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Yankees Notebook: Aaron Judge has mild hip strain, will stay off IL for now

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:05 GMT

ARLINGTON — Aaron Judge is dealing with a mild strain to the top of his hip but feels better three days after suffering the injury, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Saturday.Judge underwent an MRI on Friday after getting banged up on an awkward, head-first slide into third base during Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins.“We’re just treating him day-to-day, and he’s shown a lot of improvements here in the last two days,” Boone said before Saturday’s road game against the Texas Rangers.“We’re gonna wait to see today and tomorrow and see how we’re doing to see if this is something that we want to take a 10-day [stint on the injured list] or if he’s ready to play by Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.”Judge hasn’t resumed baseball activities but was “itching” to hit Saturday, Boone said. The Yankees hope to make a decision about their next steps with Judge by Monday.The reigning American League MV...

Division 5 track relays: North Reading girls add to dynasty, Weston boys rule field

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:05 GMT

SEEKONK — There are dynasties. Then, there’s what has been transpiring with North Reading High School’s girls track and field team for the last few years.On Saturday, the Hornets simply added one more chapter to what has become one of the greatest streaks in state history, shattering multiple meet records en route to capturing their second straight Div. 5 crown, and eighth consecutive state track and field relay title, with a dominant performance at Seekonk High School.“It’s a goal of ours every year,” North Reading girls coach Sotirios Pintzopoulo said. “We know that this is a goal, and we plan accordingly from the get-go. We know we need three field event athletes in every event. We know we need to field together some strong teams on the track. But this year especially, like last year we won, and we only won one event – the pole vault. Everything else, we got second or third. This year, we won eight of 15 events, and we set records in all of them. We focused on doing well in...

NFL Draft 2023: Patriots nab Michigan State CB Ameer Speed in 6th round

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:05 GMT

With their penultimate pick in the draft, the Patriots added depth at cornerback and on their special teams units with Michigan State’s Ameer Speed.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots select new punter in Michigan State’s Byrce Baringer New England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots draft electric LSU WR Kayshon Boutte in 6th round New 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 Speed is a sixth-year senior who stands at 6-foot-3 and 209 pounds and clocked a 4.33 in the 40-yard dash at his Pro Day. He also recorded a 6.99-second time in the 3-cone, a plus time for tall cornerbacks and an important measure for the Patriots at his position. He i...

Div. 1 track relays: Field no match for powerful St. John’s Prep

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:05 GMT

BRAINTREE — The chilly, breezy conditions Saturday did little to thwart St. John’s Prep’s Nathan Lopez from pulling off a Herculian triple at the Div. 1 Relays.The distance ace registered a 4:25 mile, 1:56 in the 800 and closed out his day with a personal best of 4:13 in his second mile of the afternoon. Lopez’s new personal best clinched the Eagles’ 4xMile win in 17:57.9 as St. John’s added a third outdoor relays title with 79 points to easily defeat runner-up Lexington with its 48 points.“I felt good and decided to run the second mile,” said Lopez. “I wanted to get points for the team.”The day was a good one for St. John’s Prep. “This is the meet,” said Eagles’ head coach Zack Lankow. “You can make a strong argument that this is the real state championship compared to the one on Memorial Day weekend. I’m not just saying that because we’ve done well here. You can get two or three kids an...

NFL Draft 2023: Liberty WR Demario Douglas joins Patriots as sixth-round pick

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:05 GMT

The Patriots drafted a familiar face in the sixth round Saturday, adding Liberty wide receiver Demario Douglas with the 210th overall pick.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots select new punter in Michigan State’s Byrce Baringer New England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots draft electric LSU WR Kayshon Boutte in 6th round New 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 Douglas played under the Patriots coaching staff last January at the East-West Shrine Bowl, where he flashed his 4.4 speed and above-average agility against other college prospects. The 5-foot-9, 179-pounder works almost exclusively out of the slot. He had 79 catches for 993 yards la...

