Jonathan Ford has spent his football career in South Florida. Now he’s heading to the frozen tundra. The Green Bay Packers selected the Dillard High alumnus and former Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman in the seventh round of the NFL draft on Saturday, using the 234th pick. If there had been no UM players picked in…
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The Miami Dolphins added Texas Tech wide receiver Erik Ezukanma and California outside linebacker Cameron Goode with their first two picks on the final day of the 2022 NFL draft on Saturday. After the Dolphins started their draft with the third-round selection of Georgia linebacker Channing Tindall on Friday, Ezukanma was chosen in the fourth…
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Lost in the celebration and triumph of the Mets combined no-hitter on Friday was the absolute filth Edwin Diaz served to the meat of the Phillies order. Diaz was the only pitcher among the Mets arms who followed starter Tylor Megill who realized he was walking into a no-hitter when his signature entrance music, “Narco”…
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CHICAGO — The Angels’ six-game winning streak came to a soggy end Saturday afternoon. The Angels lost 4-0 to the Chicago White Sox in a game shortened to six innings because of rain. Left-hander José Suarez was charged with all four runs in four-plus innings of work, another disappointing start in what has been a…
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KANSAS CITY — The Yankees went into Saturday night’s game with the Lucky 13. They have gone 13 straight games without committing an error, and they were lucky to reach that point. Friday night, Gleyber Torres was charged with an error on a wind-blown pop-up that was overturned before the game ended. The error was…
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CIF-SS BOYS LACROSSE PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Wild-card games, Monday, May 2, 3:15 p.m. A: Newbury Park at Yorba Linda B: St. Francis at Mira Costa C: Newport Harbor at Santa Margarita D: Harvard-Westlake at Tesoro E: Oaks Christian at Los Alamitos First round, Wednesday, May 4, 3:15 p.m. Winner WC A at Mater Dei Winner…
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COSTA MESA — Third time might be the charm for the Chargers to find a running back in the draft to complement Austin Ekeler. The Chargers opened Day 3 of the NFL draft by selecting running back Isaiah Spiller in the fourth round with the 123rd overall pick. Spiller recorded back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons at…
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The Giants held six picks on the third and final day of the 2022 NFL Draft on Saturday. Here is a running tally of their selections that will updated throughout the day: Fourth round, pick No. 112: Daniel Bellinger, TE, San Diego State The 6-4, 253-pound tight end caught 68 passes for 771 yards and…
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Matthew Kelly ANDOVER, Kansas — More than 1,000 buildings were affected when a strong tornado swept through Andover on Friday evening. Search and rescue operations were continuing Saturday, officials said in a noon briefing. As the sun rose over the ravaged community, local emergency officials found a more widespread path of destruction than was estimated…
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CHICAGO — The Angels were scheduled to face a right-handed pitcher for the eighth consecutive game Saturday afternoon, which has meant limited opportunities for Jo Adell. Adell started just three of those games. “It does make it more problematic,” Manager Joe Maddon said of all the right-handed pitchers. “I’ve gotta look for spots for him.”…
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