Lot of stuff going on this weekend…….
— Arizona Cardinals drafted Miami Hurricanes QB Carson Beck, Steelers took Penn State QB Drew Allar. Four QB’s were drafted in the first three rounds.
— Cleveland Browns drafted two WR’s in the top 40 picks of the draft; last year, their WR’s had a total of only 1,467 receiving yards, least in the league.
— There was one tight end drafted in the first 53 picks, and then four tight ends were taken in the next eight picks.
— Buffalo Bills traded back three times Thursday, finally falling out of the first round; they wound up taking Clemson DE TJ Parker early in the second round Friday. Buffalo will be making six draft picks on Saturday.
— Eagles-Vikings made a trade:
Eagles get: Edge rusher Jonathan Greenard, #244 pick
Vikings get: #98 pick, 2027 third-round pick
— Falcons drafted CB Avieon Terrell, where he’ll join his older brother AJ Terrell, also a CB for Atlanta.
— Last four rounds of the NFL Draft are Saturday.
— Famous birthdays, April 25th
Al Pacino, 86
Talia Shire, 80
Jeffrey DeMunn, 79
Craig Minetto, 72
Randy Cross, 72
Art Schlichter, 66
Hank Azaria, 62
Gina Torres, 58
Darren Woodson, 57
Tim Duncan, 50
Sean Mannion, 34
AJ Puk, 31
— Road teams won all three NBA games Friday night.
— Celtics 108, 76ers 100
Jayson Tatum/Jaylen Brown both scored 25 points.
Boston shot 20-47 on the arc, 16-34 inside the arc.
Tyrese Maxey was only 12-31 from the floor.
Celtics lead series, 2-1.
— Spurs 120, Trail Blazers 108
Spurs outscored Portland 61-43 in second half.
With Wembanyama out, Stephon Castle scored 33 points.
Spurs were +25 in the 30:00 Dylan Harper played.
San Antonio leads series, 2-1.
— Lakers 112, Rockets 108 OT
Lakers led 63-52 at halftime.
Lebron James made a 3-pointer to tie game with 0:13 left in regulation.
Lakers subs were a combined +26; Houston’s were minus-44.
Lakers lead series, 3-0.
— Movie of the Day: Danny Collins (2015)- An aging rock star decides to change his life when he is given a 40-year-old letter written to him by his hero, John Lennon.
Al Pacino is the singer, Christopher Plummer is his long-time agent, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner and Bobby Carnevale are also in the movie. Very good movie.
— Reds 9, Tigers 8
Detroit led 5-0 in the fifth inning.
Nathaniel Lowe hit a 2-run walk-off homer in 9th inning.
Matt McLain homered twice for the Reds.
In 7th inning, there was a rain delay of 1:49.
— Rockies 4, Mets 3
Michael Lorenzen threw 7 IP, allowing one run.
Mets hit into three double plays vs Lorenzen.
Mets have lost 13 of their last 15 games.
Colorado ended an 8-game losing skid against the Mets.
— Cubs 6, Dodgers 4
Dansby Swanson hit a 2-run homer in ninth inning.
Alex Bregman had tied the game with an 8th inning homer.
Dodgers led 4-0 after the sixth inning.
Cubs have now won ten games in a row.
— Braves 5, Phillies 3
Michael Harris knocked in two runs with a pinch-hit double.
Braves’ bullpen got the last nine outs, allowing three hits.
Atlanta already leads NL East by 5.5 games.
Phillies have lost ten games in a row.
— Pirates 6, Brewers 0
Paul Skenes didn’t allow a baserunner until the 7th inning.
Konnor Griffin hit his first major league home run.
Ryan O’Hearn had two hits, scored two runs.
Jake Bauers had Milwaukee’s only hit.
— A’s 8, Rangers 1
A’s hit three home runs in the first seven pitches of the game.
Carlos Cortes hit two home runs for the first place A’s.
Luis Severino got 20 outs, allowed only six hits.
Nathan Eovaldi is 2-4, 5.79 so far this season.
