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NFL Draft 2023: Patriots select elite cornerback with 17th overall pick

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:55 GMT

Imagine the ideal Bill Belichick draft.The Patriots see a crowded board of prospects with similar grades, trade back and add a pick. Then, a player at a position of need, perhaps a top-10 talent, falls into their lap. And along the way, Belichick gets to stick it to an old rival.Check, check and check.The Patriots selected Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez with the 17th overall pick in Thursday’s first round. Gonzalez entered the night as a consensus top-10 talent, per most media draft experts. The 6-foot-1, 199-pounder could become a Week 1 starter for the Patriots, who have a major need at corner in an AFC East loaded with elite receivers.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023 Live | Teams wheeling, dealing in first round New England Patriots | 2023 NFL Draft tracker: Patriots add top-10 talent after trading down from 14th overall New England Patriots | Patriots 7-round mock draft: Bill Belichick surprises in 1st r...

2023 NFL Draft tracker: Patriots add top-10 talent after trading down from 14th overall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:55 GMT

Welcome to the NFL Draft!The Patriots are scheduled to make their first selection at 14th overall, which based on past drafts, should come around 9:45 p.m.  Thursday night.The Pats have 11 picks total, though they are expected to package some in trades at some point during the draft.Follow along for every Patriots draft pick, trade, rumor and report throughout the draft, and read the Herald’s final 7-round Patriots mock draft here.Round 1Patriots draft Oregon CB Christian Gonzalez at 17th overall10:05 p.m. A dream scenario.The Patriots selected Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez with the 17th overall pick in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.Gonzalez entered the night as a consensus top-10 talent, per most media draft experts. The 6-foot-1, 199-pounder could become a Day 1 starter for the Patriots, who have a major need at corner. He snatched four interceptions, broke up 11 passes and blocked a field goal last year as a All-Pac-12 first-teamer.Related Articl...

China flies 38 warplanes near Taiwan, 6 navy vessels in area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:55 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military flew 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defense ministry said Friday, in the largest such flight display since the large military exercise in which it simulated sealing off the island earlier in the month. Six navy vessels were also spotted in the area from 6 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday as part of China’s long-running campaign of intimidation against the self-ruled island democracy that Beijing claims as part of its territory.Nineteen of the aircraft flew across the midline in the Taiwan Strait that separates the island from the mainland, the ministry said. It said they included five SU-30 and two J-16 aircraft. One drone, a TB-001, circled the island, according to a diagram from the Defense Ministry.China held exercises simulating the sealing off the island after the sensitive meeting April 5 between Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. China opposes any...

Report: Becky Hammon among candidates expected to interview for Raptors’ coaching job

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:55 GMT

Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon is one of several candidates expected to interview for the Toronto Raptors’ vacant head coaching job, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.Hammon led the Aces to the WNBA title last year and was named coach of the year in her first season with the club after spending eight seasons as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs.Wojnarowski says the Raptors have received permission to interview Hammon.ESPN story on the Raptors embarking on a wide-ranging coaching search and securing permission to speak with several preliminary candidates: https://t.co/5TLPXofRsO— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 27, 2023The job became available earlier this month after the Raptors fired Nick Nurse.Wojnarowski reports several NBA assistant coaches also are on Toronto’s radar, including current Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin, Golden State’s Kenny Atkinson, Milwaukee’s Charles Lee, Phoenix’s Kevin Young, San Antonio̵...

NY judges will get more power in setting bail, governor says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:55 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Judges in New York will have more discretion to jail people awaiting trial for alleged crimes, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday night, a policy change fiercely resisted by some of her fellow Democrats.The governor held a state Capitol news conference to announce that a “conceptual agreement” had been reached on a $229 billion budget with the state Legislature, a deal that still needs to be approved by lawmakers. The budget includes policy proposals ranging from a minimum wage hike to allowing more charter schools in New York City.But negotiations between the governor and legislative leaders ran well past an April 1 deadline, in large part because Hochul insisted on changes to the state’s bail laws.The issue has been a flashpoint between liberal Democrats, who say requiring people to pay cash to get out of jail rigs the system against poor people, and elected officials who cast it as a public safety issue.New York approved sweeping changes in 2019 aimed ...

