Swinging Oakland A’s homer twice off Ohtani, but fall to Angels and close in on April loss record

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:15 GMT

The A’s continue to flex the power rarely showed last season, but the losses still keep piling up.Brent Rooker hit a three-run homer and Shea Langeliers added a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Shohei Ohtani, but the Los Angels Angels two-way star endured that rough patch on the mound and also finished a home run shy of hitting for the cycle to send Oakland to a 8-7 road loss.The A’s have lost 12 of 14, and at 5-21 are one loss shy of matching the 1988 Baltimore Orioles for the most April defeats in major league history.The A’s have three more games remaining before the calendar turns to May, starting Friday night at the Coliseum in the opener of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. It’s the first time the A’s will play at home since team officials announced they have agreed to purchase land for a potential stadium site off the Las Vegas Strip.The A’s, who hit the fourth-fewest home runs in the majors last season, homered in all s...

One Night in Washington, D.C., With George Santos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:15 GMT

At the nondescript Admiral bar in Dupont Circle, there was no visible sign of the coming attraction, but maybe that was the point. He was marquee enough on his own, at least for a Wednesday night. A milieu of young conservatives, operatives, and House staffers were assembling to howl in the next-gen model of Donald Trump’s societal wrecking ball, and the name on everybody’s lips was George Santos.I was challenged on entry for failing to register as press but quickly spoke with the event manager of the Washington, D.C., Young Republicans, Isaac Smith, who towered over me broad-shouldered and glistening. “Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone,” he smirked with William F. Buckley flare.Smith, an EMT by trade, saw carnage a plenty in his day job, and seemed eager for more as night fell and the hour of Santos’s appearance drew near. Following a national political trend, he confirmed, last year he and his cohort had successfully used the bylaws of the Young Republicans to ...

NFL Draft 2023 Live | Texans select C.J. Stroud No. 2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:15 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NFL draft has begun! The Carolina Panthers kicked off Thursday night’s proceedings by taking quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 pick. The events at Kansas City’s Union Station began at 1 p.m. Eastern and included a red carpet and musical acts highlighted by Fall Out Boy. The draft can be viewed on NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes. Follow for live updates from Associated Press reporters across the country (all times EST).What to know:— When, where and how to watch the NFL draft.— Mock Draft! See if your predictions are better than ours. ___8:25 p.m.The Houston Texans have selected C.J. Stroud with the No. 2 pick. Here are some things to know about the former Ohio State quarterback:He has elite accuracy and touch combined with good arm strength and size at 6-foot-3 and 214 pounds. He broke a Big Ten record held by Drew Brees by throwing 85 touchdown passes over two seasons. But while he’s flashed above-average athleticism, he has at times ...

Panthers take Bryce Young at No. 1 overall in NFL draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:15 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers believe they’ve finally found their franchise quarterback.The Panthers selected Alabama’s Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, the first time the team has selected a QB with the top overall pick since Cam Newton in 2011.He becomes the first Alabama player selected No. 1 overall since Harry Gilmer in 1948.“It’s a dream come true,” Young said. “I’m blessed. I want to thank God for allowing me to be here.’’Young was 30-4 as a starter during three seasons with the Crimson Tide, throwing for 8,356 yards with 80 touchdowns and only 12 interceptions. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2021 after tossing 47 TD passes and helping Alabama go 13-2 and reach the College Football Playoff national championship game.The 5-foot-10, 204-pound Young is considered small by NFL standards, and is just the third quarterback since the merger shorter than 6 feet to be selected in the first round, joining Kyler Murray ...

Texans get franchise QB, draft Ohio State’s Stroud at No. 2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:15 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud was selected by the Houston Texans with the second overall pick in the NFL draf t Thursday night as the team addressed its most glaring need.Stroud was a two-year starter for the Buckeyes where he threw for 8,123 yards with 85 touchdowns and just 12 interceptions as Ohio State went 21-4. Stroud joins a team that has failed to find a reliable quarterback in the two seasons since Deshaun Watson requested a trade before being traded to the Cleveland Browns. Davis Mills has started most of the last two seasons, going 5-22-1 in 28 games with 26 starts as the Texans sunk to among the NFL’s worst teams. Stroud becomes the third quarterback Houston has selected in the first round, joining Watson, taken 12th in 2017 and David Carr, the team’s first draft pick who was the top overall pick in 2002. The Texans hired former player DeMeco Ryans to coach the team this offseason as they try to turn things around after winning just 11 games combined ...

Three found dead in Fairfax Co. home in apparent domestic shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:15 GMT

Two men and a woman were found dead in the basement of a Springfield, Virginia, home Thursday afternoon in what police said appeared to be a domestic shooting.Fairfax County Deputy Chief of Police for Investigations Eli Cory said the department got a call just after 3:45 p.m. from the housekeeper of a home in the 8500 block of Wild Spruce Drive. She told police she found three people dead in the basement of the house.Cory said police believe the housekeeper, a nanny and a 2-year-old child were the only other people home at the time of the shooting. All three are safe and accounted for, as are two other children who live in the home, but they weren’t there when the shooting happened.When officers showed up, they found a man, who appeared to be in his 40s, a woman in her 30s and a man who police said looked like he was in his 20s, all shot dead in the basement. The woman and the younger man both had multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body, according to Cory. The older man had ...

2023 NFL Draft Selections

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:15 GMT

Thursday, April 27FIRST ROUND1. Carolina (from Chicago), Bryce Young, qb, Alabama.MORESource

NFL Draft No. 1 Selections

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:15 GMT

The first choice in the annual selection of college players by professional football with player, team, position and college:2023 — Bryce Young, Carolina, QB, Alabama.2022 — Travon Walker, DE, Georgia.2021 — Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville, QB, Clemson.2020 — Joe Burrow, Cincinnati, QB, LSU.2019 — Kyler Murray, Arizona, QB, Oklahoma.2018 — Baker Mayfield, Cleveland, QB, Oklahoma.2017 — Miles Garrett, Cleveland, DE, Texas A&M.2016 — Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams, QB, California.2015 — Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay, QB, Florida State.2014 — Jadeveon Clowney, Houston Texans, DE, South Carolina.2013 — Eric Fisher, Kansas City, OT, Central Michigan.2012 — Andrew Luck, Indianapolis, QB, Stanford.2011 — Cam Newton, Carolina, QB, Auburn.2010 — Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams, QB, Oklahoma.2009 — Matthew Stafford, Detroit, QB, Georgia.2008 — Jake Long, Miami, OT, Michigan.2007 — JaMarcus Russell, Oakland, QB, LSU.2006 — Mario Williams, Houston Texans, DE, N.C. State.2005 — Alex Smith, San Francisc...

Angels overcome Ohtani’s rough inning for 8-7 win over A’s

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:15 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani earned another win on the mound despite giving up five runs in a nightmare fourth inning, and he also tripled, doubled and singled in the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-7 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.Ohtani (4-0) had his rockiest start in recent memory, yielding at least five runs and two homers for the first time in 18 starts since last July while also hitting a career-high three batters with pitches.Nearly all of the two-way superstar’s trouble occurred in the fourth, after he had thrown three perfect innings. Ohtani’s struggles were preceded by a breakdown in his PitchCom system, which he uses in lieu of traditional catcher-to-pitcher signals, but both Ohtani and manager Phil Nevin said those problems weren’t the main factor while Ohtani allowed seven baserunners, threw two wild pitches and lost a 5-0 lead.“He’s human,” Nevin said. “I kind of had to go up and down the dugout after the next half-inning, because it was...