Patriots Draft Auburn QB Jarrett Stidham to Groom as Tom Brady’s Successor

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Redskins Draft Former Heisman Trophy Finalist RB Bryce Love in 4th Round

PALO ALTO, CA - NOVEMBER 10: Running back Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal rushes up field for a 28 yard touchdown against the Oregon State Beavers during the first quarter at Stanford Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Palo Alto, California. The Stanford Cardinal defeated the Oregon State Beavers 48-17. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)

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The Washington Redskins selected Stanford Cardinal running back Bryce Love with the 112th overall pick of the 2019 NFL draft Saturday.

Mike Clay @MikeClayNFL

Redskins RB depth chart:
1. Derrius Guice
2. Chris Thompson
3. Adrian Peterson
4. Bryce Love
5. Samaje Perine
6. Byron Marshall

Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero

#Redskins took Montez Sweat in Round 1 and now Stanford RB Bryce Love in Round 4 — two of the biggest health-related question marks in the draft. Putting faith in their medical and athletic training staffs.

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter

In the fourth round at pick 112, Washington drafted Stanford RB Bryce Love. Redskins now have Love and Derrius Guice coming off torn ACLs. Love is a PUP candidate who could be ready this season.

Ralph D. Russo @ralphDrussoAP

Good for Bryce Love.
But remember, with or without football, he’ll be just fine.

Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli

Bryce Love can be great when the blocking’s there, but I’m not a big fan of his when he has to find his own.

Love ran for 2,118 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior in 2017 en route to finishing runner-up in the Heisman Trophy voting. If he had entered the 2018 draft, Love would have had a strong case to be a first-round pick.

Instead, he returned to Stanford for his senior year and proceeded to have a disappointing final season with the Cardinal. Love ran for 739 yards and six touchdowns in 10 appearances. His yards-per-carry average fell from 8.1 in 2017 to 4.5.

Compounding matters, Love confirmed he tore his ACL in Stanford’s final regular-season game, a 23-13 win over California.

Love’s brother Chris told the Mercury NewsElliott Almond his choice to come back to Stanford was about more than football. Therefore, Love was less concerned with his tumbling draft stock.

Bryce does not think he made a wrong decision coming back and getting that degree,” Chris said. “Sometimes you have to face some adversity and take a couple tests and see what you’re built like.”

Still, Love’s fall down draft boards was undeniable. Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller ranked him as the 15th-best running back and gave him a fourth-round grade.

Keeping things in perspective is important when evaluating Love’s NFL potential, though. His monster 2017 was no fluke. He possesses great vision to see the best running lanes and the straight-line speed to break free for long runs.

Love’s numbers from 2018 also look bad in part because Stanford experienced problems with its offensive line.

According to Football Outsiders, Stanford’s offensive line ranked 124th in stuff rate, which measures how many rushing attempts fail to break the line of scrimmage. A whopping 24.3 percent of the team’s carries ended at or before the line of scrimmage. The Cardinal were 105th (21.8 percent) in 2017.

Any running back—no matter how good—will struggle when his blockers aren’t getting a sustained push at the point of attack.

One fair question of Love is how much he’ll be able to contribute in the passing game. In four years at Stanford, he had 49 receptions for 465 yards and two touchdowns. At a time when running backs are seemingly asked more and more to be pass-catchers out of the backfield, Love’s one-dimensional nature could be an issue.

Love now joins a crowded Washington backfield that includes Derrius Guice, Chris Thompson and Adrian Peterson.

Guice, a second-round pick in the 2018 draft, suffered a torn ACL in the preseason and missed the entire year. Washington head coach Jay Gruden told reporters on March 26 that he believes Guice will be back for training camp, but Adam Schefter of ESPN (h/t Rotoworld) reported on Saturday that the ex-LSU star is “coming along a little slower than expected.”

Peterson gained 1,250 yards from scrimmage and scored eight touchdowns and figures to receive many reps once again.

Thompson, a stellar pass-catching back, has snagged 80 passes in his past 20 games.

In general, Love slipped to the fourth round for obvious reasons, which isn’t to say he won’t provide great value for Washington. In a year or two, he could look like a huge steal for the Redskins, although it’s hard seeing Love carving out much playing time in 2019.

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Opposition demands Sudan join ICC as talks held on civilian rule

A top opposition leader called on Saturday for Sudan to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) that has indicted former president Omar al-Bashir, as a panel of protesters and the military met to discuss civilian rule.

Sadiq al-Mahdi, a former prime minister and head of the opposition National Umma Party that has backed the protests, also told reporters the army’s removal of Bashir was “not a military coup”.

His comments came as a joint committee representing the ruling military leadership and protesters held their first meeting to discuss a demand by demonstrators for a handover to civilian rule.

