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Texans build for future in NFL draft with Stroud, Anderson

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:19:24 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The day after C.J. Stroud was taken with the second overall pick in the NFL draft, the quarterback raved about the job Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio did to not only get him but to trade up to nab outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr. at No. 3.“Shout-out to Nick,” Stroud said. “You’re doing a great job.”Caserio looked sheepish amid the praise and had a simple message for Stroud. “Just play well,” Caserio said. “That’s all.”Many pundits believe the Texans won the 2023 draft with the addition of Stroud and Anderson. But Caserio won’t pat himself on the back until those two help Houston turn things around after the team won just 11 games combined in the last three seasons. “We’re not going to solve anything in one draft, one player, one night,” Caserio said. “It’s going to take a series of actions over time with the right people, with the right mindset that believe in the things that we’re doing, that believe in what we’re trying to build, and then hopefully ...

Saints went ‘big’ and addressed needs in NFL draft

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:19:24 GMT

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Three of the first four players the New Orleans Saints selected in the NFL draft were linemen, including the first player they traded up to take.While coach Dennis Allen did not necessarily foresee New Orleans focusing on the trenches with the bulk of their highest draft choices, he wasn’t surprised it turned out that way, either.“There’s not a lot of big, athletic humans roaming this earth right now, and when you find one that has the skill set to play football, those are valuable guys to get,” Allen said as the draft concluded Saturday.“Football’s a big man’s game,” Allen continued. “We had a chance to go get some big guys that we think can help us.”New Orleans’ draft class was headlined by Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee in the first round and Notre Dame defensive end Isaiah Foskey in the second. On Saturday, New Orleans traded with Chicago to obtain Old Dominion offensive lineman Nick Saldiveri at the top of the fourth round.In Bresee...

Chiefs address biggest needs during hometown NFL draft

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:19:24 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brett Veach knew he was utilizing the NFL draft’s biggest cliche at the scouting combine in February, when the Chiefs general manager insisted that the Super Bowl champions would take “the best player available” when they were on the clock.How fortuitous they must have been.The best player available wound up matching their biggest needs over three days of selections. The Chiefs added to their pass rush in the first round with Kansas State’s Felix Anudike-Uzomah, gave Patrick Mahomes another playmaker in the second round with SMU’s Rashee Rice and some protection up front in the third with Oklahoma offensive tackle Wanya Morris.The final four selections Sunday provided some much needed depth: Virginia Tech safety Chamarri Conner in the fourth round, Stephen F. Austin linebacker BJ Thompson in the fifth, Texas defensive tackle Keondre Coburn in the sixth and Ball State cornerback Nic Jones in the seventh to wrap up a hometown draft held at Uni...

Georgia on their minds! Eagles bullish for Bulldogs in draft

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:19:24 GMT

Yo, Dawgs!The Philadelphia Eagles sure did have Georgia on their mind during the NFL draft — specifically Bulldogs defensive players — and they took cornerback Kelee Ringo in the fourth round Saturday to make it three picks overall off the national champions’ roster.Eagles general manger Howie Roseman had joked a night earlier when he passed on selecting more Georgia talent that he was worried the team would be relegated to the Southeastern Conference.Who knows, maybe Alabama and Auburn could be added to the NFC champion Eagles’ schedule after all. Many NFL teams make rookies sing their college fight song as a rite of passage in training camp. The newest Eagles could start a whole glee club.Philly selected troubled defensive tackle Jalen Carter with the No. 9 overall pick, edge rusher Nolan Smith with the 30th pick, and then Ringo with the 105th pick. They’ll be reunited with two former Georgia teammates — linebacker Nakobe Dean and defensive tackle Jordan Davis — ...

Falcons add RB Bijan Robinson to young core around QB Ridder

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:19:24 GMT

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The NFL draft left the Atlanta Falcons exactly where they finished the 2022 season: with the spotlight on quarterback Desmond Ridder.The Falcons will open next season with Ridder the key piece of a group of young playmakers that now includes running back Bijan Robinson.Robinson, Atlanta’s No. 8 overall pick, joins Ridder, running back Tyler Allgeier, wide receiver Drake London and tight end Kyle Pitts as featured offensive playmakers from the last three drafts.If Ridder can hold the starting job he was given for the final four games last season, the Falcons’ offensive foundation will be set for the immediate future under coach Arthur Smith and general manager Terry Fontenot.If Ridder falters, the Falcons may have to look for a quarterback in next year’s draft. The Falcons, coming off a 7-10 finish, are trying to snap a streak of five consecutive losing seasons.Atlanta signed veteran Taylor Heinicke to a two-year deal this offseason, and Heinicke immediatel...

