Ryan Mink While Baltimore has long lived by the best-player-available mantra, General Manager Eric DeCosta came into the 2024 draft, like any other, with a proverbial checklist of the Ravens' needs. The chief needs were offensive tackle, cornerback, edge rusher, and wide receiver. The secondary needs were guard, running back, safety, and quarterback. Call it luck, as DeCosta did after Day 2 of the dr ..read more

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Quarterbacks Sam Hartman, Kedon Slovis and John Rhys Plumlee were among the free agents who agreed to contracts this weekend following the NFL Draft, according to multiple media and team reports. Hartman, who starred at Notre Dame after a five-year tenure at Wake Forest, will receive a $20,000 signing bonus and a $225,000 base salary guarantee from the Washington Commanders, NFL ..read more

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports) The Philadelphia Phillies designated right-hander Ricardo Pinto for assignment on Sunday. The move was necessary to make room for Sunday's starter Taijuan Walker on the 26-man roster. Pinto, 30, posted a 10.97 ERA with one save and no decisions in six relief appearances this season. He allowed 14 runs (13 earned) with eight strikeouts and five walks in 10 2/3 innings. Pi ..read more

(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports) New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has been ruled out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the host Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday due to a sprained left ankle. The decision was made after Robinson participated in pre-game warmups. Robinson sustained the injury in the first half of New York's 125-114 loss to Philadelphia in Game 3 on Thursday ..read more

Ex-mortuary worker Candace Chapman Scott was part of a nationwide scheme trading in human remains A former mortuary worker in the US state of Arkansas has pleaded guilty to charges that she stole body parts from medical school cadavers, the local attorney's office has announced in a press release. Accor ..read more

Washington [US], April 28 (ANI): American actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone is writing a memoir titled 'The Steps', which is inspired by his famed "Rocky" character's running up the Philadelphia Museum of Art's steps in the 1976 film's legendary training montage, reported Page Six. The book will be published in the fall of 2025 by HarperCollins' imprint William Morrow, which won the tome in a heated auction. Accordin ..read more

WASHINGTON, D.C.: This week, U.S. Supreme Court justices indicated support for Starbucks' legal challenge to a judicial order requiring it to re-hire seven Memphis branch employees who were fired while pursuing unionization. The justices heard arguments in the Seattle-based company's appeal of a lower court's approval of an injunction sought by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordering reinstatemen ..read more

(Photo credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) Former first-round pick John Ross reportedly is attempting a comeback to his NFL career. Arguably best known for being selected one pick ahead of Patrick Mahomes in the 2017 NFL Draft, Ross will participate in rookie minicamp with the Philadelphia Eagles on a tryout basis, NFL Network reported Sunday. The speedy wide receiver initially retired prior to training camp last seas ..read more

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Your turn, Taijuan Walker. The veteran right-hander gets his first start of the year Sunday for the Philadelphia Phillies as they try to complete a road sweep of the San Diego Padres. Walker joins a rotation that has been as good as any in baseball during the season's first month. Aaron Nola and Ranger Suarez have keyed 9-3 and 5-1 wins in the series' first two games w ..read more

(Photo credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports) No one knows for sure how long the assignment will last, but Alex Verdugo was a smash hit in his debut Saturday as the New York Yankees' cleanup hitter. Yankees manager Aaron Boone shook up his lineup before New York battered the host Milwaukee Brewers 15-3 to even their three-game series. Boonedidn't say if Verdugo would remain in the No. 4 spot in Sunday's finale -- but ..read more