Rashid al-Sayed, a spokesman for the protest movement, said the meeting was a confidence-building step between both sides who are “partners in the revolution” and a second round was due later on Saturday.

He said the military council vowed at the talks that a protest camp outside army headquarters “will not be dispersed by force”.

A negotiator for Sudan‘s opposition alliance said after the talks that he expected agreement over the formation of a new body to lead the country’s transition.

“Today, we have taken positive steps and we expect to reach an agreement satisfactory to all parties,” said Ayman Nimir, a negotiator for the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces.

“We expect to receive a response from the military council regarding the formation of a sovereign council within hours.”

Shams al-Deen al-Kabashi, the spokesman for the military council, said the talks were “transparent”.

“We are very optimistic that we will reach a final conclusion that will be announced to the Sudanese people as soon as possible,” he told a brief press conference.

War in Darfur

Al-Bashir was deposed by the army on April 11 after months of protests against his three-decade rule.

Thousands of demonstrators reached the sprawling military headquarters in central Khartoum on April 6, demanding the army support those opposing against al-Bashir.

Five days later, the army toppled al-Bashir but then took power into its own hands through a 10-member transitional military council.

The protesters, who have kept up the pressure around-the-clock outside army headquarters for weeks, are now demanding the council step down and make way for a civilian government. Demonstrators fear Islamists and other factions close to the deposed leader, who is now jailed in the capital Khartoum, will be granted a role in the transition.

Mahdi said Sudan should “immediately” join the Hague-based ICC where al-Bashir is wanted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for his alleged role in the conflict in Darfur.

“This should be done in coordination with the transitional military council,” he added.

Al-Bashir, 75, has consistently denied the charges against him.

The war in Darfur erupted in 2003 when ethnic minority rebels took up arms against Khartoum’s Arab-dominated government, accusing it of social and political marginalisation.

The United Nations says about 300,000 people have died in the conflict with another 2.5 million displaced, many still living in miserable camps across the western region of the country.

Al-Bashir swept to power in an Islamist-backed coup in 1989 that toppled Mahdi’s elected government.

‘Regime still present’

Mahdi said on Saturday the president’s supporters remained in place despite the upheaval.

“The head of the regime has been ousted but the regime is still present,” Mahdi said.

“The toppled regime might still try to do a coup,” he said without elaborating.

Protest leaders have held several rounds of inconclusive talks with the military council since al-Bashir was deposed.

Earlier this week, the two sides agreed to set up the joint committee to chart the way forward.

The military council has so far refused to step down, insisting it has assumed power for a two-year transitional period.

Western governments have expressed support, but Sudan’s key Gulf Arab lenders have backed the military council, while African states have called for more time for the army to hand over to civilians.

As protesters were pushing the military on civilian rule Saturday, assailants hurled rocks at a meeting of members of the Islamist Popular Congress Party, an ally of al-Bashir’s, injuring 32 of them.

“When the participants in the meeting took a break, they came under attack from a group of people who threw rocks,” said Suheir Salah, the party’s deputy undersecretary.

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NFL Draft 2019 Results: Rounds 4-7 Live Updates, Reaction and Analysis on Day 3

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    Steal for NOLA?

    Florida DB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson goes at 105. https://t.co/Hb2WPG9XA2

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    Bengals traded up to spot 104 in fourth round to take NC State QB Ryan Finley.

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    Cards already giving Kyler new weapons.

    Arizona takes WR Hakeem Butler to start the fourth round. https://t.co/HUYmBpS7dm

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    Day 3 of the NFL Draft has begun. The #AZCardinals are now on the clock. And away we go…

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    2019 NFL Draft: Ryan Finley Among Best Prospects Remaining

    Here are the top remaining players in the 2019 NFL Draft, based on NFL.com senior analyst and 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Gil Brandt’s rankings of the top 150 prospects.

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    Among the things Day 3 of the Draft is about… veteran trades. Some players who could be on the move 👇🏼 https://t.co/r1Xcp73m9y

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NRA announces North’s resignation on-stage as ‘crisis’ hits gun lobby


Oliver North

Nation Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North speaks at a NRA conference in Indianapolis, on April 26. The conference has been overshadowed by a rift inside the group over allegations of financial misconduct. | Michael Conroy/AP Photo

National Rifle Association officials announced Saturday that Oliver North has stepped down as president of the influential gun rights group — a move that came amid what North described as “a clear crisis” in his resignation letter.

The dramatic announcement kicked off the third day of the organization’s annual conference in Indianapolis, which has included appearances by several Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump. Despite its large crowds and high-profile guests, the conference this week has been overshadowed by a rift inside the group over allegations of financial misconduct.

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Tensions spilled over on Saturday when the group’s chief executive, Wayne LaPierre, directed NRA Vice President Richard Childress to read North’s resignation letter aloud to the crowd.

