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UF DT Gervon Dexter, All-American G O’Cyrus Torrence chosen in 2nd round

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:00 GMT

Former Florida defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. and offensive guard O’Cyrus Torrence spent last season helping each other improve.On Friday night their hard work paid off as two teammates on opposites side of the football were selected during the second round of the NFL Draft.The Chicago Bears chose Dexter with the No. 52 overall selection. Seven picks later, the Buffalo Bills picked Torrence No. 59.The two players arrived at virtually the same point taking very different paths.Dexter was a 5-star recruit from Lake Wales in 2020 with limitless potential when UF signed him.Torrence was a lightly recruiting offensive lineman from rural Louisiana who was ranked outside the nation’s top 1,500 players in the 2019 class when Billy Napier lured him to Lafayette.Both would make an immediate impact.Torrence moved into a starting role after a starter was injured and eventually earned freshman All-American honors. Dexter intercepted a pass at Ole Miss during his first game for th...

Eagles select tackle Tyler Steen at No. 65, making Alabama standout St. Thomas Aquinas’ 34th NFL draft pick | Gallery

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:00 GMT

Alabama’s Tyler Steen, a 6-foot-6, 321-pound tackle, was picked 65th by the defending NFC-champion Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023 NFL draft on Friday night, making him the Raiders’ 34th player drafted in the Fort Lauderdale school’s illustrious history.Steen finished off his college career with the Crimson Tide after starting off at Vanderbilt.Between the two SEC programs, he has experience at both right and left tackle. Steen started his college career playing defensive tackle for the Commodores, although he was an offensive line recruit at Aquinas. ()

Bruins lose crazy game in Florida, forcing winner-take-all Game 7

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:00 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Bruins did not take care of the Florida Panthers when they had their chances and now they are looking down the barrel of a Game 7 on home ice on Sunday to keep their dream season from blowing up in their faces.The B’s wiped out three one-goal leads, then blew a pair of third-period leads before falling to the Panthers, 7-5, in an epic Game 6 at Florida Live Arena.After the B’s failed to clear the zone, a familiar story in this series, Eetu Luostarinen broke a 5-5 tie with 5:38 left in the third period when he whistled one over Linus Ullmark’s blocker.With Ullmark pulled, the B’s had two chances at the side of the net before Sam Reinhart cleared it off the boards and it slid all the way into the empty net with 28 seconds left.Amazingly, that held up as the game-winner, because it was wild third period.The Bruins tied the game for the third time 1:32 into the third period when, after the B’s created a neutral zone turnover, Tyler Bertu...

NFL Draft 2023: Patriots take Sacramento State LB Marte Mapu in third round

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:00 GMT

The Patriots have come out of the gates by taking three straight defensive players, adding Sacramento State linebacker Marte Mapu to the mix with their third round pick.He was the 76th overall pick taken Friday night.Mapu, a safety converted to linebacker, was the team’s second Day 2 pick, joining Georgia Tech linebacker Keion White, who arrived in the second round. Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez was the team’s first round pick, and 17th overall.This marks the sixth time Bill Belichick has used his first three picks on defensive players, with 2020, 2015 (first four players), 2012 (first six players), 2009, and 2008 the other years.Mapu, who wasn’t invited to the NFL’s Scouting Combine, played well at the Senior Bowl and adds another versatile chess piece to Bill Belichick’s defense.He’s 6-foot-3, 217 pounds. He’s known as a physical tackler. He also has a keen ability to read the quarterback, picking off six passes over the last two se...

Lions, a bear and a camel say goodbye to Puerto Rico’s zoo

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:00 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Time to say goodbye. Seven lions, a bear, a camel and even a porcupine left Puerto Rico’s lone zoo Friday to head to a new home in Colorado. A U.S.-based animal rescue group started transferring the animals under a plan to find better places for the animals than the zoo, where various species have died.Zoo employees and workers with the Wild Animal Sanctuary organization prepared the big cats and the other animals for the long journey.Activists have long held the U.S. territory’s government responsible for the deaths and ill health of animals reported for more than a decade at the zoo in the western town of Mayaguez.Wild Animal Sanctuary is overseeing the removal of the animals and other creatures at the zoo. They will be transferred initially to a refuge in Colorado until a permanent home is found for them.Some of the smaller specimens like reptiles and some monkeys were already transferred, but the bigger mammals like the lions, the bear and the ...