Thousands sign petition to prevent industrial development in Deerfield

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:55 GMT

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- People in the Northern Suburbs are pushing back against a proposed industrial development in their neighborhood. Bridge Industrial has proposed a plan to turn the Baxter International Headquarters into industrial facilities totaling more than a million square feet. Next door to the Thorngate subdivision in Riverwoods.A development neighbors say would not only impact people Deerfield but also Riverwoods and Northbrook. Cow located in Niles after ‘senior prank’; students cited "When we bought in this community we were all aware we were buying with corporate America surrounding us – Baxter, Discover, Horizon," Barbara Raff of Thorngate Homeowners Association President said."None of us knew an industrial warehouse equalizing 17 football fields would be built across the street from us, sharing the same stoplight that we use."Neighbors just found out about this plan just two weeks ago. They say this industrial complex would sit across the street from the largest subdi...

Large brush fire reported at park in Northwest Indiana

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:55 GMT

LAKE STATION, Ind. — A large brush fire was reported Thursday evening at Rosser Park in Lake Station, Indiana.Several photos and videos posted to social media show the large fire.A brush fire was reported on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Rosser Park in Lake Station. (Provided / Jessie Holguin)A brush fire was reported on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Rosser Park in Lake Station. (Provided / Jessie Holguin)A brush fire was reported on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Rosser Park in Lake Station. (Provided / Jessie Holguin)A brush fire was reported on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Rosser Park in Lake Station. (Provided / Jessie Holguin)A brush fire was reported on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Rosser Park in Lake Station. (Provided / Jessie Holguin)A brush fire was reported on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Rosser Park in Lake Station. (Provided / Jessie Holguin)A brush fire was reported on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Rosser Park in Lake Station. (Provided / Jessie Holguin)A brush fire was rep...

Changes proposed to address record number of non-emergency calls for Chicago firefighters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:55 GMT

CHICAGO — Think of the Chicago Fire Department and two things most likely come to mind: Fighting fires and responding to medical emergencies.But increasingly, it’s another type of call that’s dominating the department’s day. Bill to force IDOT to make a decision on South Suburban Airport project moves forward Take the Smith family on the city’s South Side. Three days a week, the family calls 911.Thankfully, not for a medical emergency but so Chicago firefighters can carry Renee Smith out of her house for a dialysis appointment.She has battled health problems for years and after a battle with COVID-19 is no longer able to walk.“Glad to have the fire department,” Renee’s sister tells WGN Investigates. “I’m just a little woman so I can’t get her down [the stairs] by myself.”The family is not alone. Fight over police misconduct records far from finished Last year, the department responded to 41,539 “civilian assist” calls. That’s up 69% from 24,565 in 2019, according to fire departm...

Vikings select USC receiver Jordan Addison in first round of 2023 NFL Draft

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:55 GMT

No, the Vikings did not get their heir apparent to franchise quarterback Kirk Cousins. Not yet at least.That said, the Vikings landed a player on Thursday night that can impact winning in the present, selecting USC receiver Jordan Addison with the No. 23 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. He is someone the Vikings can pair with superstar receiver Justin Jefferson for the foreseeable future.The first round couldn’t have worked out much better for the Vikings considering where they were picking.After trading up last month, the Carolina Panthers finally got their guy, drafting Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 pick. Then,the Houston Texans, despite mulling their options with the No. 2 pick, stayed up and took Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.The assumption was that Young and Stroud would be off the board long before the Vikings were on the clock. That’s something general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell likely expected.There were some ...

Woman arrested after Troy hit-and-run

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:55 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Troy woman has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run that took place in the city of Troy. Angelica Ponce, 37, was charged with Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police said a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on April 6 in the area of 5th Avenue in Troy. He sustained significant injuries and continues to recover.The involved vehicle was found in Massachusetts, and police said Ponce was found to be the driver on the night of the crash. Ponce is scheduled for an arraignment on May 18.