“After resuming office as NRA president in September of 2018, I was confronted by NRA members and board members who expressed concern about the amount of money the NRA was paying to the Brewer law firm,” North wrote, adding that the matter “needs to be dealt with immediately and responsibly so the NRA can continue to focus on protecting our Second Amendment.”

Just days earlier, LaPierre claimed in a letter to board members that he was being both pressured to give up his post and extorted by North, 75, a former Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who was named president of the NRA last May. LaPierre’s letter was first reported on by the Wall Street Journal.

According to the Journal, LaPierre warned in his own letter that Ackerman McQueen, the NRA’s largest outside advertising firm, was prepared to send a document to the group’s board at the direction of North that contained “a devastating account of our financial status, sexual harassment charges against a staff member, accusations of wardrobe expenses and excessive staff travel expenses.”

“I believe the purpose of the letter was to humiliate me, discredit our Association, and raise appearances of impropriety that hurt our members and the Second Amendment,” LaPierre reportedly wrote, adding that it would be “bad for me” and “two other members” of the group’s executive team.

A spokesman for Ackerman McQueen did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Oklahoma-based firm was sued by the NRA earlier this month over allegations that it was deliberately concealing details about how it was spending millions of dollars received by the group.

The dispute between North and LaPierre roughly began when the lawsuit against Ackerman McQueen was first filed, a move that put the fate of NRATV in question. The subscriber-based streaming service has often stirred controversy in the wake of mass shootings for its commentary about stricter gun laws. North was hired by Ackerman McQueen last year to host a documentary series for NRATV and his contract with the agency was mentioned in the lawsuit.

LaPierre, who previously claimed that North sought to make NRA president a paid position, earned “millions of dollars annually” through his contract with the ad agency.

The NRA’s 76-member board is scheduled to convene Monday for a pre-planned meeting, during which the issues plaguing the group are expected to come up for discussion.

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Lakers HC Rumors: Tyronn Lue Left ‘Lasting Impression’ After 2nd Interview

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Los Angeles Lakers head coaching candidate Tyronn Lue left “a lasting impression” on team brass during his second interview with L.A. on Wednesday, according to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times.

“During Lue’s interview session at the Lakers’ practice facility in El Segundo on Wednesday, a lasting impression was left on both parties involved in the discussions, according to the people familiar with the talks,” Turner wrote.

Lue, 41, played for L.A. and won titles in 2000 and 2001. He also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2016 to 2018 and won another title.

Lue was fired after an 0-6 start this season.

Of course, the ex-Cavs leader isn’t the only candidate for the Lakers job. Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Jason Kidd, who previously coached the Milwaukee Bucks, interviewed for the gig. Ex-New Orleans Pelicans head coach and current Philadelphia 76ers assistant Monty Williams has also interviewed.

Williams could be headed elsewhere, however, as Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported he is Phoenix’s top coaching candidate.

A few different coaches are in the mix for the Suns‘ job, as Wojnarowski also reported that Portland Trail Blazers assistant head coaches David Vanterpool and Nate Tibbetts are scheduled to meet with Phoenix on Saturday.

As far as L.A goes, though, Lue has something no other candidate can boast: a strong working relationship with LeBron James.

Lue was named the team’s associate head coach in 2014 when James returned to Cleveland and was the four-time NBA MVP’s head coach from 2016 to 2018 before he left for L.A. last summer.

James was particularly supportive of Lue after the coach was fired:

Marc Stein of the New York Times also wrote the following March 26 (h/t Brendan Bowers of LeBron Wire):

“Who, then, will the Lakers hire? The name most frequently cited in league coaching circles is the very available Tyronn Lue. Lue, of course, is a former Laker who is better known for having coached LeBron James for two-and-a-half seasons in Cleveland. The presumed acceptance he would have from James, who is about to begin his first postseason as a spectator since 2005, would appear to give Lue a significant advantage over the rest of the field.”

Turner reported that “neither Williams nor Lue was offered the job and neither was given a timetable on when the Lakers will make their decision” and that the two “came away feeling good about how they presented themselves to the Lakers in their talks that each went about three hours.”

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2019 NFL Mock Draft: Matt Miller’s Day 3 Predictions

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    Teams are built on Day 2 of the NFL draft, but legends are found on Day 3. 

    Good scouting departments can find starters, impact players and future franchise stars in Rounds 4-7. Tom Brady was drafted here. So were Kam Chancellor and Richard Sherman. Star defensive tackles Geno Atkins and Grady Jarrett were discovered here as well.

    Teams can find hidden gems who go on to play huge rolls with the Nos. 103-254 picks. Here are the players we see coming off the board Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee.

