t mean much a year after the draft, and they mean even less only days after the draft. But with the Ravens eyeing a return to the playoffs, and preparing to build a roster around the looming megadeal for quarterback Lamar Jackson, it was hard not to be impressed not only by the…
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Q: I thought the playoffs are a time when everyone plays, even if they’re hurt. Given Kyle Lowry’s age and remaining contract, could you see his contract in play in the offseason (along with Duncan Robinson)? – Brian. A: No, because that is why Kyle Lowry only received a three-year contract in the first place,…
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Q: Ira, why do you say “non-COVID” each time you list a Heat player as being ill? We get it, there is still COVID. But you’ve said the Heat players are vaccinated and boosted. You’re bringing something up that doesn’t matter. – Edward. A: Actually, this is something the Heat and most, if not all,…
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It was a loss, but in many ways, Friday marked one of the most significant days of the Orioles’ rebuild. Right-hander Kyle Bradish became the system’s first top 10 prospect acquired by executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias to reach the majors, a signal of the proximity of the products of the organization’s…
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Velus Jones Jr. had faced the question during the pre-draft process, so the wide receiver and return specialist from Tennessee was prepared with an answer. “Age is nothing but a number,” he said during a Zoom call with reporters after the Chicago Bears drafted him in the third round Friday night. Jones joins the Bears…
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NFL draft weekend always has been about excitement, the unbridled kind Ja’Tyre Carter felt Saturday afternoon when an unidentified number from Illinois popped up on his smartphone. Carter knew this was his life-changing moment and didn’t care that he had no clue who was talking to him when he answered. “When they were saying their…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Alyssa Grajeda, JSerra, Fr., 1B: Grajeda went 3 for 3 with a two doubles and an RBI triple, and scored the winning run, in a 3-2 win against Mater Dei that helped the Lions finish strong in the Trinity League strong. Ally Guzman,…
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LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man, who worked with his sister to operate a $6 million real estate fraud scam in which homes were listed for sale without the owners’ consent and would-be buyers were bilked out of money, pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge. Adolfo Schoneke, 44, of Torrance, entered his plea…
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