Day: April 30, 2022

LOS ANGELES — Some coaches approach spring football like a rapid-fire boot camp, jamming in practices on consecutive days and drilling their players. That’s not Chip Kelly. The UCLA football team wrapped up its final practice of the spring Saturday, the last of 15 opportunities to take the field together before school lets out for…

A general manager’s first draft pick with a team means something extra. He will be tied to that player forever, and the pick says something about the GM’s thought process and risk tolerance. Dave Gettleman and Saquon Barkley always will be connected. And now so will Joe Schoen and Kayvon Thibodeaux, the charismatic Oregon pass…

By KRISTIN M. HALL NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76. The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our…

With the 2022 NFL draft beginning Thursday night in Las Vegas, there are a handful of players with Maryland ties who are hoping to turn their dreams of playing professionally into reality. From Kentucky edge rusher Josh Paschal to Maryland safety Nick Cross, here are the local prospects to watch: Note: This story will be…

Ever go to the grocery store because that’s part of your normal routine, but as you walk the aisles you realize you don’t really need anything? You’ve got eggs and orange juice in the fridge, meat in the freezer, and bread and fruit on the counter. That’s when you find yourself walking the aisles looking…

The “who” reveals users who is currently logged in the system. It shows some information such as the username, the timestamp, and the IP address. General syntax for who command: $ who [OPTIONS…] Show all users’ information who -a The -a option allows you to see all the details of each user logged into the…

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data. Buzz: Real estate’s secret sauce remains “jobs, jobs, jobs,” but California and other states continue to struggle to keep their homebuilding apace with a growing workforce. Source: My trusty…

If you plan on growing avocadoes or even if you are already growing them, I highly recommend visiting the website of Greg Alder (gregalder.com). It would appear to be the definitive website for backyard avocado growers. The website includes Alder’s experiences growing a large variety of fruit and vegetable crops, yet one customary gardening practice…

By DAVID KEYTON and INNA VARENYTSIA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations doggedly sought to broker an evacuation of civilians from the increasingly hellish ruins of Mariupol on Friday, while Ukraine accused Russia of showing its contempt for the world organization by bombing Kyiv while the U.N. leader was visiting the capital. The mayor…

COSTA MESA — UCLA defensive tackle Otito Ogbonnia already knew he was going to the Chargers before they picked him in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft Saturday. The Chargers selected the 6-foot-3, 324-pound Ogbonnia with the 160th overall pick. The four-year UCLA standout has the size and strength to develop into a…

The “who” reveals users who is currently logged in the system. It shows some information such as the username, the timestamp, and the IP address. General syntax for who command: $ who [OPTIONS…] Show all users’ information who -a The -a option allows you to see all the details of each user logged into the…

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data. Buzz: Real estate’s secret sauce remains “jobs, jobs, jobs,” but California and other states continue to struggle to keep their homebuilding apace with a growing workforce. Source: My trusty…

Ever go to the grocery store because that’s part of your normal routine, but as you walk the aisles you realize you don’t really need anything? You’ve got eggs and orange juice in the fridge, meat in the freezer, and bread and fruit on the counter. That’s when you find yourself walking the aisles looking…

By DAVID KEYTON and INNA VARENYTSIA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations doggedly sought to broker an evacuation of civilians from the increasingly hellish ruins of Mariupol on Friday, while Ukraine accused Russia of showing its contempt for the world organization by bombing Kyiv while the U.N. leader was visiting the capital. The mayor…

If you plan on growing avocadoes or even if you are already growing them, I highly recommend visiting the website of Greg Alder (gregalder.com). It would appear to be the definitive website for backyard avocado growers. The website includes Alder’s experiences growing a large variety of fruit and vegetable crops, yet one customary gardening practice…

Kyle Bradish skipped over the first base line and gave his glove a hard smack. The excitement of making his major league debut seeped out then, moments before he took the Camden Yards mound for the first time. Any sign of nerves, though, did not show itself Friday against the Boston Red Sox. Bradish became…

One of the top collegiate pass-rushers in the country and a former St. Thomas Aquinas state champion is heading to the Rockies. Oklahoma linebacker Nik Bonitto heard his name called by the Denver Broncos to end the second round of the 2022 NFL draft in Las Vegas. Bonitto became the 33rd St. Thomas Aquinas graduate…

I wish I had danced around a Maypole with my mother. I’m not sure why it didn’t happen at least once in her 101 years. At the very least, I wish I had told her I wanted to. “Mom let’s celebrate my birthday month with a Maypole.” In her final days, even when her reality…

Tim Anderson doubled leading off the first inning for the Chicago White Sox against the Los Angeles Angels. The Sox wouldn’t get another hit Friday until José Abreu singled with two outs in the seventh. The Sox were limited to three hits by emergency starter Jimmy Herget and six other pitchers in a 5-1 loss…

Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier has made more draft and offseason trades in his four years at the helm than any other NFL executive, but on Friday his phone was silent. “We got no calls from teams trying to move down,” Grier said, referring the lack of interest in the Dolphins’ 102nd pick, which…