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    103. Arizona CardinalsChristian Miller, EDGE, Alabama

    104. San Francisco 49ersJulian Love, CB, Notre Dame

    105. New York JetsKelvin Harmon, WR, NC State

    106. Oakland RaidersMack Wilson, LB, Alabama

    107. Tampa Bay BuccaneersMichael Jordan, OG, Ohio State

    108. New York GiantsDavid Edwards, OT, Wisconsin

    109. Oakland RaidersRiley Ridley, WR, Georgia

    110. Cincinnati BengalsChauncey Gardner-Johnson, S, Florida

    111. Detroit LionsD’Andre Walker, EDGE, Georgia

    112. Washington RedskinsAmani Hooker, S, Iowa

    113. Baltimore RavensBen Powers, G, Oklahoma

    114. Seattle SeahawksTrayveon Williams, RB, Texas A&M

    115. Carolina PanthersHakeem Butler, WR, Iowa State

    116. New Orleans SaintsKeeSean Johnson, WR, Fresno State

    117. Atlanta FalconsAmani Oruwariye, CB, Penn State

    118. New England PatriotsFoster Moreau, TE, LSU

    119. Cleveland BrownsDeionte Thompson, S, Alabama

    120. Minnesota VikingsGerald Willis, DL, Miami

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    121. Tennessee Titans—Trevon Wesco, TE, West Virginia

    122. Pittsburgh SteelersJaquan Johnson, S, Miami

    123. Baltimore RavensTe’Von Coney, LB, Notre Dame

    124. Seattle SeahawksIsaiah Johnson, CB, Houston

    125. Cincinnati BengalsJarrett Stidham, QB, Auburn

    126. Chicago BearsEvan Worthington, S, Colorado

    127. Baltimore RavensMike Weber, RB, Ohio State

    128. Dallas CowboysKris Boyd, CB, Texas

    129. Indianapolis ColtsMalik Grant, S, Marshall

    130. Los Angeles ChargersVosean Joseph, LB, Florida

    131. Washington RedskinsDavid Long Jr., LB, West Virginia

    132. Seattle SeahawksArmon Watts, DL, Arkansas

    133. New England PatriotsCharles Omenihu, DL, Texas

    134. New England PatriotsJordan Brown, CB, South Dakota St.

    135. Indianapolis ColtsJustice Hill, RB, Oklahoma State

    136. Dallas CowboysPreston Williams, WR, Colorado State

    137. Atlanta FalconsShareef Miller, EDGE, Penn State

    138. Philadelphia EaglesBlake Cashman, LB, Minnesota

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    139. Arizona Cardinals—Dennis Daley, OT, South Carolina

    140. Jacksonville JaguarsBeau Benzschawel, OG, Wisconsin

    141. Pittsburgh SteelersIman Marshall, CB, USC

    142. Seattle SeahawksDexter Williams, RB, Notre Dame

    143. New York GiantsEmanuel Hall, WR, Missouri

    144. Indianapolis ColtsAnthony Nelson, DL, Iowa

    145. Tampa Bay BuccaneersHunter Renfrow, WR, Clemson

    146. Detroit LionsAnthony Johnson, WR, Buffalo

    147. Buffalo BillsKeelan Doss, WR, UC Davis

    148. Denver BroncosEmeke Egbule, LB, Houston

    149. Cincinnati BengalsJoe Jackson, EDGE, Miami

    150. Green Bay PackersTyree Jackson, QB, Buffalo

    151. Miami DolphinsRyquell Armstead, RB, Temple

    152. Atlanta FalconsRenell Wren, DL, Arizona State

    153. Washington RedskinsElijah Holyfield, RB, Georgia

    154. Carolina PanthersIsaiah Prince, OT, Ohio State

    155. Cleveland BrownsIsaiah Buggs, DL, Alabama

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    156. Denver Broncos—David Sills, WR, West Virginia

    157. Tennessee TitansIsaac Nauta, TE, Georgia

    158. Oakland RaidersDru Samia, OG, Oklahoma

    159. Minnesota VikingsAustin Bryant, EDGE, Clemson

    160. Baltimore RavensJimmy Moreland, CB, James Madison

    161. Houston TexansDarius Slayton, WR, Auburn

    162. Los Angeles RamsDaylon Mack, DL, Texas A&M

    163. Philadelphia EaglesSaquan Hampton, S, Rutgers

    164. Indianapolis ColtsMike Bell, S, Fresno State

    165. Dallas CowboysJonathan Ledbetter, EDGE, Georgia

    166. Los Angeles ChargersDillon Mitchell, WR, Oregon

    167. Los Angeles RamsBlessuan Austin, CB, Rutgers

    168. New Orleans SaintsKingsley Keke, DL, Texas A&M

    169. Los Angeles RamsGary Jennings, WR, West Virginia

    170. Cleveland BrownsGreg Dortch, WR, Wake Forest

    171. New York GiantsTre Lamar, LB, Clemson

    172. Atlanta FalconsTravis Fulgham, WR, Old Dominion

    173. Washington RedskinsRoss Pierschbacher, C, Alabama

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    174. Arizona Cardinals—Terrill Hanks, LB, New Mexico State

