Month: April 2019

9:59 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions took a tight end in the top 10 for the second time in six years, using the No. 8 overall pick to select T.J. Hockenson of Iowa on Thursday night in the NFL draft. Hockenson is the highest-selected tight end since Vernon Davis went No.
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9:40 PM ET Hall of Famer John Havlicek, the Boston Celtics‘ all-time leading scorer, died Thursday in Jupiter, Florida. He was 79. Havlicek spent all 16 seasons of his NBA career with the Celtics and won eight NBA titles. He was named to the All-Star team 13 times. He had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
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9:20 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants began preparing for life after Eli Manning by selecting Duke quarterback Daniel Jones in the first round of Thursday night’s 2019 NFL draft in Nashville, Tennessee. Manning, the two-time Super Bowl MVP, is 38 and entering the final year of his contract. The 6-foot-5,
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9:10 PM ET Associated Press ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders used the fourth pick in the draft on Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell in hopes of finding the edge rusher to replace Khalil Mack. Coach Jon Gruden and first-year general manager Mike Mayock passed up pass rushers rated higher by most analysts like Kentucky’s
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9:12 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods hopes winning the Masters to end 11 years without a major will lead to more majors in his pursuit of the record held by Jack Nicklaus. But in an interview with GOLFTV, Woods says catching Nicklaus won’t be easy. Woods says he needs
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8:54 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – After intense speculation about the possibility of a trade, the New York Jets kept the No. 3 overall pick in the NFL draft and used it Thursday night to select defensive tackle Quinnen Williams. With quarterback Kyler Murray and defensive end Nick Bosa off the board, the Jets
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9:40 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Kliff Kingsbury got his guy. The Arizona Cardinals drafted Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first overall pick on Thursday, uniting Murray with Kingsbury, who unsuccessfully recruited the reigning Heisman Trophy winner to Texas Tech while he was offensive coordinator there. The Cardinals’ next order of business is to
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