Day: April 29, 2022

The next playoff challenge for the Miami Heat will be Joel Embiid, James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers. With the 76ers closing out their first-round series with a 132-97 road victory Thursday night over the Toronto Raptors, to take that best-of-seven matchup 4-2, they now move on to a best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal against the…

The first round of the 2022 NFL draft was full of surprises, included plenty of trades, and featured a few head-scratching selections. Some of those surprising picks left plenty of the draft’s top-rated players still available for Day 2, which will feature rounds two and three. Here are the best players still on the board…

Working with a remote team is all the rage now, not only for established companies, but also for small startups, as well as individuals who are working on their own projects. If you’re working with a team and/or on multiple projects, then a project management tool would be best to help you organize daily tasks…

Chargers general manager Tom Telesco had a slight hesitation before embracing the benefits of having a Snoop Dogg concert near the team’s draft war room. “Snoop is a coach, so we may have to lean on him a little bit and see who he likes in the first round,” Telesco jokingly said. It will be…

Here’s what Baltimore Sun staff members think of the Ravens’ selection of Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton with the No. 14 overall pick in Thursday night’s opening round of the NFL draft: Jonas Shaffer, reporter: Eric DeCosta sticks to his guns. You can certainly say that much. Handed the opportunity to take a talented cornerback…

The Jets made a huge trade to close Thursday night’s run on talen, as FSU defensive end Jermaine Johnson’s meteoric rise will continue in Florham Park. The Jets landed Johnson after trading the No. 35, No. 69, No. 163 overall picks to the Tennessee Titans for the No. 26 and No. 101 overall picks. And…

Kerby Joseph is ready to play football. “It’s been a minute since I actually played. I don’t care where it’s at, who takes me, I’ll be only about a week before getting back on that field.” said Joseph, a former Orlando Jones High defensive back who blossomed as a Big Ten safety at Illinois. Where…

The Ravens took Iowa’s Tyler Linderbaum with the No. 25 overall pick Thursday night, adding the NFL draft’s top center prospect after a series of trades that sent wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to the Arizona Cardinals. The 6-foot-2, 296-pound Linderbaum was considered a better fit for zone-running schemes during the predraft process, with the…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Kings can officially wash their hands of the regular season and begin focusing on the playoffs. Brock Boeser scored his second goal of the game with 29.7 seconds left in overtime and the Vancouver Canucks handed the Kings a 3-2 defeat on Thursday night. Kings forward Dustin Brown wore the…

Here’s what Baltimore Sun staff members think of the Ravens’ selection of Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton with the No. 14 overall pick in Thursday night’s opening round of the NFL draft: Jonas Shaffer, reporter: Eric DeCosta sticks to his guns. You can certainly say that much. Handed the opportunity to take a talented cornerback…

The next playoff challenge for the Miami Heat will be Joel Embiid, James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers. With the 76ers closing out their first-round series with a 132-97 road victory Thursday night over the Toronto Raptors, to take that best-of-seven matchup 4-2, they now move on to a best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal against the…

Chargers general manager Tom Telesco had a slight hesitation before embracing the benefits of having a Snoop Dogg concert near the team’s draft war room. “Snoop is a coach, so we may have to lean on him a little bit and see who he likes in the first round,” Telesco jokingly said. It will be…

Two more UCLA men’s basketball players announced their future plans Thursday. David Singleton, a former Bishop Montgomery High standout, announced via social media he’d be returning to play for the Bruins for his fifth year of eligibility. “One more chance at the Big Dance!” read the caption to his announcement video at 10 a.m. One…

Kerby Joseph is ready to play football. “It’s been a minute since I actually played. I don’t care where it’s at, who takes me, I’ll be only about a week before getting back on that field.” said Joseph, a former Orlando Jones High defensive back who blossomed as a Big Ten safety at Illinois. Where…

By DAVID KEYTON and INNA VARENYTSIA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded targets from practically one end of Ukraine to the other Thursday, including Kyiv, bombarding the city while the head of the United Nations was visiting in the boldest attack on the capital since Moscow’s forces retreated weeks ago. At least one person was…

Running off at the typewriter. … Raise your hand if you trust the Jacksonville Jaguars to make the right choice with the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday night’s NFL Draft. Anyone? Anyone? The Jaguars also had the No. 1 overall pick last season, but the pick was a no-brainer because purported can’t-miss franchise quarterback…

An image taken by the JPL-built Ingenuity helicopter on April 19, 2022, on Mars shows the Perseverance rover’s striped parachute and cone-shaped backshell that helped protect the craft on the trip from Earth to Mars — including during its fiery descent to the red planet’s surface. (Image courtesy of NASA/JPL) The Ingenuity helicopter has captured…

The Ravens took Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton with the No. 14 overall pick Thursday night, adding a playmaking safety in a mild first-round surprise. After a flurry of trades, the Ravens had the option of grabbing Florida State edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II, Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie or Northern Iowa offensive tackle Trevor Penning. Instead,…

In a first-round surprise, the Ravens traded wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and a third-round pick to the Arizona Cardinals for the No. 23 overall pick. The deal was announced just minutes after the Ravens took Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton with the No. 14 overall pick. Brown, who was shipped to Arizona along with…