    175. Pittsburgh SteelersT.J. Edwards, LB, Wisconsin

    176. San Francisco 49ersMike Bell, S, Fresno State

    177. New Orleans SaintsBryce Love, RB, Stanford

    178. Jacksonville JaguarsTyre Brady, WR, Marshall

    179. Arizona CardinalsKaran Higdon, RB, Michigan

    180. New York GiantsChase Hansen, LB, Utah

    181. Buffalo BillsJalen Jelks, EDGE, Oregon

    182. Cincinnati BengalsGreg Gaines, DL, Washington

    183. Cincinnati BengalsSheldrick Redwine, CB, Miami

    184. Detroit LionsRodney Anderson, RB, Oklahoma

    185. Green Bay PackersTerez Hall, LB, Missouri

    186. Atlanta FalconsCorey Ballentine, CB, Washburn

    187. Carolina PanthersRyan Bates, OG, Penn State

    188. Tennessee TitansDevine Ozigbo, RB, Nebraska

    189. Cleveland BrownsIsaac Nauta, TE, Georgia

    190. Minnesota VikingsGary Johnson, LB, Texas

    191. Minnesota VikingsBisi Johnson, WR, Colorado State

    192. Pittsburgh SteelersLamont Gaillard, C, Georgia

    193. Minnesota VikingsClayton Thorson, QB, Northwestern

    194. Green Bay PackersAntoine Wesley, WR, Texas Tech

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    195. Houston Texans—Jalin Moore, RB, App State

    196. New York Jets—Lil’Jordan Humphrey, WR, Texas

    197. Baltimore Ravens—Porter Gustin, EDGE, USC

    198. Cincinnati Bengals—Dakota Allen, LB, Texas Tech

    199. Indianapolis Colts—Stanley Morgan, WR, Nebraska

    200. Los Angeles Chargers—Ryan Finley, QB, NC State

    201. Kansas City Chiefs—Mark Fields, CB, Clemson

    202. Miami Dolphins—DaMarkus Lodge, WR, Ole Miss

    203. Atlanta Falcons—Michael Jackson, CB, Miami

    204. Minnesota Vikings—Marvell Tell, S, USC

    205. Chicago Bears—Tyler Roemer, OT, San Diego State

    206. Washington Redskins—Lamont Gaillard, C, Georgia

    207. Pittsburgh Steelers—Byron Cowart, DL, Maryland

    208. Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Myles Gaskins, RB, Washington

    209. Seattle Seahawks—John Cominsky, EDGE, Charleston

    210. Cincinnati Bengals—Alize Mack, TE, Notre Dame

    211. Cincinnati Bengals—Benny Snell, RB, Kentucky

    212. San Francisco 49ers—Bruce Anderson, RB, NDSU

    213. Cincinnati Bengals—Ben Burr-Kirven, LB, Washington

    214. Kansas City Chiefs—Joe Giles-Harris, LB, Duke

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    215. Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Albert Huggins, DL, Clemson

    216. Kansas City ChiefsDerwin Gray, OT, Maryland

    217. Minnesota VikingsJordan Miller, CB, Washington

    218. Oakland RaidersDrue Tranquill, LB, Notre Dame

    219. Pittsburgh SteelersJosiah Tauaefa, LB, UTSA

    220. Houston TexansDrew Forbes, OG, SE Missouri State

    221. Cleveland BrownsRyan Connelly, LB, Wisconsin

    222. Chicago BearsSaivion Smith, CB, Alabama

    223. Cincinnati BengalsJordan Brailford, EDGE, Oklahoma State

    224. Detroit LionsDontavius Russell, DL, Auburn

    225. Buffalo BillsHjalte Froholdt, OG, Arkansas

    226. Green Bay PackersAlex Barnes, RB, Kansas State

    227. Washington RedskinsTy Summers, LB, TCU

    228. Buffalo BillsAndrew Wingard, S, Wyoming

    229. Detroit LionsDaniel Wise, DL, Kansas

    230. Atlanta FalconsJordan Scarlett, RB, Stanford

    231. New Orleans SaintsGardner Minshew, QB, Washington State

    232. New York GiantsJonathan Crawford, S, Indiana

    233. Miami DolphinsLukas Denis, S, Boston College

    234. Miami DolphinsTommy Sweeney, TE, Boston College

    235. Jacksonville JaguarsMichael Dogbe, DL, Temple

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    236. Jacksonville Jaguars—Kendall Sheffield, CB, Ohio State

