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Oklahoma RB Eric Gray leads off Giants’ day 3 NFL Draft haul

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

Giants GM Joe Schoen picked elusive, pass-catching Oklahoma running back Eric Gray on the final day of the NFL Draft to add another weapon to Brian Daboll’s offense.The Giants used their No. 172 overall pick in the fifth round on Gray to supplement a backfield that for now is missing Saquon Barkley.Barkley is unhappy with his contract situation, hasn’t signed his franchise tag tender and is staying away from the team facility.Gray, 23, a second-team All-Big 12 selection as a senior, is a shifty runner who often makes the first defender miss and an accomplished route-runner and pass catcher out of the backfield.His ability as a receiver is the X-factor addition to the Giants’ rotation that also includes Matt Breida, Gary Brightwell and Jashaun Corbin.“One [it’s about] just having natural hands to catch, being able to route run,” Gray said. “Me personally, I have a good feel for knowing coverages coming out of the backfield, knowing if it̵...

NFL Draft 2023: Patriots draft electric LSU WR Kayshon Boutte in 6th round

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

Finally, a wide receiver.The Patriots drafted LSU’s Kayshon Boutte with the 187th overall pick in the sixth round of the draft Saturday. Boutte represents a worthy gamble by the Patriots considering his immense talent and roller-coaster college career. After earning freshman All-American honors in 2020, Boutte was considered a first-round talent. He caught nine touchdowns in six games the following year.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots add powerful UCLA O-lineman on Day 3 New England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots add Eastern Michigan OL Sidy Sow in 4th round New England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots select small-school O-lineman in fourth round New England Patriots | Bill Belichick ‘absolutely’ feels good about Patriots QB Mac Jones New England Patriots | 2023 NFL Draft | Who are the top players for Day 3? But off-field issues and effort concer...

Ticker: Frustration grows over wait on OxyContin maker’s settlement

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

More than a year after the maker of OxyContin reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids, the money isn’t flowing yet.That’s because a federal court is still considering whether it’s lawful to give members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma protection from civil lawsuits in exchange for their contribution to the settlement: the company itself and up to $6 billion in cash. Lawyers on multiple sides of the case have asked the court to issue an opinion — or at least a timeline.NYC transit agency stops Twitter service alertsThe transit authority that runs subways, commuter trains and buses in New York City is giving up on a system that sent automated alerts about service disruptions through Twitter, a platform the Metropolitan Transportation Authority decided to stop using on Tuesday.MTA officials say they balked at Twitter’s recent decision to start charging for certain functions. The authority also was concerned with technical problems tha...

Bruins notebook: B’s confident about Game 7 clash against Panthers

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

BEDFORD – The Boston Bruins sounded overly excited about an opportunity they wanted to avoid.The Florida Panthers forced a deciding Game 7 in their opening round Stanley Cup playoff series with a 7-5 victory over the Bruins on Friday night at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla. The Bruins and Panthers take the ice for the final time on Sunday night (6:30) at the TD Garden.The only benefit the Bruins got from winning the Presidents Trophy while setting NHL single season records for wins (65) and points (135) is the “opportunity” to host Game 7 in a series they once led 3-1.“Opportunity, that’s the word that comes to my mind,” said Bruins coach Jim Montgomery following the team’s arrival on Saturday afternoon at Hanscom Field.“You are playing a Game 7 at home. We had the regular season we had. That is over and done with but it got us this Game 7 in front of our great fans. It’s an opportunity to go and seize the moment.”Bruins team captain Patrice Bergeron will be playing in the 14th Game...

Bernie Sanders praises shop workers, Ben and Jerry’s on union effort

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

Workers seeking to unionize at a Ben & Jerry’s retail shop in Burlington, Vermont, the city where the ice cream brand was founded, announced Friday that the company has signed the fair election principles.U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent who has been a vocal supporter of Starbucks labor organizers, congratulated the Ben & Jerry’s workers at a press conference in his home city.“I’m very proud of the work that these workers have done in coming together to form a union and I’m very proud that we have here in Vermont a company like Ben & Jerry’s that has long stood for progressive principles, today saying they’re willing to sit down and negotiate a good contract with their workers,” Sanders said.Ben & Jerry’s said last week that it supported a plan to unionize by about 40 workers at the retail shop in downtown Burlington.It said in a statement that it shares “the goal of advancing justice, both inside and outside our company.” The ice cream manufacturer wa...

