But when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced the top pick on April 28, it was not the Michigan defender, but Georgia EDGE Travon Walker. From a pure stats standpoint, the pick was a puzzling one. Hutchinson had 14 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss in the 2021 season and was a rare Heisman Trophy finalist as a defender. Walker had 9.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss — in three years at Georgia....

Keselowski and Logano have gotten off to a hot start in the Chase, winning the past three races and four of the last five to lead the championship standings. Johnson practically owns Dover, where he has won a record nine times. But that’s not where the focus will be in the third race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. No, the spotlight will shine on the drivers who are in danger of getting eliminated from the 10-race Chase and who need strong runs at Dover to advance to Round 2....

His response came after co-host Savannah Guthrie asked if the CDC’s recommendations about camps seemed excessive when considering research shows the risk of coronavirus transmission is lower outdoors, and that children seem less likely to become seriously ill after infection. The CDC released its “Guidance for Operating Youth and Summer Camps During COVID-19” on April 24. Recommendations included everyone, including vaccinated adults and very young children, should stay at least three feet apart even when outdoors....

Fauci made the remarks Friday on ABC’s Start Here podcast, signaling he was considering stepping down from the once relatively obscure position after becoming a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic. The doctor’s newfound notoriety came with conservative detractors who argue that pandemic restrictions advocated by Fauci have gone too far. Recently, they’ve intensified their attacks on Fauci. Podcast host Brad Mielke asked Fauci of his future plans, as the doctor said he would stick around until the end of the pandemic, now in its second year....

The physician and immunologist made the comments on MSNBC’s The 11th Hour on Friday evening. Asked by host Brian Williams if by November voters will be able to participate in the upcoming presidential election, Fauci said that while this was not his area of expertise, “I would hope that by November we would have things under such control that we could have a real degree of normality.” Fauci made the forecast as the country continues to lead the world in reported COVID-19 cases, with more than half a million, according to Johns Hopkins University....

While the NBA and the NHL were forced to halt the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the MLB had to postpone Opening Day indefinitely, football has emerged relatively unscathed so far, aside from the NFL having to scrap plans to hold the draft in Las Vegas last month and conducting it remotely instead. The NFL has previously stated it intends to kick-off the 2020 season as scheduled on September 10, a concept it further underlined on Thursday when it released its 256-game regular season slate....

The study conducted by Real Clear Politics showed 47.5 percent of the 750 likely voters surveyed said they would vote for Oz if the Senate race were held today, compared to 44.8 percent who chose Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor. The poll was carried out Wednesday, with a margin error of 3.58 percent. In the latest poll by FiveThirtyEight on Thursday, Fetterman is beating Oz, with 47.2 percent of voter support compared to 45....

While speaking to Will Cain about his policies and conservative views, the celebrity heart surgeon was asked about what he believes the laws on abortion should be and whether they should be as strict as in states such as Texas and Mississippi. Oz said that he is “pro-life,” except in three situations: Rape, incest and if the woman’s health is at risk. Cain then asked Oz to clarify when he believes that life begins and when performing an abortion should no longer be legal....

Of course, when you game-stack a game in Colorado, it makes putting together the rest of your lineup even more difficult. Normally, that means you have to really take some chances with your pitching, but we still took two high-upside guys who aren’t exactly cheap. Grabbing two high-K pitchers in good parks was important to us, though, since there are so many potential landmines on the schedule. Watch ChangeUp, a new MLB live whip-around show on DAZN...

The university presidents’ statement, in actuality, is quite modest. The presidents vow to remove any “instruction, training, and policies” that advocate for reverse discrimination or discourage professionalism and civil debate. Nothing in the statement cuts to the core of decisively ending wokeness in higher education. There were no promises to even trim the number of DEI administrators. Neither are efforts to recalibrate curricula mentioned. That such proverbial table scraps stir conservative hopes is a sign of desperation after decades of ineffectual reforms to higher education....

The talkative Warriors forward, who helped recruit Kevin Durant to Golden State before trashing him as he left , sees Booker’s potential being wasted in the desert. The Suns are on a four-game win streak but still outside a playoff spot. Booker hit a game-winning shot against the Clippers on Tuesday. “It’s great to see ‘Book’ playing well and Phoenix playing well, but get my man out of Phoenix,” Green said....

MORE: Steph, Klay and Spash Brotherly love | Watch all of Curry’s 3-pointers Green received 45 first-place votes compared to Leonard’s 37, but finished with 16 fewer total points on the ballot. He was asked about the closeness of the race and made a funny comparison. That’s certainly a nice perspective for Green to have. His coach Steve Kerr was a little more vocal on the issue. He said the amount of people who left Green off the ballot was “a little tough to swallow....

Early on in Game 2, Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green exited the game after he was on the receiving end of an errant elbow to the face. Here is what we know about Green’s injury. What is Draymond Green’s injury? Less than five minutes into the first quarter of Game 2, Green was elbowed in the face by Grizzlies forward Xavier Tillman. Green, who remained down for a moment after getting hit, left the floor and went to the locker room to receive attention....

TikToker Kristina Garcia posted about her bizarre encounter with a religious woman on April 11, although she noted in other videos that it had been posted earlier in the month but removed for violating the platform’s “bullying” policy. The video was once again removed from the platform on Tuesday, but the footage made its way to Reddit. The video starts as an unidentified woman holds up a handwritten sign that reads, “God Hates Sin....

Transportation departments across the country have made statements for drivers to expect longer waits for streets to be cleared amid impending winter storms. They cited a low nation-wide unemployment rate and increased demand for drivers with a Commercial Driver’s License in other industries as reasons why more people might not be interested in taking on the job. Barbara LaBoe, spokesperson for Washington state’s Department of Transportation, said private companies are more flexible, being able to raise salaries and provide bonuses without having to get approval like state agencies do....

“We reduce it and they’re trying to find it,” NASCAR exec Gene Stefanyshyn said this week. “It’s kind of like dieting, right? It’s a constant struggle.” MORE: Starting lineup | Tony Stewart pushes for win | 10 drivers to watch Well, yeah. Stefanyshyn is vice president for innovation and racing development, so he should know a thing or two about what reducing downforce and side force should do for cars and drivers in the FireKeepers Casino 400....

IIHS researchers conducted the nationwide survey of more than 1,000 drivers that focused on three common safety and driver assist technologies: lane centering, automated lane changing and driver monitoring. “Automakers often assume that drivers want as much technology as they can get in their vehicles,” says Alexandra Mueller, the survey’s primary designer. “But few studies have examined actual consumer opinions about partial driving automation.” Lane centering technology typically works alongside a lane keeping systems to keep a vehicle positioned in the center of a lane....

The pair were teammates at Chelsea, with Drogba at the peak of an illustrious, goal-laden career while the Egypt international was just finding his feet at the Stamford Bridge outfit - having moved from Basel as an exciting prospect in 2014. In his two seasons at the London side, Salah struggled for playing time and netted only two goals in 19 appearances. But a move to Italy - initially on loan - saw his return and form improve....

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the situation in a statement released Saturday, explaining that the strikes have left the city of Odesa and others in the same region without power for all things, aside from certain critical infrastructure. He also reported that the strikes were carried out using 15 Iranian drones, with Ukrainian forces shooting down most of them. “In total, Russian terrorists used 15 Shahed drones against Odesa,” the statement read....