    237. Denver BroncosPaul Adams, OT, Missouri

    238. Chicago BearsHamp Cheevers, CB, Boston College

    239. New England PatriotsMalik Carney, EDGE, North Carolina

    240. Indianapolis ColtsJustin Hollins, EDGE, Oregon

    241. Dallas CowboysNate Herbig, G, Stanford

    242. Los Angeles ChargersDonnell Greene, OT, Minnesota

    243. New England PatriotsUgo Amadi, S, Oregon

    244. New Orleans SaintsMalik Reed, LB, Nevada

    245. New York GiantsZach Gentry, TE, Michigan

    246. New England PatriotsBrett Rypien, QB, Boise State

    247. Minnesota VikingsChris Slayton, DL, Syracuse

    248. Arizona CardinalsJamal Peters, CB, Miss. State

    249. Arizona CardinalsOlamide Zaccheaus, WR, Virginia

    250. Minnesota VikingsMontre Hartage, CB, Northwestern

    251. Los Angeles RamsXavier Crawford, CB, Central Michigan

    252. New England PatriotsKevin Givens, DL, Penn State

    253. Washington RedskinsD’Cota Dixon, S, Wisconsin

    254. Arizona CardinalsCaleb Wilson, TE, UCLA

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FIFA to hold talks with rights groups on World Cup 2022 expansion

FIFA to hold talks with rights groups on World Cup 2022 expansion
Qatar will be the first Middle East nation to host the football World Cup [Al Jazeera]

FIFA will hold talks with human rights groups about issues associated with expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as football’s governing body seeks to find at least one more country in the region to co-host the tournament.

Qatar is currently working on a 32-team tournament and is completing eight stadiums over a 48km radius, however FIFA President Gianni Infantino is hoping to secure approval in June to expand the marquee event from 32 to 48 teams.

A FIFA feasibility study has already determined that jumping from 64 to 80 games would require two stadiums in at least one more country in the region.

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura wrote to Amnesty International and other activists on Saturday that “this process also includes an assessment of human rights risks and potential opportunities associated with a possible expansion.

“In that respect, we look forward to the bilateral consultation calls with many of you in the coming days and weeks.”

FIFA maintains it is working jointly with Qatar on the viability of a 48-team tournament, but the concept is mired in complexities stemming from the boycott of Doha by some of its Gulf neighbours.

Kuwait and Oman have emerged as viable options, but Oman has said it isn’t keen on hosting games at the FIFA showpiece.

Kuwait City’s Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium has 60,000 seats but Sabah Al-Salem Stadium only has 26,000 and requires upgrades.

Meanwhile, neighbouring Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates have imposed a land, sea and air embargo on Qatar since June 2017, and have barred Qatari nationals from entering their countries.

Earlier this year, a British citizen said he was abused by Emirati authorities and deprived of food, water and sleep after he was jailed for wearing a Qatari football shirt during the AFC Asian Cup.

Showing sympathy for Qatar is punishable in the oil-rich Emirates, with offenders facing jail terms of up to 15 years.

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The Lo-Fi Voices That Speak for America

Portraits of AM Radio DJs in their studios around the country

Even in decline, AM radio matters more than you might think. A photo and audio tour of the hosts driving the conversation.

By Zack Stanton Photographs By M. Scott Mahaskey |

This is an audio experience.Click to hear each station.
This piece is part of POLITICO Magazine's The Media Issue.

For decades, AM radio has felt as commonplace as a utility, such a basic fact of life that it’s taken for granted. But that’s changing: Across America, AM radio stations are dwindling in number and profitability, as better-sounding FM signals become cheaper to broadcast and would-be listeners turn to the internet for entertainment.

Yet even in decline, it has a strength that politicians and media insiders who want to understand America would do well to heed. In 2019, thousands of AM stations remain on the air, many of them thriving—in part because they serve unique sets of people whose voices aren’t always heard loudly. For generations, it was considerably cheaper to buy or start an AM station than any other form of mass media, making ownership more accessible to people of color, immigrants, non-English speakers and those with political views outside the mainstream. Without the line-of-sight restrictions of FM radio, AM radio can also cover vast geographic areas, and so remains a staple of rural media. Even now, if you tune into the right frequency on a clear summer night, you can hear a broadcast from half a continent away—listening in on the
kinds of conversations that shape identity and politics far outside the Beltway.

