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

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:11 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:11 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:11 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:11 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:11 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:11 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:11 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 ...

Warriors blow chance to clinch at home, drop Game 6 to Kings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors’ Game 5 win in Sacramento earlier this week set the defending champs up for the chance to clinch their first-round series on home court, where they’ve been nearly unbeatable in the playoffs. But the Warriors blew a golden opportunity, opening the game flat and spending most of the final three quarters trying to play catch. Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Klay Thompson had 22, but the Warriors’ same issues that caused them to fall into a 2-0 hole at the beginning of this series, haunted them Friday night in their 118-99 win. The Warriors turned the ball over too many times and gave the Kings too many second-chance opportunities. Sacramento, playing with its season on the line, maintained control of the game to force the series back to Sacramento for a pivotal Game 7. Golden State missed its first four shots, and Sacramento took advantage to build an 8-0 lead. With Curry and Thompson scoring a combined 15 points, the Warriors manage...

49ers draft: Historic wait until safety Ji’Ayir Brown arrives as first pick

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:11 GMT

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers waited longer than ever in team history to start drafting, even after moving up 12 spots Friday night, all to select safety Ji’Ayir Brown from Penn State.Brown, this year’s Rose Bowl defensive MVP, arrived in the third round at No. 87 overall, a spot originally held by the Minnesota Vikings.Selecting a safety makes sense for one of the NFL’s best defenses, in that Brown could pair with All-Pro Talanoa Hufanga as the 49ers’ safety tandem for the foreseeable future. Either this year or later, Brown will look to unseat Tashaun Gipson Sr., who re-signed last month after serving as Hufanga’s veteran wingman last season.“I’m more excited than anybody to conversate and learn from those guys, piggyback off them, and help this team win a Super Bowl,” Brown said in a video conference call with reporters.Safety Ji’Ayir Brown #16 of the Penn State Nittany Lions intercepts pass intended for wide receiver Devaughn Vele ...

Janitor at Palo Alto VA Hospital charged with sexual abuse of subordinate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:11 GMT

(KRON) -- An employee of a janitorial services company that cleans the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital was charged with sexual abuse, the United States Department of Justice said Friday. The charges stem from an incident in which the suspect, Onofre Salas-Lozano, 40, of Palo Alto, is accused of coercing his subordinate into engaging in a sexual act. Salas-Lozano was the victim's direct supervisor at the janitorial company, the DOJ said. On July 2, 2021, he allegedly "used force and fear to cause the victim to engage in a sex act at the hospital," per the DOJ. Cal football player loses beloved father in road rage shooting Salas-Lozano is also accused of lying to a special agent at the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General, saying he and the victim never had sex. Salas-Lozano was charged with aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and making false statements to a federal agent during an investigation. The sexual abuse charges carry maximum sentences of l...