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NFL draft dominated early by QBs, including top pick Young

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:14 GMT

By ROB MAADDI (AP Pro Football Writer)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Quarterbacks dominated the first part of the NFL draft.Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the top four picks Thursday night, an expected result in a league where teams know finding a franchise QB is the quickest path to success.The Carolina Panthers selected Young, the slender and dynamic Alabama quarterback, with the No. 1 pick, seven weeks after making a blockbuster trade with Chicago to move up to get their choice.The Panthers chose the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner over Ohio State’s Stroud, Florida’s Richardson and Kentucky’s Will Levis. New coach Frank Reich said earlier in the week that the organization reached a consensus Monday after several weeks of deliberation.Stroud didn’t have to wait long. He went No. 2 to the Houston Texans, who then made a blockbuster deal with Arizona to acquire the No. 3 pick and selected Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr.Richardson t...

Hotter temps hit L.A. through Saturday; chance for rain next week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:14 GMT

Hotter, drier conditions mixed with occasional northern winds are expected across Southern California valleys and mountains through the weekend before a cooling trend Monday that could bring cloud cover and an increased chance for rain, according to the National Weather Service.  Temperatures along the coast will remain mild over the next several days due to low clouds and dense fog.  As the marine layer begins to shrink on Friday, inland regions will see a few degrees of warming, with Saturday forecast to be the warmest of the next seven days as temps in the 90s are expected in the valleys and deserts.  “Record daily high temps are possible at Lancaster, Palmdale and Sandberg (on Saturday),” the NWS reports.  The National Weather Service's seven day high temperature forecast on April 27, 2023. (NWS)Temperatures on Sunday will see a downward slide across all regions as “An unseasonably cold trough digs south along the west coast and begins to hold court just...

Man bites off portion of LAPD officer’s finger in Metro station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:14 GMT

A suspect allegedly bit off a portion of an officer’s finger during a narcotics arrest at a Metro subway station on Thursday.Los Angeles police officers assigned to the Metro Red Line were conducting routine activities when they spotted a male suspect “board the train in possession of narcotic paraphernalia" around 10:15 a.m.Police approached the suspect and escorted him off the train to investigate. As the suspect was being held, he became violent and began fighting with officers which resulted in a use-of-force incident.During the incident, the suspect bit off a portion of a sergeant's finger, said LAPD.The sergeant was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect was also transported to the hospital for minor injuries.He was later arrested on charges of mayhem and resisting an executive order. Toddlers with urine-soaked diapers found wandering streets of San Bernardino County “I’m deeply disturbed by this vicious attack,” said LAPD Chief Michael Moore. “Fortunatel...

Police investigating antisemitic flyers left on cars in Saratoga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:14 GMT

Police are investigating a hate incident in Saratoga after a resident found an antisemitic flyer on the windshield of his car Wednesday morning.The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office reported that there may have been multiple flyers with “negative ranting about Jewish culture,” placed on cars around town.Saratoga resident Michael Malter found the flyer on his car Wednesday morning on his drive to work, after leaving his home near the intersection of Cox Avenue and Saratoga-Sunnyvale.“I pulled over and pulled it out, and discovered that it is a disgusting, antisemitic screed about all Jews being sexual perverts,” Malter said. “It’s especially upsetting because I’m Jewish. This is the purest hate crime I’ve ever dealt with in my 69 years.”The news of this incident comes after 10 flyers were distributed at homes in the Marin communities of Ross and San Anselmo on April 21.“The Sheriff’s Office has a zero-tolerance policy against any and all forms of hate,” the sheriff’s departme...

Fox ratings plunge for Tucker Carlson’s old time slot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:14 GMT

By David Bauder | Associated PressNEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of Fox News viewers are reacting to Tucker Carlson’s firing by abandoning the network in his old time slot — at least temporarily.Fox drew 1.33 million viewers for substitute host Brian Kilmeade in the 8 p.m. Eastern hour on Wednesday night, putting the network second to MSNBC’s Chris Hayes in a competition Carlson used to dominate, the Nielsen company said.That’s down 56% from the 3.05 million viewers Carlson reached last Wednesday, Nielsen said. For all of 2022, Carlson averaged 3.03 million viewers, second only to Fox’s “The Five” as the most popular program on cable television.Carlson offered his own alternative to Kilmeade on Wednesday, posting a two-minute monologue on Twitter at 8 p.m. By Thursday afternoon, that video had been viewed 62.7 million times, according to Twitter.Kilmeade had 1.7 million viewers on Tuesday and 2.59 million on Monday, when he told people who hadn&...