For devotees eager to preserve the format, AM has a would-be savior in Washington: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai. Better known  as a free-market “net neutrality” deregulator, Pai launched an effort to revitalize AM several years ago, shortly after becoming an FCC commissioner. Growing up in Parsons, Kansas, in the 1970s and ’80s, Pai has said he listened to AM radio with his parents, who had come to the United States from India with “little more than $10 in their pockets and a radio.” But purists are concerned that in his efforts to save AM radio, Pai might be inadvertently killing off what makes it unique, potentially curtailing long-distance AM broadcasters and moving more of its broadcasts to FM.

Over the past few months, Politico Magazine has drawn on radio ratings and conversations with broadcasting experts to identify some of the most distinct voices on the AM dial. They include a sheep farmer who reports on the agricultural industry for a vast rural audience; an icon of inner-city Baltimore who inspired a character on “The Wire”; and one of the only on-air personalities who broadcasts in the Navajo language. Some are conservative, some are liberal, some avoid politics altogether. In these photos, by Politico’s M. Scott Mahaskey, we glimpse what is being lost when AM radio stations disappear: not just call signs, but places where community is built.

WOLB-1010 AM

Baltimore, Maryland

Before he became one of the most influential local radio talk-show hosts in America, Larry Young served 23 years in the Maryland state Legislature. He doesn’t think he’s lost any influence.  “I’ve got a pulpit,” says Young, the morning-show host on Baltimore’s WOLB-AM, pictured above in-studio. On air, Young is a mix of opinion-maker, convener and local politician. Even after his show ends, the calls continue, about a dozen each day—requests for help with a son’s legal woes or a housing issue. “If I was to say, ‘I’m not feeling well and I’ve got a cold,’ you best believe I’m gonna have at least four of my listeners bring me some soup,” he laughs. His deep connection with his audience makes him indispensable to understanding Maryland politics, from the 2015 Freddie Gray riots to the early jockeying ahead of Baltimore’s 2020 mayoral election. “I am convinced that the governor, the mayor, the senators assign staff people to listen to what our community thinks,” Young says. “They know they’re going to get a sense from us.”

Spend a day with Larry Young, and you get a sense of his passions. Chief among them are politics—his office features photos of both Michelle and Barack Obama—and the City of Baltimore, where he lives and can be found walking through the neighborhood or visiting local community centers.

KTNN-660 AM

St. Michaels, Arizona

Darlene “Dee” Yazzie is perhaps the most important Navajo-language broadcaster in the world. “Our main listeners are people who are out in the rural area, where they don’t have electricity, running water,” says Yazzie, one of the signature on-air personalities on KTNN, whose audience spans Navajo Nation territory in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Other listeners include Navajo “elderlies,” as well as tribal members stationed abroad in the U.S. military. Most of the day, the station broadcasts music, ranging from country to traditional Navajo to Navajo-language Christian and spiritual songs. There’s also the Navajo “word of the day” segment, started by Yazzie. The poverty rate in the Navajo Nation is roughly 38 percent, and the suicide rate is double the U.S. average. Yazzie, who has experienced depression herself, talks about it openly on-air. “A lot of people, they text me and say, ‘You inspired me today. I’m going to have a good day.’ That’s how important radio is to me.”

Above, radio host Dan Arnold gives a tour of KTNN’s studio to a group of visitors.

In the Navajo Nation, Darlene “Dee” Yazzie’s community outreach ranges from speaking to large groups of students to visiting local elderly people. Her message, just like on the air, is one of inspiration—and the people she meets often return the favor. “The greeting I get is … ‘Thank you for being who you are,’” she says.

KRVN-880 AM

Lexington, Nebraska

Occasionally, if you tune in to Susan Littlefield’s broadcasts on KRVN when she is working from home, you’ll hear the mewling of the 60-some ewes she raises on her farm, pictured above. “This is our lifestyle,” Littlefield says. “When we talk about it, we live it.” Broadcasting from south-central Nebraska, KRVN is a 50,000-watt station with a signal so powerful it’s heard in at least eight states. It was founded by a cooperative of ranchers and farmers, and on any given day, you’ll hear updates on grain prices, human-interest stories about ranchers, advice on soil nutrients and in-depth discussions of the U.S.-China trade impasse. When massive floods hit the Missouri River and its tributaries in March, causing billions of dollars in damage, KRVN covered the disaster with a service-journalism bent. “What’s going to happen to you come August, September, when you would’ve been selling these calves you don’t have?” Littlefield explains. “We’ve said, ‘There are people here ready to talk to you, 24/7, if you feel you need the help.’ And if we can save one producer, I think we’ve done our job.”

Since KRVN’s founding seven decades ago, the station has billed itself as the “voice of rural Nebraska,” a title the station’s reporters and on-air anchors, seen above in-studio, take seriously.