Trump ups competition with Ron DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:05 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The competition between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis is intensifying as the former president is scheduling a return trip to Iowa on the same day that the Florida governor was already going to be in the state that will kick off the Republican contest for the White House.A Trump campaign official said Saturday that the former president plans to be in Iowa on May 13 to headline an organizing rally at a sprawling park in downtown Des Moines. That’s when DeSantis was already slated to headline Iowa Rep. Randy Feenstra’s annual summer fundraiser in northwest Iowa and speak at a party fundraiser later that evening in Cedar Rapids.The Trump campaign official, who requested anonymity to discuss the trip before it was announced, said the Des Moines organizing rally has been in the planning stage for weeks and is aimed at identifying caucus supporters and volunteers.The move is a sign of the escalating competition between the two men who, at least for now, are leading ...

Fast facts: Learn more about Dolphins TE Elijah Higgins, Miami’s sixth-round draft pick

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:05 GMT

The Miami Dolphins selected Stanford wide receiver/tight end Elijah Higgins on Saturday with their sixth-round draft pick. Here’s what you need to know about Higgins, who was born in Florida and has extended family in the Tampa area:Elijah HigginsPos./round: Receiver, tight end/sixth (No. 197)School: StanfordYear: SeniorHt.: 6-3 Wt.: 235Hometown: Austin, Tx.Comment: Higgins is a guy who has position versatility between slot wide receiver and tight end, and in that way he could stir the creative juices of coach/offensive play-caller Mike McDaniel. …Higgins totaled 59 receptions for 704 yards and two touchdowns last season. …Higgins is a good route-runner and has good hands and toughness. …Higgins doesn’t have outstanding speed and doesn’t show a knack to separate from defenders as a wide receiver, which might be one reason he’s being shifted to tight end in the NFL. …He has good, but not great athletic ability as his 4.54-second 40-yard...

South Korea’s Yoon talks of nuclear threat at Harvard visit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:05 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivered a speech and took questions at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge on Friday where he spoke about the challenges facing his country including the threat of nuclear weapons from neighboring North Korea.Yoon pointed to a new plan he unveiled with President Joe Biden on Wednesday for intensified nuclear deterrence to counter any North Korean threat.“If we were to accept nuclear weapons by North Korea then South Korea may have to possess nuclear weapons,” Yoon said during a question-and-answer period after his speech at the Kennedy School. “This is not something we want to see happen.”Yoon went on to say that if North Korea were to use nuclear weapons “the result is quite obvious.”“As long as North Korea recognizes nuclear weapons as a means of survival we have to make sure to deter the usage of such weapons so that the Republic of Korea, our neighboring countries and the entire global community can be protected,” he said ...

Dolphins take college WR who will play TE with sixth-round pick in NFL draft

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:05 GMT

On Day 3 of the NFL draft, the Miami Dolphins finally selected a tight end — sort of.The long wait for the Dolphins’ first pick Saturday finally concluded when the team took Stanford pass-catcher Elijah Higgins with their sixth-round selection, pick No. 197, which was 113 picks after their previous draftee.Higgins (6 foot 3, 235 pounds) was a big college receiver at Stanford, but he has the size to translate as a tight end in the NFL. And the Dolphins plan to use him that way.Higgins said he mostly communicated with Miami tight ends coach Jon Embree in the pre-draft process. He said it will be a transition after primarily playing as a slot receiver in college.In 2022, Higgins had 59 receptions for 704 yards and two touchdowns after becoming a focal point in the Cardinal offense as a junior in 2021 when he made 45 catches for 500 yards and four touchdowns.Higgins is touted for his crisp route-running as a big, possession slot receiver who has better blocking capabilities ...

Knicks Notebook: Old Miami rivalry is lost on current players

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:05 GMT

The nostalgia is in overdrive with the Heat-Knicks series, but the players aren’t getting caught up in the old rivalry for a simple reason:They don’t know anything about it.The last important playoff series between New York and Miami occurred in 2000, when most current Knicks were either in diapers or prospective humans.“Most of our guys weren’t even born yet,” Josh Hart, who, at 28 years old, is the second-oldest player in the Knicks rotation. “For us, those are the war stories of the past. They’re cool to hear, they’re cool to see highlights of it. But we’ve got our own path and our own vibe going.”RJ Barrett, 22, only knows one moment from the Knicks-Heat rivalry, and that’s probably because it’s shown repeatedly on the MSG jumbotron.“I know Allan Houston hit a shot,” Barrett said. “That’s about it.”Obi Toppin, who grew up a Knick fan in Brooklyn, said he once received a Latrell ...