2 arrested in shooting outside of San Pablo business caught on video

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:14 GMT

(KRON) -- A shooting happened on April 3 outside of Bonfare Market in San Pablo. Around 11:30 p.m., two suspects drove away from the parking lot of the business and fired three rounds toward the victim's car. On Thursday, two suspects were arrested in connection to the shooting, the San Pablo Police Department said on social media. They were identified as Rodeo resident Alejandro Diaz, 31, and San Pablo resident Irvin Escalante-Herrera, 31. Pleasant Hill police search for suspect in fireworks explosion that injured teen Video of the shooting can be viewed in the player above. Around the 1:00 mark, you can hear three gunshots being fired at the car.None of the vehicle's five occupants were injured, police said.Authorities served search warrants at two residences: one on the 2100 block of Emeric Avenue in San Pablo and 900 block of Sandpoint Drive in Rodeo. After a search, the arrests were made and detectives recovered three illegal firearms, along with evidence that linked Escalant...

Cards select OT Paris Johnson at No. 6 after multiple trades

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:14 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals selected Ohio State offensive lineman Paris Johnson with the No. 6 overall selection on Thursday night, capping a whirlwind start to the NFL draft for new general manager Monti Ossenfort.Johnson’s arrival gives the Cardinals a potential franchise cornerstone who can protect quarterback Kyler Murray for years to come.The move continued an active evening for the Cardinals, who started the night with the No. 3 overall selection but traded it to the Houston Texans for the No. 12 and No. 33 selections in this year’s draft and a first- and third-round pick in next year’s draft.Ossenfort almost immediately flipped the No. 12 and also sent the No. 34 pick to the Detroit Lions so they could select Johnson, who should immediately bolster the offensive line.It wasn’t a surprise the Cardinals moved down from No. 3, especially once the Texans’ sizable offer became public. But the Cardinals’ move back up in the draft less than an h...

Falcons keep first-round focus on offense, take RB Robinson

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:14 GMT

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons took an offensive skill position player in the first round for the third consecutive year by selecting running back Bijan Robinson with the eighth pick of the NFL draft on Thursday night.Robinson was regarded as the top running back in the draft after rushing for 1,580 yards with 18 touchdowns for Texas last season. Robinson, clocked at 4.46 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine, provides power and speed to a Falcons offense which has emphasized the running game under coach Arthur Smith.The Falcons’ leadership team of general manager Terry Fontenot and Smith also emphasized skill positions on offense in the first rounds of the past two drafts. Tight end Kyle Pitts was the No. 4 overall pick in 2021, and wide receiver Drake London was the 2022 first-round pick, when Atlanta also had the No. 8 pick.The Falcons, who have focused on defense this offseason, bypassed defensive tackle Jalen Carter of the University of Georgia...

Raiders take edge rusher Tyree Wilson at No. 7 in NFL draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:14 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders began the work of addressing their anemic defense by selecting Texas A&M edge rusher Tyree Wilson on Thursday with the seventh overall pick of the NFL draft.Wilson (6-foot-6, 271 pounds) could boost a pass rush that struggled outside of end Maxx Crosby. The Raiders were 30th last season with 1.6 sacks per game.Wilson made 14 tackles for loss and sevens sacks last year at Texas A&M, making 10 starts before a foot injury ended his season. He was a second-team AP All-American.The Raiders, who went 6-11, have plenty of work left over the final two days of the draft. They own five selections in the first 109 picks and 12 overall.Much of that work will focus on improving a defense that ranked 27th last season in average yardage allowed (365.6) and 26th in scoring average (24.6).___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFLSource

Smotherman posts 63 for one-shot lead in Mexico, Rahm 4 back

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:14 GMT

VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Austin Smotherman already has his name on the Mexico Open trophy. He finished his round Thursday as though he’d love to see it on there again, closing with four straight birdies for an 8-under 63 and a one-shot lead over Erik van Rooyen and Tano Goya.Masters champion Jon Rahm, who won the Mexico Open at Vidanta for his only PGA Tour title a year ago, had five birdies on his last 11 holes to overcome a sluggish start for a 67.Smotherman is winless on the PGA Tour. He won the Mexico Open in 2018 on a different golf course — it was held in Tijuana that year — and when it was part of the PGA Tour Latinoamerica schedule.Even so, the Mexico Open dates to 1944. His name is on the trophy with Ben Crenshaw, Billy Casper, Lee Trevino, Bobby Locke and Roberto De Vicenzo.“I mean, still get a little bit of some goosebumps thinking about it,” Smotherman said. “Just the reception, winning an event like that, the Mexico Open, which has such a deep history. There ...