KYYS-1250

Kansas City, Kansas

Every morning, Armando Cruz drives an hour from Topeka to Kansas City to make his 7 a.m. shift on KYYS, a 25,000-watt Spanish-language station that plays regional Mexican music in Kansas and Missouri. When he signs off at noon, he drives back to Topeka for his second job at Tacos El Mexicano, the restaurant he has owned and operated with his wife, Veronica, for 21 years. Gerardo Corpus, another on-air personality, runs his own cabinetry business. “Used to work at the Olive Garden,” he says. “I was a dishwasher. I worked hard. I made hamburgers at Jack in the Box. I worked hard to get this—step by step.” Hard work is in KYYS’s marrow. Its listeners—mostly first and second-generation Mexican and Central American immigrants—work “two jobs, three jobs, anything for our families,” says Corpus (shown holding a microphone in the top photo). If it’s a struggle to keep going, especially if listeners feel villainized or afraid in today’s political climate, Cruz (shown in the last photo below) says he tries to keep them motivated; Corpus counsels them to focus on their families and their roots. “Try to learn English, but teach Spanish to your kids,” Corpus says. “Make tortillas, make frijoles, you know? They have to learn our culture and keep that culture and the language, but they can be something else.”

Above, Gerardo Corpus (in the red shirt) and Armando Cruz (in the suit jacket) record a segment outside Gringo Loco, a supermarket catering to Kansas City’s Hispanic population. When you’re in the studio, “you just do the show and talk,” says Corpus. “You never imagine how many people are outside.”

WGIR-610 AM

Manchester, New Hampshire

Already, Jack Heath has hosted 2020 presidential hopefuls Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg and Bill Weld on his show—a required stop in the nation’s first primary state. “They know they’re going to get a fair shake, and they’re going to be asked some substance,” says Heath, pictured above in-studio in New Hampshire. Heath’s “New Hampshire Today” morning program helps drive the political agenda in the Granite State. During the 2016 campaign, he moderated forums and hosted presidential aspirants on his show. (He says Corey Lewandowski, a frequent guest, had Donald Trump call in “almost every week” the candidate visited New Hampshire.) Heath is a conservative, but his guests run the gamut. He notes that New Hampshire’s entire congressional delegation is Democratic: “Why would I not want them to call into the show?” He knows the phrase “political talk radio” carries certain connotations but doesn’t pay it much mind. “In some markets, you’ve gotta yell and scream and be rude, and that works for ratings,” he says. “But I don’t think that’s New Hampshire.”

At top, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, a Republican, discusses his 2020 bid with Jack Heath. At bottom, Heath speaks Hunt W. Kerrigan, a retired U.S. Army colonel, who describes carrying photos of his children with him on deployments.

KJEF-1290

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Broadcasting to the bayou-rich Louisiana Outback, KJEF is one of the only 24/7 Cajun music stations in America and likely the world. When Mike Soileau starts talking about Cajun music, it’s hard to get him to stop. It was practically passed down genetically from his Cajun-music loving radio host daddy; even as adults, Cajuns “don’t call them ‘mom’ and ‘dad,’” explains Soileau, shown above in his booth as he peruses his record collection. The station broadcasts zydeco (“real upbeat, in-your-face kinda stuff,” Soileau describes); Cajun (“a lot of the traditional songs are all in French”); and “swamp pop” (“a mixture of rock ‘n’ roll meets Motown meets Louisiana”). For Soileau, it’s a calling. “Cajun radio is very important to this area for the dialect, the heritage, the culture, the music, because it’s a dying thing,” he says. “It’s important to keep the music and the heritage alive.”

At a Cajun music concert in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Mike Soileau is in his element. The biggest attraction at the event is singer Wayne Toups, a legend in the genre, shown here both onstage and with his patriotically decorated accordion.

Photographs by M. Scott Mahaskey. Text and audio by Zack Stanton. Erin Aulov, Andrew Briz, Megan McCrink, Janet Michaud, Lily Mihalik and Margy Slattery contributed to this report.

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Man Utd vs Chelsea Top 4 Showdown

  1. Premier League Top 4 Consequences

    • Man Utd’s UCL hopes all but gone if they lose
    • Chelsea take huge step towards UCL with win
    • Arsenal can apply pressure with win in earlier game

  2. Premier League @premierleague

    Your move, @ManCity…

    #LIVHUD https://t.co/d7YdmPYF1H

  3. B/R Football @brfootball

    Manchester United have conceded 50 goals in a top-flight season for the first time in 40 years 😬 https://t.co/NmBuuKcy6p

  4. Manchester United @ManUtd

    .@RomeluLukaku9 with the cross 🎯
    @JesseLingard with the finish 💥

    These two combined for the winner last time we faced Chelsea at OT! https://t.co/RphSFyywkL

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  8. B/R Football @brfootball

    Not just struggling at the back 😳 https://t.co/eNDWaSMWop

  9. via Goal

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