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Giants take center Schmitz in second round of NFL draft

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:31 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After losing two centers to free agency, the New York Giants drafted center John Michael Schmitz of Minnesota in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday night.Starter Jon Feliciano signed with the San Francisco 49ers and backup Nick Gates went to Washington.While the Giants have 14 offensive linemen on their roster and said they were confident one could play center, they opted to take Schmitz. He played five seasons with the Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Conference, starting his final 35 games.The selection was somewhat surprising because the Giants needed a deep threat at wide receiver and they chose a lineman with the 57th overall selection.New York selected Maryland cornerback Deonte Banks in the first round with the 24th pick overall. It has one pick in the third round, the 89th overall selection.Schmitz was described by the scouts as strong, tough and durable but not the quickest guy on his feet.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://...

Seahawks add edge Derick Hall, RB Zach Charbonnet in draft

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:31 GMT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks added depth to their defensive front by selecting Auburn edge rusher Derick Hall with the 37th pick of the NFL draft on Friday night, and then added a running back later in the second round, taking UCLA’s Zach Charbonnet at No. 52 overall. Hall had 19 1/2 sacks in his final 36 games for the Tigers and will likely be an outside linebacker in Seattle’s defensive alignment. He was a first-team all-Southeastern Conference selection his final season, when he had 60 tackles, seven sacks and an interception. Hall is confident in his ability to flourish wherever the Seahawks plug him in, having played all over the field in college.“I did a lot,” Hall said. “These last two years, I was asked to do a lot of different things. I was on the line of scrimmage playing outside, I played (defensive) end, I played outside backer, I dropped, I rushed, I stepped back into (middle linebacker) position. … I was moved around a lot.”Hall was named a team capt...

Bills take Florida guard O’Cyrus Torrence 59th in NFL draft

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:31 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills addressed its offense again Friday night in the second round of the NFL draft by selecting Florida guard O’Cyrus Torrence with the 59th pick.Torrence is listed at 6-foot-5 and 330 pounds and noted for never giving up a sack during his four-year college career. He spent his first three seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette before transferring to Florida for his senior year, when Torrence earned first-team All-America and All-SEC honors in 11 starts at right guard. Torrence has the potential to fill an immediate need after the Bills did not re-sign Rodger Saffold this offseason. Saffold started 16 games at left guard under a one-year contract last year. Starting right guard Ryan Bates returns, and Buffalo did sign guard Connor McGovern in free agency last month.The Bills opened the draft on Thursday night by providing Josh Allen another target by trading up two spots and making Utah’s Dalton Kincaid the first tight end taken off the board with the ...

Fundraiser set for fallen Denver restaurant workers

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A fundraiser has been set for two restaurant workers killed in Northwest Denver. Emerall Vaughn-Dahler and Ignacio "Nacho" Gutierrez Morales were shot and killed Monday at American Elm on 38th Avenue. The killer remains on the loose. Denver Police say robbery is a possible motive. The reward for information leading to the killer has been increased to $5,000.The fundraiser is set for 5 p.m. Monday at Hops & Pie at 39th Avenue and Tennyson Street. Reward increased in American Elm double homicide Gene Lucero is a North Denver native. He owns Bar 38, also on 38th Avenue. “'Why' is the big question," he said, "as to what transpired." Lucero said he has eaten at American Elm on a number of occasions. He plans to be at the fundraiser on Monday night. "I get concerned for my own employees. Well then, what, why? What do I need to do, as it relates to my employees? What should i do, even more, for safety purposes?" he said.

Animals from closed Puerto Rico zoo begin arriving in Colorado

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Hundreds of exotic animals are now on their way to Colorado after being rescued from a shuttered zoo in Puerto Rico.That zoo is closing following years of animal welfare complaints, leaving hundreds of animals in need of a new home."This zoo was not accredited, and it lost its USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) exhibitor license," Bert Vescolani said. "It's a rough situation." Colorado’s free public transit program got a boost Vescolani and the Denver Zoo will be rescuing three of those animals, including a kangaroo, a stork and a porcupine. They're expected to arrive at the zoo this weekend."Every single animal is important, and these will be no exception," he said.A sedated lion, housed in Puerto Rico’s only zoo, is transported to a cage in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Friday, April 28, 2023. Puerto Rico is closing the U.S. territory's only zoo following years of suspected negligence, a lack of resources and deaths of animals that were highlighted by activists....