Vikings trade down, acquire extra late-round pick

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:00 GMT

The Vikings on Friday traded their No. 87 pick in the Round 3 of the NFL draft to the San Francisco 49ers for the No. 102 overall pick and fifth- and seventh-round picks.The No. 102 pick was the last in the third round. The deal earns the Vikings an extra pick after starting with only five.The Vikings have three more picks in this draft, which concludes Saturday with Rounds 4 through 7. After picking 10 players last year, the Vikings started this year’s draft with only five total picks.Vikings 2023 NFL Draft PicksMinnesota started the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday with five picks:Round 1: 23rd, Jordan Addison, WR, USCRound 3: 102nd (from San Francisco)Round 4: (From Detroit) 119th overall, (from San Francisco) 166th.Round 5: 158th overallRound 6: (Compensatory) 211th overall, (from San Francisco) 222nd overallRelated ArticlesMinnesota Vikings | Jordan Addison’s route to Vikings was his route running Minnesota Vikings | Best red carpet...

Spa City Fire Fighters want one of their own removed

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:00 GMT

SARATOGA, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Saratoga Springs Professional Fire Fighter Association sending out a press release Tuesday afternoon. The press release is a request for the removal of the Spa City fire chief with a vote of no confidence. NEWS10 welcomes K.C. Kantz as new evening anchor The release states the union wants Chief Joseph Dolan fired, and the list the following reasons for their decision:In 2019, a contract with the Town of Greenfield to supply them with Ems services found the contractual agreement would expose residents to unacceptable risk.In 2021, the chief chose to operate the fire truck with one less person than OSHA recommends for safety.Then in 2022, during the officer involved shooting, the union says the chief’s casual actions and concern for the wellbeing of those in his charge only boosted the lack in confidence in the chief’s leadership.The release goes on to say that an ongoing of operational measures have impacted patient care needs, and that inter-facility ...

Kiszla: Avs killing themselves with silence about Valeri Nichushkin’s mysterious absence following reported 9-1-1 call

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:00 GMT

There’s more to being a champion than hoisting the Stanley Cup. The Avs might be good at hockey, but as an organization, they’re failing at life.With the NHL world buzzing about the disappearance of forward Valeri Nichushkin and a Seattle police report indicating an intoxicated woman found in his hotel room on the afternoon of a playoff game had to be transported to a hospital, the right thing for president of hockey operations Joe Sakic to do was obvious. Sakic needed to stand up with clear-eyed accountability to loyal fans and a sense of compassion for Nichushkin, a Colorado player in trouble.Instead, the Avs ducked and ran, insisting there is nothing to see here, despite the release of the report that links Nichushkin to a 9-1-1 call made by a team doctor on behalf of a 28-year-old Ukrainian woman who reportedly told police she regretted traveling to the United States and her passport had been confiscated by a “bad man.”The Avs’ response to this mess and Nichush...

Broncos trade back into third round, select Iowa defensive back Riley Moss

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:00 GMT

Two proved insufficient for Broncos general manager George Paton and head coach Sean Payton on Friday night.Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | Denver Broncos select Drew Sanders with No. 67 pick in the third round Denver Broncos | Here’s the final tally on Russell Wilson trade between Broncos and Seahawks Denver Broncos | Broncos move up five spots to No. 63 overall, draft Oklahoma WR Marvin Mims Jr. Denver Broncos | NFL Draft look ahead: Who’s still available for Broncos to target on Day 2? Denver Broncos | 2023 NFL draft: Winners and Losers from first round Denver traded back into the third round to take Iowa cornerback Riley Moss at No. 83. In order to acquire the pick, they sent No. 108 this year and a 2024 third-round pick to Seattle. The Broncos had two third-rounders for 2024, their own and New Orleans’ as part of the trade for the right to hire Payton earlier this year.Moss, a fir...

Orange County man sentenced for assaulting officers with pepper spray in Capitol attack

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:00 GMT

An Orange County man is facing prison time for assaulting officers with pepper spray during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack in 2021.On Friday, Jeffrey Scott Brown, 56, of Santa Ana, was sentenced to 54 months in prison for multiple charges including assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers using a dangerous weapon, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly/dangerous weapon, and more.Brown along with two co-defendants — Peter J. Schwartz, 49, and Markus Maly, 48, — were all found guilty at a trial on December 7, 2022.Brown was in the Lower West Terrace area of the Capitol Building when was handed a pepper spray canister by Schwartz who had stolen it from a Metropolitan police duffle bag, according to court documents.As crowds became heavy near a police line, Brown allegedly dove toward the front of the line and used the pepper spray against the officers.During the riot, Schwartz had thrown a folding chair at officers and later claimed to a ...