Boy, 16, arrested in Toronto for shooting death in Sudbury

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

Toronto police have arrested a 16-year-old wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Sudbury. The Greater Sudbury Police Service issued a bulletin Friday and released images of a suspect wanted in the April 21 shooting at Overtime Sports Bar that took the life of a 22-year-old man.Investigators believed the teen was likely in southern Ontario and were granted permission to use his image even though he was under the age of 18 through a provision in the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Toronto police took the teen into custody around 7:30 a.m. Saturday. He appeared in court and was charged with a number of offences including murder.

California man gets 4 1/2 years for role in US Capitol riot

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Southern California man who assaulted police with pepper spray during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison, federal authorities announced.Jeffrey Scott Brown, 56, of Santa Ana received a sentence of 54 months in federal prison for felony and misdemeanor charges related to the mob attack by supporters of former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a Friday press statement.More than 1,000 individuals have been arrested, including more than 320 people who have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, the DOJ said. Trump supporters that day tried to stop Congress from certifying presidential election results for Joe Biden, a Democrat, over Trump, a Republican. Brown and two co-defendants were found guilty at trial in December. Peter J. Schwartz of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, is scheduled to be sentenced in May. It was not clear why Markus Maly of Fincastle, Virginia, was not s...

Alberta Premier Smith questions election role of Opposition leader Notley’s husband

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is raising questions about Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s husband and his role in the upcoming provincial election campaign.Notley’s husband, Lou Arab, is a communications official for the Canadian Union of Public Employees and sits on the governing board of Notley’s NDP.In a statement from her United Conservative party, Smith says she wants to know if it’s legal for CUPE to spend money on attack ads against the UCP given Notley’s relationship to Arab.The statement didn’t specify what law Smith believes is being violated.The NDP did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Smith made the statement in response to a story in The Globe and Mail that reported Smith attended the wedding last month of David Parker, the head of a third-party advertiser called Take Back Alberta.Take Back Alberta is a growing force within Smith’s UCP, delivering blocs of members to party events to elect constituency board members, candidates and, to da...

Flood concerns rise as Mississippi River crests in Iowa city

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The surging Mississippi River was cresting in Iowa on Saturday as melting snow from Minnesota and Wisconsin continues to push up river levels, the National Weather Service said.The weather service said the river was cresting between 23 and 24.3 feet (7 and 7.4 meters) in Dubuque, a city on the Mississippi about 200 miles (320 kilometers) east of Des Moines. The river was expected to crest at 21.9 feet (6.7 meters) in Bellevue, Iowa, on Saturday night.The river is not expected to see many record crests in the next week, but the weather service said Saturday’s levels would come close to 1993 and 2001 records between 23.9 and 25.4 feet (7.3 and 7.7 meters) as the river moves down its 2,300-mile (3,700-kilometer) length before reaching the Gulf of Mexico. Dubuque has closed its floodgates for only the third time ever in response to flooding. Further south in the Quad Cities — five adjoining cities along the river in Iowa and Illinois — the river is expected to...

‘Only in Newfoundland’: Dildo, N.L., man captures phallic iceberg in Conception Bay

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:40:24 GMT

A Dildo, N.L., man’s photo of a phallic iceberg in Newfoundland’s Conception Bay is getting laughs across the globe.Ken Pretty says he could tell from the shore that the stately iceberg drifting off the coast of Harbour Grace, N.L., on Thursday had a distinctive anatomical quality.But he said that it wasn’t until he flew his drone out for a closer look that he realized just how lifelike the berg’s features really were.Pretty’s pictures of the iceberg – which has since been named the “dickie berg” – have now been shared more than 5,300 times and attracted news coverage in Australia.He acknowledged in an interview that the iceberg’s location in Conception Bay, along with his hometown’s name, make the situation even funnier, adding: “Only in Newfoundland.”Pretty says people have been asking him to make “dickie berg” t-shirts and to sell prints of his now-famous photo.