A’s set record for starters not getting wins to begin season

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:19:24 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jeurys Familia gave up a one-run lead in the ninth, Cincinnati’s Jake Fraley hit a broken-bat double and the Oakland Athletics set a major-league record of 28 games to begin a season without a win by the starting pitcher in Saturday’s 3-2 loss. A’s starter Kyle Muller tossed five innings and was in line to finally break the notorious streak. But Familia (0-1) walked Henry Ramos, surrendered Kevin Newman’s single, then walked Nick Senzel. Fraley delivered one out later.Cincinnati’s Casey Legumina (1-0) pitched the eighth for the win and Alexis Díaz got his fourth save.Luke Maile homered leading off the third for the Reds, who have won five straight on the heels of a season-worst six-game losing streak.The A’s starters have gone 0-15 while surpassing the 2022 Pirates for the longest streak to start a season without a win by the starter — it’s also a franchise record, too. Washington holds the longest streak ever at 43 consecut...

Recomiendan evacuación de 28 comunidades en cercanías del volcán Nevado del Ruiz, en Colombia, por riesgo de erupción

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:19:24 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres de Colombia informó este viernes que se ha recomendado la evacuación preventiva de 28 comunidades cercanas al volcán Nevado del Ruiz, según un comunicado de la entidad.La Unidad dijo que la medida aplica para las poblaciones que se encuentran “en la zona con amenaza alta y dentro del perímetro de 0 a 15 kilómetros al cráter Arenas” y que están en 6 municipios de los departamentos de Tolima, Caldas y Risaralda.Vista aérea del municipio de Murillo cerca del volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Murillo, Departamento de Tolima, Colombia el 7 de abril de 2023. Crédito: JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images“La entidad recomienda una evacuación inmediata en los lugares indicados por los consejos municipales de gestión del riesgo de desastres, dado que la población ubicada en esta zona solo tendría un tiempo de evacuación de aproximadamente menor a una hora”, se agregó en el comunicado.La Unidad d...

Matan a tiros a un mesero frente a un restaurante en Nueva Orleans

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:19:24 GMT

NUEVA ORLEANS  — Un mesero murió baleado afuera de un famoso restaurante de Nueva Orleans el viernes y una turista de Chicago que visitaba la ciudad para acudir al popular Festival de Jazz resultó herida cuando una bala entró en el local.La superintendente interina de la policía de Nueva Orleans, Michelle Woodfork, dijo a los periodistas el sábado que el crimen ocurrió afuera del restaurante Mandina’s en el vecindario Mid-City de Nueva Orleans. Las autoridades no dado a conocer nombres de sospechosos.Woodfork agregó que la policía cree que dos personas perpetraron un ataque directo contra el mesero, que miembros de su familia identificaron para el periódico The Times-Picayune de Nueva Orleans como Hilbert Walker III, de 23 años. Famoso exjugador y su supuesto impacto por rayo durante viaje a América Latina Horror en el aeropuerto: empleada muere cuando se le enreda el pelo en una máquina Un guardia de seguridad privada respon...

Longmont man frustrated after extensive damage done to home after barricade situation

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:19:24 GMT

LONGMONT, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Longmont man said his home is unlivable after it was shot with tear gas six months ago during a barricade situation involving a man he didn’t even know.Rick Flannery said the man who barricaded himself was trying to buy furniture from his ex-wife when police found his car parked outside their home. He had warrants out for his arrest but refused to leave the home. Police negotiated for nearly five hours before they deployed tear gas through the windows and doors of the home. The damages, Flannery said, were extensive. “It looks like a war zone in there," he said while FOX31 met with him outside of his home. Insurance covered the initial cleanup of the damages from the tear gas, but Flannery said it took some time. Officers shoot, kill armed suspect in Greeley "We could not even come close to the house, go into the house for it was 32 days before they finally got started on the cleanup and it was another two to three weeks before we could even go into th...

Investigators ask for tips after remains of newborn baby girl found in Rochester recycling facility

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:19:24 GMT

Authorities are turning to the public for help after the remains of a newborn baby girl were found at a regional recycling facility in Rochester on Thursday. State police announced Saturday that the facility was Zero Waste Solutions at 50 Cranberry Highway and that the baby was found in a trash collection that appears to have originated from Martha’s Vineyard.The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has begun post-mortem examination of the baby. Results from that examination, which is ongoing, have not yet been released.Anyone who has any information about the possible identity of this baby girl or her parents is urged to contact Trooper Dustin Shaw of the State Police Detective Unit for the Cape and Islands at at 508-790-5799.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.