Woman, teen hospitalized after shooting in Northwest Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:31 GMT

Rescue crews have taken a woman and a teenage boy to the hospital after they came under fire in Northwest Miami-Dade.Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units have responded to the scene of the shooting in the area of Northwest 80th Street and 11th Court, at around 9:20 p.m., Friday.7News cameras captured an active scene, as investigators combed the area for clues.Witness Shawn Taylor said she heard at least half a dozen shots fired.“We just heard shots and we seen numerous polices and ambulance just going berserk,” she said.When asked how many gunshots she heard, Taylor replied, “We heard about seven, eight shots. We heard ‘boom, boom, boom, boom.'”Investigators said the teen was shot or grazed in a lower extremity.Taylor said she heard gunfire in the same area about a week ago.“You know there’s a lot of killing, so the streets are real hot,” she said.Taylor said the incident took place in front of where her family lives. She said she h...

School bus, pickup truck collide on Turnpike ramp in Davie; no serious injuries

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:31 GMT

It was a rough ride for some students from a school in Fort Lauderdale when they were involved in a crash in Davie.Davie Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene of the crash on the Florida Turnpike off-ramp to Griffin Road, just after 4:45 p.m., Friday.The students were riding in a school bus when it collided with a pickup truck.A parent of one of the children said some of them hit their heads on the seats in front of them, but no one was seriously hurt.

Panthers score 7, force a Game 7 against the Bruins

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:31 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, Eetu Luostarinen put Florida ahead to stay with 5:38 left in what was a crazed third period, and the Panthers forced a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference first-round series by beating the Boston Bruins 7-5 on Friday night.Aleksander Barkov, Brandon Montour, Zac Dalpe and Sam Reinhart also scored for the Panthers, who got 30 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky. Reinhart capped it with an empty-netter with 28 seconds left — the seventh and final goal of the third period, four of those scores by Florida.Tyler Bertuzzi and David Pastrnak each scored twice for Boston, which got four assists from Brad Marchand and 26 saves from Linus Ullmark. Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Bruins.The team with the best regular-season record in NHL history took one-goal leads on two separate occasions in the third period — and couldn’t hold either one of them. Now, they face a Game 7 on Sunday just to get into the second round against a Florida team that has alr...

Teen arrested in fatal shooting of 15-year-old boy at North Miami-Dade mobile home park

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:31 GMT

Police have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy at a mobile home park in North Miami-Dade.Officers took 16-year-old Davad Chrisbaw Brooks into custody on Friday.According to Miami-Dade Police, the suspect was with a group at the mobile home park, located off Northwest Miami Court, Wednesday afternoon.Investigators said someone was showing off a gun when Brooks grabbed it and opened fire, striking the victim in the chest.The suspect told detectives it was an accident.The victim’s family identified him as Barry Ellis III. He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he died.

Joe Biden’s Secret Oval Office TV

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:31 GMT

Eli Stokols is a White House correspondent and co-author of West Wing Playbook.We might never again have a president like Donald Trump, a reality TV star who spent hours in the Oval Office watching TV and reacting in real time to coverage of himself. But while he can’t match his predecessor’s compulsive appetites, that doesn’t mean Joe Biden isn’t obsessed with the media in his own way. He’s not just an avid media consumer (yes, there’s a TV hidden in the Oval Office), he’s also very attuned to how the media portrays him and is likely to get miffed over critical coverage and the media’s myopic focus on breaking news over the big picture. He’ll call up his favorite writers and columnists and he pays close attention to the number of people defending him on TV.On this weekend that celebrates the long history of chronicling the most important office in America, we thought we’d find out how the current occupant of the White House consumes the work of those who regard him so relentlessly....